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Contents
1. Introduction 5
1.1. NID’s Evolving Mandate 7
1.2. Noteworthy Achievements and Major Events of the Year 9
1.3. Distinguished Visitors 23
2. Governing Council Members 24
3. Council’s Standing Committee 26
4. The Senate 27
5. Faculty Forum 29
6. Design Education at NID 30
6.1. Learning to Learn, Learning to Know, and Learning to Do 30
6.2. Professional Education Programmes 31
6.3. Academic Programmes 2017–18 32
- Bachelor of Design (B.Des.)
- Master of Design (M.Des.)
6.4. Educational Facilities 33
6.5. K-Portal 34
6.6. Admissions 2017–18 / 2018–19 34
6.7. 38th Convocation 38
38th Convocation Discipline wise Summary, detailed list of Graduating Students
6.8. Placements 67
6.9. Accolades Won by NID Students 72
6.10. Education at NID: The Global Context 76
7. National Institute of Design: Extension Campuses 85
7.1. NID Gandhinagar Campus 85
7.2. NID Bengaluru Campus 95
8. Knowledge Management Centre (KMC) 100
9. Research & Publications 105
9.1. Research 105
9.2. Publications 112
10. Integrated Design Services (IDS) 115
11. Outreach Programmes 123
12. Industry & Online Programmes (I&OP) 127
13. Design Promotion and Design Sensitisation Activities 134
13.1. IPR Cell 134
13.2. Design Clinic Scheme for MSMEs 134
14. Faculty Profile 137
15. Visiting Experts 153
16. Staff Position as on 31st March 2018 175
16.1. Human Resource Development Activities for Staff 176
17. Official Language Implementation 178
18. Financial Resources 180

Annexure 1: National Design Business Incubator (NDBI) 181

Annexure 2: India Design Council (IDC) 183
Annexure 3: Annual Accounts 187

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1. Introduction
Established at Ahmedabad in 1961, the National
Institute of Design (NID) is a pioneering institute
that offers multidisciplinary design education. The
institute functions as an autonomous body under the
Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion, Ministry
of Commerce & Industry, Government of India and has
been declared an Institute of National Importance by
virtue of the National Institute of Design Act, 2014
(No.18 of 2014) which has come into force with effect
from September 16, 2014.
With an experience of more than five decades in the
field of design education, research, application of
advanced teaching methodologies, and unparalleled
design research projects, NID has attained national
and international repute. It has been recognized as
a Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
(SIRO) by the Department of Science & Technology,
Government of India.
From being a single-campus institute, NID has grown
into a multicampus institute with a national and
international profile. Presently, NID has two extension
campuses—one each at Gandhinagar and Bengaluru
which were established in the early 2000s.
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From an institute mainly providing undergraduate
programmes, NID has become one of the best design
institutes in the world with graduate (B.Des.) and
postgraduate (M.Des.) programmes across 5 broad
faculty streams and 20 diverse design disciplines.
The institute also has state-of-the-art infrastructural
facilities such as the Skill Development Labs,
Knowledge Management Centre (KMC), Information
Technology (IT) Centre, and Design Vision Centre
to name a few. These have helped NID establish its
leadership and pre-eminence among various design
institutions.
NID continues to be an aspirational ‘Institutional
Global Brand’ for the youth. This is manifested in the
increasing demand to secure admission at NID. The
number of students convocating from the institute
each year has increased substantially; it has increased
from 35 in 2000 to 338 in 2017.
NID has also signed collaborative agreements with
over 80 premier design institutes across the world,
facilitating increased international exposure for
students and faculty. Business Week USA listed NID as
an institute providing one of the best design education
programmes among such programmes being offered
by 25 other top European and Asian institutes for two
consecutive years (2006 and 2007). NID was the only
design institute from India to be included in the 2014
list of ‘Top 30 Design Colleges of the World’ published
by Ranker, a crowd sourced rankings website
operating from the USA. NID was also placed in the
8th position in the global design school league table
published in Car Design News.
NID has been playing a significant role in promoting
design through various first-time initiatives which
include CII-NID Design Summit (being held since
2001), Businessworld-NID Design Excellence Award
(being held since 2000), NID-ITPO Showcase (being
held since 2002), and the Design Idea Fair (being
held since 2006), all with an aim to move towards a
‘Design-enabled India’. The institute’s efforts towards
becoming an effective medium for design promotion
continues to draw strength from partnerships with
other global organisations such as Cumulus, World
Design Organisation (formerly ICSID), ICOGRADA, IPI,
IDA and several national organisations.
NID’s efforts towards making a National Design
Policy finally materialised in February 2007 when the
Central Government announced the National Design
Policy (NDP), the first among developing countries.
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In pursuance of the NDP, the Centre initiated steps
to set up four campuses for design education one
each in Madhya Pradesh, Assam, Andhra Pradesh,
and Haryana on the lines of NID Ahmedabad, out of
which, two of them are currently operational; namely,
NID Vijayawada and NID Kurukshetra. As envisaged
in the NDP, the Centre also set up the India Design
Council (IDC) on March 2, 2009 with Director, NID
as its Member Secretary. NID’s collaboration with a
number of national and international institutions has
helped foster a culture of scientific enquiry through
collaborative partnerships and for the faculty and
students; this has become a platform for exchanging
knowledge and ideas.
NID is a unique institution with design excellence,
intellectual wealth, and a time-tested educational
culture that is instrumental in addressing social
problems and concerns. Today, the institute’s
graduates are active in all sectors of the economy
and many have distinguished themselves in diverse
fields such as textiles, product design, craft design
and promotion, advertising, filmmaking, multimedia,
automobile design, developmental communication as
well as design education. The institute believes that
good design is good business and that it contributes
to economic prosperity and better quality of life.
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1.1 NID’s Evolving Mandate

NID’s mandate is to offer world-class design education • Helping place designers in key sectors of national
and promote design awareness and application need for benchmarking of standards of design
towards improving the quality of life by or through the education and practice and encouraging them to
fulfilment of the following: ‘think global and act local’.

• Providing world-class design education to create

• Offering integrated design consultancy services
design professionals of excellence who can help
and providing opportunities to faculty and students
meet India's diverse design needs and create leaders
to get familiar with the practical applications of
in design education and research by recognising
design knowledge while generating revenues
the changes in the economic and business
simultaneously.
environments in a global context.

• Providing design inputs from the point of view of

• Encouraging the scaling up of quality design
using design as an integrating force in varied areas
professionals and faculty through existing and new
such as science, technology, and management. Also,
institutional mechanisms.
improving the quality of life through well-designed
products, services, processes, and systems.
• Becoming a repository of design knowledge,
experience, and information on products, systems,
• Humanising technology and integrating the physical
materials, design, and production processes related
with the virtual and digital worlds through better
to traditional as well as modern technologies.
information and interface design by moving towards
a holistic creative experience.
• Upgrading the design of products and systems of
everyday use with an aim to bring in indigenous
• Providing sustainable design interventions for crafts;
design solutions by focusing on affordable design
handloom; rural technology; small, medium and
for the masses.
large scale enterprises; and outreach programmes
for capacity, capability, and institution building. All
• Undertaking fundamental and applied research to
this would help create employment opportunities.
create cutting-edge knowledge in diverse areas of
design and allied fields.

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1.2 Noteworthy Achievements And Major Events Of The Year
USTTAD Projects
The Ministry of Minority Affairs Government of India
launched USTTAD (Upgrading the Skills and Training in
Traditional Arts/Crafts for Development) in September
2015 for the benefit of minority communities: Muslims,
Sikhs, Christians, Buddhists, Parsis, and Jains who
are engaged in the practice of traditional arts and
crafts. NID is appointed as one of the Knowledge
Partners under USTTAD wherein NID would contribute
its knowledge, skills, and experience to achieve the
established objectives under USTTAD for the benefit
of minority communities stated in the scheme.
As Knowledge partners, NID would work with 25
craft clusters across different states of the country
over a 4-year period, wherein it would undertake
design intervention activities. The project scope
entails: Identification of Traditional Crafts Clusters /
Communities, Articulating and Setting Standards for
the Crafts Clusters/Communities, Craft Research and
Documentation, Design Development Workshops,
Product Catalogue and Packaging and Brand Identity
Development.
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• NID had conducted a Design Development workshop
for the artisans from the Black Pottery Cluster of
Manipur.
• Two Design Development workshops were
conducted for the Glass Flame Work of Firozabad;
one at NID and another at Firozabad.
• As part of the Screwpine Weaving Cluster project,
NID organized the first Design Development
Workshop both in Thalayolaparambu and
Kodungalloor in Kerala. The second Design
Development Workshop is under way at NID.
Twenty-seven artisans from Kottapuram Integrated
Development Society (KIDS), Kottapuram and
Jawaharlal Memorial Social Welfare and Public
Cooperation Centre (JSWC) Thalayolaparambu
participated in the workshop.
NID Alumna Donates Rs. 5 million to Alma mater
Sujata Keshavan, an NID alumna of the 1984 batch
and a well-known personality in the field of Indian
advertising, donated Rs. 5 million to NID. This donation
was the realization of Keshavan and her spouse noted
historian Ramachandra Guha’s philanthropic dream.
The prizes have been named after Keshavan’s
parents and are called: The Shanta Keshavan and N.
Keshavan Prize for Outstanding Work in the Field of
Communication Design, The Shanta Keshavan and N.
Keshavan Prize for Outstanding Work in the Field of
Industrial Design, and The Shanta Keshavan and N.
Keshavan Prize for Outstanding Work in the Field of
Textile and Apparel Design.
Each calendar year three prizes worth a hundred
thousand rupees each will be given to the best
undergraduate student designers in the regular
programmes one each in Communication Design,
Industrial Design and Textile & Apparel Design in
recognition for the best degree project they would
undertake during their final semester under their
regular curriculum. The prizes would be announced
during the annual convocation ceremony which is
held at the institute each year. During the Convocation
ceremony held in January 2018 these prizes were for
the first time given away to deserving students under
the said disciplines.

Best from the Waste! Mantra for Sustainable Living

At NID, students innovatively converting waste
material and developed alternative furniture, outdoor
furniture, toys, and lighting arrangements. Eleven
students Furniture and Interior Design (B.Des.),
designed their work on innovation using scrap
material collected from across Ahmedabad and
created beautiful and innovative products under the
mentorship of Pravinsinh Solanki. Fifteen students
of Furniture and Interior Design (M.Des.) worked
on tyres under the mentorship of Rajiv Jassal. The
whole of the concept was put forwarded by Director
NID Pradyumna Vyas, and coordinated by Pravinsinh
Solanki. The work was done under the Swachh Bharat
and Garvi Gujarat initiatives and displayed at the
Aquarium, NID Ahmedabad Campus from 18th to 23rd
April 2017.

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Design with a Future
On World Intellectual Property Day (April 26), the IPR
Cell shared information of IP registered products made
in NID. The IPR Cell located at NID, Paldi Campus was
established in 1999 with a clear vision of facilitating
and guiding NID students with various aspects
of intellectual property rights. The cell had been
continuously motivating, educating, and facilitating
students to come forward for IP protection and
thereby add value to their products. The IPR Cell has
already registered more than 250 designs till date.
Exhibition Design Discipline of NID Celebrates 'Vriksha
Katha: Trees and Tales
The Exhibition Design department celebrated 'Vriksha
Katha: Trees and Tales', an exhibit in and around
eleven familiar trees; which was an outcome of a
six week-design project of second year students of
Exhibition Design (B.Des.) under the guidance of
Exhibition Design faculty Jonak Das. In this exhibition,
the stories which belong to each of the trees out of the
eleven which transcend physicality and went into the
realm of installations and exhibits were identified by
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the team. Without words, the eleven trees were taken
as inspiration and spoken through space of different
origins, tales, stories, and roots. These spaces
would challenge the viewer to experience trees in an
unexpected way. The exhibition was displayed at the
NID Ahmedabad Campus from 1st to 5th May 2018.
India-UK Design Education Workshop Series
The British Council and India Design Council had been
working towards stimulating strategic relationships
in design education and research between design
institutes in India and UK as a follow up to the ‘The
Future of Design Education in India’ report launched by
Mr. Jo Johnson, UK Minister for Universities, Science,
Research and Innovation in November 2016. This
was the first of three workshops that was convened
in India. It aimed to develop shared knowledge and
understanding. Each workshop would reflect on the
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development of future designers, design educators,
and academics. It had one of the largest gatherings of
design educators from all leading design institutions
across the country including IITs, along with leading
design education experts from the UK. The event was
organized at the NID Ahmedabad Campus from 5–6
May, 2017.
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“AMATES" Expressions of Art on Handmade Paper
The word ‘amate’ in the term ‘Amate paper’, is derived
from the Nahuatl word ‘amatl’, which is a type of bark
paper dating back to pre-Hispanic times in Mexico. It
is an indigenous papermaking tradition that survived
in the small village of San Pablito in Puebla, Mexico.
The Amate paper was made in a traditional manner
which involved the crushing of the bark from white
and red Jonote trees. The resulting pulp was boiled in
limewater. The outcome was fibrous sheets of colours
ranging from dark brown to yellow. The Embassy
of Mexico in India had put up an exhibition titled:
Expressions of Art on Handmade Paper, "AMATES",
at Design Gallery, NID Ahmedabad Campus. The
Exhibition was inaugurated by H.E. Melba Pria,
Ambassador of Mexico and Director NID Pradyumna
Vyas on May 8, 2017. The exhibition was on display till
May 19, 2017. The Mexican Ambassador also visited
various departments and offices of NID in addition to
taking a tour of the NID Ahmedabad Campus.
Director NID Awarded Edutainment Awards 2017
Director NID Pradyumna Vyas received an award
for his contribution towards progression of design
education, during the Edutainment Awards 2017 in
Mumbai. The two-day event held from May 19–20,
2017 was represented people from the fields of
cinema, media, and design. Director NID was invited
for the inaugural address along with eminent film
director Ramesh Sippy and actor Divya Dutta. The
event had also seen renowned personalities from
areas such as design, film, media, advertising,
entrepreneurship, and several others.
Scrap Design Innovation and Sustainability: A Road to
the Future
A group of NID students and faculty participated at
the Index International Interiors Architecture and
Design Event 2017 in Mumbai from June 8–11, 2017.
Creative works by students and faculty of NID were
displayed in the event. One of the main attractions
in this event was the pyramid built out of briquettes
made from shredded demonetised currency notes
worth more than Rs. 65 crores. The exhibition aimed at
promoting scrap design innovation and encouraging
the visiting students to register for the student design
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competition, “Value of Money”. This competition
which focused on promoting products and concepts
made out of the shredded currency note briquettes
was jointly organised by NID and Dutch Kusters
Engineering.
Director NID Attends the 2nd WIDC Preliminary
Meeting at Hangzhou
The China Industrial Design Association (CIDA)
organized the 2nd World Industrial Design Conference
(WIDC) Preliminary Meeting, on June 16, 2017 in
Liangzhu, Hangzhou, China. Director NID Pradyumna
Vyas was invited to represent India Design Council and
NID.
Mr. Liu Ning, president of CIDA, released the
preparation work of the 2nd WIDC meeting which
mainly focused on leveraging design education, design
industry and policy, design capital and innovation
entrepreneurship, design culture and sustainable
development, and design collaboration.
NID Celebrated International Yoga Day
NID celebrated the International Yoga Day on June 21,
2017. Director NID Pradyumna Vyas inaugurated the
opening of the session. Yoga instructor Tarjni Shah
conducted a yoga session for the participants.
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Director NID Invited as Keynote Speaker - Africa
Design Days 2017
The ‘Africa Design Days 2017’ was organised from
June 28–30, 2017 at Rabat, Morocco. It was the first
global pan-African forum on economies of design,
innovation, and creative industries.
More than 300 participants, including 70 influential
international figures in the field of innovation
through design took part in this event. In line with
the objectives set by the United Nations, this event
addressed the challenges of sustainable development,
focusing on education issues, economic development,
crafts and culture, and urban development. Director
NID & Member Secretary, India Design Council (IDC)
Pradyumna Vyas was invited as the keynote speaker
for this event. The event was also purposefully held
to coincide with WDO’s 60th anniversary on June 29,
2017 and became part of a global roster of events,
celebrated in more than 34 countries by more than 100
design organizations and companies on the occasion
of World Industrial Design Day.
NID Unveils the Mexican Textile Exhibition "CHIAPAS"
"CHIAPAS", the Mexican textiles exhibition was held
at the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad
from July 3–14, 2017. It displayed pieces woven
by indigenous women from southern Mexico. The
exhibition was inaugurated by Jessica Mancera, Head
of Culture, Embassy of Mexico to India and Director
NID Pradyumna Vyas on July 3, 2017. It was open for
public viewing till July 14, 2017.
Chiapas has magnificent traces of Mayan and other
important Meso-American cultures. A great variety of
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textiles originate from 12 ethnic groups living in 122
towns, whose identity was recreated in the symbolism
of their designs. Each region had its own traditional
dress, which shows their ancient heritage in colourful
patterns. Most of these textiles were woven on back
strap looms and their fabrics are made of plant
fibres or natural wool, dyed with vegetable colours or
extracted minerals.

Some of the designs in “Textiles of Chiapas” are

reminiscent of embroidery traditions of India such as
the Phulkari work of Punjab, the Kutchi embroidery of
Gujarat or Kashmiri embroidery. In a seamless blend of
the unique creativity of 11 Chiapas communities, the
textiles featured in the exhibition gave a peek into the
kaleidoscope of colours and traditions that the state
of Chiapas has.

“Born from Cotton” Event

On August 5, 2017, a team from NID Gandhinagar
Campus showcased the “Born from Cotton", a prints
and apparels show using Asahi Bemberg, a unique
luxurious all season fabric which is known for its
fall, drapability, and breathability. It was organised at
INFLIBNET Auditorium, Gandhinagar, Gujarat.

Director NID and NID bags Times Education Icon

The programme was jointly organised by National
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Institute of Design (NID), India and sponsored by Asahi
Director NID Pradyumna Vyas was felicitated with
Kasei Corporation, Japan. Director NID Pradyumna
"Lifetime Achievement Award" conferred by an
Vyas; Hideto Tanimoto, General Manager, Asahi Kasei,
eminent jury of Times Education Icons 2017, during
Japan; D. Thara, Municipal Commissioner, Ahmedabad
the felicitation event on August 8, 2017 in Ahmedabad,
and many other dignitaries attended the event.
Gujarat. The award was dedicated for his immense
contribution towards design education and design
promotion. During the ceremony NID also bagged two
top awards (1) International Projects Category (2)
Industry Exposure Category.

‘Fòcas India: Document’ – Photography Exhibition

‘Fòcas India: Document’ was a juried exhibition of 10
emerging photographers from India and Scotland. The
exhibition was showcased from August 31–September
15, 2017 at Design Gallery, NID Gandhinagar Campus.
The photographers were selected through an open
call for submission by a jury panel that comprised
Devika Daulet-Singh, gallerist, publisher and founder
of PHOTOINK, New Delhi and Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert,

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photographer and co-founder of Document Scotland.
The jury panel looked for photography that made
visible compelling narratives, perspectives, and
experiences of the world. The photographs featured
in this exhibition cut across genres, including
documentary photography, portraiture and landscape,
and revealed universal and unexpected stories
from India and Scotland. The exhibition opened
simultaneously at Street Level Photoworks in Glasgow,
Scotland and the India exhibition toured other Indian
cities after its premier at NID Gandhinagar Campus.
Exhibiting Photographers: Harikrishna Katragadda,
Indranil Banerjee, John Farrell, Kotryna Ula Kiliulyte,
Lucie Rachel, Prarthna Singh, Sandy Carson, Shuchi
Kapoor, Sukanya Ghosh, Tine Bek.
The exhibition was inaugurated at NID Gandhinagar
Design Gallery by the Deputy High Commissioner of
UK, Mr. Geoff Wayne in the presence of Director NID
Pradyumna Vyas; NID Gandhinagar Dean, Krishna
Patel; and Head British Council Ahmedabad Moumita
Bhattacharya.
NID and the Indo-China BRICS Summit
Arun Gupta, Principal Faculty & Coordinator (HOD) of
Film & Video Communication at NID, was at Xiamen,
in the Fujian province of China at the invitation of
the Academy for International Communication of
Chinese Culture (AICCC), Beijing Normal University.
He was the sole international faculty guiding the
production of eleven 10-minute documentaries on
aspects of Chinese crafts and culture made by 11
International film and media students (and their 11
Chinese partners) as part of the ‘Looking China Youth
Film Project, 2017’. The invited students were from the
BRICS block (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South
Africa). In September 2017, Xiamen hosted the 9th
BRICS Heads of State Summit and Arun Gupta and
two M.Des. students of Film & Video Communication—
Dhruv Satija and Shreyas Dasharathe participated in
the event.
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2017 TEDA Cup International Youth Design
Competition
Director NID Shri Pradyumna Vyas was invited to
the 2017 TEDA Cup International Youth Design
Competition as a juror and as a speaker in the “Design
Creates Value Summit” in Tianjin, Taiwan organised
by the Administrative Commission of TEDA under the
guidance of Taiwan Affairs Office of Tianjin Municipal
People's Government on September 16, 2017.
The Tianjin Economic-Technological Development
Area (TEDA) was built in 1984 and the TEDA Cup
International Youth Design Competition was
started in 2015 in response to the global economic
transformation and to encourage young people to
communicate creatively.
Designers from Taiwan, India, Japan, Korea, Singapore,
U.S.A. and other countries were invited to be the
lecturers who joined Director, NID in the summit and
made their presentations. These speakers were Apex
Lin, Director of Taiwan International Student Design
Competition; Kim Hyun, President of DesignPark
Branding-Korea; Kazuo Tanaka, President of Japan
Industrial Designer’s Association-Japan; Tai Lee
Siang, President of Singapore Institute of Architects-
Singapore; Eric Cruz, Executive Creative Director of
AKQA-Shanghai; Michael D. Cachuela, Owner, Graphic
Subject Matter-U.S.A; and Michael Lin, Secretary-
General of Taiwan Good Design Association, Taiwan.
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NID Hosts the Kusters Engineering Prize 2017 and
Exhibition
This competition was organized by the National
Institute of Design (NID) in association with
Royal Dutch Kusters Engineering, Netherlands in
continuation to the pioneering efforts made by NID
students for developing innovative products and
objects using shredded demonetised currency notes
of 500 and 1000 denomination. The competition was
open to all students of reputed design and allied
institutions in the country. It focused on developing
sustainable design solutions with the shredded
demonetised currency notes and jointly organised
the “Kusters Engineering Prize 2017" exhibition-cum-
award in NID on September 25, 2017.
Awards were given to the winners of the "Value for
Money Competition 2017". This event was inaugurated
by Hon’ble Chief Minister of Gujarat Shri Vijay Rupani
along with Shri Jayant Kumar Dash, RBI Regional
Director (Gujarat), Director NID, Shri Pradyumna Vyas
and many other dignitaries on May 18, 2017. The event
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was coordinated by Pravinsinh Solanki, Discipline
Lead, Furniture & Interior Design, NID, along with his
team of students, staff, and faculty. A total of 184
students from 49 different Indian institutions had
registered for the competition.
Paul Kuster, MD, Kuster Engineering (Chief Guest)
and Director NID Pradyumna Vyas inaugurated the
exhibition.
The four top winners were given cash awards of
Rupees One Lakh, Rupees Seventy Five Thousand,
Rupees Fifty Thousand, and Rupees Twenty Five
Thousand (being shared between two participants)
respectively. Six participants out of the final thirty
presented prototypes during the award ceremony.
Hindi Utsav 2017
NID organises the Hindi festival every year to increase
the dissemination of language Hindi. This festival was
organised over two months: September and October
2017. During this festival various competitions such
as Hindi poetry reading/poetry writing, Hindi dialogue,
Hindi calligraphy, T-shirt design, Hindi comic strip,
Stand-up comedy, Hindi quiz, and Hindi antakshari
were organized; students, staff, and faculty members
actively took part in a these competitions. On
November 1, 2017, Director NID Pradyumna Vyas and
the Chairperson of the Hindi festival committee gave
away cash awards and certificates to the winners.
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Gandhi Jayanti Celebrated on Campus on October 2,
2017
Director NID Pradyumna Vyas dedicated this day to
the cleaning personnel on duty in the campus. They
were felicitated in the Eames Plaza at NID Ahmedabad
Campus. The Director praised their immense
contribution in keeping the NID premises serene
and clean throughout the year around. Recounting
memories, the Director had emphasised that the
cleaning personnel is an integral part of the NID
community who had been crucial for NID's growth and
would account as important members of the design
community too. In a parallel event in the campus,
30–40 NID alumni and students gathered together and
celebrated the day by cleaning the space surrounding
the outer compound wall of the institute with active
support of the NID Director and other staff members.
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NID Participates in the 59th International Engineering
Fair 2017 (MSV)
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government
of India invited NID to participate in the Design
Exhibition in India Pavilion at the 59th International
Engineering Fair 2017 (MSV) held on October 10, 2017
at Brno, Czech Republic. India was represented as the
partner country of the exhibition. The Indian Pavilion at
the exhibition was coordinated by EEPC under Ministry
of Commerce and Industry, Government of India.
The India Pavilion was inaugurated by Shri C.R.
Choudhary, Hon’ble Minister of State, Ministry of
Commerce and Industry, Government of India. Among
the eminent dignitaries who visited the exhibition
were Shri Raghubar Das, Hon’ble Chief Minister of
Jharkhand; Shri R. V. Deshpande, Minister of Large &
Medium Scale Industries, Infrastructure Development,
Karnataka State, and Shri Krishan Kumar, Ambassador
of India to the Czech Republic. They spent
considerable time at the NID exhibition stall and
appreciated the work done by the institute. Director
NID Pradyumna Vyas made a presentation in the round
table discussion on "Support of Industrial Design on
the Road to Increasing Competitiveness".
Chitrakatha 2017 – International Student Animation
Festival
‘Chitrakatha’, the biannual animation film festival
which started in 2007 provides a platform to build
a slow and steady awareness of animation and
design education across nations, amongst students,
academia, stakeholders, and policymakers.
The 6th edition of Chitrakatha was called ‘COWfest -
Africa-Asia’ and was organized from October 22–28,
2017 at the NID Ahmedabad Campus. The festival
renewed interest in pre-historic ancestors who
came from the Congo Basin and Gondwanaland.
Chitrakatha’17 aimed to build the map of the Triassic
era in the participants’ minds, especially in this age
of strange conflicts and hatred, boundaries, and
divisions. This festival remains a confluence of
thought provoking activities initiated by creative minds
from the field of animation and storytelling with India
and the sub-continent as its main focus/spotlight. The
6th edition of Chitrakatha focused on themes such
as: world peace, human rights, non-violence, love,
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laughter, identity, gender, gaze, freedom, quality, and
compassion.
National Conference on 'Culture-Design-Cognition'
(CDC) 2017
NID in association with IGNCA RC (Indira Gandhi
National Centre for the Arts-Regional Centre),
Bengaluru organised a two-day national conference
titled 'Culture-Design-Cognition' (CDC ) 2017 at IGNCA
RCB Seminar Hall from November 3–4, 2017. Eminent
speakers such as: Prof. Pushpesh Pant, Dr. Devdutt
Pattanaik, Dr. Uday Athavankar, Dr. Prabhat Ranjan,
Ms. Anupama Hoskere, Dr. Sharada Srinivasan, Prof.
Choodamani Nandagopal, Dr. Jamuna Rajeswaran and
several other academicians, researchers, and design
aspirants presented their papers.
Amul MD Launches Amul Bags Designed by ICNF-NID
The Innovation Centre for Natural Fibre (ICNF) at
NID designed a line of bags for Amul. The bags were
launched at an event organised at the NID Ahmedabad
Campus in the presence of R.S. Sodhi, MD-Amul; P.K.
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Sahu, CMPO, National Jute Board, Ministry of Textiles,
Government of India; and Director NID, Pradyumna
Vyas. Stores run by the Gujarat Cooperative Milk
Marketing Federation (GCMMF) had taken up an
initiative to promote jute takeaway bags. GCMMF gave
the project to ICNF, NID. A variety of such bags were
designed by a student of National Institute of Design
(NID) as a part of her graduation project under ICNF.
These bags would be available in markets across
various cities beginning with Ahmedabad. Jute has
thermal insulation properties and this quality would
be the biggest advantage for GCMMF’s products to
preserve them in chilled condition in the jute bags.
The idea behind the project by GCMMF was to replace
the polluted plastic from the distribution vertical and
infuse jute bags as a more eco-friendly solution in the
same.
CII-NID India Design Summit Held from December
5–6, 2017 at Hyderabad
The CII-NID Design Excellence Award acknowledges
and celebrates Indian design and innovation. The
awards strived to honour new paradigms of design in
India, which answers the call of making Indian industry
and manufacturing more competitive and innovative
and present the emerging face of design in India and
its newer manifestations.
The 17th India Design Summit was inaugurated by
Shri K.T. Rama Rao, Hon’ble Minister of Industries,
MA&UD, IT&C, Mines & Geology, Public Enterprises and
NRI Affairs, Government of Telangana. The summit
was organized by Confederation of Indian Industry
along with the National Institute of Design and the
Government of Telangana.
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India has been changing significantly in the last
17 years and so was design. Many businesses
understood the importance of design as a result of
which the number of designers in the country has also
grown exponentially. The nature and form of design
had also evolved tremendously over these years. It
was time to move on and establish a “New Narrative”
for Design.
The India Design Summit 2017 explored the wide
spectrum of design disciplines and addressed
contemporary challenges in concerned areas such
as Design & Manufacturing, Design & New Product
Development, Design and Energy, Design and Start-
ups, and Design and Cities.
The speakers at the summit were global influencers
who shared stories, strategies, and solutions—from
inspiration to practicality during those two days.
The India Design Council endorsed CII Design
Excellence Awards in four main categories of Visual
Communication, Industrial Design, Interaction Design,
and Mobility Design and their 32 sub-categories,
which were given away by the Hon’ble Minister
Shri K.T. Rama Rao. The Design award said to be a
perfect opportunity for Indian companies to present
themselves as design-led organisations.
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NID Director as a Speaker at the Global Partnership
Summit (GPS)
Director NID Pradyumna Vyas was invited as a speaker
for a session on "Designing the Sustainable Smart
City Ecosystem through Digital Transformation" at the
Global Partnership Summit (GPS) held at New Delhi
from December 11–14, 2017.
The Global Partnership Summit (GPS) evolved from
the India-Japan Global Partnership (IJGP) initiative
and became a platform to integrate ideologies, ideas,
initiatives, projects, processes, people, and policies.
It allows for global partners to share knowledge,
expertise, and resources and work towards a common
objective of establishing an Alternative Development
Model (ADM) framework. Through core values such
as co-operation, collaboration, and inclusivity, GPS
aims to establish models of development that would
focus on empowerment and sustainability. The GPS
intended to fuse the needs of today into the viability
of tomorrow, thus becoming a formidable platform
to take forward the mission of an all-encompassing,
holistic development framework.
The event was presided over by cabinet ministers,
bankers, and educationists from esteemed institutions
across India and Japan. The GPS aimed at paving
a policy framework for sustainable living within the
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existing scenario through the panel discussions which
were held at different venues of the event.
NID and ATIRA Sign MoU
On January 5, 2018 Ahmedabad Textile Industry’s
Research Association (ATIRA) and the National
Institute of Design (NID), Ahmedabad signed a
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to add synergy
in their respective arena to share knowledge and
infrastructure facility between the institutes for
research and development and students activities
through Materials & Product Innovation Centre
(MAPIC).
The collaboration leverages the strength of
current programs in both the institutes mainly
the translational research in advanced composite
materials with natural/synthetic fibres for the
application in automobile, building, street furniture,
make shift shelters, healthcare products such
as wheelchairs, modular toilets, and lightweight
substitutes for metals and the respective innovative
design capabilities in MAPIC. The MAPIC would be
housed at ATIRA and experts from both institutions
would strive for excellence in developing cost-
effective, efficient, easy-to-use products for mass
usage. The MAPIC flagship partnership will uncover
various path-breaking sustainable materials for new
upcoming application with the focus on national
initiatives such as ‘Make in India’. The National
Design Business Incubator (NDBI) of NID and Focus
Incubation Centre of ATIRA will jointly incubate new
start-ups in the area of composites.
The MoU was signed by Director ATIRA Dr Harish
Bisht Director NID Pradyumna Vyas in the presence of
Anand Parekh, the president of Reliance Textiles and
Pradyumansinh Jhala, who is the research advisor,
Innovation Centre for Natural Fibre (ICNF), National
Institute of Design and senior faculty members from
NID as well as senior officials from ATIRA.
India-UK Design Education Workshop
The India Design Council (IDC) along with the British
Council and the National Institute of Design as
Knowledge Partners organized the second workshop
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of the India-UK Design Education Workshop Series
from January 29–31, 2018 at India Habitat Centre,
New Delhi.
The workshop was inaugurated by Shri Suresh Prabhu,
Hon'ble Minister for Commerce & Industry, Government
of India in the presence of Director, North India, British
Council Tom Birtwistle; Director, National Institute of
Design Pradyumna Vyas; Pro Vice Chancellor, Kingston
University and Member UK Design Council Anne
Boddington; Consultant Advisor, India Design Council
Hrridaysh Deshpande and other delegates from India
and the UK.
The workshop focused on “Capacity Building”. More
than 55 design institutes were represented in this
workshop with the participation of 145 design experts
from across the country. The workshop aimed to
explore the broader strategic and political positioning
of design education in the UK and India and effective
mechanisms for enhancing the public understanding
and value of design.
International Open Electives titled 'Heritage: Tangible
and Intangible'
The 2018 edition of the Open Electives focused on
bringing to the fore, the true value of heritage and
the knowledge from the past. The International Open
Electives is a two-week multidisciplinary series of
workshops held annually and offered to Bachelor’s and
Master’s students from across various disciplines at
NID.
TAD Students Showcase at Auto Expo 2018- The
Motor Show
Transportation & Automobile Design (TAD) students
at NID addressed the theme of Sustainability at the
Auto Expo-The Motorshow 2018, held at the India Expo
Mart, Greater Noida from February 9–14, 2018.
The NID students showcased (1) a full-size clay
mock-up of an electric racing bike for KTM (by
Sijo Thomas), (2) an advanced vehicle concept for
McLaren for the year 2040 (probably, an era of robots)
when people would strive to fulfil their love for driving
(by Ravi Sharma), (3) ‘BREATHE’, an Autonomous
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Public Shared Vehicle which is clad with Nanoporous
Metal Organic Framework Carbon Absorbing Sponge
which selectively absorbs CO2 directly from air. This
absorbed CO2 is then sold to various industries
which uses CO2 for their manufacturing purposes
but with an increased economic value with a specific
sustainable system model. (4) A full-size working
prototype of a bicycle with BAMBOO as a primary
material (by Amartya Banerjee, Bhushan Sonawane,
Nikhil Rajagopalan).
The students addressed topics such as autonomous
driving and clean mobility through several projects
that were taken up as a part of their academic
curriculum and gave a glimpse into the future of
automobiles. The showcase attracted positive
responses from the design/automotive industry and
the common public.
Swedish Exhibition at NID Ahmedabad Held from
February 20–March 2, 2018
The “Ung Svensk Form 2018" was a travelling design
exhibition from Sweden that presented the latest
trends in young Swedish design with its fabulous
craftsmanship and new forms of expression. The
exhibition was inaugurated by Ulrika Sundberg,
Consul General of Sweden to India and Director
NID Pradyumna Vyas in presence designers from
Sweden, faculty, student and staff of NID and visiting
participants.
This exhibition intended to fulfil an important function
as a forum for encounters between designers,
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manufacturers, and the general public. It was
organized by Svensk Form (The Swedish Society of
Crafts and Design) in cooperation with ArkDes, IKEA,
the City of Malmö and Stockholm Furniture & Light
Fair. The prime theme of the pieces in the exhibition
was sustainability and innovation. Apart from this,
two students from NID also showcased their designs
alongside the Swedish designs.
A Bamboo cycle made by NID students and products
made from demonetised currency were also displayed
in this exhibition as NID’s vision statement on
sustainability and innovation.
Secretary General Design Intelligence Awards (DIA)
Committee visits NID Campuses
In a first, a delegation consisting of Mr. Wang Yun,
Secretary General of Design Intelligence Awards
2018 (DIA) Committee, Dean of Industrial Design
Research Institute & Director of Creative Design
Manufacturing Collaborative Innovation Centre of
China Academy of Art, China and Ms. Yao Yunzhui,
Research Assistant, Creative Design Manufacturing
Collaborative Innovation Centre of China Academy of
Art, China visited NID Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar
campuses on March 5, 2018 to discuss about the
future collaborations and for overseas promotion of
Design Intelligence Awards.
Director NID Pradyumna Vyas was invited as a jury
member to the previous year's DIA Award. Based on
his involvement, the DIA Committee has envisaged
India as a major target platform to promote this
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international excellence award. The delegation was
received by Director NID. The delegation discussed
various aspects of the award with him. Purandar
Datta, CMR-AO accompanied the delegation to the NID
Gandhinagar Campus.
At the Gandhinagar Campus Dean Krishna Patel
welcomed them along with her faculty colleagues.
Two sets of presentations were made by the visiting
delegation to the faculty and students.
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NID Ahmedabad Campus Hosts the Design & Skill
Upgradation Workshop in Bamboo
The workshop titled "Design & Skill Upgradation
Training Workshop in Bamboo" was held at
International Centre for Indian Crafts (ICIC), NID
Ahmedabad Campus from March 15–30, 2018.
Twenty-five bamboo artisans from different parts of
Gujarat participated in this workshop. The workshop
was conducted by Pravinsinh Solanki (Discipline Lead,
Furniture Design). The workshop was inaugurated by
Shri P.G. Patel (GAS), Executive Director, INDEXT-C,
Govt. of Gujarat, in presence of Governing Board
Members and Director NID Pradyumna Vyas at the
ICIC at NID Ahmedabad on Thursday, March 15, 2018.
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1.3 Distinguished Visitors
• Hon’ble Minister of Commerce & Industry and
Minister of Civil Aviation, Government of India,
Shri Suresh Prabhu inaugurated the Design
Gallery, Presentation Hall and Auditorium at NID
Gandhinagar Campus on March 11, 2018.
The ceremony was also attended by Shri. Mansukh
Mandaviya, Hon’ble Minister of State, Road
Transport, Shipping, Chemicals & Fertilizer; Shri
Dhansukh Bhanderi, Chairman, GMFB; NID Governing
Council Member Shri Samveg Lalbhai; and the
NID Community of Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad
Campuses.
• Hon'ble Chief Minister of Gujarat Shri Vijaybhai
Rupani, visited NID on May 18, 2017 to launch the
Student Design Competition "Value of Money" at
the NID Ahmedabad Campus, in the presence Shri
Jayant Dash, Regional Director, RBI.
• Geoff Wain, British Deputy High Commissioner,
Ahmedabad attended the inauguration of the
first workshops of the India-UK Design Education
Workshop Series on May 5, 2017 at NID.
• H.E. Melba Pria, Ambassador of Mexico inaugurated
an exhibition on Expressions of Art on Handmade
Paper, "AMATES", at Design Gallery, NID, Ahmedabad
on May 8, 2017.
• R.S. Sodhi, Managing Director, Shri Kishore Jhala,
Chief Operating Officer, GCMMF (Amul) and their
senior Managers on visited the campus on June 7,
2017.
• Paul Kuster, MD, Kusters Engineering visited NID
for the exhibition-cum-award ceremony at NID on
September 25, 2017.
• A delegation led by Luisa Collina, President,
Cumulus and Eija Salmi, Secretary General, Cumulus,
visited National Institute of Design, Bengaluru
Campus on November 21, 2017.
• Hideto Tanimoto, General Manager, Asahi Kasei,
Japan and D Thara, Municipal Commissioner visited
NID Gandhinagar Campus on August 5, 2017. They
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attended the show of “Born from Cotton”, a prints
and apparels show, at INFLIBNET Auditorium,
Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
• Delegation from University of Ferrara, Italy visited
the campus on December 20, 2017.
- Prof. Arch. Marcello Balzani, Vice-Dean,
Department of Architecture and Industrial Design,
University of Ferrara, Italy.
- Arch. Luca Rossato, Research Fellow, Heritage
Conservation, Department of Architecture and
Industrial Design, University of Ferrara, Italy.
• A UK-based delegation comprising the following
members visited NID on February 15, 2018:
- Natalie Brett, Pro-Vice Chancellor, International
Head of College, London College of
Communication
- Ian Storey, Director of International Development,
London College of Communication
- Jonathan Barratt - Dean of Development and
Quality, Central Saint Martins
- Dr Jo Wheeler – Director of International, Central
Saint Martins
• Ulrika Sundberg, Consul General of Sweden to India
visited NID on February 21, 2018 to inaugurate the
exhibition titled “Ung Svensk Form 2018".
• A delegation consisting of Wang Yun, Secretary
General of Design Intelligence Awards 2018 (DIA)
Committee, Dean of Industrial Design Research
Institute & Director of Creative Design Manufacturing
Collaborative Innovation Centre of China Academy
of Art, China and Yao Yunzhui, Research Assistant,
Creative Design Manufacturing Collaborative
Innovation Centre of China Academy of Art, China
visited NID Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar campuses
on March 5, 2018 to discuss about the future
collaborations and for overseas promotion of Design
Intelligence Awards.
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2. Governing Council Members
Dr. Naushad Forbes Pradyumna Vyas Dr. Subhash Chandra
Chairperson Director Pandey, IAAS
NID Governing Council National Institute of Spl. Secretary & Financial
& Co-Chairman Design Advisor, Department of
Forbes Marshall Industrial Policy & Promotion
Ministry of Commerce &
Industry, Government of India

Rajiv Aggarwal, IAS Dr. N. Saravana Kumar, Rajiv Kumar, IAS

Joint Secretary IAS Joint Secretary
Department of Industrial Secretary (P&ICC) Ministry of Electronics
Policy & Promotion Department of Higher & Information
Ministry of Commerce & Education Technology
Industry Ministry of Human Government of India
Government of India Resource Development
Government of India

R. Girish, IAS M.K. Das, IAS Shrikant Nivasarkar

Commissioner for Additional Chief Principal Architect
Textile Development & Secretary
Director of Handlooms Industries & Mines
and Textiles Department
Government of Government of Gujarat
Karnataka

Dr. Pankaj Chandra Amit Ambalal Piyush Pande

Chairman, Board Artist Executive Chairman &
of Management & Creative Director
Professor, Ahmedabad Ogilvy & Mather
University (India and South Asia)

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Bhaskar Bhat Sujata Keshavan Navroz Godrej
Managing Director Creative Director Executive Director
Titan Company Ltd. Brand Design, Godrej and Boyce
Advertising and Manufacturing
Marketing Company Limited
Ray+Keshavan

D.P.S. Negi Pradeep Banerjee Samveg A. Lalbhai

Economic Advisor Executive Director Managing Director
Ministry of Micro, Supply Chain Atul Limited
Small & Medium Hindustan Unilever
Enterprises (MSME) Limited
Government of India

Kulin Lalbhai Krishna Patel Dr. Bibhudutta Baral

Executive Director Dean Dean
Arvind Mills Ltd. NID Gandhinagar NID Bengaluru
Campus Campus

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3. Council's Standing Committee
The Standing Committee of the Governing Council with the following members:

Pradyumna Vyas Shashank V. Mehta

(In Chair) Member

Samveg A. Lalbhai Krishna Patel

Member Member

Shrikant Nivasarkar
Member

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4. The Senate
The full-fledged Senate u/s 15 of NID Act 2014 was constituted in November 2017 with the following members; it
held two meetings during the year.

