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What is NID?

National Institute of Design (NID) at Ahmedabad and its Gandhinagar & Bengaluru extension campuses is an 'Institute of National Importance' as per the NID Act 2014 as well as an autonomous institute under the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India. As per the NID Act 2014, the Institute is a statutory authority empowered to award its own degrees - presently offering Bachelor of Design (B Des) of four year duration, Master of Design (M Des) of two and a half year duration and PhD in Design. 

NID Andhra Pradesh, NID Haryana, NID Madhya Pradesh and NID Assam are an independent autonomous institute under the DPIIT, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India and offer full time four year .Bachelor of Design (B Des.) 

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ABOUT NID

National Institute Of Design is an 'Institute of National Importance' declared by the Act of Parliament, by virtue of the National Institute Of Design Act 2014. It is also recognized by the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, Government of India as a Scientific and Industrial Research Organization. After the passing of the Bill, NID can now provide degrees and Ph.Ds to the students. NID is the forty-first institute to be declared as Institutions of National Importance.

NID is internationally acclaimed as one of the foremost multi-disciplinary institutions in the field of design education and research. The institute functions as an autonomous body under the department of Industrial Policy & Promotion, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India. 

NID offers B.Des & M.Des programmes with 5 faculty streams and 20 diverse design domains.

NID HISTORY

National Institute of Industrial Design, as it was originally called was an autonomous all - India body established by the Government of India in September 1961 with the assistance of the Ford Foundation & the Sarabhai family. In the initial years of its establishment, Gautam Sarabhai & his sister Gira played a major role.

NID WORLD RANKING

National Institute of Design (NID) has been placed in the list of top 25 European and Asian programmes in the world by Business Week, USA. Also NID has been a pioneer in industrial design education after Bauhaus and Ulm in Germany. 

NID COLLEGES IN INDIA

NID Ahmedabad - The B.Des and M.Des programme is offered at NID Main Campus at Ahmedabad
NID Gandhinagar - Only M.Des programmes for two and a half year are provided here.
NID Bangalore - Only M.Des programmes for two and a half year are provided here.
NID Andhra Pradesh - Only B.Des programme is offered here.
NID Haryana - Only B.Des programme is offered here.
NID Madhya Pradesh - Only B.Des programme is offered here.
NID Assam - Only B.Des programme is offered here.

NID Hostel

NID offers separate Hostel facilities for boys and girls as per availability.

The facility is currently available only for Bdes students at Ahmedabad Campus and for M Des students at Gandhinagar Campus.

NID's campuses at Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar can approximately accommodate 450 and 200 students respectively.

NID Bangalore is a Non-Residential Campus.

Hostel accomodation is allotted every academic year on a single or shared occupancy.

Priority for Hostel facility is given to outstation students.

Each Hostel has a warden who looks after its day to day functioning.

 

The Student Mess is run by the Institute on a contractual basis and a Student's Mess Committee oversees its operations.

Full subscription to the Mess facilities is compulsory for all Hostel residents. 

NID Fee

NID Ahmedabad Fee Structure 2022-23 is provided below: 

Course Duration Fees
B Des Course For 4 Years 13,92,600
M Des Course For 2-1/2 Years 10,15,300

For detailed Fee Structure of all NID's, visit National Institute of Design Course Fees

NID Official Website

NID WEBSITE: www.nid.edu

NID CONTACT NUMBER

NID Contact No. 079 26623462

NID ADDRESS

National Institute of Design ( NID ) campuses are located at

NID AHMEDABAD ADDRESS

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DESIGN
ADDRESS: Bhagtacharya Road, Paldi, Ahmedabad, Gujarat - 380007, India
CONTACT PHONE NUMBERS: 079 26623692 to 97
FAX: 079 26631167

NID GANDHINAGAR ADDRESS

National Institute Of Design
Address: GH-0, Extension Road, Near Infocity, Gandhinagar, Gujarat , India
CONTACT PHONE NUMBERS: 079 2324 4515, 079 23244755
Fax: 079 23244518

NID BANGALORE ADDRESS

National Institute Of Design
Address: 12, HMT Link Road, Off Tumkur Road, Bengaluru - 560 022
CONTACT PHONE NUMBERS: 080 2337 3276, 080 2337 3006, 080 2337 9054
Fax: 080 2337 3086

NID VIJAYAWADA ADDRESS

NID Transit Campus at Vijayawada 

Transit Campus at EEE Building

Acharya Nagarjuna University,

Nagarjuna Nagar – 522510, Andhra Pradesh, India

NID KURUKSHETRA ADDRESS

NID Transit Campus at Kurukshetra 

Government Polytechnnic 

Umri, Kurukshetra, 

Haryana.

NID MADHYA PRADESH ADDRESS

Acharpura, Eint Khedi, Post Arwaliya,

Bhopal (MP) - 462038

NID ASSAM ADDRESS

Village Tocklai, Post Office Rajabari, 

Jorhat-Mariani Road, Jorhat, Assam - 785014

FAQs

Q1. Is NID a Government Institute?

Ans. NID functions as an autonomous body under the department of Industrial Policy & Promotion, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India. 

Q2. When was NID established?

Ans. NID was established by the Government of India in September 1961, and it was originally called National Institute of Industrial Design.

Q3. Where is NID in India?

Ans. NID has its campuses at Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Bengaluru, Jorhat, Kurukshetra, Bhopal & Vijayawada.

Q4. Is NID in Delhi?

Ans. No, NID campus does not exist in Delhi.

Q5. Does NID have Fashion Design?

Ans. No, but it offers Apparel Design course.

About the Author: Anu Handa is an Interior Designer, DIY Artist, Co-Founder and Educator at Mosaic Institute of Design. She has been the lead blogpost writer at www.mosaicdesigns.in since 2009. Her educational background in Interior Design, Urban Planning and the English Language has given her a broad base to cover a range of topics in her articles. Anu has spent 15+ years training Design & B.Arch Aspirants for entrance exams.

Passionate about Design Education, she’s briefly worked with Annamalai University as a paper setter for Design Exams. Likes to write about Design, Architecture and related fields, on online platforms like Quora. Aims at challenging the conventional & age old teaching methodology 

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