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INFORMATION GUIDE
www.nid.edu/admissions

IMPORTANT DATES:
Issuing of Forms Start from
OCTOBER 11, 2010, MONDAY
Last Date for Receiving
Completed Forms at NID
NOVEMBER 12, 2010, FRIDAY
Design Aptitude Test for PGDPD
JANUARY 8, 2011, SATURDAY
National Entrance Exam for Design
for GDPD
JANUARY 9, 2011, SUNDAY
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DESIGN
is internationally acclaimed as one of the finest
educational and research institutions for Industrial,
Communication, Textile and IT Integrated (Experiential)
Design. It is an autonomous institution under the aegis
of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government
of India and is recognised by the Department of
Scientific and Industrial Research, Government of India
as a Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation.
CONTENT
GRADUATE PROGRAMME 4

POST-GRADUATE PROGRAMME 5

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Product Design
Furniture & Interior Design
Ceramic & Glass Design
Graphic Design
Animation Film Design
Film & Video Communication
Textile Design
Exhibition Design

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INFORMATION
GENERAL
Transportation & Automobile Design
Toy & Game Design
Photography Design
Apparel Design & Merchandising
Lifestyle Accessory Design
New Media Design

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Strategic Design Management

AHMEDABAD
R & D CAMPUS, BENGALURU 24

Information & Interface Design

Design For Digital Experience
Design For Retail Experience

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ADMISSION PROCEDURE
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Main Campus PG Campus R & D Campus

National Institute of Design
Paldi, Ahmedabad 380 007
Phone: (079) 2662 3462
Fax: (079) 2662 1167
e-mail: admissions@nid.edu
National Institute of Design
GH-0 Extension Road
Near Infocity, Gandhinagar 382 007
Phone: (079) 2326 5602
Fax: (079) 2324 4518
National Institute of Design
#12, HMT Link Road, Off Tumkur Road,
Bengaluru 560 022
Phone: (080) 2337 3006 / 2337 3276
Fax: (080) 2337 3086
NATIONAL
INSTITUTE
OF DESIGN
NID’s vision is to emerge as a global leader in Design
Education and Research and become a torchbearer
for strategic design in the industry, commerce
and development sectors. NID’s Integrated Design
Services and Outreach programmes offer the students
opportunity to practice design during their studies.
In the knowledge economy of the 21st century, NID is
focusing on:
Advancing educational and research excellence through
SEED (System for Educational Excellence in Design) in a
learner centric ‘NID way’.
Strengthening ‘mind to market’ infrastructure so that
students’ ideas can reach the market place.
Developing depth and penetration of design by
introducing sector specific PG programmes addressing the
needs for designers in key sectors of economy and growth
industries.
Encouraging design research in a trans-disciplinary
context for creating IPR resulting in breakthrough design
innovations.
Recognising the ‘breaking of boundaries’ between
products, services and experiences and creating
innovative approaches to design education.
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMMES
NID offers professional education programmes at
Undergraduate and Post Graduate level with five
faculty streams and 17 diverse design domains. NID
has established exchange programmes and ongoing
pedagogic relationships with 35 overseas institutions.
NID has also been playing a significant role in
promoting design.
Entered the 6th decade of design excellence, NID has
been active as an autonomous institute under the aegis
of the Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion,
Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India;
in education, applied research, service and advanced
training in Industrial, Communication, Textile, and I.T.
Integrated (Experiential) Design. NID offers a wide
spectrum of design domains while encouraging
transdisciplinary design projects. NID is a unique
institution with many problem-solving capabilities,
depths of intellect and a time-tested, creative
educational culture in promoting design competencies
and setting standards of design education.
The rigorous development of the designer’s skills and
knowledge through a process of ‘hands on minds on’ is
what makes the difference.
The overall structure of NID’s programme is a combination
of theory, skills, design projects, and field experiences
supported by cutting edge design studios, skill &
innovation labs and the Knowledge Management Centre.
Sponsored design projects are brought into the classroom
to provide professional experience. Interdisciplinary
design studies in Science and Liberal Arts widen the
students’ horizons and increase general awareness of
contemporary issues.
A unique feature of NID’s design education programme is
the openness of its educational culture and environment,
where students from different faculties and design
domains interact with each other in a seamless manner.
The benefit of learning in such a trans-disciplinary context
is immeasurable.
The Professional Education at NID has both UG & PG
Programmes — Graduate Diploma Programme in Design
(GDPD) of four years duration for students after 10+2,
or equivalent like AISSCE/ IB/ ICSE, and the Post-
INFORMATION
Graduate Diploma Programme in Design (PGDPD) of 2
GENERAL
to 2 ½ years duration for graduates; particularly from
architecture, technology, engineering, fine and applied
arts, information technology, computer science, etc.
The scores for the Admission Test 2011-12 will be shared with the
following institutions: D. J. Academy of Design, Coimbatore; IILM
School of Design, Gurgaon and WLC College, India, New Delhi.
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 Graduate Diploma Programme in Design
(GDPD)
FOUNDATION PROGRAMME
GDPD commences with a two semester rigorous Foundation Programme.
This programme is geared to assist in developing attitudes, sensorial skills
and aesthetic sensitivity necessary for further specialisation in specific areas
of design.The purpose is to create awareness of the environment and to
arouse the students’ creative faculties.

The primary concern of the Foundation Programme is to introduce the

students to the fundamentals of design, to initiate them to design as a
creative problem solving process, and to develop a highly evolved ‘design’
attitude and understanding of the relationship with culture and human senses,
emotions and feelings. In the Foundation Programme, basic design courses are
augmented by related studies of Science and Liberal Arts, to help and develop
an understanding of the Indian milieu, user needs, applications, processing of
design and synthesis.

