The National Institute of Design, NID is one of the best design schools, that is located in Ahmedabad, India. The institute is an autonomous body but works under the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India.
Even, according to Business Week NID topped the list of top design schools in the world in the year 2010.
The National Institute of Design gives its students the opportunity to access to professional education programs at Bachelor's and Masters's Levels with five faculty streams and 20 diverse and wide design domains through its creativity, new technology, and top-notch faculty. Not only this, but NID has also established exchange programs with more than 55 overseas institutes.
National Institute of Design always releases the NID DAT cut-off every year which determines the minimum qualifying criteria for B.Des/ M.Des admission into the new session after the declaration of NID DAT final results for both B.Des and M.Des. Candidates must score the minimum NID DAT cut off in the final result to secure their admission at NID Ahmedabad, Madhya Pradesh, Assam, Haryana, and Andhra Pradesh. Candidates who fail to clear the NID DAT cut-off will not be eligible to secure their admission into B.Des/ M.Des courses. The concerned authority of NID will specify the NID DAT cut-off as per category wise like every year.
Category |
NID DAT 2021 Cutoff for BDes |
NID Ahmedabad Cutoff 2021 |
|
Open |
97.35 |
Gen-EWS |
63.59 |
OBC-NCL |
81.80 |
SC |
75.63 |
ST |
42.97 |
PwD |
40.15 |
Overseas |
54.67 |
NID Andhra Pradesh Cutoff 2021 |
|
Open |
93.26 |
Gen-EWS |
56.39 |
OBC-NCL |
71.89 |
SC |
55.82 |
ST |
43.72 |
PwD |
Not Eligible |
Overseas |
No Applicant |
NID Haryana Cutoff 2021 |
|
Open |
88.71 |
Gen-EWS |
60.89 |
OBC-NCL |
61.41 |
SC |
45.45 |
ST |
40.38 |
PwD |
Not Eligible |
Overseas |
No Applicant |
NID Madhya Pradesh Cutoff 2021 |
|
Open |
89.80 |
Gen-EWS |
53.28 |
OBC-NCL |
62.85 |
SC |
52.48 |
ST |
Not Eligible |
PwD |
Not Eligible |
Overseas |
51.96 |
NID Assam Cutoff 2021 |
|
Open |
86.87 |
Gen-EWS |
Not Eligible |
OBC-NCL |
55.47 |
SC |
43.95 |
ST |
Not Eligible |
PwD |
Not Eligible |
Overseas |
No Applicant |
NID MDes Disciplines |
Cut off for MDes |
Animation Film Design |
76.71 |
Ceramic & Glass Design |
82.93 |
Film & Video Communication |
80.00 |
Furniture & Interior Design |
85.07 |
Graphic Design |
86.30 |
Product Design |
77.61 |
Textile Design |
90.54 |
Apparel Design |
86.30 |
Lifestyle Accessory Design |
81.94 |
New Media Design |
72.00 |
Photography Design |
82.76 |
Strategic Design Management |
87.50 |
Toy & Game Design |
50.00 |
Transportation & Automobile Design |
85.51 |
Design for Retail Experience |
81.25 |
Digital Game Design |
76.27 |
Information Design |
86.84 |
Interaction Design |
89.47 |
Universal Design |
62.71 |
Category |
NID Minimum Qualifying Criteria |
Open |
50 |
EWS |
50 |
OBC-NCL |
45 |
SC |
40 |
ST |
40 |
PwD |
40 |
Overseas |
50 |
Category |
NID DAT 2021 Prelims Cutoff for BDes (Score) |
NID DAT 2021 Prelims Cutoff for BDes (Rank) |
General |
64.00 |
375 |
General-EWS |
40.25 |
155 |
OBC-NCL |
52.50 |
323 |
SC |
48.75 |
224 |
ST |
13.50 |
125 |
PwD |
18.50 |
43 |
Overseas |
35.00 |
81 |
Courses |
NID DAT 2021 Prelims Cutoff for MDes (Score) |
NID DAT 2021 Prelims Cutoff for MDes (Rank) |
MDes Animation Film Design |
60.00 |
31 |
MDes Ceramic & Glass Design |
54.50 |
20 |
MDes Film & Video Communication |
58.50 |
29 |
MDes Furniture & Interior Design |
65.50 |
32 |
MDes Graphic Design |
60.20 |
30 |
MDes Product Design |
61.00 |
29 |
MDes Textile Design |
57.50 |
30 |
MDes Apparel Design |
53.50 |
31 |
MDes Lifestyle Accessory Design |
61.50 |
31 |
MDes New Media Design |
54.00 |
30 |
MDes Photography Design |
47.00 |
31 |
MDes Strategic Design Management |
64.50 |
29 |
MDes Toy & Game Design |
58.50 |
20 |
MDes Transportation & Automobile Design |
57.00 |
31 |
MDes Design for Retail Experience |
59.00 |
30 |
MDes Digital Game Design |
58.50 |
30 |
MDes Information Design |
64.00 |
30 |
MDes Interaction Design |
61.00 |
31 |
MDes Universal Design |
60.50 |
29 |