National Institute Of Design (NID), Ahmadabad is considered as one of the premier fashion institutes, established in the year 1961. It offers the best design courses at undergraduate, postgraduate, and research levels such as B.Des., M.Des., and Ph.D. in design. The selection procedure for the courses is based on qualifying marks in NID Entrance Test. The fashion institute has an active placement cell that organizes annual Industry Interface, Top-most Fashion & textile companies like Nali Textiles, Bharat Silks, Myntra visit. Several NGOs and Govt. sectors also recruit the students.

NID Highlights 

NID Courses

National Institute of Design offers 8 specializations at the undergraduate level, 19 specializations at the postgraduate level, and many specializations in doctoral programs. The details of the courses and their eligibility are elaborated below:

Course 1: Bachelor Of Design (B.Des)

• Duration - 4 Years
• Specializations - Exhibition Des., Ceramic & Glass Des., Film & Video Communication, Furniture & Interior Des., Graphic Des., Product Des., and Textile Des.
• Eligibility - Intermediate (10+2) with at least 55% from any recognized university; the maximum age limit is 20 years old.
• Seat Intake - 15 each specialization

Course 2: Master Of Design (M.Des)

• Duration - 2.5 Years
• Specializations - Animation film Des., Apparel Des., Ceramic & Glass Des., Des. for Retail, Film & Video Des., Fruniture & Interior Des., Graphic Des., Informative Des., Universal Des., Transport Des., Interactive Design., Lifestyle Accessories Des., New Media Des., Photography Des., Product Des., Textile Des., Strategic Des., and Toy & Game Des.
• Eligibility - B.Des Graduate in relevant course with at least 55%; maximum age limit is 30 years old.
• Seat Intake - 15 each specialization

Course 3: Ph.D. In Design

• Duration - 5 Years
• Specialization - above mentioned specializations
• Eligibility - Master degree in relevant course with at least 55%

NID Admission

The Institute invites application for several undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral programs. In order to take admission in mentioned courses, candidates will have to appear for NID Entrance Exams - DAT and DRT

DAT ( Design Aptitude Test): This exam is compulsory for undergraduate and postgraduate aspirants. The entrance is further divided into two phases - Prelims and Mains, consisting of objective and subjective questions. 

DRT (Design Reseach Test):  This exam is compulsory for Ph.D. aspirants. The entrance consists of objective and subjective questions and carries 100 marks in total.  

Online Registration Procedure 

The admission and selection procedures for undergraduate & postgraduate courses are done through DAT (Design Aptitude Test) whereas the admission and selection procedure for doctoral courses is through DRT (Design Research Test). 

Fashion aspirants should follow the subsequent steps in order to apply to their desired courses:

Step 1: Visit the official website (http://admissions.nid.edu) and click on the ‘Admission’ tab

Step 2: Register yourself with a valid date of birth, contact number and email id.

Step 3: Enter NID DAT/ DRT Login credentials and fill in the form with required details

Step 4: Upload scanned self-attested documents like photograph, signature, caste certificate, and more

Step 5: Choose nearby examination centers and click on ‘Save and Proceed’

Step 6: Make a payment as per your course and category via credit/debit card or net banking.

What next?

NID DAT/ DRT Admit Card

Candidates registered themselves for their desired courses must carry NID hall tickets to the allotted examination centers, follow the subsequent steps to download your admit card:

Step 1: Visit the admission website of NID (http://admissions.nid.edu)

Step 2: Enter NID Login credentials and click on ‘Download Admit Card’

Step 3: Admit card will appear

Note: Candidates are requested to take two print-outs of the NID Admit Card for future requirements.

NID Ahmedabad Reserved Categories

Category wise reservation of seats for UG, PG, and Ph.D. are tabulated below:

NID Placements

National Institute of Design has an ongoing placement cell to synergize and facilitate intercommunication between the students and top-notch fashion industries. The major roles of the placement cell are:

• Designing project-based learnings
• Industrial training
• Soft-skill training
• Counseling sessions
• Organizing guest lectures
• mock-test/ interviews
• Conducting personal interviews between students and recruiters

Some of the top recruiters are Clarice Technologies, Cognizant Technology Solutions, Bombay Design House, Citrix R&D India Pvt.Ltd, Mindtree, Nalli Textiles, Myntra, and many more.