The Foundation Programme is geared to inculcate the development of values,

attitudes, materials and sensorial skills necessary for any design specialisation.
It aspires to create an awareness of the changing environment by constantly
relating the students’ learning to real life situations. The programme provides
the necessary direction, stimuli, facilities and experience to foster creativity and
thereby help each individual to discover their own identity, ability and potential.
The Foundation Programme is the basis on which the remaining design curriculum
is built. It also makes students appreciate the multidisciplinary nature of design.
Admission is open to students who have passed or who will appear for MAIN CAMPUS, AHMEDABAD
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qualifying examinations under the Higher Secondary (10+2), or equivalents

AHMEDABAD

like AISSCE/ IB/ ICSE etc. Candidates passing the Institute’s admission This 4-year intensive professional UG
tests/interviews will be admitted, subject to passing their qualifying programme is offered in the following
examinations before they join the Institute. areas:
Competence in technical and related subjects will normally be considered an INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
advantage. The medium of instruction for UG programme at NID is English. Product Design
Upper age limit for candidates is 20 years (relaxable by 3 years for reserved Furniture & Interior Design
categories) as on June 1, 2011. Ceramic & Glass Design

COMMUNICATION DESIGN
Graphic Design
Animation Film Design
Film & Video Communication
Exhibition (Spatial) Design

TEXTILE, APPAREL AND

LIFESTYLE DESIGN
Textile Design

PROJECTED NUMBER OF SEATS IN

GDPD: 100
(Includes reserved categories)

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Post-Graduate Diploma Programme in Design
(PGDPD)
Post-Graduate Diploma Programme in
Design is 2 to 2½ year programme
offered in the following specific areas
of sectoral specialisation in 17 design
programmes under the five faculties.
PROJECTED NUMBER OF SEATS
IN PGDPD: 245
(Includes reserved categories)
Eligibility criteria for PGDPD
Candidates having a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent including those who will be appear-
ing for the qualifying examinations during the academic year (2010-11) in the areas men-
tioned against each discipline are eligible to apply. Those applying for two programmes
should send separate application form for each programme. One cannot apply for more
than two PG Programmes. The medium of instruction for PG Programme at NID is English.
Upper age limit for candidates is 30 years (relaxable by 3 years for reserved categories) as
on June 1, 2011.

PROGRAMMES OFFERED AT MAIN PROGRAMMES OFFERED AT PG PROGRAMMES OFFERED AT R&D

CAMPUS, AHMEDABAD CAMPUS, GANDHINAGAR CAMPUS, BENGALURU

Product Design (2½ years)
B.E/ B.Tech / B.Des (Industrial Design)/
B.Int.Des / B.Arch/ or equivalent (under
10+2+4 pattern).
Furniture & Interior Design (2½ years)
B.E/ B.Tech / B.Des (Industrial Design)/
B.Int.Des / B.Arch/ or equivalent (under
10+2+4 pattern).
Ceramic & Glass Design (2½ years)
B.Des/ BFA/ B.Arch/ B.Int.Des/ B.E/
B.Tech/ or equivalent (under 10+2+4
pattern) or graduates in any discipline with
one year relevant professional experience.
Graphic Design (2½ years)
BFA/ B.Arch/ B.Des (Communication
Design)/ or equivalent (under 10+2+4
Transportation & Automobile
Design (2½ years)
B.E/ B.Tech / B.Des (Industrial Design)/
B.Int.Des / B.Arch/ or equivalent (under
10+2+4 pattern).
Toy & Game Design (2½ years)
B.E/ B.Tech / B.Des /B.Arch/ BFA/
Applied Arts/ computer science/
electronics or equivalent (under 10+2+4
pattern)/ or graduates in any discipline with
one year relevant professional experence.
Photography Design (2 years)
BFA/B.Arch/ B.Des (Communication
Design) / or Equivalent (under 10+2+4
pattern) or Graduates in any discipline with
one year relevant professional experience.
Information & Interface Design
(2 years)
B.E/ B.Tech/ B.Des/ B.Arch/ BFA/ Applied
Arts/ or equivalent (under 10+2+4 pattern)
or graduates in any discipline with one
year relevant professional experience.
Design for Digital Experience
(2 years)
B.E/ B.Tech/ B.Arch/ B.Des/ BFA/ or
equivalent (under 10+2+4 pattern) or
graduates in any discipline with one year
relevant professional experience.
Design for Retail Experience (2 years)
Design graduates or equivalent (under
10+2+4 pattern) or graduates in any
discipline with one year relevant
professional experience.

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pattern) or graduates in any discipline with

one year relevant professional experience.
Animation Film Design (2½ years)
BFA/ B.Arch/ B.Des (Communication
Design)/ or equivalent (under 10+2+4
pattern) or graduates in any discipline with
one year relevant professional experience.
Film & Video Communication
AHMEDABAD
Apparel Design & Merchandising
(2½ years)
B.Des/ BFA/ B. Arch/ or equivalent (under
10+2+4 pattern) or Graduates in Textile,
Knitwear or Fashion, Home Science with
Textiles & Clothing, Interior Design,
Textile or Handloom Technology,
graduates in any discipline with one

GANDHINAGAR
(2½ years) year relevant professional experience.

BFA/ B.Arch/ B.Des (Communication
Design)/ or equivalent (under 10+2+4
pattern) or graduates in visual
communication, in any discipline with one
year relevant professional experience.
Textile Design (2½ years)
B.Des/ BFA/ B. Arch/ or equivalent (under
10+2+4 pattern) or Graduates in Textile,
PG CAMPUS
Lifestyle Accessory Design (2½ years)
B.E/ B.Tech/ B.Des/ B.Arch/ B.Int.Des/ BFA/
or equivalent (under 10+2+4 pattern) or
graduates in any discipline with one year
relevant professional experience.
New Media Design (2 years)
B.E/ B.Tech / B.Des /B.Arch/ BFA/
Applied Arts / Painting/ Sculpting/ Music/
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BENGALURU

Knitwear or Fashion, Home Science with
Textiles & Clothing, Interior Design,
Textile or Handloom Technology,
graduates in any discipline with one year
relevant professional experience.
Computer Science/ I.T./ Electronics/ Visual
Communication/ or equivalent (under
10+2+4 pattern) or graduates in any
discipline with one year relevant
professional experience.
Strategic Design Management (2 years)
Graduates in design/Engineering (under
10+2+4 pattern) or graduates in any
discipline with an aptitude in design and
management with one year experience
in design, engineering, management or
other relevant areas.

