[2] Nishad is from Baduan village of Amb[3] sub-division in Una District, Himachal Pradesh.

In November 2019, he won the bronze medal in the men's T47 category at the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships and, as a result, he qualified to compete at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.

[9] He won the gold medal in T46 category at the 2021 World Para Athletics Grand Prix which was held in Dubai.

[8] He also became the second Indian to win a medal at the 2020 Summer Paralympics after Bhavina Patel when he clinched a silver in the men's high jump T47 category along with an Asian Record.

[5][11] In the 2022 Asian Para Games, he won a gold medal in the men's high jump T47[3] at Hangzhou, China.