• Source: National Institute of Design, Andhra Pradesh

      • National Institute of Design, Andhra Pradesh (NID - AP) - an Institute of National Importance (INI) is a design school in India located at Sakhamuru, Amaravati. It functions as an autonomous body under the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India.


      History


      The institute was established on 7 September 2015 and is the second autonomous design institute, under DPIIT, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, In succession to five decades of the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad.
      The creation of four additional NIDs was suggested as part of the central government's 2007 National Design Policy.

      NID AP temporarily ran its four years Bachelor of Design program at Acharya Nagarjuna University on Guntur - Vijayawada highway (NH 16) till December 2023. It was first known as the National Institute of Design, Vijayawada. It later changed to the National Institute of Design, Amaravati, and was finally named the National Institute of Design, Andhra Pradesh.
      In early 2024, the institute has shifted to its permanent 50-acre (20 ha) campus in Amaravati. (Sakhamuru Village,
      Thullur Mandal,
      Guntur District - 522237,
      Andhra Pradesh, India)


      Courses offered


      The institute offers Bachelor of Design(B.Des) courses in Industrial Design, Communication Design, Textile and Apparel Design.


      = Bachelor of Design (B.Des)

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      This 4-year course is offered in three specialisations by NID Andhra Pradesh. As the National Institute of Design Act 2019 was passed the institute gives a B.Des instead of GDPD (Graduate Diploma Program in Design). NID-AP currently offers Bachelor’s of Design (B.Des) in Communication Design (CD), Industrial Design (ID), and Textile & Apparel Design (TAD).
      This course has a total of 75 seats. NID Andhra Pradesh is an Institute of National Importance (INI).


      Infrastructure


      The transit campus for the institute was set up at the EEE & ECE Block, Acharya Nagarjuna University. The campus included Studios, Knowledge Management Centre (Library) and IT Labs. Also, the institute provides students with full-time internet access. In early 2024, the institute shifted to its permanent 50-acre (20 ha) campus in Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh, India.


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