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COURSE
INFORMATION
main Campus, Ahmedabad
Product Design (2½ years)
B.E/ B.Tech / B.Des (Industrial Design)/ B.Int.Des/
B.Arch/ or equivalent (under 10+2+4 pattern).
Furniture & Interior Design (2½ years)
B.E/ B.Tech / B.Des (Industrial Design)/ B.Int.Des/
B.Arch/ or equivalent (under 10+2+4 pattern).
Ceramic & Glass Design (2½ years)
B.Des/ BFA/ B.Arch/ B.Int.Des/ B.E/ B.Tech/ or
equivalent (under 10+2+4 pattern) or graduates
in any discipline with one year relevant professional
experience.
[under the faculty of industrial design]
Graphic Design (2½ years)
BFA/ B.Arch/ B.Des (Communication Design)/ or
equivalent (under 10+2+4 pattern) or graduates
in any discipline with one year relevant professional
experience.
Animation Film Design (2½ years)
BFA/ B.Arch/ B.Des (Communication Design)/ or
equivalent (under 10+2+4 pattern) or graduates
in any discipline with one year relevant professional
experience.
Film & Video Communication
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(2½ years)
AHMEDABAD
BFA/ B.Arch/ B.Des (Communication Design)/ or
equivalent (under 10+2+4 pattern) or graduates in
visual communication, in any discipline with one
year relevant professional experience.
[under the faculty of communication design]
Textile Design (2½ years)
B.Des/ BFA/ B. Arch/ or equivalent (under 10+2+4
pattern) or Graduates in Textile, Knitwear or
Fashion, Home Science with Textiles &
Clothing, Interior Design, Textile or Handloom
Technology, graduates in any discipline with one
year relevant professional experience.
[under the faculty of textile, apparel and lifestyle design]
Exhibition Design
Offered only for GDPD students
[under the faculty of communication design]
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 Product Design
Product Design is concerned primarily with the
relationship between products and systems
and those who use them. The Product Design
programme at NID inculcates a user-centred
approach and processes. Responsibility and
concern towards the social, physical and
ecological environment is emphasized in
the process of developing innovative ideas.
The Product Design programme commences
with inputs in elements of three-dimensional
form, ergonomics (human factors) and an
introduction to the forming of various kinds of
materials. Along with this, students also acquire
workshop, technical drawing and presentation
abilities. Emphasis is placed on learning through
participation and teamwork. Design projects
start in the very first semester and continue
throughout the programme, forming the core of
a product designer’s education. These projects
gradually increase in their level of complexity
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and cover a variety of situations that product
designers are likely to encounter in their
professional careers. Projects are supported
by theoretical inputs in structures and strength
of materials, technical studies, production
processes, as well as ergonomics.
In addition to courses in design, technology and
ergonomics, specific courses develop general
awareness of areas relevant to product design.
These are History of Design, Information Theory,
Computer-Aided Design, Design Management
and Marketing, Value Engineering and Systems
Thinking. An important component of the
programme is the exposure to various levels
of the manufacturing industry through field visits
and projects.
Furniture & Interior Design
The Furniture and Interior Design programme
provides an integrated approach to furniture
as a part of living, work-spaces, habitat,
challenges and defines the boundaries of such
objects in systems context.
The programme focuses on the development
of students’ creative faculties by encouraging
experimentation with new materials and processes
with due concern for material conservation. The
programme ensures that students are able to
perform at all levels of production, from industries
engaged in batch production of furniture in various
materials, mass production industries, to the
small scale and craft sectors. Lectures, workshop
practice and field studies, along with other design
disciplines introduce students to various materials
and their properties, as well as their engineering and
production principles. From an early stage in the
programme, a variety of design projects encourage
the development of individual potential through
an experimental approach. Practical experience
of working with materials like wood, metal and
plastics is encouraged. Emphasis is placed on the
detailing of furniture elements, keeping in mind
man-object relationships and on the process of
formal integration at the furniture construction
level. Exposure to both craft and mass production
techniques is given through field study and industry
visits. Building prototypes wherever possible
validates design solutions. The context and
inter-relationship of the furniture and furniture
systems in living, commercial, public spaces and
lifestyles are constantly explored.
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 Ceramic & Glass Design
Ceramic and Glass Design programme at
NID takes inspiration from both art and craft
traditions and it equally recognizes and lay
emphasis on the production potential of these
materials.
The curriculum at NID offers a set of courses to
introduce the technological and skill aspects of
the materials while wide range of courses such
as elements of forms, colour and composition,
ergonomics etc. are offered to sensitize students
towards the other essentials of design.
Moreover, design projects spread over the
semesters bring in a critical understanding
towards user perception, socio-cultural context and
market reality for the future designers. Extensive
exposure provided towards craft sector as well as
ceramic and glass industries bring in awareness
towards wider range of production techniques.
Students get hands on experience to a variety of
forming techniques in both the materials. They get
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to experience hand molding techniques in clay
such as coiling, pinching, throwing etc., while mold-
ing and casting as production methods. Students
also explore their creative expressions through kiln
formed glass such as slumping, fusing and pate de
verre and practice glass blowing as part of hot glass
in the curriculum. Besides existing linkages with
large scale industries, discipline has established
important alliance with the clusters of small scale
industries located in several parts of the country
such as Firozabad, Khurja, Jaipur, Morbi etc.
The association and exposure towards these
clusters provide a platform to the graduate to
utilize the cluster’s production capacity for their
own creative expression and entrepreneurial
venture for the national as well as export market.
Ceramic and glass offers tremendous expressive
qualities in the domain of art and creativity as well
as functional possibilities in the domain of craft,
architectural spaces and lifestyle product category.
Graduates find careers in the area of tableware,
tile, sanitary ware, glass ware industries and
lifestyle brands. There are ample opportunities to
work in the craft and NGO sectors or start up own
studios with independent batch production.
Overall, the in-depth understanding of technology,
production techniques and material skills &
expression, enables the graduates to take up
challenges and make appropriate use of these
materials, in applications other than the
conventional ones.
Graphic Design
A graphic design student, in addition to a typography & type design, publication design,
thorough grounding in design abilities and image making, illustration, photography,
theoretical issues, undertakes the study of packaging, print design, corporate identity,
the cultural and historical context in which branding and information & communication
designers need to function, as well as the systems like signage or way finding.
social and ethical factors that influence
design decisions. The ultimate aim is to Students, on successful completion of
stimulate the development of independent the programme would have acquired the
critical judgment, sound research skills, the competencies to find placements with
ability to think creatively and practice leading graphic design agencies working
design as a professional. in the area of branding, publication houses,
and communication design firms. They
The last decade or so has witnessed a near total could also start their own design studios.
transformation in the way a graphic designer
works. The expansion and application of the
electronic media has made graphic reproduction
technologies more accessible to the designer.
Paradoxically, traditional skills have become
more necessary than before. Quality and creative
solutions contextual to the user’s needs are still a
basic human input. The fundamental importance
of creating a visual vocabulary through drawing,
the development of aesthetic judgment, values
of form, proportion, image and word have
become an integral part of learning graphic
design at NID.

