4. Fashion
journalist
freelancer lecturer stylist
model merchandiser photographer
fashion
handicraft
endless
designer
career options graphics accessories
textile
artist entrepreneur Brand developer
choreographer Event manager
Production manager advertiser animator marketer
5. National Institute of Design
A name beyond any introduction..!
The Government of India set up the National Institute of Design in 1961
as an autonomous national institution for research, service and training
in Industrial Design and Visual Communication.
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6. The institute currently consists of three campuses, each hosting separate
courses
•The heritage campus at Paldi, Ahmedabad.
•The postgraduate campus at Gandhinagar
•The postgraduate R&D campus at Bangalore
The Institute
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7. Art within the main building of NID, Ahmadabad
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8. Industrial Design
•Product Design
•Furniture and Interior Design
•Ceramic & Glass Design
Communication Design
Courses Offered •Graphic Design
•Animation Film Design
(Undergraduate) •Film & Video Communication
•Exhibition [Spatial] Design
All programs offered at
Ahmadabad, Main Campus
Textile & Apparel
Design
•Textile Design
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9. Industrial Design Communication Design
•Product Design •Graphic Design
•Furniture and Interior Design •Animation Film Design
•Ceramic & Glass Design •Film & Video Communication
•Toy & Game Design •Photography Design
•Transportation & Automobile Design
Courses Offered Textile & Apparel Design
•Apparel Design
(Postgraduate) •Lifestyle Accessory Design
•Textile Design
Separate Programs offered at
Separate Centers
Interdisciplinary Design Studies IT Integrated (Experiential) Design
•Design for Retail Experience •Design for Digital Experience
•Strategic Design Management •Information & Interface Design
•New Media Design
10. Multidisciplinary Learning
Assimilates aesthetic and industrial dynamics
across levels and disciplines.
Industrial Dynamics
Hands on experience on live industry projects
allows the students to brace themselves for
the industry and other entrepreneurial
possibilities.
Grass root Connect
'Craft Cluster initiative' that allows the
students to work in collaboration with the
artisans and weavers.
Critical Appraisal
At every step to encourage self improvement.
Team Building
An outbound workshop as a part of the
academic plan. Helps them individually to
introspect and discover themselves from a
Add-ons fresh perspective.
14. Designing is not confined to fashion only..!
It has much more options than you can think of...
Fashion Textile Knitwear
Interior
Furniture Product
Communication
Accessories Footwear
Leather
Management
Production Retail
Lifestyle Experience
What exactly should I
choose? www.afdindia.com
15. Product Design
Product Design is concerned
primarily with the relationship
between products and systems
and those who use them. The
Product Design program at NID
inculcates a user-centred
approach and processes.
Furniture & Interior Design
It deals with creation and
evolution of new forms and ideas
for objects, structures or systems
at human scale through
sustainable and innovative use of
diverse materials and processes
for improving the quality of life in
immediate living and working
environment.
16. Ceramic & Glass Design
Ceramic and Glass Design
program at NID takes
inspiration from both art and
craft traditions and it equally
recognizes and lays emphasis
on the production potential
of these materials.
Graphic Design
A graphic design student, in
addition to a thorough grounding
in design abilities and theoretical
issues, undertakes the study of the
cultural and historical context in
which designers need to function,
as well as of the social and ethical
factors that influence design
decisions
17. Animation Film Design
The objective of this program is to
enable students to find solutions to
complex problems in various fields
of communication design using
animation film making as a creative
medium.
Film & Video Communication
The primary aim of the Film and
Video Communication program is
to train versatile design-informed
communicators, fluent in the
conception and production of short
films, on a range of educational,
cultural, social, entertainment and
marketing communication needs.
18. Textile Design
Textile Design Program lays
emphasis on woven and printed
textiles as well as non-woven
techniques like resist dyed, block
printed and knitted, besides
surface ornamentation using
traditional and mass production
methods.
Exhibition Design
The Exhibition Design Program
aims to develop confidence in its
graduates to interpret,
contextualize, manifest, express &
communicate through creative
handling of space & ambiences.
This is done through multi sensory
and multimedia installations that
create interactive and experiential
environments.
19. Transportation & Automobile Design
The program pays special
attention to the Indian
context, especially to the
users’ needs in terms of
comfort, safety, information
and even the considerations of
cultural sensitivities and
preferences.
Toy & Game Design
The PG Diploma in Toy and
Game Design at the National
Institute of Design aims to
develop a professional and
creative approach to the growing
needs and aspirations in the field
of education and entertainment
20. Photography Design
The PG Diploma in Photography
Design offers students, the
opportunities to work in the
context of leading edge practice
in their subject and to develop
their skills to an advanced level
appropriate for careers in the
industries.
Apparel Design
The Post graduate program in
Apparel Design at NID is concerned
with the methods and processes of
design for clothing, its
communication and techniques
involved in developing it into an
outcome that may vary from
industrial and academic, to cultural
and entrepreneurial.
21. Lifestyle Accessory Design
The Lifestyle Accessory Design
program educates and trains
professional designers to
visualize and create lifestyle
accessories and systems using
different materials, processes
and technologies.
New Media Design
The Program attempts to critically
examine the relationship between
technology and culture. Media,
‘old’ and ‘new’, such as print, radio,
television, cinema, Internet, virtual
reality, video games and mobile
telephony, to mention a few, have
a profound impact on our culture.
22. Strategic Design Management
The program recognize the
importance of design and
design thinking in formulating
business strategies and
implementation of integrated
management decisions.
