The National Institute of Design (NID) is a design school in Ahmedabad, India. The institute functions as an autonomous body under the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, government of India.
BACHELOR OF DESIGN (B.DES.)
The programme starts with a foundation year followed by three years of specialized studies in any one of the following disciplines:
Industrial Design
Product Design
Furniture Design
Ceramic & Glass Design
Communication Design
Graphic Design
Animation Film Design
Film & Video Communication
Exhibition(Spatial) Design
Textile, Apparel & Lifestyle Accessory Design
Textile Design
MASTER OF DESIGN (M.DES) :
Post Graduate Specializations are offered in:
Ahmedabad campus
Animation Film Design
Ceramic & Glass Design
Film & Video Communication
Furniture Design
Graphic Design
Product Design
Textile Design
Bengaluru campus
Design for Retail Experience
Digital Game Design
Information Design
Interaction Design
Universal Design
Gandhinagar campus
Apparel Design
Lifestyle Accessory Design
Strategic Design Management
New Media Design
Photography Design
Toy & Game Design
Transportation & Automobile Design
GRADUATE DIPLOMA PROGRAMME IN DESIGN (GDPD)
The four-year-long GDPD is offered at NID Vijayawada and NID Kurukshetra in the following areas of specialization:
Industrial Design
Communication Design
Textile & Apparel Design
Design Aptitude Test: For B. Des, GDPD & M. Des
The DAT teststhe student’s ability in Design, Problem Solving, Visual Sense, Observation & Perception, Environmental Awareness, Mental Ability and Communication skills through a range of visual and textual questions.
1: DAT PRELIMS: Examination for 3 hrs is marked out of 100 points with no negative marking
Part I: MCQs marked out of 70 points with one or more than one correct answer recorded on an OMR sheet and is evaluated digitally
Part II: Subjective questions marked out of 30 points, with responses to be provided in visual and/or written format
For PG Level:Part 1: Common Foundation Paper – 40 marks – 1.5 hours
Part 2: Specialization Paper – 60 marks – 1.5 hours
2: DAT MAINS:Based on the scores obtained in the DAT Prelims, eligible candidates will appear for the DAT Mains. It consists of two parts:
Part I: Studio Test: Consist of tests in different formats such as drawing/sketching, hands-on model making, group discussions etc. This test will be marked out of 100 points and will be conducted in English.The Studio test generally has 3 parts- doodling, 3D modeling and observation tests. The studio Tests at PG level are specific to each design specialization.
Part II: Interview: The interview and Portfolio review is conducted separately for all disciplines, immediately after the Studio Test