The Professional Education Programmes

The overall structure of NID’s programme is a combination of theory, skills, design projects, and field experiences supported by cutting edge design studios, skill & innovation labs and the Knowledge Management Centre. Sponsored design projects are brought into the classroom to provide professional experience. Interdisciplinary design studies in Science and Liberal Arts widen the students’ horizons and increase general awareness of contemporary issues. A unique feature of NID’s design education programme is the openness of its educational culture and environment, where students from other faculties and design domains interact with each other in a seamless manner. The benefit of learning in such a trans-disciplinary context is immeasurable.

The Professional Education at NID has both UG & PG Programmes – Graduate Diploma Programme in Design (GDPD) of four years’ duration for students after 10+2, or equivalent like AISSCE/ IB/ ICSE, and the Post-Graduate Diploma Programme in Design (PGDPD) of 2 to 2 ½ years duration for graduates; particularly from architecture, technology, engineering, fine and applied arts, information technology, computer science etc.

Admission announcements are made in the leading national dailies in the last week of September every year. Application forms along with the prospectus for the ensuing academic year will be made available on request from the second week of October on payment of Rs.1050/- (Rs.500/-  for reserved categories) by a Demand Draft of any scheduled bank drawn in favour of the “National Institute of Design” payable at Ahmedabad. Forms will also be available at selected branches of Bank of India across the country. Forms downloaded from NID’s website <www.nid.edu> along with required amount of DD drawn in favour of National Institute of Design payable at Ahmedabad will also be accepted. For the academic year 2008 - 2009, the last date for receiving the completed application forms is November 30, 2007.

All candidates fulfilling the requirements of minimum qualification and within the prescribed age limit will be called for the Design Aptitude Tests to be conducted at 12 centres viz - Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Bhopal, Chandigarh, Chennai, Delhi, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Kanpur, Kochi, Kolkata, and Mumbai (NID reserves its right to cancel any of these centres). Date of these tests will be January 5, 2008 for Post-Graduate Diploma Programme in Design, and January 6, 2008 for Graduate Diploma Programme in Design. Hall Ticket/ Call Letter will be posted by December 20, 2007. Those who do not receive the call letters by the end of December 2007 may get in touch with NID’s Admissions Unit. Admission is on the basis of NID’s method of selection, which extends beyond the students previous academic qualifications. The NID Admission Committee systematically seeks evidence of the perception, attitude, aptitude, achievement and motivation essential for a challenging and satisfying design career. The objective of the tests and the interviews is to ascertain the above qualities. The tests at the various centres will consist of design aptitude tests. Based on scores obtained from these tests, shortlisting of candidates to be called for second phase will be done.

The second phase of the admission procedure will consist of studio tests followed by personal interviews at Ahmedabad. Studio tests/ interviews for the Graduate Diploma Programme is scheduled from April 24 to April 30, 2008 and for the Post-graduate Diploma Programme from May 1 to May 15, 2008. Call letters for this phase of the interview will be posted by February 29, 2008. This information will also be available on NID’s website . All those candidates called for the second phase are required to attend the studio tests and interview, which completes the process of selection. The Admission Committee will decide the procedures, grades and weightage for each year for that year.

Number of Seats
Number of seats in the Graduate Diploma Programme is projected to be 75 and for the Post-Graduate Diploma Programme is 200. However, number of seats for each discipline may vary at the time of final selection.

For both GDPD and PGDPD, the Institute will draw separate waiting lists with approximately ten percent of the total number of seats available.

Registration
Candidates selected for admission will be intimated by May 20, 2008. They are required to pay fees for the entire academic year (by Bank Draft in favour of the National Institute of Design payable at Ahmedabad along with their letters of acceptance as well as the rules and regulations duly endorsed by individual candidate and by his/ her parent or guardian. These documents and the payment must reach the Institute by the date as indicated in the offer letter. In case, the Institute does not receive the letter of acceptance and the payment as aforesaid, by the date indicated, the offer of admission will stand withdrawn and the available seat will be offered to those in the waiting list. Candidates who are waiting for the results of their qualifying examinations will be offered provisional admission into the programme. The Graduate Diploma Programme students are admitted only into the Foundation Programme and their entry into different design domains is not automatic. On successful completion of the Foundation Programme, the Semester Jury will recommend the final decision on the specific design domain. All students are required to be present for the Orientation Programme and no exceptions can be made. Failure to be present at the Orientation programme may mean an automatic withdrawal by NID of its admission offer. Students who leave the Institute in search of other career/ or other programmes elsewhere, immediately after joining will be refunded the deposits as per rules. Existing students who wish to register in subsequent semesters will have to do so by paying their semester fees according to the academic calendar. Fees are payable by Demand Draft or in Cash before the commencement of each semester.