National Institute of Design

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National Institutes of Design
राष्ट्रीय डिज़ाइन संस्थान
Type Public
Established1961
Academic affiliations
LanguageEnglish
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Ahmedabad
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Bengaluru
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Bhopal
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Jorhat
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Kurukshetra
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Vijayawada
Location of the 5 functioning NIDs

The National Institute of Design (NID) are a group of autonomous public design universities in India, with the first institute founded in 1961 in Ahmedabad. The other NIDs are located in the cities of Kurukshetra, Vijayawada, Jorhat and Bhopal. The NIDs function autonomously under the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India. The NIDs are recognised by the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research of the government's Ministry of Science and Technology as a scientific and industrial research organisation. The universities are accorded Institutes of National Importance under the National Institute of Design Act, 2014. [1]

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Institutes

The primary institute is located in Ahmedabad with extension campuses in Gandhinagar and Bengaluru. The creation of four additional NIDs was suggested as part of the central government's 2007 National Design Policy. [2] [3]

National Institutes of Design
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1 National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad Ahmedabad Gujarat 1961 nid.edu
2 National Institute of Design, Andhra Pradesh Vijayawada Andhra Pradesh 2015 nid.ac.in
3 National Institute of Design, Haryana Kurukshetra Haryana 2016 nidh.ac.in
4 National Institute of Design, Madhya Pradesh Bhopal Madhya Pradesh 2019 nidmp.ac.in
5 National Institute of Design, Assam Jorhat Assam 2019 nidj.ac.in

Admissions

The NID Design Aptitude Test (NID-DAT) is a two-stage national-level entrance examination for the NIDs, organised every year by the NID Admissions Cell for admissions to undergraduate and post-graduate courses in the universities. The first stage of the examination is NID-DAT Prelims, which is a pen-and-paper design and general aptitude test, and the second stage is NID-DAT Mains, which is usually an in-studio design test and may also include a personal interview. The tests aim to evaluate the candidate's visualisation skills, creative & observation skills, knowledge, comprehension, analytical ability, et cetera. [4]

Academics

The courses available at NID span a wide range of disciplines (like graphic design, product design, interior design, filmmaking, animation, etc.) and include Bachelor of Design (B.Des.), Graduate Diploma Program in Design (GDPD), Master of Design (M.Des.) and doctoral programs (PhD). Several international programs and foundation courses are also available.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "PPP model for new NIDs Nixed". Times of India, Ahmedabad. Times City section, page 6. 1 April 2012.
  3. "Centre committed to development of Assam, northeast: Manmohan". The Hindu, 19 February 2011
  4. "NID Admission: 2019-20". admissions.nid.edu. Retrieved 6 August 2019.