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Admissions 2008-09

The Professional Education Programmes

The overall structure of NID’s programme is a combination of theory, skills, design projects, and field experiences supported by cutting edge design studios, skill & innovation labs and the Knowledge Management Centre. Sponsored design projects are brought into the classroom to provide professional experience. Interdisciplinary design studies in Science and Liberal Arts widen the students’ horizons and increase general awareness of contemporary issues. A unique feature of NID’s design education programme is the openness of its educational culture and environment, where students from other faculties and design domains interact with each other in a seamless manner. The benefit of learning in such a trans-disciplinary context is immeasurable.

The Professional Education at NID has both UG & PG Programmes – Graduate Diploma Programme in Design (GDPD) of four years’ duration for students after 10+2, or equivalent like AISSCE/ IB/ ICSE, and the Post-Graduate Diploma Programme in Design (PGDPD) of 2 to 2 ½ years duration for graduates; particularly from architecture, technology, engineering, fine and applied arts, information technology, computer science etc.

Admission announcements are made in the leading national dailies in the last week of September every year. Application forms along with the prospectus for the ensuing academic year will be made available on request from the second week of October on payment of Rs.1050/- (Rs.500/- for reserved categories) by a Demand Draft of any scheduled bank drawn in favour of the “National Institute of Design” payable at Ahmedabad. Forms will also be available at selected branches of Bank of India across the country. Forms downloaded from NID’s website <www.nid.edu> along with required amount of DD drawn in favour of National Institute of Design payable at Ahmedabad will also be accepted. For the academic year 2008 - 2009, the last date for receiving the completed application forms is November 30, 2007.

All candidates fulfilling the requirements of minimum qualification and within the prescribed age limit will be called for the Design Aptitude Tests to be conducted at 12 centres viz - Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Bhopal, Chandigarh, Chennai, Delhi, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Kanpur, Kochi, Kolkata, and Mumbai (NID reserves its right to cancel any of these centres). Date of these tests will be January 5, 2008 for Post-Graduate Diploma Programme in Design, and January 6, 2008 for Graduate Diploma Programme in Design. Hall Ticket/ Call Letter will be posted by December 20, 2007. Those who do not receive the call letters by the end of December 2007 may get in touch with NID’s Admissions Unit. Admission is on the basis of NID’s method of selection, which extends beyond the students previous academic qualifications. The NID Admission Committee systematically seeks evidence of the perception, attitude, aptitude, achievement and motivation essential for a challenging and satisfying design career. The objective of the tests and the interviews is to ascertain the above qualities. The tests at the various centres will consist of design aptitude tests. Based on scores obtained from these tests, shortlisting of candidates to be called for second phase will be done.

The second phase of the admission procedure will consist of studio tests followed by personal interviews at Ahmedabad. Studio tests/ interviews for the Graduate Diploma Programme is scheduled from April 24 to April 30, 2008 and for the Post-graduate Diploma Programme from May 1 to May 15, 2008. Call letters for this phase of the interview will be posted by February 29, 2008. This information will also be available on NID’s website <www.nid.edu>. All those candidates called for the second phase are required to attend the studio tests and interview, which completes the process of selection. The Admission Committee will decide the procedures, grades and weightage for each year for that year.

The norms for the selection are the sole prerogative of the Admission Committee and the decision of the Admission Committee and the Management in any of the matters concerning the admission process and selection will be final. Any direct or indirect attempt to influence the admission committee/ or its members, academic office bearers or management will lead to the automatic disqualification of the candidate(s).

RESERVATION OF SEATS
Prescribed percentage of seats are reserved for candidates belonging to various reserved categories scheduled as per the norms of the Government of India.

Number of Seats
Number of seats in the Graduate Diploma Programme is projected to be 75 and for the Post-Graduate Diploma Programme is 200. However, number of seats for each discipline may vary at the time of final selection.

1	Product Design ....................................... ..............	15
2	Furniture & Interior Design .....................................	10
3	Transportation & Automobile Design ........................	10
4	Ceramic & Glass Design .........................................	10
5	Toy & Game Design ...............................................	10
6	Textile Design .......................................................	15
7	Apparel Design & Merchandising ..............................	15
8	Lifestyle Accessory Design ......................................	10
9	Graphic Design ......................................................	10
10	Animation Film Design ............................................	10
11	Film & Video Communication ...................................	10
12	Strategic Design Management .................................	15
13	New Media Design .................................................	15
14	Information & Interface Design ...............................	15
15	Design For Retail Experience .................................	15
16	Design For Digital Experience .................................	15

For both GDPD and PGDPD, the Institute will draw separate waiting lists with approximately ten percent of the total number of seats available.

