National Institute of Design ( NID ), Post-Graduate Diploma Programme in Design (PGDPD) , PGDPD Admissions

National Institute of Design
Post-Graduate Diploma Programme in Design (PGDPD)

Post-Graduate Diploma Programme in Design (PGDPD) is 2 to 2½ year programme offered in the following specific areas of sectoral specialisation in 16 design programmes under the five faculties.

Number of seats in PGDPD: 220
(Includes OBC and other reserved categories)

Eligibility:

Candidates having a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent (including those who will be appearing for the qualifying examinations during the academic year 2008-09) in the areas mentioned against each discipline are eligible to apply.

Those applying for more than one programme should send separate application forms. One cannot apply for more than two Programmes. The medium of instruction for PG Programme at NID is English. Upper age limit for candidates is 27 years (relaxable by 3 years for reserved categories) as on June 1, 2009. Candidates with work experience are preferred.

Programmes offered at Heritage Campus, Ahmedabad

1. Product Design (2½ year)
(B.E/ B.Tech/ B.Des/ B.Arch/ B.Int.Des/ or equivalent (under 10+2+4 pattern or more).

2. Furniture & Interior Design (2½ year)
(Prerequisites as in Product Design)

3. Transportation & Automobile Design (2½ year)
(Prerequisites as in Product Design)

4. Ceramic & Glass Design (2½ year)
(B.E/ B.Tech/ B.Des/ B.Arch/ B.Int.Des/ BFA/ or equivalent or graduates in any discipline with one year relevant industry experience).

5. Textile Design (2½ year)
(B.Des/ BFA/ Graduation in Textile, Knitwear or Fashion, Home Science with Textiles & Clothing, Interior Design, Architecture,Textile or Handloom Technology, or equivalent or graduates in any discipline with one year relevant industry experience).

6. Graphic Design (2½ year)
(BFA/ B.Arch/ B.Des/ BVC/ B.Litt/ Graduation in Commn. Media, Film & TV, Mass Media/ or equivalent or graduates in any discipline with one year relevant industry experience or creative pursuits).

7. Animation Film Design (2½ year)
(Prerequites as in Graphic Design).

8. Film & Video Communication (2½ year)
(Prerequites as in Graphic Design).

Programmes offered at PG Campus, Gandhinagar

1. Toy & Game Design (2½ year)
( Prerequisites as in Product or Graphic Design ).
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2. Apparel Design & Merchandising (2½ year)
(B.Des/ BFA/ Graduation in Textile, Knitwear or Fashion, Home Science with Textiles & Clothing, Interior Design Architecture,Textile or Handloom Technology, or equivalent or graduates in any discipline with one year relevant industry experience).

3. Lifestyle Accessory Design (2½ year)
(Prerequisites as in Apparel Design & Merchandising).

4. New Media Design (2 year)
(BCA/ BIT/ BSc Comp./ BFA / B.E/ B.Tech/ B.Arch/ B.Des/ BVC/ Degree in Mass Media/ or equivalent or graduates in any discipline with relevant industry experience (knowledge of programming, scripting and computer graphic tools is essential).

5. Strategic Design Management (2 year)
(Graduates in any discipline with two years full-time relevant work experience in a design or allied creative organisations. Experience may be relaxed for Post-Graduates).

Programmes offered at R&D Campus, Bengaluru

1. Information & Interface Design (2 year)
(Prerequisites as in New Media Design).

2. Design for Retail Experience (2 year)
(Design graduates or graduates in any discipline with one year full-time relevant work experience in related field).

3. Design for Digital Experience (2 year)
(BCA/ BIT/ BSc Comp./ BFA/ B.E/ B.Tech/ B.Arch/ B.Des/ BVC/ Degree in Mass Media/ or equivalent or graduates in any discipline with one year full-time relevant work experience in digital and allied areas (knowledge of programming, scripting and computer graphic tools is essential)

Last date for receiving completed forms by NID:
November 28, 2008, Friday

Dates for the entrance tests
DAT for PGDPD (at all centres)
January 3, 2009, Saturday

All candidates fulfilling the requirements of minimum qualification and within the prescribed age limit will be called for the Entrance Test (DAT or NEED) to be conducted at 12 centres — Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Chennai, Delhi, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Kanpur, Kochi, Kolkata, Mumbai and Oman.
(NID reserves its right to cancel any of these centres).

All enquiries relating to admissions should be addressed to:

Registrar (Academics)
National Institute of Design
Paldi, Ahmedabad 380 007, India
Phone: +91-79-2662 3462
Fax: +91-79-2662 1167
e-mail: admissions@nid.edu

For more info - Visit
http://www.nid.edu/
http://www.nid.edu/study_pgprogramme.htm


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