NID is known for its placements and recruiters. It has a Placement cell dedicated to bringing jobs for its graduates and post-graduates. Read on to know more about it.
The National Institute of Design are one of the best design institutes in the country. NIDs are highly regarded because they have some of the best placement records. These NIDs offer high-quality education and high-paying jobs. Here, we discuss the NID placement cell, recruiters, how the placement process is conducted, average salary, and much more.
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- Role of NID Placement Office
- NID 2026 Placement Cell
- NID Major Recruiters
- Highest and Lowest Salary Offered at NID
Role of NID Placement Office
1. To provide opportunities for students’ project-based learning, such as graduation projects, industrial training, classroom projects, live projects, and workshops.
2. To organise 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.
3. To host more than 200 companies during the Industry Interface.
4. To encourage start-up culture by guiding the students to be involved in incubator/start-up projects.
5. To manage the Students’ Online portfolios for the graduating batch and graduation project semester students and guide students to build their portfolios.
6. To coordinate industry visits and meetings with concerned HODs/coordinators and promote Industry presence in NID through lectures/presentations and interactions/crosstalks for the students throughout the year.
7. To facilitate the queries of both students and industry.
8. To facilitate lateral placements.
9. To coordinate the announcement of competitions.
10. To make scholarships/events /workshop-related announcements received by sponsors.
NID 2026 Placement Cell
NID has a separate Placement cell for its students and recruiters. Recruiters can register themselves to recruit the students.
1. Company Registration
2. Payment of the fee
3. Login and upload JD
4. View applicants
5. Shortlist candidates
6. Online Interview
7. Submit the final selected students
8. Interim offer to students
NID Major Recruiters
The list of top recruiters/ companies who are participating in the NID Bengaluru placements is given below. The NID faculties train and prepare students for interviews and group discussions.
| NID 2026 Top Companies |
||
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft |
Deloitte |
Samsung |
| Trident Group |
TCS |
Tanishq |
| Titan Industries |
Philips |
Whirlpool India |
| Cognizant Technology Solutions | Citrix R & D India Pvt. Ltd |
Bombay Design House |
| SAP | MindTree |
Adobe |
Some other major recruiters at NID are
- 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)
Highest and Lowest Salary Offered at NID
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.
Summary of Industry Interface (Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, and Bengaluru campuses) for 2023–2024 is
| Details | Jun. 2023 | Nov. 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| No. of students opting for full-time placements and graduation projects | 319 students | 367 students |
| No. of offers made by industries for full time placement and graduation projects | 207 offers | 269 offers |
| Highest salary offered during the Industry Interface | Rs.36 lakhs p.a | Rs.33.66 lakhs p.a. |
| Lowest salary offered during the Industry Interface | Rs.4 lakhs p.a. | Rs.3 lakhs p.a. |
Check out the salary offered at NID.
| Year | Highest Salary (LPA) (Approx.) | Lowest Salary (LPA) (Approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 36 | 3 - 4 |
| 2023 | 40 | 3 - 4 |
| 2022 | 46 | 3 - 5 |
| 2021 | 36 | 3 - 4 |
| 2020 | 50 | 3 - 4 |
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The result for NID DAT Prelims 2026 will be announced on April 07, 2026 around 4 PM.
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The details that cannot be modified in NID DAT 2026 Application window are programs applied, name of the candidate, date of birth, registered mobile number and registered email address.
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NID DAT 2026 Application edit window will open from December 02, 2025 to December 04, 2025.
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The last date to fill the application form for NID DAT 2026 for B.Des and M.Des programme is December 01, 2025.
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Registration - 11 Sep '25 - 1 Dec '25