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During their period of study, students in graphic
design are encouraged to work on a variety of
projects, majoring in the selected sub-domain
of graphic design. The areas covered include

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 Animation Film Design
The objective of this programme is to enable
students to find solutions to complex problems
in various fields of communication design using
animation film making as a creative medium.
With rich and multiple inputs from various
inter-departmental faculty and faculty from abroad,
students develop basic skills and are introduced to
knowledge areas pertaining to films in particular,
as well as communication in its social and cultural
contexts. In the later semesters, students are
exposed to a workshop mode of learning where
they experiment with various mediums: from
traditional hand drawn 2D, clay, sand, oil on glass,
stop motion, pixilation to CGI/digital platform.
In addition, students of animation go through an
experiential learning of cross-disciplinary campus
life. During their final semester, they can choose
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the medium of their choice with more emphasis
on storytelling with original context and idea.
With the initial inputs and dynamic curriculum,
students’ projects eventually result in a unique
and original product, which also brings various
international and national awards, accolades and
recognition from time to time. Graduates of this
programme find rewarding careers as animators,
character designers, story-board artists as well
as creative directors, producers, consultants and
designers in broadcast television channels such as
Channel [V], MTV, Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network,
in multimedia agencies like Tata Interactive,
Infosys and production houses like Famous House
of Animation, Vaibhav Studio, Miditech and
also as faculty at various design schools in India,
including their alma mater (NID), and abroad.
Film & Video Communication
The primary aim of the Film and Video
Communication programme is to train versatile
design-informed communicators, fluent in
the conception and production of short films,
on a range of educational, cultural, social,
entertainment and marketing communication
needs.
Students are first introduced to the basics of
communication design and aspects of social theory
and the language, grammar and technology of film
and video. Thereafter, additional theoretical inputs
continue to supplement the development of
holistic conceptual abilities, simultaneous to the
building of proficiency in the practical aspects of
filmmaking.
The strength and versatility of the Film and Video
Education programme has been proved by the
worldwide recognition given to its students’ films.
These films have been showcased in prestigious
competitive film festivals across the globe, besides
winning accolades within India.
Graduates of programme have gone on to
rewarding careers within the broad spectrum of
the moving image industry. These include feature
films, television channels, production houses,
advertising agencies, interactive media ventures
and government and voluntary bodies having
a communication agenda.
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 Textile Design
NID’s Textile Design Programme lays emphasis
on woven and printed textiles as well as
non-woven techniques like resist dyed,
block-printed and knitted, besides surface
ornamentation using traditional and mass
production methods.
The emphasis of the course is on building a
variety of skills, in combination with theoretical
knowledge and practical application. The
programme commences with the learning of
fundamentals of textile design. These include
elementary ergonomics, textile fibres, colour,
composition and basic textile design for
weaving and printing. It also covers dyeing
techniques, printing methods, sewing techniques,
construction of fabrics and surface design.
Through increasingly complex design projects,
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complemented by related inputs in the social
sciences and technology, students are encouraged
to apply their abilities to resolve specific design
problems. The programme helps one understand
all the intricacies of production, in order to find
innovative solutions. It provides major
field-level exposure to all levels of industrial
and craft production. Besides instilling design
sensibility, all the courses lay emphasis on
technology and market-related inputs.
Design projects in textiles cover woven and
printed apparel fabrics, textiles for interiors,
collections of prints, craft documentation,
computer aided textile design, jacquard fabrics
etc. Design solutions are translated into samples
or prototypes through workshops in dyeing,
printing and weaving.
Exhibition Design
The Exhibition Design Programme aims to
develop confidence in its graduates to
interpret, contextualize, manifest, express
and communicate through creative handling
of space and ambiences. This is done through
multi-sensory and multimedia installations that
create interactive and experiential
environments.
The students are provided with a rigorous training
in conceptualization and communication of design
concepts. They develop critical abilities while
engaging with communication theories;
visual language and communication; spatial
perception and design. They learn skills related
to technology through the study of materials,
processes, finishes and structures and relevant
computer softwares. An understanding of the
history of design, design management, science
and liberal arts also forms an essential part of their
overall learning.
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 pg campus, gandhinagar
Transportation & Automobile Design (2½ years)
B.E/ B.Tech / B.Des (Industrial Design)/ B.Int.Des /
B.Arch/ or equivalent (under 10+2+4 pattern).
Toy & Game Design (2½ years)
B.E/ B.Tech / B.Des /B.Arch/ BFA/ Applied Arts/
computer science/ electronics or equivalent (under
10+2+4 pattern)/ or graduates in any discipline
with one year relevant professional experence.
GANDHINAGAR
[under the faculty of industrial design]
PG CAMPUS
Photography Design (2 years)
BFA/B.Arch/ B.Des (Communication Design) / or
Equivalent (under 10+2+4 pattern) or Graduates
in any discipline with one year relevant
professional experience.
[under the faculty of communication design]
Apparel Design & Merchandising (2½ years)
B.Des/ BFA/ B. Arch/ or equivalent (under 10+2+4
pattern) or Graduates in Textile, Knitwear or
Fashion, Home Science with Textiles &
Clothing, Interior Design, Textile or Handloom
Technology, graduates in any discipline with one
year relevant professional experience.
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Lifestyle Accessory Design (2½ years)
B.E/ B.Tech/ B.Des/ B.Arch/ B.Int.Des/ BFA / or
equivalent (under 10+2+4 pattern) or graduates in
any discipline with one year relevant professional
experience.
[under the faculty of textile, apparel and lifestyle design]
New Media Design (2 years)
B.E/ B.Tech / B.Des /B.Arch/ BFA/ Applied Arts /
Painting/ Sculpting/ Music/ Computer Science/
I.T./ Electronics/ Visual Communication/ or
equivalent (under 10+2+4 pattern) or graduates in
any discipline with one year relevant professional
experience.
[under the faculty of IT integrated (experiential design)]
Strategic Design Management (2 years)
Graduates in design/Engineering (under 10+2+4
pattern) or graduates in any discipline with an
aptitude in design and management with one year
experience in design, engineering, management
or other relevant areas.
[under the faculty of interdisciplinary design]
Transportation & Automobile Design
Overview
Transportation has evolved as a basic need for
humanity. Other than the basic mobility need,
transportation has also shaped up as an indicator
of a nation’s economic presence. It is this belief
that NID perceives and reflects in its Transportation
& Automobile Design programme.
The programme pays special attention to the
Indian context, especially to the users’ needs in
terms of comfort, safety, information and even the
considerations of cultural sensitivities and
preferences.
Methodology
The course is structured around a learning curve
that starts off with inculcating aesthetics, form
sensitivity, analytical abilities and giving a broad
understanding of concepts and concerns in
Transportation & Automobile Design. Over the
two-year period, students tackle varying levels of
complexity through design projects ranging from
non-motorized transport, display/controls, vehicle
design, system design to understand the design
process in various contexts.
Partnerships
In addition to the coursework, Transportation &
Automobile Design at NID has various MoUs with
design studios abroad as well as in India. Also,
there is a regular interaction and guest lectures
with design practitioners from automobile
industry in India for specific inputs during
classroom projects, feedback and portfolio
reviews.
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 Toy & Game Design
The primary objective of the discipline is to
help develop a holistic understanding of play
and arrive at a spectrum of creative and
innovative designs for multiple scenarios. The
programme draws its strength from its
transdisciplinary nature, integrating knowledge
from various disciplines and in its diverse
profile of students.
The learning modules give equal importance to
conceptual thinking as well as practical exhibition/
understanding. The curriculum is progressive in
nature with courses involving basic design
fundamentals, material and media studies, cultural
studies, creative thinking, user psychology etc.
and progressing into methodologies for
understanding complex system level problems
and scenario visualisations. Modules such as
elements of play, game theory, character design,
user research and testing methods with special
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emphasis on children and young adults provide
specialized inputs. The project based pedagogy
involving live projects gives ample opportunities
to students to engage in either individual or group
based learning as per the project requirements.
The students are encouraged to explore and work
on projects based on their interest and aptitude
keeping in mind current/ futuristic context. An
active student exchange programme with Dept.
of Play and Learn, Burg Giebichenstein school of art
and design,Halle, Germany as well as collaborative
classroom projects with industries provides a rich
exposure to students. The emphasis on originality
and uniqueness of ideas as well as practical know-
how provides students to begin their career in a
spectrum of industries including broad areas of :
educational sector, digital game sector, toy indus-
try sector and craft heritage sector. Entrepreneur-
ship opportunities in this sector has also led alumni
to set up their own design and production units.
Photography Design
The PG Diploma in Photography Design at
National Institute of Design offers students, the
opportunities to work in the context of leading
edge practice in their subject and to develop
their skills to an advanced level appropriate for
careers in the industries.
It aims to support the advanced study and
practice of a wide range of photographic
practices. It offers a unique opportunity to
develop body of work that engages with the
photographic image within the context of a
critical understanding of contemporary
photography and visual culture.
Students are expected to develop strong and
original practice based projects and an ability to
evaluate this work critically. Postgraduates of this
programme can seek work ranging from a highly
specialised, technical variety of the field that
requires creativity and visual literacy such as press/
news photography, documentary photography,
advertising photography, fashion photography,
fine art photography etc. The course runs over
four semesters (2 years) full-time, starting every
June of the year. Selected two students will have
the opportunity to opt for student exchange
programme with UCA, Farnham, United Kingdom.

