National Institute of Design (NID), Ahmedabad, Gujarat, has invited applications from eligible candidates for admission into the following undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) programmes, to be offered in the upcoming academic session 2012-13. Admission to the courses will be made on the basis of the candidates' performance in the design aptitude test, followed by the interview to be conducted by the Institute.
Courses Offered:
4 Year Graduate Diploma Programme in Design (GDPD) programme is offered at Ahmedabad Campus in the following areas:
Faculty of Industrial Design
- Product Design
- Furniture and Interior Design
- Ceramic and Glass Design
Faculty of Communication Design
- Graphic Design
- Animation Film Design
- Film & Video Communication
- Exhibition (Spatial) Design
Faculty of Textile, Apparel and Lifestyle Accessory Design
- Textile Design
Post Graduate Diploma Programme in Design (PGDPD)
2 1/2 Year PGDPD programme is offered in the following discipline and centres:
Main Campus, Ahmedabad
- Product Design
- Furniture & Interior Design
- Ceramic & Glass Design
- Graphic Design
- Animation Film Design
- Film and Video Communication
- Textile Design
PG Campus, Gandhinagar
- Transportation and Automobile Design
- Toy & Game Design
- Photography Design
- Apparel Design
- Lifestyle Accessory Design
- New Media Design
- Strategic Design Management
R&D Campus, Bengaluru
- Information & Interface Design
- Design for Digital Experience
- Design for Retail Experience
Date of Exam
Design Aptitude Test for GDPD - January 7, 2012 (Saturday)
Design Aptitude Test for PGDPD - January 8, 2012 (Sunday)
Test Centers
Design Aptitude Test will be held at the following centers: Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Chennai, Delhi, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, and Nagpur.
Fee
See the prospectus
How to Apply
Interested candidates may follow the below given methods to apply for the courses:
For General Category candidates:
Forms can be filled online by logging into the link: admissions.nid.edu. After filling and submitting the online application form, the applicant must download it and take the printout of it. The downloaded (hard copy of online application) form should be sent, along with a DD of Rs 1500 drawn on any Nationalized Bank in favor of National Institute of Design payable at Ahmedabad. In addition, the forms can also be obtained from selected Branches of Bank of India (given below) on payment of Rs 1500 towards the cost of the form plus Rs 50 as bank charges.
Bank of India Branches for obtaining application form-
Ahmedabad-Bhadra, Paldi, Bengaluru- Kempegowda Road, Bhopal- marwari Road, Jumerati, Bhubaneswar- Janpath, Chandigarh- Sector 17, Chennai- Errabalu Chetty Street, Coimbatore- Oppankara Street, Dehradun-Rajpura Road, Delhi- Janpath, Hauz Khas, Durgapur- Nachan Road, Guwahati- Kamarpatty, Hyderbad- Nampally Station Road, Indore- Santa Bazar, Jaipur- Mirza Ismail Road, Jamshedpur Road, Jamshedpur- Bistepur, Kanpur- Mahatma Gandhi Road, Kochi- Shanmugham Road, Kolkata- Netaji Subhash Road, Manicktolla, Kozhikode- 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- Nyay Marg, Vadodara- Raopura, Visakhapatnam- Valtair Main Road
For Reserved Category candidates (SC/ST/OBC/PH)
Forms can be obtained from Admissions Office, NID, Ahmedabad directly by sending a DD drawn on any Nationalised Bank in favor of National Institute of Design payable at Ahmedabad for Rs 750 along with an attested copy of the relevant certificate from competent authority and a self-addressed envelope of 9x12 size with Rs 40 stamps affixed. Mark your envelope with NID Admissions 2012.
Note: SC/ST candidates must send their caste certificate. PH must send disability certificate from the Chief Medical Officer. OBC candidates must send non-creamy layer certificate from the Collectorate.
The duly filled in application forms, along with DD and other necessary enclosure documents, should be submitted latest by November 21, 2011. For any further details regarding admission and application procedure, candidates are requested to visit the aforementioned Institute's official website.
Last Date of Submission of Application Form
November 21, 2011
