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Articles tagged under: NID
NID Ahmedabad designs Presidential Invitation Kit for 79th Independence Day Celebrations
August 12, 2025
Ahmedabad: The National Institute of Design (NID) in the city has extended its design services for the ceremonial invitation kit commissioned by Rashtrapati Bhavan for the reception of distinguished guests on the occasion of India’s 79th Independence Day, to be celebrated on 15 August 2025. According to NID, this year’s invitation kit pays tribute to the artistic and cultural heritage of Eastern India, showcasing traditional crafts from Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, and West Bengal. “Each ele...Read More
NID Ahmedabad terminates pact with Bangladesh based Pathshala Institute
May 19, 2025Ahmedabad: National Institute of Design (NID), Ahmedabad today in a statement informed that NID and Pathshala had signed a collaborative agreement for mutually beneficial academic activities a few years back. However, in view of the current situation and in the paramount interest of national priorities, NID Ahmedabad has decided to take a firm stand and in solidarity with national sentiment as well as in alignment with its ethical framework, the institute has processed termination of the coll...Read More
NID Gandhinagar declared containment zone after 5 new corona cases detected
May 27, 2022
Gandhinagar: The National Institute of Design (NID) in Infocity-Gandhinagar has been declared a containment zone after 5 more students tested corona positive on Thursday and the health department has hung a board of ‘Prohibited Area’ on its gates. All 5 students got infected after coming in contact with other corona-affected students. Including the fresh cases, there are 10 cases of corona that have been detected at NID. Health department authorities have become vigilant and are conductin...Read More
NID terminates faculty alleged of sexual harassment of students
November 03, 2018
Ahmedabad: The National Institute of Design (NID) here has terminated the services of its faculty Krishnesh Mehta after completion of inquiry of allegations of sexual harassment against him by a group of students. Director of the prestigious institute situated in Paldi area here, Pradyumna Vyas confirmed it. Notably around two months ago a group of students had alleged him of behaving in a manner which amounted to sexual harassment. The inquiry committee constituted for it foun...Read More
NID competition for recycling of demonetized currency notes launched
May 18, 2017
Ahmedabad: Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani launched the National Institute of Design (NID) competition for recycling demonetized currency notes for innovative purposes on the website at the institute here today. Speaking on the occasion, he said that demonetization move would help the nation realize the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Make in India and Digital India schemes. He wished the initiative would help youth come out with innovative ideas to recycle the shredded currency notes re...Read More
Paldi police raid liquor party, pick up 29 NID students including a foreigner
February 11, 2017
Ahmedabad: Paldi police early in the morning today raided and picked up 29 students of National Institute of Design(NID) consuming liquor. Out of 29 who are detained, 15 are boys while 14 are girls. One of those detained is South African citizen according to police. According to ACP Chavda, police was informed by an alert citizen about liquor party going on in Pushkar flat on NID road post midnight with loud music. Based on this information when police reached flat premises at around ...Read More
MoU signed for Railway Design Centre at NID Ahmedabad
April 10, 2015New Delhi Decor of Railway carriages and station premises are set to get an image makeover with the ministry joining hands with National Institute of Design to redesign coaches, toilets and other facilities. The Railways today signed an MoU with the Commerce and Industry Ministry for setting up Railway Design Centre at NID campus in Ahmedabad. "We have designs for coaches, toilets, platform sheds, pantry cars and likewise. We are now going for better design of all these services to make...Read More
35th convocation of NID, 271 students graduated (video)
December 09, 2014Ahmedabad, 9 December 2014 National Institute of Design celebrated its 35th Convocation Day on Tuesday, 09 December 2014 at NID, Ahmedabad. Shri Shekhar Gupta, journalist and Padma Bhushan Awardee, delivered the Convocation address as the Chief Guest. This year in total 271 students graduated from various disciplines: 110 students from the four-year under-graduate programme; 148 from the two and half-year post graduate programme; 13 from the two year po...Read More
It’s a big landmark for NID: Pradyuman Vyas, Director of NID Ahmedabad to DeshGujarat
July 07, 2014Ahmedabad/New Delhi, 7 July, 2014 National Institute of Design(NID) will receive the status of 'Institute of National Importance' soon. The bill proposing same has been passed unopposed by Rajya Sabha today. The bill will now go to Lok Sabha for discussion. As ruling BJP and opposition Congress both parties are in favor of the bill, it is very clear that bill will sail through. When asked to react to today's development, NID Ahmedabad Director Pradyuman...Read More
Rajya Sabha passes bill to strengthen NID
July 07, 2014New Delhi, 7 July, 2014 The Rajya Sabha on Monday passed a bill to give the status of an institute of national importance to the National Institute of Design (NID) Ahmedabad. The bill was introduced by the government in 2013. It will enable the NID to conduct research and training in all disciplines related to design, confer honorary degrees, diploma, certificates and awards and other academic distinctions and titles in disciplines relating to design. It will al...Read More