As per the Section 15(a) of the NID Act 2014

Pradyumna Vyas
(In Chair)
Director

As per the Section 15(b) of the NID Act 2014

Krishna Patel Dr. Bibhudutta Baral
Dean Dean
NID Gandhinagar NID Bengaluru Campus
Campus

As per the Section 15(c) of NID Act 2014

Shashank Mehta Dr. Subir Das Neelima Hasija
Activity Chairperson Activity Chairperson Activity Chairperson
Professional Education Integrated Design Industry & Online
Programmes Services & Outreach Programmes
Programmes

Arun Gupta Praveen Nahar Dr. Vikram Singh

Activity Chairperson Activity Chairperson Parmar
Knowledge International Activity Chairperson
Management Centre Programmes Research &
(Resource Centre) Publications

As per the Section 15(d) of NID Act 2014

Prof. Prabhat Ranjan Prof. Lalit Das Dr. (Ms.) Madhu Singh
Executive Director, Former Head IDDC, IIT Director, BM Institute of
TIFAC Delhi Mental Health
New Delhi Ahmedabad

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As per the Section 15(e) of NID Act 2014
Sonal Dabral
Chairman and Chief
Creative Officer, DDB
Mudra Group
Mumbai

As per the Section 15(f) of NID Act 2014

Siddharth Viral Rajyaguru
Swaminarayan Controller of Finance &
Secretary & Head, Accounts
General Administration

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5. Faculty Forum
The 71st and 72nd Faculty Forum meetings were held during the Academic Year 2017–18 from July 10–11, 2017
and from December 7–8, 2017 respectively under the leadership of the Director, where the activities of different
departments during the previous academic semester were reviewed. Future goals and objectives and new
imperatives from the perspective of educational matters were given prominence in the forums.

Agenda for the 71st Agenda for the 72nd

Faculty Forum included: Faculty Forum included:
• Common courses • Status Report
• Chitrakatha 2017 • Integrated Design Services
• Credit & Evaluation Rules at NID • Outreach Programmes
• DP 3 for the undergraduate Elective-based • Industry & Online Programmes
programme for cross-disciplinary learning • Research & Publications
• Admissions • NDBI
• Workshop: UG Programmes, PG Programmes: The • Design Clinic Schemes for MSMEs
Road Ahead • Workshop: Vision – NID@2025
• Vision, Aims, and Objectives
• Teaching-Learning Methodology The NID Way
• Graduate Profile • Culture, Practices, Credo
• Faculty Profile • Experience Strength
• Pedagogical Approaches • The Fast Changing Context
• Resources • Academic, Economic, and Social
• Student Profile • Flexibility, Cross-disciplinary, and learner-centric
• Presentations • Future Expectations and Aspirations
• Academics at NID: Status Report • Four Groups formed for Education, Research,
• Ph.D. Programme: Vision, Objectives, and Status Services and Promotion
• Presentation by the Four Groups
• Status Report
• Admissions 2018
• IPR Cell
• International Programmes
• Open Electives 2018

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6. Design Education at NID
6.1 Learning to Learn, Learning to Know, and Learning to Do
A multidisciplinary and multicampus institution
recognised for its design excellence and thorough
understanding of design capabilities, NID is
acknowledged as a premier design institute
contributing to the design profession and encouraging
economic and holistic growth through leadership in
education, research, and design service to the society.
NID's successful evolution can be attributed to a core
set of institutional capabilities and values that inspire
its vision and to the dedication and achievements of
its faculty, students, staff, and alumni. Over the years,
NID has restated its mandate and sharpened its vision
while retaining its core values and building on its
fundamental strengths.
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The following attributes have made the NID a premier
design institute:
• Hands-on experience through time-tested processes
• Conceptual quality with originality
• Sensitive and sophisticated interdisciplinary and
multidisciplinary approach to design learning
• Strong knowledge and skill base
• Value-based approach
• An amalgamation of culture and economic value-
centric process
• Future scenario-oriented product design and
development
• A global perspective
• Socially and environmentally responsible design
practices
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6.2 Professional Education Programmes
Professional Education Programmes at NID offers both Bachelor of Design (B.Des.) and Master of Design
(M.Des.) programmes. The UG programme is of four-year duration for 10+2 school leaves level leading to the
Bachelor of Design (B.Des.) programme and the PG programme of a two-and-a-half year duration leading to the
Master of Design (M.Des.) programme.

The programmes at the institute operate through
five main faculty streams with twenty diverse design
disciplines:
(i) Faculty of Industrial Design: Product Design,
Furniture & Interior Design, Ceramic & Glass
Design, Toy & Game Design, Transportation &
Automobile Design, and Universal Design
(iii) Faculty of Communication Design: Graphic
Design, Animation Film Design, Film & Video
Communication, Exhibition Design, and
Photography Design
(iv) Faculty of IT-Integrated Design: New Media
Design, Information Design, Interaction Design,
and Digital Game Design

(ii) Faculty of Textile, Apparel & Lifestyle Accessory
Design: Textile Design, Apparel Design, and
Lifestyle Accessory Design
(v) Faculty of Interdisciplinary Design Studies:
Strategic Design Management, Design for Retail
Experience, and a common interdisciplinary
stream for undergraduate, postgraduate, and
research programmes

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6.3 Academic Programmes 2017-18
BACHELOR OF DESIGN (B.Des.)
The Bachelor of Design (B.Des.) programme is offered
in 8 disciplines covering 4 faculties. The programme
spans four years (eight semesters) including a two-
semester Foundation Programme. This programme
while being a generic design programme, offers
project-level specialisation in different areas of:
Industrial Design
Ceramic & Glass Design, Furniture & Interior Design,
and Product Design
Communication Design
Animation Film Design, Exhibition Design, Film & Video
Communication, and Graphic Design
Textile and Apparel Design
Textile Design
MASTER OF DESIGN (M.Des.)
Interactive areas of project-level specialisation are
offered in 19 Master of Design (M.Des.) programmes:
Animation Film Design: classical animation, computer
animation, model animation, and animation for the
web
Apparel Design: ready-to-wear range for women,
costumes for film and theatre, work and protective
wear, accessory design
Ceramic & Glass Design: lifestyle products, studio
pottery, and sanitaryware
Design for Retail Experience: Designed for the
candidates from various backgrounds; it looks at the
retail industry in a holistic manner.
Digital Game Design: To train, nurture, and combine
students’ creative imagination with latest technologies
to create games and experiences. The graduates
of this programme will be highly required in digital
entertainment and computer gaming Industry.
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Film & Video Communication: marketing
communication (advertising and corporate films),
social communication (developmental and educational
short films, design for tourism industry
Furniture & Interior Design: home furniture system,
office furniture system, retail furniture system
Graphic Design: design for publications, marketing
communications, social and developmental
communications
Information Design: a multidimensional programme
that synchronizes the fields of design, visual
aesthetics, computer science, statistics, and
humanities to inculcate a transdisciplinary proficiency
into the future information design professionals.
Interaction Design: design and behaviour of various
forms of digital products ranging from mobile phones,
web-based to dynamic ones in gaming, education,
transportation, healthcare, banking, retail and other
domains.
Lifestyle Accessory Design: personal accessory
products, products for living and work spaces
New Media Design: web design, game design,
interactive media, and software industry
Photography Design: visual artists, photographers,
cinematographers
Product Design: consumer products (electronic and
entertainment products, white goods), transportation,
capital equipment and machine tools, toys
Strategic Design Management: strategic designers,
design entrepreneurs, and design managers
Textile Design: constructed textiles (woven, knitted,
non-woven textiles), surface design print, mixed
media, embroidery, finishing techniques (surface
ornamentation), textiles for apparels, technical fabrics
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Toy & Game Design: educational and developmental
6.4 Educational Facilities
toys, outdoor play equipment, soft toys, multimedia
The institute is equipped with the Skill Development
games
Lab, Innovation Lab, and specialised labs for Ceramics
and Glass, Leather and Plastics; Textile and Apparel
Transportation & Automobile Design: transportation
Design Studios, Computer Labs, GRIDS Studio, Online
and automotive sectors of the industry
Education Centre, Knowledge Management Centre
(housing approximately 63000 books and a large
Universal Design: system-level design development of
collection of journals, e-Books, e-Journals, audio-visual
products adaptive for diverse users across cultures,
materials, and prototypes). It has a contemporary
social factors, trans generational, physical, and
IT Centre and other well-equipped labs with about
cognitive abilities and inabilities.
1000 computers (in Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar,
and Bengaluru campuses) including 700 high-end
machines and software. The entire campus, including
hostels, is connected with Local Area Networking for
both the internet and intranet facilities with around
1800 connections and Wi-Fi. The Design Vision Centre

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with Rapid Prototyping (RP) and High Performance shortlisted 1424 (including 2 overseas candidates)
Visualisation (HPV) solutions are other significant candidates in order of merit in the respective
facilities. Photography and printing studios, video and categories for the studio test and interview. The final
animation studios, and skilled technical staff assist results for the M.Des. programme were declared
design students in their learning process. All these online on May 2, 2017 and those for B.Des./GDPD
studios are continuously upgraded and equipped to programmes were declared on May 31, 2017.
handle professional work and sponsored research
in addition to meeting with the training needs of For the B.Des. programme, 115 candidates (including
students. 15 candidates under overseas category) were offered
admission for the Academic Year 2017–18.
6.5 K-Portal
A web-based information system was developed in- For the M.Des. programme, 265 candidates (including
house to facilitate faculty, students, and staff to come 1 candidate under overseas category) were offered
to a common platform and bring together content admission for the Academic Year 2016–17, the details
from various distributed resources and systems of which are as under:
using information technology in an amalgamated
form. It serves as a presentation service to the
user, disseminating complete, accurate, and timely M.Des. Programme No. of seats filled
information available online. Its notable features are:
Animation Film Design 15
• Online Student Assessment
• Students’ Academic Reports such as GPA, SGPA, and Apparel Design 15
others Ceramic & Glass Design 09
• KMC Catalogue Search
• Digital resources Digital Game Design 15
• Open Electives Registration on Real-time Design for Retail Experience 14
• Industry Interface
Furniture & Interior Design 15
• Online NID Alumni Registration and Management
• NID Website based on Web Content Management Film & Video Communication 13
System
Graphic Design 14 + 1 Overseas

Information Design 15

Interaction Design 14
6.6 Admissions:
Lifestyle Accessory Design 14
2017–18 / 2018–19
Admissions 2017–18 New Media Design 15
The result of the DAT Prelims for B.Des, GDPD, M.Des Product Design 14
held in January 2017 was announced online on the
Photography Design 15
official website for admissions http://admissions.
nid.edu. The DAT Prelims question papers and cut- Strategic Design Management 15
off scores of the last candidates in order of merit
Textile Design 14
shortlisted for studio test and interview were uploaded
on the website. For the B.Des. programme, the Transportation Automobile 14
Admissions Committee shortlisted 864 (including 46 Design
overseas candidates) candidates in order of merit in Toy & Game Design 10
respective category for the studio test and interview.
For the M.Des programme, the Admissions Committee Universal Design 14

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Admissions 2018–19
Advertisements were published in leading national
dailies (English, Hindi, and regional languages) on
September 25, 2017 for admissions 2017–18 to the
B.Des., GDPD, and M.Des. programmes.

Applicants to the B.Des.; M.Des., and GDPD

programmes (NID Vijayawada & Kurukshetra) were
required to apply online only on the official website of
admissions http://admissions.nid.edu.

Category-wise Application Fees for Academic Year

2017–18 from October 26–November 28, 2016 were
as under:

Programme/ B.Des. M.Des. M.Des.

Category and (1 Discipline (2 Disciplines)
GDPD only)

General Rs. 2000 Rs. 2000 Rs. 4000

OBC-NCL Rs. 2000 Rs. 2000 Rs. 4000
SC Rs. 1000 Rs. 1000 Rs. 2000
ST Rs. 1000 Rs. 1000 Rs. 2000
General-PwD Rs. 1000 Rs. 1000 Rs. 2000
OBC-NCL- Rs. 1000 Rs. 1000 Rs. 2000
PwD
SC-PwD Rs. 1000 Rs. 1000 Rs. 2000
ST-PwD Rs. 1000 Rs. 1000 Rs. 2000
Overseas Rs. 3000 Rs. 3000 Rs. 6000
(only
B.Des)

Note: For applications received after 1400 hrs on

Tuesday, 31 October 2017, the application fees
(including late fees) applicable was double the amount
indicated above.

On January 7, 2018, the Design Aptitude Test

(Prelims) for the admission to the B.Des., GDPD
(Vijayawada & Kurukshetra), and M.Des. programmes
for academic year 2017–18 were conducted in 38
test centres across 23 cities in India: Ahmedabad,
Bengaluru, Bhopal, Bhubaneshwar, Chandigarh,
Chennai, Dehradun, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jaipur,
Jammu, Kolkata, Kurukshetra, Lucknow, Mumbai,

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Nagpur, New Delhi, Patna, Panjim, Raipur, Ranchi,
Thiruvananthapuram, and Vijayawada.)
The total of applications 14665 were received for the
B.Des./GDPD programme. In all 13553 candidates
(including overseas) appeared in DAT Prelims for 100
seats (plus 15 supernumerary) for B.Des.; 60 seats at
NID Vijayawada and 60 seats at NID Kurukshetra. For
15 Supernumerary seats in B.Des, NID Ahmedabad
Campus recorded that in all 78 overseas candidates
had submitted their application.
For the 19 disciplines in the M.Des. programme,
5822 applications were received. For total number of
seats (275) in the M.Des. programme, 5248 number
of candidates appeared in DAT Prelims exam. For 36
supernumerary seats in M.Des (for 19 disciplines) at
all three campuses of NID, 10 overseas candidates had
submitted their applications.
The results of the DAT Prelims for the B.Des.
programme held in January 2018 was announced
online on March 13, 2018 and the results for the
M.Des. programme were announced on February 15,
2018. The candidates were required to log in to the
admissions website to view their results. Based on the
Annual Report 2017-18
standard operating procedures, fair and transparent
admission process, the question papers, answer
keys, and cut-off scores were uploaded on the official
website of admissions. Based on the merit list of
DAT Prelims exam, candidates were shortlisted to
five times the number of seats available in order of
merit for M.Des. DAT Mains exam and three times
the number of seats available was shortlisted for the
B.Des./GDPD DAT Mains exam.
For B.Des./GDPD programmes, the Admissions
Committee shortlisted 738 candidates (including
overseas candidates) for the DAT Main exam
which was conducted at NID Ahmedabad and NID
Gandhinagar Campuses on May 13, 2018. For M.Des.
programme (all 19 disciplines), the Admissions
Committee shortlisted 1408 including overseas
candidates for the DAT Mains Exam which was
conducted at NID Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, and
Gandhinagar Campuses.
Final results for the admissions to M.Des programme
was declared online on May 2, 2018 and those for the
B.Des./GDPD programme were declared on May 31,
2018.
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6.7 38th Convocation

The 38th Convocation of NID was held on January 10, 2018 at NID Ahmedabad Campus.
Shri Pranab Mukherjee, former President of India was the Chief Guest. Due to ill-health,
he was advised against travelling and despite him wanting to attend this ceremony, had
to finally stay back in New Delhi. Even is such health condition he was kind enough to
record a video message which was broadcast later. The Chairperson of the NID Governing
Council gave away the Diplomas/Degrees to the graduating students. Director NID
Pradyumna Vyas in his presented an overview of the major initiatives and achievements
of the institute made over the past year. A number of distinguished guests attended the
convocation which was followed by an exhibition of work done by graduating students
and other students from different disciplines. The exhibition was kept open for public
viewing for four days following the convocation.

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39 National Institute of Design
The discipline wise details of graduating students is as under:

38th Convocation Discipline wise Summary Textile Design 18

2½-YEAR POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA PROGRAMME IN Total 112
DESIGN (PGDPD)
2 ½-YEAR MASTER OF DESIGN (M.DES.)
Ceramic & Glass Design 01
Animation Film Design 16
Textile Design 01
Apparel Design 13
Total 02
Ceramic & Glass Design 10
4-YEAR BACHELOR OF DESIGN (B.DES.)
Design For Digital 01
Animation Film Design 21 Experience
Ceramic & Glass Design 02 Design For Retail 12
Experience
Exhibition Design 15
Film & Video 12
Film & Video Communica- 06 Communication
tion
Furniture & Interior Design 16
Furniture & Interior Design 17
Graphic Design 14
Graphic Design 16
Information & Interface 02
Product Design 17 Design
Information Design 14
Interaction Design 15
Lifestyle Accessory 08
Design
New Media Design 01
Photography Design 13
Product Design 16
Strategic Design 16
Management
Textile Design 16
Toy & Game Design 06
Transportation & 12
Automobile Design
Total 213
Grand Total 327

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41 National Institute of Design
Detailed list of Graduating Students

Sr. Name of the student Discipline Project Name Sponsors Name

No.
21/2-Year Post Graduate Diploma Programme in Design (PGDPD)
1. Pankaj Kumar Ceramic and Threshold Somany Ceramics
Glass Design, Ltd. Kadi,
PGDPD Ahmedabad
2. Susmita Dutta Textile Design, A range of Contemporary Designs Aavaran, Udaipur,
PGDPD for Hand Block Printing of Akola Rajasthan
4-Year Bachelor of Design (B.Des.)
1. Aadya Raj Animation Film Roommating - A pilot Short for an Self-Sponsored
Design, B.Des. Animated Series
2. Aanchal Jauhari Animation Film Zoya Self-Sponsored
Design, B.Des.
3. Abhilekh Nagar Animation Film Tai Phake: An Animation Film Ford Foundation
Design, B.Des.
4. Aditi Kovid Animation Film Leisure Self-Sponsored
Design, B.Des.
5. Boby Silina Ekka Animation Film Rotten Tomatoes and Bargain of Self-Sponsored
Design, B.Des. the Past
6. Chandravijay Poosham Animation Film Nirbhay Nirgun Studio Eeksaurus
Design, B.Des. Productions Pvt.
Ltd., Mumbai
7. Chetan Toliya Animation Film “DODDO & GOGGO” - An animated The Walt Disney
Design, B.Des. pilot episode Company (India)
Pvt. Ltd.
8. Ekta Bharti Animation Film REFUGEE Self-Sponsored
Design, B.Des.
9. Gina Mary James Animation Film Bit By Bit Self-Sponsored
Design, B.Des.
10. Mangalmurti Isha Harsha Animation Film Beyond Borders Ghost Animation
Design, B.Des. Collective,
Kolkata

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Sr. Name of the student Discipline Project Name Sponsors Name
No.
11. Menon Anusha Ravi Animation Film Shero to the Rescue - A Story Self-Sponsored
Design, B.Des. Presentation for Kalpavriksh
12. Misha Vijay Soni Animation Film Inhibition Self-Sponsored
Design, B.Des.
13. Mohammed Anwaar Alam Animation Film The Wall: An Animated Short Film Ghost Collective
Design, B.Des.
14. Muskan Jain Animation Film Animation Short Film for Bira 91 Dev Kabir Malik
Design, B.Des. Design, New Delhi
15. Patil Nishlesh Rajendrasingh Animation Film Wasting Away-A Music Video for Blek, Mumbai
Design, B.Des. Blek
16. Paulomi Bhatacharya Animation Film Nongrip: An Animated Short Based Self-Sponsored
Design, B.Des. on a Folk Song from Meghalaya
17. Saksham Arora Animation Film Haddi Kabaddi The Walt Disney
Design, B.Des. Company, India,
Mumbai
18. Serena Dhillon Animation Film Roommating - A pilot Short for an Self-Sponsored
Design, B.Des. Animated Series
19. Shailee Dixit Animation Film Mythtaken: A story about Self-Sponsored
Design, B.Des. superstitions
20. Wakankar Gaurav Kedar Animation Film A Sacrifice: An Animation Short Ghost Animation
Design, B.Des. Film Part of an Anthology ‘The Collective
others’
21. Yumba Taipodia Animation Film Orunasol Man: An Animated Short Self-Sponsored
Design, B.Des. Film
22. Chiluvery Gyan Ravindra Ceramic & Glass Ceramic Handles & Door Knobs Ochre Ceramics
Design, B.Des. and Pottery
23. Shivaranjani R Ceramic & Glass Expression Through Clay Murals Studio ADIPA,
Design, B.Des. Pune
24. Aarushi Jain Exhibition Design, The Dadashree Gallery Experience Lemon Design
B.Des. and Narrative Design for Private Limited
Biographical Exhibition
25. Apoorva Chebrolu Exhibition Design, Experiential Design for SAP Labs MILP Global,
B.Des. Bengaluru

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 Sr. Name of the student Discipline Project Name Sponsors Name
No.
26. Apurva Ambhore Exhibition Design, Hall of Nuclear Power - Gallery National Science
B.Des. Design for Regional Science Park, Centre, Delhi
Jaipur
27. Ayush Kushwah Exhibition Design, The Theatrical Yard Self-Sponsored
B.Des.
28. Himani Varesh Patel Exhibition Design, Exhibition on India’s Visual Cultural Ajay Shah Design
B.Des. Identity and design Studio
29. Ishan Mudgal Exhibition Design, Exhibition Design for The Story of The Story of
B.Des. Space Foundation
30. Sahil Bhatti Exhibition Design, Retail System for Baazar Kolkata Lemon Design,
B.Des. Pune
(Maharashtra)
31. Salil Parekh Exhibition Design, Greenhouse v3.0- Collaboration Quicksand Design
B.Des. Work Environments to Virtual Studio
Studio Spaces
32. Serena Shatakshi Exhibition Design, NG Studio Nurturing Green
B.Des. Retail and Pvt. Ltd
33. Siva Sanjith B Exhibition Design, Exposition Design For Ashok Aura Integrated
B.Des. Leyland Solutions Private
Limited, Chennai
34. Somya Devenda Exhibition Design, Proposal for Digital Concept Store Blink Digital,
B.Des. for KFC Mumbai
35. Thakkar Meghana Rashes Exhibition Design, Designing a Branded Pavilion for Thoughtrains
B.Des. Paradise Group Design Pvt. Ltd,
Navi Mumbai
36. Urja Oram Exhibition Design, Anganwadi Space Design Restore Design,
B.Des. Bangalore
37. Vaishnavi Kandwal Exhibition Design, An Experience Centre Proposal for Dy Works,
B.Des. Mother Dairy Ice-creams Mumbai
38. Yesh Chandra Exhibition Design, Uber Spa & Salon Studio. J
B.Des.
39. Aastha Gupta Film & Video Documentary Guftgu Self-Sponsored
Communication,
B.Des.

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Sr. Name of the student Discipline Project Name Sponsors Name
No.
40. Abinaya Film & Video The Last Ship (Short Fiction) Self-Sponsored
Communication,
B.Des.
41. Anagha Anand Film & Video INDU Self-Sponsored
Communication,
B.Des.
42. Sachin Sasi Film & Video The Different Man Self-Sponsored
Communication,
B.Des.
43. Suryadoy Ghosh Film & Video Yes, it’s Kopi Luwak Self-Sponsored
Communication,
B.Des.
44. Suryansh Dutt Yadav Film & Video Ganga : The Beginning of the End Self-Sponsored
Communication, (Documentary)
B.Des.
45. Ambokar Prathamesh Rajan Furniture & Bachelor Living Room Essentials Urban Ladder
Interior Design,
B.Des.
46. Bumb Shruti Prashant Furniture & Street Food Cart’ for Indian Market Expert Global
Interior Design, Solutions
B.Des.
47. Desai Swapnil Mahadev Furniture & Future of Moving Spaces 2030 Self-Sponsored
Interior Design, Interiors for an Autonomous Vehicle
B.Des.
48. Edwin Sourav Minj Furniture & Kinwall: Modular Entertainment 6MM Design and
Interior Design, Unit Furnitures Pvt.
B.Des. Ltd.
49. Gargi Swami Furniture & Sofas and Beyond Suhaus
Interior Design, Designers,
B.Des. Bangalore
50. Heta Shah Furniture & Doodle : Kid’s wardrobe Furlenco,
Interior Design, Bangalore
B.Des.

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 Sr. Name of the student Discipline Project Name Sponsors Name
No.
51. Imkummeren Jamir Furniture & Sudak Café Chair Cane Concepts,
Interior Design, Nagaland
B.Des.
52. K Madhu Priyanka Furniture & A Sitting Renaissance Self-Sponsored
Interior Design,
B.Des.
53. Manish Sharma Furniture & State Museum-Shillong ArkVillage24
Interior Design, Design Studio (P)
B.Des. L. New Delhi
54. Mohit Kumar Solanki Furniture & Swarovski Semi-luxury Furniture Studio Wrap Art
Interior Design, range & Design Studio,
B.Des. New Delhi (India)
55. Nivida Malhotra Furniture & Product Development in Dhokra Self-Sponsored
Interior Design, Craft
B.Des.
56. Parimal Palsokar Furniture & Oblique - Dining Table Bombay Atelier,
Interior Design, Mumbai
B.Des.
57. Pranjal Kumar Das Furniture & Contemporary Living Room Mayank Exports
Interior Design, Furniture Pvt. Ltd. Jodhpur
B.Des.
58. Radhika Sarraf Furniture & The Design Initiatives for Urban 10BY 10, Banga-
Interior Design, Nomads lore
B.Des.
59. Sharma Rohan Vinodkumar Furniture & Tether-An Organizer for Millennials Invent India
Interior Design, Innovations Pvt.
B.Des. Ltd
60. Sonal Roy Furniture & Timekeeping with Craft: A Range of TOD Innovations
Interior Design, Indoor Wall Clocks Pvt. Ltd., New
B.Des. Delhi
61. Vishnu N Aravind Furniture & Parametric Bentwood Furniture Andblack
Interior Design, Design Studio,
B.Des. Ahmedabad

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Sr. Name of the student Discipline Project Name Sponsors Name
No.
62. Abhilash Radhakrishnan Graphic Design, Branding and Interaction Struckby, New
B.Des. Design- For a Cloud-based Talent Delhi
Management System
63. Akash Sheshadri Graphic Design, Circularity & Us IDEO GmbH
B.Des. (Munich),
Germany
64. Anannya Gogoi Graphic Design, Identity and Branding for Kunal Ampersand
B.Des. Kapur Design
65. Hajare Anirudha Graphic Design, Branding & packaging for the Spice Struckby, New
Chandrashekhar B.Des. Isles Delhi.
66. Kanga Ayesha Sean Graphic Design, 100 Days to Teach a Machine Adobe Systems,
B.Des. Design Bangalore
67. Naqvi Zunaira Kazim Graphic Design, Online Visual Strategies for QuickBrownfox,
B.Des. Quickbrown fox New Delhi
68. Oishee Sen Graphic Design, Microsoft in the Gif Economy Microsoft IDC,
B.Des. Hyderabad
69. Pratishruti Eswarary Graphic Design, India Bike Week 2017 70emg, Orange
B.Des. Fish
Entertainment,
Mumbai
70. Rittika Basu Graphic Design, Marvel Characters For Indian The Walt Disney
B.Des. Market Company India
Pvt. Ltd.
71. Saumya Goyal Graphic Design, Website Design for DY Works Dy Works,
B.Des. Mumbai
72. Shambhavi Ojha Graphic Design, Website Design for Suket Dhir Ampersand
B.Des. Design, Gurgaon
73. Singh Manoj Jaiprakash Graphic Design, Booking System for Flow Crindo, Delhi
B.Des.
74. Sneha Sankar Graphic Design, This is Not Street Art Book Design St+art India
B.Des. for Street Art in India Foundation
75. Somanshu Kumar Patel Graphic Design, Online Visual Strategies for Amper- Ampersand
B.Des. sand Design Design

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 Sr. Name of the student Discipline Project Name Sponsors Name
No.
76. Vishwanath Pasumarthi Graphic Design, Digitising Freight Transport in India Trip In Inc.,
B.Des. Mumbai
77. Vivek Menon Muralidhar Graphic Design, Digital Ecosystems in Telecom IBM India Pvt.
B.Des. Ltd. Bangalore
78. Aakash Maurya Product Design, Al robot for Shopper Marketing 2.0 Linengage, A
B.Des. division of
mullen Lowe
Lintas group,
Mumbai India.
79. Aboli Joshi Product Design, Eustaview: Designing a Innaccel Technol-
B.Des. Visualisation system Diagnosis of ogies Pvt. Ltd.
Eustrachian tube Dysfunction
80. Akshay Product Design, Water Purification in Rural Context Invent India
B.Des. Innovations Pvt.
Ltd
81. Aparajita Tiwari Product Design, Design for Future Transactional Samsung Re-
B.Des. Challenges search Institute,
Bengaluru
82. Ashish Gari Product Design, Motorcycle Helmet Design Vega Auto
B.Des. Accessories Pvt.
Ltd., Bengaluru
(Karnataka)
83. Atin Bose Product Design, ApneBoot: Resolving Apneas in Bempu Health,
B.Des. Neonates Bengaluru
84. Chavan Rutuja Vasant Product Design, Jewellery Design for Titan Titan Company
B.Des. Limited -
Jewellery Division
85. Deergha Joshi Product Design, Making the Cut : Tamta Craft of LA, Echostream,
B.Des. Uttarakhand Gangtok
86. Gaurika Singhal Product Design, Biomedical System and Product Innaccel,
B.Des. Design for Treatment of Eustachian Bangalore
Tube Dysfunction
87. Harshika Jain Product Design, Care Ecosystem for People who Wipro GE
B.Des. have Cancer Healthcare Pvt.
Ltd., Bangalore

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Sr. Name of the student Discipline Project Name Sponsors Name
No.
88. Kamana Marwah Product Design, Refrigerator for Rural India Whirlpool of India
B.Des. Ltd, Gurgaon
89. Nikita Arora Product Design, Assistive Device to Enable Grasp in Self-Sponsored
B.Des. Stroke Patients
90. Sailee Prashant Adhao Product Design, Carecradle: Designing a Bempu Health
B.Des. Home-based Remote Health Pvt. Ltd
Monitoring System for High-risk
Babies
91. Shah Jayneel Pradip Product Design, EDDIE: The Next-Gen Compact Whirlpool of India,
B.Des. Washer for the Indian Youth Gurgaon
92. Shatakshi Shukla Product Design, Modular Mobile Devices Innominds Soft-
B.Des. ware Pvt. Ltd.,
Bengaluru
93. Uttishta Sreerama Varanasi Product Design, Design for Wildlife: An Inquiry into Self-Sponsored
B.Des. Design & Conservation
94. Vaibhav Singh Product Design, Portal to Enhance the Tourist Tata Elxsi, Pune
B.Des. Experience in India.
95. A Swati Textile Design, Glocal Akaaro by Gaurav
B.Des. Jai Gupta, New
Delhi
96. Amrasha Bafna Textile Design, Dhurries, Carpets and More Akara, Mumbai
B.Des.
97. Archi Modi Textile Design, Ayurvastra: Exploring Textile for Aavaran, Udaipur
B.Des. Holistic Life
98. Arjit Malviya Textile Design, Bauhaus: Collection of block prints Karomi
B.Des.
99. Brij Mohan Yadav Textile Design, Urban Living : A Collection of Incotex Impex
B.Des. printed Bedlinen Pvt. Ltd, Mumbai
100. Chinmaya Devy M Textile Design, designed for Dreams Self-Sponsored
B.Des.
101. Dudhat Brinda Manojbhai Textile Design, Shifting Blocks Aavaran-Echoes
B.Des. of Rural India,
Udaipur,
Rajasthan

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 Sr. Name of the student Discipline Project Name Sponsors Name
No.
102. Komal Singh Textile Design, Concept LJUS Volvo Car
B.Des. Corporation,
Sweden.
103. Lakshmi Pradha B Textile Design, Resist and Natural Fiber - An Tracon Export
B.Des. Exploration Services Pvt. Ltd.
104. Manila Textile Design, Designing Colour, Material & Maruti Suzuki
B.Des. Finishes (CMF) For “Vitara Brezza” India Limited,
Gurgaon
105. More Himani Namdev Textile Design, Strokes of Melugu Introducing hand Aranya Natural,
B.Des. painted Batik to the Munnar
differently-abled artisans.
106. Patel Dharini Rakeshbhai Textile Design, Minimalistic Elegance: Collections Karomi Crafts ‘N
B.Des. of handwoven Jamdani Saris Textiles, Kolkata
107. Prachi Gopal Gor Textile Design, Matchmaker : A collection of Appachi
B.Des. organic cotton saris Eco-Logic Cotton
Pvt. Ltd. Ethicus
108. Saumya Textile Design, Reeling Back in Time ‘The Baluchari Maku Textiles Pvt
B.Des. Tales’ Ltd.
109. Shivani Singh Textile Design, Milaap: Hand Embroidery on Block RASA, Jaipur
B.Des. prints
110. Shrishti Jaiswal Textile Design, Vilay - A Textile fusion of Odisha Vriksh
B.Des. With Indonesia and Thailand
112. Tajne Vaishnavi Dhiren Textile Design, Fine Abudes- A Collection of home G. M. Syntex,
B.Des. Furnishing fabrics Mumbai
2-1/2 Year Master of Design
Sr. Name of the student Discipline Project Name Sponsors Name
No.
1. Amritha R Warrier Animation Film Ghost Electrons Self-Sponsored
Design, M.Des.
2. Amruta Bakshi Animation Film Ata Tujhi Pali Self-Sponsored
Design, M.Des.
3. Anirban Das Animation Film Fear of the Dark Self-Sponsored
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Sr. Name of the student Discipline Project Name Sponsors Name
No.
4. Arjun Janardhanan Animation Film MatchPoint The Minimalist
Kappatan Design, M.Des.
5. Dipanjan Dutta Chowdhury Animation Film Bhaago Jhoot Aaya The Walt Disney
Design, M.Des. Company (India)
Pvt. Ltd.
6. Katdare Gouri Ajay Anjali Animation Film Adarsh Naari? Self-Sponsored
Design, M.Des.
7. Malotkar Akshay Sunil Surekha Animation Film BABA Self-Sponsored
Design, M.Des.
8. Nilava Roy Animation Film Nayak Self-Sponsored
Design, M.Des.
9. Parmarth Vawa Sarathi Rai Animation Film “NEON LUV” Self-Sponsored
Design, M.Des.
10. Parul Mandia Animation Film 03:30am Self-Sponsored
Design, M.Des.
11. Shanthala Setty Animation Film Music (Lyric) Video for ‘Gurus of Sony Music
Design, M.Des. peace’ by A R Rahman and Nusrat Entertainment
Fateh Ali Khan
12. Sudip Roy Animation Film Puffed Self-Sponsored
Design, M.Des.
13. Swoyansu Satyapragyan Barik Animation Film Yatra Self-Sponsored
Design, M.Des.
14. Tayade Neela Suresh Animation Film The paradox Self-Sponsored
Design, M.Des.
15. Vernekar Jaai Pradeep Varsha Animation Film The Weight Self-Sponsored
Design, M.Des.
16. Zeel Pankaj Sanghavi Animation Film A Sweet Truth Self-Sponsored
Design, M.Des.
17. Abhishek Kumar Gupta Apparel Design, Resort Collection 2018 for Ereena Exemplar
M.Des. International
18. Amisha Bajpai Apparel Design, ‘Castoury’ A womenswear Naushad Ali,
M.Des. collection for Late Summer 2017 Pondicherry