It engages in the creative process and

comprehends the physical and intellectual
demands of the visual artist. The development of
new conceptual strategies and an
understanding of the broader debates
surrounding photography practice are all a very
important part of the course. Practice units begin
by encouraging students to work experimentally,
questioning their own methods as well as those of
other contemporary practitioners. The practice is
underpinned by history and theories that supports
in the consideration of the context; audience and
professional relevance of their practice in an
independent or commercial environment.

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 Apparel Design & Merchandising
The Apparel Design and Merchandising
Programme is concerned with all those aspects
of design, technology and merchandising
required to create, produce and market clothing
and fashions. It aims to develop a professional
and creative attitude to the ever-changing needs
of the apparel and fashion industry.
The course enables students to question
basic assumptions, challenge conventional
wisdom and existing ways of doing things, and
meaningfully explore possible alternatives. It is
designed to prepare the student to be visually
sophisticated. The programme lays emphasis
on ready-to-wear, work and protective wear and
costume design. The strength of the course is its
close interaction with the textile discipline, which
enables students to develop sensitivity to the
very nature of cloth.
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Students study design, production and
management, as well as textile technology.
Practice is supported by historical and
theoretical studies. The programme is structured
to take students through all aspects of apparel
design like patternmaking, draping, sewing,
construction of fabrics, knitting, knitwear
design, marketing, merchandising and garment
manufacturing technology. Students undertake
fashion projects from the initial design stage
to the finished garment. They are also given
exposure to designing accessories such as
jewellery, bags, footwear, belts and headgear.
Graduates of this programme can seek work
in the four broad areas of clothing: ready-
to-wear, high fashion, costume design and
functional wear. Several graduates are working
as entrepreneurs, having set up their own design
and production units.
Lifestyle Accessory Design
The Lifestyle Accessory Design (LAD) post-
graduate programme educates and trains
professional designers to visualise and create
lifestyle accessories and systems using different
materials, processes and technologies.
The designers from this programme aspire to
drive the market and make ‘Designed in India’ a
premier global brand. The programme focuses
on a wide spectrum of accessory products to
suit the needs of contemporary patterns of
living and lifestyles. It relates to people’s living
habits and the products they interact with which
form an important basis of their day to day
lives. It delves into perception and trend studies
of diverse dynamics influencing the lifestyles
of consumers from various strata of society. It
offers a strong multidisciplinary edge wherein
the students get opportunity to work with a wide
spectrum of product categories - jewellery, bags,
luggage, footwear, lighting, furnishings, furniture,
space accessories and automobile interiors. The
programme curriculum encourages students to
develop alternative approaches to designing
products by building innovative, out-of-the-box
thinking skills while ensuring that the design
solutions successfully accomplish their commercial
expectations. Design projects, which are actively
plugged into the curriculum, provide a vital
learning experience whereby the students exhibit
their capability to converge and synthesize their
creativity, skills and knowledgebase to come up
with tangible outputs. A plethora of rewarding
career opportunities are available to LAD graduates
across diverse industry segments where a growing
number of alumni are meaningfully contributing.
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 New Media Design
The New Media Design programme at NID
attempts to critically examine the relationship
between technology and culture. Media, ‘old’
and ‘new’, such as print, radio, television,
cinema, Internet, virtual reality, video games
and mobile telephony, to mention a few, have a
profound impact on our culture.
Understanding these various media and the
impact they (may) create is crucial to understand
how our societies are shaped. This aspect is an
essential component of New Media Studies.
Students on the New Media programme spend
the first semester on design fundamentals as part
of a common foundation programme. Design
projects are a core component of the programme.
Through a diverse set of projects, students gain
the opportunity to:
a) Learn various skills (tools, techniques and
methods) of making physical or virtual objects/
processes, using hand tools or digital tools.
b) Explore various medium’s such as moving
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images (film/video/animation), physical
computing, and sound for example, from
a New Media perspective.
c) Learn about New Media theory through
lectures, seminars, public events and self-
directed research, and apply theoretical
frameworks to their design projects.
d) Explore and understand notions of interactivity
and interaction design.
e) Enrich the ability to perceive and judge quality
of aesthetic experiences in design solutions.
f) Develop and refine their ideas and methods
of working and thinking.
The programme is trans-disciplinary in nature,
applying and integrating knowledge from various
disciplines. In this sense, it is a unique
combination of design, art, science and
technology. The programme seeks students from
diverse backgrounds ranging from design, arts,
engineering and humanities. A willingness and
motivation to learn various digital skills such as
electronics and software programming is required.
Strategic Design Management
Business managers and leaders now recognize
the importance of design and design thinking
in formulating business strategies and
implementation of integrated management
decisions. As a result understanding the
deployment and management of design
processes and practices is now a major focus
of capability development for the corporate
sector. Particularly, the consumer-driven
businesses perceive the role of design thinking
as significant in developing and delivering
innovative products and processes.
environmental design, and social development.
They can also perform applied research in design
management with a view to develop new tools,
methods and processes.
The students and graduates from the discipline
get to work on exciting assignments covering
a large number of issues and domains. A great
amount of interest is now growing among the
business stakeholders, social organizations,
educational institutions and design and
management consultancy organizations.

