Pearl Academy B.Des Admissions 2026
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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.
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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 |
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 |
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No specific stream is required in Class 11 for BDes admissions. You can join B.Des (Bachelor of Design) with any stream in Class 11th (Science, Commerce, or Arts/Humanities). Top design institutes like NID ( NID DAT scores) and NIFT ( NIFT Entrance Exam ), as well as IITs (via UCEED),
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Yes, if you are in Class 12, you are eligible to sit for the NID DAT 2026 (BDes) exam. The National Institute of Design allows students who are in their final year of Class 12 or have already passed to apply.
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You can get the NIT DAT SYLLABUS, updated version from careers 360 in detail from careers 360 article. Follow the link given from The link of the syllabus article is given below from careers 360
https://design.careers360.com/articles/nid-dat-syllabus-2026
Yes you are eligible to appear for NID DAT for the M.Des programme. Since you are in final make sure you will have completed your BA by the required deadline. Also go through the specific specializations you want to apply for, some may require certain specific backgrounds to be eligible
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