The National Institute of Design (NID) is internationally acclaimed as one of the foremost multi-disciplinary institutions in the field of design education and research. Business Week, USA has listed NID as one of the top 25 European & Asian programs in the world. The institute functions as an autonomous body under the Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India. NID's graduates have made a mark in the key sectors of commerce, industry and social development by taking on the role of catalysts through thought leadership.

Location:
Paldi, Ahmedabad 380 007, Gujarat. www.nid.edu

Undergraduate Programs Offered:
A 4-year undergraduate program is offered in three faculty streams. This programme is termed as Graduate Diploma Program in Design (GDPD). This programs is offered in the following areas of specialization:

• Industrial Design
  Product Design, Furniture and Interior Design,Ceramic & Glass Design
• Communication Design
  Graphic Design, Animation Film Design, Film & Video Communication, Exhibition/Spatial Design  
• Textile, Apparel and Lifestyle Design
  Textile Design

Number of Seats : 90 (projected number of seats as per NID 2009-2010 Information Guide)

Eligibility: Admission is open to candidates who have passed or are about to appear for the qualifying +2 level examination in the 10 + 2 pattern of any recognized Central/State Board of Secondary Examination, such as the CBSE, New Delhi, and the Council for Indian School Certificate Examination, New Delhi.
 
Selection Process: Aspirants are selected through a 2-stage selection process.

First stage of selection:
National Entrance Examination for Design (NEED) -written test
Aspirants who qualify the first stage are shortlisted for the second Stage.

Second stage of selection:
Workshop activity termed as Studio Test, Interview and Portfolio Presentation.

Apart from NID, NEED is a qualifying examination for 8-Prominent Design Schools.
Download to read the following files

1. National Institute of Design – Admissions – 2009-2010 – Information Guide
   
   
2. About NEED - 2009

Important Dates for Admissions 2009-2010:

Admission Announcements in leading national dailies	Last Week of September
Issuing of Application Forms begins	October 6, 2008
Last Date to obtain Application Forms from BOI or NID	Last Week of November
Last Date for depositing completed Application Form at NID	November 28,2008
NEED Date	January 4,2009
Call Letters sent out for Second Stage	March 26,2009
Studio Tests and Personal Interview	April 23-25,2009
Final Selection	May 20,2009

Note:

Change of Name of the Entrance Test:

Please note that till the last examination, the entrance test to Undergraduate Programs at NID was called as “Design Aptitude Test” and it was applicable for admissions solely to NID, Ahmedabad. From the year 2009 (onwards), the name of the entrance examination to Undergraduate Programmes  has been changed to NEED i.e. “National Entrance Examination for Design”. Please do not mistake this with the similar sounding examination called as CEED i.e. “Common Entrance Examination in Design” which is an entrance test to post graduate design programs in IITs. And the entrance examination for Postgraduate Programmes at NID is now being named as DAT i.e. Design Aptitude  Test.

Test Name	For	Program Name
NEED	Undergraduate Programs at NID and the consortium partner institutions	Graduate Diploma Programme in Design
DAT	Post-Graduate design programs in NID	Post-Graduate Diploma Programme in Design
CEED	Post-Graduate design programs in IITs	Master of Design

 

The National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) was set up in 1986 under the aegis of the Ministry of Textiles, Government of India. It has emerged as the premier institute of design, management and technology, developing professionals who take up leadership positions in the fashion industry globally.  The Institute is a pioneer in envisioning and evolving fashion business education in the country through a network of professionally managed centres.

Location:

NIFT Campus, Hauz Khas, Near Gulmohar Park, New Delhi - 110 016
NIFT Centres across India: New Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai, Gandhinagar, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai, Rae Bareli, Kannur, Shillong, Patna, Bhopal.

Website: www.nift.ac.in

Undergraduate Programs Offered:
A 4 year intensive Bachelor’s degree Program is offered in two faculty streams. Possible areas of specializations are also mentioned below.

• Bachelor of Fashion Design-(B.Des.)
  Fashion Design, Leather Design, Accessory Design, Textile Design, Knitwear Design, Communication Design
• Bachelor of Fashion Technology-(B.F.Tech.)
  Apparel Production

Number of Seats: 1410

Eligibility: Admission is open to candidates who have passed or are about to appear for the qualifying +2 level examination in the 10 + 2 pattern of any recognized Central/State Board of Secondary Examination, such as the Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi, and the Council for Indian School Certificate Examination, New Delhi.

