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Author : Aparna

Updated On : April 18, 2023

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Reader's Digest: In this blog, we will provide all the information you need about the NID Cut-Off Marks 2023. So, if you want to apply for the NID entrance exam, this blog is a must-read!

The National Institute of Design (NID) is a prestigious design institute in India that offers various undergraduate and postgraduate courses in design. NID has a dedicated admissions process that involves an All India Entrance Exam followed by several rounds of creative and design tests and personal interviews.

The NID Cut Off 2023 is expected to be higher than the previous year due to the increasing competition among aspirants. It depends on several other factors, including the difficulty level of the exam, the number of applicants, and the number of seats available.

Candidates must meet the cut-off marks to be eligible for admission into the institute. Now that the results are OUT! You can expect the NID Cut Off 2023 to be out soon! 

What is NID Cut off 2023 Marks? 

The cut-off is the rank list for admission to the B.Des (or M.Des) course offered by participating institutes accepting NID scores. 

The NID Cut Off 2023 is expected based on the marks secured in the All India Entrance Exam.

Candidates who score valid marks in the exam will be eligible for admission into the institute. 

The NID Cut-Off Marks will be published on the institute's official website a few weeks before the commencement of the admission process.

Expected NID DAT Cut Off 2023 

Generally, the cut-off is released after the declaration of the NID DAT Result 2023. You will be shortlisted for the DAT mains exam based on the category-wise merit list.

  • While preparing the NID Cut Off 2022 list for B. Des, 70% of the weightage will be given to NID DAT prelims, and the rest 30% of the weightage will be given to the NID DAT Mains exam.
  • For the M.Des program, 60% weightage will be given to prelims and 40% to mains score.

Below is the expected cut-off for various NID courses offered by the institute:

Category NID Minimum Qualifying Criteria
Open 50
EWS 50
OBC-NCL 45
SC 40
ST 40
PwD 40
Overseas 50

Check: Important topics for the NID Exam

Previous Year NID DAT Cut Off (UG)

We have complied with the previous year's cut-off and rank to help you understand the trend. Refer to the below tables for the previous year's cut-offs of NID DAT.

NID DAT Cut-Off 2021 

Check out the table below to know the category-wise cut-off marks and rank for the B.Des course at NID:

Category NID DAT 2021 Prelims Cutoff for B. Des (Score) NID DAT 2021 Prelims Cutoff for B. Des (Rank)
General 64.00 375
General-EWS 40.25 155
OBC-NCL 52.50 323
SC 48.75 224
ST 13.50 125
PwD 18.50 43
Overseas 35.00 81

NID mock test

NID Mock test

NID DAT Cut-Off 2021 (Campus-wise)

Check out the table below to know the category-wise and college-wise cut-off for NID DAT Exam:

Institute Category
Open General EWS OBC-NCL SC ST PwD Overseas
NID Ahmedabad Cutoff 2021 97.35 63.59 81.80 75.63 42.97 40.15 54.67
NID Andhra Pradesh Cutoff 2021 93.26 56.39 71.89 55.82 43.72 Not Eligible No Applicant
NID Haryana Cutoff 2021 88.71 60.89 61.41 45.45 40.38 Not Eligible No Applicant
NID Madhya Pradesh Cutoff 2021 89.80 53.28 62.85 52.48 Not Eligible Not Eligible 51.96
NID Assam Cutoff 2021 86.87 Not Eligible 55.47 43.95 Not Eligible Not Eligible No Applicant

NID DAT Cut-off 2020 

Go through the table below to know the category-wise cut-off marks of NID DAT 2020 for the BDes program:

Program Open OBC-NCL SC ST PwD Supernumerary
Bachelor of Design, Ahmedabad 96.21 82.11 83.40 79.41 55.26 51.86
Graduate Diploma Program in Design, Bhopal 81.27 63.38 58.68 40.86 NE/NA --
Graduate Diploma Program in Design, Vijayawada 88.40 71.42 60.35 47.99 NE/NA --
Graduate Diploma Program in Design, Kurukshetra 85.82 61.79 62.77 50.27 NE/NA --
Graduate Diploma Program in Design, Jorhat 70.58 59.29 42.30 43.44 NE/NA --

