List of NIDs in India 2026: Courses, Specialisation, Ranking, Seat Matrix & Admission Process

The list of NIDs includes institutes that will accept NID DAT 2026 scores for admission to their B.Des and M.Des courses. Currently, the B.Des program is offered at 5 NIDs and has an intake of 425 seats, while the M.Des program is available at 3 NIDs and has 347 seats earmarked for Indian nationals. 

NID Institute

The National Institute of Design (NID) is the first design school to be declared an ‘Institution of National Importance’ by an Act in the Indian Parliament. Initially known as the National Institute of Industrial Design, NID was established in 1961. An autonomous institute under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, NID is famous for offering B.Des specialisation in Industrial, Communication, Textile, and IT Integrated (Experiential) Design.

NIDs offer B.Des, M.Des, and Ph.D courses. Admission to these courses will be based on the NID entrance exam, which consists of the DAT Prelims and DAT Mains. NID DAT Prelims is conducted offline. NID Mains consists of Studio Test and Personal Interview. 

List of NID Institutes

There are seven NID colleges in India. Aspirants can go through the list of NIDs in India below:

IIRF Ranking for NIDs

Check out the ranking given to National Institute of Design by the Indian Institutional Ranking Framework (IIRF) in 2025. NID Ahmedabad has the ALL India Rank 1.

Courses and Specialisation Offered by NID

The NIDs offer both B.Des and M.Des courses. The institute and program-wise seat intake at the participating colleges is given below.

1. Bachelor of Design (B.Des.) at NID Ahmedabad: Seat Intake 2026

I. Faculty of Communication Design   

The following table shows seat intakes in different disciplines: 

II. Faculty of Industrial Design

The following table shows seat intakes in different disciplines: 

III. Faculty of Textile, Apparel, Lifestyle, and Accessory Design

The following table shows seat intakes in different disciplines: 

Bachelor of Design (B.Des.) at NID Andhra Pradesh, NID Haryana, NID Madhya Pradesh, NID Assam: Seat Intake 2026 

The following table shows seat intakes in different disciplines: 

*NID MP will have 11 additional seats for overseas candidates.

Also Read:

• NID DAT Previous Year Question Papers (2025-2016); Download Free PYQ PDFs
• NID DAT 2026 (B.Des & M.Des): Notification, Important Dates, Registration, Admission Process & Result

NID DAT 2026 Participating Institute - Seat Intake for B.Des program

The following table shows seat intakes in different disciplines: 

NID DAT 2026 - Institute-wise Reservation of seats for B.Des

The following table shows seat intakes in different disciplines: 

NID DAT 2026 - M.Des programs, Program-wise Seat Intake

The National Institute of Design (NID) offers a two-and-a-half-year years’ Master of Design (M.Des.) program at the following campuses:

• NID Ahmedabad
• NID Bengaluru 
• NID Gandhinagar 

NID DAT 2026 - Institute-wise seat intake for M.Des

The following table shows seat intakes in different disciplines: 

The National Institute of Design has five faculties - the Faculty of Communication Design, the Faculty of Industrial Design, the Faculty of Information Technology-Integrated Programmes, the Faculty of Interdisciplinary Design Studies, and the Faculty of Textile, Apparel, and Lifestyle Accessory Design.

The breakdown of seat intake for the M.Des program at participating institutes is given below.

I. Faculty of Communication Design

The following table shows seat intakes in different disciplines: 

II. Faculty of Industrial Design 

The following table shows seat intakes in different disciplines: 

III. Faculty of Information Technology-Integrated Programmes

The following table shows seat intakes in different disciplines: 

IV. Faculty of Interdisciplinary Design Studies 

The following table shows seat intakes in different disciplines: 

V. Faculty of Textile, Apparel, and Lifestyle Accessory Design 

The following table shows seat intakes in different disciplines: 

NID Admission Process

The admission process for NID DAT 2026 is given below, starting from application submission to the allotment of seats.

1. Fill out the NID DAT Application Form - Eligible candidates have to duly fill out the form and submit it before the last date. Use only genuine and verifiable information for filling out the form. 
2. Download Admit Card - Download the NID Admit card and check all the details mentioned in it. If there are any discrepancies, contact the NID helpdesk. It is mandatory to appear for the NID Exam with the Admit Card. 
3. Appear in DAT Prelims - After downloading the admit card, the candidate must appear for the NID DAT Prelims. The prelims exam will be held offline in pen/pencil paper mode.
4. Check DAT Prelims Result - Enter the credentials and check the NID DAT Prelims result.  
5. Download DAT Mains Admit Card - All registered candidates will be issued admit cards that have to be downloaded online. After downloading the admit card, take a printout of it.
6. Appear for NID DAT Mains - DAT Mains will comprise a Studio Test; M.Des candidates will also have to appear in an online interview round. In the studio test for NID admissions, aspirants are given hands-on practical assignments, which they need to complete within the stipulated time.
7. Check NID DAT final Result - NID DAT Mains performance is considered to prepare the FINAL results. Final result or merit rank will be considered for the admission or seat allotment process.

NID Cutoffs 2026

NID releases category-wise cutoffs for each course offered at its campuses. Aspirants must meet NID DAT 2026 cutoffs to be eligible for admission in BDes and MDes courses offered at this design college.

B.Des. Admissions Cutoff 2025

Check out the B.Des Cutoff for 2025 Open, GEN-EW and OBC-NCL:

Check out the B.Des Cutoff for 2025 for SC, ST, PwD and Overseas:

M.Des. Admissions Cutoff 2025

Check out the M.Des Cutoff for 2025 for Open and GEN-EWS Category:

Check out the M.Des Cutoff for 2025 for OBC-NCL and SC Category:

Seat Intake of UG and PG Design Courses Offered at NID 2026

NID 2026 exam scores will be used to fill B.Des and M.Des seats. The seat intake for B.Des and M.Des is 425 and 347, respectively. The NID has discontinued the Graduate Diploma Programme in Design (GDPD) course. The previous years' seat intake for the various courses is given below.

1. NID DAT 2025 - Institute-wise Reservation of seats for B.Des

The Institute-wise reservation for B.Des is given below:

NID DAT 2025 - Institute-wise Reservation of seats for B.Des

2. NID DAT 2025 - Institute-wise seat intake for M.Des

The seats available for the M.Des admission course at NID campuses:

NID DAT 2025 - Institute-wise seat intake for M.Des

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