The two-and-a-half years’ Master of Design (M.Des.) programme at NID is offered at its campuses in Ahmedabad, Bengaluru and Gandhinagar. Candidates may apply in any of the
following disciplines:
Faculty of Communication Design
| Discipline | Number of Seats |
| Animation Film Design | 19 |
| Exhibition Design | 13 |
| Film & Video Communication | 13 |
| Graphic Design | 19 |
Faculty of Industrial Design
| Discipline | Number of Seats |
| Ceramic & Glass Design | 13 |
| Furniture & Interior Design | 13 |
| Product Design | 19 |
Faculty of Textile, Apparel, Lifestyle and Accessory Design
| Discipline | Number of Seats |
| Textile Design | 19 |
Note:
● Successful candidates admitted to B.Des. Programme at NID Ahmedabad will be required to attend a mandatory Foundation Programme of one-year duration. Allotment of a discipline of choice is based on a candidate’s merit and preference only after successful completion of the Foundation Programme. Number of seats for Indian Nationals in Bachelor of Design programme, including reserved categories, is One Hundred & Twenty Five (125).The percentage of seats reserved for candidates (Indian nationals) belonging to various reserved categories are as prescribed in the Government of India guidelines (Refer Section 5 of this document for more information).
● The decimal number is rounded off to nearest whole number for deriving available seats in a particular discipline.
Reservation of Seats
The total number of seats available (as mentioned in Section 3 of this document) for Indian Nationals under the B.Des. programmes are classified into different categories as mentioned below:
| Seat Category | Category of Eligible Candidates |
| Open | GEN, GEN-EWS, OBC-NCL,SC, ST, GEN-PwD, OBC-NCL-PwD, SC-PwD, ST-PwD, GEN-EWS-PwD |
| General- Economically Weaker Section (GEN-EWS) |
GEN- EWS, GEN-EWS-PwD |
| Other Backward Class-Non Creamy Layer (OBC-NCL) |
OBC-NCL and OBC-NCL-PwD |
| Schedule Caste (SC) | SC and SC –PwD |
| Schedule Tribe (ST) | ST and ST –PwD |
| Open—Persons with Disability (PwD) | GEN-PwD, GEN-EWS-PwD, OBC-NCL-PwD, SC-PwD, ST-PwD |
| Other Backward Class-Non Creamy Layer— Persons with Disability (OBC-NCL-PwD) |
OBC-NCL-PwD |
| Schedule Caste —Persons with Disability (SC-PwD) |
SC-PwD |
| Schedule Tribe—Persons with Disability (ST-PwD) |
ST-PwD |
Foreign nationals applying under the Overseas category are outside the ambit of reservation of seats for the GEN-EWS, OBC-NCL, SC, ST and PwD categories. In accordance with the guidelines of the Government of India, the prescribed number of seats reserved for each of these categories are as follows:
Category-wise reservation of seats
| Institute | Total No. of 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 |
Test Centres for DAT Prelims:
The DAT Prelims will be conducted in the following cities in India: Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Dehradun, Guwahati, Goa, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kolkata, Kurukshetra, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Patna, Raipur, Ranchi, Shimla, Thiruvananthapuram and Vijayawada.
NID reserves the right to add or remove any test centre and allot a test centre that may not be of the candidate’s choice. A city may have more than one test centre. Any request for change of test centre will not be entertained.
Master of Design (M.Des.) Programme
The two-and-a-half years Master of Design (M.Des.) programme at NID is offered at its campuses in Ahmedabad, Bengaluru and Gandhinagar. Candidates may apply in any of the following disciplines:
Faculty of Communication Design
| Discipline | Offered at | Number of Seats |
| Animation Film Design | Ahmedabad | 19 |
| Film & Video Communication | Ahmedabad | 19 |
| Graphic Design | Ahmedabad | 19 |
| Photography Design | Gandhinagar | 19 |
Faculty of Industrial Design
| Discipline | Offered at | Number of Seats |
| 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 | Offered at | Number of Seats |
| Digital Game Design | Bengaluru | 19 |
| Information Design | Bengaluru | 19 |
| Interaction Design | Bengaluru | 19 |
| New Media Design | Gandhinagar | 19 |
Faculty of Inter-Disciplinary Design Studies
| Discipline | Offered at | Number of Seats |
| Design for Retail Experience | Bengaluru | 19 |
| Bengaluru | Gandhinagar | 19 |
Faculty of Textile, Apparel, Lifestyle and Accessory Design
| Discipline | Offered at | Number of Seats |
| Apparel Design | Gandhinagar | 19 |
| Lifestyle Accessory Design | Gandhinagar | 19 |
| Textile Design | Ahmedabad | 19 |
Note:
● The percentage of seats reserved for candidates (Indian nationals only) belonging to various reserved categories are as prescribed in the Government of India guidelines (Refer Section 5 of this document for more information).
● Candidates can apply to a maximum of ONLY TWO disciplines for the Master of Design programme.
● The seat allotment will be purely based on the preference submitted by candidate at the time of submitting their application. Under no circumstances will the candidate be allowed to change these preferences later.
● Applications are received to a specific discipline only and are not transferable at any stage of the admissions process.
Reservation of Seats
The total number of seats available (as mentioned in Section 3 of this document)—for Indian Nationals are classified into different categories as mentioned below:
| Seat Category | Category of Eligible Candidates |
| Open | GEN, GEN-EWS, OBC-NCL,SC, ST, GEN-PwD, OBC-NCL-PwD, SC-PwD, ST-PwD, GEN-EWS-PwD |
| General- Economically Weaker Section (GEN-EWS) | GEN- EWS, GEN-EWS-PwD |
| Other Backward Class-Non Creamy Layer (OBC-NCL) | OBC-NCL and OBC-NCL-PwD |
| Schedule Caste (SC) | SC and SC –PwD |
| Schedule Tribe (ST) | ST and ST –PwD |
| Open—Persons with Disability (PwD) | GEN-PwD, GEN-EWS-PwD, OBC-NCL-PwD, SC-PwD, ST-PwD |
| Other Backward Class-Non Creamy Layer— Persons with Disability (OBC-NCL-PwD) | OBC-NCL-PwD |
| Schedule Caste —Persons with Disability (SC-PwD) | SC-PwD |
| Schedule Tribe—Persons with Disability (ST-PwD) | ST-PwD |
Foreign nationals applying under the Overseas category are outside the ambit of reservation of seats for the GEN-EWS,OBC-NCL, SC, ST and PwD categories.
In accordance with the guidelines of the Government of India, the prescribed number of seats reserved for each of these categories are as follows:
Category-wise reservation of seats
| GEN-EWS (10%) | OBC-NCL (27%) | Scheduled Caste (15%) | Scheduled Tribe (7.5%) | |
| Disciplines with 19 seats each | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| Disciplines with 12 seats each | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |