Admissions 2024-25 for B.Des. & M.Des. is now OPEN. To apply, click on "Signup".

Last date for submitting online application:
1600 hrs. Friday, 01 December 2023

Design Aptitude Test (DAT) Prelims:
Sunday, 24 December 2023

+ How to Apply

• Step 1: Signup and Login
  [Nationality, Category, Disability, Birthdate, Email, Mobile]
• Step 2: Application Form
  [Personal & Educational Details, Work Experience (Only M.Des.)]
• Step 3: Upload Documents
  [Photograph, Signature, Caste / PwD Certificate, Passport]
• Step 4: Payment and Print
  [Pay Online and Print Application Form]

+ Programme of Study

Bachelor of Design (B.Des.)
• Bachelor of Design (B.Des.) at NID Ahmedabad
• Bachelor of Design (B.Des.) at NID Andhra Pradesh
• Bachelor of Design (B.Des.) at NID Haryana
• Bachelor of Design (B.Des.) at NID Madhya Pradesh
• Bachelor of Design (B.Des.) at NID Assam
Master of Design (M.Des.)
• Master of Design (M.Des.) at NID Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar & Bengaluru

+ Eligibility Criteria

Bachelor of Design (B.Des.)
• Eligibility Criteria for Bachelor of Design (B.Des.) (2024-25)
Master of Design (M.Des.)
• Eligibility Criteria for Master of Design (M.Des.) (2024-25)

+ Important Dates*

Bachelor of Design (B.Des.)

• 	Admission Stages	Dates
  1.	Accepting Application Forms online	1800 hrs. Friday, 08 September 2023
  2.	Last date for submitting online applications	1600 hrs. Friday, 01 December 2023
  3.	Submission of online applications with payment of late fees	1800 hrs. Friday, 01 December 2023 to 1600 hrs. Sunday, 03 December 2023
  4.	Window to Edit the application forms	1600 hrs. Tuesday, 05 December 2023 to 1600 hrs. Thursday 07 December 2023
  5.	Download Admit Cards for DAT Prelims **	1600 hrs. Tuesday, 12 December 2023
  6.	DAT Prelims Exam	Sunday, 24 December 2023
  7.	DAT Prelims Result	1600 hrs. Thursday, 28 March 2024
  8.	Rechecking Request for DAT Prelims	1800 hrs. Thursday, 28 March 2024 to 1600 hrs. Saturday, 30 March 2024
  9.	Download Admit Card for DAT Mains**	1600 hrs. Friday, 14 April 2024
  10.	DAT Mains Exam	Saturday, 27 April 2024 and Sunday, 28 April 2024
  11.	DAT Mains Result	1600 hrs. Tuesday, 21 May 2024
  12.	Window for submission of Campus Preference	1600 hrs. Tuesday, 21 May 2024 to 1600 hrs. Thursday, 23 May 2024
  13.	Rechecking Request for DAT Mains	1600 hrs. Tuesday, 21 May 2024 to 1600 hrs. Wednesday, 22 May 2024
  14.	Seat Allotment, Payment of Token Fees & Uploading of Documents	1600 hrs Wednesday, 29 May 2024 to 1600 hrs. Friday, 31 May 2024
  15.	Provisional Offer Letter	1600 hrs. Thursday, 13 June 2024
  16.	Payment of remaining fees	1600 hrs. Thursday, 13 June 2024 to 1600 hrs. Monday, 17 June 2024
  17.	Subsequent Rounds of Seat Allotment along with the payment of full fees	1600 hrs. Thursday, 20 June 2024
  18.	Physical Verification of Documents at the respective NIDs	To be announced later by the respective NIDs

  
  Note:
  The candidates can modify the details filled in the application form (except the Programme Applied in, Name of the Candidate, Date of Birth, Registered Mobile Number & Registered Email ID) at the time when ‘Window to Edit’ opens. In case, the candidate changes his/her applied category during the “Window to Edit” period, the applicable additional application form fees will have to be paid by the candidate. However, no refund of excess fees will be made in the case of any category change.
  
  *NID reserves the right to modify/change this schedule due to unforeseen emergent circumstances.
  
  ** Admit Cards will be available for download on the NID website (https://admissions.nid.edu) as per the schedule. It is the responsibility of the candidates to download and print their own Admit Cards. Reporting time will be mentioned in the Admit Card.
  
  In emergent unforeseen circumstances, the schedules as well as the nature & structure of the exams can change, and all tests may be conducted entirely online or entirely offline or in a combination of offline & online modes, at the discretion of the Institute.
Master of Design (M.Des.)

