National Institute of Design (NID)

Introduction

The National Institute of Design (NID) is India’s top design school, located in the city of Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Established in 1961, NID functions as an autonomous body under the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion which falls under the purview of the Ministry of Science and Technology. Apart from imparting design courses, the institute is also a scientific and industrial design research organization. For the indispensable contribution of NID to design education, the institute has been named the Institute of National Importance by Govt. of India in 2014.

As of 2017, the National Institute of Design (NID) has three sister campuses across India in Assam, Kurukshetra, and Vijayawada.

List of Contents

1. Location.
2. Rankings.
3. Courses Offered.
4. Admission Procedure.
5. Fee Structure
6. Campus.

NID Location

The NID, Ahmedabad campus operates through 2 branch campuses located in Gandhinagar and Bangalore.

Apart from the NID Ahmedabad campus, Govt. of India has also established 3 independent campuses at Vijayawada, Kurukshetra, and Jorhat, Assam.

NID Ranking

• Placed at the #151st spot in the category of best Art & Design institutes in the World by QS Rankings.

• Ranked 1st by various magazines like Careers360, Shiksha in the list of best design institutes in India.

NID Courses

Bachelor of Design (B.Des)

A four-year bachelor’s degree where you can choose from 8 different specializations. B.Des course is offered at NID Ahmedabad campus only.

The total number of seats is 100 including reserved category.

The specializations offered in this degree program include the following:

• Textile Design (15 seats).
• Ceramic and Glass Design (10 seats)
• Furniture Design (10 seats)
• Product Design (15 seats)
• Animation Film Design (15 seats)
• Exhibition Design (10 seats)
• Film & Video Communication (10 seats)
• Graphic Design (15 seats)

Master of Design (M.Des)

A two and half years masters course offered in 19 different specializations, having a total of 275 seats across the 3 active campuses.

NID Ahmedabad Campus

• Animation Film Design [15 Seats]
• Ceramic and Glass Design [10 Seats]
• Furniture Design [15 Seats]
• Film & Video Communication [15 Seats]
• Graphic Design [15 Seats]
• Product Design [15 Seats]
• Textile Design [15 Seats].

NID Gandhinagar Campus

• Apparel Design [15 Seats]
• Lifestyle Accessory Design [15 Seats]
• Strategic Design Management [15 Seats]
• New Media Design [15 Seats]
• Photography Design [15 Seats]
• Toy & Game Design [10 Seats]
• Transportation & Automobile Design [15 Seats].

NID Bengaluru Campus

• Design for Retail Experience [15 Seats]
• Digital Game Design [15 Seats]
• Information Design [15 Seats]
• Interaction Design [15 Seats]
• Universal Design [15 Seats].

Graduate Diploma Programme in Design (GDPD)

GDPD is a 4-year long diploma program at NID Vijayawada and NID Kurukshetra. It is the only program offered by these two campuses.

• Industrial Design.
• Communication Design.
• Textile & Apparel Design.

International Collaborations

NIDs have, or have had collaborations with 84 different universities all over the world, including Royal College of Art & Design, London, UK and California Institute of the Arts (CalArts), Valencia, USA. NIDs fully support programs like

1. Faculty Exchange
2. Research
3. Publications
4. Joint Workshops Collaborative Projects
5. International Open Electives
6. Student Exchange.

NID Admission

Admission to all courses (B.Des/M.Des/GDPD) at NID campuses is through a 2-tier entrance test process. This common entrance test is called Design Aptitude Test (DAT).

The two stages of the DAT exam scheme include:

• Design Aptitude Test (Prelims).
• Design Aptitude Test (Mains).

The format of DAT (Prelims) is similar for B.Des/GDPD and M.Des admissions. DAT mains for M.Des. and B.Des./GDPD are different.

DAT (Mains) for M.Des. and B.Des./GDPD are different.

NID Fee Structure

Indian Citizens (For 2018 admissions)

GDPD Course (At Vijayawada and Kurukshetra)

Overseas (Supernumerary for both B.Des & M.Des) (Joining in 2018-19)

SAARC / African/ Cambodia/ Laos/ Myanmar/ Vietnam

Rest of the World

Mess Charges are around rupees 4050 per month.

NID Campus

NID Ahemdabad is spread across a calm, beautiful and rather peaceful campus, right in the middle of the city. With trees in plenty, birds and peacocks can be seeing roaming around, along with other creatures. The NID campus is fully residential with world-class facilities at students dispense.

NID Library

NID has a huge library, filled with the most interesting books, magazines, movies and alumni’s diploma-documents for you to gorge on for hours.

Film Screening

As part of film appreciation, the National Institute of Design screens classic and new movies in their auditorium almost every other week.

Workshops

There are multiple workshop spaces in the campus, where one can work with wood, metal, Styrofoam, fabric, glass,ceramics and more.

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