What: The National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, invites applications for its Graduate Diploma Programme in Design and Post-graduate Diploma Programme in Design.
Programme details
Graduate Diploma Programme in Design
The four-year GDPD is offered in the following faculty streams:
~ Industrial Design: Product Design, Furniture and Interior Design, Ceramic & Glass Design
~ Communication Design: Graphic Design, Animation Film Design, Film and Video Communication, Exhibition Design
~ Textile and Apparel Design: Textile Design
Post-graduate Diploma Programme in Design
The two to two-and-a-half year PGDPD is offered in specific areas of specialisation in 15 disciplines, under five faculties:
~ Industrial Design
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Product Design
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Furniture and Interior Design
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Ceramic and Glass Design
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Toy Design and Development
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Transportation and Automobile Design +
~ Textile and Apparel Design
- Textile Design
- Apparel Design and Merchandising
- Lifestyle Accessory Design
~ Communication Design
- Graphic Design
- Animation Film Design
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Film and Video Communication
~ IT Integrated Design
- New Media Design
- Software and User Interface Design
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Information and Digital Design
~ Design Management
- Strategic Design Management
Are you eligible?
For Graduate Diploma Programme in Design
~ You must have completed your Class XII or its equivalent examination conducted by a State Education Board or a University.
~ You could be a final year student awaiting your result.
~ You must be less than 20 years old as on June 1, 2006.
For Post-graduate Diploma Programme in Design
~ You must hold a Bachelor's degree or its equivalent in the areas mentioned against each discipline.
~ You could be a final year student awaiting your result.
~ Product Design: BTech/ BE (Mech/ Mechatronics)/ BArch
~ Furniture and Interior Design: BTech/ BE (Civil Engineering)/ BArch Interior Design
~ Ceramic and Glass Design: BArch / BFA/ Ceramic and Glass Design/ Technology/ graduates in other disciplines with experience in Ceramic and Glass related fields.
~ Toy Design and Development: BE/ BTech/ BCA/ BIT/ BArch/ Interior Design / BFA/ Applied Arts/ Child development/ Therapy/ graduates with certain experience in allied areas.
~ Transportation and Automobile Design +: BTech/ BE (Automobile/ Mechanical/ Mechatronics)/ BArch/ Product Design from reputed Institutes or design school in India or abroad.
~ Textile Design: BFA/ Applied Arts/ Textile or Handloom Technology, Textile, Knitwear or Fashion Design/ Home Science with Textile and Clothing.
~ Apparel Design & Merchandising: BFA/ Applied Arts/ Textile, Knitwear or Fashion Design/ graduates in Merchandising or any other discipline with proven proficiency in drawing and garment construction/ presentation.
~ Lifestyle Accessory Design: BFA/ Applied Arts/ Design/ BArch/ Interior Design/ Accessory Design and relevant disciplines in Technology/ Engineering.
~ Graphic Design: BFA/ Applied Arts/ BArch/ Interior Design/ graduates with experience in Graphic Design.
~ Animation Film Design: BFA/ Applied Arts/ Design/ BArch/ Communication Media Film and TV/ Mass Media/ graduates with experience in Animation Industry.
~ Film and Video Communication: Humanities/ Arts/ Visual Communication/ Mass Media/ graduates in any discipline with relevant work experience.
~ New Media Design: BFA/ Applied Arts/ BTech/ BIT/ BArch/ Visual Communication/ Mass Media/ BSc Computer Science/ BCA. Knowledge of scripting, Authoring and graphic tools is essential.
~ Software and User Interface Design: BE (Computer Science)/ BArch/ BFA/ BTech (Ele)/ BIT/ Applied Psychology/ Accessory Design with relevant work experience.
~ Information & Digital Design: BTech/ BIT/ BE (CS)/ BArch/ BFA (Visual Communication/ Painting)/ Applied Arts/ BCA/ BSc (Computer Science/ Statistics/ Maths)/ Mass Media/ Cognitive Psychology. Knowledge of scripting and graphic tools is essential with relevant work experience.
~ Strategic Design Management: A Bachelors degree in Fine Arts/ Humanities/ Science or a four-year degree in Engineering/ Technology with work experience of at least two years in a design/ design related organisation.
Selection method
~ You will be shortlisted on the basis of your performance in the written test.
~ Shortlisted candidates will be invited to for a personal interview.
How to apply
~ Obtain the application forms and prospectus by sending a request along with a demand draft of Rs 850, drawn in favour of the National Institute of Design payable at Ahmedabad.
~ You may also download the forms by visiting https://www.nid.edu/.
~ Forms are also available at select branches of Bank of India across the country.
Important dates
~ Issue of forms at NID office and Bank of India, ends: November 21.
~ Please send in your completed forms before November 30.
~ Date of examination:
PGDPD: January 7, 2006
GDPD: January 8, 2006.
Addresses
Main Campus
Academic Office
National Institute of Design
Paldi
Ahmedabad -- 380 007
Phones: (079) 26639692, 26639462
Fax: (079) 26621167
e-mail: academic@nid.edu
Web site: www.nid.edu
PG Campus
National Institute of Design
GH-O, Near Infocity
Gandhinagar -- 382 007
Phone: (079) 23244515
e-mail: pgcampus@nid.edu
Bangalore
B 112, Rajaji Nagar Industrial Estate
Bangalore -- 560 044
Phones: (080) 23359873, 23387534
e-mail: nidbc@dataone.in
Delhi
Core 6 A, Third Floor
India Habitat Centre
Lodhi Road
New Delhi -- 110 003
Phone: (011) 24692846
e-mail: niddc@nda.vsnl.net.in