NID

Eligibility

Admission is open to students who have passed or who will appear in current year for qualifying examinations under higher Secondary (10+2) or Equivalents like AISSCE/IB/ICSE, etc. Upper age limit for candidates is 20 years (relaxable by 3 years for reserved categories) for the current year. The medium of instruction at NID is English.

Eligibility Criteria for PGDPD

Candidates having a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent (including those will be appearing for the qualifying examinations during the current academic year ) in the areas mentioned in brackets 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 27years (relaxed by 3years for SC/ST candidates)for the current year.   Candidates with work experience after graduation will be preferred. Age relaxation upto 3years for general candidates with relevant work experience may also be considered.

INDUSTRIAL DESIGN

• Product Design

(B.Tech, B.E., B.Arch.)

• Furniture and Interior Design

(B.Tech, B.E. , B.Arch. , Interior Design)

• Ceramic & Glass Design

(B.Tech, B.E. , B.Arch., Ceramic & Glass Design Technology, B.F.A. (Sculpture)

• Toy Design & Development

(B.Tech, B.E., B.Arch., B.I.T, Child Development, Therapy, Graduates in any other area with experience / abilities for Toy Design / Digital Media can also apply) apply)

TEXTILE & APPAREL DESIGN

• Textile Design

(B.F.A., Applied Arts, Textile / Handloom Technology, Textile / Knitwear / Fashion Design, Home Science. (With textiles and clothing)

• Apparel Design & Merchandising

(B.F.A., Applied Arts, Textile/Knitwear/Fashion Design or graduates in merchandising or any other disciplines with proven proficiency in drawing and garment construction/presentation) ation)

• Lifestyle Accessory Design

(B.F.A., B.Arch.Applied Arts, Design, Architecture, Interior Design, Accessory Design and relevant disciplines in Technology and Engineering)

COMMUNICATION DESIGN

• Graphic Design

(B.F.A. (Painting), Applied Arts, B.Arch., Graduates with experience in Graphic Design)

• Animation Film Deign

(B.F.A., Applied Arts, Design, B.Arch, Communication Media, Film & TV, Mass Media,  Graduates with experience in Animation Industry)

• Film & Video Communication

(Arts / Humanities or graduates in any other discipline with a proven background for visual communication Arts)

• New Media Design

(B.F.A., Applied Arts, B.Tech, B.E., B.Arch., Design, Communication Media, Computer Science)

• Software & User Interface Design

(B.E. (Computer Science), B.Arch., Electronics and Communication, B.I.T., Applied Psychology, Graduates in any other area with experience in software Industry)

• Information & Digital Design

(B.Arch, Management, Computer Applications, Information Technology, Engineering (Electronics / Communication / Computer / Industrials / trial)