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 Sr. Name of the student Discipline Project Name Sponsors Name
No.
19. Bijoy Prasad Saha Apparel Design, TUNE: A Wearable Reflexions Digital
M.Des. Neuromodulation Device to Improve Private Limited
Self-control and Restore Urinary
Function for Women with Urinary
Incontinence
20. Jyoti Pal Apparel Design, Towards Sustainable Process Flow Self Employed
M.Des. at SEWA Kalakruti Women’s
Associ-
tion (SEWA),
Ahmedabad
21. Kanchan Adwani Apparel Design, A/W 17 Collection for Edit Clothing Jade Green
M.Des. Design Studio,
Ahmedabad
22. Labakorcy War Apparel Design, A Shirt Collection for Peter England Madura Fashion &
M.Des. Jeans AW17 Lifestyle,
Bangalore
23. Meenu M Pillai Apparel Design, Formula-1 Racing Suit (Fire Suit) Tarasafe
M.Des. -Sahara-Forceindia season Grand International
prix 2018
24. Nagrare Meenal Manikrao Apparel Design, SS-18 Collection for Ann Taylor and Shingora Textiles
M.Des. Soft Surroundings Limited, Ludhiana,
Punjab
25. Priyanka R S Apparel Design, SS18 Denim Collection for Flying Arvind Lifestyle
M.Des. Machine Jeans Brands, Bangalore
26. R Divyaa Apparel Design, Thar Blues True Blue, Arvind
M.Des. Ltd. Bangalore
27. Sampurna Das Apparel Design, Afreen Neeru Kumar
M.Des.
28. Siddhesh Gautam Apparel Design, Sonhood: Developing Design Self-Sponsored
M.Des. Thinking Practices In
Housewives For Self
Empowerment
29. Tanvi Apparel Design, An athleisure collection for Peter Madura Fashion &
M.Des. England Lifestyle, Banga-
lore

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Sr. Name of the student Discipline Project Name Sponsors Name
No.
30. Agrani Matta Ceramic & Glass Men’s Glass Accessories Keep It Outreach
Design, M.Des. Glassy! Programmes, NID
31. Amit Kumar Ceramic & Glass DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW RANGE UMA Glass Works,
Design, M.Des. OF PENDANT LIGHTS Firozabad (UP)
32. Megha Joshi Ceramic & Glass Dining Accessories With Firozabad Outreach,
Design, M.Des. Flamework Cluster National Institute
of Design, Paldi,
Ahmedabad
33. Nisarga Yadav M Ceramic & Glass Ceramic- Nesting Bowls & Plates Thanor Pottery,
Design, M.Des. Mysore
34. Oberoi Yuri Yash Alpana Ceramic & Glass Value Addition to existing Borosil
Design, M.Des. glasswares Glassworks Lim-
ited, Mumbai
35. Prishilla Khudia Ceramic & Glass KEEP SWIRLING’ Ornamentation Dileep Industries
Design, M.Des. With Earth-A Ceramic Jewellery Pvt. Ltd., Jaipur
Project
36. Ritvi Sanjay Muzumdar Ceramic & Glass Surface Development On The Ariane Fine
Design, M.Des. Existing Product Porcelain, Gujarat
37. Shalini Kumari Ceramic & Glass Glass Wall- A movable & Foldable Guardian Glass
Design, M.Des. partition in Glass Industries Pvt.
Ltd. Ahmedabad
38. Sonal Maruka Ceramic & Glass Totems of Tradition, Black Pottery Outreach
Design, M.Des. Manipur. Programmes,
National Institute
of Design, Paldi,
Ahmedabad
39. Sukriti Sah Ceramic & Glass A Lighting collection in Metal and Self-Sponsored
Design, M.Des. Glass
40. P Harsha Vardhan Design for Digital Redesigning Mobile web of Practo Practo
Experience, for consumer side Technologies Pvt.
M.Des. Ltd.
41. Abhishek Singh Design for Retail Guidelines: Visual Discourse of Self-sponsored
Experience, Retail in a Historic Content
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No.
42. Aditi Gupta Design for Retail Experiential Store Design for Four Dimensions
Experience, Zivame Retail India Pvt.
M.Des. Ltd., Bangalore
43. Bakrania Siddhi Kamlesh Design for Retail REBRANDING-Visual Identity & Babychakra,
Experience, Packaging for Babychakra Mumbai
M.Des.
44. Farhanibneeabidur Hussain Design for Retail Creating a better Experience for A Idiom Design
Abid Experience, Mail Consultant Ltd.
M.Des. Bangalore
45. Kaish Agarwal Design for Retail Store Design (Pharmacy) Four Dimensions
Experience, Retail India Pvt.
M.Des. Ltd.
46. Manish Kumar Bishnoi Design for Retail Corporate Branding & Identity Self-sponsored
Experience, design for EDUVANZ (An Educa-
M.Des. tional Finance Startup)
47. Raventhar R Design for Retail Creating System & Brand Identity Self-sponsored
Experience, for a New Service by a Restaurant
M.Des.
48. Smriti Raj Design for Retail Branding of Salon Chain The Growth Story,
Experience, Bangalore
M.Des.
49. Srishti Patnaik Design for Retail Gandha: Memoirs of Smellscapes Self -sponsored
Experience,
M.Des.
50. Stuti Kamboj Design for Retail Revamping the Brand & Experience Jugnoo (SOCOMO
Experience, Design of Jugnoo Technologies)
M.Des.
51. Sulagna Biswas Design for Retail Brand Identity for start-up apparel UCL Pvt. Ltd.,
Experience, Brands Bangalore
M.Des.
52. Tapase Anuja Madanlal Design for Retail 360° Branding for Music Sony Music
Experience, Artist-Anirudh Ravichander Entertainment,
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Sr. Name of the student Discipline Project Name Sponsors Name
No.
53. Akkta Panwar Film & Video Amu Self-Sponsored
Communication,
M.Des.
54. Anubha Jain Film & Video Khwabida Self-Sponsored
Communication,
M.Des.
55. Chayan Sonane Film & Video Kundan Self-Sponsored
Communication,
M.Des.
56. Deore Aniket Prakash Film & Video No Less Than Him (A Short docu- Self-Sponsored
Communication, ment)
M.Des.
57. Kadam Kiran Sanjay Film & Video Hotel California Self-Sponsored
Communication,
M.Des.
58. Naina Bhan Film & Video The Trees in Winter Self-Sponsored
Communication,
M.Des.
59. Ponna Vishnuvardhan Babu Film & Video Chinna Self-Sponsored
Communication,
M.Des.
60. Rohit Kumar Film & Video Shalimar Self-Sponsored
Communication,
M.Des.
61. Ronak Parmar Film & Video Bhagoriya Self-Sponsored
Communication,
M.Des.
62. Shridhar Sudhir Film & Video Mahaantam Self-Sponsored
Communication,
M.Des.
63. Vineet Deepanand Horo Film & Video Bhutan Bumper Self-Sponsored
Communication,
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No.
64. Vivek Tyagi Film & Video Manthan (Amalgamation) Fiction Self-Sponsored
Communication, Film
M.Des.
65. Bharat Singh Khidia Furniture & Spin work Project Sheet metal Shark Designs
Interior Design, Objects for Workspaces
M.Des.
66. Bonde Pooja Kishor Furniture & “CZAR” -Luxury Bar Cabinet Colonial Collec-
Interior Design, tions, Mumbai
M.Des.
67. Harjot Singh Furniture & Design For Luxury - Tables For the Demuro Das, New
Interior Design, Living Room Delhi
M.Des.
68. Hemachandiran B Furniture & Mesai _ The Scandinavian Study Wood’n Design
Interior Design, Desk
M.Des.
69. Kailasnath M S Furniture & Bathroom Vanity Cabinet for Roca Bathroom
Interior Design, Paryware Products Pvt. Ltd.
M.Des. India
70. Kanupriya Jha Furniture & Retail Environment Design for a Durian Industries
Interior Design, Furniture Store Pvt. Ltd.
M.Des.
71. Nupur Priya Furniture & Affordable Luxury for Living Spaces’ Urban Ladder
Interior Design, home Décor
M.Des. Solutions Pvt. Ltd
72. Parmar Paras Dilipkumar Furniture & Modular Sofa System For Small to Self-Sponsored
Interior Design, Mid-Size Apartments
M.Des.
73. R Nandha Furniture & Collection of Transformable Vyom furniture
Interior Design, furnitures studio, Bangalore
M.Des.
74. Ramya R Furniture & NOVUS-Collection of contemporary Livspace.com,
Interior Design, tables Bangalore
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Sr. Name of the student Discipline Project Name Sponsors Name
No.
75. Rutvij Atul Joshi Furniture & Classroom Desk Featherlite
Interior Design, Furniture Pvt. Ltd.
M.Des.
76. Shushant Verma Furniture & Interior and Furniture Design of a Project 810, New
Interior Design, Restaurant Café Delhi
M.Des.
77. Tank Jigisha Mansukh Furniture & Luxury Furniture for Bedroom Jimmy Mistry
Interior Design, (Della Concept
M.Des. Stores Pvt. Ltd
78. Vivek George Furniture & Design for Residential Space A.S Exports,
Interior Design, Chennai
M.Des.
79. Yoga Shree J Furniture & Contemporary outlook of Indian Fusion Access,
Interior Design, Jhoola Mumbai
M.Des.
80. Sushant Kumar Suman Furniture Design, Home Office Furniture Krea, New Delhi
M.Des.
81. Ankush Dipakrao Kale Graphic Design, Interactive Content Experience Adobe Systems
M.Des. Design Pvt. Ltd. Noida
(Delhi)
82. Ayushi Medatwal Graphic Design, Corporate Rebranding and Strategy Dy Works,
M.Des. : Deepak Nitrite Ltd. Mumbai
83. Bokul Borah Graphic Design, UI Styleguide for 99acres Info Edge India
M.Des. Ltd. Noida
84. Chitale Parag Ajit Graphic Design, Designing ‘The Secret’s in the Spice Penguin Random
M.Des. Mix’ House India
85. Jalan Surbhi Sanjay Anita Graphic Design, User Experience For Live and Microsoft India
M.Des. Interactive Diagrams Development
Centre,
Hyderabad
86. Kiran R Graphic Design, Re-Designing of PractoSearch Practo
M.Des. product for Doctors, Clinics & Technologies
Hospitals Pvt. Ltd.,
Bangalore
87. Nagesh Lakhan Graphic Design, Branding And Website Design The Ideaz Factory,
M.Des. Chandigarh
88. Parvez Ansari Graphic Design, Mehboob : Design of Latin Script Indian Type
M.Des. Typeface Foundry
89. Paul Athisayaraj Joshua Graphic Design, Enhancing patient experience at The Spinal
M.Des. CMC Vellore-Wayfinding System Foundation
90. Payal Arora Graphic Design, Customer Experience Zone for AAIM, HCL
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No.
91. Sneh Chandan Graphic Design, Coffee Table Book SOCH Business
M.Des. Mentors, Surat
92. Talapatra Ankita Arunangsu Graphic Design, Brand Identity Design -Jain Muse- Lokus Design,
M.Des. um Centre For Education Of Indian Pune
History, Culture & Philosophy
93. Tripti Shrivastava Graphic Design, Branding for Imaginea Design Labs Imaginea Design
M.Des. Labs, Hyderabad
94. Vishnu M Nair Graphic Design, The Motorcycle as muse : CoDesign Brand
M.Des. Designing illustrations for Royal Consultants
Enfield Motorcycles
95. Noopur Information & Streamlining Delivery Systems Myntra Designs
Interface Design, Application for Myntra Pvt. Ltd.
M.Des.
96. Rasagy Sharma Information & Enterprise Network Visualisation Microsoft, IDC,
Interface Design, Hyderabad
M.Des.
97. Anish Krishnan M A Information Upzel: User Experience for Dexlock
Design, M.Des. Audience Management on an Technologies
Advertising Dashboard
98. Arshed V Hakeem Information The future of In-car Wellness Mercedes-Benz
Design, M.Des. Research and
Development
India
99. Arsid Neha Information Visualizing Information in a Project Microsoft Global
Design, M.Des. Management Tool Virtuoso Delivery Services
(Microsoft Internal Tool)
100. Aswathy Ali Akbar Information Envisioning the Future of human- Microsoft India
Design, M.Des. car interaction Development
Centre,
Hyderabad
101. Deshpande Yashodha Vikas Information To explore future possibilities and Microsoft India
Design, M.Des. envision the next step in the Development
evolution of storytelling tools for Centre,
mobile devices Hyderabad
102. Giri Prasad P Information Enterprise & Warehouse Urban Ladder,
Design, M.Des. Management Tool Bangalore
103. Kunchapu Govardhan Information Cricket Scoring App: UX Research Cricbuzz,
Design, M.Des. and Conceptualization for amateur Bangalore
cricket enthusiasts
104. Manas Kumar Information Designing an user centric and Happay,
Design, M.Des. configurable Expense Management Bangalore
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Sr. Name of the student Discipline Project Name Sponsors Name
No.
105. Manupriya Singh Information Job Portal for Grey Collar Segment Infoedge India
Design, M.Des. Pvt. Ltd.
106. Nair Sajith Rajagopalan Information Envisioning the Future of maternity GE Healthcare,
Design, M.Des. care Bengaluru
107. Nikhil Shivpuja Information Harmonious Interfaces and simple Fintellix
Design, M.Des. Interactions for Big Data Manipula- Solutions,
tion in Enterprise Software Bengaluru
108. Samant Prajakta Prakash Information ADAPT Internet Booking Engine to Tsepak
Deepa Design, M.Des. Goodbox App Technologies
109. Suchismita Naik Information Opening Up Access to Indian Centre for Budget
Design, M.Des. Budget Data and making it Compre- and Governance
hensible Accountability,
New Delhi
110. Tina Kumar Information Onboarding Experience for an Thought Works,
Design, M.Des. Enterprise tool used for software Bangalore
delivery process
111. Abhishek Umrao Interaction Redesigning UX for Adas in Mercedes-Benz R
Design, M.Des. Mercedes-Benz E-Class 2017 & D India,
Bangalore
112. Akash N Chandan Interaction Designing a sense of Security for Cube 26 Software
Design, M.Des. Indian homes-User Interface and Private Limited,
Experience design for a smart home Delhi
security camera
113. Ankit Kant Interaction CRM of Near Future Microsoft India, R
Design, M.Des. & D Pvt. Ltd.
114. Aolee Kriti Interaction Content Management System for Thoughtworks
Design, M.Des. Thoughtworks Website Technologies Pvt.
Ltd. India Chennai
115. Chayananda N Interaction 3D Photo Studio & asset Manage- Urban Ladder
Design, M.Des. ment Application Bangalore
116. Gharat Janmesh Prafulla Interaction To design a solution for better Walmartlabs,
Design, M.Des. decision making and satisfying Bangalore
the Walmart Shopper’s at home &
In-Store
117. Kausik S Interaction Omni- Channel In-Store Shopping Walmart Labs
Design, M.Des. experience for retail customers
118. Mantri Mitali Jagdish Jagruti Interaction Pertinence of Bots for Microsoft Microsoft India,
Design, M.Des. Office Productivity R & D Campus,
Hyderabad
119. Midhu S Valsan Interaction Analytics 360- A Virtual Reality SAP Labs India
Design, M.Des. application for analytics Pvt. Ltd,
Bangalore

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No.
120. Pol Abhijeet Popat Sunita Interaction Design solution for Bookmyshow’s Bigtree
Design, M.Des. Rural and Small Town Consumers Entertainment
Pvt. Ltd.
121. Ravishankar S Interaction Visual Intelligence Augmentation SAP India Pvt. Ltd
Design, M.Des.
122. Rohan Claude D’souza Interaction Designing a Mobile Experience for SAP Labs India
Design, M.Des. Business Intelligence Pvt. Ltd.
123. Sen Radhika Hirak Interaction Omni-Channel CRM for Microsoft Microsoft India, R
Design, M.Des. Dynamics & D Pvt. Ltd.
124. Shashank B Interaction Web App for Nutritionists and Grow Fit,
Design, M.Des. Managers Bangalore
125. Sreyan Ghosh Interaction Tez by Google Google
Design, M.Des. Incorporation
126. Anuradha Yadav Lifestyle Personal acoustic device that pro- Papercraft Pvt.
Accessory tects speech privacy in open space Ltd.
Design, M.Des. environments.
127. Maheshwari Shikha Arvind Lifestyle Reshaping Desire Parampara,
Kalpana Accessory Exports, Jaipur
Design, M.Des.
128. Mansha Chaudhary Lifestyle Range of Lifestyle products for Courtyard, Noida
Accessory courtyard
Design, M.Des.
129. Pankaj Tekchand Turkar Lifestyle Regalia : Seamless Led Battens Havells India Ltd.
Accessory
Design, M.Des.
130. Shanvi Gupta Lifestyle Sustainable carriers for Amul in Innovation Centre
Accessory Jute for Natural Fibres
Design, M.Des. (ICNF), NID,
Gandhinagar
131. Shraddha Tomar Lifestyle Handcrafted Home Accessories in Parampara, Jaipur
Accessory Felt for luxury Living
Design, M.Des.
132. Upasana Patnaik Lifestyle Noori - Sustainable illuminates and Jenny Pinto
Accessory accessories for home Décor Studio
Design, M.Des.
133. Vajani Bhavika Ajit Saroj Lifestyle Allay-Jute Intervention in Hotels Innovation Centre
Accessory for Natural Fibres
Design, M.Des. (ICNF), NID,
Gandhinagar
134. Sahil Goyal New Media PandayG-Democratising Indian Self-Sponsored
Design, M.Des. E-Commerce
135. Amarnath Praful Photography Adiyantharavastha - The Emergency Self-Sponsored
Design, M.Des.
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Sr. Name of the student Discipline Project Name Sponsors Name
No.
136. Deepak Panda Photography Kandhas of Niyamgiri Self-Sponsored
Design, M.Des.
137. Kumar Vikash Photography The Endless Winters By Designer
Design, M.Des.
138. Maanik Sinha Photography The Red Balloon Project Samar Singh
Design, M.Des. Jodha
139. Manu E Mohan Photography Uyirppu Self-Sponsored
Design, M.Des.
140. Namita Surendra Kalve Photography The Nehruvian Epoch National Institute
Design, M.Des. of Design (NID)
141. Narayan Oshi Alika Vipin Van- Photography The Odyssey Years Self-Sponsored
dana Design, M.Des.
142. Prachi Gupta Photography Revisiting Bombay with Hamilton Self-Sponsored
Design, M.Des. Studios
143. Rishikumar G Photography The Jawaja Project National Institute
Design, M.Des. of Design
144. Rohit Saha Photography Fake Encounters Self-Sponsored
Design, M.Des.
145. Shampa Kabi Photography Portaits of Iia Self-Sponsored
Design, M.Des.
146. Somya Parikh Photography Wonderland Self-Sponsored
Design, M.Des.
147. Vinayak S Photography Detritus Self-Sponsored
Design, M.Des.
148. Abhinav Saxena Product Design, Voice Controlled Assistant for Samsung R&D
M.Des. Home: jibsu Institute India,
Bangalore
149. Abhishek Kumar Joshi Product Design, Domestic Fire Extinguisher DSPA Pune
M.Des.
150. Alisha Vipin Nisar Product Design, Future of Work 2025 - Inquiry Turian Labs, Pune
M.Des. Through Design Research
151. Anamitra Dasgupta Product Design, SAM-Sensing and Alerting Bosch India-RBEI
M.Des. mechanism -Bangalore
152. Aravind R Product Design, Countertop Dishwasher Design Godrej & Boyce
M.Des. Appliances
(Mumbai)
153. Bharat Product Design, Service Design For Quick Service Icarus Design Pvt.
M.Des. Restaurant Ltd., Bangalore
154. Bhaskarjyoti Das Product Design, Cultivating Well-being Through Ellen Macarthur
M.Des. Circular Economy Foundation

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No.
155. Gaurav Pandurang Yeotkar Product Design, Design of coffee / tea Machine for TATA Elxsi,
M.Des. Workplace Bangalore
156. Kriti Goyal Product Design, Denso pulp juicer (consumer_ led Havells India Ltd
M.Des. design for a juice extractor)
157. Mayur Shivram Bhalavi Product Design, Expaperimentation Self-Sponsored
M.Des.
158. P Prasanth Product Design, ClearCar - Minimising ambiguity Cooey
M.Des. around car ownership Technologies,
Bangalore
159. Prasam Pal Product Design, B+ Speculative Smartphone Solu- Self-Sponsored
M.Des. tion
160. Ramanuj Nanhoriya Product Design, Bing Search UX for Gamers Microsoft India
M.Des. Development Cen-
tre, Hyderabad
161. Supriya Raghavendra Product Design, Politics of Design Self-Sponsored
M.Des.
162. Surya Teja B Product Design, Cureair: Design to Address Air Qual- Self-Sponsored
M.Des. ity.
163. Tembhare Priya Anil Neha Product Design, Redesigning Full Shell Hearing Aids Self-Sponsored
M.Des.
164. Aditya Chouksey Strategic Design Exploring Sustainable Growth in Self-Sponsored
Management, Rural Context
M.Des.
165. Arnabi Konar Strategic Design STAPLE: Productivity Tools For Godrej & Boyce
Management, Kitchen Mfg. Ltd.
M.Des.
166. Avinash Narwade Strategic Design Resource pool-designing Strate- Godrej & Boyce
Management, gies for rural Digital Networking Mfg. Co. Ltd,
M.Des. Platform Mumbai
167. Baliga Shruti Satyendra Strategic Design Redefining the core of classroom Self-Sponsored
Shyamala Management, learning
M.Des.
168. Harshit Sinha Strategic Design Re-Learning Learning Exploring the Self-Sponsored
Management, Paradigms of P2P Learning Experi-
M.Des. ences
169. Joshi Parthivi Parag Strategic Design Mini White Revolution In Jharkhand- Dy Works,
Management, Brand Strategies For A New Dairy Mumbai
M.Des. Product Line
170. Kabya Shree Borgohain Strategic Design “Founding Strategies for a multi- Self-Sponsored
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Sr. Name of the student Discipline Project Name Sponsors Name
No.
171. Kamble Gunakshi Dattu Strategic Design Strategizing a Design Driven By Designer IMC
Management, Consultancy
M.Des.
172. Manu Chaudhary Strategic Design Streamlining the Future Of Work KEYS Hotels,
Management, Berggruen
M.Des. Holdings Pvt. Ltd.
173. Patil Arvind Prakash Strategic Design Understanding Travellers Strategic KEYS Hotels,
Management, Intervention in the hospitality Mumbai
M.Des. Industry
174. Praful Ramachandra Dharma- Strategic Design Communication Strategies for Real- Bydesigner,
raje Management, estate in Metro Cities Mumbai
M.Des.
175. Satya Hitendra Joshi Strategic Design The Havmor Experience Havmor
Management, Restaurants Pvt.
M.Des. Ltd.
176. Smriti Bafna Strategic Design Workforce management [24]7 Inc.
Management,
M.Des.
177. Stuti Bisen Strategic Design Harmonizing the workforce [24]7 Inc.
Management,
M.Des.
178. Sunil Kumar Strategic Design thingQbator in a box Cisco System
Management, Limited,
M.Des. Bangalore
179. Tripuramallu Sanjana Strategic Design Artificial intelligence: The pursuit of Samsung
Management, happiness Research &
M.Des. Development
Institute,
Bangalore
180. Abha Shishir Deshpande Textile Design, Summer of Tropics : Women’s Arvind Mills
M.Des. Shirtings - ss/18 Limited
181. Aditi Jain Textile Design, Woven Textiles for Apparel and Nool by Hand,
M.Des. Sarees Erode, Tamil Nadu
182. Anahita Ginwala Textile Design, A Revival of The Joy of Avani Kumaon
M.Des. Handweaving
183. Arya Prabhakaran Textile Design, Terry Story- “A Collection of Beach Trident Group,
M.Des. Towels” Ludhiana
184. Geetanjali Khanna Textile Design, Indelible Imprints Soft Home Wari Watai,
M.Des. Furnishing Products for Colour Next Bangalore
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No.
185. Hase Dhanashri Jalinder Textile Design, Surface Development for Home Nir Home Studio
M.Des. Furnishing Products
186. Khyati Pande Textile Design, From Look to Life - Bridging the Self-Sponsored
M.Des. Bengal Muslin Weavers to
E-commerce Retail in India
187. Mansi Bhuttan Textile Design, Kathaien - The Printed Saga A Toile Indienne
M.Des. Collection for Home Textiles
188. Meghana Bhaskara Textile Design, Six Yards Of Elegance Aranya Naturals,
M.Des. Munnar
189. Neha Deshbhratar Textile Design, DIVINE WEAVES OF NAGALAND DC Handicrafts,
M.Des. Export Promotion
Council Of Handi-
crafts, Delhi
190. Sahil Mathur Textile Design, DESIGNED FOR INDIA: Absorbent Arvind Mills Ltd.,
M.Des. Products for Hygiene and Sanita- Ahmedabad
tion
191. Samiksha Singh Textile Design, Colour Next - 2017 Wari Watai Design
M.Des. Studio, Bangalore
192. Shubhra Singh Textile Design, Textile Basketry Gallery at JD Cen- Siddhartha Das
M.Des. tre of Art Studio, New Delhi
/ JD Centre of Art,
Bhubaneswar
193. Smriti Bharti Textile Design, Echoes from the Hills Textile Avani-Kumaon,
M.Des. Materials and Practices of Kumaon Uttarakhand
194. Swati Singh Textile Design, Auto-Tex: A collection of BMD Pvt. Ltd.,
M.Des. Automotive Textiles Noida
195. Vidya Rani Textile Design, Medley-Collection of Terry Towels Trident Group
M.Des. for Trident Group
196. Alakesh Dhibar Toy & Game The New Media of Play Self-Sponsored
Design, M.Des.
197. Anushree Jain Toy & Game Archery 3D Mobile Game Reliance Game
Design, M.Des. (Zapak Mobile
Games Pvt. Ltd.)
198. Ira Sanyal Toy & Game Theme Based Spatial Solutions for Nicco Park &
Design, M.Des. Nicco Park Resorts
199. Nikhil Kumar Toy & Game Tool for Life Skills Learning Self-Sponsored
Design, M.Des.
200. Prerit Kumar Jain Toy & Game Curriculum Design Through Play Piramal
Design, M.Des. Foundation
(Mumbai)
201. Sheth Yash Uday Monika Toy & Game Influencing Engineering Education Self-Sponsored
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Sr. Name of the student Discipline Project Name Sponsors Name
No.
202. Aditya Siddharth Transportation Resurgence of the Samurai Spirit Self-Sponsored
& Automobile in Japanese Car Design / Mazda
Design, M.Des. Mushin
203. Arul Krishnan U Transportation Advanced Moving Spaces Self-Sponsored
& Automobile Focussed on User Well Being
Design, M.Des.
204. Bhadra Swapneel Shyamal Transportation Compact Electric Car for Urban Mahindra &
& Automobile India Mahindra Ltd.
Design, M.Des.
205. Choudhary Aman Transportation Mobility Concepts for Autonomous Volkswagen Ag.
& Automobile Driving Wolfsburg,
Design, M.Des. Germany
206. Freny Antony Transportation Primal Matter: Material Based Self-Sponsored
& Automobile Design for Mars
Design, M.Des.
207. Harish P Transportation A Crossover Commuter Vehicle for TVS Motor
& Automobile The Urban Youth of 2030 Company
Design, M.Des.
208. Kumbhar Rahul Dattatray Transportation Radical Way of Making Vehicles Dassault
& Automobile Systemes, Pune
Design, M.Des.
209. Manik Mathur Transportation Bud-E, A Companion in Every New TVS Motor
& Automobile city Company
Design, M.Des.
210. Palash Kusum Ghosh Transportation Breathe : A Sustainable Intelligent Self-Sponsored
& Automobile Vehicle for 2040
Design, M.Des.
211. Ravi Sharma Transportation Drive, to feel Alive. Self-Sponsored
& Automobile
Design, M.Des.
212. Tipre Chaitanya Girish Transportation Kajava: Vahana of the Energy Self-Sponsored
& Automobile Within
Design, M.Des.
213. Vishnu P Ramesh Transportation First Response Vehicle for Aided Ashok Leyland,
& Automobile Group ARC (Amphibious Rescue Chennai
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6.8 Placements
The Placements Office at NID provides a strategic
platform to synergise and facilitate interaction
between academia and industry with an idea
to provide exposure to NID students, creating
opportunities for students’ project-based learning
comprising graduation projects, industrial training,
classroom projects, and live projects. NID organises
‘Industry Interface’ annually to provide a meeting
ground where the prospective employer and students
can meet and the employer can identify suitable
candidates for recruitment in their organisation. This
event also creates awareness among the industries/
firms/studios/NGOs/government sector/MSMEs
about NID and its various modes of operations.
Students are encouraged to pursue opportunities in
areas such as social communication, service sectors,
technology enhanced learning, craft design, green
design, universal design, and experiential design.
NID’s Placement Office is Currently Involved in the
Following Activities:
• Planning, organising, and coordinating annual
Placement Week (Industry Interface) at all three
campuses. Industry Interface is organised annually
to provide a meeting ground where the prospective
employer and students can meet and the employer
can identify suitable candidates for recruitment in
their organisation.
• Coordinating between the industry/studios/
NGO/government sector and the students for
industrial training, graduation projects, and full time
placements.
• Managing the students’ online portfolios for
the graduating batch and for students in their
graduation project semester.
• Coordinating industry visits and meetings with
concerned HODs/coordinators and promoting
Industry presence in NID through lectures/
presentations and interactions/crosstalks for
students throughout the year.
• Facilitating the query of both student and industry.
• Facilitating lateral placements.
• Guiding students’ to build portfolios.
• Coordinating the announcement of competitions
routed through the placement office.
• Scholarship announcements received by sponsors.
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Details of Placement Week 2017
The Placement week 2017 was organized in the
Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar campuses. The
objective of the campus placements was to provide a
platform to both Industry and students to interact and
understand each other’s profile / requirement through
interactions eventually leading to recruitment of the
graduating students with the full-time job position and
graduation project across three campuses for both
B.Des. and M.Des. courses.
An overall of 100+ companies had participated in the
placement week conducted at the NID Ahmedabad
and Gandhinagar campuses, for both on campus
placement and online placements. In the NID
Bengaluru Campus, the placements were held from
May 14–15, 2018. These participating industry /
companies / firms / start‐ups /studios were from
different sectors such as FMCG, automotive, textile,
apparel, games, IT sector, jewellery & lifestyle
accessories, education, baggage, electronics,
advertising, media & entertainment, aerospace, energy,
aircraft, retail - clothing & lifestyle, hotel chains,
set design studio, design & strategy, management
consulting, sanitary ware, studios, fashion houses,
furniture, financial services, healthcare, craft sector,
and Start-ups among others.
There has been a significant increase of more than
50% in new companies visiting the NID campuses as
compared to last year.
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Companies During the Placement Week 2017-18 at NID

Date Campus Number of companies visited

December 4, 2017 Ahmedabad 46 companies
December 5, 2017 Ahmedabad 47 companies
December 6, 2017 Gandhinagar 20 companies
May 14–15, 2018 Bengaluru Yet to be conducted–tentatively 36
companies have registered for the
event

Details of Industry Interface 2017

Details Placement week 2017

No. of students opting for full time placements, graduation projects through the 405 students
institute from all campuses
No. of offers made by industries for full-time placement and graduation projects 391 students
Highest salary offered in the Placement Week 2017 Rs.48 lacs p.a.
Average salary offered in the Placement Week 2017 Rs.14 lacs p.a.

Industries / companies / studios visited the NID Ahmedabad campus (after the completion of placement week
2017) for recruiting / placement / internship and also to explore options for engaging students through different
internships / classroom opportunities / institutional collaborations / industry visits Meetings were scheduled
with the concerned discipline faculty as well.

• Bombay Dyeing • Amazon

• ESPN India • Vardhman Textiles Ltd.
• JCB India Ltd • Ecotasar Silk P Ltd
• IBM India Software Labs, Pune • Samsung Design Delhi
• Maruti Suzuki, CMF • Hunter Douglas India Pvt. Ltd.
• Unilever R&D • Bosch-Siemens home appliances
• Nerolac Paints • Wipro Analytics
• Ather Energy • Conversation Films
• Rolls-Royce, UK • Radka Design Studio
• Future Factory • Tata Unistore - TataCLiQ
• Microsoft India Kala, Retail company that primarily • Bluecat Paper
works in the crafts sector • IMImobile
• Johnson Controls • Home D'Luxe
• Nissan Global Design Centre - INFINITI BRAND STUDIO, • Chimes Group
Japan • Art & Found
• Reliance Big Entertainment Venture • Nirav Modi - Firestar Diamonds
• Sony Entertainment • IDeAL- EduTechno Partner
• HP Inc. • Creya Learning & Research
• Amity University, Gwalior • Math Buddy
• ANJ (Turnkey Interior construction company) • Carpet Couture
• IDC School of Design, IIT Bombay • Inspire One

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• Saipet Preforms • Magic Crate
• Saint-Gobain Research India • Project 810
• QGlue, a venture promoted by QAI. • Furniture & Interior Design
• Viswadevji • Rubberband
• Jewel Alliance • Creatlive Studios
• MeRck • Raj Overseas, Textile export house
• GTB (Global Team Blue). • Parksons Cartamundi
• Ducere Technologies • Strong Human Network
• Wipro Digital • Hike
• Pacific Plastic Industries • Anticipate, Animation | Illustration | Visual Design
• Shineel Brands • Feeding India, NGO
• Booking.com, Amsterdam HQ. • C S Direct, Event & Exhibition
• Rapsri Metal Art • Mysore Saree Udyog – Brand Gyachi
• IQVIA formerly Quintiles IMS Holdings, Inc., US • SMAAASH Entertainment Pvt. Ltd
• BigBinary • Tysta Apparels
• Liv.ai • Head crafts - Tata Trusts
• Neotech Medical Pvt. Ltd • Shades Of India Crafts Pvt. Ltd
• White Panda • Border & Fall
• Anant National University • Virtual Currency App – start up
• The Akanksha Foundation • Thinkerbell Labs
• Disha Pavers • Yavi Studio
• Bridge International Academies • P&G India
• Peepal Design