Check: NID Design Aptitude Test 2023

NID DAT Cut-Off 2019 

The table below shows the NID DAT Cut off 2019 for B.Des/GDPD courses:

Programs/Category General Category OBC-NCL Category SC Category ST Category PH (horizontal-all categories)
(excluding PH) (excluding PH) (excluding PH) (excluding PH) (excluding PH) -
Bachelor of Design (B. Des) 55.76 51.63 50.04 50.23 46.76

NID DAT Cut-Off 2018 

The National Institute of Design has released the cut-off for the NID DAT exam on the official website.

Check out the table below to know the category-wise cut-off marks for the B.Des program:

Programme/Category General General –PH OBC-NCL OBC-NCL-PH SC SC-PH ST
Bachelor of Design (B.Des) 59.65 51.75 52.70 40.55 50.10 31.25 47.45

Check: Important questions for NID General Aptitude Test

NID DAT Cut-Off 2017 for B.Des

The category-wise cut-off marks for NID DAT 2017 exam has been provided in the table below.

Programme/Category General General –PH OBC-NCL OBC-NCL-PH SC SC-PH ST
Bachelor of Design (B.Des) 60.85 50.25 55.87 40.55 53.50 31.25 51.40

NID DAT Cut-Off 2016 for B.Des

The table below shows the category-wise NID DAT Cut off for B.Des/GDPD course:

Programme/Category General General –PH OBC-NCL OBC-NCL-PH SC SC-PH ST
Bachelor of Design (B.Des) 67.00 50.00 58.50 40.55 56.00 31.25 48.00

Check: Important interview questions with answers for NID interview

Previous Year NID DAT Cut-Off (PG)

We have compiled the previous year's cut-off for the postgraduate courses.

NID DAT Cut-Off 2020 

The table below shows the category-wise cut-off marks for the National Institute of Design entrance exam:

M.Des: Discipline/Category General OBC-NCL PH SC ST
Animation Film Design 66.10 54.60 30.80 59.20 55.90
Apparel Design 57.40 45.60 50.00 49.20 50.00
Ceramic & Glass Design 54.60 38.30 No Applicant 44.50 No Applicant
Design for Retail Experience 62.00 48.60 30.60 53.10 49.70
Digital Game Design 61.40 38.60 37.10 43.90 42.80
Film & Video Communication 61.80 47.20 32.70 47.80 48.60
Furniture Design 61.20 51.00 53.50 54.10 48.40
Graphic Design 69.70 60.00 36.90 57.60 60.30
Information Design 67.50 57.90 35.50 45.50 47.80
Interaction Design 67.50 57.90 35.50 58.60 58.10
Lifestyle Accessory Design 60.00 49.20 39.50 50.80 50.90
New Media Design 60.00 31.10 52.40 46.50 36.30
Photography Design 58.70 42.00 32.70 49.50 50.30
Product Design 70.00 62.80 42.50 61.50 57.00
Strategic Design Management 63.80 49.60 30.60 54.80 57.40
Textile Design 58.40 46.20 25.00 45.90 50.00
Toy and Game Design 57.00 29.70 No Applicant 37.50 52.30
Transportation & Automobile Design 66.40 60.60 40.50 60.80 51.60
Universal Design 61.30 52.00 52.10 37.50 44.60

NID Online Coaching

NID Online Coaching

NID DAT Cut-off 2019 

Check out the table below to know the NID DAT Cut off 2019 for the M.Des program:

