Free Design Courses on Web

Now that you all are done with your Phase 1 exam, why not have some fun?

What to learn that new skill? Interested in animation? Need tips to learn basic photography? How about some Design Basics?

So, here is a list of few online Design Courses you may be interested in:

• Design Course on Product Drawing 
• Design Course on Design Management 
• Design Course on Photography 
• Design Course on Digital Illustration
•  Design Course on Handmade Paper Making  
• Design Course on Calligraphy 

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• Design 101 (or Design Basics) - iversity web course 

 

We will update and add more such courses soon. Stay tuned!

All The Best to all NID Aspirants

 

Hall Tickets Dispatched and Received

As stated in the NID website, December 31, 2013 is the last date of receiving hall tickets of Approved applications.

Here is how the Mail containing your NID Entrance Test Hall Ticket will look like:

If you have received your Hall Ticket, good going!

But if not, here is what you can do:

• Visit your local post office and ask the concerned Postman about your Letter posted from NID, Gujarat. As this is festive season, there are chances that your Letter from NID may get misplaced/ delayed.
• If your local post office has not received it, with no delay call the NID Admission Helpdesk and state your query. 
• NID Admission Helpdesk: Phone: +91 79 2662 3462  |  eMail: admissions@nid.edu

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NIDians create smart gas-stove knob

It is rare when a product is developed keeping the elderly of the society in mind. Three young guys from National Institute of Design did just that and won a national award for it. Orb, an LPG gas knob automation that can turn itself off, control the flame and even track the number of whistles is a product that has recently won the Tata Elxsi's Ignite competition that aimed at designing a smart kitchen appliance for the elderly.

Created by fourth semester postgraduate students - Sushant Darake, Tawfik Manham and Arjun Raj Kumar - Orb was developed keeping in mind the competition, held on the World Industrial Day. "Elderly people often fail to keep track of the whistles blown by their pressure cookers. They also tend to forget to switch off the gas stove. We had a lot of ideas but decided to work on creating a knob that can do all these things for them," said Tawfik.

Orb is designed in a way that allows it to be used on all existing gas stoves and in fact, turns them into smart appliances. "It has three modes for various functions: timer mode that informs one about the time left, flame mode that tells if the flame is high or low and the whistle counter mode that shows how many whistles are remaining. The dials are mechanical and the knob has a display screen as well," Sushant explained.

The gadget additionally uses a simple microphone and a micro-controller coupled with a low latency e-ink display system to monitor time and count the whistles. A stepper motor is used to disengage the lock enabling the knob to turn off after the set time. "With this innovation, we can bridge the divide between gas stoves and new age electric ovens," he added.

Not just for the elderly, this automatic knob can be handy for working women who multi-task, or hostel students who study for long hours and tend to forget that they have kept something on the stove to cook.

Source: TOI

NID GDPD 2013 Previous Year's Question Paper

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NIDian’s map to help students save big bucks

Ahmedabad - Amdavadis love their Activas, Pulsars, Swifts and Scorpios. Then there are those who swear by the green autos that populate every gali and nukkad of Ahmedabad. But when it comes to saving money, they could do well by taking an AMTS bus. Convinced of this, a student of National Institute of Design in Paldi is helping his fellow students save thousands of rupees by pointing out the right bus route to their most frequented destinations. Jishnuram CA, a final year student of graphic design, is designing a bus map that will help cut down travel expenses of students from a whopping Rs 2.16 lakh during their fiveyear stay to just Rs 30,000 – a cool save of Rs 1.86 lakh! Jishnuram was working on his year-long classroom project when he found that almost 95 per cent of NID students travel by autos within the city. “Even if three students shared an auto, the expenses were pretty high. By the end of the project, I decided to design a map that will bring down their expenses. Travelling by bus would cost them Rs 500 compared to the Rs 3,600 they spend on autos every month,” said the 25-year-old. The research was conducted between November 2011 and September 2012. It took Jishnuram a year to draw the map featuring places from where budding designers could get raw material like paper, fabric, tools, printers etc for their projects. It also highlighted important points like hospitals, premier institutes, railway stations malls, cinema halls and tourist destinations. “Each route is demarcated using a separate colour. The bus numbers are written in Gujarati as well as English. The map mentions starting and ending point of each route, along with the frequency of buses,” said Jishnuram. There are legends marking the airport, bus stands, bus stops, cinema halls, educational institutes, hospitals, place of interests, railway stations, materials and services. Tying the legend to the logo (a chabutara), the place of interest is marked by a flying pigeon. The 25-year-old said, “Most students come here from other cities and states. They do not know anything about Ahmedabad. This map will help our community find places where we can gain material, inspiration and essential help at a glance.” Rupesh Vyas, head of information technology at NID, said, “When the institute director learnt about Jishnuram’s research findings, he began the initiative to provide this essential service to NIDians. It will be launched next week.” The map will initially be distributed to students for free. It might later be sold at NIDUS, the design outlet, for Rs 20. A student spends Rs 2.16 lakh on auto fare during his 5-year stay at NID. This amount can be reduced to Rs 30,000 if they take a bus. AMTS frequents almost every destination that a design student visits in the city for academic or recreational purposes. ►►► I always waited for my friends so we could share an auto and save money. Also, bus numbers are written in Gujarati so I had to ask other people for help. This map is helpful for students at various levels - Kiran Ravindran Product design student   ►►► I know where to source fabrics from, but had no idea about the places I crossed to reach my destination. Taking an autorickshaw was easier but expensive. This map will push us to try public transport - Swathi Rajgopal Textile design student Source: Pune Mirror

