NID BDes & Mdes
The National Institute of Design (NID) has announced exam dates for Bachelor of Design (BD) and Master of Design (MD) programmes on offer at its campuses in Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar and Bengaluru. For admissions the candidates have to clear three stages of the exam i.e. Design Aptitude Test (DAT), Studio Test and the Personal Interview round.
BDes
The four-year bachelor of design programme is offered in the following areas of specialisation at NID's campus in Ahmedabad—
Eligibility
Applicants, who have passed or will appear for the qualifying examinations under the higher secondary (10+2) from any recognised board of education such as AISSCE/IB/ICSE, can apply.
Successful candidates admitted to NID’s BD programme will have to undergo a mandatory foundation programme of one year duration. Allotment of a discipline of choice at the end of the foundation programme is based solely on the student’s performance and on the number of seats available in the desired discipline. Number of seats in Bachelor of Design (including reserved categories) is 100.
MD
The two and a half year 2.5 year Master of Design programme is offered in the following areas of specialisation at NID's campuses in
Ahmedabad: Animation Film Design, Ceramic and Glass Design, Furniture Design, Film & Video Communication, Graphic Design, Product Design and Textile Design.
Gandhinagar:
Apparel Design, lifestyle Accessory Design, New Media Design, Photography Design, Strategic Design Management, Toy & Game Design, Transportation & Automobile Design
Bengaluru: Design for Retail Experience, Digital Game Design, Information Design, Interaction Design and Universal Design.
Eligibility
Aspirant should have bachelors degree in any discipline under the 10+2+3 or 10+2+4 (with a one year experience), from any recognised university or institute.
Aspirant having diploma in design under the 10+2+4 system, from any recognised university, can also apply.
The candidates can apply to a maximum of only two disciplines. Applications are received to a specific discipline only and are not transferable at any stage of the admissions process, of during the course of study at NID.
Important dates: The last date for applying for BDes, MDes and GDPD is November 27, 2015. NID DAT for BDes admissions is scheduled to be conducted on January 10, 2016 and DAT for MDes courses as well as Graduate Diploma Programme in Design (GDPD at NID Vijayawada) will also be held on January 10, 2016. For more information, log on to http://www.nid.edu.