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Q:   What is NID Bangalore cutoff other than Open category?
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NID Bangalore cutoff 2023 has been released for various categories, including Open, GEN -EWS, OBC-NCL, SC, ST, PwD and Overseas. Candidates can check the NID Bangalore cutoff for M.Des. in Universal Design for other than Open category in the below:

CategoryLast Round Percentile*
GEN 83.87
OBC48.39
SC67.74
ST77.42
EWS83.87

*Note: The above-mentioned cut off data is based on previous years' trends.

Q:   How costly is National Institute of Design, Bengaluru?
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The fee structure of NID, Bengaluru is expensive as compared to the other design Institutes. The fee ranges between 1,80,000- 2,00,000 for the 1st semester in undergraduate course. The approximate fees for the master's degree is around 11 lakh. You can visit the official website of NID for the latest fee structure. Students have to pay the security fees of 10,000 at the starting of the course. Some fees like the security fees is refundable but the tuition fees is non refundable. There are other charges as well like hostel, mess, transportation. The fees is but high but it is worth it. 

Q:   What is the application fee for NID DAT?
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The application fee of NID DAT 2026 for the B. Des for General, General-EWS, OBC-NCL candidates is INR 3,000. SC, ST, PwD candidates only ned to pay INR 1,500. However note that the application fees for overseas candidates seeking admission to supernumerary seats is INR 5000. In case of the M.Des programme, the application fees for General, General-EWS, OBC-NCL candidates applying for one discipline is INR 3,000. If two disciplines are chosen, the application fee is INR 6000. Meanwhile, SC, ST, PwD candidate need to pay INR 1,500 for one discipline, and INR 3000 for two disciplines.

The NID DAT 2026 application form is now open.

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Q:   What is the minimum score required to get into NID Bangalore?
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NID Bangalore cutoff for MDes courses in five specialisations based on NID DAT scores followed by counselling. NID DAT ranks and cutoff scores are released for admission to BDes and MDes courses for all NIDs individually. Candidates who meet the NID DAT cut off are considered for the further admission process for BDes admission 2024-25 batch at NID Bangalore. Tabulated below are expected percentiles for NID Bangalore MDes cutoff:

CourseEstimated cutff
M.Des. in Design for Retail Experience83.87
M.Des. in Digital Game Design76.27
M.Des. in Information Design86.84
M.Des. in Interaction Design89.47
M.Des. in Universal Design85.71
Q:   I have passed senior secondary exam from NIOS. Am I eligible for NID DAT 2026?
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If you have passed senior secondary exam from National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) with minimum five subjects, then you are eligible for NID DAT 2025. The National Institute of Design recognizes boards like CBSE, IB, ICSE, or equivalent.

The candidate must make sure that they meet the eligibility criteria before filling out the NID DAT 2025 application form.

Note that all details entered by the candidate in the application form will be checked at the time of counseling. If there is any discrepancy, the candidate may be disqualified.

Q:   What details and documents are required to fill the NID application form?
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While filling out the NID application form, candidates have to enter their personal, academic, and personal information. They are also required to upload a photograph and signature, and caste Certificate if applicable. In case of candidates seeking admission under reserved categories, they also need to upload a category Certificate. PwD category candidates will also have to upload the relevant Certificate.

The category and PwD certificates should be in PDF format and max 2 MB.

Meanwhile, the photograph and signature should in JPG/JPEG format and within 75-100 KB.

Q:   Which NID is better - Ahmedabad or Bangalore?
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NID Bangalore and NID Ahmedabad cannot really be compared because NID Bangalore is the extended campus of NID Ahmedabad and the institutes have a common admission process and a centralised placement cell.

NID Ahmedabad offers BDes and MDes, on the other hand NID Bangalore only offers an MDes.

Both the institutes offers different MDes specialisations, therefore the choice of institute will majorly depend on the specialisation selection of a candidate. For instance, if an aspirant wish to pursue MDes with specialisation in Digital Game Design, he/she will have to take admission at the Bangalore campus because the NID Ahmedabad does not offer the aforementioned specialisation.

The list of specialisation offered by both NIDs is mentioned below:

NID BangaloreNID Ahmedabad
  • Design for Retail Experience
  • Universal Design
  • Textile Design
  • Digital Game Design
  • Interaction Design
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Placements: At this college, 50% of the students get placements in the master of design course. The highest package offered in our college was 12 LPA. The lowest package offered was 5 LPA with an average package of 3-7 LPA. Top recruiters in the college were Lavson Auto, Apollo, TVS, Ceat etc.
Infrastructure: The college has a well maintained and developed infrastructure. Facilities provided by the college are good. Wi-Fi, labs, library, canteen etc. are facilities given to the students. Hostel facility is also available in the college. Food available in the mess was good to eat.
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NID Bangalore Course and Fee FAQs 2025

Q:   Is National Institute of Design, Bengaluru a recognised college?
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Yes, NID, Bengaluru is a renowned college of India. It is one of the finest Design University of India. It is recognised by the Department of scientific and Industrial Research, Government of India as a scientific and Industrial Research organisation. It is a statutory institute under DPIIT, Ministry of commerce and Industry, Government of India. It offers various design courses to the students. It is a great opportunity to get yourself enrolled in this university.

Q:   Are M.Des placements at National Institute of Design, Bengaluru good?
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NID is the best institution for product design and design innovation. NID Bangalore was established in 2006 as an initiative of the Department of industrial policy and Promotion. It offers M. Des in interaction design. After gaining adequate knowledge students become enable to design a wide range of products using technologies. They make careers in entrepreneurship where collaborative design-centric work takes place. The average package is 8 lakhs and the maximum goes to 30 lakhs.

Q:   When will the NID DAT 2026 Prelims exam be conducted?
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The National Institute of Design (NID) administers the NID Design Aptitude Test (DAT), a national entrance test, to select applicants for admission to the Bachelor of Design (BDes) and Master of Design (MDes) programmes that the participating institutes provide. Below are some key exam dates that the candidates should note

Registration - 8 Sept–5 Dec 2023

Prelims admit card available - 12 Dec 2023

Prelims exam - 24 Dec 2023

Prelims results available - 16 Feb, 28 Mar 2024

Mains admit card available - 22 Feb, 14 Apr 2024

Mains exam - 3 Mar–28 Apr 2024

Main results available - 30 Apr, 21 May 2024

Q:   What is the NID DAT Counselling schedule?
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The National Institute of Design (NID) conducts NID Counselling for admission to BDes and MDes programmes. Firstly, NID declares MDes results on the official website. The candidates can view their results by entering the login credentials online though the official website at admissions.nid.edu. The next step is NID DAT Counselling Round 1 Seat Allotment for admission to MDes programme, selected candidates are to give the confirmation of the seat, payment of non-refundable fees, and uploading of documents for the MDes course in a given time period. Going as per the last year trend, the forst round of couselling is expected to be held in the last week of May. 

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NID Bengaluru MDes admission is offered to the applicants who clear the NID DAT cut-off for their reservation category. The cut-off is released in various rounds. It varies across the MDes specialisations available at the institute. As of now, the latest cut-off for MDes admission at the institute i

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