B.Des. in Communication Design 

at NID Bhopal, Bhopal

For admission to the BDes course, students need to fulfil the minimum eligibility criteria in the first place. Candidates must sit and appear for DAT entrance exam to get admission for BDes course at National Institute of Design, Bhopal . Apart from this, the total tuition fee for the BDes course ranges between INR 1.1 lakh-INR 10.9 lakh.

National Institute of Design, Madhya Pradesh accepts NID DAT entrance exam scores for admission to the B.Des course. NID Bhopal cutoff 2023 has been concluded. As per the NID Bhopal cutoff 2023, the last round cutoff percentile was 61.3 for the B.Des course. In 2021, the cutoff percentile for the B.Des course was 89.8 for the General All India category students. Comparing the NID Bhopal cutoff 2023 with 2021, NID Madhya Pradesh witnessed a decling trend for B.Des as the cutoff percentile decreased from 89.8 in 2021 to 61.3 in 2023 for the General All India category students.  

Candidates can refer to the table given below to check out the NID Bhopal cutoff 2023 along with 2021 cutoff data for several B.Des courses:  

B.Des Specialisations	2021	2023
Industrial Design	89.8	61.3
Communication Design	89.8	61.3
Textile and Apparel Design	89.8	61.3

Candidates cannot join NID Bhopal directly. NID Design Aptitude Test (DAT), aka NID DAT, is a national-level entrance exam conducted by the National Institute of Design (NID).  The Design Aptitude Test (DAT) is conducted in two stages:

1. DAT Prelims - The candidate first appears in DAT Prelims.
2. DAT Mains - Shortlisted candidates have to appear in DAT Mains.

The FINAL result of NID DAT will be prepared by giving weightage to DAT Prelims and DAT Mains. 

To get admission at the National Institute of Design, Bhopal, candidates must meet the eligibility criteria set by the institute. Candidates must complete Class 12. Students can also check common eligibility and selection criteria from the table presented below:

Course Name	Eligibility	Selection Criteria
BDes	Class 12 in any stream	Design Aptitude Test (DAT)

Check your NID Entrance Exam College Predictor score here.

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.

Cut-off for NID DAT will be prepared based on factors like total number of applications, seat intake for the applied programme, category under which admission is sought, and merit rank of the applicant in NID DAT 2026. Each of these factors are variables. For example, number of applications may vary from one category to another. Cut-off would also vary. The cut-off represents the minimum marks a candidate needs to secure in his or her category to get admission to the B. Des or M.Des programme.

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.

No, NID Entrance Exam cutoff is released separately for the various categories. For instance, the cut-off is available for categories like Open, OBC-NCL, SC, ST, and PH categories. Note that open category candidates will not be considered for admission under reserved category seats. However, candidates belonging to reserved category will be considered for admission under both open and the reserved category they belong to. To be considered for admission under reserved category, the candidate must furnish the required category certificates. However, any candidate who is found using counterfeit documents can be disqualified at any stage of the admission process.