Updated On : April 18, 2023
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!
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.
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.
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
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.
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 |
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 |
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
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 |
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
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 |
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
We have compiled the previous year's cut-off for the postgraduate courses.
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 |
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
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
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 |
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
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
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.
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