National Institute Of Design (NID)

NID is internationally acclaimed as one of the foremost multi-disciplinary institutions in the field of design education and research. The institute functions as an autonomous body under the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India.

All candidates are required to attend the design aptitude tests. Shortlisted candidates will be asked to attend a studio test and interview. NID Entrance Test (DAT) is conducted at Ahmedabad, Bangluru, Bhopal, Chennai, Delhi, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Kanpur, Kochi, Kolkata & Mumbai. Click here to view NID Exam Centres

Issuing of Forms starts from                                 October 9, 2010
Last date for receiving completed forms by NID   October 31, 2010
Hall Ticket/ Call Letter will be posted by              December 20, 2010
Design Aptitude Test for PGDPD                         January 9, 2010
Design Aptitude Test for GDPD                           January 10, 2010
Call letters for this phase of the interview by          March 26, 2010

Check NID 2010 Results here

Dates of the studio tests/ interviews GDPD           April 20 – 24, 2010
Dates of the studio tests/ interviews PGDPD         April 20 – May 3, 2010

Admission Procedures
Application form and prospectus can be obtained on payment of Rs. 1500/- or by Demand Draft drawn in favour of “National Institute of Design” payable at Ahmedabad.

Click to download NID application form & prospectus

Forms are also available at the following branches Bank of India, Ahmedabad: Bhadra, Paldi; Bangaluru: Kempegowda Road; Bhopal: Marwari Road, Jumerati; Bhubaneshwar:
Janapath; Chandigarh: Sector 17; Chennai: Errabalu Chetty Street; Coimbatore: Oppankara Street; Dehradun: Rajpura Road; Delhi:Janpath, Hauz Khas; 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: Netaji Subhash Road, Manicktolla; Kozikode: Silk Street; Lucknow: Nawal Kishore Road; Mumbai: Nariman Point, Dadar-Portuguese Church; 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: Nyay Marg; Vadodara: Raopura; Vishakhapatnam: Valtair Main Road

View the Video Presentation by Dr. Darlie O Koshy

Undergraduate Programs             100 seats           

Industrial Design

• Product Design - 15 Seats
• Furniture and Interior Design - 10 Seats
• Ceramic & Glass Design - 10 Seats

Communication Design

• Graphic Design - 15 Seats
• Animation Film Design - 15 Seats
• Film & Video Communication - 10 Seats
• Exhibition [Spatial] Design - 10 Seats

Textile and Apparel Design

• Textile Design - 15 Seats

Eligibility: Admission is open to students who have passed or who will appear in 2010 for qualifying examinations under Higher Secondary (10+2) or equivalents like AISSCE/IB/ICSE, etc. Upper age limit for candidates is 20 years (relaxable by 3 years for reserved categories) as on 1.6.2010.

Postgraduate Programs             240 seats           

Upper age limit for candidates is 27 years (relaxable by 3 years for reserved categories) as on 1.6.2010. Candidates with work experience are preferred.

Programs at Ahmedabad                       

Product Design            15 Seats           2 ½ years  
B.E/ B.Tech/ B.Des/ B.Arch/ Equivalent (under 10+2+4 pattern or more)

Furniture & Interior Design            15 Seats            2 ½ years  
B.E/ B.Tech/ B.Des/ B.Arch/ Equivalent (under 10+2+4 pattern or more)

Transportation & Automobile Design 10 Seats            2 ½ years  
B.E/ B.Tech/ B.Des/ B.Arch/ Equivalent (under 10+2+4 pattern or more)

Ceramic & Glass Design            10 Seats            2 ½ years  
B.E/ B.Tech/ B.Des/ B.Arch/ B.Int.Des/ BFA/ or Equivalent or graduates in any discipline with one year relevant industry experience

Textile Design            15 Seats            2 ½ years  
B.Des/ BFA/ Graduation in Textile, Knitwear or Fashion, Home Science with Textiles & Clothing, Textile or Handloom Technology or Equivalent or graduates in any discipline with one year relevant industry experience

Graphic Design            15 Seats            2 ½ years  
BFA/ B.Arch/ B.Des/ BVC/ B.Int. Design/ Graduation in Communication Mass Media/ or equivalent with atleast one year relevant industry experience and proven skills.

Animation Film Design            15 Seats            2 ½ years  
BFA/ B.Arch/ B.Des/ BVC/ B.Litt/ Graduation in Commn. Media, Film & TV, Mass Media or Equivalent or graduates in any discipline with one year relevant industry experience/ creative pursuits

Film & Video Communication            15 Seats            2 ½ years  
BFA/ B.Arch/ B.Des/ BVC/ B.Litt/ Graduation in Commn. Media, Film & TV, Mass Media or Equivalent or graduates in any discipline with one year relevant industry experience/ creative pursuits

Photography Design           15 Seats            2 year  
BFA/B.Arch/B.Des/B.Litt/Graduation in Communication Media, Film and TV, Mass Media/ or Equivalent/ or Graduates in any discipline with one year relevant industry/ photography experience.

Programs at Gandhinagar

Toy & Game Design            10 Seats            2 ½ years  
B.E/ B.Tech/ B.Des/ B.Arch/ B.Int.Des/ or equivalent (under 10+2+4 pattern or more), BFA/ BVC/ B.Litt/ Graduation in Communication Media, Film & TV, Mass Media/ or equivalent or graduates in any discipline with one year relevant industry experience.

Apparel Design & Merchandising            15 Seats            2 ½ years  
B.Des/ BFA/ Graduation in Textile, Knitwear or Fashion, Home Science with Textiles & Clothing, Interior Design, Architecture, Textile or Handloom Technology or Equivalent or graduates in any discipline with one year relevant industry experience

Lifestyle Accessory Design            15 Seats            2 ½ years  
B.Des/ BFA/ Graduation in Textile, Knitwear or Fashion, Home Science with Textiles & Clothing, Interior Design, Architecture, Textile or Handloom Technology, or equivalent or graduates in any discipline with one year relevant industry experience.

Strategic Design Management            15 Seats            2 years  
Graduates in any discipline with two years full-time relevant work experience in a design or allied creative organisations. Experience may be relaxed for Post-Graduates.

New Media Design             15 Seats            2 years  
Graduates with a Bachelors in Design, Architecture, Fine or Applied Arts, Visual Communication, Mass Media, Computer Science, I.T., Electronics, Engineering, or degrees from Humanities or Social Sciences or equivalent or graduates in any discipline with one year relevant industry experience.

Programs at Bangalore

Information & Interface Design           15 Seats            2 years  
Graduates with a Bachelors in Design, Architecture, Fine or Applied Arts, Visual Communication, Mass Media, Computer Science, I.T., Electronics, Engineering, or degrees from Humanities or Social Sciences or equivalent or graduates in any discipline with one year relevant industry experience.

Design for Retail Experience           15 Seats            2 years  
Design graduates or graduates in any discipline with one year full-time relevant work experience in related field.

Design for Digital Experience           15 Seats            2 years  
BCA/ BIT/ BSc Comp./ BFA/ B.E/ B.Tech/ B.Arch/ B.Des/ BVC/ Degree in Mass Media/ or equivalent or graduates in any discipline with one year full-time relevant work experience in digital and allied areas (knowledge of programming, scripting and computer graphic tools is essential).