Selection Process:

• Aspirants are selected through a 2-stage selection process for B. Des.
  First stage of selection: General Ability Test(GAT) and Creative Ability Test(CAT)
  Aspirants who qualify the first stage are shortlisted for the second Stage.
  Second stage of selection: Workshop activity termed as Situation test.
  
  
• Aspirants are selected through the written tests for B.FTech
  General Ability Test(GAT) and Managerial Ability Test(MAT)

Important Dates:

Issuing of Application Forms	24th Nov to 31st Dec 2008
Last Date to submit completed Application Forms	7th January 2009
Written Examination for B.Des and B.Ftech	8th Feb 2009
Declaration of Result of written Examination	Mid-March 2009
Situation test/GD/Interviews	April-May 2009
Declaration of final Results	Last Week of May

Application Form Availability: Prospectus along with Application Form can be obtained from the selected branches of Axis Bank across India on payment of Rs.250/- or by post enclosing a DD of Rs.350/- in favour of NIFT, New Delhi and from all NIFT centres.

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Pearl Academy of Fashion
Maeer’s Institute of Design
Symbiosis Institute of Design
Footwear Design and Development Institute
Srishti School of Art, Design and Technology
D. J. Academy of Design, Coimbatore
IILM School of Design, Gurgaon
Indian Institute of Craft & Design, Jaipur
Wigan & Leigh College, New Delhi
Satyam Fashion Institute, Noida

Please refer to MaxPrep Design Student Handbook for detailed analysis of test papers and list & contact information of over 80 design schools in India and abroad.

IMS' Maxprep Design is a comprehensive training program for entry to NID, NIFT and Prominent Design Schools.
The training program is available in Correspondence mode with online support.

The study material is designed to hone your Creativity and Aptitude in two areas:

• Concept Building
• Practice Tests

Aptitude Test Material
Aptitude Test, as a broad  area, tests your strength in Basic Mathematics, English Language, General Awareness, Business Awareness and Scientific Aptitude. Following concept and workbooks are provided to help build fundamentals.

Concept books:
These Concepts Books describe each concept in a detailed manner and show it's      application with the help of solved examples. To simulate the actual test format,    each chapter has exercises comprising questions to test the understanding. And         a practice test is included to hone the concepts further.

Workbooks:
Practice is the key to success; therefore, Workbooks on all the areas covered in    the Concept books, have been provided to complement your conceptual knowledge.

Higher Mathematics Booklet:
To familiarize you with questions testing higher level of Mathematical concepts,      which feature in Quantitative Ability section of General Ability Test of NIFT-Technology.

Case Studies Booklet:
To familiarize you with Reasoning-based questions in the English section.

Scientific Aptitude Booklet:
The General Ability Test of the NIFT-technology course has an area called Scientific Aptitude, which includes questions testing the basic knowledge of Physics, Chemistry and Biology of 10 + 2 level. The study of this booklet will help you in solve questions in that area.

Creativity Test Material
Basic skills of drawing and sketching are indispensable for the Creative Ability Test of various Design schools. Another important aspect of your drawing is 'perspective' and 'proportion' as you are asked to complete your drawing in the given space and in accordance with the given specifications. While drawing, you are asked to consider a number of elements to be drawn proportionately with correct dimensional views. One of the important aspect that should reflect in your drawings is the knowledge of colours. To help you succeed in these type of questions, the best books are provided in the Creativity Test Material.

Practice Tests
In any objective-type test, both accuracy and time are crucial factors for success. These can be achieved only by taking the tests in simulated conditions, i.e., within the specified time and in one sitting. Practicing questions from previous year's papers will also help you in improving your actual test scores.

Aptitude Tests- These tests are provided to help you prepare for General Ability Tests (of NIFT-Design and NIFT- Technology).

Creativity Tests- These tests are provided to help you prepare for Creative Ability Test (of NIFT) and National Entrance Examination for Design (of NID).

Managerial Ability Tests (MAT)- These tests are provided to help you succeed at MAT paper of NIFT- Technology.

