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    What are Qualifying Marks for NID 2026? Check Previous Year NID Qualifying Marks

    What are Qualifying Marks for NID 2026? Check Previous Year NID Qualifying Marks

    Sumeet SudarshanUpdated on 19 Dec 2025, 10:12 AM IST

    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. Only those candidates who qualify in the prelims will be able to appear in the NID Mains. Candidates appearing for NID DAT 2026 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.

    What are Qualifying Marks for NID 2026? Check Previous Year NID Qualifying Marks
    What are Qualifying Marks for NID 2026?

    Through the NID entrance exam, candidates will be admitted into the B.Des. and M.Des. programmes of participating NID campuses.

    What Are the Qualifying Marks for NID?

    Before the selection process of NID was revised, the NID prelims marks were considered for the candidate’s final selection. In NID DAT B.Des, the prelims exam had a weightage of 40%, while the NID DAT mains had a weightage of 60%. In NID DAT M.Des, the prelims had a weightage of 30%, and the mains had 70% weightage - (Studio test 40% and Interview 30%).

    The previous-year NID cut-off trends indicate that the qualifying marks were between 45 and 60 marks, varying across categories. However, this is likely to change under the revised selection process.

    The tables below provide the rank and score of the last candidate who was allotted a seat at various NIDs under different categories.

    Qualifying Marks for NID B.Des (Previous Year)

    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

    Qualifying Marks for NID M.Des (Previous Year)

    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

    What are the Qualifying Marks for NID Under the New Selection Process?

    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 will change drastically from the previous years in 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 NID qualifying cut-off is expected to vary across categories but will remain the same for candidates within a particular category.

    Next, candidates have to clear the NID DAT mains cut-off to secure admission.

    NID B.Des 2026 Revised Weightage

    Particulars

    Weightage

    Prelims

    No weightage in final selection

    Mains

    Studio sensitivity test - 60%

    In-person sensitivity test - 40%

    NID M.Des 2026 Revised Weightage

    Particulars

    Weightage

    Prelims

    No weightage in final selection

    Mains

    Studio test - 40%

    Interview - 60%

    Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

    Q: What is the weightage of the Studio test in NID M.Des mains?
    A:

    Studio test has a weight of 40% in the NID M.Des mains

    Q: What is the weightage of NID Prelims in the final selection?
    A:

    NID Prelims will not have any weightage in the final seletion of candidates. It is only a qualifying exam for mains.

    Q: Is the NID selection process revised?
    A:

    Yes, the NID selection process has been changed.

    Q: What are the courses offered through NID DAT?
    A:

    Through NID DAT candidates will be admitted into B.Des and M.Des programmes

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    Questions related to NID DAT

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    Have a question related to NID DAT ?

    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),

    Hello,

    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.

    To know more access below mentioned link:

    https://design.careers360.com/articles/nid-admission-2026

    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

    Hello,

    To prepare for M.des exams like CEED or NID DAT, here are some points which you can follow:

    Understand the pattern – focus on creativity, design aptitude, and problem-solving.

    Practice sketching daily and improve visualization.

    Study basics of color, form, and design concepts.

    Solve previous papers and build a