• 	Admission Stages	Dates
  1.	Accepting Application Forms online	1800 hrs. Friday, 08 September 2023
  2.	Last date for submitting online applications	1600 hrs. Friday, 01 December 2023
  3.	Submission of online applications with payment of late fees	1800 hrs. Friday, 01 December 2023 to 1600 hrs. Sunday, 03 December 2023
  4.	Window to Edit the application forms	1600 hrs. Tuesday, 05 December 2023 to 1600 hrs. Thursday 07 December 2023
  5.	Download Admit Cards for DAT Prelims**	1600 hrs. Tuesday, 12 December 2023
  6.	DAT Prelims Exam	Sunday, 24 December 2023
  7.	DAT Prelims Result	1600 hrs. Friday, 16 February 2024
  8.	Rechecking Request for DAT Prelims	1800 hrs. Friday, 16 February 2024 to 1600 hrs. Sunday, 18 February 2024
  9.	Download Admit Card for DAT Mains**	1600 hrs. Thursday, 22 February 2024
  10.	DAT Mains Exam	Between Sunday, 03 March 2024 and Saturday, 06 April 2024
  11.	DAT Mains Result	1600 hrs. Tuesday, 30 April 2024
  12.	Rechecking Request for DAT Mains	1600 hrs. Tuesday, 30 April 2024 to 1600 hrs. Thursday, 02 May 2024
  13.	Seat Allotment, Payment of Semester Fees & Uploading of Documents	1600 hrs. Tuesday, 30 April 2024 to 1600 hrs. Tuesday, 14 May 2024
  14.	Provisional Offer Letter	1600 hrs. Friday, 31 May 2024
  15.	Subsequent Rounds of Seat Allotment along with payment of full fees	1600 hrs. Tuesday, 04 June 2024
  16.	Physical Verification of Documents at the respective campuses	1000 hrs. Tuesday, 25 June 2024

  
  Note:
  The candidates can modify the details filled in the application form (except the Programme Applied in, Name of the Candidate, Date of Birth, Registered Mobile Number & Registered Email ID) at the time when ‘Window to Edit’ opens. In case, the candidate changes his/her applied category during the “Window to Edit” period, the applicable additional application form fees will have to be paid by the candidate. However, no refund of excess fees will be made in the case of any category change.
  
  *NID reserves the right to modify/change this schedule due to unforeseen emergent circumstances.
  
  ** Admit Cards will be available for download on the NID website (https://admissions.nid.edu) as per the schedule. It is the responsibility of the candidates to download and print their own Admit Cards. Reporting time will be mentioned in the Admit Card.
  
  In emergent unforeseen circumstances, the schedules as well as the nature & structure of the exams can change, and all tests may be conducted entirely online or entirely offline or in a combination of offline & online modes, at the discretion of the Institute.

+ Intake Capacity at individual NIDs

Bachelor of Design (B.Des.)
• • Bachelor of Design (B.Des.) at NID Ahmedabad
    The four-year Bachelor of Design (B.Des.) programme is offered at NID Ahmedabad in the following areas of specialisation:
    Faculty of Communication Design

    Discipline	Intake Capacity
    Animation Film Design	19
    Exhibition Design	13
    Film & Video Communication	13
    Graphic Design	19

    
    Faculty of Industrial Design

    Discipline	Intake Capacity
    Ceramic & Glass Design	13
    Furniture & Interior Design	13
    Product Design	19

    
    Faculty of Textile, Apparel, Lifestyle and Accessory Design

    Discipline	Intake Capacity
    Textile Design	19

    
    Successful candidates admitted to B.Des. Programme at NID Ahmedabad will be required to attend a mandatory Design Foundation study of two-semesters duration. Allotment of a discipline of choice is based on a candidate’s merit and preference only after successful completion of academic requirements of the Design Foundation Studies. Number of seats for Indian Nationals in Bachelor of Design programme, including reserved categories, is One Hundred & Twenty-Five (125).
    
    The decimal number is rounded off to the nearest whole number for deriving available seats in a particular discipline.
  • Bachelor of Design (B.Des.) at NID Andhra Pradesh
    The four-year Bachelor of Design (B.Des.) programme is offered at NID Andhra Pradesh, NID Haryana, NID Madhya Pradesh, NID Assam in the following areas of specialization:

    Discipline	Intake Capacity#
    Communication Design	25
    Industrial Design	25
    Textile and Apparel Design	25

    # Maximum seats in any programme can be 25, keeping the total seats as 75.
    
    Successful candidates admitted to B.Des. Programme at NID AP will be required to attend a mandatory foundation programme of one-year duration.
    