Graduate Diploma Programme in Design (GDPD)

Commences with a two-semester rigorous Foundation Programme. This programme is geared to assist in developing attitudes, sensorial skills and aesthetic sensitivity necessary for further specialization in specific areas of design. The purpose is to create an awareness of the environment and to arouse the student’s creative faculties. The primary concern of the Foundation Programme is to introduce the students to the Fundamentals of design, to initiate them to design as a creative problem solving process, and to develop a highly evolved ‘design’ attitude and understanding of the relationship with culture and human senses, emotions and feelings. In the foundation programme, basic design courses are augmented by related studies of Science and Liberal Arts, to help and develop an understanding of the Indian milieu, user needs and the intent application and processing of design and the focus on ‘synthesis’.

The foundation programme is geared to inculcate the development of values, attitudes, material and sensorial skills necessary for any design specialisation. It aspires to create an awareness of the changing environment by constantly relating the students’ learning to real life situations. The programme provides the necessary direction, stimuli, facilities and experience to foster creativity and thereby help each individual to discover their own identity, ability and potentials.

The foundation programme is the basis on which the remaining design curriculum is built. It also makes students appreciate the multidisciplinary nature of design.

This 4-year intensive professional UG programme is offered in the following three Faculty streams (possible areas of specialization through design projects are given in brackets):

Industrial Design:
(Product Design, Furniture and Interior Design,
Ceramic & Glass Design)

Communication Design:
(Graphic Design, Animation Film Design, Film & Video Communication, Exhibition [Spatial] Design)

Textile and Apparel Design:
(Textile Design)

Admission is open to students who have passed or who will appear for qualifying examinations under the Higher Secondary (10+2), or equivalents like AISSCE/ IB/ ICSE etc. Candidates passing the Institute’s admission tests/ interviews will be admitted, subject to passing their qualifying examinations before they join the Institute.

Competence in technical and related subjects will normally be considered an advantage. The medium of instruction for both UG and PG programmes at NID is English. Upper age limit for candidates is 20 years (relaxable by 3 years for reserved categories) as on 1.6.2008.

PROJECTED NUMBER OF SEATS IN GDPD: 75

Post-Graduate Diploma Programme in Design (PGDPD)

Post-Graduate Diploma Programme in Design is 2 to 2½ year programme offered in the following specific areas of sectoral specialization in 16 design programmes under the five faculties. Eligibility criteria for PGDPD: Candidates having a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent (including those who will be appearing for the qualifying examinations during the academic year (2007-08) in the areas mentioned against each discipline below are eligible to apply. Those applying for more than one programme should send in separate application forms. One cannot apply for more than two Programmes.

Upper age limit for candidates is 27 years (relaxable by 3 years for reserved categories) as on 1.6.2008. Candidates with work experience are preferred.

Programmes offered at Heritage Campus, Ahmedabad
Duration: 2 ½ years

INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
1.	Product Design (B.E/ B.Tech/ B.Des/ B.Arch/ B.Int.Des/ or Equivalent [under 10+2+4 pattern or more]).
2.	Furniture & Interior Design (Prerequisites as in Product Design)
3.	Transportation & Automobile Design (Prerequisites as in Product Design)
4.	Ceramic & Glass Design (B.E/ B.Tech/ B.Des/ B.Arch/ B.Int.Des/ BFA/ or Equivalent. {OR} Graduates in any discipline with one year relevant industry experience).
5.	Toy & Game Design (Prerequites as in Product or Animation Film Design). **

TEXTILE, APPAREL AND ACCESSORY DESIGN
6.	Textile Design (B.Des/ BFA/ Graduation in Textile, Knitwear or Fashion, Home Science with Textiles & Clothing, Textile or Handloom Technology or Equivalent. {OR} Graduates in any discipline with one year relevant industry experience).
7.	Apparel Design & Merchandising (B.Des/ BFA/ Graduation in Textile, Knitwear or Fashion, Home Science with Textiles & Clothing, Textile or Handloom Technology or Equivalent. B.Com/ BBA/ Graduates in Accessories, Interiors or Merchandising. {OR} Graduates in any discipline with one year relevant industry experience). **
8.	Lifestyle Accessory Design (B.Des/ BFA/ B.Arch/ B.E/ B.Tech/ Graduates in Interiors, Textiles, Fashion or Accessories. {OR} Graduates in any discipline with one year relevant industry experience). **

COMMUNICATION DESIGN
9.	Graphic Design (BFA/ B.Arch/ B.Des/ BVC/ B.Litt/ Graduation in Commn. Media, Film & TV, Mass Media/ or Equivalent. {OR} Graduates in any discipline with one year relevant industry experience/ creative pursuits).
10.	Animation Film Design (Prerequites as in Graphic Design).
11.	Film & Video Communication (Prerequites as in Graphic Design).

