List of NIDs in India: Courses, Fee, Eligibility & Admission Process 2024

B.Des and M.Des are popular design courses offered at NID campuses. Admission to these courses will be based on NID DAT 2024 merit ranks. The application form for NID DAT 2024 is currently OPEN, with DAT Prelims scheduled for December 24, 2023. Here we bring you detailed information on the NID admission process, courses offered, fees, and seats available. 

The National Institute of Design (NID) is the first design school to be declared as an ‘Institution of National Importance’ by an Act in the Indian Parliament. Initially known as the National Institute of Industrial Design, NID was established in 1961.

An autonomous institute falling under the ambit of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, NID is famous for offering design courses in specialisations like Industrial, Communication, Textile and IT Integrated (Experiential) Design.

The National Institute of Design will conduct the NID DAT 2024 (Prelims) exam on December 24, 2023. The exam will be administered in a centre-based mode and as a paper-and-pencil/pen test. The application form for NID DAT 2024 is currently open; the last date to apply for the exam with a regular fee is December 1, 2023. 

With late fees, applications will be accepted up to December 3, 2023. 

Latest Updates:

• NID DAT 2024 application form OPEN; apply here
• DAT Prelims 2024 exam to be held on December 24, 2023; get full updates here

There are a total of seven NIDs in India. Aspirants can go through the list of NIDs in India below:

• NID Ahmedabad, Est 1961
• NID Bengaluru, Est 2006
• NID Gandhinagar, Est 2004
• NID Andhra Pradesh, Est 2015
• NID Madhya Pradesh, Est 2019
• NID Haryana, Est 2016
• NID Assam, Est 2019

Courses offered by NIDs

The NIDs offer both B.Des and M.Des courses. The institute and program-wise seat intake at the participating colleges is given below.

Bachelor of Design (B.Des.) at NID Ahmedabad

Faculty of Communication Design   

Discipline	Seat Intake
Animation Film Design	19
Exhibition Design	13
Film & Video Communication	13
Graphic Design	19

Faculty of Industrial Design

Discipline	Seat Intake
Ceramic & Glass Design	13
Furniture & Interior Design	13
Product Design	19

Faculty of Textile, Apparel, Lifestyle, and Accessory Design

Discipline	Seat Intake
Textile Design	19

Bachelor of Design (B.Des.) at NID Andhra Pradesh, NID Haryana, NID Madhya Pradesh, NID Assam

Discipline	Seat Intake in each NID
Communication Design	25
Industrial Design	25
Textile and Apparel Design	25

NID DAT 2023 Participating Institute - Seat Intake for B.Des program

S. No	NID 2023 Participating Institute	Seat Intake 2023
1	NID Ahmedabad	125
2	NID Andhra Pradesh	75
3	NID Haryana	75
4	NID Madhya Pradesh	75
5	NID Assam	75
	Total	425

NID DAT 2023 - Institute-wise Reservation of seats for B.Des 

Institute	Total seats	GEN-EWS (10%	OBC-NCL (27%)	Scheduled Caste (15%)	Scheduled Tribe (7.5%)
NID Ahmedabad	125	13	34	19	9
NID Andhra Pradesh	75	8	20	11	6
NID Haryana	75	8	20	11	6
NID Madhya Pradesh	75	8	20	11	6
NID Assam	75	8	20	11	6
Total	425	45	114	63	33

The National Institute of Design (NID) offers a two-and-a-half years’ Master of Design (M.Des.) program at the following campuses:

• NID Ahmedabad
• NID Bengaluru 
• NID Gandhinagar 

NID DAT 2023 - Institute-wise seat intake for M.Des 

S.No	NID Campus	Seat Intake
1	NID Ahmedabad	126
2	NID Gandhinagar	126
3	NID Bengaluru	95
	Total Intake	347

NID DAT 2023 - M.Des programs, Program-wise Seat Intake

The National Institute of Design has FIVE faculties - the Faculty of Communication Design, the Faculty of Industrial Design, the Faculty of Information Technology-Integrated Programmes, the Faculty of Interdisciplinary Design Studies, and the Faculty of Textile, Apparel, and Lifestyle Accessory Design.

The breakdown of seat intake for the M.Des program at participating institutes is given below.

Faculty of Communication Design

Discipline	NID Campus	Seat Intake
Animation Film Design	Ahmedabad	19
Film & Video Communication	Ahmedabad	19
Graphic Design	Ahmedabad	19
Photography Design	Gandhinagar	19

Faculty of Industrial Design 

Discipline	NID Campus	Seat Intake
Ceramic & Glass Design	Ahmedabad	12
Furniture & Interior Design	Ahmedabad	19
Product Design	Ahmedabad	19
Toy & Game Design	Gandhinagar	12
Transportation & Automobile Design	Gandhinagar	19
Universal Design	Bengaluru	19

Faculty of Information Technology-Integrated Programmes

Discipline	NID Campus	Seat Intake
Digital Game Design	Bengaluru	19
Information Design	Bengaluru	19
Interaction Design	Bengaluru	19
New Media Design	Gandhinagar	19

Faculty of Interdisciplinary Design Studies 

Discipline	NID Campus	Seat Intake
Design for Retail Experience	Bengaluru	19
Strategic Design Management	Gandhinagar	19

Faculty of Textile, Apparel, and Lifestyle Accessory Design 

Discipline	NID Campus	Seat Intake
Apparel Design	Gandhinagar	19
Lifestyle Accessory Design	Gandhinagar	19
Textile Design	Ahmedabad	19

NID Admission Process

Admission in all the courses offered at NID is on the basis of an aspirant’s performance in NID Entrance Exam. NID admission process is conducted in two stages – NID DAT Prelims and NID DAT Mains.

NID DAT Prelims comprises a written entrance exam that is conducted for BDes, GDPD and MDes course admissions. Candidates who clear this admission round are eligible to appear for NID DAT Main wherein aspirants need to appear for the Studio Test and Personal Interview round.

The final NID result is prepared by allotting 30% to the candidate’s score in NID DAT Prelims and 70% weightage to NID DAT Mains.

NID DAT result for BDes

NID DAT result for MDes

NID Cutoffs

NID releases category-wise cutoffs for each course offered at its campuses. Aspirants need to meet NID cutoffs in order to be eligible for admission in BDes and MDes courses offered at this design college.

Seats in Design Courses offered at NID

On the basis of NID Entrance Exam 2024, aspirants can secure admission to 425 seats offered in the BDes courses and 347 seats in the MDes course.

 Note that previously, the NIDs also offered a Graduate Diploma Programme in Design (GDPD), which has been since discontinued.

The previous years' seat intake for the various courses is given below.

Below aspirants can view the total number of seats available for admission in GDPD courses offered at different NID campuses.

Further, candidates can go through seats available for admission in different design specialisations offered in MDes course at NID campuses.

Also Read: Colleges accepting NID Entrance Exam Scores for admission

NID Fee Structure

The fee structure for NID courses is different for Indian nationals, candidates from SAARC and African countries as well as the rest of the world. The NID tuition fee is to be paid by aspirants every semester whereas other components of the NID fee are to be paid on a yearly basis.