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6.9 Accolades Won by NID Students
• Following students won the first ‘Shanta Keshavan
and N. Keshavan Prize’ that were announced during
the 38th Convocation 2018.
Prizes worth a hundred thousand rupees each was
given to the best undergraduate student designers
in the regular programmes in recognition for the best
degree project that they undertook during their final
semester under their regular curriculum.
a) Faculty of Industrial Design: Jayneel Pradip
Shah, Product Design.
b) Faculty of Communication Design: Akash
Sheshadri, Graphic Design.
c) Faculty of Textile Design: Himani Namdev More,
Textile Design.
• Mohammad Zijah and Aman Verma from
Transportation & Automobile Design, represented
NID at the 2017 edition of the PACE Global Annual
Forum and their teams won the following awards in
the global design challenge Personal Urban Mobility
Access (PUMA) Project Competition, set out by
PACE, to create first mile/last mile mobility solutions
for the ageing population for a specific target market:
1. 1st Place in the category of Customer Insight
(Team 3)
2. 2nd Place in the category of Industrial Design
(Team 3)
3. 2nd Place in the category of Manufacturing
Engineering (Team 3)
4. Siemens PLM Software Excellence Award
(Team 5)
(Team 3: NID India, Rhein Main University, Germany,
Michigan Tech University, University of Sao Paolo,
Instituto Maua De Technologia, PES University & SJ
College of Egg, India). This team was represented
by Aman Verma from Transportation & Automobile
Design.
(Team 5: NID India, Centro University, MS Ramaiah
University, Korea University and PSG College
of Technology). This team was represented by
Mohammad Zijah from Transportation & Automobile
Design.
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The forum was held at the Instituto Tecnologico
y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Campus
Toluca (ITESM Toluca), Mexico from July 23–28,
2017 and students presented their work along with
their counterparts in engineering and manufacturing
institutes. Praveen Nahar (Discipline Lead-Product
Design) represented NID as a faculty member.
• Association for the Promotion of Electric Vehicles
(APEV)-2017 EV Mobility Design Contest for
International Students. Amey Hundre, Samarjitsinh
Wagela, and Aniket Patil from Transportation &
Automobile Design, NID participated in the EV
Mobility Design Contest hosted by Association for
the Promotion of Electric Vehicles (APEV)-2017,
Japan. They made it to the top 6 in the finals and
won the 'sponsorship award from "Car Design
Academy' for overall concept; the event was held
at 'Tokyo Big Sight' in south Tokyo on November
4, 2017. There were a total of 96 entries from 34
schools for the contest from around the world and
after multiple levels of screening, the top 10 teams
were invited to Japan, to 'go live' with their final
presentation.
• The India Design Challenge 2017- by AUTODESK
in partnership with Maruti Suzuki and NID
Transportation & Automobile Design student
Samarjitsinh Waghela (along with his team member
Komal Karnik) won the second prize in the India
Design Challenge 2017 hosted by Autodesk (India)
in association with Maruti Suzuki & NID. They
received a cash prize of Rs 60,000 from Director NID
Pradyumna Vyas and Saurabh Singh, Head of Design
Maruti Suzuki (India) Ltd, at the award ceremony that
was held on Thursday, December 14, 2017.
• SIAM – Automotive Design Challenge 2017
Transportation & Automobile Design students Elvis
P Raju, Gurbaz Singh, and Ravi Sharma made it to
‘top 10’ with their individual entries for the SIAM
(Society of Indian Automotive Manufacturers)
ADC (Automotive Design Challenge-a national
level automotive design contest for students) and
qualified for the final rounds to present their concept
at the SIAM Design & Styling conclave. Ravi Sharma
went on to win the 1st place for his futuristic ‘Racing
concept vehicle for Renault’.
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• Bengaluru International Airport Ltd. launched a
design contest exclusively for the NID students
where they challenged the participants to re-
imagine the 'passenger experience' in the airport
terminal. They received overwhelming responses
and eventually the 'top 7' shortlisted teams
presented their creative ideas in an event held at NID
Gandhinagar Campus on April 20.
The following teams went on to win the prizes by
impressing the jury with their innovative ideas
through engaging presentations.
1. Winner: Sourabh Yadhav and Neeraj Jawale
(Transportation & Automobile Design)
2. 1st Runner Up: Vishnu. P Ramesh
(Transportation & Automobile Design)
3. 2nd Runner Up: Syamlal (Transportation &
Automobile Design), Vijay Harikumar (Strategic
Design Management), Anuraag Paul (Strategic
Design Management)
• Upendra Shenoy M won the Top design in the
category of ‘Design for public utility- Bus Shelter
Design’ at the Lexus Design Award India (LDAI).
This year, entrants had the opportunity to have their
designs seen by industry luminaries over the course
of the Pune Design Festival 2018 and the winning
designs embodied Lexus’ view that design has the
power to make the world a better place.
• Pushkin Sonkusare (Product Design) and Nikhil
Mittal (Graphic Design) won Aava glass Bottle
Design Competition.
• Rohit Saha (Photography Design) was among the 9
photographers who were awarded for the prestigious
‘Magnum Foundation Fellowship for Photography
and Social Justice’. He also won the Alkazi
Photobook Grant 2017 for his graduation project
‘Fake Encounters’.
• Sheik Mohamed Ishaq (Photography Design) won
the runner up for the Alkazi Photobook Grant 2017
for his graduation project ‘Head Hand and Heart’.
• Arun Vijai Mathavan (Photography Design) was one
of the participating artists at the Fotofest Biennale
Houston 2018 – INDIA curated by Sunil Gupta and
Steven Evans. The exhibition featured 47 leading
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and emerging Photographic and New media Artists
of Indian origin working both in India and the global
diaspora.
• Swasti Bharti’s (Photography Design) research
abstract based on her dissertation – “Wiele and Klien
Studio Madras (1884 -1987) ” was selected for a
paper presentation at the 25th European conference
on South Asian Studies in Paris, France.
• Swasti Bharti and Saravana Bharti (Photography
Design) were selected to be a part of Ubereall
Workshop Chennai that was organized by Ubereall,
Goethe Institute and CPB foundation from Feb 5–
March 1.
• Sourav Sil’s (Photography Design) paper abstract
‘Forensic aesthetics against the hegemonies of
concerned photography: Evidence, Award and Art’
got selected for a conference – ‘Photography in
Academic Research: Images in the Post truth Era’ at
the University of Birbeck, London.
• Siva Sai J’s (Photography Design) work ‘Love in
the Purple Periphery’ from his exchange semester
at Hochschule Hannover was selected for a group
exhibition called Unexpected in Ph21 Gallery, in
Budapest.
• Reshma Teelar’s (Photography Design) photobook
‘My Diary’ and Swasti Bharti’s (Photography Design)
photobook ‘Behind the veil” were selected for the
Athens Photo festival (2018).
• Anagha Anand's (B.Des., Film & Video
Communication) graduation fiction film, ‘Indu’, was
selected for the ‘Student Film’ section of the 14th
IAWRT Asian Women’s Film Festival 2018.
• Shreyas Dasharathe's (M.Des., Film & Video
Communication) documentary project film 'Bismaar
Ghar' was awarded the TOTO Short Film Award 2018.
This film also won Best Film Award in the Students
category at Woodpecker International Film Festival
2017.
• Films made by the following students from Film
& Video Communication won three awards at the
Cut.In Student Film Festival, Centre for Media and
Cultural Studies, TISS, Mumbai: ‘A Love Story’ by
Athul SN won the Silver Owl Award for Fiction;
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Award for Documentary; and ‘We Won't Let Go of Our
Paika’ by Sneha Mundari won Special Mention Award
for Documentary.
• Following students from Film & Video
Communication were among the recipients of top
awards at the 12th IDPA (Indian Documentary
Producers' Association) Awards 2017. Student
Non-Fiction Winners were: 1. Gold – ‘Sagar Manav’
- Tanumoy Bose 2. Silver – ‘We Won't Let Go Our
Paika’ - Sneha Mundari. Student Fiction Winner was:
Certificate of Merit – ‘Kala Bindu’ – Bhushitendu
Bhatt.
• Sneha Arvind (B.Des., Furniture & Interior Design)
won International Park Elle Décor Student Contest.
For the first time ever, nominees of the Park ELLE
DECOR Student Contest were invited for a felicitation
ceremony at The Park New Delhi on February 20,
2018. The 6th edition of the contest introduced two
new categories – Architecture and Interior Design
and gave the winners an opportunity to work with
renowned names in the industry.
• Ravi Manil Prakash (Textile Design) won the
prestigious Project Wool Runway Season 2, this
year by Woolmark at the Finale held in Mumbai on
December 22, 2017.
Students from all over the country from design
Institutes such as NID, NIFT, and Pearl Academy had
participated in this. He emerged as winner out of 14
students selected for the final round.
• Salonee Pathak (B.Des., Textile Design) went on
abroad under student exchange program to Royal
Melbourne Institute of Technology - RMIT Melbourne,
Australia. She was selected by the Institute for her
good work and then was invited for the 'Endeavor
Cheung Kong Scholarship Award' and finally given
award of $5000 at Australian Government House,
by Australian Governor and Chief Guest Mr. Kem on
October 24, 2017.
• Sandip Jaiswal (M.Des., Textile Design) was selected
as finalist in the WoW (World of Wearable Arts)
Competition, New Zealand. The product Red Elan
in the category Red for World of Wearable Arts
had drawn an inspiration from "Red Grass". It uses
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reused plastic from industry to bring sustainability
in the design as well as to bring new meaning to it
by designing. This project was a part of NID’s design
to increase awareness amongst the masses to
reuse plastics and start sustainability from what one
wears. He was also shortlisted for Red Dot Award:
Design Concept 2017, Singapore for the final round.
He constructed the fabric ‘Gingery Ginger’ inspired
by ginger.
• Simoul Alva (Graphic Design) was declared the
National Winner at WorldSkills India in Graphic
Design and Technology category. Her trainer and
skill expert, Anthony Lopez, Founder of Lopez
Design, also an NID alumnus. Alva went on to win the
Medallion of Excellence at World Skills, Abu Dhabi
2017 in the Graphic Design and Technology category.
• Kriti Goyal (Product Design) won the RedDot Award
2017 for Denso Juicer design of a juice extractor.
The Denso Pulp Juicer is a thoughtfully designed
juice extractor for health-conscious consumers.
People consume juices when they’re on a health
kick but little do they know they’re trading all that
raw beneficial fruit fibre and important nutrients
for lots of sugar. The Denso Pulp Juicer addresses
this issue by giving users a choice between thick
pulpy juice and juice with no pulp in it. With its
uniquely innovative mesh design, it can extract both
fibre-rich and fibre-free juice. Despite this added
functionality, it is also more compact and sports
a chic, contemporary look. Companies, design
studios, research institutions, and designers from
58 countries entered their latest product concepts in
the Red Dot Award: Design Concept 2017 – a record
4,724 entries. Twenty design experts from all over
the world convened and assessed each individual
idea in an adjudication process with the selected
concepts finally awarded in Singapore on October 18,
2017.
• Japan Institute of Design Promotion awarded the
Good Design Award to ‘Foldable Jute Bag’ designed
by Abhilasha Jhalani (M.Des., Lifestyle Accessory
Design) under the mentorship of Shimul Mehta Vyas,
Principal Designer as part of her graduation project
at International Centre for Natural Fibres (ICNF), NID
Gandhinagar Campus. The award was presented at
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 the Good Design Exhibition at Tokyo on November 1,
2017.

• The project "JAWAJA Storage Basket”, by Ayushi

Johari (M.Des., Lifestyle Accessory Design) won the
first Runner Up Prize at ADI Association of Designers
of India (ADI) – International Student Design
Competition as part of Pune Design Festival 2018
under the Craft Based Design category.

• Komal Karnik (M.Des., Lifestyle Accessory Design)

and Samarjitsinh Waghela (M.Des., Transportation
& Automobile Design) participated in India Design
Challenge which was organized by Autodesk in
collaboration with Maruti Suzuki and won the First
Runner-Up Prize along with cash prize and six-month
internship with Maruti Suzuki in Autodesk University
conclave in December 2017.

• The graduation project of Bhavika Vajani (M.

Des., Lifestyle Accessory Design) with ICNF,
NID Gandhinagar Campus on “ALLAY - Acoustic
panels from Jute” declared as a finalist at Taiwan
International Student Design Competition 2017, in
the category of Product Design.

• ‘I Stand Alone’ by Amisha Sharma, Banani Das, and

Ivy Chakma (B.Des., Textile Design) designed the
eco-friendly and biodegradable floor lampshade;
it is made of jute wire material. It offers flexibility
of form as well as intensity of light emitted. Due
to its lightweight character, it can also easily be
transformed into a table lamp or a suspended fixture.
They also won an internship with the well-known
furnishing brand ‘Sarita Handa’.

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6.10 Education at NID: The Global Context
NID has signed more than 80 MoUs with leading
universities/institutions of repute overseas to
strengthen collaborative academic relationships. This
can enhance exchange programmes for students
and faculty and encourage joint research activities
through seminars and workshops. All this will be done
with the vision of placing Indian design perspectives
in the global context. These exchange programmes
can enable both faculty and students to gain wider
exposure and understanding about global design.
List of MoUs signed during the year:
• École Nationale Supérieure Des Arts Visuels De La
Cambre, Belgium
• University of Plymouth, Plymouth, UK
• Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
• CENTRO, Mexico city, Mexico
• Bath Spa University, UK
• Chanapatana International Design Institute, Thailand
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International Open Electives 2018
The International Open Electives is a two-week
multidisciplinary series of workshops offered to
students of the B.Des. and M.Des. programmes from
across the disciplines at NID. A mutually agreed
framework, content, and methodology of each elective
workshop is announced to students, who make their
choices based on their interest.
Heritage is defined as the legacy of physical artefacts
and intangible attributes of a group or society that
are inherited from past generations, maintained in
the present and bestowed for the benefit of future
generations. The overarching theme for 2018 edition
of the International Open Elective was: ‘Heritage:
Tangible and Intangible’.
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Following Courses were Offered:

Course Name Course Faculty

AHMEDABAD CAMPUS
Design Epiphanies: The Ancient Indian way Krishnesh Mehta
Kitchen Person Myself: Collection of stories Mark Andrew Baines
Where the Water Flows Amit Tandon, Parag Natekar
Food, Spaces and the City Uma Maheshwar, Jonak Das
Kala Pehchaan Neelo Pehchaan Juhi Pandey, V Sakthivel
Clay Jaalis: Cutting through from Past to Future Kaveri Bharath
Sound and Ceramics: Making Music from Clay Thomas Louise, Peter Marbaniang
Mughlai Wrap: A Music Video Arun Gupta, Prahlad G
Type Fusion: Typeface Design Anand Singh Naorem, Neelakash Kshetrimayum
Baku’s Rag Book: Stories of Discarded Fabrics Lokesh Ghai
NAP: No Acting Please Nitin Goel
Design Heritage & Digital Age Evy Dutheil, Ravi Deepres
GANDHINAGAR CAMPUS
VR/AR for Preservation of Heritage Rahul Dutta, Ashish Lijhara
Mapping heritage: Past, Present and Future Caroline Raybould
Design and Dance Principles Dipika Vijay
Play & Toy Heritage: Design for Today and Tomorrow Sudarshan Khanna, Austin Davis
Yarn over the Needle : Crochet Products Adhishri Sarah Philemon
Narratives of Place: Bridging the Past + Future Michael Longford, David Gelb
I am What I Create: My Heritage, My Identity Maurizio Francesconi
‘Kala Jaadu’: Souvenirs and Gifts Arpit Agarwal, Pratima Khadke
BENGALURU CAMPUS
Body Mapping in Space Sylvester Mardi, Ronita Mookerji
Objects, memory and the self Michael Propokow
The Taste of Nature CS Susanth, Mamata N Rao
The Wonders of Food and Film Jeneva Talwar
Facing Folk: Recording & Representing Folklore Sudheer Gupta

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Faculty Visits abroad

Sr. No. Name of the Place Dates Brief Details

Faculty
1. Mayank Loonker Netherlands May 19– 28, 2017 Visited School of theatre of the HKU
University of Arts, Utrecht to see the
school, its infrastructure, closely see the
teaching learning method. For further
collaboration also.
2. Praveen Nahar United Kingdom June 10– 21, 2017 Visited Ellen Mac Arthur foundation to
participate in Schmidt MacArthur 2017
Fellowship Summer School.
3. Jonak Das Beijing, China June 21– 24, 2017 Visited China Central Academy of
Fine Arts (CAFA) in Beijing to interact
with their exhibition & spatial design
faculty in the college of City Design
School and explore the possibility of
future academic collaboration with the
framework of MoU agreement between
NID and CAFA.
4. Jonak Das China June 26–July 7, Visited Jiangnan University for
2017 participating in the International Design
Summer School 2017 as a faculty
representative from NID.
5. Arun Gupta Fujian, China June 18–July 4, Invited to be faculty supervisor of the
2017 Looking China 2017 Youth Film Project
in Xiamen, Fujian Province, China
6. Sajith Gopinath Oxford, London June 6–11, 2017 To present a research work at 10th
Biennial AAGE/ACYIG 2017 Conference,
“Culture, Commitment & Care across the
Life Course”.
7. Pradyumna Vyas China June 14–19, 2017 Visited Hangzhou for attending the
World Industrial Design Conference
2017.
8. Pradyumna Vyas Rabat, Morocco June 28–30, 2017 Visited Rabat to address the World
Design talks by African Design Days
2017 organized by FEMADE/ADD/ADA.
9. Tanishka Kachru Germany August 16–19, 2017 Visited Bauhaus Dessau to participate
as a Guest Critic & Expert at the
International Symposium “Between the
Chairs’.
10. Tridha Gajjar USA September 10–23, Visited University of Notre Dame, USA to
2017 participate in a two-week international
collaboration programme between the
university and NID.
11. Pradyumna Vyas China September 14–18, Visited Tianjin, China as jury member
2017 in the final selection of entries in the
Product Design category of 2017
TEDA CUP International Youth Design
Competition.

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12. Praveen Nahar London September 20–24, Visited Central Saint Martin’s (CSM),
2017 University of the Arts London to
participate in an exhibition at the
London Design Festival.
13. Mohammed Czech Republic October 9–13, 2017 Participated at MSV Brno International
Naim Shaikh Engineering Fair
14. Praveen Nahar Norway October 16–20, Visited AHO–Oslo School of
2017 Architecture & Design, Oslo to
participate and present a paper at a
Symposium on “Relating Systems
Thinking & Design”.
15. Shimul Mehta Japan October 28–Nov.3, Visited Japan Institute of Promotion to
Vyas 2017 join the Good Design Exhibition 2017
and Tama Art University to visit their
campus and discuss matters of mutual
interest.
16. Pradyumansinh Japan October 28–Nov. 3, Visited Japan Institute of Promotion to
Jhala 2017 join the good Design Exhibition 2017
and Tama Art University to visit their
campus and discuss matters of mutual
interest.
17. Praveen Nahar Germany December 9–15, Visited The Hochschule Hannover,
2017 University of Applied Sciences & Arts
to hold a workshop and lecture at the
Department of Design and Media.
18. Sucharita Germany December 9–15, Visited The Hochschule Hannover,
Beniwal 2017 University of Applied Sciences & Arts
to hold a workshop and lecture at the
Department of Design and Media.

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Foreign Exchange students from Partner Institutes to NID under student exchange programme:
April 2017 to March 2018

Sr. Name Discipline College/University Place

No.

1. Antonin Odin Product Design École nationale supérieure de Paris, France

création industrielle (ENSCI)

2. Arjun Gilgen Interaction Design Zurich University of Arts Zurich, Switzerland

3. Büsra Yalcin Textile Design Hof University of Applied Sciences Hof, Germany

4. Christina Anna Exhibition Design Hochschule für Technik und Berlin, Germany
Sophie Mammes Wirtschaft (HTW)

5. Clara Leitao Textile Design Heriot-Watt University, School of Galashiels, Scotland

Textiles & Design

6. Clarisse CHAPAL Product Design Glasgow School of Art Glasgow, Scotland

7. Gabriel Cohen Furniture Design Holon Institute of Technology Holon, Israel

Khallas

8. Irina Maloir Textile Design École nationale des Arts visuels de La Cambre, Belgium
La Cambre

9. Marco Periz Product Design University of Ferrara Ferrara, Italy

10. Neer Patel Graphic Design Virginia Commonwealth University USA

(VCU)

11. Nicola Da Dalto Product Design University of Ferrara Ferrara, Italy

12. Phoebe Hingston Apparel Design Heriot-Watt University, School of Galashiels, Scotland
Textiles & Design

13. Ruchatz Julia Marie Product Design Hochschule Hannover, Germany

14. Sammy-Jo Stolz Textile Design Hof University of Applied Sciences Hof, Germany

15. Samuel Buterbaugh Graphic Design Virginia Commonwealth University USA

16. Tabea Mayenberger Exhibition Design Hochschule Hannover, Germany

17. Tal Yemin Ceramic & Glass Holon Institute of Technology Holon, Israel
Design

18. Tifenn Maudire Textile Design École nationale des Arts visuels de La Cambre, Belgium
La Cambre

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NID Students to Partner Institutes under student exchange programme:
April 2017 to March 2018

Sr. Name Discipline College/University Place

No.

1. Aarushi Bapna Graphic Design, École nationale supérieure des arts Paris, France
B.Des. décoratifs (ENSAD)

2. Aishwarya Rane Product Design, Politecnico di Milano Milan, Italy

B.Des.

3. Alishka Shah Graphic Design, Swinburne University of Technology Australia

B.Des.

4. Amlanjyoti Bora Photography Sheridan College of Applied Arts & Canada

Design, M.Des. Design

5. Amrita Roy Graphic Design, École supérieure d'art et design Saint-Étienne,

B.Des. (ESAD) France

6. Ankita Muddalkar Graphic Design, Holon Institute of Technology Holon, Israel

B.Des.

7. Archana Singha Apparel Design, Saxion University of Applied Netherlands

M.Des. Sciences

8. Awanee Joshi Product Design, Glasgow School of Art Glasgow, United

B.Des. Kingdom

9. Bhavana Yadav Textile Design, Sheridan College of Applied Arts & Canada
B.Des. Design

10. Chitrupi P Furniture & Interior Holon Institute of Technology Holon, Israel
Design, M.Des.

11. Enakshi Borse Graphic Design, École Supérieure d'Art et de Design Reims, France
B.Des. (ESAD)

12. Gouthami Gopaku- Exhibition Design, Willem de Kooning Academy Netherlands

mar B.Des.

13. Himadri Patel Product Design, Glasgow School of Art Glasgow, Scotland
B.Des.

14. Itika Gupta Product Design, Holon Institute of Technology Holon, Israel
M.Des.

15. Jessica Jones Exhibition Design, Glasgow School of Art Glasgow, United
B.Des. Kingdom

16. Joel Fernando R Photography University for the Creative Arts Farnham, United
Design, M.Des. Kingdom

17. Jyothi Syam Graphic Design, École supérieure d'art et design France
B.Des. (ESAD)

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 18. Khushboo Patel Apparel Design, Saxion University of Applied Netherlands
M.Des. Sciences

19. Komal Jain Exhibition Design, Holon Institute of Technology Holon, Israel
B.Des.

20. Likith Attipalli Information Design, Hochschule für Technik und Berlin, Germany
M.Des. Wirtschaft (HTW)

21. Manicka Sevugan Textile Design, Saxion University of Applied Netherlands

Velan M.Des. Sciences

22. Maya S Universal Design, Hochschule für Technik und Berlin, Germany
M.Des. Wirtschaft (HTW)

23. Mayur Hajra Shivaji Furniture & Interior Konstfack University College of Art, Stockholm, Sweden
Design, B.Des. Craft & Design

24. Megha Karki Textile Design, École nationale supérieure de Paris, France
M.Des. création industrielle (ENSCI)

25. Megha Kyal Textile Design, Lucerne School of Art & Design Lucerne, Switzerland
M.Des.

26. Nainsha Dedhia Film & Video Swinburne University of Technology Australia
Communication,
B.Des.

27. Nalini Balakumar Photography University for the Creative Arts Farnham, United
Design, M.Des. Kingdom

28. Nikhil Rajagopalan Transportation & Hochschule für Technik und Berlin, Germany
Automobile Design, Wirtschaft (HTW)
M.Des.

29. Nitesh Sharma Furniture & Interior Holon Institute of Technology Holon, Israel
Design, B.Des.

30. Polisetti Lakshmi Product Design, Holon Institute of Technology Holon, Israel
Manikanta M.Des.

31. Poojith Dayalan Ceramic & Glass Pforzheim University of Applied Pforzheim, Germany
Design, B.Des. Sciences

32. Praful Marthande Animation Film Sheridan College of Applied Arts & Canada
Design, B.Des. Design

33. Prateek Verma Interaction Design, Ontario College of Art & Design Toronto, Canada
M.Des.

34. Rachel C. Textile Design, Hof University of Applied Sciences Hof, Germany
B.Des.

35. Raisa Umar Furniture & Interior École nationale supérieure de Paris, France
Design, M.Des. création industrielle (ENSCI)

36. Reshma Thomas Graphic Design, Willem de Kooning Academy Netherlands

B.Des.

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37. Rhituja Shende Furniture & Interior Holon Institute of Technology Holon, Israel
Design, B.Des.

38. Rujuta Thakurdesai Graphic Design, Hochschule für Technik und Berlin, Germany
M.Des. Wirtschaft (HTW)

39. Sabhyata Jain Graphic Design, Holon Institute of Technology Holon, Israel
B.Des.

40. Saby Mundu Textile Design, Hof University of Applied Sciences Hof, Germany
B.Des.

41. Salonee Pathak Textile Design, Royal Melbourne Institute of Melbourne, Australia
B.Des. Technology (RMIT)

42. Seshasayee S Transportation & Hochschule Hannover, Germany

Automobile Design,
M.Des.

43. Shashank Gargesh- Digital Game Design, Ontario College of Art & Design Toronto, Canada
wari M.Des.

44. Shashank Uplike Digital Game Design, Zurich University of Arts Zurich, Switzerland
M.Des.

45. Shefali Bohra Product Design, École nationale supérieure des arts Paris, France
B.Des. décoratifs (ENSAD)

46. Shobhana Sridhar Design for Retail Birmingham Institute of Art and Birmingham, United
Experience, M.Des. Design (BIAD) Kingdom

47. Shravani Joshi Furniture & Interior Willem de Kooning Academy Netherlands
Design, B.Des.

48. Shreya Arora Graphic Design, École Supérieure d'Art et de Design Reims, France
B.Des. (ESAD)

49. Shreyankana D Strategic Design Lucerne School of Art & Design Lucerne, Switzerland
Management,
M.Des.

50. Shreyasi Pathak Photography Hochschule für Grafik und Leipzig, Germany
Design, M.Des. Buchkunst

51. Shristi Sharma Exhibition Design, Willem de Kooning Academy Netherlands

B.Des.

52. Shubham Raut Product Design, Hochschule für Technik und Berlin, Germany
M.Des. Wirtschaft (HTW)

53. Shubhangi Singh Exhibition Design, Holon Institute of Technology Holon, Israel
B.Des.

54. Siddhant Modi Information Design, Haute école des arts du Rhin Strasbourg, France
M.Des. (H.E.A.R.)

55. Simran Toor Textile Design, Hof University of Applied Sciences Hof, Germany
B.Des.

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 56. Siva Sai J Photography Hochschule Hannover, Germany
Design, M.Des.

57. Somil Singh Furniture & Interior Holon Institute of Technology Holon, Israel
Design, M.Des.

58. Sudeshna Saxena Textile Design, Tama Art University Tokyo, Japan
B.Des.

59. Supreeth Krishnan Product Design, Willem de Kooning Academy Netherlands

B.Des.

60. Swayamsiddha Product Design, Politecnico di Milano Milan, Italy

Priyadarshi B.Des.

61. Tanya Bhalve Graphic Design, Pforzheim University of Applied Pforzheim, Germany
B.Des. Sciences

62. Tejashwini Nagesh Product Design, Haute école des arts du Rhin Strasbourg, France
M.Des. (H.E.A.R.)

63. Vamika Jain Photography Hochschule für Grafik und Leipzig, Germany
Design, M.Des. Buchkunst

64. Vikram Kalidindi Product Design, Royal Melbourne Institute of Melbourne, Australia
B.Des. Technology (RMIT)

65. Yatharth Exhibition Design, Royal Academy of Arts (KABK) The Hague,
B.Des. Netherlands

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7 National Institute Of Design: Extension Campuses

7.1 NID Gandhinagar Campus

Keeping in view the new initiatives in education and
the need for clearly focused research-led postgraduate
programmes, a PG campus was developed at
Gandhinagar in a fifteen-acre plot and commenced
with the setting up of a Transit Campus in July 2004.
The first phase of the construction project covering
the hostel block, faculty residence and academic
block is complete with procurement and installation
of interior systems/LAN/WAN and the academic
activities commenced from the new Academic Block
during the Academic Year 2008–09. To start with, the
postgraduate courses in Software and User Interface
Design, Information and Digital Design and New Media
Design were conducted from the transit campus,
Gandhinagar. With the completion of 1st phase of
construction (Academic Block and Living Spaces), four
more postgraduate programmes; namely, Lifestyle
Accessory Design, Apparel Design & Merchandising,
Toy Design and Development, and Strategic Design
Management from Ahmedabad Campus have been
shifted to Gandhinagar Campus, from the Academic
Year 2008-09. With the completion of phase-II of the
Academic Block, two more postgraduate programmes;
namely, Photography Design and Transportation &
Automobile Design were shifted from Ahmedabad
Campus to Gandhinagar Campus from the Academic
Year 2011–12.
Major Events and Highlights of the Year
Science and Liberal Arts (SLA)
• Science and Liberal Arts (SLA) is a common
compulsory course offered across all design
disciplines both at the Bachelor’s and Master’s levels.
The courses are meant to provide necessary creative
and critical insights to empathize and understand the
wider and deeper concerns of design. Assiduously
picked up and culled out from the domains of
Humanities, Social Sciences and Contemporary
Concerns, the interdisciplinary courses under
SLA augment design learning through a variety of
multidisciplinary inputs and helps students acquaint

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 themselves with the classical and contemporary
socio-cultural-economic paradigms of design. The
course enables students to explore new domains of
knowledge, innovate, and learn to relate theories with
practice.

• Since the NID Gandhinagar Campus offers

postgraduate courses in seven different disciplines
of design, the approach of SLA here is more
exploratory and research-oriented, preparing the
students to learn self-initiated searches and enquiry.
Teaching method involves epistemological and
empirical discussions on various theories whether
related to aesthetics, culture, society, innovation etc.
followed by endeavours to apply them in a practical
situation.

• During the period under review four courses under

SLA were offered at the Gandhinagar Campus. The
first two courses (SLA 1 & 2) Comparative Aesthetics
and Approaches to Indian Society are fixed courses
offered every year while the next two courses (SLA
3 & 4) are elective in nature which offer students
different options to choose from. SLA 1 & 2 were
conducted by Dr. Mihir Bholey, Coordinator, SLA,
NID Gandhinagar Campus. The courses offered
under SLA 3 & 4 (Elective) were Indian Economy and
Design by Dr. Mihir Bholey; Society, Communication
and Design by Dr. Arbind Sinha (Visiting Faculty,
Former Director MICA); Design Intervention for
India’s Healthcare Sector by Dr. Mihir Bholey, and
Social Communication and Design by Dr. Pradeep
Mallik (Visiting Faculty, Head, Journalism and
Mass Communication, Pandit Deendayal Petroleum
University, Gandhinagar).

Lifestyle Accessory Design (LAD)

Student Projects
• The classroom project prototypes by LAD batch 207,
LAD 2016 were displayed in Design Gallery during
the inauguration of infrastructure facilities at NID
Gandhinagar Campus in the gracious presence of
Chief guest Shri Suresh Prabhu, Hon’ble Minister
of Commerce and Industry, and Minister of Civil
Aviation, Government of India, Hon'ble Chief Minister
Shri Vijai Rupani, Shri Mansukh Laxman Mandaviya,
Minister of State for Road Transport & Highways,
Shipping and Chemical & Fertilizers in Government
of India and Director NID Pradyumna Vyas.
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• A project outcome of the course - “Craft workshop”
on Jawaja leather products, by LAD batch 2016 was
displayed at the Indian Institute of Management,
Ahmedabad in October 2017. In March 2018, a few of
the products were displayed as part of the artisan’s
product portfolio for exhibition cum sale in the
occasion of convocation 2018 - IIM, Ahmadabad.

• “AMUL Takeaway jute Bags” developed at the

International Centre for Natural Fibres (ICNF),
NID Gandhinagar Campus was displayed in NID
Ahmedabad on November 30, 2017. The product
Launch was done by R.S. Sodhi, Managing Director,
Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation
Ltd., in the presence of Director NID Pradyumna
Vyas, and Arvind Kumar, Secretary, National Jute
Board, Ministry of Textiles, Govt. of India. The two
significant graduation projects for the year 2017-
2018 academic year by Shanvi Gupta LAD Batch
2014 on “AMUL Takeaway Jute Bags” and “Jute as
Acoustic Insulation for Hotel Industry” by Bhavika
Vajani, M.Des. LAD 2014 Batch was as part of the
product display.

Student Project Published

• A case study of a course outcome from “Bamboo: A
Contemporary Canvas” by Ayushi Johari Batch 2016
was published by Indian Review of World Furniture
Interiors and Design (IFJ). The IFJ magazine is a
national-level publication.
Awards won by Students in 2017-18
• Japan Institute of Design Promotion has awarded
Good Design Award to Foldable Jute Bag designed
by Abhilasha Jhalani (M.Des. LAD 2013 batch)
under mentorship of Shimul Mehta Vyas, Principal
Designer as part of her Graduation Project at ICNF,
NID, Gandhinagar Campus. The award was presented
at the Good Design Exhibition at Tokyo on November
1, 2017.
• The graduation project of Bhavika Vajani (M.Des.
LAD 2014 batch) with ICNF, NID Gandhinagar
Campus on “Jute Vs Luxury space” enter as
Finalist 2017 Taiwan International student design