ADMAT (Additional Material) for Prominent Design Schools
Apart from NID and NIFT, there are other prominent Design Schools, which have also made their mark in imparting quality design education in India in the recent years. Selection processes for these Design schools are similar to that for NID/NIFT, with little structural differences. To make your preparation impeccable, students are provided with practice test papers for the Aptitude and Creativity Test of these institutes also.

Studio/Situation Test Guide
The second stage of selection process of D-schools comprises Studio and Situation test. Guidebook is designed by NID and NIFT graduate and fine-tune by valuable inputs from professors of these institutes. After the all the hard work including preparing the illustrations to interviewing the students about the questions they faced, what comes for you is the detailed Guide. The Guidebook will also have CD.

     Highlights of this guide:

• How is the studio test conducted?
• 3D modeling questions solved with illustrations
• Essentials of portfolio presentation
• Interview questions faced by aspirants at NID and NIFT
• Last three years Situation/Studio Test questions at NID, NIFT and other design institutes.

Study Material and the MaxPrep Design course variants:
Following is a description of the study material that you will obtain on enrolling for any particular Program with us.

Program	Total Study Material	Description of the Comprehensive Tests
NIFT – Tech	Aptitude Test Material – Concept Books	10 Aptitude Tests (Tech.)
	Aptitude Test Material – Work Books	10 Managerial Ability Test
NID	Aptitude Test Material – Concept Books	10 Creativity Tests
	Aptitude Test Material – Work Books	ADMAT – 5 Aptitude Tests (New)
	Creativity Test Material	ADMAT – 5 Creativity Tests (New)
	Studio / Situation Test Guide	CD 1 + CD 2
	ADMAT  Test Papers
NIFT – Design	Aptitude Test Material – Concept Books	10 Aptitude Tests(Design)
	Aptitude Test Material – Work Books	10 Creativity Tests
	Creativity Test Material	ADMAT – 5 Aptitude Tests (New)
	Studio / Situation Test Guide	ADMAT – 5 Creativity Tests (New)
	ADMAT  Test Papers	CD 1 + CD 2
NID + NIFT – Design	Aptitude Test Material – Concept Books	10 Aptitude Tests (Design)
	Aptitude Test Material – Work Books	10 Creativity Tests
	Creativity Test Material	ADMAT – 5 Aptitude Tests (New)
	Studio / Situation Test Guide	ADMAT – 5 Creativity Tests (New)
	ADMAT  Test Papers	CD 1 + CD 2
NID + NIFT – Tech	Aptitude Test Material – Concept Books	10 Creativity Tests
	Aptitude Test Material – Work Books	10 Aptitude Tests (Tech.)
	Creative Test Material	10 Managerial Ability Test
	Studio / Situation Test Guide	ADMAT – 5 Aptitude Tests (New)
	ADMAT  Test Papers	ADMAT – 5 Creativity Tests (New)
		CD 1 + CD 2
Prominent Design Schools	Aptitude Test Material – Concept Books	10 Aptitude Tests (Design)
	Aptitude Test Material – Work Books	10 Creativity Tests
	Creativity Test Material	CD 2
	Studio / Situation Test Guide

Maxprep Design Program at a glance:

• 1250 pages of concept building material
• 600 pages of exercises to practice concepts pertaining to different areas
• 120 hrs of classroom sessions
• 20 simulated comprehensive tests
• Additional practice tests for Prominent D-schools
• Admission alerts
• A Guide for the Second stage of Selection

Please write to ims@imsindia.com to enroll.

 

Detailed information guide for National Institute of Design, National Institute of Fashion Technology and Prominent design Schools is available for purchase.

3 Reasons to buy this handbook:

1. Includes selection processes of 11 prominent design schools, apart from NID & NIFT; Complete sample test papers of NID, NIFT – Design, NIFT – Technology, Studio Test, Situation Test and Guidelines on Interview and Portfolio Presentation.
2. More than 21 types of questions that feature in the Creativity Test are explained with examples, highlighting the skills that are tested and the method of assessing the answers. 3 major sections in the Studio Test of NID and the Situation Test of NIFT explained with sample questions.
3. Includes a list of over 35 design schools and niche institutes like jewellery design & footwear design in India and a list of top design institutes in the world with guidelines for securing admissions to the same.

Please write to ims@imsindia.com to enroll.