Placement Highlights’18-19

NID Scholarships

• The institute awards Freeship cum scholarship to the needy and deserving students with the support of the Ford Foundation and from its own resources. The value of freeship is equivalent to the yearly tuition fee payable by the student.
• Sir Ratan Tata Trust, Mumbai also awards this scholarship to maximum 5 students studying in second years of GDPD, based on their merit in the Foundation Programme and marks obtained in standard XII

ADMISSION:

NID Ahmedabad Admission 2020: UG & PG Admission, Application process

The National Institute of Design (NID) is a design school established in the year of 1961 in Ahmedabad, India. NID offers professional educational programmes at undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral level with five faculty streams and 20 diverse design domains.

Admission to all of the design courses is granted on the basis of Design Aptitude Tests which will be conducted in two stages : Design Aptitude Test (DAT) Prelims and Design Aptitude Test (DAT) Mains. Based on the Merit list of DAT Prelims, eligible candidates will have to appear for DAT Mains.

The objective of these exams is to assess the knowledge, skills and behavioural abilities of candidates.dd

• Supernumerary seats under Overseas category are available only in M.Des. and B.Des.
• Reservation of seats for other courses are as follows:
  • 15% of the seats for SC
  • 7.5% of the seats for ST
  • 27% of the seats for OBC
  • 3% of the seats for PwD

NID Ahmedabad UG Admission 2020

At undergraduate level, the Bachelor of Designing (B.Des) course is offered under eight different specializations from the NID Ahmedabad Campus. The institute also offers Graduate Diploma Programme in Design (GDPD). The duration period of both the courses is four years.

Admission to the UG courses is on the basis of Design Aptitude Tests which will be conducted in two stages : Design Aptitude Test (DAT) Prelims and Design Aptitude Test (DAT) Mains. Based on the Merit list of DAT Prelims, eligible candidates will have to appear for DAT Mains.

• Candidates should note that appearing for the DAT Prelims or being ranked in the shortlist does not guarantee automatic entitlement to admission
• For candidates applying in B.Des. and GDPD, the choice of preference of programme or campus does not guarantee a seat. Allotment of campus is purely as per merit
• Upper age limit for candidates for the UG program is 20 years of age (relaxable by three years for reserved category) on or before July 1

List of UG courses:

NID Ahmedabad PG Admission 2020

At postgraduate level, NID offers Master of Designing (M.Des) program under 18 different specializations. The duration period of all the PG courses is two and a half years.

Admission to the UG courses is on the basis of Design Aptitude Tests which will be conducted in two stages : Design Aptitude Test (DAT) Prelims and Design Aptitude Test (DAT) Mains. Based on the Merit list of DAT Prelims, eligible candidates will have to appear for DAT Mains.

The final merit list for each discipline of the M.Des. programme will be generated category wise, based on the sum total of the weighted scores obtained by the candidate at each stage of the admission process. The weightage of DAT Prelims and DAT Mains will be as decided by the Senate of the institute.

• Upper age limit for candidates for the PG program is 30 years of age (relaxable by three years for reserved category) on or before July 1
• 2 seats per specialization are allotted for overseas (supernumerary) candidates
• Aspiring candidates can apply to a maximum of ONLY TWO disciplines for the Master of Design program

List of PG courses:

NID Ahmedabad Ph.D Admission 2020

The Ph.D. programme is offered in both full-time and part-time formats. The full-time Ph.D. programme is of three years’ duration and will include a stipend given to the candidate for three years.

Applications shall be shortlisted on the basis of the eligibility criteria and the proposal submitted by the candidate. The content of the proposal will be examined from the point of view of alignment with NID’s research objectives, appropriateness of content, plagiarism and the overall potential of the research.

Shortlisted candidates have to go through the Design Research Test (DRT) which will be conducted at NID Ahmedabad Campus. Appearing for the DRT or being included in the shortlist does not guarantee admission into the programme.

Candidates shortlisted after the DRT will be invited to appear for an interview and  make presentations to a committee at NID.

List of Ph.D Courses:

Application Fee for Ph.D. is INR 5000 (For General Category) and INR 2500 (For SC/ST Category). Candidate needs to submit the research proposal of 2000 – 3000 words along with no objection certificate from employer and caste certificate if any. 

NID Ahmedabad Application Process

1. All the candidates are required to register/sign up online before proceeding to fill the application form at website
2.  Applicants need to provide a valid email address and an active mobile number while registering
3. All the required details need to be filled properly
4. After filling all details, click ‘Save & Proceed’ to go to the ‘Upload Document’ section
5. Select method of payment—either credit/debit card to pay online or demand draft to pay offline and submit the required details
6. If paying via demand draft, it should be in favour of ‘All India Management Association’ payable at New Delhi
   • Address for sending Demand Draft and printed copy of Application Form (only in case if application fees is paid via demand draft): The Project Manager–CMS All India Management Association Management House, 14, Institutional Area, Lodhi Road, New Delhi 110 003 India

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