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The National Institute of Design conducts the NID Design Aptitude Test for admission into its undergraduate and postgraduate design programmes. The NID entrance exam consists of the Prelims and the Mains. Candidates appearing for NID DAT 2027 should know that as per the NID selection process, the NID prelims is a qualifying exam, and the score will not be carried forward to the mains. The final NID admission will be done based on the marks in the NID mains. In this article, let’s understand the changes in the NID qualifying marks and the revised selection process.
Through the NID entrance exam, candidates will be admitted into the B.Des. and M.Des. programmes of participating NID campuses in India.
Under the revised NID selection process, the NID prelims will not have any weightage in the final selection of the candidates. The NID prelims will only be a qualifying exam for the mains. As a result of this, the weightage for the mains has also changed.
The qualifying marks in NID has changed from the previous years due to the revised admission process. There will be separate minimum qualifying marks for NID DAT prelims, after which all shortlisted candidates will be called for mains. The qualifying marks in NID will be determined based on the mains exams only.
Last year's trends show that NID qualifying marks will vary across categories and will be different for various NID campuses. The NID 2027 qualifying marks expected for this year is given below.
| Category | Marks |
| General | 40-70+ marks |
| Gen-EWS | 45-60+ marks |
| OBC-NCL | 45-60+ marks |
| SC | 35-60+ marks |
| ST | 35-60+ marks |
| Particulars | Marks |
| General | 50-75+ marks |
| Gen-EWS | 50-55+ marks |
| OBC | 40-65+ marks |
| SC | 35-70+ marks |
| ST | 35-70+ marks |
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The tables given below provide the score of the last candidate who obtained NID admission under different categories at various NID campuses. The data is given for both BDes and MDes programmes.
| Campus | OPEN | GEN-EWS | OBC-NCL | SC | ST |
| NID Ahmedabad | 67.28 | 58.22 | 57.43 | 56.82 | 55.53 |
| NID Andhra Pradesh | 39.78 | 46.89 | 48.03 | 38.64 | 40.32 |
| NID Assam | 50.32 | 44.43 | 43.75 | 34.32 | 38.72 |
| NID Madhya Pradesh | 57.39 | 54.39 | 50.03 | 46.14 | 45.25 |
| NID Haryana | 55.97 | 48.68 | 49.75 | 42.72 | 44.57 |
| Discipline | OPEN | GEN-EWS | OBC-NCL | SC | ST |
| Score | Score | Score | Score | Score | |
| NID Ahmedabad | |||||
| Animation Film Design | 70.83 | NE | 60.4 | 52 | 57.1 |
| Ceramic & Glass Design | 45.68 | NE | 40.75 | 43 | NE |
| Furniture & Interior Design | 48.18 | NE | 42.23 | 44.6 | 42.75 |
| Film & Video Communication | 60.85 | NE | 42.68 | 44.33 | 55.48 |
| Graphic Design | 65.1 | 52.55 | 41.15 | 53.58 | 60.28 |
| Product Design | 57.13 | 51.85 | 43.6 | 51.1 | 44.8 |
| Textile Design | 70.3 | NE | 51.68 | 38 | 56.53 |
| NID Gandhinagar | |||||
| Apparel Design | 54.7 | 50.93 | 44.6 | 36.45 | 39.98 |
| Lifestyle Accessory Design | 74.5 | 61.3 | 44.83 | 71.13 | NA |
| New Media Design | 48.88 | NE | 40.03 | 45.53 | NA |
| Photography Design | 50.63 | NE | 43.9 | NE | NE |
| Strategic Design Management | 76.28 | 49.7 | 44.3 | 46.3 | 72.65 |
| Transportation & Automobile Design | 56.75 | 51.88 | 40.58 | 37.55 | 55.75 |
| Toy & Game Design | 65.55 | NA | 43.4 | 49.58 | 52.5 |
| NID Bengaluru | |||||
| Digital Game Design | 59.53 | 53.6 | 43.13 | 35.65 | NE |
| Design For Retail Experience | 76.3 | 50.75 | 62.88 | 63.53 | 72.38 |
| Information Design | 61.88 | 53.28 | 44.53 | 44.68 | 58.98 |
| Interaction Design | 67.78 | 49.23 | 44.13 | 58.58 | 53.8 |
| Universal Design | 45.25 | NE | 40.33 | 36.88 | 42.08 |
*NA - No Applicant *NE - No Eligible Candidate
The table given below provides the weightage for different components in the selection process of BDes and MDes programmes to determined the final score of the candidate.
Particulars | Weightage |
Prelims | No weightage in final selection |
Mains | Studio sensitivity test - 60% In-person sensitivity test - 40% |
Particulars | Weightage |
Prelims | No weightage in final selection |
Mains | Studio test - 40% Interview - 60% |
NID Qualifying Marks (As per old selection criteria)
The tables below provide the rank and score of the last candidate who was allotted a seat at various NIDs under different categories.