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 competition in the category of Product design.
• The project "JAWAJA Storage Basket”, by Ayushi
Johari (M.Des. LAD 2016 Batch) won First Runner Up
Prize at ADI Association of Designers of India (ADI)
– International Student Design Competition as part
of Pune Design Festival 2018 under the Craft Based
Design category.
• Komal Karnik (M.Des. LAD 2015) Batch and
Samarjitsinh Waghela (M.Des. TAD 2015)
participated in India Design Challenge which was
organized by Autodesk in collaboration with Maruti
Suzuki and won First Runner-Up Prize along with
cash prize and six-month internship with Maruti
Suzuki in Autodesk university conclave in December
2017.
• The graduation project of Bhavika Vajani (M. Des.
LAD 2014 Batch) with ICNF, NID Gandhinagar on
“ALLAY - Acoustic panels from Jute” declared as
a finalist at Taiwan International Student Design
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Competition 2017, in the category of Product Design.
• The graduation project of Mansha Chaudhary (M.
Des. LAD 2014 Batch) with Courtyard by Aline, Noida,
UP on “Range of Lifestyle Project for Courtyard”
declared as a finalist at EDIDA Student Design
Competition 2017, in the category of Table-top
Accessory.
New Initiative
• NID is working alongside Gems and Jewellery
Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) to set up the
Indian Institute of Gems & Jewellery (IIGJ) in Udupi,
Karnataka. The foundation stone was laid by Smt.
Nirmala Sitharaman, Hon'ble Minister of State, and
Ministry of Commerce & Industry in presence of
Shri. Manoj Dwivedi, Joint Secretary, Ministry of
Commerce & Industry, Smt. Shobha Karandlaje,
Member of Parliament, Shri. Praveen Shankar
Pandya, Chairman, GJEPC and many dignitaries and
representatives of Government of Karnataka and NID
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 faculty representation led by Shimul Mehta Vyas, • Shimul Mehta Vyas, Principal Designer, Lifestyle
Amresh Panigrahi, and Mayank Loonker. Accessory Design visited Japan with the Indian
delegation to promote Indian jute industry in
• NID was involved with the design and execution
Japan and being part of the Good Design Award
of a very high profile gift inspired by Sadeli craft,
celebrations for the jute bag designed by ICNF,
which is native to Surat, Gujarat for the Prime
NID Gandhinagar. She also conducted 15 days
Minister’s Office, New Delhi. Hon’ble Prime Minister,
specialized design training for rural women of Assam
Shri Narendra Modi presented US President Donald
in water hyacinth craft for the Oil & Natural Gas
Trump's daughter and adviser, Ms. Ivanka Trump
Corporation Ltd., Ministry of Petroleum & Natural
with a rosewood wooden box made in the Sadeli
Gas, Govt. of India. The project was conducted by
craft during her visit to Hyderabad for the Global
Outreach Programmes at, Sivasagar, Assam from 4
Entrepreneurship Summit November 2017. The
sept 2017 to 15 Sept 2017.
marquetry crafted box was created by highly skilled
craftspersons from Surat and includes fabrication • Rajeshree Chauhan, Sr. Studio Supervisor, assisted a
of geometric patterns in wood. Shimul Mehta Vyas, fifteen-day workshop titled “3rd Phase Craft Design
Rajashree Jansari, along with a team of faculty and Development Workshop in Screw Pine Craftwork in
staff provided the design support. Kerala” under USTTAD project. The project is headed
by Jonak Das, Exhibition Design faculty for the Kerala
• A workshop titled “Digital Craft & Expression
cluster and the project was conducted by Outreach
Design Workshop India was conducted on the
Programmes at NID from May 25–June 10, 2017 in
campus. Seven students from the Integrated Design
Kodungallur, Thalaya Gopalapuram, Kerala.
department of the University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
were at the NID Gandhinagar Campus as part of Research and Recognition
academic exchange (from November 13–14, 2017). • Amresh Panigrahi associate senior Designer
The team involved in the workshop are Amresh and course lead - LAD, NID Gandhinagar Campus
Panigrahi, Vipul Vinzuda, and Amit Sinha. recognised with Best research paper presentation
award in Indian Institute of Craft and Design, Jaipur
Professional Projects
in an international conference on Trends and
• Amresh Panigrahi, Associate Senior Designer and
Sustainability in Crafts & Design held from November
Discipline lead-LAD conducted the craft design
17–18, 2017. He was also recognized with best
development workshop in soft stone craft work in
research paper presentation award in Institute of
Varanasi under the USTTAD project. The project is
Self Reliance, Bhubaneswar in a National Seminar
headed by Amresh Panigrahi for Varanasi cluster in
on Diversity of Culture and Social Environment
soft stone craft and the project was conducted by
on November 19, 2017. He was felicitated with
outreach programme at NID from May 25–June 10,
Bharat Vikas Award by Institute of Self Reliance,
2017 at Ramnagar, Varanasi.
Bhubaneswar on the occasion of Citizen’s Day
• Amresh Panigrahi worked the project “Design November 19, 2017 for his contribution for social
Intervention for Small Street Business Vendor” as innovation.
team member with NID colleagues and contributed
Apparel Design (AD)
in designing the stalls and peripherals considering
The Master of Design (M. Des) Programme in Apparel
the street food business in India. The project has
Design at the National Institute of Design (NID) has
completed its 3rd phase design development
recently been mentioned in the list of 30 Best Graduate
by designing stalls for 6 street food categories
Programmes in Fashion Design in the world by the
addressing different mobility pattern of vendors. The
Global Fashion School Rankings 2017, the Business of
project was sponsored by the Ministry of Small and
Fashion (BOF), UK.
Medium scale industries, Government of India and
executed by MSME, program of NID as knowledge
partner for the project Design Clinic programme.
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The assessment made by BOF considered NID’s
Apparel Design programme for:
• An interdisciplinary approach to fashion.
• The school is selective, with an acceptance rate of
only 14 percent.
• Students in their survey, found highly satisfied with
NID's resources, with the library, technology, campus
and workrooms all scoring above 85 percent.
Results for the technical skills and sustainability
courses were also high, and respondents were
generally found satisfied with the quality of the
student body and the teaching staff at NID. 70
percent of students believed they left NID prepared
to enter the fashion industry.
Students’ Achievements
• Tanvi (Apparel Design, 2014 Batch) while undergoing
her degree project, has been selected for China
International Ceremonial Dress Design Contest 2017,
as one of the twenty designers worldwide, organised
by Shanghai Textile Association (STA) and Shanghai
International Fashion Education Centre (SIFEC). She
will be presenting her products at a Cultural Festival
in China in January 2017 and is being supported by
organisers for participation requirements and travel.
• Abhishek Gupta (Apparel Design, Sem.5) was one
of the finalist to present his work for the grand
finale held in Mumbai on December 22, 2017, for the
Project Wool Runway, an international platform for
campuses by the Woolmark Company. The event has
been covered by ‘Grazia.’
• For the 3rd edition of Liva Protégé, Emerging
Designer Award 2018 organized by Birla Cellulose,
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Aditya Birla Group, Mumbai, Anisha Khiyani, (AD
2016), a student from, M. Des Apparel Design was
qualified to present her work in the Grand Finale,
Mumbai.
Education: Live Classroom Learning
• DESIGN PROJECT III: Apparel Design explored
through the brief and shared vision of the project
sponsor Asahi Kasei Japan (India office). Students
of M.Des, AD final year designed and developed a
collection of quality apparels suitable for local and
global high-fashion markets. These collections
explored varieties of Bemberg fabrics which
are produced by yarn manufacturer Asahi Kasei
through suppliers from Surat, India. On August 5,
2017, the outcome of apparel collaboration project
was presented as Born from Cotton: an innovative
Apparel Show at the INFLIBNET auditorium, near Info
City, Gandhinagar to celebrate fresh, innovative, and
experimental ranges of 13 Apparel Design, M. Des
Final year students.
The Textile Design discipline also showcased their
textile range development by 14 Textile Design, B.
Des students in the form of an exhibit Born from
Cotton: a Textile Show which was inaugurated at the
Design Gallery, NID Gandhinagar Campus.
The shows were success with tremendous help
and support from students and staff from various
disciplines at NID.
This sponsorship was provided through their
artisan’s skills and fabric.
• An design consultancy project headed by Krishna
Patel on Designing Uniforms for Officers and Staff
for Commissioner of Geology and Mining (CGM),
Government of Gujarat - with Commissioner of
Geology and Mining, Gov. of Gujarat to design
uniform for their Field and Lab Officers – was
completed (Concepts, Design finalisation, Sourcing,
Sampling of Uniforms and Documentation) and
handed over to the clients. Nalin Kumar, Faculty,
Apparel Design has been a in the team assisting Ms.
Krishna Patel on this CGM Project.
• A five-day workshop on Decoding Visual Design for
Non-Designers was organized together by Sonal
Chauhan, Faculty Apparel Design and Shekhar
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Bhattacharjee, Faculty Toy & Game design between
24th- 28th August, 2017, through Industry & Online
Programmes, NID. Twenty-three participants
including academics and professionals attended the
workshop.
Faculty Visits to Conferences and Events
• Apparel Design faculty, Ms. Krishna Patel visited
and participated in presentation/discussion at the
event VASTRA 2017 – 23 Sept- Textiles of North
East States –Opportunities & Challenges in Jaipur
organized by the Federation of Indian Chambers Of
Commerce and Industry (FICCI).
• She, on March 03, 2018, attended the launch of India
Fashion Design Incubator during the event India
fashion Summit at KSID, Kovchi-Andhravilas.
• Apparel Design faculty, Ms. Sonal Chauhan’s paper/
abstract titled – “Encouraging slow consumption
by emotionally durable design” - got selected for the
NIFT International conference, 2018 and also for the
Design Principles & Practices conference 2018 at
Barcelona.
• Discipline Lead, Amit Sinha visited the Performance
Division of Arvind Ltd., Santej to discuss the
possibilities with their development team for
developing collaboration oriented classroom projects
the “Systems design in classroom” on 24th Feb,
2018.
• He was also invited as a panel member for a meeting
of experts on 09.03.2018, called by Dr. Shamsher
Singh, Director General of Marine Commando Force,
Gujarat Police, Gandhinagar, to analyse and provide
feedback, suggestions on the uniform developed for
the Marine Commando Force.
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Visits and Exposure
• Shri Suresh Prabhu, Hon’ble Minister of Commerce
and Industry, and Minister of Civil Aviation,
Government of India, visited NID Gandhinagar for
the inauguration of Auditorium, Presentation Hall
and Design Gallery at Campus on the 11th March,
Sunday. Amit Sinha, Discipline Lead, AD presented
a display of Apparel Design discipline to the Hon.
Minister Shri Prabhu.
New Media Design (NMD)
• Akshita Mehta's Design Project 3 'Here-In-Time'
has received financial support for the project from
the Board of the Prince Claus Fund and the British
Council for Fifteen thousand four hundred and thirty-
three euros, in January 2018.
• Kshitiz Sharma (5th semester thesis student from
the NMD 2015 batch) has been offered an internship
with the MediaLAB Amsterdam in the Netherlands
from February to July 2018.
• Paridhi Diwan's smart textile garment 'Evince' was
the only entry from India to be showcased at the
Intersections Exhibition in London, in September
2017, organized by Loughborough University.
• Namrata Primlani, Shreeyash Salunke, Kavya
D, Sagar Suthar and Kshitiz Sharma from the
NMD discipline were runners up in the Student
Design Challenge of OzCHI '17 (Computer-Human
Interaction), held from November 28 to December 1,
2017 in Brisbane, Australia. They won the 2nd prize
for their concept Regen: Collaborative co-production
of upcycled products.
• Jyoti Narayan, Akshita Mehta, Kshitiz Sharma and
Ashish Dubey exhibited their works on Augmented
Reality at the EYEMYTH Media Arts Festival held in
Mumbai from August 10 to 24, 2017.
Photography Design
• Artist Serena Chopra’s ‘Bhutan Echoes’, Tasveer
exhibition was inaugurated in the design gallery, NID
Gandhinagar Campus. She also gave an artist talk on
her work to the community.
• Conference on ‘Deliberating Photography Education
in India’ was successfully organized and concluded
at NID Gandhinagar Campus. The participants
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 were Dr. Aileen Blaney and Chinar Shah from
Srishti Institute of Art, Design and Technology,
Anita Khemka from Sri Aurobindo Centre for Arts &
Communication, Dr. Suryanandini Narain from School
of Arts and Aesthetics, JNU, Sharbendu De from
Jamia Millia Islamia University, Tanvi Mishra from
Nazar Foundation and Delhi Photo Festival, Philippe
Calia from PIX and BIND, Rahaab Allana from Alkazi
Foundation for the Arts, Sathyanand Mohan and
Rishi Singhal from National Institute of Design.
• Swasti Bharti’s (Batch 2015) photo book Beyond the
Veil was selected for the Athens Photo Festival.
• Saravana Bharati’s project ‘Machismo ‘got
shortlisted for the Lucie foundation emerging
scholarship.
• Photography Design received a grant of 30000
euros from Goethe Institute, Mumbai to facilitate the
exchange between NID and Hochschule für Grafik
und Buchkunst (HGB), Leipzig, Germany.
• Fake Encounters, graduation project of Rohit Saha
(batch 2014), won The Alkazi Photobook Grant 2017.
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• Head, Hand and Heart, graduation project of Sheik
Mohamed Ishaq of batch 2013, was announced
as one of the runners-up for The Alkazi Photobook
Grant 2017.
• Two Millenia of Oppression, graduation project of
Arun Vijai Mathavan of batch 2013, was selected for
The Fotofest International 2018 Biennial in Houston.
Fotofest is one of the most prestigious photography
Biennales internationally.
• Second year students of Photography Design,
participated and exhibited their works at Osaka,
Japan, through INTAC, an art collective founded in
2010 consisting of artists from OCAD University
(Toronto, Canada), TAMK Fine Arts Program
(Tampere, Finland), Chung Ang University (Seoul,
South Korea), BTK (Berlin, Germany), and Osaka
University (Osaka, Japan).
• Raison d'état, design project 2 of Swasti Bharti
of batch 2015, has been selected for a projection
display exhibit at Encontros da Imagem, Portugal.
Encontros da Imagem, Portugal. Encontros
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photography festivals in Europe.
• The students of batch 2016 worked under an
umbrella theme - Water, for their design project 1,
of which selected works went live on the virtual
museum website – Living Waters Museum. Living
Waters Museum is a virtual museum, a result of
collaboration between NID Photography design and
WaterAid, India.
• Maria, design project 1 of Shreyasi Pathak, batch
2016, was exhibited at Indian Photography Festival,
Hyderabad under Photobook Exhibition category.
The Indian Photography Festival (IPF) - Hyderabad,
a Not-For-Profit initiative of Light Craft Foundation,
is an international photography festival, showcasing
a wide range of photography from India and around
the globe with a series of events, including talks
and discussions, portfolio reviews, book launches,
screenings, workshops etc.
• Amlanjyoti Bora (Batch 2016) went on exchange
to Sheridan College Oakville, Canada for the fall
semester.
• Stuart Freedman’s The Palaces of Memory, Tasveer
exhibition was inaugurated in the design gallery, NID
Gandhinagar campus. Representatives from Tasveer
and Dauble – Season partner of Tasveer, visited NID
Gandhinagar campus for the inauguration of the
show.
• Shreyasi Pathak and Vamika Jain (Batch 2016) went
on exchange program at the HGB, Leipzig, Germany.
• Max Bodenstedt and Johannes Ernst, students
from HGB, Leipzig, Germany attended an exchange
program with NID photography Design.
• Arthur Zalewski, faculty from HGB, Leipzig, Germany
visited NID as part of collaboration between NID and
HGB, Leipzig, Germany. He gave an artist talk to the
community on his practice.
• Transit, graduation project of Aditi Sharma (Batch
2013), was selected for an exhibition display at
Serendipity Art Festival, Goa.
• Joel Fernando and Nalini B (Batch 2016) went on an
exchange program to the University for the Creative
Arts, Farnham, UK as a part of the international
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student exchange program.
• Peter Bialobrezski, renowned German Photographer
visited NID Gandhinagar and presented a talk on his
work. Students of photography design participated in
one on one portfolio review with Peter Bialobrezski.
He was also the external expert for the graduation
project jury of a photography design student.
• Photography design students participated in the
setting up and organization of the Goa Photo festival
2017, at Goa.
• Student’s magazine 12 was published and released
through NID’s Research & Publications during the
38th Convocation.
• Photography exhibition ‘Where and Now’ opened at
the Design Gallery, NID Gandhinagar. The exhibition
was a culmination of the works done by the students
who participated in the student exchange program
with HGB, Leipzig, Germany.
• Two photography design students from batch
2015, Saravana Bharathi SB and Swasti Bharati,
got selected for the Uberall Photography Workshop
organized by Chennai Photo Biennale.
• Photography design graduate Arun Vijai Mathavan
was provided with a generous $2000 scholarship
to visit and participate in Fotofest Biennale 2018,
Houston, Texas.
• Photography exhibition in collaboration with Tasveer
Gallery by Dutch photographer Bas Meeuws ‘Spring
in the wintertime’ opened at the Design gallery on
February 8th.
• The launch of the PIX magazine – Student Issue
included the work of Shampa Kabi, Mohit Bhatia,
Swasti Bharti and Riti Sengupta. Shampa Kabi
presented her work at the Launch. Mohit Bhatia and
Rishi Singhal participated in panel discussions.
• Swasti Bharti’s (Batch 2015) paper abstract based
on her Dissertation "Wiele and Klein Studio, Madras
(1884-1987)" got selected for the prestigious 25th
European conference on South Asian Studies, Paris
France.
• Shreyasi Pathak represented NID at the Women in
Photography 2 International Workshop held at The
National Institute of Design
 AJK Mass Communication Research Centre at Jamia • Toy & Game Design had been invited in International
Millia Islamia, India. Play Conference 2018, Bangalore on 2nd and 3rd
March2018. TGD faculty Austin Davis participated
• The department Hosted Exchange students Natalie
and conducted workshop on Play & Playfulness.
Paetzold, Su Ji and Artist in residence, Amanda
Students’ work was displayed during the exhibition
Wittle from the University of Creative Arts Farnham
of the Conference.
London.
• Toy & Game Design faculties, Shekhar Bhattacharjee
• The Water Project (Design project 1 of Batch 2016)
and Austin Davis had been invited as reviewers for
was exhibited at the living water museum stall at the
mid-semester event named Play Methodologies
Water festival, Ahmedabad Haat.
Studio at CEPT on 23rd February.
• ‘Invisible cities’ a display of works produced by 2nd
• Austin Davis also took classes to guide the students
semester students during the Analogue module with
in developing Board Games which was part of the
Dileep Prakash were exhibited at NID Gandhinagar.
final submission for their Studio Course for the
• Fotofest Biennale at Houston opened with its Urban Planning students.
thematic as INDIA. The works of Arun Vijai
• One day workshop was arranged on 26th of January,
Mathavan, alumni of the department (2013 batch)
2018 and Rahul Dutta & Ashish Lijhara from
was featured in this edition of Fotofest.
Trimensions Digital Pvt. Ltd conducted the workshop
• Rishi Singhal, Discipline Lead of Photography design on AR/VR and its application in games.
participated in a seminar – “Photography without
History” at Museum of fine arts Houston. Other
participants were – Malcolm Daniel, Gus and Lyndall
Wortham Curator of Photography, Museum of Fine
Arts, Houston; Roshini Kempadoo, Exhibiting Artist,
UK/Guyana; Nathaniel Stein, Associate Curator of
Photography, Cincinnati Art Museum. Rishi Singhal
was also an exhibiting artist at the Fotofest

• Rishi Singhal presented 12, a student-initiated

magazine published by the Photography Design
discipline to Shri Suresh Prabhu, Hon’ble Minister
of Commerce and Industry, and Minister of Civil
Aviation, Government of India who visited the NID
Gandhinagar Campus for the inauguration of the new
auditorium and presentation hall.

Toy & Game Design (TGD)

• Kids India, International toy fair 2017 which is
organized by Indo German Chamber of Commerce as
well as Spielemesse of Germany, invited Toy & Game
Design and provided space to showcase students
works at Mumbai.

• This was an opportunity to promote the presence of

the discipline and in return students got exposure of
various industries and manufacture. Later some of
them were also selected for internship and project.

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7.2 NID Bengaluru Campus
NID’s Bengaluru Campus addresses the long-felt need
for a globally benchmarked centre for design research
in the country by fostering the creative design skills
through NID's design acumen nurtured over more than
five decades of intense teaching-learning processes.
Situated in the research and development capital of
India, Bengaluru, this campus focuses on high-tech
design fusion and includes Digital Design, New Media/
e-learning and design for manufacturing. NID's time-
tested strength and experience in conducting research
at the multidisciplinary level aspires to yield a new
guild of "technology-design interface". The primary
aim through such research is to create and share
new knowledge in this fast growing and increasingly
important field.
The following units are contributing towards the
research-oriented endeavours on the Campus:
• Research and Development unit for e-learning and
digital inclusion
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• Research and Development unit for service design
• Research and Development unit for Game/
Experience Design
• Industry Programmes and Projects Unit
• Outreach Programmes unit
• Jamsetji Tata Design Research Chair for Universal
Design
• MSME Regional Centre
• Centre for Bamboo Initiatives
Major Events and Highlights of the Year
• ‘Empowering by Design’ a two-day programme was
conducted at Guwahati from April 20–21, 2017
in association with Development Commissioner
(Handicraft) for creating design awareness
among the handicraft and handloom artisans,
entrepreneurs, exporters etc. from the North-eastern
states. This was done through brainstorming,
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group assignments, discussion, etc. and was
documented; the said document was submitted
after the workshop. Shimul Mehta Vyas Susanth
C S, Pravinsinh Solanki, and Bindoo Ranjan had
represented NID in this programme.
• A two-day Design Clinic seminar was organized
from April 24–25 under the NID-MSME scheme
at Aizawl at two different places. NID faculty
members Susanth CS and Pravinsinh Solanki had
made presentations and held interactions with the
participants.
• A French delegation led by François Gautier, Consul
General of France, India visited the NID Bengaluru
Campus on May 4, 2017. This is the first high ranking
visit from the French Embassy. The team explored
long term academic and research interaction with
the campus.
• On May 4, 2017 a brainstorming session on
“Innovative Smart Handlooms” was scheduled.
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It highlighted a few key issues on “Innovative
Smart Handlooms” and might help in opening
up the focused discussions. The objective of the
brainstorming session was to bring a diverse group
of stakeholders on a common platform to generate
not only better, broader, more encompassing ideas
but also come up with out of the box ideas to outline
the framework for the operational guidelines for the
proposed Centre for Innovative Smart Handlooms.
The purpose was to identify as many diverse
opportunities and risks that could possibly apply to
the setting up of the proposed Centre.
• Industry Interface 2017 was held on campus from
May 18–19. The event hosted 30 companies on
campus and 35 companies off-campus. More than
250 students participated in the event. For full-time
recruitment, the highest stipend offered was 25 lakh
p.a. by Sprinklr.
• GAFX Conference is India's most prominent and
largest annual event for the Games, Animation &
Visual Effects Industry hosted by Government of
Karnataka and organized by ABAI. The GAFX had
invited the Digital Game Design (DGD) department to
showcase educational projects, academic activities,
and information brochures of DGD at the GAFX 2017
from May 12–14, 2017. It was a great opportunity to
showcase students’ work and promote Digital Game
Design at NID Bengaluru Campus. Students got a
larger platform to connect with top employers from
all over the world. The response from the audience
was remarkable.
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• A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed
between NID and Indira Gandhi National Centre for
the Arts, Bengaluru on June 30, 2017. The MoU was
signed by Mr. Siddharth Swaminarayan, Secretary &
Head, General Administration, NID on NID’s behalf
and by Dr. Deepti Navratna, Executive Director, IGNCA
on behalf of IGNCA SRC. Dr. Deepti Navratna, IGNCA
SRC and Dr. Aneesha Sharma, NID will act as the
coordinators for the initiation and implementation
of varied projects under this MoU. The MoU opens
opportunities for faculty and student research
projects, collaborative conferences/seminars,
access to knowledge centres and digital archives,
and mutually beneficial design and culture projects.
• Government of Jharkhand has taken decision to
merge all co-operative banks in the state to become
branches of JSCB. Rebranding of Jharkhand State
Cooperative Bank has been undertaken by NID
faculty Shakti Banerjee; it has been well appreciated
and approved by the client.
• NID-IGNCA SRC joint conference titled, ‘Culture,
Design & Cognition 2017’ was held from November
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3–4, 2017 at IGNCA SRC, Bengaluru was
successfully completed. The conference marked
a first of its kind platform where speakers from
multiple domains shared their research on culture,
design, and cognition. Dr. Bibhudutta Baral, Dean,
NID Bengaluru and Dr. Deepti Navratna, Executive
Director, IGNCA SRC inaugurated the conference.
Eminent speakers at the conference included Dr.
Devdutt Pattanaik, Dr. Pushpesh Pant, Dr. Prabhat
Ranjan, Prof. Athavankar, Anupama Hoskere, Dr.
Sharada Srinivasan, Dr. Jamuna Rajeswaran and
experts in the fields of design, culture, and cognition.
About hundred participants comprising researchers,
faculty, and students from all over India participated
in the conference. The conference concluded on
January 21, 2017 with a vote of thanks to all the
delegates.
• NASSCOM Game Developers Conference (NGDC) is
India’s largest, and best known, confluence of game
developers, publishers, and decision makers in the
ecosystem. Recognizing the burgeoning games
market in India, NGDC, currently in its ninth year
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 • A delegation of Cumulus Board members visited the
NID Bengaluru Campus on the November 21, 2017.
The delegation comprised:

1. Luisa Collina, President, Cumulus

2. Sam Bucolo, Swinburne University of

Technology, Australia

3. Lorenzo Imbesi, La Sapienza University, Rome,

Italy

4. Jose Allard, PUC, Chile

5. Rachel Troye, AHO, Norway

6. Sara Hylten-Cavallius, Linnaeus University, Växjö

Sweden

7. Ulrich Schendzielorz, HfG Schwäbisch-Gmünd,

Germany

8. Marianna Amatullos, New School Parsons, US

9. Xiao Yong, CAFA, PR China

10. Eija Salmi, Secretary General, Cumulus (Aalto

University).

• India UK Design Education Workshop – Future of

Design Education organized by India Design Council
and supported by British Council was held at the
National Institute of Design, Bengaluru Campus
from March 9–10, 2018 and following experts from
UK participated in the same:

• Prof. Anne Boddington - Dean of College of Arts &

Humanities, University of Brington

• Dr. Jo Anne Bichard - Senior Research Fellow, The

Helen Hamlyn Centre for Design, Royal College of
Art, Scotland

• Dr. Graham McLaren - Head of Field of Research,

Enterprise and Postgraduate, Bathspa University

was dedicated to the advancement of interactive • Dr. Emma Dewberry - Open University
entertainment through talks, panels, super-pitches, • Prof. Steve Rigley - Glasgow School of Art
tutorials and more, the NGDC is aimed at bringing
to the forefront the exciting gaming ecosystem that
exists in India. Students of Digital Game Design
(Semester 1 and 3) from the NID Bengaluru Campus
participated in the event.

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8 Knowledge Management Centre (KMC)
The Knowledge Management Centre (KMC) at NID adopts a multifaceted approach to managing print, digital,
audio-visual material, Prototypes material all in a seamlessly manner. The KMC showcases the best collection
of print material, E-Resources, Prototype material from all corners of the world. Apart from this, the centre has
a large collection of the student Diploma Projects and Craft Documentation Reports. The collective strength
of all resources at the KMC is aimed giving the centre the power to provide services under one roof with online
facilities to the faculty members, students, researchers and the corporate bodies and Institutes associated with
design. The KMC staff works to create an organization that is receptive to innovation, recognized for efficient
management, and focused on continuous improvement in our services, resources, and facility.

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Educational Resources Added to the Collection as on March 31, 2018

NID Ahmedabad Campus

No. Description of Resources Added during April 2017– Stock as on 31.03.18

March 2018
1 Print Collection (Documents)
Books 339 43130
Diploma Projects 211 3323
Project Documents -- 225
Craft Documents 08 486
Colloquium Papers -- 912
Design Concepts & Concerns -- 52
SLA (Sci. & Liberal Arts Studies) -- 47
Student Projects -- 123
2 E-Resources
E-books 2 822
E-databases 2 13
E-Journals – Individual Subscription -- 39
3 Audio Recording
Cassettes -- 584
LPs -- 1136
Tapes -- 1052
Disk -- 1838
4 Video Recording
Disk 83 3895
Films Reel 16 mm -- 245
Films Reel 35 mm -- 87
VHS 03 1343
U-matic -- 636
Betamax -- 109
Betacam -- 276
MDVC -- 233
5 Documents on AV material
Document/Images Disk -- 1117
Disk with Book 10 889
Disk with Craft 109 520
Disk with Diploma Documents 205 2434
Disk with Project Report 23 23
Film strips -- 251
Microfilm and fisch -- 211
6 Others
Slides (Transparencies) -- 94782
Maps -- 46
Loose Sheets 37 45
7 Prototype Collection
Furniture 11 192
Textile -- 03

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NID Gandhinagar Campus

No. Description of Resources Added during April 2017 - Stock as on

March 2018 31.03.18
1 Print Collection (Documents)
Books 321 13219*
Diploma Documents 71 776
Craft Documents 32 167
2 Audio Recording
Disk -- 566
3 Video Recording
Disc -- 1171
4 Documents on AV material
Document/Images Disk 25 80
Disk with Book 38 410
Disk with Craft document 25 160
Disk with Diploma Documents 134 715
5 Others
Maps -- 29
Games (Board and Card) -- 07
Garment Pattern -- 03
Loose sheets 35 35
6 Prototype Collection
Auto miniature -- 39
Apparel -- 02
Accessories -- 04

* This includes transferred books (02) from Ahmedabad Campus

NID Bengaluru Campus

No. Description of Resources Added during April Stock as on

2017 - March 2018 31.03.18
1 Print Collection (Documents)
Books 101 9152*
Diploma Documents -- 325
Craft Documents -- 14
Project Report -- 89
2 Audio Recording
Disk 1 536
3 Video Recording
Disk 97 2040
4 Documents on AV material
Document/Images Disk 19 95
Disk with Book 3 545*
Disk with Diploma 29 246
5 Others
Maps -- 28

* This includes transferred book (03) and Disk with book (3) from Ahmedabad Campus

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E-Resources • Craft Research
During the year the KMC acquired the following • Co-Design: International Journal of Co-Creation in
E-Databases, E-book collections, and E-Journals which design and the arts
has been widely used by the faculty and students at all • Creativity Research Journal
three campuses of NID through integrated automated • Design Issues
library software. • Design Ecologies
• Design and Culture
E-Databases • Digital Creativity
• ACM Digital Library • Design Philosophy Papers
• Bloomsbury Design Library • Economic & Political Weekly (EPW)
• EBSCO: Art and Architecture Complete • Ergonomics
• EBSCO: Communication and mass media Complete • Ergonomics in Design
• Euromonitor International Passport GMID • Human computer interaction
• Grove Art Online • Human Factors
• Jstor database • Information Design Journal
• Newspaper Direct • International Journal of Art and Design Education
• Proquest: Art and Architecture in Video • Information Visualization
• Proquest: Arts and Humanities • Journal of Contemporary Ethnography
• Proquest: Asian Film Online: Volume I • Journal of Engineering Design
• Proquest: Vogue Archive • Journal of Illustration
• V-IDEO: Ideas worth sharing • Journal of Interior Design
• Journal of Screenwriting
E-Books • Journal of Sensory Studies
• Cambridge University Press - (No. of Titles: 75) • Journal of Multimedia
• Cengage - (No. of Titles: 07) • Leonardo
• CRC press - (No. of Titles: 120) • Leonardo Music Journal
• EBSCO E-Books - (No. of Titles: 166 - from various • Museum Journal
publishers like AVA, MIT, WILEY etc.) • Museum Practice
• Intellect - (No. of Titles: 07) • New Cinemas: Journal of Contemporary Film
• Oxford Handbooks - (No. of Titles: 125) • Narrative
• Proquest (ebrary E-Books) - (No. of Titles: 227) • Studies in Comics
• South Asia Archive E-Books (South Asia Research • Studies in People’s History
Foundation (SARF) - (No. of Titles: 02) • Storyworlds: A Journal of narrative studies
• Taylor and Francis ( Routledge) - (No. of Titles: 08) • Technoetic Arts: A Journal of Speculative Research
• Wiley (Art & Photography Collection) - (No. of Titles: • The Design Journals
20)
• Wood Head Publishing (Textile Engineering As part of the enhancement of services, the KMC will
Collection) Access through Elsevier - be subscribing to more E-Books and
(No. of Titles: 65) E-Journals during the coming months along with
design related databases which will help students and
E-Journals (Subscribed individually as E-Journal) faculty in their academic and research pursuits.
• Action Research
• Animation Practice, Production & Process Print resources
• Art, design & Communication in Higher Education NID’s KMC has a wide range of collection of books
• Car Design News in its resources on design, science and technology,
• Colour Research & Application art & architecture, paintings, history, humanities, etc.

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Presently the collection has approx.65204 books in
all its three campuses. The periodical section has
nearly 320 current journals with nearly 4730 back
volumes in all its three campuses. The rare and out
of print collection includes archival collections on art,
architecture, paintings, history, etc.
Document Collection
The document collection contains more than 6539
student diploma projects, colloquium papers, craft
documentations, and project reports in all its three
campuses. There are several other reports and
documentations on various projects NID was involved
in during the last 5 decades, which are unique with
innovative themes and research oriented studies.
Audio-visual Resources
The unique collection of audio-visual materials, which
includes films, (Audio Cassettes, Audio LP’s, Audio
Tapes, Audio CD, CD ROM Databases, Digital Audio
Tapes (DAT), Films (16mm & 35 mm), Filmstrips,
Microfilms & microfiche, Slides (Transparencies), Video
Cassettes (U-matic, VHS, Betamax, Betacam), Video
CD and DVD) contains NID’s own works as well as the
ones collected from externally. These are mostly on
the topics of design, film classics, and of course NID’s
own experimental and animation films. The Audio
Collection contains hundreds of hours of music, both
Indian as well as Western & Indian classical, Folk, Jazz,
Pop, etc. This collection also includes recordings of
lectures and speeches held at NID, literature readings
as well as sound effects, which are very important
resources for both students and faculty in their design
projects covering diverse themes and ideas. The visual
collection consisting of nearly 80,000 transparencies
from the early 60’s till date are unique in the area of
Indian landscape, art, architecture and design, along
with topics like fairs & festivals, people, traditions,
culture, etc.
Digitisation of KMC Resources
The KMC has started digitizing the Colloquium
Papers and SLA Documents and 958 such documents
have been digitized, So that these resources can
be preserved and made accessible through online
facilities, which will be very useful to NID community
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across the campuses. 938 Audio Visual Material had
been sent at IGNCA, Delhi under National Audio-Visual
Archives (NCAA) for the Digitization, and received back
all the 938 A.V. Material along with the Digitized soft
copy files of 787 A.V. Materials.
Prototype collection
The collection is mostly a display of furniture designs
and other products from internationally celebrated
designers like Charles Eames from the US, Le
Corbusier from France, Marcel Breuer and Ludwig
Mies Van Der Rohe from Germany, Poul Kjaerholm
from Denmark, Bruno Mathsson from Sweden, Eero
Saarinen from the US and Hans J Wegner from
Denmark among others. This Classic was founded to
encourage the study of design and inspires designers
with examples of highest standard. These were
designs for the everyday life in Europe and America
It emphasise on the challenges the designers face,
with respect to new materials, new technologies,
design processes and of course aesthetics.. Some
of the designs were very artistic and truly classic
and captivating. KMC has the versatile collection
like Furniture, product, ceramic, kitchenware etc.
KMC Ahmedabad. The cataloguing and photography
documentation work is in progress.
Conservation and Preservation of KMC Resources
KMC has started rectifying torn, damaged rare books
for the restoration and preservation. 399 rare books
were preserved and conserved from INTACH, Lucknow.
KMC advisory panel members have recommended
the remaining rare books and other Diploma/Craft
reports which are in bad condition are to be preserved
through INTACH, Lucknow on continuous basis, as this
is long term activity and its very time consuming. 26
Crafts have been preserved through INTACH, Lucknow
and remaining 418 Craft Documents will be sent for
the preservation/Conservation and archival binding
process.
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9. Research & Publications
9.1 Research
PhD Programme at NID
• A total of 62 applications were received for
admission to the PhD Programme, 2017–18. Based
on the eligibility criteria and research proposals
review, 25 applications were shortlisted for the next
stage of the admission process. 14 candidates
appeared for the DRT, which was held on April 26,
2017. Of this, 11 candidates were shortlisted directly
for interview. The interviews were conducted on April
27 and 29, 2017. Two external experts were invited
as external panel members for the interviews.
• A meeting of the PhD Research Committee was
held on May 15, 2017 for the final shortlisting of
the PhD candidates based on the interview scores.
A total of 7 candidates were selected for the first
academic year of the PhD programme. All have
opted for the part-time programme. The final list of
shortlisted candidates was announced on May 19,
2017 on NID’s website. It was also decided that the
programme shall commence in January 2018.
• A PhD Research Committee meeting was held
on September 12, 2017 to discuss and finalize
the curriculum flowchart for the programme. A
presentation on the PhD programme was made in
the Governing Council meeting held on September
21, 2017. All important aspects of the programme
such as the vision, the entire admission process,
international collaboration, fees structure, etc. were
presented and discussed with the Governing Council.
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• An overall curriculum flowchart was designed
for the PhD programme. Course Abstracts for
different courses were drafted and consolidated.
The first one-month modular coursework was
designed meticulously and in accordance with
that, the timetable was shared with the candidates.
The candidates were further asked to give their
preference of guides in the order of first, second,
and third choice. The Research Committee held
a meeting on October 27, 2017 to finalise the
prospective guides for each candidate.
• An orientation programme for the PhD candidates
was held on October 30, 2017 at the NID Ahmedabad
campus. The candidates were given a brief overview
of the tentative schedule of the coursework and
the entire structure of the programme. Each
candidate was informed regarding the prospective
guide assigned to them. International Research
collaboration is also being explored with Silpakorn
University, Thailand. A group of visitors held a
meeting with the Director NID on November 22, 2017.
• The first one-month course module commenced
on January 8, 2018. During this period, 14 visiting
faculty and 3 in-house faculty conducted the first
module of the first semester of the coursework. The
first module was designed to give inputs on 42 varied
topics under Research Methodology. This module
concluded on February 2, 2018. The candidates took
extensive feedback to further refine and work on their
research proposals. The candidates presented their
learning experience and took extensive feedback
about their research proposals from a panel that
included 4 senior faculty members.
• The Research Committee held a meeting on February
8, 2018 to discuss matters related to the PhD
Programme. Based on the topic of their research
proposals, the committee finalized the guide for
each candidate. The final list of guides was further
approved by the Director. An official invitation was
then sent to the 7 PhD guides.
• A half-day workshop on ‘Roles and Responsibilities
of a PhD Guide’ was organized on February 23, 2018
at the NID Ahmedabad campus. Three external
members were invited as experts. All 7 guides of the
candidates were invited to the workshop. All NID
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 faculty members were also invited to attend the
same.
• The second one-month module of the coursework
was conducted from May 14–June 8, 2018.
Accordingly the timetable was prepared and
invitations for visiting faculty sent out.
• NID is organising a conference named ‘Insight 2018’
from November 1–2, 2018. The PhD candidates shall
present their proposals at this conference.
INNOVATION CENTRE FOR NATURAL FIBRE (ICNF)
Exhibition in Textiles India 2017 at Gandhinagar
India Design Mark Jute Bags, Lifestyle Jute Bags,
Home Decor Curtain and Cushions, Acoustic Insulation
Jute Panels and Amul’s Take-away Jute Bags were
showcased in the NJB Theme Area as well as in the
NID-IPR Stall at the Jute Pavilion at Textiles India 2017
from June 30–July 2, 2017. Hon'ble Prime Minister
of India, Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated Textiles
India 2017 on June 30, 2017. Delegates from India
and abroad showed keen interest in these products.
Also, jute manufacturers were interested in plasma
processing of jute, especially in raw jute fibre’s colour
transformation to rich gold.
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Jute Pavilion at Vastra 2017 at Jaipur
The Vastra 2017 fair was held from September 21–24,
2017 at Jaipur. The NID pavilion exhibited the India
Design Mark Jute Bags, Lifestyle Jute Bags, Home
Decor Curtain and Cushions, Acoustic Insulation Jute
Panels, Amul’s Take-away Jute Bags as well as Born
from Cotton-Textiles and Apparel Collection. There
was an overwhelming response from buyers from India
and abroad. Pradyumansinh Jhala was one of the jury
members while selecting the stalls for award of prizes
in different categories at Vastra 2017.
Indian Delegation to Japan for Jute Promotion
During 2015-16, the export of Jute Diversified
Products (JDP) to Japan was just 0.6% (Rs.35 mn)
of total JDP exports (Rs. 5624 mn). The Indian jute
industry has also been emphasizing a need to tap
into the Japanese market. At Tokyo Giftex in 2016, 30
Japanese Companies showed commercial interest in
the shopping bags and lifestyle accessories designed
by the Innovation Centre for Natural Fibre (ICNF), NID
and exhibited by National Jute Board in Giftex.
In view of this, to have first-hand information about
the Japanese market and to seek cooperation from
institutes and organizations in promoting good
quality eco-friendly jute diversified products (JDP) in
Japan and to explore the possibility of collaborative
development of natural fibre products for the world
market, a delegation comprising members from MoT,
IJMA, and NID led by Shri Puneet Agarwal, IAS, Joint
Secretary, Ministry of Textiles, Govt. of India was sent
to Japan from October 30–November 2, 2017. The visit
was scheduled at the time of Good Design Exhibition
2017 so that Good Design Award to NID Foldable Jute
Bag can also be received.
The major recommendations and action points arose
from the visit are:
• In order to promote Jute Diversified Products in the
Japanese market, it is necessary to design products
to suit their changing lifestyle, culture, and customs.
In this pursuit, it is recommended to get student
interns from Japanese Design Institutes such as
TAMABI for the jute industry. Also, a collaborative
project on Jute Product Design and Development
could be undertaken jointly by NID and TAMABI.
Jute Bag was awarded the Good Design Award 2017
on November 1, 2017 at the Good Design Exhibition,
Tokyo. The Foldable Jute Bag was designed by
Abhilasha Jhalani (M.Des., Lifestyle Accessory Design)
for her graduation project at ICNF. Pradyumansinh
Jhala, Head, ICNF and Shimul Mehta Vyas, Principal
Designer, NID received the award at Tokyo
November 1, 2017.
Amul’s Take-away Jute Bags: Launch and Press Meet
Six jute bags for Amul Products’ take-aways,
incorporating GCMMF suggestions were launched
by Shri R.S. Sodhi, Managing Director, Gujarat
Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd in the
Director NID Pradyumna Vyas, Shri P.K. Sahu, Chief
Market Promotion Officer, National Jute Board,
Ministry of Textiles, Govt. of India and NID-Amul
Team on November 30, 2017 at NID, Ahmedabad for
commercial manufacture and making it available to
the customers at Amul Parlours.

• For marketing Jute Diversified Products in Japan, it

is recommended to establish linkage with Japanese
megastores such as Muji and Daiso. The proposed
visit of the Muji executive to the Jute industry at
Kolkata during either November or December will be
a first step in this direction.

• In order to arrange a business meeting between

Indian companies and Japanese companies, the
Embassy of India at Tokyo’s help can be sought.
Also, JETRO can be of help in getting necessary
information and guidance in the matter.

• In order to introduce modern production and quality

management practices in the age old traditional
Indian jute industry, it is recommended to organize
suitable training programmes for the personnel of
the jute industry with the help of AOTS Research
Centre, an organization for human resource
development in developing countries.

Good Design Award 2017

Three jute bags: Fashion Tote Bag, Foldable Hand
Bag, and Collapsible Tote Bag having the India Design
Mark 2017 were submitted for Good Design Award
2017 “G Mark” of Japan Institute of Design Promotion
in June 2017. Out of these three bags, the Foldable
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Jute Wall Panels for Acoustic Insulation
Jute has some unique physical properties like high
tensile tenacity, bulkiness, sound and heat insulation
properties, low thermal conductivity and antistatic
properties. In view of this, light-weight modular panels
having jute felt backing and a lustrous Juco Fabric
exterior with handmade surface textures that help
improve the indoor sound quality were developed.
The test results have shown improvement in sound
absorption in upper-mid frequency range with different
exterior surface textures. They are treated for fire
retardancy, water repellency, and anti-microbial attack.
A range of elegantly designed acoustic panels looks
to harmonize aesthetics and functionality of sound
absorption with an aim to integrate them in space
interiors is shown below. These jute wall panels have
been installed in the auditorium at NID Gandhinagar
Campus for acoustic insulation in December 2017.
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NID-ATIRA Materials and Product Innovation Centre
(MAPIC)
NID and ATIRA signed a Unique Memorandum of
Understanding for achieving synergistic development
in the areas of Natural Fibres and Composites on
January 5, 2018. The new platform will provide for
sharing of knowledge and infrastructure facility
between the institutes for the research, development
& students activity, in the form of Materials & Product
Innovation Centre (MAPIC) at ATIRA. The collaboration
leverages the strength of current programs in both
the institutes-mainly the transformational research in
natural fibre, industrial product, automobile, railway,
advanced composite materials and innovative design
capability of respective in MAPIC.
National Seminar on Market Driven Innovations in
Natural Fibres
Pradyumansinh Jhala participated in and presented
paper on "Design Driven Innovations in Jute Diversified
Products for Value Addition and Better Market" which
received Best Paper Award in National Seminar on
Market Driven Innovations in Natural Fibres" organised
by The Indian Natural Fibre Society in collaboration
with ICAR-NIRJAFT and NJB held at Kolkata from
February 22–23, 2018. He also co-chaired a technical
session on ‘Imperatives for Technology Transfer in
Natural Fibre Sector’ at the seminar.

Jute Diversified Products Showcased before Hon’ble

Minister of Commerce and Industry, and Minister of
Civil Aviation, Government of India
Jute Diversified Products were displayed before Shri
Suresh Prabhu, Hon’ble Minister of Commerce and
Industry, and Minister of Civil Aviation, Government of
India in an exhibition organized during his visit to NID
Gandhinagar Campus on March 11, 2018.

RAILWAY DESIGN CENTRE (RDC) AT NID AHMEDABAD

Design of an Improvised Ladder for Climbing onto the
Middle and Upper Berths in ICF and LHB Coaches
An improvised alternate climbing arrangement suitable
for all categories of passengers (including women,
children, and senior citizens) has been developed
without compromising on number of berths for each
type of coach.

Based on field studies, researchers found that users

find it difficult and uncomfortable to use the existing
ladder in these coaches while getting on or off the
higher berths. Some users would tend to use less of
the ladder and step on the berth fearing the risk of
slipping. It was also observed that commuters use
different ways to climb the ladder.
Keeping the commuter in mind, careful examination
was done to understand the different parts of the
ladder that were in use to either hold or step-on while
climbing. Railway Design Centre, at NID Ahmedabad
Campus has proposed new retro-fitted ladder designs
for the coaches that would make it safe and easier
to climb. It could prevent users from stepping on the
berth and also make transition on the ladder easier.
The design solution is convenient for three different
ways of climbing, and also caters for commuters
above the age of 50 years.
Colour and Interior Schemes for Upcoming Shatabdi
Trains:
Colour and interior schemes have been designed
to revamp the old Shatabdi trains and create a new
commuting experience in the long distance superfast
chair car of the upcoming Shatabdi trains.
The RDC has designed a new colour and interior
scheme for Tejas/Shatabdi rake to enhance the
experience of the new high speed railway system for
the commuters in India. Detailed guidelines have been
submitted to RCF Kapurthala to revamp the upcoming
coaches with an enhanced, consistent colour scheme
and interiors for the Indian Railways that will give it a
bold and modern makeover.