Programmes offered at PG Campus, Gandhinagar INTER-DISCIPLINARY DESIGN STUDIES
12.	Strategic Design Management (Graduates in any discipline with two years full-time relevant work experience in a Design/ allied creative organisations. Experience may be relaxed for Post-Graduates). **

I. T. INTEGRATED (EXPERIENTIAL) DESIGN
13.	New Media Design (BCA/ BIT/ BSc Comp./ BFA/ B.E/ B.Tech/ B.Arch/ B.Des/ BVC/ Degree in Mass Media/ or Equivalent. {OR} Graduates in any discipline with relevant industry experience. [Knowledge of Programming, Scripting and Computer Graphic tools is essential])..
14.	Information & Interface Design (Prerequites as in New Media Design).

Programmes offered at R&D Campus, Bangalore
15.	Design for Retail Experience (Design Graduates. {OR} Graduates in any discipline with one year full-time relavant work experience in related field)..
16.	Design for Digital Experience (BCA/ BIT/ BSc Comp./ BFA/ B.E/ B.Tech/ B.Arch/ B.Des/ BVC/ Degree in Mass Media/ or Equivalent. {OR} Graduates in any discipline with one year full-time relavant work experience in Digital and allied areas. [Knowledge of Programming, Scripting and Computer Graphic tools is essential]).

PROJECTED NUMBER OF SEATS IN PGDPD: 200

** Programmes to be offered from PG Campus Gandhinagar.

Programmes at Sr. No. 12 to 16 are of two-years’ duration.

Registration
Candidates selected for admission will be intimated by May 20, 2008. They are required to pay fees for the entire academic year (by Bank Draft in favour of the National Institute of Design payable at Ahmedabad along with their letters of acceptance as well as the rules and regulations duly endorsed by individual candidate and by his/ her parent or guardian. These documents and the payment must reach the Institute by the date as indicated in the offer letter. In case, the Institute does not receive the letter of acceptance and the payment as aforesaid, by the date indicated, the offer of admission will stand withdrawn and the available seat will be offered to those in the waiting list. Candidates who are waiting for the results of their qualifying examinations will be offered provisional admission into the programme. The Graduate Diploma Programme students are admitted only into the Foundation Programme and their entry into different design domains is not automatic. On successful completion of the Foundation Programme, the Semester Jury will recommend the final decision on the specific design domain. All students are required to be present for the Orientation Programme and no exceptions can be made. Failure to be present at the Orientation programme may mean an automatic withdrawal by NID of its admission offer. Students who leave the Institute in search of other career/ or other programmes elsewhere, immediately after joining will be refunded the deposits as per rules. Existing students who wish to register in subsequent semesters will have to do so by paying their semester fees according to the academic calendar. Fees are payable by Demand Draft or in Cash before the commencement of each semester. Students who leave NID or who are asked to leave NID for whatever reasons will not be entitled to any refund of fees. A student can be given leave of absence for a maximum period of one academic year on health grounds or other exceptional circumstances. During this period the student will have to pay his/ her tuition fee for the entire year.

Evaluation
From the point of view of benchmarking NID’s academic activities internationally, the Institute has introduced an ‘Academic Credit Based Evaluation System’ as a part of its evaluation system from the academic year 2002. The system comprises credits and performance evaluation through grading, wherein the students are required to earn the prescribed number of credits indicated for the respective academic programme as well as perform to the established level of performance set by the institute for successful completion of the professional education programme at NID. The student’s performance is assessed at several stages of the programme, viz. individual course evaluation, semester-end jury, peer group/ general presentations and diploma jury.

Important Dates

Issuing of forms start from:
October 9, 2007, Tuesday

Last date for obtaining application forms from BOI & NID:
November 23, 2007, Friday

Last date for receiving completed forms by NID:
November 30, 2007, Friday

Design Aptitude Test for PGDPD (at all centres):
January 5, 2008, Saturday

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

Enquires/ Whom To Contact:
All enquiries relating to education admissions should be addressed to,
Registrar (Academics),
National Institute of Design
Paldi, Ahmedabad 380 007, India
Phone: +91-79-2662 3462 e-mail: admissions@nid.edu

(NID reserves its right to cancel any of the test centres or educational programmes announced or conduct the programmes from any of the three campuses).

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