M.Des

NID Gandhinagar offers full-time residential two-and-a-half-year MDes courses to students across seven disciplines. The specialisations in which the programme is offered are:

• Lifestyle Accessory Design
• Apparel Design
• New media design
• Toy and Game Design
• Photography Design
• Strategic Design Management
• Transportation & Automobile Design

National Institute of Fashion Technology admit candidates to MDes programme based on merit in the national-level design entrance test conducted by the institute. Candidates seeking admission to this PG course need to take part NIFT exam (CAT), which is conducted in offline mode. Candidate should check NIFT Entrance Exam pattern, preparation tips, and more.

NIFT New Delhi has not released the 2023 placements data as of now. However, some statistics for NIFT Delhi MDes placement of 2022 are as follows:

• the highest package: INR 12 LPA - INR 15 LPA
• PG average package: INR 5.70 LPA

Master of Design (MDes), with a duration of four years is divided in eight semester. The first two semester of MDes, will be a 'Compulsory Foundation' year where a basic knowledge of Design, Design principles, process, 2D & 3D CAD, Materials, will be imparted. In the last semester the students will be taking up Design Project/Research Project. Industrial internship is in built in the curriculum. The curriculum has been designed by a team of experts from IIT- Delhi. In case of career oppurtunity, FDDI MDes open promising career opportunity in the trade as Footwear Designers for Fashion and Sport shoes, Product developer, etc.