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The design for exterior and interior schemes is based
on travel class, region and speed of the train. The
design makes the most of the visual elements from
the Indian cultural identity and environmental diversity
to give it a look that symbolises modern India.
The design of the interiors has an important role to
play in reinforcing the Indian Railways identity. RDC
has created a unique and effective design that is
consistent with the colour scheme. The design has
been created giving prime importance to passenger
safety and behaviour.
FACULTY-LED RESEARCH PROJECTS UNDER DST
Project Title: Scroll Paintings & Story telling tradition
in India
Project Head: Jagriti P Galphade
Status: Waiting for funds from DST
The faculty has revised the proposal based on the
instructions from DST after the second round of
approval. The revised proposal has been sent to the
DST.
Project Title: ‘A digital Mini-Spectacle for showcasing
the glory of Hampi’ - Social Life and Architectural
Reconstruction of key monuments at Royal Enclosure
Hampi and Enhancing User Experience Design for
Interactive Hampi Installations
Project Head: Mamata N Rao
Status: Funds have been approved by DST
NID would, as part of the project, look at
reconstructions of a few buildings with Royal
Enclosure at Hampi and at user experience for
interactive Hampi exhibits and models.
ONGOING INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH PROJECTS
India Digital Heritage (Hampi)
Anchor faculty: Mamata Rao/ V. Ravishankar, NID
Bengaluru Campus
NID's work on The Digital Hampi project was in the
area of Digital Reconstruction of Bazaar Streets of
Hampi. The project funded for over 4 years by DST
under India Digital Heritage (IDH) concluded on July
31, 2016. The project outcomes have been handed
over to a DST funded team which is developing a web
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application for showcasing all the project outcomes.
The work is in progress and the team is working on
optimizing the content.
Creating Digital-Learning Environment for Design in
India (e-Kalpa)
Principal Investigator: Bibhudutta Baral Co- Principal
Investigator: CS Susanth/ Mamata Rao, NID Bengaluru
Campus
The project is an initiative of the Ministry of
Human Resource Development (MHRD) to promote
involvement of information and communication
technologies (ICT) to enhance quality and reach
of design education in India. The project has been
coordinated from the NID Bengaluru Campus by
Bibhudutta Baral. The project is completing 10 years
and has come to the concluding stage.
Toshiba Project
Project Head: Bibhudutta Baral, NID Bengaluru
Campus
Major part of the project is over and the final
outcomes (Research Reports) have been submitted to
Toshiba. Some funding is available for doing research
on health, education, hygiene & sanitation, energy and
water problems in the context of urban poor, migrant
society/colonies in the urban cities. The research
findings will be published by the research team under
the guidance of the project head.
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9.2 Publications

Newly Released • Chitrakatha Stories 2007-2017 (By Sekhar

• Nakashima at NID (Edited by Tanishka Kachru, Mukherjee)
Adira Thekkuveettil)
• Data Design (By Jignesh Khakhar)
• Design Evam Parivesh – Ek Parichay by
• Painted and Printed Textiles of India (By Romanie
H. Kumar Vyas (Hindi translation: Dinesh Kumar
Jaitly)
Prasad)

• Simple Leather Products: A Step-by-Step Guide to

Making Them (By P. Rameshkumar)
• Indian Crafts in a Globalizing World (Edited by Shilpa
Das, Neelima Hasija)
• Leading Lights on Design (Third Edition)
• 12 (Issue 5)
• Roopankan (Issue 4)
Forthcoming Publications
• Design at the Doorsteps: Design Approaches for
MSMEs (By Shashank Mehta)
• INSIGHT 2015: Scholastic Papers from the
International Design Research Symposium (Edited by
Nijoo Dubey, V. Ravishankar)
• Symbols NID 1961-2014: A Visual Journey
Publications Stall
The NID Publications’ stall was set up during the
following events:
• India-UK Design Education Workshop Series (May
5–6, 2017) at NID Ahmedabad Campus
• Chitrakatha, 2017 (October 23–28, 2017) at NID
Ahmedabad Campus
• NID-IGNCA Joint National Conference ‘Culture,
Design & Cognition’ (November 3–4, 2017) at NID
Bengaluru Campus
• 38th Convocation (January 10–13, 2018) held at NID
Ahmedabad Campus
• Plast India Conference 2018 (February 8–9, 2018)
held at Mahatma Mandir, Gandhinagar
• India UK Design Education Workshop 3rd series
(March 9–10, 2018) at the NID Bengaluru Campus

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10. Integrated Design Services (IDS)
Client servicing is an integral part of NID's activity.
Through Integrated Design Services (IDS), NID Number of projects completed from April 1, 13
undertakes consultancy projects and professionally 2017–March 31, 2018:
delivers design solutions in various areas of design
disciplines. Project proposals sent: April 1, 2017–March 47
31, 2018:
The projects are undertaken by faculty mainly to
bring market realities to the design studios of NID in a
Number of projects commenced during 1st 17
multidisciplinary environment for the benefit of clients.
April 2017 to 31st March 2018:
Projects in line with NID’s areas of expertise are
carefully chosen, so that institution can provide state
of the art design solution to perspective clients. Projects in pipeline: 15

Consultancy assignment at NID starts with an enquiry

from the client mentioning details of their probable
design requirement. In many cases, an enquiry is
followed by the meeting with the client in order to
understand the scope of the project and creative
design brief. Based on the design brief, a techno-
commercial proposal is made and sent to the client
for approval. Design intervention is carried out in
various phases which involve initial research, concept
development, design detailing and prototyping.

Through its “Earn While Learn” scheme, IDS also

facilitates students to work on real life projects, which
in turn, adds value to the upcoming professionals
giving them a taste of actual situations.

Over the last 50 years, NID has successfully completed

many projects of national importance which includes
logo design for more than 500 government, semi-
government and private organizations ranging from
SBI, Doordarshan, Right to Information, CBI, Indian
Airlines, Hindustan Liver etc. Some of the other
important projects are “Discovery of India” exhibition
at Nehru Centre, Monetary Museum for Reserve Bank
of India, Interior Design Projects for Patent Offices,
design of Vidhana Soudha at Bengaluru, Coin Design
for RBI, Multipurpose National Identity Card, trophy for
organizations like DST, CISR, DRDO etc.

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Completed Projects (April 2017–March 2018)

Client Name Name of the Project Project Head

Mazagaon Dock Ship Builders Limited, Five-Day Workshop on Design & Ergonomics for Vipul Vinzuda
Mumbai Warship Building
Tata Consultancy Limited., Chennai Design of Think Space Gayatri Menon
Council for Leather Exports, Chennai Design of Trophy/Award V. Ravishankar
Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Five-day workshop on Ergonomics for the Design and Subir Das
(GRSE), Kolkata Production Engineers
National Archives of India, New Delhi Designing of Digital Exhibition on Sardar Patel Mayank Loonker
Uttar Pradesh Institute of Design (UPID), Handholding for Development of Uttar Pradesh Vijai Singh
Lucknow Institute of Design (UPID), Lucknow Katiyar
Anil Agarwal Foundation, Bhubaneswar Preparation of Feasibility Report for Setting Up Design Shashank Mehta
Institute under Vedanta University
Agricultural and Processed Food Logo Design Shakti Banerjee
Products Export Development Authority
(APEDA), Delhi
Sanjay Shrenikbhai HUF Design of Home Museum, Lalbhai Family, Ahmedabad Tanishka Kachru
Director General of Supplies and Logo Design Rupesh Vyas
Disposals, Delhi
Swarnim Gujarat Sports University, Logo Design Rupesh Vyas
Gandhinagar
Jharkhand State Co-operative Bank Ltd., Design of Visual Identity (Logo) Shakti Banerjee
Ranchi
Central Electricity Regulatory Logo Design for Forum for Regulators Tridha Gajjar
Commission, New Delhi

Ongoing Projects As On March 31, 2018

Design of Visual Identity (Logo) for National Institute
of Technology (NIT) Sikkim
The project head had a client meeting at NIT Sikkim
for initial discussions and a field visit at NIT Silchar in
the third week of March 2018.
Project Head: Nanki Nath

Design of Visual Identity (Logo) for Deendayal Port

Trust, Kutch
The NID Team had a client meeting at DPT for initial
discussions and also visited Kandla Port in the third
week of March 2018.
Project Head: Nijoo Dubey (NIRDPR), Hyderabad
The concept design presentation for NIRDPR Logo
Redesign of Visual Identity (Logo) for National was made in the second week of March 2018 at the
Institute of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj Client’s office. The project head is working on the

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improvised versions of the concepts shortlisted.
Project Head: Chakradhar Saswade
Design of Visual Identity (Logo) for Indian Institute of
Management Nagpur
The project head and the Client are working on the
Motto alternatives to be finalized.
Project Head: Aneesha Sharma
Design of Packaging for Bitumen Testing Kit for Indian
Oil Corporation Ltd., Gujarat
The sets of apparatus have been selected and
packaging approach has been finalized. The NID Team
is in the process of preparing packaging options
considering ergonomics, styling of product, material
and cost of the product development. The invoice
for the second instalment has been submitted to the
Client and the payment has been received.
Project Head: Mohammed Naim Shaikh
Game Design on Election and Electoral Processes of
India for Election Commission of India, New Delhi
The project head is working on the different concepts
of the Game Design.
Project Head: Bibhudutta Baral
Design of Visual Identity (Logo) for Aryabhatta
Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES),
Uttarakhand
The work is in progress. Filling in design questionnaire
is pending from the Client.
Project Head: Jagadish Kumar
Customization of Visual Design of Driving License and
Vehicle Registration Certificate for Maharashtra State
for Commissioner of Transport Office, Gandhinagar
The work is in progress.
Project Head: Praveen Nahar
Design of Visual Identity (Logo) and Slogan for Cluster
University, Jammu and Cluster University, Srinagar
The concept design presentation for Cluster University
Logo was made in the second week of March 2018
at the Client’s office. Out of 4 concepts presented
for both universities, one concept for each university
selected for further refinement.
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Project Head: Tarun Deep Girdher
Design of Visual Identity (Logo) and related branding
for IIT Tirupati, A.P.
The “Logo Manual” preparation is in progress. The
payment for the second instalment has been received.
Project Head: Chakradhar Saswade
Design of Logo and Motto for Central Institute of
Plastics Engineering & Technology (CIPET), Chennai
The “Logo Manual” preparation is in progress.
Project Head: Nijoo Dubey
Customization of Visual Design of Driving License
and Vehicle Registration Certificate for Gujarat for
Commissioner of Transport Office, Gandhinagar
The Gujarat RC Book Manual file has been submitted
to the Client.
Project Head: Praveen Nahar
Design Interventions for Shri Mata Vaishno Devi
Shrine Board, Katra
The project head has communicated to the Client
to visit and present the edited concept designs of
approved concept and fresh design concept for new
items. The Client has requested to share a PPT for the
same and the visit to be scheduled at a further date.
Project Head: Pravinsinh Solanki
Design of Visual Identity (Logo) and Signage System
for Ahmedabad Metro Rail for Mega Company Limited,
Gandhinagar
The initial data collection and research are going on
for signage system. Regular interaction with the Client
team is going on for finalizing typeface, language,
fonts, etc. The logo options in colour and black and
white i.e. three different identities for each have been
submitted to the Client.
Project Head: Tridha Gajjar
Uniform Design for the Officers & Staff of CGM for
Office of the Commissioner of Geology & Mining
(CGM), Industries & Mines Department, Government of
Gujarat, Gandhinagar
The final payment is received.
Project Head: Krishna Patel
National Institute of Design
Designing Vehicle Markings for CGM Vehicles for
Office of the Commissioner of Geology & Mining
(CGM), Industries & Mines Department, Government of
Gujarat, Gandhinagar
The final payment is received.
Project Head: Mohammed Naim Shaikh
Design of Visual Identity (Logo) for Office of the
Commissioner of Geology & Mining (CGM), Industries
& Mines Department, Government of Gujarat,
Gandhinagar
The final payment is received.
Project Head: Tridha Gajjar
Design of Visual Identity (Logo) for IIT Palakkad,
Kerala
The IIT Palakkad stationery items final designs have
been sent for printing.
Project Head: Tarun Deep Girdher
Designing Convocation Attire, Certificate & Grade
Sheet with Folder and Memento for Chief Guest for
Development Management Institute, Patna
The soft copy of the document has been shared with
the Client for suggestions. The project deliverables i.e.
Kurta, Payjama, Stole, Footwear have been submitted
to the Client.
Project Head: Amit Sinha
Design of GUI for Audio/AVN Screen System in Car
Dashboard for Hyundai Motor India Engineering Pvt.
Ltd (R&D Centre), Telangana
The final payment is received. However work on design
detailing is in progress.
Project Head: Mamata Rao
Design of Mrignayanee Emporium at Khajuraho
for Sant Ravidas Madhya Pradesh Hastshilp Evam
Hathkarga Vikas Nigam Limited, Bhopal
The full set of design drawings has been submitted
to the Client. The final design documentation is under
progress.
Project Head: Nijoo Dubey
Innovative Packaging Design for Cement Bags for
Emami Cement Limited, Kolkata
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The bag manufacturer is developing prototypes of two
shortlisted concepts and they would be tested at the
client’s Panagarh plant in the first week of February
2018.
Project Head: Ranjit Konkar
Development of Road Nomenclature, Address System
and Signage Manual for Amaravati Capital City of
Andhra Pradesh for Capital City Development and
Maintenance Authority, Vijayawada
The project team is working on design detailing
of Phase II and Concept Design of Phase III. The
presentation planning for Phase III is being done.
Project Head: Mohammed Naim Shaikh
Design of UDID Card for Ministry of Social Justice and
Empowerment, New Delhi
The Project Head developed concepts and sent it to
the client for their approval.
Project Head: Praveen Nahar
Customization of Visual Design of Driving License and
Vehicle Registration Certificate for Daman Diu, Dadra
& Nagar Haveli
The project is technically completed.
Project Head: Praveen Nahar
User Interface (UI) Design of Digital Evaluation
Solution for Tablet for Tata Consultancy Services,
Mumbai
The invoice for final payment has been submitted to
the client.
Project Head: Bhaumik Nagar
Design of Mamta Card Commissionerate of Health
Medical Services Medical Education & Research,
Gandhinagar
The comprehensive design implementation manual
would be submitted to the client soon.
Project Head: Praveen Nahar
Logo Design for Income Tax Department
Project Head made concept presentations. Three
concepts were shortlisted by the client. Final approval
is awaited.
Project Head: Rupesh Vyas
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Jewellery Trend Research for India for The Gem and
Jewellery Export Promotion Council
The project is to be closed.
Project Head: Shimul Mehta Vyas
Aesthetic improvement of interiors and passenger
amenity items: Non-AC sleeper Coach
The project head has followed up with the client to
release the final payment. Payment is awaited. The
Client has raised some technical queries, which is to
be responded by the Project Head.
Project Head: Praveen Nahar
Logo Design for Indian Institute for Packaging,
Mumbai
The final documentation of the project is underway.
Project Head: Tridha Gajjar
Visual Identity of SAC/ISRO
Several concepts were developed and presented
before the approving authority on 17/04/2015.
Project Head: Jignesh Khakhar
Interior design of IIM Bangalore Library (Project-2)
Few concepts were presented. The client asked for
more refinement. The project head is working on it.
Project Head: Bibhudutta Baral
Visual Identity for National Mission for Clean Ganga
The project is to be closed, as the client has floated
national competition, for which the letter is sent.
Project Head: Sekhar Mukherjee
Design Implementation of Exhibition Hall located at
GIDM Raisan, Gandhinagar
The client approved the extension of the project from
15 March 2017 to 14 March 2018. The work is in
progress.
Project Head: Vikram Singh Parmar
Packaging Design of Parag Milk Bags/bottles for
Pradeshik Cooperative Federation, Lucknow
Artworks are being sent to the client.
Project Head: Tarun Deep Girdher
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Visual Design of IOCL Retail Outlets
The concept for monolith and canopy are shortlisted.
Design concepts for other RVI elements are prepared
and submitted. All technical details are submitted
to the client. Documentation is submitted as final
deliverables. We have requested the Client to close the
project and release balance payment.
Project Head: Suresh Immanuel / P Rama Krishna Rao
Improvement of Aesthetics of GSFC product
Packaging of 50Kg HDPE bags and Packaging items
for Agro Development & Agro Services (AD & AS)
The Project is on Phase III. The Project Head is waiting
for approval of the concepts developed for packaging
items for AD & AS from the client.
Project Head: Tridha Gajjar
Design and Development of S V Museum for Tirumala
Tirupati Devasthanams
A letter has been submitted to the Client to mobilize
new design team and start the project with fresh
approach.
Project Head: Mihir Bholey
Design of Mess Block, Hostel area etc. of NADT,
Nagpur
The project is on the completion stage. Final
documentation is going on.
Project Head: C S Susanth
Designing of Museum for Ramakrishna Mission,
Khetri, Rajasthan
The work is in progress.
Project Head: Mayank Loonker
Centenary Stamp Design for Department of Science &
Technology, New Delhi
The project is technically completed. UC to be sent to
DST.
Project Head: Tridha Gajjar
Styling/aesthetic design of Fetal Heart Rate (FHR)
Device for Siemens Ltd.
The project head has followed up with the client to
release the final payment.
Project Head: Praveen Nahar
National Institute of Design
Design of Innovative Solutions for Rainguarding in
Controlled Upward Tapping (CUT) area of Rubber Trees
for Harrisons Malayalam Limited
The Project Head has communicated with the client to
close the project, as the project got stranded and the
client did not wish to continue with the project.
Project Head: Praveen Nahar
Interior Design of Conference Room/Hall of office of
the DGFT for Director General of Foreign Trade
The first concept design presentation was made to the
client and client has expressed their views on clarity
on finalisation of concepts presented. Project Head
has sent a letter asking clarification on design brief
and feedback on presented concepts.
Project Head: C S Susanth
Packaging Design of gift boxes for Spices Board
Concept presentation was made and 1-2 concepts
were selected with some refinement. Exploration of
design concept with technicality is going on.
Project Head: Tarun Deep Girdher
Design of Logo for IIM Raipur
The work is in progress.
Project Head: Tridha Gajjar
Logo, Hologram and Certificate Design of Central
Board of Film Certification, Mumbai
The Project Head has made presentation before
the Chairman, CBFC. Out of the several concepts
presented, one was shortlisted suggesting a few
refinements.
Project Head: Dhiman Sen Gupta
Packaging System design for ELGI Equipments Ltd.
Coimbatore
Prototype has been sent to the client. Their feedback
on the same is awaited. NID has requested client to
release 2nd phase of the instalment.
Project Head: Bhaskar Bhatt
Design of Logo for GLPC, Gandhinagar
Final concept was sent to the client for their approval.
Feedback is awaited.
Project Head: Tridha Gajjar
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Aesthetic Design of Telecom Towers- Ramboll Soft,
IMI Ltd., Hyderabad
The concept design presentation was made and
client has short-listed three concepts and has given
feedback. The refined concept was submitted and
response on which is awaited.
Project Head: Jignesh Khakhar
Design of Regulator of Gas Equipment-ESAB India
Ltd., Kolkata
The selected design concept is sent to client after
incorporating their suggestions. Response is awaited.
Project Head: Ranjit Konkar
Proposals Sent:
• Design and development of Branding and Signage
system for Somaiya Ayurvihar, Mumbai
• Design of Visual Identity (Logo) and Slogan for
Cluster University, Jammu.
• Design of two separate Logo (Visual Identity) for the
two territories of Daman & Diu and Dadra and Nagar
Haveli for the purpose of Tourism for Secretary,
Tourism - DD & DNH.
• Design of Visual Identity (Logo) for 36th
International Geological Congress (IGC) to be held
in the year of 2020 for Secretary General 36th IGC,
Ministry of Mines, New Delhi.
• Design of Two Separate Visual Identity (Logo) for i)
Gujarat Informatics Limited (GIL), Gandhinagar and
ii) the Office of the DIRECTOR IT & E-Governance,
Government of Gujarat for Managing Director,
Gujarat Informatics Limited, Gandhinagar.
• Interior design of museum space, design of
interactive exhibits and museum publication for
Kempegowda Museum, Bengaluru for Office of the
Additional Commissioner, Bengaluru.
• Vision Design for Improving Ambience of
Ahmedabad Airport, Gujarat, India for Director,
Ahmedabad Airport, Ahmedabad.
• Designing of Theme Statement for World EXPO-
2020 for Federation of Indian Export Organisations
(FIEO), New Delhi.
• Design of Visual Identity (Logo) for IIT Tirupati for
Director, IIT Tirupati.
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• Interior Design of the Gem & Jewellery Training
Centre Project UDUPI for the Gem & Jewellery
Export Promotion Council, Mumbai.
• Design of PVC based Aadhaar Card for Unique
Identification Authority of India, New Delhi.
• A Revised Proposal for Design of Visual Identity
(Logo) and Slogan for Cluster University, Jammu
and Cluster University, Srinagar for The Vice
Chancellor, Cluster University, Jammu.
• Design of Visual Identity (Logo) and Tagline for IIM
Visakhapatnam, Visakhapatnam.
• Design of Products for Leather Talks, Kolkata.
• Design of Visual Identity (Logo) for Gujarat Goods
& Service Tax Act – 2017 for Office of the State Tax
Commissioner, Ahmedabad.
• Design of Exhibition and Interiors of Museum of
National Archives of India, New Delhi.
• Design of Visual Identity (Logo) and Tagline for
Haryana Sarasvati Heritage Development Board,
Haryana.
• Design of Visual Identity (Logo) and Stamp
for Committee for the Purpose of Control and
Supervision of Experiments on Animals (CPCSEA),
New Delhi.
• Design of Logo and Motto for Central Institute of
Plastics Engineering & Technology (CIPET), Chennai.
• Customization of Visual Design of Driving License
and Vehicle Registration Certificate for Gujarat State
for Commissioner of Transport Officer, Gandhinagar.
• Design of Visual Identity (Logo) for Aryabhatta
Research Institute of Observational Sciences,
Nainital.
• Aesthetic and Ergonomic Enhancement on X-Ray
Baggage Inspection System (XBIS) 6040 for BEL,
Pune.
• Customization of Visual Design of Driving License
and Vehicle Registration Certificate for Maharashtra
State for Rosmerta Technologies Limited, Gurgaon.
• Design of Visual Identity (Logo) for Electoral
Literacy Clubs (ELCs) for Election Commission of
India.
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• Game Design on Election and Electoral Processes of
India for Election Commission of India.
• Design of Visual Identity (Logo) for Karnataka
Aerospace Technology Centre (KATC) for NAL,
Bangalore.
• Redesign of Visual Identity (Logo) for National
Institute of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj
(NIRDPR), Hyderabad.
• Design of stone dry polishing machine for GPCB,
Gandhinagar.
• Design of Catalogue and Brochure for Chhattisgarh
Handicraft Development Board, Raipur.
• Design of Visual Identity (Logo) for the event - The
Annual Meeting of Asian Infrastructure Investment
Bank (AIIB) to be held in Mumbai from 22-27 June
2018 for Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry
of Finance, Govt. of India.
• Design of Visual Identity (Logo) for Indian Institute
of Management Nagpur, Maharashtra.
• Design of Visual Identity (Logo) for BHUDHAAR
(Land Hub ID) for NIC, Meity, Government of India,
Andhra Pradesh State Centre, Vijayawada.
• Animation Film Design on Election and Electoral
Processes of India for Election Commission of India,
New Delhi.
• Aesthetic and Ergonomic Enhancement of the
Carbon Sulphur Analyzer (CSA) Machine for Bhabha
Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Mumbai.
• Design of Visual Identity (Logo) for Logistics India
(India Logistics) for Department of Commerce
(DoC), Ministry of Commerce & Industry (MoC&I),
Government of India, New Delhi.
• Design of Packaging for Bitumen Testing Kit for
Indian Oil Corporation Limited, Gujarat.
• Design of Bags for “ARANYANI” for Sai Lakshmi
Industries Pvt. Ltd., Bengaluru.
• Design of Uniform for Kerala Tourism Development
Corporation (KTDC), Kerala
• Design of Community Toilets for Urban
Development, Urban Employment & Poverty
Alleviation Department, Government of Uttar
Pradesh, Lucknow.
National Institute of Design
• Design of Visual Identity (Logo) for Deendayal Port
Trust, Kutch.
• Design of Coffee Table Book on Geographical
Indications (GI) of India for DIPP, Ministry of
Commerce & Industry, Government of India.
for setting up of “West Bengal State Design Centre”,
Kolkata for The West Bengal Industrial Development
Corporation Limited (WBIDC), Kolkata
• Design of Bags for “ARANYANI” for Sai Lakshmi
Industries Pvt. Ltd., Bengaluru

• Design of Visual Identity (Logo) for National • Design of Uniform for Kerala Tourism Development
Institute of Technology, Sikkim. Corporation (KTDC), Kerala

• Visual design of Smart Card International Driving • Design of Visual Identity (Logo) for BHUDHAAR
Permit (IDP) for Office of the Commissioner for (Land Hub ID) for NIC, Meity, Government of India,
Transport, Bengaluru. Andhra Pradesh State Centre, Vijayawada

• Design of Visual Identity (Logo) for Nagpur
Metropolitan Region Development Authority, Nagpur.
• Design of New Visual Identity (Logo) for Gujarat
Mineral Research and Development Society
(GMRDS) for Office of the Commissioner of Geology
& Mining (CGM), Industries and Mines Department,
Government of Gujarat, Gandhinagar.
• Developing a Road Map & Conceptual Framework
for setting up of “West Bengal State Design Centre”,
Kolkata for The West Bengal Industrial Development
Corporation Limited (WBIDC), Kolkata.
• Design of Retrospective Exhibition of Shri Haku
• Shah for National Gallery of Modern Art (Ministry of
Culture), New Delhi.
• Animation Film Design on Election and Electoral
Processes of India for Election Commission of India,
New Delhi
• Aesthetic and Ergonomic Enhancement of the
Carbon Sulphur Analyzer (CSA) Machine for Bhabha
Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Mumbai
• Design of Visual Identity (Logo) for Logistics India
(India Logistics) for Department of Commerce
(DoC), Ministry of Commerce & Industry (MoC&I),
Government of India, New Delhi
• Design of Visual Identity (Logo) for Karnataka
Aerospace Technology Centre (KATC) for NAL,
Bangalore

• Design of stone dry polishing machine for GPCB,

Projects in Pipeline: Gandhinagar
• Design of Retrospective Exhibition of Shri Haku
• Design of Catalogue and Brochure for Chhattisgarh
Shah for National Gallery of Modern Art (Ministry of
Handicraft Development Board, Raipur
Culture), New Delhi

• Design of Coffee Table Book on Geographical

Indications (GI) of India for DIPP, Ministry of
Commerce & Industry, Government of India

• Visual design of Smart Card International Driving

Permit (IDP) for Office of the Commissioner for
Transport, Bengaluru

• Design of Visual Identity (Logo) for Nagpur

Metropolitan Region Development Authority, Nagpur

• Design of New Visual Identity (Logo) for Gujarat

Mineral Research and Development Society
(GMRDS) for Office of the Commissioner of Geology
& Mining (CGM), Industries and Mines Department,
Government of Gujarat, Gandhinagar

• Developing a Road Map & Conceptual Framework

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11. Outreach Programmes
NID’s Outreach Programmes extend the institute’s
experience and training facilities to the service of
those outside its regular education and client service
activities. These programmes help build a network
of design collaboration towards economic and social
priorities between the institute and organisations, and
groups, and individuals all over India. These networks
help extend design application to those areas that are
still new to design.
NID’s efforts are enriched by the experience of its
collaborators which range from industrial bodies
(particularly small, medium and hand industries)
and other institutions of education and training, to
voluntary organisations and central or state bodies
working in priority sectors. Workshop and training
programmes are tailored to the specific needs
of particular groups, aimed at assisting them to
put design awareness in schools, at primary and
secondary levels.
List of various outreach programmes and projects
undertaken during the year
Ongoing Projects
Documenting the Textile Traditions of the North-
Eastern States of India: A Composite Design Study
of Fibres, Dyes, Looms and Tools, Uses and Cultural
Indicators
Client: Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts
(IGNCA), New Delhi
This extensive field-based research project aims
to capture and document a composite study of
indigenous textile practices of the traditional textiles
of the North-eastern states. The documentation also
contextualizes textiles within the historical, socio-
cultural, political, and economic framework.
The project will culminate into documents of the
textile traditions for each state having profound
reference and archival value in the form of
photographs, videos, and illustrations; supported with
descriptive and analytical texts.
Project Head: Romanie Jaitly
State Heads
Mizoram & Nagaland: Aditi Ranjan
Arunachal Pradesh: Swasti Singh Ghai
Meghalaya and Manipur: V. Sakthivel
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Assam: Aarti Srivastava
Sikkim: Romanie Jaitly
Tripura: Krishna Patel
Intervention as Knowledge Partner under USTTAD
Client: Ministry of Minority Affairs, New Delhi
NID has been invited as Knowledge Partner to
contribute its knowledge, skills and experience under
the USTTAD Scheme for the benefit of minority
communities practicing traditional crafts. In the first
phase of the project, In the first phase of the project,
craft research and documentation was carried out
and design development workshops were initiated/
completed in Five Craft Clusters across India - Glass
Flame work of Firozabad, Uttar Pradesh, Black Pottery
of Manipur, Screw Pine Weaving craft of Kerala, Papier
Mache of Srinagar, and Stone Craft of Varanasi, Uttar
Pradesh.
Cluster Heads
Glass Flame Work: Swagata Naidu
Black Pottery: Neelima Hasija
Papier Mache: Tanishka Kachru
Screw Pine Weaving: Jonak Das
Stone Craft: Amresh Panigrahi
Design Interventions for the Basketry Craft for
Empowerment of 50 Women Craftspersons/Artisans of
Ethiopia (25 persons) and Ghana (25 persons)
Client: Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Government
of India, New Delhi
The project focuses on empowering rural, women
basket weavers in African countries such as
Zimbabwe, Ethiopia, Ghana, Malawi and Zambia. The
prime purpose of this initiative is to strategically and
sensitively re-align basketry traditions; practices and
challenges encountered by rural artisans through the
use of design as a tool for employment generation
and enhanced livelihood opportunities. For each of the
beneficiary countries, the project scope broadly entails
skills training and up gradation including training of
trainers, product development and diversification, and
brand building.
Project Head for Ghana: Krishna Patel
Project Head for Ethiopia: Amresh Panigrahi
Product Development & Diversification Workshop in
Water Hyacinth Craft
Client: Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC),
Government of India, New Delhi
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ONGC through its Corporate Social Responsibility
mission, requested NID to impart “Product
Development and Diversification Workshop in Water
Hyacinth Craft.” In this regard, NID team conducted
a workshop in Water Hyacinth craft for the woman
artisans of Assam. The workshop focused on
enhancing the skills of artisans and developing a new
range of products suitable for the market.
Project Head: Shimul Mehta Vyas
(A) Organisational Structure and Curriculum
development and (B) Faculty and Staff Development
on Design Pedagogy Matters for establishing
Jharkhand Institute of Craft and Design (JICD) at
Ranchi
Client: Directorate of Handloom, Sericulture and
Handicraft, Govt. of Jharkhand, Ranchi
The Department of Industry, Govt. of Jharkhand
approached NID to give consultancy to establish
“Jharkhand Design Institute”. The main objective of
the project is to develop professionals to aid Socio-
Cultural & Economic Development for a sustainable
future with a mandate to impart education, training
and consultancy in the area of Craft Design and Craft
Entrepreneurship for craft and allied sectors.
Project Head: Gayatri Menon
Design sensitization and Quality Upgradation Training
Workshop for Steel & Wooden Furniture Makers
Client: ITCOT Consultancy Services and KVIC, Chennai
ITCOT Consultancy and Services Limited (ITCOT) is
the state technical consultancy organization in Salem
approached NID for giving training to 25 artisans who
are engaged in making furniture in steel & wood. The
main objective of the workshop was to sensitise and
motivate the artisans in experimenting with new forms
and techniques to keep pace with the changing times
and market needs.
Project Head: Pravinsinh Solanki
Design & Skill Development Training Workshop in
Stone at SAPTI Ambaji and Dhrangadhra
Client: Commissioner of Geology & Mining (CGM),
Government of Gujarat, Gandhinagar
CGM, Gandhinagar is working under the Industries and
Mines Department, Government of Gujarat approached
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NID to conduct training workshops at Stone Artisan
Park Training Institute at Dhrangadhra and Ambaji.
The primary aim of the project is to offer Design and
Skill Development Training Workshops in stone for the
senior students of SAPTI Dhrangadhra and Ambaji.
Project Head: P Ramakrishna Rao
Design & Skill Upgradation Training Workshop in
Bamboo
Client: Industrial Extension cottage (INDEXT-C),
Government of Gujarat, Gandhinagar
Industrial Extension Cottage (INDEXT-C), Gandhinagar
approached NID for a series of workshops in the field
of craft sector. Design and Skill Upgradation Training
Workshop in Bamboo was one of them. The objective
of the workshop was to upgrade the skills of the
craftspersons, familiarize them with new tools and
techniques to increase the production capacity, and to
teach them finishing techniques to create enhanced
opportunities of income generation for the artisans.
Project Head: Pravinsinh Solanki
Design & Skill Upgradation Training Workshop in
Embroidery
Client: Client: Industrial Extension cottage (INDEXT-C),
Government of Gujarat, Gandhinagar
Industrial Extension Cottage (INDEXT-C), Gandhinagar
approached NID for a series of workshops in the field
of craft sector. Design and Skill Upgradation Training
Workshop in Embroidery was one of them. The
objective of the workshop was to upgrade the skills of
the craftspersons, familiarize them with new tools and
techniques to increase the production capacity, and to
teach them finishing techniques to create enhanced
opportunities of income generation for the artisans.
Project Head: Sonal Chauhan
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Design & Skill Up-gradation Training Workshop in
Leather Footwear & Accessory
Client: Client: Industrial Extension cottage (INDEXT-C),
Government of Gujarat, Gandhinagar
Industrial Extension Cottage (INDEXT-C), Gandhinagar
approached NID for a series of workshops in the field
of craft sector. Design and Skill Upgradation Training
Workshop in Leather Footwear and Accessory was
one of them. The objective of the workshop was to
upgrade the skills of the craftspersons, familiarize
them with new tools and techniques to increase the
production capacity, and to teach them finishing
techniques to create enhanced opportunities of
income generation for the artisans.
Project Head: Y N Vivekananda
Design & Skill Upgradation Training Workshop in
Patchwork
Client: Industrial Extension cottage (INDEXT-C),
Government of Gujarat, Gandhinagar
Industrial Extension Cottage (INDEXT-C), Gandhinagar
approached NID for a series of workshops in the
field of craft sector. Design and Skill Upgradation
Training Workshop in Patchwork was one of them. The
objective of the workshop was to upgrade the skills of
the craftsperson, familiarize them with new tools and
techniques to increase the production capacity, and to
teach them finishing techniques to create enhanced
opportunities of income generation for the artisans.
Project Head: Aarti Srivastava
Completed Projects
Product Development and Diversification Workshop in
Sabai Grass
Client: Collector and District Magistrate, Government
of Odisha, Mayurbhanj
The objective of the workshop was to help the
artisans attain value addition to their craft through
design intervention; so that they can generate better
livelihood and employment opportunities.
Project Head: Vikram Singh Parmar
Product Development and Diversification Workshop in
Copper (Tamta) Craft
Client: Directorate of Industries, Government of
Uttarakhand, Dehradun
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The aim of the project is to offer product development
and diversification inputs to the traditional copper
artisans’ - Tamtas of Uttarakhand so as to expand
their existing range of products for the contemporary
market by utilizing the local resource, skills and
techniques.
Project Head: V. Ravishankar
Empowering by Design - Design Awareness
Programme for North-eastern Handloom & Handicraft
Sectors (Exhibition - Seminar - Workshop)
Client: Development Commissioner (Handlooms),
Government of India, New Delhi
NID had organized this event at Weavers Service
Centre, Guwahati, Assam in April 2017 with the
support of Development Commissioner (Handlooms)
The objective was to utilize design intervention and
innovation strategy to reorient northeast’s handloom
and handicraft traditional sectors and leverage them
to develop a creative industry that is anchored on
culture and heritage.
Project Head: C S Susanth
Design and Skill Development Training Workshop in
Bamboo for Tripura JICA project
Client: Tripura JICA Project, Dept. of Forest, Govt. of
Tripura, Agartala
The focus of the workshop was new product
development in Bamboo, skill upgradation and
to sensitize the artisans with various finishing
techniques and quality parameters.
Project Head: C S Susanth
Centre for Bamboo Initiatives (CFBI)
List of Projects Undertaken:
Design and Production Training in Bamboo Hangers &
Hotel Accessories
Client: Madhya Pradesh State Bamboo & Bamboo
Crafts Development Board, MP Forest Department,
Govt. of Madhya Pradesh, Bhopal
This project aimed to offer design-led training
approach in bamboo to artisans of Balaghat, Satna,
Chhindwara, Seoni and Harda bamboo clusters of
Madhya Pradesh state. The project culminated into
a range of bamboo hangers and bamboo accessory
products for the hotel and hospitality industries.
Project Head: C S Susanth
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12. Industry & Online Programmes (I&OP)
Design development Training Workshop in Bamboo
Client: Kerala State Bamboo Mission,
Thiruvananthapuram
The aim of the project was to offer “Design
Development Training Workshop in Bamboo” for the
trained artisans of Kerala State Bamboo Mission. The
workshops focused on training knowledge in making
bamboo mementos and furniture.
Project Head: C S Susanth
Industry & Online Programmes (I&OP) organises
a series of result-oriented, value-added design
workshops and programmes in the areas of strategic
design opportunities. The design programmes/
workshops are conducted under the flagship of NID’s
experienced faculties and a host of distinguished
experts and professionals from different walks of life.
List of industry/organisations who participated are as
under:
Industry Programmes at NID Ahmedabad
Design Workshops
• A five-day design workshop on “Decoding Visual
Design for Non-Designers” was conducted from July
24–28, 2017 at NID Gandhinagar Campus. Total 22
participants attended the workshop from different
Institutes and Organisations like Encore Sourcing
Agency Limited, Noida; Cognizant Technology
Solutions India Pvt Ltd, Mumbai; First Moon Exports
Pvt. Ltd., Bengaluru; Whirlpool of India, New Delhi;
Page Industries, Bengaluru; FutureSoft INDIA Pvt.
Ltd., New Delhi; Firestar Diamond International,
Mumbai; Pruquest Publishing, Ghaziabad; Dept. of
Medical Device Engineering, Biomedical Technology
Wing, SCTIMST, Poojappura; Think Design,
Trivandrum; General Motors Technical Centre India
Pvt. Ltd., Bengaluru; National Academy of Indian
Railways, Vadodara; Forest Research Institute,
Dehradun Emerson Innovation Centre – Pune;
Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun. The workshop
was anchored and conducted by Sonal Chauhan and
Shekhar Bhattacharjee.
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• A five-day design workshop on “Ergonomics
and User Centred Design” was conducted from
September 18–22, 2017 at NID Ahmedabad
Campus. Total 16 participants attended
the workshop from different Institutes and
Organisations like Kevin Process Technologies Pvt.
Ltd., Ahmedabad; Nirmala Niketan Polytechnical;
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre; Tata Centre
for Technology & Design, IIT Bombay, Mumbai;
Mahindra & Mahindra Chennai; Maruti Suzuki India
Ltd. Gurgaon; John Deere TCI; DSK International
Campus; Tata Motors Pune. The workshop was
anchored and conducted by Subir Das.
• A five-day workshop on “Introduction to Design
Thinking and Methods” was conducted from
November 13–17, 2017 at NID Ahmedabad Campus.
Total 20 participants attended the workshop from
different Institutes and Organisations like Data
Security Council of India - A NASSCOM initiative,
Delhi; AffinityX, Pune; N-Trust Solutions Inc,
Ahmedabad; Apollo Tyres Ltd. Global R&D Centre-
Asia, Chennai; Creativity Sphere, Chennai; Samsung
India Electronics Pvt. Ltd., Noida; Kunal Pneumatics
Pvt. Ltd, Ahmedabad; Lifestyle International Pvt.
Ltd- Max Retail Division, Xelpmoc Design & Tech
Pvt Ltd. Bengaluru; ECE Department, VNRVJIET,
Bachupally, Hyderabad; CSE Department, VNRVJIET,
Bachupall, Hyderabad; Diamond crystal (Pvt) Ltd,
Indore; SAAM Textiles, Mumbai; Bharat Electronics
Ltd., Haryana;RCF Kapurthala, Punjab, Indian
Railways, Punjab. The workshop was anchored and
conducted by Gayatri Menon.
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Summer Workshops

Seven summer workshops were conducted in schedule I (May 22–26, 2017) at NID Ahmedabad Campus. Details
of the summer workshop are provided below:

Name of Summer Workshop Anchor Faculty No. of Participants

Keep Clicking: “A Workshop on Basic Photography" Saurabh Srivastava 18
3D Printing Fun Vipul Vinzuda 17
Handmade Fashion Sonal Chauhan 14
Illustration Amit Sinha 26
Ceramic Murals: Surface, Colour, and Glaze Neelima Hasija 24
Anand Prajapati
Ahmedabad: A Glimpse through Sketching Kaushik Chakraborty 23
Website Design & Development for Beginners Ankit Mehta 08

Four summer workshops were conducted in schedule II (May 29–June2, 2017) at NID Ahmedabad Campus.
Details of the summer workshops are as per below:

Name of Summer Workshop Anchor Faculty No. of Participants

Keep Clicking: “A Workshop on Basic Photography" Saurabh Srivastava 25
Fashion Draping Sonal Chauhan 18
Bamboo Works Pravinsinh Solanki 32
Design your web presence Piyush Pankhania 12

Total 217 participants attended these 11 summer workshops at NID, Ahmedabad. The workshops received very
good feedback and the participants found them very interesting / informative and career driven. The participants
of the above summer workshops were belonged to variety of institutes, schools and organisation from
all over India.

