National Institute of Design,
Paldi, Ahmedabad 380 007 (Gujarat) (Ph: 079-26623692, Direct No. 26623462 Fax: 079- 26621167 Email: admissions@nid.edu Website: www.nid.edu/) is internationally recognised as one of the foremost institutions in the field of design education, design training and design practice.

National Institute of Design was set up in 1961 (under the auspices of the Ministry of Industry, Central Government) as an autonomous institution for research, service and training in Industrial Design and Visual Communication. The aim was to provide a multi-disciplinary approach to design, to satisfy the complex problems of India's changing environment.

NID's Professional Education Programme is offered in four principal faculties of Textile & Apparel Design with individual specialisations, Industrial Design with sub-specialisation in Product, Furniture and Ceramic Design, Communication Design focussing on Graphic Design, Video Programme and Animation Design, and Exhibition Design, There are two entry levels into the education programmes for school leavers and graduates.

The objective of design education is to create professional designers who would not only possess the skills and capability to provide appropriate solutions to the problems of the industry, but would also do so with a sympathetic understanding of the physical environment and its relevance to social needs.

The Institute is in active and sustained interaction with industry, ranging from the organised large-scale to the unorganised small-scale, as well as the craft sectors. Today the Institute is being called upon to share its experience with upcoming centres of design in India and abroad.