Admission announcements are made in the leading national dailies in the last week of September every year.
To get your Application form:
1. 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.1,500/- (Rs.750/- for reserved categories) by a Demand Draft of any nationalized bank drawn in favor of the ‘National Institute of Design’ payable at Ahmedabad. The incomplete application forms / not satisfying eligibility criteria will be rejected. The application form fee (Rs.1,500/ Rs.750) for rejected applications will not be refunded. No official communication will be made regarding rejected application forms.
2. Forms downloaded from NID’s website www.nid.edu along with required amount of DD drawn in favor of National Institute of Design payable at Ahmedabad will also be accepted.
Reserved category candidates must attach relevant certificate of Caste/Category otherwise their form will be rejected. OBC candidates are required to submit non-creamy layer certificate.
All candidates fulfilling the requirements of minimum qualification and within the prescribed age limit will be called for the Entrance Test (PGDPD or GDPD) to be conducted at 11 centers —Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Chennai, Delhi, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Kanpur, Kochi, Kolkata and Mumbai. (NID reserves its right to cancel any of these centers).
Hall Ticket/ Call Letter will be posted by last week of December. Those who do not receive the call letters by the end of December may get in touch with NID’s Admissions Cell. 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 centers will consist of design aptitude tests. Based on scores obtained from these tests, short listing of candidates to be called for second phase will be done.
Call letters for this phase of the interview will be posted by last week of March. 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 decides the procedures, grades and weight age every 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).
To get your Application form:
1. 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.1,500/- (Rs.750/- for reserved categories) by a Demand Draft of any nationalized bank drawn in favor of the ‘National Institute of Design’ payable at Ahmedabad. The incomplete application forms / not satisfying eligibility criteria will be rejected. The application form fee (Rs.1,500/ Rs.750) for rejected applications will not be refunded. No official communication will be made regarding rejected application forms.
2. Forms downloaded from NID’s website www.nid.edu along with required amount of DD drawn in favor of National Institute of Design payable at Ahmedabad will also be accepted.
Reserved category candidates must attach relevant certificate of Caste/Category otherwise their form will be rejected. OBC candidates are required to submit non-creamy layer certificate.
All candidates fulfilling the requirements of minimum qualification and within the prescribed age limit will be called for the Entrance Test (PGDPD or GDPD) to be conducted at 11 centers —Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Chennai, Delhi, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Kanpur, Kochi, Kolkata and Mumbai. (NID reserves its right to cancel any of these centers).
Hall Ticket/ Call Letter will be posted by last week of December. Those who do not receive the call letters by the end of December may get in touch with NID’s Admissions Cell. 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 centers will consist of design aptitude tests. Based on scores obtained from these tests, short listing of candidates to be called for second phase will be done.
Call letters for this phase of the interview will be posted by last week of March. 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 decides the procedures, grades and weight age every 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).