Strategic design management is concerned

with integrative and collaborative business
management requiring a new breed of managers
who are skilled at working with a wide range
of multi-disciplinary inputs and diverse team
members in order to achieve holistic and
sustainable business solutions. The educational
programme in Strategic Design Management
(SDM) is conducted within a design thinking
framework. The programme is project-oriented,
human-centred, and interactive in approach. It
finally culminates in an industry-based project
with a view to connect students with the business
world, and develop their skills and confidence in
working with the real-life situations.
The SDM students can specialize in specific areas
such as user research, branding, retail design
and management, new product development,

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 r&d campus, bengaluru

Information & Interface Design (2 years)

B.E/ B.Tech/ B.Des/ B.Arch/ BFA/ Applied Arts/ or
equivalent (under 10+2+4 pattern) or graduates
in any discipline with one year relevant
professional experience.
Design for Digital Experience (2 years)
B.E/ B.Tech/ B.Arch/ B.Des/ BFA/ or equivalent
(under 10+2+4 pattern) or graduates in any
discipline with one year relevant professional
experience.
[under the faculty of IT integrated (experiential design)]

Design for Retail Experience (2 years)

Design graduates or equivalent (under 10+2+4
pattern) or graduates in any discipline with one
year relevant professional experience.
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Information & Interface Design
The programme aims to explore the Technical, As a result of the course, he/she would be able
Cognitive and Aesthetic basis of human to engage with interactive media from functional,
interaction with technology. aesthetic, commercial and critical points of view;
and contribute to multi-disciplinary teams that
At it is most holistic; it addresses the quality of life typically construct software systems.
in the information-rich environment of the future.
A typical IID student would be someone with a
passion for people and technology, who wants to
shape how information is accessed and used, and
is inherently curious about the future.

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 Design for Digital Experience
We use a number of digital products and appli-
cations in our daily life at home, school, office,
for information, communication, education,
entertainment, banking, healthcare etc. Design
for Digital Experience focuses on experiential
component to enhance the quality of life in the
digitally enabled society also keeping in view
the rural/ urban spaces & requirements.
The context for digital products and
experiences could be seen to encompass
areas such as Software products; Digital learning
environments; Handheld gadgets and devices;
Entertainment based applications and other
virtual environments for supporting user
interactions within the digital world.
The various course modules for this programme
can be broadly categorized into those that focus
on design processes for the development of
concepts, prototyping and evaluation with the
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user in mind. Another set of courses look in the
area of enriching content from aspects such as
narrative styles, use of appropriate media,
interactivity with focus on developing aesthetic
sensibilities and creative communication
strategies. A course titled ‘Digital Design and
Society’ emphasizes on research to create a
knowledgebase with regards to usage of Digital
products in Indian society and inform in context
of future design directions keeping in mind Indian
socio-cultural aspects. The programme takes
students with diverse professional backgrounds
such as fine and applied arts, film- making,
engineering or technical, design, mass commu-
nication and architecture. Students should have
willingness to develop their programming skills.
Design for Retail Experience
This PG programme has an integrated approach
to designing products, systems and spaces to
accommodate multi sensory experiences in the re-
tail and visual merchandising fields in the context
of enhanced user experience.
The programme offers a challenge to redefine
boundaries, understand consumer lifestyles and
aspirations in order to visualize and create new
concepts for an outstanding shopping experience.
Projects in this programme would cover retail
store designs for small and big organized retail
sectors alike (branding, brand promotion, lighting,
exhibition design etc.). A profound understanding
of materials, hardware and technology,
documentation and field research through live
interactions with industry, and understanding retail
as a part of system design, are also areas of focus.
Visual Merchandizing, System Design, Visualiza-
tion of Space, Elements of Form and Colour, and
Photography are other areas covered.
Why Design for Retail Experience?
Retail Design as a profession is gaining a good
degree of recognition from the Retail industry
and has established itself within the country. With
the major changes in the Indian Economy this has
become an area of expertise to the large variety
of retail industries. Market competition is intense
and a great degree of flexibility is demanded to
sustain the day to day changes in the market.
Learning Process
The process of learning includes interaction with
the industries in various ways. Seminars and
workshops conducted with people from the
industry act as a great exposure for students to
explore and learn recent techniques, materials and
trends in the market. They are further introduced
to professional designers from the industry and
hence are able to comprehend and understand
the position design has in today’s market through
live class room activities.
Industrial field visits, and training as well as
sponsored research based projects are yet more
instances of the learning process at NID.
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HOW TO APPLY
ADMISSION PROCEDURE

