FREE NID COACHING : SERIES 3

While running our Free NID Coaching Series, we realized that apart from sharing tips and advice on cracking NID Entrance, students were also interested in knowing what is happening inside NID, the projects, students works, awards and recognitions etc. So, with this post we start a new feature of providing latest news on NID. Do tell us how you find the new feature in the comments section.

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NEWS - NID Transportation & Automobile Design

Railway Design Centre set up in NID

In the year 2015, an MOU was signed between National Institute of Design and the Rail Ministry to set up Railway Design Centre ( RDC ) at Ahmedabad’s NID campus. The centre aims to revolutionize the task of designing passenger friendly coaches and stations for Indian Railways. As part of the above MOU Railways has seeked advice from NID on various issues and asked for suggestions.

NID designs cabins for Train Drivers

In 2015, a team from NID consisting of Balaji Rengarajan and two students Kshitish Purohit and Tarun Sharma submitted a report recommending improvements in pilot cabins of Wide Diesel Goods 4,000 bhp ( WDG4) cabs used by Indian Railways in the goods trains. The report aims to provide comfortable operating conditions for the pilot and make the engine cabin user friendly.

NID students design logos / signages for four railway stations in Karnataka

NID conducted various workshops across its 3 campuses,that were part of 2016 Annual International Open Elective. The theme for one of the workshops was “Design for Railways.”

As part of the exercise, students travelled to various towns and cities, spoke to the local people about the history and culture of the place. After doing their research, students worked on projects like designing logo, merchandise and signage, branding of stations etc.

The name of the four stations for which design concepts were developed are:

• Srirangapatna
• Channapatna
• Pandavapura
• Ramanagaram

NID develops new colour scheme for high - speed trains

Railways has recently announced high speed train Tejas, which is expected to set tone for future high -speed train travel in India. NID has developed a new pallete of colour scheme for the same. The new colour scheme is proposed to give new identity to the interior and exterior of coaches. The new coaches will be manufactured at the rail coach factory at Kapurthala.

NID students suggest ways to improve commuter experience in MEMU Trains

Mainline Electric Multiple Unit or “ Memu live lab” was held by NID faculties for 3^rd year Industrial and Product Design students. Students took journeys on MEMU trains , made observations and suggested following ways to improve commuter experience:

• Redesigning of current Automatic Ticket Vending Machine ( ATVMs). Slots for notes, coins and smart cards to be added. The machines should be accessible in local language for easy use of the commuter.
• Important route information to be printed at the back of the ticket. It can also be used for providing basic map showing next station, transit system in that town or city etc.
• The whole interface to be colour – coded
• Toilets to be added between every two compartments.
• Bigger windows with aluminium mesh to be added.
• Handrails in trains become hot during summers. To avoid this, they can be covered with plastic or cloth.
• Development of a communication system similar to traffic signal on platform.