NID

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 Institute of National Importance under the DIPP, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India.

NID's vision is to emerge as a global leader in design education and research and become a torchbearer for innovative design directions in the industry, commerce and development sectors. NID's transdisciplinary environment consisting of 18 diverse design domains helps in creating innovative and holistic eco-system for design learning

The Professional Education at NID has both Bachelors and Masters Programmes— Bachelor of Design (B.Des.) of 4 years duration for students after 10+2 or equivalent like AISSCE/ IB/ ISC, and Master of Design (M.Des.) of 2 ½ years duration for graduates from various domains specific to each discipline.


HOW TO APPLY

Simply Need to download the application forms from www.nid.edu take the print out, fill the required information, attach document with demant draft and send to NID Main Campus Ahmedabad.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR BDES

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/ ISC during the academic year 2014-15. Successful candidates shall be given admission to the academic programme, by the institute, subject to their passing the qualifying examinations. The medium of instruction at NID is English. Upper age limit for candidates is 20 years (relaxable by 3 years for reserved categories) as on June 1, 2015. For General Category: The candidates born before 1st June, 1995 are not eligible. For Reserved Categories: The candidates born before 1st June, 1992 are not eligible.
Allotment of the discipline of choice at the end of Foundation year is NOT guaranteed. Discipline allotment takes place only at the end of the ¬rst year (Foundation Programme), based purely on student’s performance in the Foundation Programme and the number of seats available in desired discipline

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA For M.Des.

Candidates having a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent including those who will be appearing for the qualifying examinations during the academic year (2014-15) in the areas mentioned against each discipline are eligible to apply. Successful candidates shall be given admission to the academic programme, by the institute, subject to their passing the qualifying examinations.. Those applying for two programmes should send two separate application forms along with two separate sets of documents, two separate demand drafts in two separate envelopes. One cannot apply for more than two M.Des. Programmes. The medium of instruction at NID is English. Upper age limit for candidates is 30 years (relaxable by 3 years for reserved categories) as on June 1, 2015. For General Category: The candidates born before 1st June, 1985 are not eligible. For Reserved Categories: The candidates born before 1st June, 1982 are not eligible. PROJECTED NUMBER OF SEATS IN M.Des.: 275 (Includes reserved categories)

IMPORTANT DATES
NID
ACTVITY	DATE	NOTE
APPLICATION START DATE	10-Oct-14	As Per Last Year
APPLICATION LAST DATE	21-Nov-14	As Per Last Year
HALL TICKET	30-Dec-14	As Per Last Year
ENTRANCE TEST DATE	11-Jan-15	As Per Last Year
PHASE 1 RESULT ANNOUNCEMENT	28-Mar-15	As Per Last Year
PHASE 2 DATE	20-Apr-15 to 31-Apr-15	As Per Last Year
FINAL RESULT DECLARATION	16-May-15	As Per Last Year