NID 2014 Admissions - Applications Available

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NID 2014 -2015 forms are now available.

GDPD Application Form: http://admissions.nid.edu/images/GDPD_2014-15_Form.pdf

PGDPD Application Form: http://admissions.nid.edu/images/PGDPD_2014-15_Form.pdf

Overseas Students: http://admissions.nid.edu/images/Overseas_2014-15_Form.pdf

Prospectus: http://admissions.nid.edu/images/Admission_2014-15_Brochure_Final.pdf
OBC Certificate: http://admissions.nid.edu/images/OBC_Certificate_New.pdf

NOTE: Also, we have received some emails stating that few of our Tutorial Download links are broken. We will fix that as soon as possible. 

Last date for receiving the completed application forms at NID is November 2, 2013
Design aptitude test for GDPD (at all centres) JANUARY 12, 2014. SUNDAY
Design aptitude test for PGDPD (at all centres) JANUARY 11, 2014. SATURDAY

List of documents to be enclosed with GDPD application form:

1. GDPD Hall Ticket (both copies) duly filled in with recent photographs.
2. Attested copies of SSC & HSC marksheets (those who are studying presently in HSC, must submit bonafide certificate from the school/ college).
3. Attested copy of relevant certificate indicating Date of Birth (Upper age limit as on 1st June, 2014 is 20 years for General category– Relaxable by 3 years for Reserved categories).
4. Attested copy of relevant Caste/Category certificate issued by competent authority for SC/ST/PH/OBC non-creamy layer candidates wherever applicable.


List of documents to be enclosed with PGDPD application form:

1. PGDPD Hall Ticket (both copies) duly filled in with recent photographs.
2. Attested copies of marksheets of SSC, HSC, completed years of Graduation and Degree certificate / Provisional certificate / Passing certificate (those who are studying presently in final year of graduation must submit bonafide certificate from the college).
3. Attested copy of relevant certificate indicating Date of Birth (Upper age limit as on 1st June, 2014 is 30 years for General category– Relaxable by 3 years for Reserved categories).
4. Attested copy of relevant Caste/Category certificate issued by competent authority for SC/ST/PH/OBC non-creamy layer candidates wherever applicable. Attested copies of experience certificate/s, wherever applicable.

Preparing for NID Entrance Test - 2014

What should students focus on for the next six months in order to crack the NID Design Aptitude Test 2014? For the next six months, students should consider strengthening their drawing skills and keep abreast with current affairs, both national and international. 

 However, it is not just about learnt skill and talent, but largely about the creative process and design thinking. Students, most importantly, should know how to communicate an idea to the masses. 

It would also help to have a portfolio in place. If the student is consistent with his sketching and is up-to-date with his or her work s/he will have a range of work to showcase during the interview. Having worked with a variety of media is always beneficial for a strong portfolio. Work can range from doodles to finished pieces of work; there is no set criterion with regards to what should go in your portfolio. Play on your strengths.

What is the importance of joining a coaching class?

Coaching classes are not a must-do for students wanting to successfully attempt the NID entrance. While they do offer some insight — common queries of what to expect from the paper and solve sample papers — student shouldn't rely on it entirely. However, do remember that the question paper pattern is not set in stone and they must be flexible enough to deal with the diversity of questions.

What is the pattern of the question paper?

 In the 2013 exam, 25% of the questions focused on general knowledge; 25% logistic reasoning; another 25% allotted to drawing skills related to human anatomy and postures. The last 25% were based on creative thinking and applications . This was a rough breakdown in our paper, but it varies each year, we are told. There is no negative marking.

How can students manage a good score?

 The question paper, even though it grades, is qualitative in nature. It is important to answer sensibly and be confident about what you are drawing and answering. One should not worry about marks or scoring high; the focus should be on communicating your ideas creatively in the paper.

What kind of preparation is required post the written exam?

 Post the written exam, if selected, you'll have a studio test and portfolio interview at the campus. Studio test checks not only your creativity but also tests your hands-on skills and spontaneity. Observation and memory retention are other traits you'll be tested for. In the portfolio interview, you will be required to talk about your work over the past few years and answer questions put forth by the panelist.

> IMPORTANT DATES

APPLICATION DATE

The admissions announcement is published in leading national dailies around end of September, beginning of October

EXAM DATE:

The written test is conducted during January and short-listed candidates are invited for studio tests & interviews around April

Courtesy: Educationtimes.com

House panel visits NID to assess ‘excellence’ claim

A nine-member team of Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance led by chairman Shanta Kumar visited the National Institute of Design (NID) campus on Thursday to assess its claim for becoming a Centre of Excellence (CoE).

The team, with members from both Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha, saw display work by students of various courses and interacted with the faculty members and students before moving to Gandhinagar to meet state government officials. The NID bill is expected to be put forward during the monsoon session of the Parliament, seeking to bring it at par with the IIT's.

"This is in line with the procedure for the NID bill to be cleared . The team took a look at the facilities and education offered. They also saw the students' diploma projects along with the socio-economic development projects taken up by different departments," said Pradyumna Vyas, Director, NID.

In 2009, the UGC (University Grants Commission) had rejected the institute's plea for deemed university status. To retain its autonomy, NID's governing council had drawn up a draft to apply for the CoE like the IIT's and NIFT Act.

"Once the institute is declared a Centre of Excellence(CoE), we can offer undergraduate and postgraduate degrees rather than diplomas and PhD Degrees, while maintaining our autonomy in terms of curriculum and pedagogy. We want NID to be at par with institutes like IITs," added Vyas.

The bill was introduced in the Rajya Sabha on March 11, 2013 and had then been referred to the Committee on Commerce headed by BJP leader Shanta Kumar.

Presently, NID is recognised as an autonomous body under the DIPP( Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion), Ministry of Commerce and Industry.

Source: Indian Express

Fewer foreign students at NID this year

The National Institute of Design’s (NID) move to attract foreign students at the campus suffered a major setback as India’s premier design institute managed to get only 15 NRI students.

Last year, when the idea to have 10 percent seats allotted for students of foreign origin and NRIs was proposed, the management gave it a green signal as the institute was confident of attracting students from across the globe.

However, the real story showed a completely different picture as the 15 students selected from the 26 applications are from countries such as Thailand, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Canada, Dubai and Qatar. The institute was expecting major participation from students from countries such as the UK, US, Australia and Germany which has a major chunk of NRIs.

Despite this, NID registrar Vijaya Deshmukh is still upbeat about the decision and said the poor response is because the institute did not adequately advertise overseas.

“The news of admission to foreign students has spread through word of mouth. As we plan for the next academic year, we intend to advertise with help from the Indian Embassy and through advertisement in newspapers overseas,” she said.

NID had decided to give admission to 10 percent foreign students from the
academic year 2013-14. As per the system, if the institute gives admission to 100 students, 10 additional students from the new criterion will be admitted.

Source: DNA News

NID to redesign Tirupati museum

With the National Institute of Design (NID) bagging the project to redesign the three-decade-old Sri Venkateshwara Museum at Tirupati, devotees to the Andhra Pradesh shrine will be able to see the history of one of the richest and most protected shrines in the world.

The institute, given the project by the Tirupati Tirumala Devasthanam Museum Project Committee, will revamp the temple museum located adjacent to the temple complex in two-year time.

The temple museum body took almost one year to finalise the project with NID, which has formed a core team, led by NID faculty Anil Sinha with colleagues Mihir Bhole, Krishnesh Mehta and Bhadresh Shukla to overlook the project as part of the institute's consultancy services.

"Currently, the museum has no thematic sequence or story. Our idea is to engage with the lakhs of devotees who wait for several hours before they get to enter the temple premises for darshan or prayers. We plan to divide the museum into three areas — pilgrimage, homage and passage. We will try to weave the story of Lord Venkateshwara and the temple around it," said Sinha.

While NID's core team have come up with a concept for the museum, they will research the artifacts within the museum in the next six months.

Source: The Indian Express

Destiny's design: Rag-picker makes it to NID

Sanjay Parmar spent much of his childhood picking rags, sifting through mounds of waste at Rama Pir No Tekro in Vadaj area of Ahmedabad to supplement the family's meagre income. Sanjay's father Dineshbhai was a driver and barely managed to put food on the table for his three children. On lucky days, he would find a pair of footwear for his little sister Manisha in the garbage. When bored, Sanjay would fashion boats out of waste paper and cars from discarded thermocol packaging.

Then destiny intervened. At 19, Sanjay is perhaps the only one with a rag-picking past to make it to the country's premiere design school 'National Institute of Design' - and aims to become an automobile designer.

But first, he wants to design is an aid which cuts the burden of LPG cylinder deliverymen. "I have seen my father break his back delivering cylinders in multi-storey houses which don't have lifts. It is my dream to design a simple aid," he says.

The young boy's life turned when he was selected as one of eight kids who were enrolled in a special project by NGO Visamo Kids which gave bright children from poor families a chance at a good education. "If I was not plucked out of the slums and given an education, I would not have gone beyond class X. All my best friends are school dropouts", says Sanjay.

Initially, it was tough for Sanjay to adjust to the new world. "He was an angry, stubborn child. He was not good at learning and writing but he was good with his hands," says Amee Shah, boarding in-charge of Visamo Kids. Sanjay calls Amee his second mother. While the residential programme covers education till class XII, an anonymous donor came forward to fund his education when he made it to NID. He was also trained by city-based designer Bhanvar Rathore for the entrance test.

"I did not have the means to educate Sanjay; I could just provide him a roof. When he becomes a man, he will buy us a house," says Dineshbhai.

Source: TOI

Dream never dies: CM ensures it for tribal boy

For 25-year-old Karmu Majhi, the distance from Rayagada to Ahmedabad was unimaginably long. On Wednesday, when he set out for the prestigious National Institute of Design (NID) at Ahmedabad, he would have felt it as the beginning of the journey of his lifetime.

For someone, who hailed from the forested and hilly Uparjhiri village of tribal-dominated Rayagada district’s Kashipur block replete with stories of hunger and cholera outbreaks, pursuing a Degree course in Graphic Designs at the NID was a fairytale that came true.

Thanks to the generous support from Odisha Government, Karmu boarded the train to the Gujarat capital on Wednesday to take admission in the two and a half-year course. Till last Monday though, he would have doubted he could make it. He approached Chief Minister’s Grievance Cell seeking financial support for pursuing the course for which he had toiled day and night.

It had all started with his childhood passion for drawing and painting. He drew his way to top and bagged numerous prizes in his district but his financial background was feeble. He slogged hard and with support from his father, a BPL card holder farmer who had to raise five other children, Karmu had got admitted to BK College of Art, a government college where he studied Visual Art and supported himself by making wooden partitions as a part-time job. 

But dreaming of an NID degree that cost more than Rs two lakh towards course fee was a crime but dream he did.

He appeared for the entrance test and cleared it. He went on to qualify the studio test and personal interview. There were just 15 seats up for grabs and Karmu had one to his name. But it was that Rs two lakh that mattered.

When he approached the CM’s Grievance Cell last Monday, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik directed SC and ST Development Department to contact NID and assure State Government’s willingness to pay Karmu’s course fee which will be transferred electronically.

With NID beckoning, Karmu left for Ahmedabad by train on but not before meeting Naveen at his residence to express his gratitude.

Source: The New Indian Express

Anand Sharma lays foundation for National Institute of Design, Hyderabad

Commerce and industry minister Anand Sharma Saturday laid the foundation stone of the National Institute of Design (NID) here.

The NID, which is coming up on 30 acres of land on the campus of University of Hyderabad at a cost of Rs 155 crore, is expected to offer undergraduate and postgraduate courses from 2015-16 for 500 students.

This will be the fourth NID campus in the country. The institute was established in Ahmedabad in 1961 and has its campuses in Gandhinagar and Bangalore, offering graduate and postgraduate diploma courses in 18 disciplines.

NID Hyderabad is one among the four NIDs being set up under the national design policy of 2007.

The minister on Wednesday laid the foundation stone for the second NID in Haryana's Kurukshetra district.

Sharma said two more NIDs were planned in Jorhat ( Assam) and Bhopal to cater to the students of the respective regions.

The institute will help student community towards shaping their career in most creative sectors and is also expected to benefit the industry to improve their quality of products.

The NID is useful to a broad spectrum from industrially mass produced good to handicrafts, handlooms and skill oriented artisan communities like potters, painters, weavers, carpenters, leather, brass, silver craftsmen.

The minister said the government aimed to make India a major design hub for exports by producing 15,000 top engineers in five years

"Finland has 145 designers per million population, Japan 90 per million whereas India has a dismal two designers per million population. This needs to change in the next five years and we should aim to create a pool of 15,000 top designers. India should eventually become an outsourcing hub for designers," Sharma said.

He called for weaving in a philosophy of design into education and building linkages with education system.

Sharma pointed out that national design policy was announced with the aim of building on traditional knowledge skills and capabilities and to ensure that "our shop floor workers, craftsmen and artisans become equal partners in manufacture of innovative products and contemporisation of traditional crafts".

The minister said World Pharma Trade Centre would soon be set up at Hyderabad keeping in view the large presence of pharmaceutical companies and research institutions in and around the city.

He said Indian Institute of Foreign Trade would also come up soon at Visakhapatnam with the aim of creating a pool of trained manpower to deal with foreign trade.

Foundation stone will also be laid for a new footwear design and development institute at Hyderabad in the next month.

Human Resource Development Minister M.M. Pallam Raju and Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy were among those who attended the ceremony. 

Source: TOI

NID Phase 2 Results Announced

NID Phase 2 Results for Entrance 2013- 2014 is announced. Click on the link below to check your admission status. Target NID congratulates all the selected students.

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World's first smartphone for the blind made in India

The world's first smartphone for blind people is here. Soon, they will be able to read SMSes and emails on this phone, which converts all text into Braille patterns.

"We have created the world's first Braille smartphone," says its innovator, Sumit Dagar, whose company is being incubated at the Centre for Innovation Incubation and Entrepreneurship, located in IIM Ahmedabad campus. "This product is based on an innovative 'touch screen' which is capable of elevating and depressing the contents it receives to transform them into 'touchable' patterns," he says.

Dagar, who is a post-graduate from the National Institute of Design (NID), says he was motivated to develop the device when he realised that so far, technology was only serving the mainstream and ignoring the marginalised. He is collaborating with IIT Delhi on making the prototype, which is currently being tested at L V Prasad Eye Institute in Hyderabad.

"The response during the test has been immense. It comes out as a companion more than a phone to the user. We plan to do more advanced versions of the phone in the future," Dagar adds.

Dagar started the project three years ago while studying interaction designing at NID. After working with a couple of companies, he gave up his job to concentrate on his technology, formed a team of six people and started his venture, Kriyate Design Solutions. Currently, the venture is being funded by Rolex Awards under its Young Laureates Programme, in which they select five people from across the world every two years and fund their projects.

How it works

• The smartphone uses Shape Memory Alloy technology, based on the concept that metals remember their original shapes, i.e. expand and contract to its original shape after use.
  
• The phone's 'screen' has a grid of pins, which move up and down as per requirement. The grid has a Braille display, where pins come up to represent a character or letter.
  
• This screen will be capable of elevating and depressing the contents to form patterns in Braille.
  
• All other elements are like any other smartphone.

Source: TOI News

Fall in Line - Be A Commercial Artist

Applied Art or Commercial Art is used to convey a message. It could mean informing readers about the miracles of an anti-ageing cream creatively with a beautiful illustration featured in an advertisement. 

Designers might also have to simplify and explain a complex process — say how the human body reacts to a certain medicine, making a user-friendly map for easy navigation. They might have to create logos highlighting the vision and mission of an organisation, or an amusing animation film or posters around a theme. Artists have to make illustrations or graphics manually or use specific design software such as Coreldraw or Adobe. It’s all about creating interesting visuals to give life to a story or an advertisement. He/she is responsible for creating design solutions that have a high visual impact. Designs are required for websites, advertising, books, magazines, newspapers, posters, computer games, product packaging, exhibitions and displays, and all types pf communications etc.

