National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad

National Institute of Design
TypePublic
Established1961
Academic affiliations
DirectorPraveen Nahar[1]
Undergraduates~120
Postgraduates~350
5 (full-time), 8 (part-time)
Location
Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Bengaluru
CampusUrban
LanguageEnglish
Websitewww.nid.edu

The National Institute of Design (NID) is a public design university in Paldi, Ahmedabad, with extension campuses in Gandhinagar and Bengaluru. Regarded as one of the foremost design schools in Asia as surveyed by Bloomberg Businessweek in 2009 and on Ranker, it is ranked 51-100 among the top art and design institutes in the world as of 2022 by QS.[2] The university, along with the other NIDs across India, functions as an autonomous institute under the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India. NID has been accorded an Institute of National Importance under the National Institute of Design Act, 2014.[3]

National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad is located in India
Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad
Bengaluru
Bengaluru
Gandhinagar
Gandhinagar
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Location of the NIDs.

23°0′40″N 72°34′10″E / 23.01111°N 72.56944°E / 23.01111; 72.56944

  1. ^ "Nahar takes charge as NID chief". The Times of India. Ahmedabad. 16 April 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  2. ^ "QS World University Rankings 2022 for Art & Design". topuniversities.com.
  3. ^ IANS (12 July 2014). "NID becomes 41st institute of national importance". Business Standard India. Retrieved 22 April 2018.