National Institute of Design, Assam

National Institute of Design, Assam or NID Jorhat is a design institute located in Jorhat, Assam.[1] The foundation stone of the Jorhat NID was laid on February 19, 2011 by then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. The fund for the institute was allocated in February 2014.[2][3] The Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Suresh Prabhu inaugurated the institute at Rajabari on 22 February 2019 via video telecast. The institute offers four year courses in Textile, Apparel design, Communication design and Industrial design.[4]

National Institute of Design, Assam
TypeAutonomous National Institution
Established22 February 2019 (2019-02-22)
DirectorVS Ravishankar
Undergraduates60
Location
Toklai, Jorhat
,
Assam
,
India
CampusRural
Websitewww.nidj.ac.in

Campus

The campus is located at Tocklai village. It is on the bank of local river namely Tocklai river. It is ~8 km (5.0 mi) away from Jorhat Airport and 2.5 km (1.6 mi) from Jorhat Railway Station.

Courses offered

The institute offers three main courses,Textile and Apparel design, communication design and industrial designs all of which follow the two semester per year pattern.[5]

Graduate Diploma Programme in Design (GDPD)

This 4-year course is offered in three specialization by NID Jorhat. This course has a total of 60 seats.[6]

References
  1. Sushanta Talukdar (19 February 2011). "Centre committed to development of Assam, northeast: Manmohan". The Hindu. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  2. "Print Release". Pib.nic.in. 28 February 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  3. Navadha Pandey (26 November 2013). "'Design is not a cost to company, it's an investment' | Business Line". Thehindubusinessline.com. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  4. https://nenow.in/north-east-news/assam-nid-inaugurated-in-jorhat.html/amp
  5. indcareer.com (15 May 2015). "National Institute of Design (NID), Jorhat". IndCareer.com. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  6. https://m.businesstoday.in/story/suresh-prabhu-dedicates-projects-worth-rs-1000-crore-to-nation/1/321480.html



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