NID Placement 2026: Highest/Average salary, Participating Companies & Job Roles

NIDs are some of the top design institutes in the country and offer B.Des and M.Des courses. One reason why the NIDs are such a big attraction for students is their stellar placement record. Graduates from the institutes also enjoy wide career opportunities. Here we discuss the placement record of the participating institutes, the step-wise process, and much more.

NID Placement

The NIDs are regarded among the best design institutes in the country. One major reason why NIDs are highly regarded is that they have some of the best placement records among their peers. This is to go with the high-quality education these institutes offer. Here, we discuss the NID placement report, how the placement process is conducted, average salary, and much more.

NID has Placement cells for NID campuses. The Placement Office at NID acts as a bridge between students and industry, offering a strategic platform for collaboration. Through initiatives like graduation projects, industrial training, live projects, and classroom assignments, students gain valuable real-world exposure.

Each year, NID conducts its flagship event, the Industry Interface, where prospective employers interact with students and identify talent for recruitment. This event also showcases NID’s strengths to industries, design studios, NGOs, government organizations, and MSMEs.

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NID students pursue careers across a wide range of fields such as social communication, service design, craft design, green and sustainable design, universal design, technology-enhanced learning and experiential design. The design education at NID ensures that its graduates are recognized for their creativity, innovation, and problem-solving skills both in India and globally. The NID B.Des course has an intake of 425 seats approximately and is offered at the following FIVE campuses - NID Ahmedabad, NID Andhra Pradesh, NID Haryana, NID Madhya Pradesh, and NID Assam. Be it in the fields of Graphic Design, Textile Design, Film and Video Communication, Exhibition Design, Furniture, and Interior Design, and Ceramic and Glass Design, a NID graduate generally gets placed with an average package of 17-18 lakhs. 

NID DAT 2026 registration is closed for B.Des and M.Des programmes. The application form was available on the official website. The last date to fill out the application form of NID DAT was December 01, 2025. The NID Entrance Exam was conducted on December 21, 2025 for UG and PG programmes.

Go through the rest of the article to learn the full details of NID placement.

NID Placement Office

• Provides opportunities for students’ project-based learning, such as graduation projects, industrial training, classroom projects, live projects, and workshops.
• Organises Industry Interface biannually. This event also creates awareness among the industries/ firms/studios/NGOs./Govt. Sector/ MSMEs about NID and its various modes of operations.
• Manages the Students’ Online Portfolio for the graduating batch and the graduation project semester students and guides students build their portfolios.
• Coordinates industry visits and meetings with concerned HODs/coordinators and promotes industry presence in NID through lectures/presentations and interactions/crosstalk for the students throughout the year.
• Facilitates the queries of both students & industry.
• Facilitates lateral placements.
• Coordinates the announcement of competitions/scholarships/events / workshop-related announcements received by sponsors

NID Salary and Placement Record for Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, and Bengaluru Campuses

The salary expectation of an NID graduate is always high. However, this may vary from company to company. Check the given table to get an idea of the salary that may be offered in NID placement 2024- 2025.

NID Major Recruiters

The list of top recruiters/ companies who are expected to participate in the NID placements is given below. The NID faculties train and prepare students for interviews and group discussions. 

Some other major recruiters at NID

• Adidas Group India
• Adobe
• Adobe Systems India Private Ltd
• Amazon Development Center (I) Private Ltd.
• Arttdinox – Jindal
• Ashok Leyland
• Astron Clothing
• Axis Bank Ltd - Neft
• Bharat Silks
• Info Edge (India) Ltd.
• Infosys Technologies Ltd.
• J.P.Morgan
• Jaanch Ur Style
• Label Sailesh Singhania
• Lajjo C Clothing
• Lava International
• Lg Electronics India Pvt. Ltd.
• Lnj Bhilwara Group
• Madura Fashion And Lifestyle
• Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Automotive Sector)

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NID 2026 Job Profiles

NID offers multiple courses. Hence, there are various job profiles and opportunities that one can discover after completing his/her degree from the National Institute of Design. Take the job profiles mentioned below into consideration to get a hint of the NID career:

NID Placement Distribution

Apart from this, NID graduates can also start their own business and start-ups in creative fields. Take your attention to the pie-chart below of NID Ahmedabad alumni placements domain-wise distribution:

Note: The domains under the ‘Others’ category include Operations, Marketing, Sales, Media & Communication, Support, Research and Consulting.

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