M.Des: Discipline/Category General General – PH OBC – NCL OBC-NCL-PH SC
Animation Film Design 59.85 No Applicant 53.65 25.3 53.85
Apparel Design 50.8 27.2 46.8 No Applicant 42.25
Ceramic & Glass Design 48.85 No Applicant 18.2 No Applicant 45.15
Design for Retail Experience 55.25 27.2 52.3 No Applicant 46.2
Digital Game Design 48.7 No Applicant 35.85 No Applicant 44.05
Film & Video Communication 54.8 No Applicant 47.6 No Applicant 50.3
Furniture Design 58.45 57.45 50.3 No Applicant 45.4
Graphic Design 62.4 38.6 59.15 25.3 58.05
Information Design 59.15 35.05 47.15 No Applicant 46.5
Interaction Design 62.05 35.05 54 44.85 57
Lifestyle Accessory Design 55.45 45.15 46.8 No Applicant 41.35
New Media Design 58.7 No Applicant 34.6 No Applicant 46
Photography Design 52.6 No Applicant 40.35 24.95 45.7
Product Design 64.9 38.6 59.15 No Applicant 58.1
Strategic Design Management 60.7 No Applicant 52.45 No Applicant 52.7
Textile Design 53.05 34.2 43.5 No Applicant 42.1
Toy and Game Design 48.6 No Applicant 45.3 No Applicant 30.25
Transportation & Automobile Design 61.35 No Applicant 56.75 No Applicant 56.3
Universal Design 58.5 40.1 49.85 No Applicant 44.65

Check: Short tricks to crack the NID interview on the first attempt

NID DAT Cut-Off 2018 

Go through the table below to know the NID Cut-off 2018 for the M.Des program:

M.Des: Discipline/Category General OBC-NCL PwD Supernumerary SC ST
Animation Film Design 62.82 57.15 48.50 No Applicant Non-eligible candidate 61.65
Apparel Design 53.60 50.00 40.15 No Applicant 44.38 50.33
Ceramic & Glass Design 55.23 51.00 Non-eligible candidate No Applicant 47.38 50.75
Design for Retail Experience 62.23 56.15 No Applicant No Applicant 54.50 55.45
Digital Game Design 63.58 57.88 No Applicant No Applicant 55.93 54.35
Film & Video Communication 60.03 54.45 Non-eligible candidate 56.25 52.45 Non-eligible candidate
Furniture Design 58.98 54.60 50.73 No Applicant 56.08 47.48
Graphic Design 60.70 57.08 53.98 No Applicant 48.95 Non-eligible candidate
Information Design 66.18 62.43 Non-eligible candidate Non-eligible candidate 57.85 Non-eligible candidate
Interaction Design 58.88 53.15 Non-eligible candidate 49.30 51.93 51.08
Lifestyle Accessory Design 61.70 56.18 No Applicant 50.30 51.85 54.10
New Media Design 54.90 52.18 No Applicant No Applicant 48.43 47.10
Photography Design 53.95 Non-eligible candidate 46.95 No Applicant 50.03 46.90
Product Design 66.23 60.98 55.45 No Applicant 60.18 57.65
Strategic Design Management 58.55 56.20 47.50 No Applicant 53.68 55.40
Textile Design 57.25 52.55 Non-eligible candidate 54.35 51.85 54.78
Toy and Game Design 59.00 53.95 No Applicant No Applicant 55.75 Non-eligible candidate
Transportation & Automobile Design 66.58 61.95 59.90 55.53 58.70 Non-eligible candidate
Universal Design 62.03 60.48 No Applicant No Applicant 51.23 56.23

Check: NID Admission 2023

NID DAT Cut-Off 2017 

Look at the table below to know the NID DAT Cut off for the year 2017:

