National Institute of Design (NID) Ahmedabad,
Admission Notice 2008 - 09

GRADUATE DIPLOMA PROGRAMME IN DESIGN (GDPD)

 

 

GRADUATE DIPLOMA PROGRAMME IN DESIGN (GDPD)

Eligibility criteria for GDPD: Admission is open to students who have passed or who will appear in 2008 for qualifying examinations under Higher Secondary (10+2) or Equivalents like AISSCE/ IB/ICSE, etc. Upper age limit for candidates is 20 years (relaxable by 3 years for reserved categories) as on 1.6.2008. This 4- year programme, including a Foundation year, is offered in the following three Faculty streams (possible areas of design specialization though projects are given in brackets):

1. Communication Design (Graphic Design, Animation film Design, Film & video Communication, Exhibition [Spatial] Design)
2. Industrial Design (Product Design, Furniture & Interior Design, Ceramic & Glass Design)
3. Textile and Apparel Design (Textile Design)

ADMISSION IFORMATION:
Forms and information, can be obtained form Academic office, NID, Ahmedabad directly by sending a Demand Draft on any scheduled Bank payable at Ahmedabad for Rs. 1050/- (Rs 500/- relevant document from competent authority) favoring National with Rs. 25/- stamps affixed. Mark your envelope ‘Admissions required amount of DD drawn in favour of National Institute of Design, Payable at Ahmedabad will also be accepted.

Prescribed percentage of seats are reserved for candidates belonging to various reserved categories as per the Government of India norms in force at the time of admission.

Design Aptitude Tests (DAT) for eligible candidates for Graduate Diploma Programmes will be held at Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Bhopal, Chandigarh, Chennai, Delhi, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Kanpur, Kochi, Kolkata & Mumbai.

Application forms and prospectus can also be obtained form following select branches of Bank of India as per the details given below on payment of Rs. 1050/- towards the cost of the form plus (Forms at concessional rates to reserved categories are available only form NID, Ahmedabad directly):

Ahmedabad Bhadra, Paldi, Bangalore Kempegowda Road, Bhopal Marwari Road, Jumerati, Bhubanshwar Janapath, Chandigarh Sector 17, Chennai Errabalu Chetty Street, Coimbatore Oppanakara Street, Dehradun Rajpura Road, Delhi Janpath, Hauz Khas, Durgapur Nachain Road, Guwahati Kamarpatty, Hyderabad Nampappy Station Road, Indore Santa Bazar, Jaipur Mirza Ismail Road, Jamshedpur Bistepur, Kanpur Mahatma Gandhi Road, Kochi Shanmugham Road, Kolkata Netaji Subhash Road, Manicktolla, Kozikode Silk Street, Lucknow Nawal Kishore Road, Mumbai Nariman Point, Dadarportuguese Church, Panaji Rua De Ormuz, Patna Fraser Road, Pondicherry J. Nehru Street, Pune Dr. Goyaji Road, Ranchi Albert Ellachowk, Rohtak Hissar Road, Rourkela Sector 19, Shillong Police Bazar, Shimla The Mail, Srinagar Maulana Azad Road, Surat Kanpith, Lal Gate, Thiruvanthapuram University, Udaipur Nyay Marg, Vadodara Raopura, Vishakhapatnam Valtair Main Road.

(NID reserves its right to cancel any of the test centers or educational programmes announced).

National Institute of Design is internationally acclaimed as one of the finest educational and research institutions for industrial, Communication, Textile and IT Integrated (Experiential) Design. NID is an autonomous institution under the aegis of the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India and is recognized by the Dept. of Scientific and Industrial Research, Govt. of India as a Scientific & Industrial Research Organization.

The institute offers Graduate Diploma Programme in Design (GDPD) in its Heritage Campus, Ahmedabad and Post-Graduate Diploma Programme in Design (PGDPD) in its three campuses.

IMPORTANT DATES:
Issuing of forms start form:

October 9,2007, Tuesday

Last date for obtaining application forms from BOI and issuing of forms by post form NID:

November 23, 2007, Friday

Last date for receiving completed forms by NID:

November 30,2007, Friday

Design Aptitude Test for GDPD (at all centers):
January 6, 2008, Sunday.

National Institute of Design
Paldi, Ahmedabad 380 007, India
Phone: + 91-79-2662 3692 / 2662 3462
Fax: + 91- 79- 2662 1167
E-mail: admissions@nid.edu