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National Institute of Design (NID)

Training you for the NIFT, NID, Pearl, Shristi, Symbiosis, MIT, SOFT, NIIFT (Mohali), Apeejay, CEED, Design Entrance Exams

National Institute of Design

NID is internationally acclaimed as one of the foremost multi-desciplinary institutions in the field of design education & research. The Business week, USA has listed NID as one of the top 25 design progams in the world.

All candidates fulfilling the requirements of minimum qualification and within the prescribed age limit will be called for the Admission Tests to be conducted at 11 centres viz Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Bhopal, Chennai, Delhi, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Kanpur, Kolkata, Mumbai The test are held in January usually, the first weekend after the new year. Admission details, entrance exam dates, NID application forms & prospectus for this year can be obtained at http://www.afdindia.com/NID.htm

The test consists of design aptitude test; results of the written exam are published by 25th of March. Shortlisted candidates will be called for second phase of the admission procedure. Studio tests & interviews are held in Ahmedabad from around April 20th to May 5th every year. Call letters or admit cards for this phase will be posted by the last week of March.

AFD offers comprehensive postal/online/classroom coaching programs for the NID Entrance Tests leading to admission. Details can be obtained at http://www.afdindia.com/contact-programs.htm

Graduate Diploma Programme in Design (GDPD)
            4 yrs          100 seats

  • Industrial Design: Product Design / Furniture and Interior Design / Ceramic & Glass Design
  • Communication Design: Graphic Design / Animation Film Design / Film & Video Communication / Exhibition Design
  • Textile and Apparel Design: Textile Design


Admission is open to students who have passed or who will appear for qualifying examinations under the Higher Secondary (10+2), or equivalents like AISSCE/IB/ICSE etc. Upper age limit for candidates is 20 years (relaxable by 3 years for SC/ST candidates) as on 1 June of the year of admission.

PG Diploma Programme in Design (PGDPD)              21/2 yrs          240 seats

PGDPD is offered in 15 design disciplines under the five faculties. Candidates having a Bachelor's degree or equivalent (including those who will be appearing for the qualifying examinations during the current academic year) in the areas mentioned against each discipline below are eligible to apply. Diploma holders from premier specialized institutions may be considered on par with Bachelor's Degree. Those applying for more than one programme should send in separate application forms. One cannot apply for more than two Programmes.

Upper age limit for candidates is 27 years (relaxable by 3 years for SC/ST candidates) as on 1 June of the year of admission. Age relaxation upto 3 years for general candidates with relevant work experience may also be considered.

Industrial Design

Product Design
Eligibility: B.Tech,B.E.(Mech./Mechatronics),B.Arch.

Furniture & Interior Design
Eligibility: B.Tech/B.E. (Civil Engg.), B.Arch Interior Design

Ceramic & Glass Design
Eligibility: B.Arch,B.F.A.,Ceramic & Glass Design/Technology, Graduates in other disciplines with experience in Ceramic & Glass related fields.

Toy Design & Development
Eligibility: B.E. /B.Tech./ BCA/ BIT/ B.Arch./Interior Design / BFA/ Applied Arts/ Child development/ Therapy, or graduates with certain experience in allied areas.

Transportation & Automobile Design+
Eligibility: B.Tech/B.E.(Automobile/Mechanical/ Mechatronics)/ B.Arch, Product Design from reputed Institutes/Design School in India and/or Abroad.

Textile and Apparel Design

Textile Design
Eligibility: B.F.A.,Applied Arts,Textile/Handloom Technology, Textile/Knitwear/ Fashion Design / Home Science with Textile & Clothing.

Apparel Design & Merchandising
Eligibility: B.F.A.,Applied Arts,Textile/ Knitwear/ Fashion Design or graduates in Merchandising or any other disciplines with proven proficiency in drawing and garment construction/presentation.

Lifestyle Accessory Design
Eligibility: B.F.A., Applied Arts, Design, B.Arch, Interior Design, Accessory Design and relevant disciplines in Technology / Engineering.

Communication Design

Graphic Design
Eligibility: B.F.A., Applied Arts, B.Arch., Interior Design, Graduates with experience in Graphic Design.

Animation Film Design
Eligibility: B.F.A., Applied Arts, Design, B.Arch., Communication Media Film & TV, Mass Media, Graduates with experience in Animation Industry.

Film & Video Communication
Eligibility: Humanities, Arts, Visual Communication, Mass Media or graduates in any other discipline with relevant work experience.


IT Integrated Design       2yrs at Gandhinagar campus

New Media Design *
Eligibility: B.F.A., Applied Arts, B.Tech, ,BIT, B.Arch, Visual Communication, Mass Media, BSc. Computer Science, BCA, (Knowledge of Scripting, Authoring & Graphic tools essential).

Software & User Interface Design
*
Eligibility: B E (computer Science), B.Arch., BFA, B.Tech (Ele.), B.I.T., Applied Psychology, Accessory Design with relevant work experience.

Information & Digital Design *

Eligibility: B.Tech./B.I.T./ B.E. (CS) / B.Arch., BFA (Visual Communication/ Painting), Applied Arts, BIT, BCA, BSc (Computer Science/ Statistics/ Maths), Mass Media, Cognitive Psychology (knowledge of scripting and graphic tools essential) with relevant work experience.


Design Management          2Yrs at Main campus

Strategic Design Management
Eligibility: 3-year Bachelors Degree in Fine Arts, Humanities, Science or a 4-year degree in Engineering, Technology, etc. with work experience of minimum 2 years in a design/design related organisation.