National Institute of Design (NID)
is considered as one of the premier fashion institutes, established in the year 1961. It offers the best design courses at undergraduate, postgraduate, and research levels such as B.Des., M.Des., and Ph.D. in design. The selection procedure for the courses is based on qualifying marks in NID Entrance Test. The fashion institute has an active placement cell that organizes annual Industry Interface, Top-most Fashion & textile companies like Nali Textiles, Bharat Silks, and Myntra visit. Several NGOs and Govt. sectors also recruit the students.
National Institute of Design (NID) Ahmedabad and its extension campuses at Gandhinagar & Bengaluru, is an ‘Institute of National Importance’ as per the NID Act 2014 as well as an autonomous Institute under the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India. As per the NID Act 2014, the Institute is a statutory authority empowered to award its own degrees—presently offering full-time Bachelor of Design (B.Des.) of four-year duration, full-time Masters of Design (M.Des.) of two-and-a-half year duration and PhD in Design (full-time and part-time). The Institute is also a member of the Association of Indian Universities (AIU).
NID Andhra Pradesh, NID Haryana, NID Madhya Pradesh & NID Assam are independent autonomous institutes under the DPIIT, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India, and offer four-year full-time Bachelor in Design (B.Des.) Admissions to all the programmes at NID is based on the candidates’ performance in the two stages of Design Aptitude Tests viz. DAT Prelims & DAT Mains. The objective of these exams is to assess the knowledge, skills and behavioral abilities of the candidates.
NID Ahmedabad Placements 2023 Specialization – wise
The below table represents the specialization-wise average package offered during NID Ahmedabad Placements 2023:
| Specializations | Average Package |
| Product Design | INR 5.51 LPA |
| Industrial Design | INR 5.27 LPA |
| Textile Design | INR 4.43 LPA |
| Fashion Design | INR 4.28 LPA |
| Graphic Design | INR 3.54 LPA |
| Interior Design | INR 3.08 LPA |
NID Ahmedabad Popular Programmes 2024
NID Ahmedabad offers Undergraduate, Postgraduate, and Doctoral level programmes. NID Ahmedabad courses include BDes, MDes, and PhD in five faculty streams which include
- Industrial Design,
- Communication Design,
- Textile,
- Apparel & Lifestyle Design,
- IT Integrated (Experiential)
Design and Interdisciplinary Design Studies.The duration of the courses ranges from 2 years to 5 years.
NID Ahmedabad Placements 2023 Report
| Particulars | Placements Statistics 2023 |
| Average Package | INR 21.30 LPA |
| Top Recruiters | Adobe, Bharti Airtel Limited, Cognizant, Deloitte, Future Group etc |
NID Ahmedabad average package stood at INR 21 LPA for the female candidates & INR 22 LPA for the male candidates.
NID Ahmedabad has not released the placement statistics for the year 2023. However, the annual report for the batch 2019-2020 is available on the website. As per the annual report 2020, NID Ahmedabad highest and average packages stood at INR 50 LPA and INR 14 LPA, respectively. The key highlights of NID Ahmedabad placements for the Class of 2019 are presented below:
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Packages |
Placement Statistics (2019) |
|---|---|
|
Highest package |
INR 50 LPA |
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Average package |
INR 14 LPA |
BACHELOR OF DESIGN (B.DES.) Course offered
- at National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad
- at National Institute of Design, Andhra Pradesh
- at National Institute of Design, Haryana
- at National Institute of Design, Madhya Pradesh
- at National Institute of Design, Assam
