NID Ahmedabad M.Des: Fees 2025, Course Duration, Dates, Eligibility

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NID Ahmedabad M.Des Admission 2024 Latest Updates: NID Ahmedabad M.Des Spot Round Admission 2024 Schedule has been released. The details about the vacant seats for the M.Des program will be released on July 9, 2024. Candidates need to submit the documents for online verification from July 9 to July 10, 2024. The Seat Allotment Result for NID M.Des Spot Round Admission 2024 will be released on July 11, 2024 @ admissions.nid.edu. 

National Institute of Design (NID), Ahmedabad offers Master of Design (M.Des) at the postgraduate level in seven specializations for a duration of 2.5 Years. Admission to M.Des at NID Ahmedabad is based on the merit in NID DAT (Prelims + Mains). NID Ahmedabad offers M.Des in seven specializations which are Amination Film and Design, Ceramic and Glass Design, Furniture and Interior Design, Film and Video Communication, Graphics Design, Product Design, and Textile Design. 


NID Ahmedabad M.Des Highlights

The key details about NID Ahmedabad M.Des Admission 2024 are as follows: 

Particulars Details 
Course  Master of Design (M.Des)
Duration 2.5 Years
Type Full-Time
Total Seat Intake  126 Seats 
Course Fees INR 11.5 Lakhs 
Number of Specializations
Specializations Offered Film and Video Communication, Graphic Design, Animation Film Design, Ceramic and Glass Design, Furniture and Interior Design, Product Design, Textile Design
Basic Eligibility Criteria Bachelor's Degree of 4 Years/ Full-Time Diploma (4 Years) in Design/ Fine Arts/ Applied Arts/ Architecture/ Bachelor’s Degree of 3 Years
Basic Selection Criteria Merit in NID DAT Prelims + NID DAT Mains 

NID Ahmedabad M.Des Eligibility Criteria 

The eligibility criteria for NID Ahmedabad M.Des Admission is as follows: 

  • Bachelor's Degree with a minimum duration of 3 or 4 Years in any specialization after 10+2. 
  • Full-Time Diploma of 4 Years in Design/Fine Arts/Applied Arts/ Architecture after 10+2.
  • The upper age limit for M.Des at NID is 30 Years (3 Years Relaxation SC/ ST/ OBC-NCL) on or before July 1 of Admission Year.

NID Ahmedabad M.Des Selection Criteria

Admission to the M.Des. program will be granted solely based on the candidate’s performance in DAT(Prelims + Mains). Candidates can apply to a maximum of ONLY TWO disciplines for the Master of Design program. The seat allotment will be purely based on the preference submitted by the candidate at the time of submitting their application. 


NID Ahmedabad M.Des Seat Intake

NID Ahmedabad offers 126 Seats for a total of seven specializations of M.Des. The specialization-wise seat matrix for M.Des at NID Ahmedabad is as follows: 

Specialization Number of Seats 
Product Design 19
Film & Video Communication 19
Animation Film Design 19
Furniture & Interior Design 19
Graphic Design 19
Ceramic & Glass Design 12
Textile Design 19
Total Seats 126 Seats

NID Ahmedabad M.Des Admission 2024

Candidates need to apply for NID Ahmedabad M.Des Admission online on its official website @ https://admissions.nid.edu/. Once the candidates complete the process for registration, they need to appear for the NID entrance exam on the scheduled date and time.The admission process at NID Ahmedabad for M.Des include the following steps: 

  • NID DAT Prelims Exam + Results 
  • Shortlisting of Candidates for NID DAT Mains 
  • NID DAT Mains Exam + Results 
  • Release of Final Merit List (Score in NID DAT Prelims Exam + Results)
  • Seat Allotment Process (Preference Filling, Seat Allotment & Confirmation, Fee Payment)

The allotment of seats for admission to the institute will be based on the merit list, category of the candidates, and seats available. The final admission will be confirmed only after the fee payment and verification of documents. 

NID Ahmedabad Application Fees

Here is the application fee for NID Ahmedabad M.Des Admission through NID DAT: 

Category  Application Fee Application Fee + Late Fee
General/ EWS/ OBC INR 3,000 INR 4,500
SC/ ST/ PwD INR 1,500 INR 2,250
Overseas (Supernumerary) INR 5,000 INR 7,500

NID Ahmedabad M.Des Cutoff 2024

NID Ahmedabad M.Des Cutoff 2024 is expected to be released soon. Given below is NID Ahmedabad M.Des Cutoff in 2023 for different specializations for the General Category: 

Course Cutoff By Marks (2023)
M.Des Product Design 64.45
M.Des Film & Video Communication 60.15
M.Des Animation Film Design 63.6
M.Des Interior & Furniture 55.45
M.Des Graphic Design 59.95
M.Des Ceramic & Glass Design 57.15

NID Ahmedabad M.Des Entrance Exam Pattern

All the candidates must appear for the examination Design Aptitude Test (DAT), as an entrance test. The exam pattern of DAT Main and DAT Prelims is given below.