    Allotment of a discipline of choice is based on a candidate’s performance in the Foundation Programme.
    
    The B.Des. programme at NID AP has 75 seats including all categories.
  • Bachelor of Design (B.Des.) at NID Haryana
    The four-year Bachelor of Design (B.Des.) programme is offered at NID Haryana in the following areas of specialization:

    Discipline	Intake Capacity
    Communication Design	25
    Industrial Design	25
    Textile and Apparel Design	25

    The B.Des. programme commences with a two-semester rigorous Foundation Program followed by six semesters of specialized courses.
  • Bachelor of Design (B.Des.) at NID Madhya Pradesh
    The four-year Bachelor of Design (B.Des.) programme is offered at NID Madhya Pradesh in the following areas of specialization:

    Discipline	Intake Capacity
    Communication Design	25 + 4 Overseas
    Industrial Design	25 + 4 Overseas
    Textile and Apparel Design	25 + 3 Overseas

  • Bachelor of Design (B.Des.) at NID Assam
    NID, Assam offers full-time four year Bachelor’s Programme in Design (B.Des.) with specialisation streams of Industrial Design, Communication Design, and Textile & Apparel Design with multi-disciplinary approach to design education:

    Discipline	Intake Capacity#
    Communication Design	25
    Industrial Design	25
    Textile and Apparel Design	25

    # Indicative. Allotment of discipline may vary as per the resolution/decision of the Senate/ Governing Council.
    
    Successful candidates admitted to B.Des. Programme at NID Assam will be required to attend a mandatory foundation programme of one-year duration.
    
    Allotment of a discipline of choice is based on a candidate’s performance in the Foundation Programme/First Year.
    
    The B.Des. programme at NID Assam has 75 seats including all categories.
Master of Design (M.Des.)
• • The two-and-a-half years’ full-time Master of Design (M.Des.) programme at NID is offered at its campuses in Ahmedabad, Bengaluru and Gandhinagar. Candidates may apply in any of the following disciplines:
    Faculty of Communication Design

    Discipline	Offered at	Intake Capacity
    Animation Film Design	Ahmedabad	19
    Film & Video Communication	Ahmedabad	19
    Graphic Design	Ahmedabad	19
    Photography Design	Gandhinagar	19

    
    Faculty of Industrial Design

    Discipline	Offered at	Intake Capacity
    Ceramic & Glass Design	Ahmedabad	12
    Furniture & Interior Design	Ahmedabad	19
    Product Design	Ahmedabad	19
    Toy & Game Design	Gandhinagar	12
    Transportation & Automobile Design	Gandhinagar	19
    Universal Design	Bengaluru	19

    
    Faculty of Information Technology-Integrated Programmes

    Discipline	Offered at	Intake Capacity
    Digital Game Design	Bengaluru	19
    Information Design	Bengaluru	19
    Interaction Design	Bengaluru	19
    New Media Design	Gandhinagar	19

    
    Faculty of Interdisciplinary Design Studies

    Discipline	Offered at	Intake Capacity
    Design for Retail Experience	Bengaluru	19
    Strategic Design Management	Gandhinagar	19

    
    Faculty of Textile, Apparel and Lifestyle Accessory Design

    Discipline	Offered at	Intake Capacity
    Apparel Design	Gandhinagar	19
    Lifestyle Accessory Design	Gandhinagar	19
    Textile Design	Ahmedabad	19

    Note:
    • The percentage of seats reserved for candidates (Indian nationals only) belonging to various reserved categories are as prescribed in the Government of India guidelines (Refer Section 5 of this document for more information).
    • Candidates can apply to a maximum of ONLY TWO disciplines for the Master of Design programme.
    • Based on the availability of the seats, the shortlisted candidates will be allotted a seat in order of merit in their respective category and will be purely based on the preference submitted by the candidate at the time of submitting their application. Under no circumstances will the candidate be allowed to change these preferences later.
    • Applications are received to a specific discipline only and are not transferable at any stage of the admissions process.

+ Fees Structure

Bachelor of Design (B.Des.)
• Bachelor of Design (B.Des.) at NID Ahmedabad
• Bachelor of Design (B.Des.) at NID Andhra Pradesh
• Bachelor of Design (B.Des.) at NID Haryana
• Bachelor of Design (B.Des.) at NID Madhya Pradesh
• Bachelor of Design (B.Des.) at NID Assam
Master of Design (M.Des.)
• Master of Design (M.Des.)