Overview

National Institute of Design (NID), Ahmedabad, is one of the prominent design schools in the country functioning as an autonomous body under the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India. NID has been a pioneer in industrial design education after Bauhaus and Ulm in Germany and is known for its pursuit of design excellence. Business week magazine has placed NID, Ahmedabad, in its league table of top design schools in the world.

Campus

Academics

General Information

Min Fee
160000

Max Fee
210800

Labs
Yes

Admission

Eligibility ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR GDPD Students who have passed or who are appearing for qualifying examinations under Higher Secondary (10+2) or equivalents like AISSCE/ IB/ ISC during the year of admission are eligible to apply for GDPD. Successful candidates shall be enrolled into the academic programmes of the institute, subject to their passing the qualifying examinations. The medium of instruction at NID is English. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR PGDPD ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR PROGRAMMES OFFERED AT MAIN CAMPUS, AHMEDABAD Product Design (2½ years) Degree in Design, Engineering, Technology or Architecture, OR Diploma in Design (under 10+2+4yr) Furniture & Interior Design (2½ years) Degree in Design, Engineering, Technology or Architecture, OR Diploma in Interior Design or Craft Design (under 10+2+4yr) Ceramic & Glass Design (2½ years) Degree in Design, Fine Arts, Engineering, Technology, Architecture or Interior Design, OR Diploma in Design (under 10+2+4yr) Graphic Design (2½ years) Degree in any discipline, OR Diploma in Design (under 10+2+4yr) Animation Film Design (2½ years) Degree in any discipline, OR Diploma in Design (under 10+2+4yr) Film & Video Communication (2½ years) Degree in any discipline, OR Diploma in Design (under 10+2+4yr) Textile Design (2½ years) Degree in Design (Textiles/Fashion/Accessory/Knitwear/Interior), Fine Arts or Architecture, OR Diploma in Handloom Technology/Textile Technology (under 10+2+3yr/4yr) Fees: Yearly Expenses (in INR) GDPD PGDPD Tuition fee 1,20,000 1,60,000 Studio & KMC charges/ IT infrastructure charges 55,000 55,000 Hostel: Room rent & electricity charges 25,000 30,000* Insurance 200 200 Student Development Fund 400 400 Film Club 200 200 Security Deposit (refundable) 10,000 10,000 Total 2,10,800 2,55,800 Monthly mess charges Rs. 2,800/- for GDPD and PGDPD both (subject to periodic revisions) *Hostel facility is available only at PG campus Gandhinagar for courses offered at Gandhinagar. There is no hostel facility for PG students at Ahmedabad and Bengaluru.

Achievement

Accommodation