Which is the best NID?

The main NID, or rather the first NID that was ever to be founded in India, started in Paldi Ahmedabad in 1961 based off of the India report. The India Report was written by Charles and Ray Eames after an extensive study on India’s requirement for design education. They found a bridge in the current system and hence suggested the need of an Institute like NID for creative individuals.

So, all in all there are 7 NID’s as of now, in the following locations:

1. NID Ahmedabad (offers bachelors & masters programs)

2. NID Gandhinagar (offers only master’s program) 

3. NID Bangalore (offers only master’s program)

4. NID Vijayawada (offers only bachelor’s program)

5. NID Kurukshetra (offers only bachelor’s program)

6. NID Bhopal (offers only bachelor’s program)

7. NID Jorhat (offers only bachelor’s program)

The Gandhinagar and Bengaluru campuses are extensions of the Ahmedabad campus. As of 2023, the rank wise list for the NID’s is as follows:

1. NID Ahmedabad (Gujarat)

2. NID Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh)

3. NID Kurukshetra (Haryana)

4. NID Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh)

5. NID Jorhat (Assam)

1. NID Ahmedabad (and it’s extension campuses i.e., Gandhinagar and Bengaluru)

Bachelor of Design

4 disciplines under Communication Design (B. Des); Film and Video Communication, Exhibition Design, Animation Film Design, Graphic Design. 

 3 disciplines under Industrial Design (B. Des); Ceramic and Glass Design, Furniture and Interior Design, Product Design. 

 1 discipline under Textile, Apparel, Lifestyle and Accessory Design (B. Des); Textile Design.

Master of Design

4 disciplines under Communication Design (M. Des); Film and Video Communication, Photography Design, Animation Film Design, Graphic Design. 

 6 disciplines under Industrial Design (M. Des); Ceramic and Glass Design, Furniture and Interior Design, Product Design, Toy and Game Design, Transportation and Automobile Design, Universal Design. 

 2 disciplines under Interdisciplinary Design (M. Des); Design for Retail Experience, Strategic Design Management.

 4 disciplines under IT Integrated (M. Des); Digital Game Design, Interaction Design, Information Design, New Media Design. 

 3 disciplines under Textile, Apparel, Lifestyle and Accessory Design (M. Des); Apparel Design, Lifestyle Accessory Design, Textile Design.

2. NID Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh and Assam

There are a total of 3 disciplines for the Bachelor’s program (the only one offered in these institutes as of now) The 3 disciplines are; 

Communication Design, 

Industrial Design 

and Textile and Apparel Design. 

These disciplines aren’t further divided into sub-disciplines like Ahmedabad. You get to learn a little bit of everything when you are a part of these disciplines.

NID Ahmedabad has been functioning for the past 62 years now and has many connections and graduated students. It is the most experience amongst all the NID’s. The other branches are pretty new. They only came up recently and they are still building their ground. Though, the education quality offered at all the NID’s remains the same.

 So, when it comes to talking about the best, I guess I’ll still leave it up to you all. It must be easier to make a choice now though.

For more information about NID, visit their website: https://www.nid.edu/home

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Parinita Manchanda

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