Information & Interface Design
The Information and Interface
Design program explores the
design of systems at the fusion of
people and technology. It studies
the goals and activities of people,
their values, and the tools and
environments that shape their
everyday lives.
23. Design for Digital Experience
Design for Digital Experience
focuses on experiential component
to enhance the quality of life in the
digitally enabled society also
keeping in view the rural/ urban
spaces & requirements.
Design for Retail Experience
Retail Design as a profession is now
getting established in India and is
gaining a good degree of recognition
from the Retail industry. With the
major changes in the Indian
Economy, this has become an area of
expertise to the large variety of
various Retail industries
24. Main Campus, Ahmadabad
PROGRAM SEATS
Programs & Centers Industrial Design
Under Graduate | GDPD Product Design 15
Furniture & Interior Design 10
Ceramic & Glass Design 10
Communication Design
Graphic Design 15
Animation Film Design 15
Film & Video
10
Communication
Exhibition [Spatial] Design 10
Textile & Apparel Design
Textile Design 15
An inner view of NID Ahmadabad
25. Main Campus, Ahmadabad
PROGRAM SEATS
Product Design 15
Furniture & Interior Design 10
Programs & Centers Ceramic & Glass Design 10
Post Graduate | PGDPD Graphic Design 15
Animation Film Design 15
PG Campus, Gandhinagar Film & Video
10
Communication
PROGRAM SEATS
Textile Design 15
Transportation &
15
Automobile Design R&D Campus, Bangalore
Toy & Game Design 10 PROGRAM SEATS
Photography Design 10
Apparel 15 Information & Interface
10
Likestyle Accessory Deign 15 Design
New Media Design 10 Design for Digital
10
Strategic Design Experience
15
Management Design for Retail Experience 15
26. GDPD
•Students who have passed or who will appear for qualifying examinations under
the Higher Secondary (10+2) or equivalents like AISSCE/ IB/ ISC.
•Upper age limit for candidates is 20 years (relaxable by 3 years for reserved
•categories) as on June 1, 2012.
PGDPD
•Candidates having a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent including those who will be
appearing for the qualifying examinations.
•Areas mentioned against each discipline are eligible to apply.
•Upper age limit for candidates is 30 years (relaxable by 3 years for reserved
categories) as on June 1, 2012.
Eligibility
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27. Admission Procedure
WRITTEN EXAM
All candidates fulfilling the requirements of
minimum qualification and falling within the
prescribed age limit will be called for the Design
Aptitude Test (PGDPD or GDPD)
SHORTLISTING
Based on the scores obtained in these tests,
candidates will be shortlisted and called for the
second phase.
SECOND PHASE
STUDIO TEST + INTERVIEW + PORTFOLIO REVIEW
The second phase of the admission procedure
will consist of studio tests followed by personal
interviews at Ahmadabad, Bangalore and www.afdindia.com
Gandhinagar.
28. 1.Draw a human Figure in relation with the given object in
sitting posture
2.Analyze the object in the drawing and redraw the correct
drawing with detail
3.What is the Price of 100 gms of Maggi?
4.What is the radius of a CD?
5.Design a CD Case which can hold 10 CDs with the following
materials:
a) Aluminum wire b) newsprint paper c)1 CD
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29. Design Institutes
Other than NID
COLLEGE LOCATION AFFLIATION
IIT Delhi, Mumbai, Government
Guwahati, Kanpur
MIT Pune MAEER Society
IICD Jaipur Govt. of Rajasthan
Shrishti Bangalore Owned by Trust
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30. AFD provides training for entrance exams of NIFT, NID, CEED and various
other design institutes.
Course content and study materials are designed by NIFT/NID Alumni and
is constantly updated to include the changes in the admission test.
Tutorials are provided for written exams, studio tests, situation tests,
portfolio guidance and interview.
Mode of teaching includes distance education with contact classes, postal
courses, study materials, online training, classroom training.
How can AFD help
you…?
Every year 1 out of 5 students who are admitted to NID courses
are AFDians.
31. AFD Programs
AFD COURSES FOR NID GDPD / PGDPD
AFD Regular (Classes 5 days a week)
This course covers Creative Aptitude Tests of NID entrance exams effectively . It is a
complete preparation for Design entrance tests.
AFD PLUS (Classes on Saturdays & Sundays)
This is a Weekend only course which covers syllabus for CEED, NID, NIFT, PEARL,
SOFT, FDDI , SYMBIOSIS etc.
AFD Weekend CAT
These classes are for the first round of NID / CEED / MIT / SRISHTI / NIFT ( CAT)
Entrance Exams - written exam. Focus is on drawing and creative thinking skills .
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32. AFD Programs
AFD COURSES FOR NID GDPD / PGDPD
Workshop for StudioTest
A 6 day hands on preparation for 2nd round preparations of NID
AFD Postal
A pack of 12 books for the preparation of CAT entrance examination. It contains
solved question bank and mock tests.
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33. CHOOSE AFD NOW
and
TAKE THE FIRST STEP OF YOUR ENTRANCE TO NID..!
54 AFDians got selected for NID in 2012
70 AFDians got selected for NID in 2011
65 AFDians got selected for NID in 2010
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GDPD GDPD GDPD GDPD PGDPD PGDPD
JOIN AFD
BEAT THE COMPETITION. DON’T ONLY CRACK. BE AMONGST THE TOPPERS.
34. For any query visit
www.afdindia.com
Call: +91-8971296752
E-mail: contact@afdindia.com
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