NID DAT Participating Institutes 2026: B.Des/M.Des Category-wise Seat Matrix, Reservation, Admission

National Institute of Design Entrance Exam 2026 ( NID Entrance Exam )

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Updated on Sep 12, 2025 15:52 IST

By Sayeba Naushad, Assistant Manager

NID Institutes offer UG and PG programmes. NID B.Des course has a seat intake of 589 seats and is available at NID Ahmedabad, NID Andhra Pradesh, NID Assam, NID Haryana, and NID Madhya Pradesh. Meanwhile, the M.Des program has a combined intake of 347 seats and is offered at 3 campuses: NID Ahmedabad, NID Bengaluru, and NID Gandhinagar.

Admission to NID B.Des and NID M.Des programmes will be done on the basis of NID DAT Scores. NID DAT 2026 Entrance Exam will have two stages:

  1. NID DAT Prelims
  2. NID DAT Mains

Read on to learn more about NID 2026 participating colleges, seat matrix, category-wise reservation, and admission process.

Q:   What are the participating institutes of NID for the B. Des programme?
A: 

There are five participating institutes of NID DAT exam that offer the B.Des program. These include NID Ahmedabad, NID Andhra Pradesh, NID Haryana, NID Madhya Pradesh and NID Assam.

The seat intake for the B. Des stands at 425. Among the participating institutes, NID Ahmedabad has an intake of 125 seats, while the rest of the NIDs each have an intake of 75 seats. Note that seats are reserved for categories like General-EWS, OBC, SC, and ST categories.

Q:   How many seats are there for NID admissions?
A: 

Total seats offered in B. Des courses at all the NID campuses is 425 seats. For M.Des course, NID seats on offer for admission are 347. The B. Des programme is offered at five institutes - NID Ahmedabad, NID Andhra Pradesh, NID Haryana, NID Madhya Pradesh, and NID Assam. The various faculty members under which the programme is available include Faculty of Communication Design, Faculty of Industrial Design, and Faculty of Textile, Apparel, Lifestyle, and Accessory Design. Meanwhile, the M.Des course is available at NID Ahmedabad, NID Bengaluru, and NID Gandhinagar. Admission to both the B. Des and M.Des courses will be through the NID DAT entrance exam.

Table of contents
  • NID DAT 2026 Participating Institutes - B.Des Seat Intake
  • NID DAT 2026 Participating Institute - M.Des Seat intake
  • NID DAT 2026 - Admission Category
  • NID DAT 2026 Reservation - M.Des Program
  • NID DAT Participating Colleges 2026 - FAQs
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33 Institutes accepting NID Entrance Exam

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      • |
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      National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad

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      • 12.00 Lakh
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