www.nid.edu National Institute of Design : PGDPD Admission Notification 2012

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Post-Graduate Diploma Programme in Design (PGDPD)
POST-GRADUATE DIPLOMA PROGRAMME IN DESIGN is 2 to 2½ year programme offered in the following specific areas of sectoral specialisation in 17 design programmes under the five faculties.
PROJECTED NUMBER OF SEATS IN PGDPD : 245
(Includes reserved categories)

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ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR PGDPD :
Candidates having a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent including those who will be appearing for the qualifying examinations during the academic year (2010-11) in the areas mentioned against each discipline are eligible to apply. Those applying for two programmes should send separate application form for each programme. One cannot apply for more than two PG Programmes. The medium of instruction for PG Programme at NID is English. Upper age limit for candidates is 30 years (relaxable by 3 years for reserved categories) as on June 1, 2011.

Admission Procedure :
TO GET YOUR APPLICATION FORM :
A) For General Category :
Admission 2012-13 application form download will be available from October 13,2011. Note that this procedure is NOT available for reserved category applicants.

Forms can also be obtained from select branches of Bank of India (listed on the right) on payment of Rs.1,500/- towards the cost of the form plus Rs. 50/-as bank charges from October 13,2011.

B) For Reserved Category :
Forms at concessional rates to reserved categories are available only from Admissions Office, NID, Ahmedabad from October 13,2011. These forms can be obtained from Admissions Office directly by sending a Demand Draft drawn on any nationalized bank in favour of ‘National Institute of Design’ payable at Ahmedabad for Rs. 750/-. The applicant should also send in an attested copy of the relevant certificate from competent authority and a self addressed envelope of 9” x 12” size with Rs. 40/- stamps affixed. The envelope should be marked with ‘NID ADMISSIONS 2012’.

Caste/Category Certificates required from Reserved Category Candidates :
Reserved category candidates must attach relevant certificates of Caste/ Category as per the Government of India rules/format, otherwise the application form will not be provided / will be rejected.
OBC (Other Backward Class) candidates are required to submit non-creamy layer certificate from Collectorate.
PH (Physically Handicapped) candidates are required to submit certificate from the Chief Medical Officer (minimum 40% disability).

Incomplete or incorrectly filled application forms or forms not satisfying eligibility criteria or forms without required fees will be rejected. The application form fee (1,500 / 750) for rejected applications will not be refunded. No official communication will be made regarding rejected application forms.

For the academic year 2012–2013, the last date for receiving the completed application forms at NID is NOVEMBER 21, 2011
Design Aptitude Test for GDPD (at all centres) JANUARY 7, 2012. SATURDAY
Design Aptitude Test for PGDPD (at all centres) JANUARY 8, 2012. SUNDAY

BANK OF INDIA BRANCHES at which application forms will be available (after October 13,2011) :
Ahmedabad Bhadra, Paldi Bengaluru Kempegowda Road Bhopal Marwari Road, Jumerati Bhubaneshwar Janapath Chandigarh Sector 17 Chennai Errabalu Chetty Street Coimbatore Oppankara Street Dehradun Rajpura Road Delhi Janpath, Hauz Khas Durgapur Nachan Road Guwahati Kamarpatty Hyderabad Nampally Station Road Indore Santa Bazar Jaipur Mirza Ismail Road Jamshedpur Bistepur Kanpur Mahatma Gandhi Road Kochi Shanmugham Road Kolkata Netaji Subhash Road, Manicktolla Kozikode Silk Street Lucknow Nawal Kishore Road Mumbai Nariman Point, Dadar-Portuguese Church Nagpur Kingsway Panaji Rua De Ormuz Patna Fraser Road Pondicherry J Nehru Street Pune Dr Coyaji Road Ranchi Albert Ekkachowk Rohtak Hissar Road Rourkela Sector 19 Shillong Police Bazar Simla The Mall Srinagar Maulana Azad Road Surat Kanpith, Lal Gate Thiruvananthapuram University Udaipur Nyay Marg Vadodara Raopura Vishakhapatnam Valtair Main Road

All candidates fulfilling the requirements of minimum qualification and falling within the prescribed age limit will be called for the Design Aptitude Test (PGDPD or GDPD) to be conducted at 11 centres Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Chennai, Delhi, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai and Nagpur.

NID reserves its right to cancel any of these centres.
Hall Ticket/ Call Letter will be posted by December 12, 2011.

Those who do not receive the call letters by December 25, 2011 may get in touch with NID’s Admissions Cell at phone (079) 2662 3462 or email admissions@nid.edu

Admission is on the basis of NID’s method of selection, which extends beyond the students previous academic qualifications. The NID Admission Committee systematically seeks evidence of the perception, attitude, aptitude, achievement and motivation essential for a challenging and satisfying design career. The objective of the tests and the interviews is to ascertain the above qualities. Design Aptitude Test (DAT) shall be conducted at various centres. Based on the scores obtained in these tests, candidates will be shortlisted and called for the second phase.

The second phase of the admission procedure will consist of studio tests followed by personal interviews at Ahmedabad, Bengaluru and Gandhinagar.

Call letters for the second phase of the admission procedure will be posted by March 5, 2012. This information will also be available on NID’s website www.nid.edu. All those candidates called for the second phase are required to attend the studio tests and interview, which completes the process of selection.

The Admission Committee decides the procedures, grades and weight-age every year. The norms for the selection are the sole prerogative of the Admission Committee and the decision of the Admission Committee and the Management in any of the matters concerning the admission process and selection will be final.

Any direct or indirect attempt to influence the admission committee or its members, academic office bearers or management will lead to the automatic disqualification of the candidate(s).

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Is there any course in NID for those who just cleared their B.COM?

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WHAT IS THE RESULT OF NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HOMEOPATHY EXAM HELD ON 18 JUNE?
MY ROLL Number is 1237.
PLEASE HELP ME FOR IT.

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When the result will be declared for the exams held on january 19 2012?

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I have appeared PGDPD admission test on 19 th January 2012 at Kolkata center. I would like to know the result of the above test. My roll No/ID is TR080273. Thanks.
Rohan Kanungo
Bhubaneswar
Odisha.