  • Design Aptitude Test (DAT), is an Offline Exam
  • The question paper consists of two sections, Section A consists of 59 Multiple Choice Questions, and Section B consists of 3 Subjective questions
  • The duration of the examination is 150 minutes (2 hours and 30 minutes)
  • The question paper is of 100 marks and there is no negative marking for a wrong answer
  • There is 60% weightage given to DAT Prelims and 40% weightage given to DAT Mains

NID Ahmedabad M.Des FAQs

Ques. What is the Intake capacity for the Master of Design program at NID Ahmedabad?

Ans. The seat intake capacity for M.Des at NID Ahmedabad is as follows: 

Animation Film and Design 19
Ceramic and Glass Design 12
Furniture and Interior Design 19
Film and Video Communication 19
Graphics Design 19
Product Design 19
Textile Design 19

Ques. What is the reservation rule for the M. Des students at NID, Ahmedabad?

Ans. The National Institute of Design admits students on the basis of their DAT performance. Although the seats are allocated following the rules of reservation of the Government. The percentage of reservation is as follows:

Gen 10%
OBC 27%
ST 15%
SC 7.5%

Ques. How much does a candidate need to pay for applying to the M. Des course at NID, Ahmedabad?

Ans. All the candidates need to pay an application fee while applying for the M. Des course. The candidates will have to pay Rupees 3000, as an application fee, for applying in one Discipline. And if he/she applies for two disciplines, he/ she must pay Rupees 6000 ad the application fee.

Ques. How many seats are available for the Overseas students at NID, Amhedabad?

Ans. There is a certain number of seats available for Overseas Students. The Disciplines which have 19 seats, has 3 seats reserved for the Overseas students. And the Disciplines having 12 seats has 2 seats reserved for the Overseas students.

Ques. What is the application fee that needs to be paid by the overseas students at NID, Amhedabad?

Ans. The application fee for one discipline applied by the Overseas students is 5000 (INR) and if they apply for two disciplines, they must pay an application fee of INR 10,000

M.Des Courses Offered By NID Ahmedabad 2025

Master of Design [M.Des] 
Total Fees:₹12,40,300
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Eligibility:

Graduation+DAT

Application Date:

1 Mar - 31 Mar 2025

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Important Updates

NID Ahmedabad Upcoming Important Dates 2025


Expired Events

EventsDates
NID counselling May 30, 2025
Payment of Remaining Semester Fees for Admission 2025-26 [M.Des]May 20, 2025 - May 26, 2025
Provisional Offer Letter for Admission 2025-26 [M.Des]May 20, 2025

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NID Ahmedabad M.Des Previous Year Fees

M.Des Course
Total Academic Fees
(2025 - 2026)
Previous Academic Fees
Transportation & Automobile Design
5.0(1 Reviews)
12,40,30011,50,300
(In 2021 - 2022)
Interior & Furniture
12,40,30011,50,300
(In 2021 - 2022)
Animation Film Design
12,40,30011,50,300
(In 2021 - 2022)
Graphic Design
12,40,30011,50,300
(In 2021 - 2022)
Product Design
12,40,30011,50,300
(In 2021 - 2022)

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Interaction Design Is the design of interactive products and services in which designer focus goes on the way user will interact with it. candidates who want admission in M. Des programme must be graduate in fine art, or four years diploma in design, or graduate in engineering disciplines. It is two years and six months course. at starting teachers focus on academic work there after students have to take up live design project with industry. Faculties are able to provide knowledge and training.
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The total fee for my Master of Design course existed a little additional than 8 lacs. For the first year, it was around 3 Lacs per year. An international student has to pay the only tuition fee for a degree project semester.
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The fee structure is not so costly, it is average in my opinion. As this course is of 2 years and 6 months. The fee for the first year is Rs. 2.26 lakhs ( 160000 tuition fee + 65800 other fees). And fee for second year is Rs.2.15 lakhs (160000 tuition fee + 55000 other fee). Total fee comes to Rs.4.41 lakhs.
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The fees is someway in between feasible and expensive.The whole amount of fees is nearly Rs.8,00,000. But its all worthy to be a student of this Institute. I made the payment online for all the three years.Dont about loan facilities but scholarship is provided.
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