To get your Application form:
For General Category: Forms can be downloaded from NID’s
website www.nid.edu/downloads and sent along with a DD of
Rs 1500/- drawn on any nationalized bank in favour of ‘National
Institute of Design’ payable at Ahmedabad. Forms can also be
obtained from select branches of Bank of India (listed below) on
payment of Rs.1,500/- towards the cost of the form plus Rs.50/-
as bank charges.
For Reserved Category: Forms at concessional rates to reserved
categories are available only from Admissions Office, NID,
Ahmedabad. These forms can be obtained from Admissions
Office directly by sending a Demand Draft drawn on any
nationalized bank in favour of ‘National Institute of Design’ payable
at Ahmedabad for Rs.750/-. The applicant should also send in an
attested copy of the relevant certificate from competent authority
and a self addressed envelope of 9” x 12” size with Rs.40/- stamps
affixed. The envelope should be marked with ‘NID ADMISSIONS
2011’.
All candidates fulfilling the requirements of minimum
qualification and within the prescribed age limit will be called
for the Entrance Test (PGDPD or GDPD) to be conducted at 11
centres — Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Chennai, Delhi,
Guwahati, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai and
Nagpur. (NID reserves its right to cancel any of these centres).
Hall Ticket/ Call Letter will be posted by December 15, 2010.
Those who do not receive the call letters by December 20, 2010 may
get in touch with NID’s Admissions Cell at admissions@nid.edu.
Admission is on the basis of NID’s method of selection, which
extends beyond the students previous academic qualifications.
The NID Admission Committee systematically seeks evidence
of the perception, attitude, aptitude, achievement and motiva-
tion essential for a challenging and satisfying design career. The
objective of the tests and the interviews is to ascertain the above
qualities. 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

INFORMATION
Reserved category candidates must attach relevant certificate done. The second phase of the admission procedure will consist

of Caste/Category otherwise the application form will not be
provided/ will be rejected. OBC candidates are required to
submit non-creamy layer certificate from the Collectorate. PH
candidates are required to submit certificate from the Chief
Medical Officer.
The incomplete application forms / not satisfying eligibility
criteria / incorrect forms/ forms without required fees will be
rejected. The application form fee (Rs.1,500/ Rs.750) for rejected
applications will not be refunded. No official communication will
be made regarding rejected application forms.
For the academic year 2011–2012, the last date for receiving
the completed application forms is November 12, 2010.
Design Aptitude Test for
PGDPD (at all centres)
JANUARY 8, 2011, SATURDAY
National Entrance Exam For
Design for GDPD (at all centres)
JANUARY 9, 2011, SUNDAY
GENERAL
of studio tests followed by personal interviews at Ahmedabad,
Bengaluru and Gandhinagar.
Tentative Dates of the Studio tests/ interviews
GDPD is scheduled from April 20 – 25, 2011
PGDPD is scheduled from April 20 – May 6, 2011
Call letters for this phase of the interview will be posted by
March 25, 2011. This information will also be available on NID’s
website www.nid.edu. All those candidates called for the second
phase are required to attend the studio tests and interview, which
completes the process of selection. The Admission Committee
decides the procedures, grades and weightage every year.
The norms for the selection are the sole prerogative of the
Admission Committee and the decision of the Admission
Committee and the Management in any of the matters
concerning the admission process and selection will be final. Any
direct or indirect attempt to influence the admission committee
or its members, academic office bearers or management will lead
to the automatic disqualification of the candidate(s).

BANK OF INDIA BRANCHES:Ahmedabad Bhadra, Paldi; Bengaluru Kempegowda Road; Bhopal Marwari Road, Jumerati;
Bhubaneshwar Janapath; Chandigarh Sector 17; Chennai Errabalu Chetty Street; Coimbatore Oppankara Street; Dehradun Rajpura
Road; Delhi Janpath, HauzKhas; Durgapur Nachan Road; Guwahati Kamarpatty; Hyderabad Nampally Station Road; Indore
Santa Bazar; Jaipur Mirza Ismail Road; Jamshedpur Bistepur; Kanpur Mahatma Gandhi Road; Kochi Shanmugham Road; Kolkata
NetajiSubhash Road, Manicktolla; Kozikode Silk Street; Lucknow Nawal Kishore Road; Mumbai Nariman Point, Dadar-Portuguese
Church; Nagpur Kingsway; Panaji Rua De Ormuz; Patna Fraser Road; Pondicherry J Nehru Street; Pune Dr Coyaji Road; Ranchi Albert
Ekkachowk; Rohtak Hissar Road; Rourkela Sector 19; Shillong Police Bazar; Simla The Mall; Srinagar Maulana Azad Road; Surat
Kanpith, Lal Gate; Thiruvananthapuram University; Udaipur NyayMarg; Vadodara Raopura; Vishakhapatnam Valtair Main Road.

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 number of seats
Prescribed percentage of seats are reserved for candidates G D P D
belonging to various reserved categories scheduled as per the DISCIPLINE SEATS
norms of the Government of India. Main campus, Ahmedabad
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN 35
Number of seats in the Graduate Diploma Programme is Product Design
projected to be 100 (includes reserved categories) and for the Furniture & Interior Design
Post-Graduate Diploma Programme is 245 (includes reserved Ceramic & Glass Design
categories).For both GDPD and PGDPD, the Institute will draw COMMUNICATION DESIGN 50
separate waiting lists with approximately ten percent of the total Graphic Design
number of seats available. Animation Film Design
Film & Video Communication
P G D P D Exhibition (Spatial) Design
DISCIPLINE SEATS TEXTILE, APPAREL AND LIFESTYLE DESIGN 15
Main campus, Ahmedabad Textile Design
Product Design 15 Total No. Seats 100
Furniture & Interior Design 15
Ceramic & Glass Design 10
Graphic Design 15
Yearly Expenses (in INR)
Animation Film Design 15 G D P D PGDPD
Film & Video Communication 15 Tuition Fees 1,20,000 1,60,000
Textile Design 15 Studio & KMC charges
INFORMATION

PG campus, Gandhinagar /I.T. infrastructure charges 55,000 55,000

GENERAL

Transportation & Automobile Design 15 Hostel

*
Toy & Game Design 10 Room Rent & Electricity Charges 25,000 30,000
Photography Design 15 Insurance 200 200
Apparel Design & Merchandising 15 Student Development Fund 400 400
Lifestyle Accessory Design 15 Film Club 200 200
New Media Design 15 Security Deposit (refundable) 10,000 10,000
Strategic Design Management 15 Total 2,10,800 2,55,800
R&D campus, Bengaluru Monthly Mess Charges 2800 2800
Information & Interface Design 15 (as per Mess Committee recommendation)
Design For Digital Experience 15 *Hostel facility is only at PG campus Gandhinagar for
Design For Retail Experience 15 courses offered at Gandhinagar. There is no hostel facility
Total No. Seats 245 for PG students at Ahmedabad and Bengaluru.

