NID, Kurukshetra

National Institute of Design, Kurukshetra, an autonomous institute is established by the Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India. Online Applications are invited for the four years Graduate Diploma Program in Design (GDPD) for the academic year 2017-18 at its transit campus located at Government Polytechnic, Umri, Kurukshetra, Haryana.

NID Kurukshetra shall commence its academic program in October/November 2016 with a vision to be a global leader in Design Education & Research, and become a torchbearer for innovative design directions in industry & development sectors, aligned to the various initiatives of the Government of India. For the first batch, total 60-students will be admitted.

National Institute of Design is internationally acclaimed brand as one of the finest educational and research institutions for Industrial, Communication and Textile Design. NID’s vision is to emerge as a global leader in Design Education and Research and become a torchbearer for innovative design directions in the industry, commerce and development sectors. NID’s trans-disciplinary environment consisting of diverse design domains helps in creating innovative and holistic ecosystem for design learning.

NID offers a wide spectrum of design domains while encouraging transdisciplinary design projects. NID is a unique institution with many problem-solving capabilities, depths of intellect and a time-tested creative educational culture in promoting design competencies and setting standards of design education.

The overall structure of NID’s programme is a combination of theory, skills, design projects and field experiences supported by cutting edge design studios, skill and innovation labs and the Knowledge Management Centre.

National Institute of Design, Kurukshetra offers Graduate Diploma program In Design [GDPD]in following specializations-

• Industrial Design
• Communication Design
• Textile & Apparel Design

Eligibility Criteria

Bachelor of Design (B.Des.) and Graduate Diploma Programme in Design (GDPD)

Age Limit:

• For Indian Nationals in General Category: Upper age limit for candidates is 20 years
  as on 30 June 2018. Only those candidates born on or after 1 July 1998 are eligible to
  apply for admission.
• For Indian Nationals in Reserved Category (OBC-NCL, SC, ST): Upper age limit for
  candidates is 23 years as on 30 June 2018. Only those candidates born on or after 1
  July 1995 are eligible to apply for admission.
• For Indian Nationals in PwD Reserved Category: Upper age limit for candidates is 25
  years as on 30 June 2018. Only those candidates born on or after 1 July 1993 are
  eligible to apply for admission.
• For Foreign Nationals in Overseas (Supernumerary) Category: Upper age limit for
  candidates is 20 years as on 30 June 2018. Only those candidates born on or after 1
  July 1998 are eligible to apply for admission.

Educational Qualification:

Applications for academic year 2018–19 are open to applicants who have passed or will appear for higher secondary (10+2) qualifying examinations in the academic year 2017–18 in any stream (Science, Arts, Commerce, etc.) from any recognised board of education such as CBSE, IB, ICSE or their equivalent.