[en] Exotic decay of various Nd isotopes emitting⁴He, ⁸Be, ¹² C, ²⁰Ne, ²⁴Mg, ²⁸Si and ³²S was studied taking the potential barrier as the sum of Coulomb and proximity potentials. The predicted half-lives are well within the present upper limit for measurements (T_1/2< 10³⁰ s). It is found that ¹⁶O and ²⁰Ne emissions from ¹²⁰Nd are the most favourable for measurements with T_1/2 ∼ 10¹⁰ s. The predicted lowest half-life time for ²⁰Ne emission from ¹²⁰Nd, stresses the role of the doubly magic ¹⁰⁰Sn daughter in the exotic decay process. The nuclear structure effect and shell effect are evident from the Geiger-Nuttall plots for different clusters. It is found that the presence of neutron excess in the parent nuclei slows down the exotic decay process