National Institute of Design Ahmedabad Paldi Answered Questions

 To apply for a Master's programme at NID Ahmedabad, candidates need to meet the following requirements:A Bachelor's degree in Design or equivalent from a recognised universityA valid score in the National Entrance Test (NET) or Design Aptitude Test (DAT) conducted by NID.A portfolio of your design work, as required by the programme candidates are applying toAdditional requirements, such as recommendations and essays, may also be required depending on the programme.

As per the last year, NID Ahmedabad cutoff 2023 has been released for various categories, including Open, GEN -EWS, OBC-NCL, SC, ST, PwD and Overseas. Candidates can check the NID Ahmedabad BDes cutoff for the year 2023 for other than Open category in the below:CategoryCategory RankScoreGEN -EWS1557.40OBC-NCL3960.70SC2158.80ST1252.80PwD749.40Overseas2051.20 

National Institute of Design, Gandhinagar accepts M.Des. DAT entrance test scores for admission to the M.Des course. NID Gandhinagar cutoff 2024 is not available on a public domain, students who appeared for the NID DAT exam can login using their credentials to view the cutoff result. However, the NID Gandhinagar M.Des cutoff for 2021 ranged between 82.76 and 85.51 for the General All India category students. For the year 2019, the M.Des cutoff ranged between 77.5 and 88.89. Candidates can refer to the table given below to check out the NID Gandhinagar past year trend for the M.Des courses for the General All India category students:  M.Des Specialisation20192021M.Des. in Apparel Design87.88– / –M.Des. in Lifestyle Accessory Design88.89– / –M.Des. in New Media Design81.97– / –M.Des. in Photography Design– / –82.76M.Des. in Strategic Design Management89.61– / –M.Des. in Toy and Game Design77.5– / –M.Des.3 in Transportation and Automobile Design– / –85.51

On exam day, you need to bring with you the NID DAT Admit card and a valid photo ID proof. No candidate will be allowed inside the exam venue unless he or she carry these documents. The list of documents accepted for ID proof will be mentioned on the admit card. Typically, the candidate may carry Aadhaar card, driving license, and passport, as ID proof. But do ensure that the ID proofs are valid.The National Institute of Design (NID) will conduct the DAT Prelims exam tentatively in the 4th week of December 2025.

The Bachelor of Design programme, which is four years in duration, is exclusively offered at NID Ahmedabad and encompasses four areas of specialisation: Industrial Design, Communication Design, Textile, Apparel, Lifestyle & Accessory Design and Ceramic & Glass Design.

NID Ahmedabad cutoff to BDes and MDes courses is based on NID DAT followed by counselling. The Open rank for BDes for NID Ahmedabad cutoff 2024 offered through NID DAT is estimated to be around 47, with a cutoff score of 65.8. For MDes, candidates must have around 80 - 95.4 score in NID DAT for NID Ahmedabad admission.The aforementioned score and cutoff are anticipated on the basis of previous year trends for Open category students for a total seat of 144. 

BDes course is offered through various specialisations at NIDs. Candidates who have scored within 200 are eligible for top NIDs, including NID Ahmedabad and NID Andhra Pradesh. Admission to NID DAT exam is conducted for BDes admissions to NIDs. The table below shows a comparative analysis of the rank and scores of the last candidate admitted on the basis of NID DAT cutoffs for Open category for the last year for top NIDs, including the NID Ahmedabad, Andhra Pradesh, NID Assam, NID Madhya Pradesh and NID Haryana:BDes Cutoff 2023: Top NIDs Comparison - Rank and ScoreNIDs (Open) Rank 2023ScoreNID Ahmedabad4765.80NID Andhra Pradesh15462.20NID Assam25560.30NID Madhya Pradesh19661.30NID Haryana18161.60