M.Des: Discipline/Category General OBC-NCL PH SC ST
Animation Film Design 64.67 58.28 Non-eligible candidate 54.30 55.10
Apparel Design 52.70 48.02 Non-eligible candidate 44.81 50.86
Ceramic & Glass Design 62.23 56.25 No Applicant 52.18 No Applicant
Design for Retail Experience 62.84 57.25 47.57 51.28 Non-eligible candidate
Digital Game Design 54.77 Seat not available after de-reservation No Applicant 50.80 54.33
Film & Video Communication 59.21 54.95 50.67 58.46 Non-eligible candidate
Furniture Design 59.05 53.16 42.15 54.02 48.90
Graphic Design 60.09 60.35 Non-eligible candidate 60.01 63.97
Information Design 63.82 58.80 Non-eligible candidate 57.38 51.35
Interaction Design 60.17 54.44 47.70 54.58 63.38(AR)
Lifestyle Accessory Design 57 55.55 No Applicant 48.17 55.92
New Media Design 61.41 57.55 No Applicant 49.55 56.74
Photography Design 53.15 49.10 Non-eligible candidate 47.54 51.52
Product Design 59.75 53.89 50.33 55.18 Non-eligible candidate
Strategic Design Management 59.80 53.97 Non-eligible candidate 55.78 58.66
Textile Design 58.23 53.15 47.36 51.50 48.70
Toy and Game Design 58.23 53.15 No Applicant 57.42 53.31
Transportation & Automobile Design 60.78 56.83 No Applicant 57.77 Non-eligible candidate
Universal Design 60.61 55.21 No Applicant 50.47 55.12

NID DAT Cut-Off 2017 for M.Des

Look at the table below for the NID previous year cut-off marks for different categories:

M.Des: Discipline/Category General OBC-NCL PH SC ST
Animation Film Design 66.10 54.60 30.80 59.20 55.90
Apparel Design 57.40 45.60 50.00 49.20 50.00
Ceramic & Glass Design 54.60 38.30 No Applicant 44.50 No Applicant
Design for Retail Experience 62.00 48.60 30.60 53.10 49.70
Digital Game Design 61.40 38.60 37.10 43.90 42.80
Film & Video Communication 61.80 47.20 32.70 47.80 48.60
Furniture Design 61.20 51.00 53.50 54.10 48.40
Graphic Design 69.70 60.00 36.90 57.60 60.30
Information Design 67.50 57.90 35.50 45.50 47.80
Interaction Design 67.50 57.90 35.50 58.60 58.10
Lifestyle Accessory Design 60.00 49.20 39.50 50.80 50.90
New Media Design 60.00 31.10 52.40 46.50 36.30
Photography Design 58.70 42.00 32.70 49.50 50.30
Product Design 70.00 62.80 42.50 61.50 57.00
Strategic Design Management 63.80 49.60 30.60 54.80 57.40
Textile Design 58.40 46.20 25.00 45.90 50.00
Toy and Game Design 57.00 29.70 No Applicant 37.50 52.30
Transportation & Automobile Design 66.40 60.60 40.50 60.80 51.60
Universal Design 61.30 52.00 52.10 37.50 44.60

Check: Important creative ability questions for the NID exam

NID DAT Marks Relaxation for Reserved Category 

Check out the table below to know the percentage of relaxation provided to the reserved category:

Categories OBC-NCL SC ST PH
Relaxation 10% less than a Cutoff score of the General Category 20% less than a Cutoff score of the General Category 20% less than a Cutoff score of the General Category 30% less than a Cutoff score of the General Category

Check: Preparation for the NID Entrance Exam

Conclusion

In conclusion, the NID Cut Off Marks 2023 is expected to be higher than the previous year due to the increasing competition among aspirants.

Candidates must ensure they score higher marks than the cut-off marks to secure their seats in the institute.

Happy Reading!

Frequently Asked Questions

NID Cut Off are the minimum qualifying marks that you need to score to get shortlisted for the admission process.
No. The NID Cut Off is released separately for general, SC, ST, PwD categories.
The following factors are considered to determine the NID Cut Off: The number of students who appeared for the exam, The difficulty level of the paper, the Category, the Previous year's cut-off, and the Number of available seats.

Generally, the NID entrance exam cut off is released after the declaration of the result.
The minimum qualifying criteria for NID admissions 2023 have not been announced yet. However, last year, the minimum qualifying marks that you need to score for NID admissions in the BDes course was 65 for the Open category.  

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