B.Des. in Communication Design 

at NID Haryana, Kurukshetra

For admission to the B.Des programme at NID Kurukshetra, candidates must first clear the NID DAT Prelims and then appear for the DAT Mains exam if they are shortlisted. The expected cutoff for the Open rankings in NID Haryana is around 181, with a cutoff score of 61.6. The Open rank for B.Des at NID Kurukshetra for the NID DAT 2024 has been wrapped up with a cutoff score of 175. The NID DAT entrance exam consists of two sub-exams:

1. DAT Prelims
2. DAT Mains

The final merit list for NID DAT is prepared by giving weightage to both the DAT Prelims and DAT Mains scores. Candidates who do not appear for the DAT Mains will not be considered for admission. For the B.Des program, the minimum eligibility criteria are passing marks in Class 12.

NID Haryana cutoff 2023 has been released for various categories, including Open, GEN -EWS, OBC-NCL, SC, ST, PwD and Overseas. Candidates can check the NID Haryana BDes cutoff for the year 2023 for other than Open category in the below:

To join the National Institute of Design (NID) Kurukshetra, candidates must complete the admission process. This process includes:

• The NID Design Aptitude Test (DAT)
• Portfolio submission
• An interview 

The DAT is a national-level exam that takes place annually. The application process is mostly online. 

The DAT is a two-stage exam. Candidates must first take the DAT Prelims, and if they are shortlisted, they must take the DAT Mains. The final merit list for admission is based on both the DAT Prelims and DAT Mains. 

To be eligible for admission, candidates must:

• Have a Class 12 or equivalent qualification with a minimum aggregate of 60%
• Have appeared for the National Entrance Test (NET) or Design Aptitude Test (DAT) conducted by NID
• Submit a portfolio of their design work
• Candidates who are allotted seats must pay a seat acceptance fee of INR 30,000 to confirm their seats. Overseas candidates must pay INR 75,000. 

NID Kurukshetra accepts scores of the NID Design Aptitude Test (DAT) for admission to its B.Des program. The merit list is prepared based on various factors, including NID DAT entrance examination scores, portfolio evaluation, and interview. Candidates should have passing marks in 10+2 as per the NID Haryana course eligibility criteria. For NID Haryana admission, candidates first have to clear DAT Prelims. After that, shortlisted candidates have to clear DAT Mains. A final merit list is released considering the scores of both the entrance tests

Yes, NID Kurukshetra accepts the NID Entrance Exam score for admission. The cutoff score for NID Haryana is around 175 for the Open category, and the cutoff percentile for the B.Des course was 61.6 in the last round. The NID DAT cutoff marks are released by the National Institute of Design and include the minimum score that candidates need to obtain in the prelims and Mains exams. The final merit list for NID admission is prepared by considering the weighted scores obtained by the candidates in both prelims and Mains exams, with the weightage given to prelims and Mains being 30% and 70%, respectively for BDes programme.

NID Haryana admission to BDes course is based on NID DAT followed by counselling. The Open rank for BDes for NID Haryana cutoff 2024 offered through NID DAT is estimated to be around 181, with a cutoff score of 61.60. The aforementioned score and cutoff are anticipated on the basis of previous year trends for Open category students for a total seat of 75. For the latest information regarding NID Haryana cutoff 2024, vist this page. 

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.

For NID Haryana cutoff, going as per the past year trends candidates can expect the NID Entrance Exam Scores for NID Haryana cutoff 2024 to range between scores mentioned below: 

• B.Des. in Industrial Design must range between 61.6 and 88.71
• B.Des. in Communication Design must range between 61.6 and 88.71
• B.Des. in Textile and Apparel Design must range between 61.1 and 88.71

As per the official placement brochure, the highest package offered to 2022 passing-out batch was INR 17 LPA. In addition to this the highest stipend stood at INR 30,000. The table below depicts the NID Haryana highest package: