What is NID?
National Institute of Design (NID) at Ahmedabad and its Gandhinagar & Bengaluru extension campuses is an 'Institute of National Importance' as per the NID Act 2014 as well as an autonomous institute under the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India. As per the NID Act 2014, the Institute is a statutory authority empowered to award its own degrees - presently offering Bachelor of Design (B Des) of four year duration, Master of Design (M Des) of two and a half year duration and PhD in Design.
NID Andhra Pradesh, NID Haryana, NID Madhya Pradesh and NID Assam are an independent autonomous institute under the DPIIT, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India and offer full time four year .Bachelor of Design (B Des.)
ABOUT NID
National Institute Of Design is an 'Institute of National Importance' declared by the Act of Parliament, by virtue of the National Institute Of Design Act 2014. It is also recognized by the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, Government of India as a Scientific and Industrial Research Organization. After the passing of the Bill, NID can now provide degrees and Ph.Ds to the students. NID is the forty-first institute to be declared as Institutions of National Importance.
NID is internationally acclaimed as one of the foremost multi-disciplinary institutions in the field of design education and research. The institute functions as an autonomous body under the department of Industrial Policy & Promotion, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India.
NID offers B.Des & M.Des programmes with 5 faculty streams and 20 diverse design domains.
NID WORLD RANKING
National Institute of Design (NID) has been placed in the list of top 25 European and Asian programmes in the world by Business Week, USA. Also NID has been a pioneer in industrial design education after Bauhaus and Ulm in Germany.
NID COLLEGES IN INDIA
NID Ahmedabad - The B.Des and M.Des programme is offered at NID Main Campus at Ahmedabad
NID Gandhinagar - Only M.Des programmes for two and a half year are provided here.
NID Bangalore - Only M.Des programmes for two and a half year are provided here.
NID Andhra Pradesh - Only B.Des programme is offered here.
NID Haryana - Only B.Des programme is offered here.
NID Madhya Pradesh - Only B.Des programme is offered here.
NID Assam - Only B.Des programme is offered here.