A Day Being a Graphic Designer

6.30 AM: Get up and go for a walk in the park where I get ideas related to my work by observing the birds, animals and people around me

7.30 AM: Return home, get ready and have breakfast

9.00 AM: Leave for office

9.30 AM: Make a to-do list

2.00 PM: Choose to have a working lunch during which I browse the net to keep myself updated, reply to emails

5.30 PM: Finish work

6.30 PM: Head back home and go for yoga classes

8.30 PM: Freshen up, play music, have dinner, sit with a book or watch TV 

The Payoff

Money is not a constraint for deserving candidates. Once you have proven your mettle, you can expect good money in the market. Money at the start, however, is not very good. You can get anything between Rs. 10,000 per month to Rs. 2.5 crore for creating a logo. A good designer designs his or her own growth by evolving with changing times and trends. The sky is the limit commercially for the deserving 


Skills / TRAITS

* Oodles of creativity and imagination

* Has to be tech savvy

* Should be able to feel the pulse of society and should have a fair idea of what will work

* Research-oriented, unbiased and devoted to work

Getting There

After Class 12, you should go for a bachelor of fine arts programme in applied art, painting, animation or visual communication or even sculpture, depending on your interests and abilities. These programmes will be available at any college of art in your city. The well-known National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, also trains commercial artists. The entry process usually involves an aptitude test. Many private institutes and academies, too, run relevant courses 


Applied Arts Institutes (Click University Name to visit their official website)

* College of Art, Delhi University

* Sir JJ School of Art and Sir JJ School of Applied Art, Mumbai

* Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi

* National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad

Pros and Cons

* Plenty of career avenues

* You may have to work 24/7

* If self-employed or freelancing, may have to run after payments People with a genuine interest in art should enter this field. Quality work and good business strategy can take you places. 

Deelip Khomane, veteran graphic designer and creative consultant at Ogilvy in Mumbai.

Source: HTeducation

Suggestions on the National Institute of Design Bill, 2013

Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Commerce Invites Suggestions on the National Institute of Design Bill, 2013

The National Institute of Design Bill, 2013, introduced in the Rajya Sabha on the 11th March, 2013, has been referred to the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Commerce, headed by Shri Shanta Kumar, M.P., Rajya Sabha, for examination and report.  The National Institute of Design Bill, 2013, inter alia, seeks to provide for declaration of National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, as an institution of national importance and make it a body corporate to nurture and promote quality and excellence in design education, to conduct research and training in all disciplines related to design; to confer honorary degrees, diplomas, certificates, awards and other academic distinctions or titles in disciplines relating to design and to act as a nucleus for interaction between academia and industry by encouraging exchange of designers and other technical staff between the Institute and the industry and undertaking sponsored and funded research as well as consultancy projects. The Committee has decided to invite memoranda, containing views/ suggestions/ comments from individuals/ experts/ stakeholders, etc., interested in the subject-matter of the Bill, and also to hear oral evidence on the subject. Those desirous of submitting memoranda to the Committee may send their written memoranda either in English or Hindi to Shri Narendra Kumar, Deputy Director, Rajya Sabha Secretariat, Room No. 540, Second Floor, Parliament House Annexe, New Delhi-110001 (Tel: 23034084, FAX: 23014948, E-mail: narendra.rs@sansad.nic.in) within fifteen days of publication of this advertisement. Those who are willing to appear before the Committee for oral evidence besides submitting the memoranda may indicate so. However, the Committee's decision in this regard shall be final. The memoranda submitted to the Committee would form part of the records of the Committee and will be treated as confidential. These are not to be disclosed to anyone, till the report of the Committee is presented to Parliament, violation of which would constitute a breach of privilege of the Committee. The Bill has been published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 2, dated the 11th March, 2013. Copies of the Bill can be obtained on written request from Shri Amit Kumar, Assistant Director, Cabin-G, Basement, Parliament House Annexe, New Delhi (Tel: 23034036, FAX: 23793633, E-mail: rsc-comm@sansad.nic.in) or can be downloaded from the official web-site of the Rajya Sabha (http://raiyasabha.nic.in), under the caption "Bills with the Committees".