NID Bangalore News & Updates 2026: Notifications, Notice, Result

Recognised globally, NID is affiliated with the International Council of Design and is registered as a Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation under the Government of India. Some of the best NID colleges in India 2025 include NID Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, and Gandhinagar. Institutes here deliver leading-edge infrastructure, hands-on experience, and highly qualified faculties focusing on unlocking a student's creative potential. The National Institute of Design should be the first on your list if you are passionate about a design career. It was founded in 1961, and it comes under the DPIIT that governs it under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. In the years gone by, its reputation has only soared higher, and the NID Act awarded it the title of an 'Institution of National Importance' back in 2014. Read below to explore the list of best NID colleges in India including admission requirements, courses, fees and more. 

NIFT 2026 Counselling: The National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) will close the Round 1 choice filling and locking process for NIFT 2026 e-Counselling today, June 25, at 11:59 PM. Candidates who have completed registration and document upload formalities can now log in to the official admission portal and finalize their preferred campuses and courses before the deadline expires. Since seat allotment will be based on the Common Merit Rank (CMR), category, seat availability, and candidate preferences, aspirants are advised to carefully review and lock their choices well before midnight to avoid last-minute technical issues.

The National Testing Agency (NTA) has officially announced the results for the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) Entrance Examination 2026 for both Undergraduate (UG) and Postgraduate (PG) programmes. This marks a crucial step for thousands of aspiring fashion designers and technologists looking to secure admission into NIFT's prestigious courses for the academic year 2026-27.

Freeze & Float after UCEED 2026 Seat Allotment

UCEED 2026 Round 2 Seat Allotment: The IIT Bombay will declare the result of Round 2 Seat Allotment for the UCEED 2026 entrance examination for admission into B.Des programmes offered by institutes on May 19, 2026. All the candidates who have undergone the counselling procedure will be able to view their seat allotment status using the official website of the UCEED Admission Portal.

UCEED 2026 round 1 BDes cutoffs were released on April 21, 2026. It includes the minimum marks that are needed to get admission to IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati, etc. Talking about the UCEED 2026 round 1 BDes cutoff, IIT Bombay stands to be the most competitive with an opening rank of 1 in the General category, while its closing rank is at 14. Followed by IIT Delhi with opening & closing ranks of 15-41, IIT Guwahati at 19-96, among others. Various institutes like IIT Indore, IIT Roorkee, and IIITDM Jabalpur showed broader closing ranges depicting the differences in seat intake and student’s preferences. In this article, we have mentioned the official UCEED round 1 cutoff marks for 2026 along with the steps you need to follow if you get a seat allotted in this round etc.