National Institute of Design, Andhra Pradesh
The National Institute of Design, Andhra Pradesh (NID - AP) is a design school in Vijayawada, India. The institute started functioning on 7 September 2015. It institute functions as an autonomous body under the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India. It is temporarily at Acharya Nagarjuna University on Guntur - Vijayawada highway (NH 16) and will move to a permanent 50-acre (20 ha) campus in Amaravati, the new capital city of Andhra Pradesh.
| Type | Autonomous Institution of National Importance |
|---|---|
| Established | 2015 |
| Director | Sekhar Mukherjee |
| Undergraduates | 240 |
| Location | , , India 16.373354°N 80.526540°E |
| Campus | Rural |
| Website | nid |
Courses offered
The institute offers undergraduate diploma courses such as a diploma in Communication Design and a diploma in Textile and Apparel Design.
Graduate Diploma Program in Design (GDPD)
This 4-year course is offered in three specializations by NID Andhra Pradesh. Until 2014, NID Ahemdabad also conferred this diploma, however it has conferred a bachelor's degree since 2014 when the National Institute of Design Act 2014 was passed, allowing the institute to do so. This course has a total of 60 seats. Even though it is a Diploma level certification, it is at par with the other NIDs by virtue of it being an autonomous Institute under the Central Government.
Infrastructure
The transit campus for the institute has been set up at the EEE & ECE Block, Acharya Nagarjuna University. The current campus include Studios, Knowledge Management Centre (Library) and I.T. Lab. Also, the institute provides students with full-time internet access.
Proposed NIDs
National Institute of Design, Kurukshetra is under construction which was opened by Haryana CM Bhupendra Singh Hooda in 2012. The creation of four NIDs was suggested as part of the Government's 2007 National Design Policy.[1]
The foundation stone for National Institute of Design Jorhat was laid by Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in February 2011,[2] while land has also been earmarked for the Andhra Pradesh campus in the state capital Amaravati.