Admission Bachelor of Design (B.Des.) course as offered by National Institute of Design - [NID], Ahmedabad is open to students who have passed or who will appear for qualifying exams under the Higher Secondary (10+2) or equivalents like AISSCE/ IB/ ISC.

Successful candidates are given admission to the academic programme, by the institute, subject to their passing the qualifying exams. The medium of instruction at NID is English.

Upper age limit for candidates is 20 years (relaxable by 3 years for reserved categories)


Fees applicable to Indian students:

Yearly Expenses (in INR)

B. Des.

Tuition Fees 1,20,000

Studio & KMC charges/ I.T. infrastructure charges 55,000

Hostel Room Rent & Electricity Charges 25,000

Insurance 200

Student Development Fund 400

Film Club 200

Security Deposit (refundable) 10,000

Total 2,10,800

Monthly Mess Charges
(subject to periodic revisions) 3700

Annual Tuition Fee for Overseas Students:

For the students from SAARC countries,
African countries, Cambodia, Laos,
Myanmar, Vietnam: US$ 5,000

For the rest of foreign students other
than those mentioned above: US$ 12000