National Institute of Design PGDPD Admission 2014-15

Candidates having a Bachelor's degree or equivalent including those who will be appearing for the qualifying examinations during the academic year (2012-13) in the areas mentioned against each discipline are eligible to apply. Successful candidates shall be given admission to the academic programme, by the institute, subject to their passing the qualifying examinations. Those applying for two programmes should send separate application forms along with two separate sets of documents for each programme. One cannot apply for more than two PG Programmes. The medium of instruction at NID is English.
Upper age limit for candidates is 30 years (relaxable by 3 years for reserved categories) as on June 1, 2014.
For General Category: The candidates born before 01. June. 1984 are not eligible.
For Reserved Category: The candidates born before 01. June. 1981 are not eligible.
PROJECTED NUMBER OF SEATS IN PGDPD: 245
(Includes reserved categories)
DURATION OF ALL THE POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES (PGDPD): 2½ years

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR programmes Offered at main Campus, Ahmedabad

Product Design
Degree in Design, Engineering / Technology or Architecture,
OR Diploma in Design (under 10+2+4yr)
Furniture & Interior Design
Degree in Design / Engineering / Technology or Architecture,
OR Diploma in Interior Design or Craft Design (under 10+2+4yr)
Ceramic & Glass Design
Degree in Design / Fine Arts / Engineering / Technology / Architecture or Interior Design,
OR Diploma in Design (under 10+2+4yr)
Graphic Design
Degree in any discipline,
OR Diploma in Design (under 10+2+4yr)
Animation Film Design
Degree in any discipline,
OR Diploma in Design (under 10+2+4yr)
Film & Video Communication
Degree in any discipline,
OR Diploma in Design (under 10+2+4yr)
Textile Design
Degree in Design / Textiles / Fashion / Accessory / Knitwear / Interior / Fine Arts or Architecture,
OR Diploma in Handloom Technology / Textile Technology (under 10+2+3yr/4yr)

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR programmes Offered at PG Campus, Gandhinagar

Transportation &
Automobile Design
Degree in Industrial Design / Engineering / Technology / Architecture or Interior Design,
OR Diploma in Design (under 10+2+4yr)
Toy & Game Design
Degree in any discipline,
OR Diploma in Design (under 10+2+4yr)
Photography Design
Degree in any discipline,
OR Diploma in Design (under 10+2+4yr)
Apparel Design
Degree in Design (Textiles/Fashion/Accessory/ Knitwear/Interior) / Engineering / Technology / Fine Arts or Architecture,
OR Diploma in Handloom Technology / Textile Technology (under 10+2+3yr/4yr)
Lifestyle Accessory Design
Degree in Design / Engineering / Technology / Architecture or Fine Arts,
OR Diploma in Design (under 10+2+4yr)
New Media Design
Degree in Design, Engineering, Technology, Architecture, Fine Arts, Music, Computer Science and Applications, Electronics or Visual Communications, OR Diploma in Design (under 10+2+4yr)
Strategic Design Management
Degree in Design / Engineering / Technology / Fine Arts / Architecture / Interior Design or Planning,
OR Diploma in Design (under 10+2+4yr)

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR programmes Offered at R&D Campus, Bengaluru

Information Design
Degree in Design / Engineering / Technology / Architecture / Fine Arts / Music / Computer Science / Electronics or Visual Communications,
OR Diploma in Design (under 10+2+4yr)
Interaction Design
Degree in Design / Engineering / Technology / Architecture or Fine Arts,
OR Diploma in Design (under 10+2+4yr)
Design for Retail Experience
Degree in any discipline,
OR Diploma in Design (under 10+2+4yr)
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.
Hall Ticket:Hall Ticket/ Call Letter will be posted by December 09, 2013.
Those who do not receive the call letters by December 31, 2013 may get in touch with NID's Admissions Cell at phone (079) 2662 3462 or email admissions@nid.edu
Aptitude Test Date: January 11, 2014
Last Date: November 2, 2013
For more information visit: http://admissions.nid.edu/pgdpd.html