Campus | OPEN | GEN-EWS | OBC-NCL | SC | ST | |||||
Open Rank | Score | Category Rank | Score | Category Rank | Score | Category Rank | Score | Category Rank | Score | |
NID Ahmedabad | 48 | 59.60 | 16 | 50.90 | 41 | 53.60 | 24 | 51.70 | 11 | 47.80 |
NID Andhra Pradesh | 225 | 53.50 | 53 | 45.60 | 125 | 48.20 | 67 | 45.50 | 46 | 38.60 |
NID Assam | 294 | 51.80 | 56 | 45.00 | 142 | 47.40 | 83 | 44.00 | 40 | 40.00 |
NID Madhya Pradesh | 197 | S4.20 | 49 | 45.90 | 103 | 49.30 | 44 | 48.20 | 25 | 42.80 |
NID Haryana | 193 | 54.30 | 48 | 45.90 | 106 | 49.00 | 56 | 46.60 | 35 | 41.20 |
Discipline | OPEN | GEN-EWS | OBC-NCL | SC | ST | |||||
Open Rank | Score | Category Rank | Score | Category Rank | Score | Category Rank | Score | Category Rank | Score | |
Animation Film Design | 12 | 55.10 | NE | NE | 6 | 46.65 | 5 | 46.30 | 1 | 52.15 |
Ceramic & Glass Design | 6 | 58.10 | NA | NA | 6 | 49.95 | 3 | 50.50 | NE | NE |
Furniture & Interior Design | 10 | 55.90 | 2 | 50.25 | 7 | 47.45 | 4 | 44.85 | 2 | 50.40 |
Film & Video Communication | 10 | 67.35 | 2 | 54.20 | 7 | 62.65 | 6 | 56.35 | 1 | 63.45 |
Graphic Design | 8 | 62.25 | NE | NE | 9 | 53.90 | 4 | 55.65 | 1 | 59.80 |
Product Design | 13 | 57.60 | NE | NE | 15 | 46.80 | 3 | 50.70 | 1 | 46.05 |
Textile Design | 8 | 59.25 | NE | NE | 5 | 47.20 | 6 | 40.20 | 1 | 48.40 |
Apparel Design | 9 | 54.15 | NE | NE | 6 | 47.95 | 3 | 40.65 | 1 | 43.35 |
Lifestyle Accessory Design | 10 | 59.30 | NE | NE | 9 | 48.60 | 7 | 43.95 | 2 | 46.25 |
New Media Design | 8 | 57.70 | NE | NE | 8 | 46.55 | 4 | 43.00 | 1 | 52.50 |
Photography Design | 16 | 50.15 | NE | NE | 1 | 46.50 | 5 | 43.50 | NA | NA |
Strategic Design Management | 11 | 61.40 | 1 | 50.50 | 7 | 45.15 | 4 | 43.90 | 2 | 55.25 |
Transportation & Automobile Design | 9 | 56.35 | NE | NE | S | 47.25 | 4 | 45.35 | NE | NE |
Toy & Game Design | 6 | 72.95 | NA | NA | 6 | 48.70 | 2 | 45.40 | NA | NA |
Digital Game Design | 7 | 66.65 | 2 | 60.00 | 6 | 54.85 | 5 | 52.7 | 53.15 | |
Oesign For Retail Experience | 7 | 59.30 | NE | NE | 8 | 47.60 | 3 | 55.10 | NA | NA |
Information Design | 10 | 63.50 | 3 | 52.10 | 8 | 49.95 | 3 | 53.45 | NE | NE |
Interaction Design | 11 | 57.50 | NE | NE | 7 | 50.35 | 5 | 52.80 | 41.80 | |
Universal Design | 14 | 60.55 | 2 | 57.00 | 11 | 48.80 | 5 | 51.25 | 1 | 46.55 |
On Question asked by student community
Dear Student,
For NID DAT exam preparation, you can follow the preparation tips provided by Careers360. The article covers important aspects such as understanding the exam pattern and syllabus, choosing the right study material, practising previous-year papers, and taking mock tests.
Use these strategies
Hello Student,
To start your NID DAT and UCEED preparation, begin with the syllabus, exam pattern, and previous years' question papers. You can also refer to the Careers360 preparation resources and sample papers for regular practice using the links provided below.
No, the NID DAT Prelims paper is not exactly the same for B.Des and M.Des aspirants.
You can check these resources for more clarity:
https://design.careers360.com/articles/nid-dat-sample-papers
https://design.careers360.com/articles/nid-mdes-previous-year-question-papers-with-solution
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