National Institute of Design

The Institute offers Graduate Diploma Programme in Design (GDPD) and Post-Graduate Diploma Programme in Design (PGDPD) in its three campuses.

4-year GDPD programme is offered in the following disciplines: (includes a Foundation year) (No. of seats mentioned in brackets)

Faculty of Industrial Design
» Product Design (15)
»Furniture & Interior Design (10)
» Ceramic & Glass Design (10)

Faculty of Communication Design
» Graphic Design (15)
» Animation Film Design (15)
» Film & Video Communication (10)
» Exhibition (Spatial) Design (10)

Faculty of Textile, Apparel and Lifestyle Design : Textile Design (15)


Post-Graduate Diploma Programme in Design (PGDPD) – 2 & ½ years

Main Campus, Ahmedabad:
Product Design (15), Transportation and Automobile Design (10), Furniture & Interior Design (15), Ceramic & Glass Design (10), Textile Design (15), Graphic Design (1 5), Animation Film Design (15), Film and Video Communication (15), Photography Design (15)

PG Campus, Gandhinagar
Toy & Game Design (10), Apparel Design & Merchandising (15), Lifestyle Accessory Design (15), New Media Design (15), Strategic Design Management (15)

R&D Campus, Bengaluru
information & Interface Design (15), Design for Retail Experience (15), Design for Digital Experience (15)
Eligibility: For GDPD:
Candidates who have passed or who will appear in March 2010 for qualifying examinations under Higher Secondary (10+2) or equivalents like AISSCE/IB/ICSE, etc are eligible for GDPD. Upper age limit for candidates is 20 years (relaxable by 3 years for reserved categories) as on June 01, 2010.

For PGDPD:
Candidates having a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent (including those who will be appearing for the qualifying examinations during the academic year 2009-1 0) are eligible for the separate test for PGDPD. Upper age limit for candidates is 27 years (relaxable by 3 years for reserved categories) as on June 01, 2010. Those applying for more than one programme should send in separate application forms. One cannot apply for more than two PG programmes.
Application procedure: Forms can be obtained from Academic Office, NID, Ahmedabad directly by sending a Demand Draft drawn on any Nationalised Bank in favour of ‘National Institute of Design' payable at Ahmedabad for Rs.1500/- (Rs 750/- for reserved categories – SC/ ST / PH / OBC - who should also send in a copy of the relevant document from competent authority) and a self-addressed envelope of 9"x12" size with Rs 40/- stamps affixed. Mark your envelope NID Admissions – 2010

Forms can also he obtained from select branches of Bank of India on payment of Rs.1500/- towards the cost of the form plus Rs.50/- as bank charges.
Email : academic@nid.edu
Phone: (079) 2662 3692
Fax: (079) 2662 1167
Website: http://www.nid.edu/
Address: Paldi , Pin - 380007
Last date of submission of Forms: 31st October, 2009
Date of Entrance Test : PGDPD: 9th January, 2010

GDPD: 10th January, 2010
Test Centers : Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kanpur, Kochi, Kolkata, Mumbai