The
National Institute of Design (NID) is interna-tionally
recognised in the field of design education,
research, training and service. It has been the recipient
of several national and international awards.
since it was established in 1961 as an
autonomous institution under the Ministry of Commerce &
Industry,
Government of India. NID has been
a catalyst for the design consciousness and movement in the country,
as its graduates are active in varied sectors of commerce, industry
and social and economical development. NID has
been recognised as a Scientific and Industrial Research
Organisation by the Department of Scientific and Industrial
Research, Government of India. Professional Education Programmes
The Professional Education at NID has both
UG and PG Programmes. Graduate
Diploma Programme in Design (GDPD) of four years’ duration
for students after 10 + 2 and the Post-Graduate Diploma Programme
in Design (PGDPD) of two to two and a half years duration for graduates;
particularly from architecture, technology, engineering, fine and
applied arts, information technology, computer science, etc.
Addmission Procedure
Admission announcements are issued in the leading national dailies
in the last week of September every year. Application forms and
the prospectus for the ensuing academic year will be made available
on request from the first week of October on payment of Rs. 750
(only Rs. 350 for SC/ST candidates) by Demand Draft of any scheduled
bank, drawn in favour of the National Institute of Design payable
at Ahmedabad. Forms can be downloaded from NID's
website. Forms will also be available at selected branches of Bank
of India across the country.
Admission is on the basis of NID’s method
of selection which extends beyond the students academic qualifications.
The NID Admission Committee systematically seeks evidence of the
perception, attitudes, aptitude, and achievement motivation essential
for a challenging and satisfying design career. The objectives of
the tests and the interviews is to ascertain these. The tests at
the various centres will consist of design aptitude tests. Based
on scores obtained from these tests, shortlisting of candidates
to be called for second phase will be done.The second phase of the
admission procedure will be studio tests followed by interviews
at Ahmedabad. This information will also be available
on NID’s website (http://www.nid.edu).
Number
of Seats
Intake into the Graduate Diploma Programme is 60
and for the Post-Graduate Diploma Programme is 145.
Number of seats available for PGDPD in different disciplines are as
under:
Programme
Intake
Product Design
15
Furniture & Interior Design
10
Ceramic & Glass Design
10
Toy Design & Development
10
Apparel Design & Merchandising
15
Lifestyle Accessory Design
10
Textile Design
15
Animation Film Design
10
Film & Video Communication
10
Graphic Design
10
New Media
10
Software & User Interface Design
10
Information & Digital Design
10
Address National Institute of Design(NID)
Main Campus
Paldi, Ahmedabad 380 007
Phone: (079) 2663 9692 / 2660 5243
Fax: (079) 2662 1167
e-mail: academic@nid.edu, info@nid.edu