fee waivers
A number of full and partial tuition fee waivers offered by NID,
Ford Foundation and Government of India Scholarships are
available to the deserving and disadvantaged candidates.
Registration
Candidates selected for admission will be intimated by May 20,
2011. They are required to pay fees for the entire academic year
(by Bank Draft in favour of the National Institute of Design
payable at Ahmedabad) along with their letters of acceptance
as well as the rules and regulations duly endorsed by individual
candidate and by his/ her parent or guardian. These documents
and the payment must reach the Institute by the date as
indicated in the offer letter. In case the Institute does not receive
the letter of acceptance and the payment as aforesaid, by the
date indicated, the offer of admission will stand withdrawn and
the available seat will be offered to those in the waiting list.
Candidates who are waiting for the results of their qualifying
examinations will be offered provisional admission into the
programme. The Graduate Diploma Programme students are
admitted only into the Foundation Programme and their entry
into different design domains is not automatic. On successful
completion of the Foundation Programme, the Semester Jury
will recommend the final decision on the specific design domain.
All students are required to be present for the Orientation
Programme and no exceptions can be made. Failure to be
present at the Orientation programme may mean an automatic
withdrawal by NID of its admission offer. Students who leave
the Institute in search of other career or other programmes
elsewhere, immediately after joining will be refunded the
deposits as per rules. Existing students who wish to register in

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subsequent semesters will have to do so by paying their semester
fees according to the academic calendar. Fees are payable by
Demand Draft or in Cash before the commencement of each
semester. Students who leave NID or who are asked to leave NID
for whatever reasons will not be entitled to any refund of fees.
A student can be given leave of absence for a maximum period
of one academic year on health grounds or other exceptional
circumstances. During this period the student will have to pay
his/ her tuition fee for the entire year.
Evaluation
From the point of view of benchmarking NID’s academic activities
internationally, the Institute has introduced an Academic Credit
Based Evaluation System, as a part of its evaluation system since
the academic year 2002. The system comprises credits and
performance evaluation through grading, wherein the students
are required to earn the prescribed number of credits indicated
for the respective academic programme as well as perform to the
established level of performance set by the institute for successful
completion of the professional education programme at NID.
The student’s performance is assessed at several stages of the
programme, such as individual course evaluation, semester
end jury, peer group/ general presentations and diploma jury.
Residence
As the accommodation on the campus is not sufficient,
provision of hostel accommodation to outstation students in
various programmes is presently restricted as follows:
_ All students in the GDPD: 7 Semesters
_ All students for PG Campus Gandhinagar: 3-4 Semesters
The PG students at Ahmedabad and Bengaluru may make
their own arrangements for stay, as the programmes are
non-residential. Students residing in the NID hostels must
observe its rules and regulations. Admission is on yearly basis.
Subscriptions to mess facilities are compulsory for all hostel
residents. These charges must be paid in full at the beginning
of every semester.
Medical Facilities
The NID doctors (including one Lady Doctor) visit the campus
clinic everyday and can be consulted in the consultation room
in the campus. NID does not have hospitalisation or isolation
facilities available on the campus. Arrangements may be made
for hospitalisation at Government hospitals in Ahmedabad
for any resident student to whom this is recommended by the
Institute’s doctor. NID health facilities are limited to the campus
doctor and dispensary. The basic responsibility for good health
is in the hands of individual students, and the facilities are to
supplement individual efforts and are not a substitute for them.
Medical expenses have to be borne by the students. The students
are required to take individual medical insurance from a reputed
insurance company and inform NID the details thereof at the time
of admission. It is mandatory for the students to join, at their own
cost, the personal Accident Insurance Scheme as may be approved
from time to time by the Institute. All students are required to give
the name and address of their local guardian in Ahmedabad so that
NID authorities may get in touch with them if the student happens
to fall sick, or in any other emergency.
Extra Curricular Activities
The Faculty-student Consultative Forum meets at least 2 times
in a semester to discuss academic matters of importance.
The Student Activity Committee functions through its various
committees, dealing with the Canteen, Sports, Entertainment, and
through groups which plan social and cultural events. Recreational
facilities for ‘net games’ and campus fitness centre with aerobic
facilities are available in the Institute within the campus.
Overseas Candidates
Overseas candidates applying for admission into Graduate
Diploma Programme in Design should send in their application
along with other applicants in India by November 12, 2010. Such
students may attend admission test at one of the test centres
and if short-listed can attend the interview at Ahmedabad.
10 percent seats in Post-Graduate Diploma Programme are
INFORMATION
reserved for foreign countries/ SAARC region/ NRI candidates
GENERAL
on supernumerary basis.
They should fill in the prescribed application form and send the
same with their portfolio to Registrar (Academics), NID on or
before November 12, 2010. Their applications will be processed
through a selection procedure as may be prescribed by the
Admission Committee. The Institute will follow the reservation
criteria as and when prescribed by the Government of India and
as applicable at the time of admissions.
Yearly Expenses for foreign nationals/ SAARC countries/ NRI
Tuition Fee for foreign nationals: US$ 12,000/-
Tuition Fee for SAARC countries/ NRI: US$ 8,000/-
Other fees/ charges are as applicable to Indian students.
All enquiries relating to admissions should be
addressed to:
Registrar (Academics)
National Institute of Design
Paldi, Ahmedabad 380 007, India
Phone: +91-79-2662 3462
e-mail: admissions@nid.edu
website: www.nid.edu
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NID’s vision is to emerge as a global leader in Design
Education and Research.

It is a torchbearer for strategic design in the industry,

commerce and development sectors.

Its Integrated Design Services and Outreach programmes

offer the students opportunity to practice design during their
studies.
NID has also been playing a significant role in promoting
design, to move towards a ‘Design enabled India’.
It has established exchange programmes and ongoing
pedagogic relationships with 35 overseas institutions.

NID offers a wide spectrum of design domains while

encouraging transdisciplinary design projects.

It empowers students with problem solving capabilities,

depths of intellect and creative educational culture.
 “M A K E IT A R
EALITY”

National Institute of Design © NID

Paldi, Ahmedabad 380 007 Published by Dr Vijaya Deshmukh,
Phone: (079) 2662 3462 Registrar (Academics),
Fax: (079) 2662 1167 National Institute of Design, 2010
e-mail: admissions@nid.edu Student Designer: Swati Rao