The National Institute of Design (NID) is regarded as one of the best design institutions in India. It offers a wide variety of NID courses in undergraduate, postgraduate, and research programs such as B.Des., M.Des., and Ph.D. in design. Students have to appear for the NID Entrance Test to qualify for the selection procedure.

NID is viewed as perhaps the most accomplished institute for design education and research. Students interested in the designing field apply for NID universities since it can immensely jump-start an aspirant's career. 

The main institutions for practicing the NID courses are situated in:

• Ahmedabad
• Gandhinagar
• Bangalore
• The other institutions where NID courses are offered: NID Jorhat (Assam), NID Kurukshetra (Haryana), NID Bhopal, and NID Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh). 

Aside from the B.Des., M.Des., and Ph.D. courses, NIDs likewise offer a Graduate Diploma Program in Design (GDPD); however, the practice of GDPD has been discontinued for the academic year of 2020-21. All GDPD seats of NIDs have consequently been changed over to B.Des seats now. 

Qualification Criteria For NID Courses 2023

To be a part of any renowned National Institute of Design, a student needs to ensure that all the qualification criteria for the NID entrance exam are being met. 

The following are the eligibility criteria for various courses:

NID Eligibility Criteria 2023 for B.Des Aspirants

The following are the eligibility criteria if you want to get admission to NID courses for the B.Des:

• Applicants who have qualified for the higher secondary (10+2) exam in any stream from any board can apply for this course. 
• If an applicant has not appeared for the 10+2 exam before the admission date, they aren't eligible to get admission. 
• As per the NID Eligibility Criteria, the upper age limit is 20 years as of 30th June 2021 for students belonging to the general category and 23 years for OBC, SC, and ST students. Likewise, for PWD, the upper age limit is 25 years. 
• The lower age limit for the general category is that the applicant should be born on or after 1st July 2001. For OBC, SC, and ST, the applicants should be taken on or after 1st July 1998. A PWD applicant born on or after 1st July 1996 is also eligible for admission. 

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NID Eligibility Criteria 2023 for M.Des Aspirants

The following are the eligibility criteria if you want to get admission to NID courses for the M.Des:

• The base qualification criteria for applying for M.Des. is a 4-year degree or a 3-year degree from any specialization after qualifying for the higher secondary (10+2) exam. 
• An applicant with a full-time diploma of at least 4-years in the field of fine arts/design/applied arts/architecture after qualifying for the class 12 examination is likewise eligible to apply for M.des. Course. A 4-year bachelor's degree or a diploma is needed before applying for NID's postgraduate program.
• The upper age limit for students belonging to the general category is 30 years as of 30th June 2021. Additionally, he should be born on or after 1st July 1991. For OBC, SC, and ST applicants, the highest age limit is 33 years, and for PWD applicants, it is 35 years.

NID Courses 2023 Offered At Various Institutes

NID is an autonomous institute, and it comes under the purview of the Ministry Of Commerce and Industry. It is also recognized as one of the best institutes all across the country with regard to core designing courses.

The renowned magazine - Business Week USA has ranked it amongst the top 25 code design institutes worldwide. The seats in NID Ahmedabad are 128, and the four new NID have 75 seats each which account for 428 seats. 

The following is a breakdown of different NID courses offered at the designated institutes all across India.

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NID AHMEDABAD

NID Ahmedabad is the National Institute of Design (NID) foundational institution, which is well known for its excellence in design education. 

The establishment functions as a self-governing body under the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India. NID-Ahmedabad has one more campus situated at Paldi, which is the legacy campus. 

A - Undergraduate Programs Offered (B.Des.) 

• Industrial Design – This course incorporates 3 specifications like Product Design (15 Seats), Furniture and Interior Design (10 seats) and Ceramic and Glass Design (10 Seats) 
• Communication Design – The communication design course incorporates Graphic Design (15 Seats), Animation Film Design (15 Seats), Film and Video Communication (10 Seats), Exhibition (Spatial) Design (10 Seats) 
• Textile, Apparel, And Life Design – This course incorporates the Textile plan (10 Seats) 

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B - Postgraduate Courses Offered (M.Des.) 

The postgraduate program offered by NID has a duration of 2 to 2.5 years. The various specifications in the doctoral courses are: 

• Animation Film Design [15 Seats]
• Ceramic and Glass Design [10 Seats]
• Furniture & Interior Design [15 Seats]
• Film & Video Communication [15 Seats]
• Graphic Design [15 Seats]
• Product Design [15 Seats]
• Textile Design [15 Seats]

NID GANDHINAGAR (For M.Des Courses) 

PGDPD course is offered in various specialisations, such as -

• Toy and Game Design [10 Seats]
• Apparel Design & Merchandising [15 Seats]
• Life Accessory Design [15 Seats]
• New Media Design [15 Seats]
• Strategic Design Management [15 Seats]
• Photography Design [15 Seats]
• Transportation & Automobile Design [15 Seats]

NID BENGALURU (For Research Intensive Programs) 

The NID institute at Bangalore offers Research And Development (R&D) courses with a duration of 4 years. 

The different courses offered are as follows: 

• Design for Retail Experience [15 Seats]
• Digital Game Design [15 Seats]
• Information Design [15 Seats]
• Interaction Design [15 Seats]
• Universal Design [15 Seats]

NID VIJAYAWADA 

NID Vijayawada offers a full-time four-year Graduate Diploma Program in Design (GDPD) with specialisation options in Industrial Design, Communication Design, and Textile and Apparel Design with a multi-disciplinary way to deal with plan training. 

The following courses are available: 

• Industrial Design [20 Seats]
• Communication Design [20 Seats]
• Textile & Apparel Design [20 Seats]

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NID KURUKSHETRA 

The Graduate Diploma Program in Design (GDPD) begins with a two-semester rigorous foundational program followed by six semesters of examinations based on the student’s specialisation in any of the following three faculties: 

• Industrial Design [20 Seats]
• Communication Design Textile [20 Seats]
• Apparel Design [20 Seats]

NID BHOPAL 

NID Bhopal offers a full-time four-year Graduate Diploma Program in Design (GDPD) with specialisation options in Industrial Design, Communication Design, and Textile & Apparel Design.

The following courses are available: 

• Industrial Design [20 Seats]
• Communication Design [20 Seats]
• Textile & Apparel Design [20 Seats]

NID JORHAT 

NID Jorhat offers a full-time four-year Graduate Diploma Program in Design (GDPD) with specialisation options in Industrial Design, Communication Design, and Textile & Apparel Design

The following courses are available: 

• Industrial Design [20 Seats]
• Communication Design [20 Seats]
• Textile & Apparel Design [20 Seats]