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new member | national institute of design (NID) ahmedabad (india)

08.01.2025 Announcements

ICoD is pleased to welcome New Member National Institute of Design (NID), an educational and research institution for Industrial, Communication, Textile and IT Integrated (Experiential) Design.

ABOUT

Established at Ahmedabad in 1961, the National Institute of Design (NID) offers multidisciplinary design education. The institute functions as an autonomous body under the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India and has been declared an Institute of National Importance by virtue of the National Institute of Design Act, 2014. NID has attained national and international repute owing to its experience in the fields of design education, research, application of advanced teaching methodologies, and unparalleled design research projects all of which span more than six decades. It has been recognised as a Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (SIRO) by the Department of Science & Technology, Government of India. NID is also a member of the Association of Indian Universities (AIU). In 2003 NID Ahmedabad hosted a seminar 'Brands, Identity and Graphics 03' chaired by Tarundeep Girdher, which was endorsed by Icograda (former ICoD).

NID has attained national and international repute owing to its experience in the fields of design education, research, application of advanced teaching methodologies, and unparalleled design research projects all of which span more than six decades. The mandate for NID is to lead in design research rooted in its unique global milieu, to influence the design of technology especially in disruptive domains, and o facilitate new job opportunities in the country as the key driver of wealth creation. Finally, the NID aims to engage in design practice informed by research that has significant socio-cultural and environmental impact.

NID offers professional education programmes at the Bachelors and Masters level with 20 diverse design domains organised within five faculty streams: Industrial Design, Communication Design, Textile, Apparel & Lifestyle Accessory Design, IT Integrated (Experiential) Design and Interdisciplinary Design Studies. NID also offers practice based PhD programme Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in Design. The rigorous development of the designer’s skills and knowledge through a process of ‘hands on-minds on’ is what makes the difference. Real-world challenge-centric design projects are brought into the classroom to develop transdisciplinary collaborations and professional experience. Interdisciplinary design studies in Science and Liberal Arts widen the students’ horizons and increase general awareness of contemporary issues. NID has established exchange programmes and ongoing pedagogic relationships with more than 95 overseas institutions.

The institute is equipped with the Skill Development Lab, Design Vision Centre, Innovation Lab, and specialised labs for ceramics and glass, leather and plastics, textile and apparel design studios, computer labs, and the Knowledge Management Centre (housing approximately 63000 books and a large collection of journals, e-Books, e-Journals, audio-visual materials, and prototypes)

Beginning as a single-campus institute, NID has now grown into a multicampus institute with a national and international profile. Presently, NID has two extension campuses—one each at Gandhinagar and Bengaluru which were established in the early 2000s. The institute has state-of-the-art infrastructural facilities such as the Skill Development Labs, Knowledge Management Centre (KMC), Information Technology (IT) Centre, and Design Vision Centre to name a few. These have helped NID establish its leadership and pre-eminence among various design institutions.

NID has a contemporary IT Centre and other well-equipped labs with about 1000 computers (in Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, and Bengaluru campuses) including 700 high-end machines and software. The entire campus, including hostels, is connected with Local Area Networking for both the internet and intranet facilities with around 1800 connections and Wi-Fi.

The Design Vision Centre with Rapid Prototyping (RP) and High-Performance Visualisation (HPV) solutions are other significant facilities. Photography studio and print labs, video and animation studios, and skilled technical staff assist design students in their learning process. All these studios are continuously upgraded and equipped to handle professional work and sponsored research in addition to meeting the training needs of students.

VISION

NID Ahmedabad's vision is to build a design-conscious society through education that fosters innovation and invention, aimed at solving problems, staging experiences and speculating futures, in service of the individual and collective well being.

LINKS

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