National Institute of Design

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{{short description|Autonomous Indian public design institute group}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2014}}
{{Infobox university
| name = {{nowrap|National Institute of Design}}
| native_name =
| caption = Seal of the Indian Institutes of Technology
| other_name = NID or NIDs (plural)
| type = [[Public university|Public]] [[Institutes of National Importance]]
| location = 5 cities in India [[Ahmedabad]] [[Bangalore]] [[Amaravati]] [[Bhopal]] [[Jorhat]] [[Kurukshetra]]
| language = [[English language|English]]
| established = 1961 Later came under National Institute of Design Act, 2014.
}}

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'''National Institute of Design''' or ('''NIDs''') are autonomous [[public university|public]] design schools located across [[India]]. NIDs are in [[Ahmedabad]] ([[Gujarat]]), Bangalore (Karnataka), [[Kurukshetra]] ([[Haryana]]) , [[Vijayawada]] ([[Andhra Pradesh]]) and [[Jorhat]] ([[Assam]]) and [[Bhopal]] ([[Madhya Pradesh]]). The institutes functions as an autonomous body under the [[Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade]] (DPIIT), [[Ministry of Commerce and Industry]] , [[Government of India]]. NIDs are recognised by the [[Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (India)|Department of Scientific and Industrial Research]] under [[Ministry of Science and Technology]], the government of India, as a scientific and industrial design research organisation. They are accorded as [[Institutes of National Importance]] by Act of Parliament, under the National Institute of Design Act, 2014.<ref>https://www.nid.edu/Userfiles/The_National_Institute_of_Design_Bill.pdf</ref>

== Institutes ==
[[National Institute of Design, Haryana]] is under construction which was opened by Haryana CM Bhupendra Singh Hooda in 2012. The creation of four NIDs was suggested as part of the Government's 2007 National Design Policy.<ref name="toi-1-apr-2012">[http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=TOINEW&BaseHref=TOIA/2012/04/01&PageLabel=6&EntityId=Ar00604&ViewMode=HTML "PPP model for new NIDs Nixed". Times of India, Ahmedabad. Times City section, page 6. 1 April 2012.]</ref> The foundation stone for [[National Institute of Design, Jorhat|National Institute of Design Assam]] was laid by Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in February 2011,<ref name="hindu-19-feb-2011">[http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article1471990.ece "Centre committed to development of Assam, northeast: Manmohan". The Hindu, 19 February 2011]</ref> while land has also been earmarked for the Andhra Pradesh campus in [[Vijayawada|Amaravati]].
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|+National Institutes of Design
!#
! scope="col" style="width:443px;" |Institute
! scope="col" style="width:80px;" |City
! scope="col" style="width:105px;" |State
! scope="col" style="width:30px;" |Founded
!Website
|-
|1
|[[National Institute of Design, Gujarat]]
|[[Ahmedabad]]
|[[Gujarat]]
|1960
|[https://www.nid.edu/ nid.edu]
|-
|2
|[[National Institute of Design, Bangalore]]
|[[Bangalore]]
|[[Karnataka]]
|2006
|[https://www.nid.edu/institute/campuses/bengaluru.html]
|-
|3
|[[National Institute of Design, Andhra Pradesh]]
|[[Amaravati]]
|[[Andhra Pradesh]]
|2015
|[https://www.nid.ac.in/ nid.ac.in]
|-
|4
|[[National Institute of Design, Haryana]]
|[[Kurukshetra]]
|[[Haryana]]
|2016
|[https://www.nidh.ac.in/ nidh.ac.in]
|-
|5
|[[National Institute of Design, Madhya Pradesh]]
|[[Bhopal]]
|[[Madhya Pradesh]]
|2019
|[http://www.nidmp.ac.in/ nidmp.ac.in]
|-
|6
|[[National Institute of Design, Assam]]
|[[Jorhat]]
|[[Assam]]
|2019
|[http://nidj.ac.in/ nidj.ac.in]
|}

== Admissions ==
NID's entrance exam Design Aptitude Test (DAT) which is also popularly called the National Entrance Examination for Design (NEED) is a National level entrance exam organized for admission to UG and PG courses separately by NID each year. These exams for B.Des and M.Des exams are conducted in 12 exam centres across India.<ref>{{Cite web|title=NID Admission: 2019-20|url=http://admissions.nid.edu/NIDA2019/Default.aspx|access-date=2019-08-06|website=admissions.nid.edu}}</ref>

=== NID Entrance Exams ===
NID conducts a two-stage entrance exam, NID Design Aptitude Test (DAT), to select candidates for admission to its B.Des, M.Des and GDPD courses. NID DAT is further divided into two stages: NID DAT Prelims is conducted in stage 1 and NID DAT Mains is conducted in stage 2.{{fact|date=April 2021}}

==== NID DAT Prelims ====
This stage 1 examination is a pen and paper-based written test aims to evaluate the candidate's visualisation skills, creative & observation skills, knowledge, comprehension, analytical ability etc. This test is a mix of subjective and objective type questions and holds a weightage of 30% in the total scheme of examination. NID DAT prelims are generally held in the month of December-January every year.{{fact|date=April 2021}}

==== NID DAT Mains ====
Shortlisted candidates from Stage 1 are invited to appear for Stage 2 exams. NID DAT Mains is generally held in May and holds a weightage of 70% in the calculation of the final score.{{fact|date=April 2021}}

== Academics ==
The courses available to join at various campuses of NID include Bachelor of Design (BDes), Graduate Diploma Program in Design (GDPD), Masters of Design (MDes), Doctorate of Philosophy(PhD) in Design, Foundation Courses are UG courses and International Programs through Research and International workshops.{{fact|date=April 2021}}

=== Undergraduate program ===

* '''Bachelor of Design''' (B.Des.) '''-''' This 4-year full-time program is offered in 8 disciplines at the Ahmedabad campus.

=== Postgraduate program ===

* '''Master of Design''' (M.Des.) - This 2.5 year full-time program is offered in 19 disciplines across all 3 campuses.

=== Doctoral/Fellowship ===

* Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) - This program is offered in both full-time and part-time

== See also ==

* [[Sarabhai family]]
* [[Calico Museum of Textiles]]
*[[Sanskar Kendra]]
*[[IDC School of Design]]

==References==
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==Sources==
*[https://www.acc.org/latest-in-cardiology/articles/2015/03/15/19/03/8am-pt-316-health-care-innovation-takes-the-stage-at-acc15 Health Care Innovation Takes the Stage at ACC.15]

== External links ==
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