NID Gandhinagar Admission 2025: Application (Started), Dates, Eligibility Criteria

NID Gandhinagar Admission 2025 Application Form has been Released on 3rd September 2024. National Institute of Design (NID) was launched in 2004 in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. NID does not have 3 campuses around the country of which on-campus in Gandhinagar is referred to as PG Campus. NID Gandhinagar is offering the M.Des program in the seven specializations with an intake of 100 seats. Application forms are expected to be completed online through the official website.

Choice of the candidates in M.Des. The program will be carried out on the basis of scores obtained in the Design Aptitude Test (DAT). Candidates who hold a Bachelor’s degree in every discipline beneath the 10+2+4/ 10+2+3 system with a minimum 50% marks be eligible for admission.

National Institute of Design Gandhinagar (NID Gandhinagar) was established in 2004 and is located in Extension Road  Nr. Infocity, Gandhinagar in the nation’s capital of Gujarat State. It is one of the well-developed fashionable design institutes Offered by a different course like a b. Des, M.Des, etc. The NID Gandhinagar will be divided over 11,362 square meters with the necessary facilities.

NID Gandhinagar Admission 2025 Notification – Application Released

Course Offered

Course	Intake	Duration
Bachelor OF Design (B.Des)	N/A	4 years
Master Of Design (M.Des)	15	2.5 years

NID Gandhinagar 2025 Important Dates

Candidates must check the NID Gandhinagar 2025 Important Dates:

Events	Dates (B.Des)	Dates (M.Des)
Application form releases	3rd September 2024	3rd September 2024
Last date to apply	3rd December 2024	3rd December 2024
Correction facility	4th to 9th December 2024	4th to 9th December 2024
Admit Card	24th December 2024	24th December 2024
DAT Prelims exam	5th January 2025	5th January 2025
DAT Prelims result	1st April 2025	17th February 2025
Re-checking request of DAT result	1st to 2nd April 2025	17th to 18th February 2025
DAT Admit card (Mains)	14th April 2025	24th February 2025
DAT Exam (Mains)	26th April to 4th May 2025	3rd March to 6th April 2025
Result (Mains)	16th May 2025	6th May 2025
Submission of campus preferences	16th to 18th May 2025	–
Re-checking request of DAT Mains	16th to 17th May 2025	6th to 7th May 2025
Seat Allotment	27th to 30th May 2025	6th to 7th May 2025
Provisional Offer Letter	10th June 2025	20th May 2025

NID Gandhinagar 2025 Application Form

NID Gandhinagar Admission 2025 Application Form has been Released on 3rd September 2024. National Institute of Design, Gandhinagar provides an online state of the application to the candidates.

• Visit the official website of NID, and register before filling out the application form.
• After registration, login credentials will be sent to the applicant through email.
• Log in and fill in every detail in the application form.
• Click on “Save and Proceed” to navigate through the “Upload Document” section.
• Upload to the required documents and proceed to pay for the application fee.
• Application fees can be paid through both online and offline mode.
• For online mode, pay the application fees via credit/debit card and for offline mode, pay the fees through DD for the benefit of “All India Management Association” payable at New Delhi.

Sending Demand Draft and a printed copy of Application form to:

The Project Manager- CMS
All India Management Association,
Management House, 14, Institutional Area,
Lodhi Road, New Delhi 110003

Application Fees:

Seats	Fees for General/OBC (INR)	Fees for SC/ST/PWD (INR)	Fees for Overseas Candidates (INR)
1 seat	2000	1000	3000
2 seat	4000	2000	6000

Documents Required:

• Passport-sized photograph
• Signature
• Caste certificate
• Tribe certificate
• Disability certificate
• Caste and Disability certificate
• Tribe and Disability certificate
• First and the Last page of passport (for the overseas candidates)

NID Gandhinagar 2025 Eligibility Criteria

Candidates must check the NID Gandhinagar 2025 Eligibility Criteria

For B.Des/ M.Des

Program	Eligibility	Age Limit
B.Des & GDPD Programme	Aspirants who have Passed/Appearing the 12th examination from the recognized educational board are eligible to apply. Aspirants appearing in the qualifying examination have to submit proof of passing the examination at the time of admission	The upper age limit is 20 year on or before 30 June 2018 (For B.Des& GDPD Programme)
M.Des Programme	Aspirants who have passed/appearing bachelor’s degree in any discipline under the 10+2+4 (or more) system are eligible to apply. Diploma in design under 10+2+4 system. The student who passed the bachelor’s degree (in any discipline) before July 2017 under the system 10+2+3 are eligible to apply.	30 years as on or before 30 June 2018. Relaxation of 3 years shall be given to the reserved category and 5 years relaxation for PWD candidates.

For M.Des

Course Name	Specialization	Seats	Minimum Eligibility	Selection Criteria
M.Des	Apparel Design	15	Minimum 50% marks in Bachelor’s degree under 10+2+3 or 10+2+4 system	Based on the DAT score
	Lifestyle Accessory Design	15
	New Media Design	15
	Photography Design	15
	Strategic Design Management	15
	Toy & Game Design	10
	Transportation & Automobile Design	15

• Applicants with a four-year Diploma in Arts/Architecture can also apply for admission.
• The Maximum minimum age for General candidates is 30 years, while for SC/ST & PWD the candidate, relaxation of three and five years is given respectively.
• In every specialization, two seats are designed exclusively for overseas candidates.
• The entrance exam DAT is being held in two stages- Prelims & Mains.
• The selection criteria will be based on:
• 30% weightage to DAT Prelims
• 70% weightage to DAT Mains

Fee Structure

Course	Fees (Annual)
Bachelor OF Design (B.Des)	N/A
Master Of Design (M.Des)	274,400

NID Gandhinagar 2025 Admissions Process

• One that can apply to the college through their NID DAT Admission Test conducted by the authority.
• Applying must complete filling all the required criteria for the eligibility made under the admission Guidelines.

National Institute of Design is offering 2.5 years of M.Des program in seven disciplines with an intake of 100 seats. The minimum requirement for the eligibility for admission into the M.Des program is the fact that a candidate must have completed a Bachelor’s degree in any specification in accordance with the 10+2+3 or 10+2+4 system with minimum 50% marks.

The reservation criteria followed by the college is as follows:

Category	Reservation %
OBC	27%
SC	15%
ST	7.5%
PWD	5%

Placement & Internship

National Institute of Design organizes Industry Interface on an annual basis to provide a meeting ground where prospective employers and students can meet and the employers to be able to identify suitable candidates for recruitment in their organization. This event is at the same time creating awareness among the industrial sectors/ firms/studios/ NGOs. / Govt. Sector / MSMEs NID and their different modes of operations.

Ranking & Reputation

Name of Institute	Rating	Reputation	Education	Faculty	Infrastructure
NID Gandhinagar	4.6/5	Excellent	4.8/5	Excellent	Excellent

• It is one of the industry’s leading Fashion Institute in Gandhinagar.
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