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Client-Specific Programmes
In-campus Workshops
• In–Campus two-day design workshop on “Decoding
the Design Story” for Kohler India Corporation
Pvt. Ltd., Gurgaon was conducted from April
20–21, 2017 at NID Ahmedabad Campus. Total 26
participants attended the workshop. The workshop
was anchored and conducted by Neelima Hasija.
Programme fee was Rs. 4,00,000/- (Rupees four lakh
only) plus GST.
• In –Campus two-day design workshop on “The
Design Spark: A workshop on Visual Literacy” for the
marketing service team of KPMG Global Services
Pvt. Ltd. India. The workshop was conducted
from July 27–28, 2017 at NID Bengaluru Campus.
Total 32 participants attended the workshop. The
workshop was anchored and conducted by Nijoo
Dubey. Programme fee was Rs. 4,00,000/- (Rupees
four lakh only) plus GST.
• A half-day lecture series (two session) was
conducted on March 27, 2018 at NID, Ahmedabad
for ALC (Access Livelihoods Consulting India Ltd.,
Hyderabad). Total 15 participants attended the
sessions. Shilpa Das and Pravinsinh Solanki offered
the sessions. Programme fee was Rs. 50,000/- (Fifty
Thousand only) + GST.
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Off-campus Workshops
• A two-day programme on “Introduction to Design
(Design Talk) ” was conducted from January 4–5,
2018 at eClinical Works, Ahmedabad. Gayatri
Menon and Shashank Mehta offered the sessions.
Programme fee was Rs. 3,00,000/- and total 300
participants attended the programme.
• A four-day off- campus customized design
workshop on “Driver and Vehicle Ergonomics” for
TATA Motors Limited, Pune for their engineers was
conducted from March 6–9, 2018 at Pune. Total
20 officials attended programme. The programme
was well appreciated and client is also very much
interested for next level programme. Programme fee
was Rs. 6,00,000/- (Rupees six lakh only) plus GST.
The programme was anchored by Subir Das. Total
19 participants attended the workshop.
• A three-day off-campus workshop customized
training programme on “Creativity and Innovation”
for Accenture Solution Private Ltd., Bengaluru for
their officials was conducted during March 14–16,
2018 at Bengaluru. Total 28 officials attended off
campus programme. The programme was well
appreciated and client is also very much interested
for next level programme. Programme fee was Rs.
6,00,000/- (Rupees six lakh only) plus GST. The
programme was anchored by Gayatri Menon. Total
28 participants attended the workshop.
Meetings, Workshops, Training and Sensitization Programmes:

Sr. No Name of Organisation / Institute Nature of Programme

1 Accenture Solution Private Limited, Bengaluru Workshops on storytelling for their officials.

2 Kohler India Corporation Pvt. Ltd., Gurgaon Training programme for Sales team.

3 Evalueserve Gurgaon Training programme on Visualization, Storyboarding for

team.

4 Asian Paints Design inspiration training to officials.

5 Higher Education Department, Govt. of Kerala Training/Knowledge Partner of Community Skill Park.

6 KPMG, Gurgaon Training programme for KMPG official at NID Bengaluru

Campus.

7 GMTCI Design Studio Design Course for Digital Sculptors

8 Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Tamil Exploring to customized design workshops for the MSME
Nadu Sector for companies in the southern region.

9 eClinical Works, Ahmedabad Design Thinking & Methods workshop for their officials.

10 School of Enterprise Development (SED), Training programme on “Design Sensitization for Crafts”
National Institute for Micro, Small & Medium for their master craftsmen from different engineering and
Enterprises (NI-MSME) handicraft sectors at Ranchi.

11 TATA Motors Ltd Off campus training programme on ‘DRIVER AND VEHICLE
ERGONOMICS’ for their 25 engineers.

12 ITCOT-Salem-Tamil Nadu Development of new designs for making of furniture’s in

steel & wood.

13 Explorer- BeOne Foundation, New Delhi Design thinking workshop to their officials.

14 Koru, Pune Workshop on “Design Thinking and User Centric Design”

for their officials.

15 Strategic Consulting, Bengaluru Weekend courses for Graphic Design or specific UX

courses for corporate.

16 Directorate of Higher Secondary Education, In campus design workshop on "Animation and New
Govt. of Kerala Media” for 40 students and 8 teachers.

17 Access Livelihoods Consulting India Ltd. (ALC) Lectures series session for their fellow.

18 Philips Innovation Campus Basics of Ergonomics & Human factors thru a certificate
course.

19 Showtime Events (India) Private Limited Workshops or interactive sessions with professors or
leading designers for Graphic Designing, 3D Mapping,
3D/2D related courses.

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• A meeting was held on June 14, 2017 at NID Bengaluru Campus with Ms. Yamini Subramanian (Associate
Director- Marketing Services & Corporate Communications) and Ms. Krishna Kumar - (Associate Director,
CREATE) from KPMG, Gurgaon for conducting 2 days’ workshop for the 32 young members from KPMG Global
Services, Bengaluru.

• A meeting was held on August 3, 2017 at NID, Ahmedabad with Ms. Darshika Pandit, Human Resources from
eClinicalWorks, Ahmedabad for conduct design talk/session for 300 fresh engineer.

• A conference call meeting was held on August 4, 2017 with Mr. Thulasiraj (Heading the CII’s Southern Regional
Desk for International Affairs and MSME’s.) for conducting two design awareness programme (3 days each)
for the MSMEs located in the southern region like Bangalore/Hyderabad/Chennai/Coimbatore of India

• A conference call meeting held on January 3, 2018 with Mr. Marcel Fernandes, Engineering Research Centre
I HR, TATA Motors Ltd for conducting three off campus customized Design workshop on “Driver and Vehicle
Ergonomics” at Pune.

Proposals Sent During this Year

Sr. No Name of client Particulars of the Programme Project Head Amount (Rs)

1 Kohler India Corporation Pvt. Decoding “The Design Story” Neelima Hasija 4,00,000/-
Ltd., Gurgaon

2 KPMG Global Services Pvt. Ltd. The Design Spark: A workshop on Nijoo Dubey 4,00,000/-
India Visual Literacy

3 Confederation of Indian 2 Programme of 3 days each Shashank Mehta 9,00,000/-

Industry (CII), Tamil Nadu Design for MSMEs

4 eClinicalWorks, Ahmedabad Introduction to Design Shashank Mehta & 3,00,000/-

(Design Talk) Gayatri Menon

5 Tata Motors Limited, Pune 3 Programmes for 4 day each - Subir Das 15,00,000/-
Driver and Vehicle Ergonomics’

6 Accenture Solution Private 3 programmes for 3 day each on Gayatri Menon 18,00,000/-
Limited, Bengaluru Creativity and Innovation

7 Office of the Director of In campus design workshop on Sekhar Mukherjee 10,00,000/-

Higher Secondary Education, "Animation and New Media”
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala

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Online Programmes (NODE) :
• Received 1201+ registrations for NID’s Online Design
Education (NODE) for “Design Fundamentals” course
till date.

• Two new courses are being developed under the

subject mentioned below Introduction to Bamboo
by C S Susanth (paid course) Wood Joineries by L C
Ujawane (paid course).

• Faculty lead new courses being explored; Design

thinking by Gayatri Menon Indigo Lab/Natural Dyes
by Sakthivel V.

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13. Design Promotion & Design Sensitisation Activities

13.1 IPR Cell

Design Registrations Details:
• Applied for design registrations : 49 products
• Design Registered : 18 products
• First Examinations Report Stage : 20 products

Filing for Patents:

The process of providing support to students for prior art search was initiated. Under this support, two products
namely, (a) Device for making compost, and (b) Smart Helmet, were supported. Few more students’ projects for
prior art search are under consideration. Based on the prior art search report provided by the consultants, further
procedures will be initiated by the IPR Cell-NID.

Other activities:
• IPR Cell Catalogue was published in January 2018. The purpose of this catalogue is to highlight NID products
protected under design registrations by the IPR Cell.
• IPR Cell assisted in drafting guidelines for the KMC department relating to Image Licencing Policy.
• IPR Cell also provided assistance in drafting Undertaking for International Loan Agreement between NID &
Berlin and Between NID & China Design Museum.

13.2 Design Clinic Scheme for MSMEs Funded by the Ministry of Micro
Small & Medium Enterprises, Government of India
With the successful implementation of the 1st phase
of the Design Clinic Scheme, the office of DC MSME
has entrusted NID with the implementation of the up
scaled 2nd phase of the Scheme which envisages an
outlay of Rs. 149 Cr.
In the scaled up Scheme, the budget outlays have
been revised to Rs. 5 lac (75% reimbursable) for
Design Clinic Workshops and financial assistance to
Micro Units have been revised to 75% of Rs. 15 lacs
for individual units and Rs. 25 lacs for group micro
units. Financial assistance for small and medium units
have been revised to 60% of Rs. 25 lacs for individual
units and Rs. 40 lacs for group design projects. A
major impact on design intervention to micro, small,
and medium industries is expected through enhanced
outlays for various activities and programmes
During the up scaled scheme, we have successfully
conducted 28 Design Awareness Seminars, 293
professional design project have been registered
with the scheme by a varied group of MSMEs and
professional designers, out of which 107 professional
design projects have been approved, 55 projects
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stands successfully completed and 19 are in various
stages, Young designers undergoing their final year
of studies in design and allied Institutions across
the country have continued to take the programme
seriously and 09 student design projects have been
approved so far for finding design solutions for
MSMEs out of which 03 Student projects have been
completed with interesting design solutions. Outcome
of successful design solutions have been highlighted
in booklet forms for both professional designers and
student designers design intervention specific to
micro, small and medium enterprises. There has been
increasing enthusiasm nationally from the MSMEs,
Design Community and Design Institutions with
127 professional designers, 100 Design Profession
firms, 20 Design Education Institutions, 381 design
students, 304 MSME units, 18 MSME Associations
and 05 Government Organizations registering with
the same showing their interest in implementation
of the Scheme. We have conducted 02 Orientation
Programmes.
The Design Clinic Scheme continues to be a shot in
the arm for the MSMEs who, with design awareness
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design intervention for their products and services.
The Scheme stands out as a major tool for the benefit
of Indian MSMEs in the years ahead, and afford
greater opportunities to young designers.
Status Report on Activities from April 2017–March
2018
Registrations Nos.
Design Consultants 58
Design Firms 45
Design Institutes 06
Design Students 339
MSME Associations 12
MSME Units 174
Government Organization 02
Design Awareness Programme: 01 Ongoing
Orientation Programme: 01
Professional Design Project Received: 57
Professional Design Project Approved
(Project Monitoring and Advisory Committee): 14
Student Design Project Received: 13
Four PAP (Project Assessment Panel) meeting of the
up scaled Design Clinic Scheme held on following
dates i.e. May 31, 2017 at NID-New Delhi office, July
19, 2017 at NID-Ahmedabad, November 10, 2017 at
NID-New Delhi office, and January 30, 2018 at NID-New
Delhi office.
25th PMAC (Project Monitoring and Advisory
Committee) for implementation of Up-Scaled Design
Clinic Scheme for Design Expertise in MSME Sector
under NMCP held on August 29, 2017
India Design Mark for MSME Products Assisted by
Design Clinic Scheme
During the year, five MSMEs which got assistance
under Design Clinic Scheme (DCS) have been awarded
India Design Mark.
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• Physiotherapy Machine. MSME Unit : Biotech,
Mumbai | Designer : Desmania Design, Mumbai
• Solar Water Heater. MSME Unit : Genius Industrial
Services, Mysore | Designer : Gururaj K, Mysore
• LED Lights. MSME Unit : Suveg Electronics,
Ahmedabad | Designer : Cosire Innovations, Mumbai
• Wood Router Machine. MSME Unit: Joginder
Electrical Works, Ahemadgarh | Designer: Jagseer
Singh Grewal, Ludhiana
• Illuminating Device. MSME Unit : Univlabs, Gurgaon,
| Designer : Logic Fruit Technologies Pvt. Ltd, New
Delhi
Design Clinic Scheme Promotional Activities:
• One day Awareness program on financial support
of ZED certification scheme on July 26 at NEDFI
House, Guwahati organised by MSME-DI of Assam
and PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
(Project Officer, North East zone) given the detailed
presentation on Design Clinic Scheme. (Designer,
East zone) given the detailed presentation on
Design Clinic Scheme at National Jute Board on
July 27, 2017 for Jute Project Meeting with Jute
Manufacturers.
• NID’s presence at MSV Brno 2017, the 59th
International Engineering Fair at Brno, the second
largest city and major industrial hub of Czech
Republic. Design Clinic Scheme information
displayed during the exhibition was visited by the
dignitaries and local visitor and there was a good
response to it.
• Exhibition attended by North East Project Officer
“Exhibition of North East Women Entrepreneur”.
• Participated and displayed of products in 10th
International Plastics Exhibition (PLASTINDIA),
Conference and Convention at Gandhinagar from
February 7-12, 2018.
• Participated in Engi Expo 2018 February 10–12,
2018.
• Invited and delivered scheme presentation in
Design Awareness Seminar organized by MSME-
Development Institute, M/o MSME, New Delhi in
National Institute of Design
• association with Laghu Udyog Bharti, Ghaziabad, on
February 20, 2018 at Modern College of Professional
Studies, Anand Industrial Estate, Mohan Nagar,
Ghaziabad.

• Invited and delivered scheme presentation in

Design Awareness Seminar organized by MSME-DI
Ahmedabad and Industries Association, Ankleshwar
at Ankleshwar on February 16, 2018.

• Show case display of professional and student

design projects under Design Clinic Scheme for
MSMEs during the Visit of Shri Suresh Prabhu,
Hon’ble Minister of Commerce & Industry,
Government of India at NID Gandhinagar Campus on
Sunday, March 11, 2018.

• Display of Professional and Student Design Projects

under Design Clinic Scheme for MSMEs during NID's
38th Convocation Day.

• Regular website Updates along with scheme social

accounts (Facebook page, Twitter and LinkedIn).

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14. Faculty Profile
Name Qualifications Courses Handled Areas of Interest
Pradyumna Vyas • B.E. (Mech. Engg.) Jiwaji • Product Design • Design for Social
Director Univ., Gwalior • Design for Social Development
• M. Des. IDC, IIT, Mumbai Innovation • Design for
pradyumna@nid.edu • Honorary Masters of Arts, Sustainable
Univ. of Creative Arts, UK Development

• Year of joining NID: 1989

Aakash Johry (Dr.) • Ph.D. (Design) – IDC, IIT • Research • Playful design
Toy & Game Design Bombay Methodology • Design for special
• M. Des. –IIT Kanpur • Media and needs
aakash_j@nid.edu • B. Tech. (Mechanical Technology • Design research
Engineering) - IIITDM, • Design Project 1 • User experience
Jabalpur &2 design
• Game mechanics
• Year of joining NID: 2018 • Form and space
• Photography
Aarti Shrivastava • PG Dip.in Textile Design, NID • Fabric Structure-2 • Weaving
Textile Design – 2002 • Advance Woven • Traditional Crafts
• B.A. in Painting & Lit., Vikram Construction • Surface Design
aartisrivastava@nid.edu Uni. • Design Project – • Sketching & Painting
woven apparel
• Year of joining NID: 2010
Ajay Kumar Tiwari • PG Dip.in Animation & Film • Script Writing • Illustration
Animation & Film Design Design NID – 2007 • Pre-production • Design Process
ajay_t@nid.edu • M.Sc., Govt. College of • Production • Soft Rock
Science Process • Short Stories
• Storyboarding • Movies
• Year of joining NID: 2008 • Motion Graphics
• Film Appreciation
• Comic Book
Design

Amit Kumar Sinha • B.A. Sociology, Hons, • Collection • Design Education &
Apparel Design & Banaras Univ. Development, Systems Thinking
Merchandising / • PG Dip.in Apparel Design, (Ready to wear, • Accessory Design
Lifestyle Accessory NID – 2000 Design wear) • Ethical & Sustainable
Design • Master in Anthropology – • Craft Research Design
IGNOU-2015 • Illustration & • Performance Apparel
amitsinha@nid.edu Representation & Textile
• Year of joining NID: 2009 Tech. • Trends and Forecast
• Soft Material Research
Exploration &
Construction
• Nature & Figure
Drawing
Amresh Panigrahi • Master in Strategic Design • Design Projects • Design for Social
Lifestyle Accessory Mgmt., Politecnico de with Academic & Needs
Design Milano, Italy Professional View • System Thinking
• PGDPD in LAD, NID – 2008 Points • Design Research
amresh@nid.edu • Dip.in Advance Computer • Business Strategy
Arts, National Multimedia • Form Studies
Research Centre, Pune • Human & Emotion
• B.Arch. from College of • Design for Special
Engineering & Technology, Needs
Bhubaneswar • Consumer Lifestyle
Study
• Year of joining NID: 2010 • Trends Spotting

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 Name Qualifications Courses Handled Areas of Interest
Aneesha Sharma (Dr.) • Doctoral Programme in • Interactive • Teaching Interests
Information Design Industrial Design Centre Information • Information
(IDC) – IIT – 2013 Visualization II Visualization
aneesha_s@nid.edu • Masters in Visual • Thematic • Systems Thinking
Communication-1999 Cartography • Way Finding
• Design Project 2 • Research Methods
• Year of joining NID: 2015 &3 • History of Arts
• Research Interests
• Creativity, Cognition
• Art & Design
• Phenomenology
• Creative Experiences
Arun Gupta • B.A. (English Lit.), Univ. of • Film Appreciation • Video on the Web
Film & Video Delhi • Film Language • Creative Writing
Communication Design • Dip. in Cinema (Direction), • Elements of
Film & Television Institute of Direction
guptarun@nid.edu India, Pune • Scriptwriting &
Visual Scripting
• Year of joining NID: 1996

Ashok Mondal • Graduate Diploma in • Basic Material • Design Process

Universal Design Ceramic & Glass Design – • Production • Design for MSMEs
NID – 2008 Process • Cluster development
ashokmondal@nid.edu • Diploma in Pottery & • Design Process through design
Ceramic Technology – Visva • Elements of Form • Sustainable Design
Bharati – 2004 • Ceramic Workshop
• Design Project
• Year of joining NID: 2016 • Material &
methods
• Environmental
Perception

Austin Davis • P.G. Dip. in Toy & Game • Elements of Play • Understanding of Play
Toy & Game Design Design – NID – 2011 • Media and • Game Designing
• B.Tech. (M.E.) – Uni. of Technology • Design Thinking
austin_d@nid.edu Calicut • Systems Design • Systems Thinking
• Years Design Teachers • Design Projects • Character Designing
Development Programme/ • Illustration
Faculty Development
programme (FDP) – NID

• Year of joining NID: 2017

Balaji Rengarajan • M.A. (Automotive Design), • Automotive • Automotive exterior /
Transportation & Coventry University, UK sketching interior design
Automobile Design • B.A. (Hons), Transportation • Representation • Motorcycles
Design Coventry University, Techniques • Advanced product
balaji_r@nid.edu UK • Automotive form / representation
• B.Tech. (Automobile Engg.), Clay Modelling techniques
Madras Inst. of Tech., • Digital Sculpting /
Chennai Visualization
• B.Sc. (Physics), MK • Clay Modelling
University • Green mobility
• Systems Design
• Year of joining NID: 2011 • Graphic Design
• Photography

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Name Qualifications Courses Handled Areas of Interest
Bhaumik Nagar • B.E. Electronics & • New Media • Web Application and
IT Integrated Communication, Gujarat • Information & Framework
(Experiential) Design University Digital Design • System Architecture
• M.E. Computer Engineering, • Usability & Interface
bhaumik_n@nid.edu Dharamsinh Desai University Design
• OOD, Design Patterns
• Year of joining: 2007 and UML
• Enterprise Service
Oriented Architecture
Bhavin Kothari • Diploma in Construction • Intellectual • Design Planning &
Strategic Design Technology, CEPT Property Rights & Mgmt.
Management • PG Diploma in Planning, Business Law • Intellectual Property
CEPT • Design • Innovation
bkothari@nid.edu • PG Diploma in Patents Law, Management Management
Nalsar Uni., Hyderabad • Business • Change Management
Communication • Design Audit
• Year of joining NID: 2005 • Environmental • Craft Incubation
Perception

Bibhudutta Baral (Dr.) • Ph.D. (Cognitive Science), IIT • Cognitive • Cognitive Psychology
Information & Interface Delhi Psychology • Indian & Analytical
Design • M.A. (Philosophy) Utkal • Ergonomics Philosophy
University • Cross Cultural • Ergonomics
bibhudutta@nid.edu • M.A. (English) Utkal Psychology • Philosophy and
University • Research Psychology of Logic &
Methodology Mathematics
• Year of joining NID: 2002 • Communication • Cross Cultural
Studies Psychology &
Semiotics
C.S. Susanth • Diploma in Industrial Design • Folding Furniture • Bamboo and Cane
Design for Retail from NID, 1998 Design Crafts
Experience • Simple Furniture • Paper Sculpture
• Year of joining NID: 1999 Design • Material Exploration
cssusanth@nid.edu • Materials & • Craft Design
Processes
• Workshop Skills
• Basic Materials &
Methods
• Craft
Documentation
• Environmental
Perception
• Furniture
Orthography

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 Name Qualifications Courses Handled Areas of Interest
Chakradhar Saswade • B.F.A. (Painting), Gulbarga • Information • Form & Space Studies
Information & Interface Univ. Visualization • Information Design
Design • M.F.A. (Print Making), M.S. • Visual Identity & • Visual Metaphor
Univ., Baroda Retail Design • Art-Design-Craft-Kitsch
chakradhar@nid.edu • Film Appreciation, Film & • Product
Television Institute of India, Communication
Pune • Semiotics of
• 2 Years Faculty Dev. Photography
Programme at NID (1999- • Elements of
2001) Composition
• Space, Form &
• Year of joining NID: 2001 Structure
• Environmental
Perception
• Drawing &
Visualization
• Visual Narrative
• Basic Graphic
Design
• Symbol Design
• Word & Image
• Fundamentals of
Visual Design
Dhiman Sengupta • Dip. in Animation Film • Basic Animation • Drawings &
Animation Film Design Design, NID – 1999 • Comic Book Storytelling
Workshop • Comic Books &
dhiman_s@nid.edu • Year of joining NID: 2009 • Sound Design Graphic novels
& Music • Music & Compositions
Appreciation • Object Oriented
• Title Sequence Programming
Design
• Visual Scripting
Gayatri Menon (Dr.) • B.E. (Production), S. S. • Fundamentals of • Basics of Design
Design Foundation Engg., Bhavnagar visual inputs • Design methods
Studies • AEP Dip. in Product Design, • Basic Materials • Systems thinking
NID – 1999 • Combination of • Creativity and
gayatri@nid.edu materials Innovation
• Year of joining NID: 1999 • Design process • Design pedagogy
• Design projects • Design for children
• Systems design • Film language and
• Research methods literature

Hitesh Chaurasia • PG Diploma in Cinema • Sound: Fiction • Research in Sound

Film & Video – Satyajit Ray Film & workshop • Storytelling
Communication Design Television Institute, Kolkata • Sound: ad • Sound Design
• M.Sc. – Dr. H.S. Gour workshop • Sound Art/installation
hitesh_c@nid.edu University • Storytelling • Radio Drama
• B.Sc. - Dr. H.S. Gour through sound • Podcast
University

• Year of joining NID: 2018

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Name Qualifications Courses Handled Areas of Interest
Jagadish Kumar • Master of Fine Arts – • Design Drawing • Visual Art and Design
Graphic Design University of Hyderabad I & II • History of Design
– 2004 • Colour I & Colour II • Indian and Western
jagadish_k@nid.edu • Bachelor of Fine Arts – • Drawing & Art history
College of Arts, Chitrakala Visualization for • Colour, Colour
Parishat, Bengaluru Graphic Design psychology & colour
University – 2002 • Learning from field illusion
for Graphic Design • Illustration,
• Year of joining NID: 2016 • Elements of Typography
composition • Contemporary Art and
• Design Project Design
III - Strategies • New Media Art and
for Visual Design
Communication • Print Making
– Etching and
Lithography
• Sculptures – 2D and
3D
Shakti Banerjee • PG Dipl. in Communication • Visual Design for • Visual Interaction
Digital Game Design Design, specialization in Game Digital Game Design
Graphic Design- NID – 1994 • Design Project • Motion Graphics &
shakti.b@nid.edu VFX
• Year of joining NID: 2016 • Corporate Identity &
Branding
• Communication
Campaign Design
• Systems Design
• Design Methodology
Jagriti Galphade • M.A. Fine Arts (Drawing • Perception & • Narratives
Design for Digital & Painting), Barkatullah Representation • Information Design
Experience Vishwavidyalaya, Bhopal (Freehand • Media & Education
• Advanced Diploma in Drawing) • Interaction Paradigms
jagriti@nid.edu Computer Arts, CDAC, Pune • Design Drawing & & Healthcare
• FDP at NID (2004 - 2006) Representation • Interactive Systems
• Basic Graphic for School Education
• Year of joining NID: 2004 Design • Digital Storytelling
• Visual
Communication
• Colour &
Composition
• Media Studies
• Introduction to
Narratives
• Prototyping
& Usability
Evaluation
Methods
• Storytelling in
Interactive Media
• Research
Methodology
• Digital Storytelling

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 Name Qualifications Courses Handled Areas of Interest
Jignesh Khakhar (Dr.) • B.A. (Hons.) Architecture, De • Exhibition Design • Architecture
New Media Design Montfort University, UK • Information Design • Building Technology
• Ph.D. (Arch), Cardiff Uni., UK • Interface Design • Environment Design
khakharj@nid.edu • Software
• Year of joining NID: 2007 Programming
• Documentary Film
Making
• Economics,
Visualisation
Jitendra Singh Rajput • B.E. (Mechanical) - Nagpur • Project • Design Research
Strategic Design Uni. Management – • Strategic
Management • PG Diploma in Strategic Design Project II Management
Design Management – NID • Materials – Metal • Systems
jitendra_s@nid.edu – 2009 • Design • Project management
Management
• Year of joining NID: 2013
Jonak Das • P.E. Diploma in Industrial • Design Project-I – • Educational
Exhibition Design Design (Product Design), Exhibit Design Environments
NID – 1999 • Material Studies • Spatial
jonak_d@nid.edu • Materials and Communication
• Year of joining NID: 2016 Making • Geometry
• Design Studio • Literature
–I: Typography • Travel
& Environmental
Branding
• Body and Space
Workshop
• Geometry –
2D and 3D –
Foundation
• Design Process –
Foundation
Kaushik Chakraborty • PG Dip. Animation Film • Drawing for • Film
Animation Film Design Creation & Direction, Animation • Photography
Indo Italian Inst. for Dev. • Character Design • Painting
kaushikc@nid.edu Communication, Kolkata • History of • Cartoon & Caricature
• Dip. in Multimedia Content Animation • Comic Book
Creation • Design Drawing • Foreign Language
• Jadavpur University • Environmental (German, French)
• B.Com, Calcutta University, Perception • Cooking
Kolkata
• FDP (2009-2010) at NID

• Year of joining NID: 2010

Krishnesh Mehta • M.Sc. (Physics), Gujarat • Design • DSTM Convergence
Product Design Univ. Management • Immersive Designs
• Dip. in Space Sciences • Retail & Futuristic
krishnesh@nid.edu • 2-Years Faculty Trg. Prog., Merchandising Technologies
NID • Multi-Sensory • Design Management
• M.B.A. (IGNOU), Delhi Design • Multi-Sensor
• Lighting Experimental Design
• Year of joining NID: 1995 • Technical Studies • Neurophysiology
• Marketing of Creativity and
Communication leadership
• 4D Multimedia
• Alternative Medicine

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Name Qualifications
Mamata N. Rao • B.Arch. (Karnataka
Design for Digital University)
Experience • M. Design Science
(University of Sydney)
mamtarao@nid.edu • M.Arch. (Urban Design), SPA,
New Delhi
• Year of joining NID: 2005
Mamta Lall • P.G. Diploma in Textile
Foundation Programme Design – NID - 1992
mamta_l@nid.edu • Year of joining NID: 2017
Mihir Bholey (Dr.) • Ph.D. (Social Science), CEPT
Interdisciplinary Design Uni.
Studies • M.A. (Humanities) English
Literature, Patna University
mihirb@nid.edu • B.A. English Honours, Patna
Uni.
• Year of joining NID: 1992
Mohammed Naim • Graduate Diploma in
Shaikh Industrial Design (Product
Product Design Design) – NID – 2008
mohammed@nid.edu • Year of joining NID: 2015
Courses Handled Areas of Interest
• Elements & • Creativity
Principles of • User-centric Design
Design • Interactive Media
• Creative Thinking • Design Research
• Design Process • Digital Design &
• User Experience Society
Design
• Interactive Media
• Design Drawing-II • Surface Designs
• Space, Form, • Advance Prints Design
Structure • Basic Materials &
• Design Process Methods.
• Elements of Colour
• Combinations of
Materials
• Introduction to • Socio-economic-
Indian Society political discourse
• Contemporary • Ecology-Environment
Concerns and Design
• Globalization, GDP • Visual and Popular
& Global Warming Culture
• Globalization and • Media Studies
Design • Literature
• Urbanization and
Design
• Narrative Theories
• Semiotics
• Technical Graphics • Projects
• Computer Added • Research &
Industrial Design Development
• Studio Tools • 3D Visualization
• Design Tools
• Project 1

Nalin Kumar • Master of Fashion • Pattern Making-I • Apparel

Apparel Design & Technology, NIFT – 2012 • Pattern Making-II manufacturing
Merchandising • Bachelor of Fashion • Design Project-I • Functional Apparel
Technology, NIFT – 2009 (Ready to Wear) Design
nalin_k@nid.edu • Design • Lean Six Sigma
• Year of joining NID: 2016 Management-II Management
• Design Project–II Practices
(Systems Design • Sustainable
and Systems Development (Solar
Thinking) energy harvesting)
• Introduction to
Apparel Design
(TD-GDPD)
• Apparel CAD

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Nanki Nath (Dr.) • B.F.A. (Applied Arts), • Typography • Contemporary Graphic
Graphic Design University of Rajasthan, (composition) • Design Practice
• Jaipur • Design Project III • Identity Design
nanki_n@nid.edu • PGDPD (Graphic Design), • Documentation of • Typography
NID - 2008 Visual Culture • Semantics in Type
• Ph.D. (Visual • Portfolio • Signage Design
Communication • Design Workshop • Environmental
• Design), IDC School of II Graphics
Design, IIT Bombay • Retail Graphics
• Visual Semiotics
• Year of joining NID: 2017 • Design Education
• Sound Design & 3D
Motion Graphics
Neelima Hasija • B.F.A. (Painting), M S • Elements of Form • Traditional Crafts &
Ceramic & Glass Design University, Faculty of Fine • Material Skills & Culture
Arts Processes • Craft Research &
hneelima@nid.edu • Post Graduate Diploma in • Surface Design Design
Ceramic Design, NID – 1998 • Craft Research & • Design for
Documentation Development
• Year of joining NID: 2002 • Simple Product • Travelling &
Design Documenting
• Complex Design • Photography
Project
• Systems Project
Nijoo Dubey • B.Arch., M.A.N.I.T (RES), • Design Drawing • Culture & People
Design for Retail Bhopal • Material & Method • Space Design
Experience • PG Dip. in F&ID, NID – 2005 • Design Concepts & • Personal Accessories
Concerns • Research
nijoo@nid.edu • Year of joining NID: 2006 • Elements of forms Methodologies
• Spatial perception
• Consumer
Research
P. Rama Krishna Rao • AEPEP (Industrial Design), • Design Overview • Systems Thinking
Furniture & Interior NID -2000 • History of Design • Indigenous Design
Design • Certificate in Mechanical • Materials and • Lifestyle Research
Wood Industries Technology, Methods • Product Semantic
raoprk@nid.edu IPIRTI • Geometry and • Craft and Folk Art
Structure
• Year of joining NID: 2001 • Design Projects
Prahlad Gopakumar • B.Arch., University of Kerala • Film History • Cinematography
Film & Video • PGDPD in Film & Video, • Basic Photography • Film Theory
Communication Design Communication Design, NID • Advertisement • Still Photography
– 2008 Workshop
prahlad_g@nid.edu • Story Boarding
• Year of joining NID: 2014
Praveen Nahar • M.Des. (Industrial Design), • Design Process • Design for Consumer
Product Design IIT • Systems Design Products
• B.E. (Industrial & Production • Workshop Skills • Strategic Design
pnahar@nid.edu Engg.) • Materials and • Design in Public
• Diploma (Production Processes Domain
Engineering) • Craft Studies • Green Design
• Post-Graduate Course in Eco • Design Projects • Appropriate
Design from Delft University Technology
of Tech., Netherlands • Craft Design

• Year of joining NID: 2002

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Name Qualifications Courses Handled Areas of Interest
Pravinsinh Solanki • Dip. in Interior Design, • Fundamentals • Retail and Store Design
Furniture & Interior School of Interior Design of Visual Design • Space Planning
Design • PG Dip. in Furniture & (UG-I) • Space Design and
Interior Design, NID – 2006 • Construction Production
pravinsinh_s@nid.edu and Fabrication • Production and
• Year of joining NID: 2013 (PGDPD-III) Execution
• Design Project – II • Design and Detailing
– Folding Furniture • Design and Project
(PGDPD-III) Management
• Design Project • Event Design and
– Stackable Execution
Furniture (GDPD- • Setting up furniture
IV) Factories
• Kitchen and • Materials and Sourcing
Bathroom Design • Furniture and Cost
(GDPD IV) Cutting
• Construction and • Bamboo Furniture
Fabrication (GDPD
III)
• Furniture and
Interior Design
- Design Studio
(GDPD III)
• Design Project
– Retail Store
Design, (PG-III),
NID Bengaluru
Campus.
Rakesh Kumar • P.G. Diploma in Ceramic & • Materials • Visual Arts
Ceramic & Glass Glass Design – NID – 2012 and Methods • Traditional Crafts
Design • B.F.A. – Uni. of Jammu (ceramics) • Techniques & Tool
• Design Project I Development
rakesh_kumar@nid.edu • Year of joining NID: 2018 • Expressive writing
• Photography
• Horticulture
Ranjit Konkar (Dr.) • B.Tech., IIT, Kharagpur • Technically • Design of
Product Design • M.S. (Mech. Engg.), Univ. of Complex Products Electromechanical
Toledo, USA • Materials and Devices
ranjit_k@nid.edu • Ph.D. (Mech. Engg.), Processes • Mechanism Kinematics
Stanford Univ., USA Technical Studies • Spatial Geometry
Computer Aided Design
• Year of joining NID: 2007 & Manufacturing

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 Name Qualifications Courses Handled Areas of Interest
Rishi Singhal • B.Tech. Construction • Photography • History & Mythology
Photography Design Technology, CEPT, Project - • Politics & World Views
Ahmedabad. Photography • Anthropology
rishi_s@nid.edu • M.F.A. Photography, CVPA, Design 2nd Sem. • Story Telling
Syracuse University, NY (6 weeks). • Visual Arts
• Advanced
• Year of joining NID: 2012 Photography
- Exhibition
Design 6th Sem.
(2 weeks).
• Image Sound
Motion
(photography)
- New Media
Design 2nd Sem.
(2 weeks).
• Advanced
Photography -
Ceramics & Glass
Design 2nd Sem.
(1 week)
S. Guruprasad • PG Diploma in Strategic • Systems Design • Systems Thinking
Strategic Design Design Management – NID • Service Design • New Product Design &
Management – 2008 • Design Process Development
• PG Diploma in Embedded • Design • Product Engineering
s_guruprasad@nid.edu Systems Appin Management • Design for
Technologies • Integrative Design Manufacturing
• B.E. (Mechanical) – Leadership • Cognitive Studies for
University of Madras – 2003 • SDM Futures Design
• SDM • Design for Human
• Year of joining NID: 2016 Fundamentals Social Behaviour
• Design Project • Behaviour Economics
DP3 - Universal • Future Studies
Design • Design Process
• Paper craft - Open • Design Leadership
Elective • Innovation &
• Design for Entrepreneurship
Tangibles & • Paper craft
Intangibles

Sathyanand Mohan • Master of Arts in Visual Arts • Photography • Photography Histories

Photography Design - M.S. University – 2015 Theories • Contemporary Art and
• Research Aesthetics
sathyanand_m@nid. • Year of joining NID: 2015 Workshop • Humanities and Social
edu (Research Writing) Sciences
• Materials and • Literature
Processes (Digital • Cinema
photography)
• Design Projects
(Photography
Design)
• Graduation
Projects
(Photography
Design)

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Name Qualifications Courses Handled Areas of Interest
Saurabh Srivastava • M.Sc. (IT), Allahabad • Still & Video Inputs • Still & Video: as
New Media Design Agricultural Institute – • GUI Design Research Tools
Deemed University Principles for Web • Photography
saurabh@nid.edu • MCA, IGNOU • Interactive Media • GUI Design
• BCA, IGNOU
• FDP (2007-2009) at NID

• Year of joining NID: 2009

Sekhar Mukherjee • Post-Graduate Diploma in • Drawing and • Films
Animation Film Design Animation Film Design, NID Design for • Theatres
– 1997 Animation • Writing
sekharm@nid.edu • Diploma in Multimedia • Fundamental of • Cartoon & Caricature
Content Creation, MTDRC, Animation
Dept. of Film Appreciation, • Illustration
FTII, Pune • Character Design
• Film Appreciation, FTII, Pune • Storyboarding
• B Com., Calcutta University • Kinetics
• Production
• Year of joining NID: 2002 Process
• Freehand Drawing
Shafique Afzal • PG Diploma in Textile • Design Workshop • Weaving
Textile Design Design, NID – 2009 –1 • Surface Design
• Bachelor of Fine Arts, • Design Project - 3 • Fashion
shafique_a@nid.edu Banaras Hindu University • Painting
– 2005

• Year of joining NID: 2017

Shashank Mehta • B.E. (Mech.), REC, Surat • Design Process • Design for Small Scale
Product Design • AEP Dip. in Product Design, • Technically Industry
NID -1990 Complex Project • Design for
shashank@nid.edu • Service Design Sustainability
• Year of joining NID: 1993 • Experience Design • Design Research
• Design Audit • Indigenous Innovations
Shekhar Bhattacharjee • M.F.A. in Painting from • Design Drawing-I, II • Toy
Toy & Game Design I.K.S.V.V. Khairagarh, • Colour and Form • Drawing & Illustration
Chhattisgarh • Material • Handicrafts
shekhar_b@nid.edu • FDP (2008-2009) at NID • Representation • Art & Literature
Technique
• Year of joining NID: 2009 • Nature Drawing
• Construction
Drawing
• Character Design-I,
II and Material
• Techniques &
Model Making

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 Name Qualifications Courses Handled Areas of Interest
Shilpa Das (Dr.) • B.A. (English), Gujarat Uni. • Introduction to • Semiotics and
Interdisciplinary Design • M.A. (English Literature), Indian Culture Communication
Studies JNU, Delhi • Introduction to • Narrative Theory
• M. Phil. (Critical Theory), Semiotics • Gender and Children’s
shilpadas@nid.edu Gujarat Uni. • Introduction to Literature
• Ph.D. (Social Science), TISS Narratives • Gender and School
Mumbai in 2015. • Identity and Textbooks
Subjectivity • Art and Aesthetics
• Year of joining NID: 2004 • Comparative • Indian Philosophical
Aesthetics Thought
• Approaches to • Translation Theory
Indian Society • Feminist Theory
• Cultural Studies • Disability Studies
• Contemporary
Concerns
Shimul Mehta Vyas • Diploma in Accessory • Design Projects • Jewellery Design
Lifestyle Accessory Design, Fashion Institute of in personal • Interior Aesthetics
Design Technology, USA accessories and • Consumer Lifestyle
• Bachelor of Law, Gujarat products for Study
shimul@nid.edu Uni. spaces • Trends Spotting
• Bachelor of Commerce, • Materials &
Gujarat Uni. Processes
• Alternative
• Year of joining NID: 1995 Materials for
Accessories,
Home Products
and Clothing
Shrinkhala Aren • GDPD in F&VCD, NID – 2005 • Scriptwriting • Research Methods
Film & Video • Master of Science (Int’l • Introduction to • Behavioural Psychology
Communication Design Business & Mgmt. for Editing • Photography
Design) Uni. of Sal Ford • Design • Film History
shrinkhala.a@nid.edu Management • Astral Sciences
• Year of joining NID: 2013
Siddhartha Tripathi • P.G. Diploma in Animation • Design Drawing • Illustrating
Design Foundation Film Design – NID – 2009 –1 • Teaching
Studies • Design Drawing • Conducting Workshops
• Year of joining NID: 2016 –2 • Animating
siddhartha_t@nid.edu • Elements of Colour • Brewing Coffee
• Environmental • Backing
Perception
• Media
Appreciation
(Anchor)
• Space Form and
Structure
• Drawing &
Illustration
• Visual Design
Sonal Chauhan • Diploma in Fashion Design, • Draping & Advance • Traditional Textiles &
Apparel Design & NIFT, Gandhinagar Draping Crafts
Merchandising • FDP (2008-2009) at NID • Garment • Surface Ornamentation
Construction • Design for
sonal@nid.edu • Year of joining NID: 2009 • Garment Sustainability
Manufacturing
Tech.
• Fabric
Construction
• Ready to wear

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Name Qualifications Courses Handled Areas of Interest
Subir Das (Dr.) • B.Sc. (Hons.), Calcutta • Introductory • Industrial and
Interdisciplinary Design University Ergonomics Agricultural
Studies • M.Sc. (Ergo.), Calcutta • Work Space Ergonomics
University Ergonomics • Ergonomics of Hand
subirdas@nid.edu • Ph.D. (Industrial • Display and Tools
Ergonomics), Calcutta Control • Personal Protective
University • Human Factors in Equipment (PPE)
Product Design • Occupational Safety
• Year of joining NID: 1998 • Ergo. Evaluation and Health
of Consumer
Products
Sucharita Beniwal • M.Des. Social Design – • Colour and Form • Colour Perception
Textile Design Ambedkar University, Delhi • Design workshop • Weaving
(AUD) – 2016 • Design Project - 1 • Experiential Knowledge
sucharita_b@nid.edu • S.L.P.E.P. Diploma in Textile • Frugal Innovations
Design – NID – 2003 • Social Economies

• Year of joining NID: 2016

Sudip Adhikary • Master of Design (Industrial • Design Drawing • Basics of design

Design Foundation Design), IIT -Bombay • Analytical Drawing • Lighting ambiance
Studies • B.Tech (IT) - Uni. of Kalyani • Basic Material design- lighting and
• Years Design Teachers • Combination of space
sudip_a@nid.edu Development Programme/ material • Colour, light and human
Faculty Development • Space Form psychology
programme (FDP) – NID Structure • Retail and exhibition
• Environmental design
• Year of joining NID: 2017 Perception • Elements of design,
• Design Process composition and
• Form Studies form studies in three
• Studio Skills dimension
• Representation
techniques with
different medium
• Computer aided design
• Photography-
composition and visual
language
• Painting

Suman Chowdhury • Master of Science (IT) - • CGI Animation • Visual art, Drawing
Animation Film Design Sikkim Manipal University (M.Des.) &Illustration
• Years Design Teachers • Intro to CGI • Storytelling
suman_c@nid.edu Development Programme/ Animation • Hand Drawn Animation
Faculty Development (M.Des.) • Animation Principles
programme (FDP) - NID • Elements of • Computer Graphics
• B.Sc. (Animation) - Editing (M.Des.) • Visual Ethnography
Bharathidasan University • Research • Experimental Animation
• Diploma Course in Methodology • Design (Production)
Animation - Toon Skool (M.Des.) Process
Advanced Animation • Space, Form & • Academic writing
Academy Structure B.Des. • Composition
• Media • Art History
• Year of joining NID: 2017 Appreciation • Sculpting & Paper art
(B.Des.) • Music & Performing
• Design Process arts
(B.Des.)

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Suvani Suri • P.G. Diploma in New Media
New Media Design Design – NID – 2013
• B.Tech (IT) - Guru Gobind
suvani_s@nid.edu Singh Indraprastha Uni.
• Year of joining NID: 2018
Swagata Shrivastava • B.Arch., SCET South Gujarat
Naidu Uni.
Ceramic & Glass • PG Dip.in Ceramic & Glass
Design Design, NID – 2007
swagata@nid.edu • Year of joining NID: 2010
Swasti Singh Ghai • PEP Dip. in Textile &
Design Foundation Apparel, NID – 1999
Studies
• Year of joining NID: 2006
swasti@nid.edu
Tanishka Kachru • B.Arch., University of
Exhibition Design Mumbai
• M.A. History of Design,
tanishka@nid.edu Parsons School of Design,
New York
• Year of joining NID: 2007
Tarun Deep Girdher • PEP Dip. in Communication
Graphic Design Design, (Graphic Design),
NID – 1997
tarundg@nid.edu
• Year of joining NID: 1998
Tridha Gajjar (Dr.) • B.F.A. (Applied Arts), BHU
Graphic Design • M.F.A. (Applied Arts), BHU
• Ph.D. in Applied Arts, BHU
tridha@nid.edu • 2-years FDP at NID (2004-
06)
• Year of joining NID: 2006
V. Ravishankar • AEP in Industrial Design
Design For Retail (Product) NID – 1989
Experience • B.E. Electrical, University
College Engg., Osmania Uni., • Design
ravi_s@nid.edu Hyderabad
• Year of joining NID: 2007
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Courses Handled Areas of Interest
• Design Project 3 • Philosophy of
Technology
• Digital Cultures
• Intermedia Experiences
• Sound Sensorium
• Design Drawing • Sustainable & Eco-
• Design Overview friendly Design
• Orthography • Education
Drawings • Geometry through
• Software Skill Material
Development • Ceramic & Glass in
• Basic Material - Architecture
Clay • Ceramic & Glass
Chemistry
• Traditional Indian • Work with craft artisans
Textiles for Textile in rural areas
students • Sufi Music
• Surface
Decoration for
Ceramic students
• Colour and Form
• History of Art • History of Art
• History of Design • Architecture & Design
• Experience Design
• Typography • Communication at
• Publication Design grass-root level
• Printing • Education at Pre-
Technology Primary Level
• Illustration • How Learners Learn
Techniques • Psychology-Behavioural
• Graphic Pattern & Trends
Communication
Skills
• Environmental
Perception
• Elements of • Semantics
Design • Visualisation Drawing
• Basic & Advance • Research
Graphic Design
• Printing
Technology
• Word & Image
• Colour
• Retail Store Design • Universal Design
• Product Design Thinking & Practise
Methodology • Design for Indigenous
Product Sector &
Fundamentals Training
• Design Overview • Design Triggers
• Universal Design • Collecting Experiences
Principles & Recording Stories
Name Qualifications Courses Handled Areas of Interest
V. Sakthivel • Diploma in Handloom • Textile materials • Weaving and woven
Textile Design Technology, SPKM, I.I.H.T, and Technology textiles
Venkatagiri, A.P. • Fibre & Yarn • Indigo
sakthivel@nid.edu • B.B.A., University of Madras • Dyeing • Indian Cotton in Design
• FDP, NID (1999-01) • Natural Dyes and Technology
• Basic Weaving • Khadi
• Year of joining NID: 2009 • Craft studies • Natural fibres
Vijai Singh Katiyar • Diploma in Textile • Yarn Design • Fundamental Research
Textile Design / Technology, Central Textile • Fabric Design • Management
Integrated Textile & Institute, Kanpur • Textile Design for
Apparel • AEP Dip. in Textile Design, Exports
NID – 1990 • Textile Technology
vijaisk@nid.edu
• Year of joining NID: 1993
Vikram Singh Parmar • B.Arch., Inst. of • Design Workshop • Rural Healthcare-
(Dr.) Environmental Design • Design Studio as diagnostic
Product Design • Master of Design, IIT • Design-driven care preventative
Bombay Entrepreneurship information system,
vikram_p@nid.edu • Ph.D. Research (Industrial pre-referral services
Design), TU Delft – and digital health
Netherlands identity
• Behaviour change and
• Year of joining NID: 2014 communication in
healthcare
• Tangible user interface,
persuasive computing
• Venture Design Process

Vipul Vinzuda • B.E., (Mech.) NITK, Surathkal • Design Overview • Transportation Design
Transportation & • M.Sc. Design & Transport, • Design Projects • 3D modelling (Alias)
Automobile Design Coventry Univ. (UK) • Digital Form • Design Research
• FDP, NID (2004 – 2006) making & • Packaging Design
vipul_v@nid.edu Prototyping • Visualisation &
• Year of joining NID: 2009 • Materials & Prototyping
Processes
Y.N. Vivekananda • M. Des. in Visual • Photography • Computer Aided Design
Design Foundation Communication, IDC, IIT, • Drawing • Crafts Design
Studies Mumbai • Basic Material Development
• Diploma in Applied Arts, • Material • Nature & History
ynvivek@nid.edu College of Fine Arts Exploration • Ply-Split Braiding and
Architecture, Hyderabad Knots
• Lifestyle Accessory
• Year of joining NID: 2007 Design
• Mathematical Art &
Designs
Mayank Loonker • GDPD in Exhibition Design, • Installation Design • Experience Design
Exhibition Design NID – 2006 • Environmental • Spatial Perception
Perception • Interaction Design
mayank@nid.edu • Year of joining NID: 2013 • Travelling • Design Process
Exhibitions
• Interactive Media
for Exhibitions
• Materials and
Structures

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 Name Qualifications Courses Handled Areas of Interest
Mona Prabhu • Graduate in Visual • Foundation • Illustration
Graphic Design & Communication - NID – Programme • Study of Vedic
Design Foundation 1991 • Elements of Astrology
Studies Composition • Study of Indian Crafts
• Year of joining NID: 2016 • Geometrical
mona_p@nid.edu Construction 1
• Environmental
Perception
• Design Process
• B.Des Graphic
Design
• Documentation of
Visual Culture
• Design Project
• M.Des Graphic
Design
• Typography
• Design Project 2
&3
• Design Workshop
2
• Learning from the
field
Sajith Gopinath • B.E. (Poly. Engg.), MG Uni., • Toy Design • Design for Special
Toy & Game Design Kerala • Nature & Form Needs
• M.E. (Plastic Engg.) Mumbai • Material • Design in School
sajith@nid.edu Uni. Technology Education System
• PG Dip. in Toy Design & Dev., • Elements of Form • Eco Design
NID – 2005 • Craft Design

• Year of joining NID: 2006

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15. VISITING EXPERTS
Discipline / Course Name of Visiting Faculty Title of Course
Animation Film Design Aditya Pande Semester Jury
Animation Film Design Anand Singh Naorem Semester Jury
Animation Film Design Arjun Gupte CGI Animation
Animation Film Design Arjun Gupte Character Design
Animation Film Design Arjun Gupte Drawing for Animation-I
Animation Film Design Arnab K Chaudhuri Design Management-II
Animation Film Design Arvind Chudasama Design Project-II (Module on Stop
motion)
Animation Film Design Ashutosh Pathak Semester Jury
Animation Film Design Baishakhee Sengupta Design workshop-II (Module on
Typography)
Animation Film Design Binita Desai Pre-production - Character Design
Module
Animation Film Design Debkumar Mitra Comic Book
Animation Film Design Delwyn Jude Remedios Animation Principles
Animation Film Design Dhimant Vyas Design Workshop-II (Module on Stop
Motion Animation)
Animation Film Design Gautam Chakraborty Storytelling
Animation Film Design Koushik Sarkar Semester Jury
Animation Film Design Madhuja Mukherjee (Dr.) Animation Film Appreciation
Animation Film Design Manoj M. Goswami Sound Design
Animation Film Design Nityan Unnikrishnan Illustration
Animation Film Design P.C. Vikram Fundamentals of Animation Drawing-
II
Animation Film Design P.C. Vikram Semester Jury
Animation Film Design Pradipta Ray Drawing for Animation-II
Animation Film Design Pradipta Ray Semester Jury
Animation Film Design Prateek Sethi Design workshop-III (Motion
Graphics)
Animation Film Design Prosenjit Ganguly Acting for Animation
Animation Film Design Prosenjit Ganguly Fundamentals of Animation-I
Animation Film Design Prosenjit Ganguly Fundamentals of Animation-I
Animation Film Design Prosenjit Ganguly Fundamentals of Animation-I
Animation Film Design R.L. Mistry Drawing for Animation-I
Animation Film Design R.L. Mistry Drawing for Animation-I
Animation Film Design R.L. Mistry Drawing for Animation-I
Animation Film Design Rajiv Eipe Fundamentals of Animation-II
Animation Film Design Rajiv Eipe Fundamentals of Animation-II
Animation Film Design Saikat Sekhareswar Ray Elements of Editing
Animation Film Design Saikat Sekhareswar Ray Post Production (Film editing)
Animation Film Design Satheesh P.M. Sound Design
Animation Film Design Shaaz Ahmed Experimental Animation

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 Discipline/ Course Name of Visiting Faculty Title of Course
Animation Film Design Shailan Parker Design Workshop-II (Photography)
Animation Film Design Shyam Deshpande Digital Tools (Digital painting using
photoshop)
Animation Film Design Siddharth P Maskeri Introduction to CGI Animation
Animation Film Design Sudhanva Deshpande Acting for Animation
Animation Film Design Sukanya Ghosh History of Animation
Animation Film Design Swarup Kumar Dandapat Design Project-I (Illustration input)
Animation Film Design Tanuja Goyal Semester Jury
Animation Film Design Vaibhav Kumaresh Fundamentals of Animation-I
Animation Film Design Vaibhav Kumaresh Fundamentals of Animation-I
Animation Film Design Vivekananda Roy Ghatak Semester Jury
Apparel Design Ankon Mitra Design Project-III (Fashion Show)
Apparel Design Ashoke Chatterjee Craft Documentation, Portfolio
Development
Apparel Design Ashwin Thakkar Garment Construction - History of
Costume
Apparel Design Hrishikesh Pawar Craft Documentation -
Communication Graphics
Apparel Design Maria Gertud Keischgens Garment Construction-II (Introduction
to Textiles)
Apparel Design Mohankumar V.K. Design Management-II
Apparel Design Mona Prabhu Garment Construction-II (Pattern
making)
Apparel Design Ravi Joshi Design Project-II (2 weeks modules)
Apparel Design Shalini Singh Garment Construction-IV
(Introduction to Knitwear)
Apparel Design Shivendra Prakash Kuldeep Craft Documentation - History of
Costume (World)
Apparel Design Sushmit Sharma Geometry - Nature, Form, and
Structure
Apparel Design Yogesh Chaudhary Garment Construction-IV
Ceramic & Glass Design A. Balasubramaniam Elements of Form
Ceramic & Glass Design Dinesh Korjan Design Project-IV (System Thinking)
Ceramic & Glass Design Dinesh Korjan Design Project-IV (System)
Ceramic & Glass Design H.P. Vyasa Elements of Form
Ceramic & Glass Design H.P. Vyasa Glaze Workshop
Ceramic & Glass Design H.P. Vyasa Introduction to Glazes
Ceramic & Glass Design H.P. Vyasa Nature & Form
Ceramic & Glass Design H.P. Vyasa Semester Jury
Ceramic & Glass Design Hiral Patel Autocad
Ceramic & Glass Design J.L. Naik Elements of Form-II
Ceramic & Glass Design J.L. Naik Form Studies
Ceramic & Glass Design Japneet Keith Material & Methods-Ceramics

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Discipline/ Course Name of Visiting Faculty Title of Course
Ceramic & Glass Design Kaveri Bharath Material Form & Surface-Ceramics
Ceramic & Glass Design Mangesh Pramod Afre Material & Methods- Ceramics
Ceramic & Glass Design Mona Prabhu Communication Graphics
Ceramic & Glass Design Mona Prabhu Design Workshop-II
Ceramic & Glass Design Mridul Mitra Semester Jury
Ceramic & Glass Design Panthini H Thaker Surface Development
Ceramic & Glass Design Rachita Sareen Orthographic Projections
Ceramic & Glass Design Rakesh Kumar Material & Methods- Ceramics
Ceramic & Glass Design Rashmi Korjan Design Project-III -Systems Design
Ceramic & Glass Design Rashmi Korjan Elements of Form
Ceramic & Glass Design Sakthivel Shanmuganathan Form studies-II
Ceramic & Glass Design Sasidharan M. Material & Methods-Glass
Ceramic & Glass Design Srila Mookherjee Material Form & Surface - Glass
Ceramic & Glass Design Sudev Kumar Mondal Material workshops-Ceramics
Ceramic & Glass Design Sudev Kumar Mondal Nature & Form
Ceramic & Glass Design Thomas Louis Nature & Form
Ceramic & Glass Design V.P. Tiwari Material & Methods- Glass
Ceramic & Glass Design V.P. Tiwari Material Form & Surface- Glass
Common Course A Vaibhava Design Management-III
Common Course A Vaibhava Fundamental of Visual Design-
Isometric Drawing
Common Course Aditi Agrawal Fundamental of Visual Design-
Isometric Drawing
Common Course Aditi Gupta Introduction to Design
Common Course Ajit Madhav Rao Story as a Learning Vehicle
Common Course Amar Gargesh Design Process
Common Course Amit Krishn Gulati Introduction to Design
Common Course Andrea Noronha Fundamental of Visual Design-
Geometry & Structure
Common Course Anupam Jain Design Process
Common Course Bela Ravikumar Fundamental of Visual Design
(Colour)
Common Course Bhumi Gajjar Research Methodology
Common Course Carmina Fernandes Fundamental of Visual Design
(Colour) PD & FD
Common Course Carmina Fernandes Fundamental of Visual Design
(Colour) TD, CGD
Common Course Chandan Kashyap Introduction to Western Aesthetics
Common Course Chaula Patel Fundamental of Visual Design
(Colour)

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 Discipline/ Course Name of Visiting Faculty Title of Course
Common Course Chaula Patel Fundamental of Visual Design
(Colour)
Common Course Chippy Diac Research Methodology
Common Course Deepali Saini Research Methodology
Common Course Deepali Saini Research Methodology
Common Course Deepan Sivaraman SLA-Elective-IV
Common Course Hari Kishan Nallan Research Methodology
Common Course J.L. Naik Fundamentals of Visual Design
(Drawing TD & CGD)
Common Course Jeebanlata Salam SLA-Perspectives to Indian society
Common Course Lakshmi Murthy Introduction to Design
Common Course Milan Jayesh Pandya Critical Thinking & Argumentation
Common Course Natalie Singh Research Methodology
Common Course Nilesh Misal Fundamentals of Visual Design-
Geometry & Structure
Common Course Pallak Gupte Language Culture & Identity
Common Course Pradeep Choksi Fundamentals of Visual Design
(Composition)
Common Course Priyanka Baliyan Fundamental of Visual Design
(Colour Module)
Common Course Rajesh Thakare Fundamentals of Visual Design
(Drawing Module of FVD)
Common Course S.M. Kulkarni Design Process
Common Course Salil Desai Creative Writing
Common Course Samir Bhatt Fundamentals of Visual Design
(Drawing PD & FD)
Common Course Samir Bhatt Fundamentals of Visual Design
(Drawing PD & FD)
Common Course Satyajeet Kumar Introduction to Design
Common Course Sivaramakrishnan SLA-Perspectives to Indian society
Common Course Sudhir Sharma Introduction to Design
Common Course Suresh Kumar Eriyat Introduction to Design
Common Course Swarup Kumar Dandapat Fundamental of Visual Design
(Drawing Module)
Common Course Tuhin Paul Introduction to Design
Common Course Ujjal Bhuyan Fundamental of Visual Design-
Freehand Design Drawing
Common Course V Mohan Chandra Design Management-I
Common Course V Raghuram Design Management-III
Common Course Vijay Paul Puniya Fundamental of Visual Design
(Drawing)

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Discipline/ Course
Design for Retail Experience
Design for Retail Experience
Design for Retail Experience
Design for Retail Experience
Digital Game Design
Digital Game Design
Digital Game Design
Digital Game Design
Digital Game Design
Digital Game Design
Digital Game Design
Digital Game Design
Digital Game Design
Digital Game Design
Digital Game Design
Digital Game Design
Digital Game Design
Digital Game Design
Digital Game Design
Digital Game Design
Digital Game Design
Digital Game Design
Digital Game Design
Digital Game Design
Digital Game Design
Digital Game Design
Digital Game Design
Digital Game Design
Digital Game Design
Exhibition Design
Exhibition Design
Exhibition Design
Exhibition Design
Name of Visiting Faculty Title of Course
Ajith Das Indian Retail Research
Aman Rai Level Design & Game Mechanics
Manu Neelakandhan Design Management
Neena Jaju Pingaley (Dr.) Workshop (Lighting Design)
Abhineet Prasad Design Project-III
Abhineet Prasad Visual Design for Games
Aditya Vipparthi Basics of Animation
Anand Baid 2D Environment & 3D Modelling/
Animation
Ashwanth R T Game Mechanic & Level Design-I
Ashwanth R T Visual Design for Games
Bharath M Palavalli Games Serious
Karan Rajiv Gaikwad 2D Environment & 3D Modelling/
Animation
Naveen Revanasiddappa Visual Design
Pravanjan Patnaik Game Scripting
Prayas Abhinav Storytelling
Prosenjit Ganguly Visual Design for Games
Sandeep Athavale Game System & Design
Sandeep P R Elements of Game
Sandeep P R Game Theory
Sandeep P R Game Theory
Sandeep Sonawane Visual Design for Games
Simon Banerjee Gaming Culture
Srinivas B M Design Project-III
Vikas Chaudhary Level Design & Game Mechanics
(Games A-1)
Vinod Nair Design Project-I
Vinod Nair Elements of Game
Vinod Nair Game Analysis/Study
Vishwas H J Game Sound Design
Yadu Rajiv Design Project-II
Abhinav Mishra Design Workshop-II (Interactive
Media)
Akshay Gawarikar Design Project-III (3DS Max
Workshop)
Anando Dutta Design Studio-I (Typography)
Ankur Choksi Semester jury
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 Discipline/ Course Name of Visiting Faculty Title of Course
Exhibition Design Arathi Abraham Design Studio-I (Typography)
Exhibition Design Arpita Bhattacharjee Studio Skills - Representation
Techniques
Exhibition Design Arundhati Mitter Design Project-IV
Exhibition Design Arundhati Mitter Design Project-IV
Exhibition Design Arundhati Mitter Design Project-IV
Exhibition Design Avani Batra Moving Images
Exhibition Design Bipasa Mukherjee Design Project-IV
Exhibition Design Debanshu Bhaumik Design Workshop-II (Interactive
Media)
Exhibition Design Farzan Dalal Percy Light & Sound Workshop
Exhibition Design Henny Rotterdam Design Studio-II (Scenographic
Practices)
Exhibition Design Hitesh Desai Design Management-II (Professional
Practice)
Exhibition Design Hugo Pilate Design Project-III (VR Workshop)
Exhibition Design Jogi Panghaal Semester Jury
Exhibition Design Mohit Bhatia Photography (Studio skills-II)
Exhibition Design Muntaha Rushnaiwala Design Project-II
Exhibition Design Pritam Saha Design Project-II
Exhibition Design Rachita Sareen Body & Space
Exhibition Design Sachin Sachar Design Project-I
Exhibition Design Sachin Sachar Material Studies
Exhibition Design Sachin Sachar Studio Skill-II- Materials & Making
Exhibition Design Salil Parekh Design Project-III (VR Workshop)
Exhibition Design Sandeep Sangaru Design Workshop-I (Structures)
Exhibition Design Sangita Shroff History of Theory of Design
Exhibition Design Siddhartha Chatterjee Studio Skills-Visualization
Exhibition Design Vinishree Solanki Light & Sound Workshop
Exhibition Design Vivek Sheth Design Studio-II (Scenographic
Practices)
Exhibition Design Yatin Pandya Semester Jury
Exhibition Design Yatin Pandya Spatial Studies
Film & Video Communication Adira Thekkuveettil History of Photography
Film & Video Communication Aditi Banerjee Semester Jury
Film & Video Communication Anil Zankar History of Indian Cinema
Film & Video Communication Aniruddha Sen Advertisement Workshop
Film & Video Communication Arnav Kumar Advertisement Workshop

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Discipline/ Course Name of Visiting Faculty Title of Course
Film & Video Communication Asheesh Pandya Sound Design
Film & Video Communication Avinash Oak Introduction to Sound
Film & Video Communication Chandita Mukherjee Design Film Workshop
Film & Video Communication Dhaivat Jani Music Workshop
Film & Video Communication Dhaivat Jani Music Workshop
Film & Video Communication Hitesh Kewalya History of Indian Television
Film & Video Communication Kavya Agarwal Departmental Elective
Film & Video Communication Mahan J. Dutta Departmental Elective
Film & Video Communication Mahan J. Dutta Semester Jury
Film & Video Communication Manish Saini Semester Jury
Film & Video Communication Nitin S Goel Acting Workshop
Film & Video Communication Nitin S Goel Acting Workshop
Film & Video Communication R Amudhan Documentary Workshop
Film & Video Communication Ravji Jivabhai Sondarva Cinematography Workshop
Film & Video Communication Sanjeev Sood Cinematography Workshop
Film & Video Communication Shraddha Sakhalkar Semester Jury
Film & Video Communication Shri Prakash Semester Jury
Film & Video Communication Sonal Radia-Tyagi Introduction to Editing
Film & Video Communication Surabhi Sharma Documentary Workshop
Film & Video Communication Udayraj P.J. Design Management-II
Film & Video Communication Udayraj P.J. Design Management-II
Foundation Programme Adira Thekkuveettil History of Art
Foundation Programme Amitabh Pandey Media Appreciation
Foundation Programme Aparajita Barai Elements of Colour
Foundation Programme Aparajita Barai Elements of Composition
Foundation Programme Aparajita Barai Space, Form, and Structure
Foundation Programme Binod C Agrawal (Dr.) Research Methodology
Foundation Programme Carmina Fernandes Design Process
Foundation Programme Carmina Fernandes Semester Jury
Foundation Programme Chaula Patel Elements of Colour
Foundation Programme Chaula Patel Space, Form, and Structure
Foundation Programme Dadi Pudumjee Media Appreciation
Foundation Programme Debkumar Mitra Media Appreciation
Foundation Programme Gargi Gupta Sharma Design Process
Foundation Programme Hemant Wala Design Drawing (Perspective Module)
Foundation Programme Immanuel Suresh Design Process

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 Discipline/ Course Name of Visiting Faculty Title of Course
Foundation Programme Immanuel Suresh Space, Form, and Structure
Foundation Programme Karma Sichoe Elements of Colour
Foundation Programme Krunal Chaudhari Basic Material & Methods
Foundation Programme Krunal Chaudhari Combination of Materials
Foundation Programme Lalit Lad Semester Jury
Foundation Programme Mona Prabhu Elements of Composition
Foundation Programme Mona Prabhu Environmental Perception
Foundation Programme Mona Prabhu Environmental Perception
Foundation Programme Mona Prabhu Geometric Construction-I
Foundation Programme Mona Prabhu Semester Jury
Foundation Programme Mridul Mitra Freehand Design Drawing-I
Foundation Programme Mridul Mitra Geometric Construction-I
Foundation Programme Muntaha Rushnaiwala Geometric Construction-II
Foundation Programme N Patel Design Drawing-I (Freehand)
Foundation Programme Nalini V.A. Khan Design Process
Foundation Programme Neena Bhatnagar Media Appreciation
Foundation Programme Neha Bahuguna Elements of Composition
Foundation Programme Neha Bahuguna Space, Form, and Structure
Foundation Programme Niraj Dave Basic Material & Methods
Foundation Programme Niraj Dave Combination of Materials
Foundation Programme Nitin Patel Analytical Drawing
Foundation Programme Pankaj Upadhyay Design Drawing
Foundation Programme Parag Vyas (Dr.) Basic Material & Methods
Foundation Programme Parag Vyas (Dr.) Combination of Materials
Foundation Programme Parthiv Shah Design Process
Foundation Programme Parthiv Shah Media Appreciation
Foundation Programme Pradeep Choksi Design Drawing-II
Foundation Programme Pradeep Choksi Elements of Composition
Foundation Programme Prashant Miranda Space, Form, and Structure
Foundation Programme R L Mistry Semester Jury
Foundation Programme Rachita Sareen Analytical Drawing
Foundation Programme Rebecca Reubens (Dr.) Basic Material & Methods
Foundation Programme Rebecca Reubens (Dr.) History of Design
Foundation Programme Rudranil Das Design Drawing-I
Foundation Programme Rudranil Das Design Drawing-II
Foundation Programme S. Sethuraman Space, Form, and Structure (Meeting)

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Discipline/ Course
Foundation Programme
Foundation Programme
Foundation Programme
Foundation Programme
Foundation Programme
Foundation Programme
Foundation Programme
Foundation Programme
Foundation Programme
Foundation Programme
Foundation Programme
Foundation Programme
Foundation Programme
Foundation Programme
Foundation Programme
Foundation Programme
Foundation Programme – B.Des.
Furniture & Interior Design
Furniture & Interior Design
Furniture & Interior Design
Furniture & Interior Design
Furniture & Interior Design
Furniture & Interior Design
Furniture & Interior Design
Furniture & Interior Design
Furniture & Interior Design
Furniture & Interior Design
Furniture & Interior Design
Furniture & Interior Design
Furniture & Interior Design
Furniture & Interior Design
Furniture & Interior Design
Furniture & Interior Design
Furniture & Interior Design
Furniture & Interior Design
Furniture & Interior Design
Name of Visiting Faculty Title of Course
Sambit Kumar Pradhan Space, Form, and Structure
Samir Bhatt Analytical Drawing
Samir Bhatt Design Drawing-II
Samir Bhatt Semester Jury
Sangita Shroff History of Design
Sarika Samdani Environmental Perception
Saurabh Tewari History of Design
Shailesh Manke Environmental Perception
Shradha Jain Environmental Perception
Shradha Jain Space, Form, and Structure
Shridhar Sudhir Media Appreciation
Shruti Mahajan Design Drawing-I
Swarup Kumar Dandapat Design Drawing-I (Freehand)
Vishal Khandelwal History of Art
Vishnupriya Narayanan Environmental Perception
Yasmin Sethi Geometric Construction-II
Binod C. Agrawal (Dr.) Environmental Perception
Anand Viswanathan Departmental Elective
Andrea Noronha Colour Materials & Finishes
Andrea Noronha Elements of Form & Space
Andrea Noronha Geometry & Structure
Bhadri Sonpal Semester Jury
Bhadri Sonpal Understanding the built environment
Dexter Pereira (DPA) Design Project-I
Dexter Pereira (DPA) Design Project-I
Dexter Pereira (DPA) Design Studio
Dexter Pereira (DPA) Design Studio
Dexter Pereira (DPA) Fundamentals of Space Planning
Dexter Pereira (DPA) Furniture Design & Construction
Kalapi Buch Semester Jury
Kopal Mukul Kulkarni Design Workshop-I
Kopal Mukul Kulkarni Materials & Innovation
Nikunj H Dave Discipline Elective
Rachana Viswanathan Departmental Elective
Rachita Sareen Design Project-II
Rachita Sareen Design Project-II
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 Discipline/ Course Name of Visiting Faculty Title of Course
Furniture & Interior Design Rachita Sareen Semester Jury
Furniture & Interior Design Rebecca Reubens (Dr.) Historic & Contemporary Forms &
Styles
Furniture & Interior Design Shivang Shah Design Management-II
Furniture & Interior Design Shrikant Nivasarkar Design Project-IV (System Design)
Furniture & Interior Design Snehal Suthar Semester Jury
Furniture & Interior Design Trupti Bharatkumar Mehta Materials & Properties
Furniture & Interior Design Yashashwi Rastogi Discipline elective
Graphic Design Aditi Babel Design workshop-II (spaces &
structures)
Graphic Design Akash Raj Halankar Typography
Graphic Design Amit Kharsani Typo (Type Design)
Graphic Design Anand Viswanathan Design workshop-II (spaces &
structures)
Graphic Design Anthony Lopez Design Management-II
Graphic Design Aparna Kaushal Design workshop-I (Time & Image)
Graphic Design Arjun Gupte Design workshop-I (Time & Image)
Graphic Design Bharat D. Suthar Design Process-I
Graphic Design Bharat D. Suthar Production Process
Graphic Design Bharat D. Suthar Production Process-II
Graphic Design Chaula Patel Semester Jury
Graphic Design D. Udaya Kumar Semester Jury
Graphic Design D. Udaya Kumar Workshop (letterform)
Graphic Design Deshna Mehta Design workshop-II
Graphic Design Deshna Mehta Semester Jury
Graphic Design Dipendra S Baoni Emerging Scenarios
Graphic Design Dipendra S Baoni Emerging Scenarios
Graphic Design Geeta Suthar Professional Practice in Graphic
Design
Graphic Design Hemant Suthar Professional Practice in Graphic
Design
Graphic Design Karma Sichoe Illustration
Graphic Design Kunel Gaur Portfolio
Graphic Design Malti Gaekwad Semester Jury
Graphic Design Malti Gaekwad Semester Jury
Graphic Design Manasi Parikh Design Project-II (Sequential
Narrative)
Graphic Design Manoj Gopinath Design workshop-II

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Discipline/ Course
Graphic Design
Graphic Design
Graphic Design
Graphic Design
Graphic Design
Graphic Design
Graphic Design
Graphic Design
Graphic Design
Graphic Design
Information Design
Information Design
Information Design
Information Design
Information Design
Information Design
Information Design
Information Design
Information Design
Information Design
Interaction Design
Interaction Design
Interaction Design
Interaction Design
Interaction Design
Interaction Design
Interaction Design
Interaction Design
Interaction Design
Interaction Design
Interaction Design
International Open Electives
Name of Visiting Faculty Title of Course
Margie Sastry (Dr.) Design Project-I
Parimal Parmar Typo (Type Design)
Pradeep Choksi Design Project-II
Pradeep Choksi Semester Jury
Rajesh Dahiya Word & Image
Sarika Samdani Learning from the Field
Savyasaachi (Dr.) Documentation of Visual Culture
Savyasaachi (Dr.) Introduction to field work
Supriya Gupta CSR Activity
Vivek Sheth Design Project-II (Sequential
Narrative)
Amit Kapoor Information visualization-I
Amit Kapoor Information visualization-I
Amit Kapoor Information visualization-II
Arun Ganesh Geo-visualization & Thematic
cartography
Arun Ganesh Geo-visualization & Thematic
cartography
Lakshmi Kuchibhotla (Dr.) Design Project-II
P.G. Bhat Information visualization-I
Poornima Vaidyanathan Elements of Information Design
Prachi Nagpal Information visualization-II
Rajeev Bhardwaj Design Management-II
A. Vaibhava Design Management-II
A. Vaibhava Product Interface & Interaction
Amit Kapoor Information Design & visualization
Amit R. Patil Design Project-I (User exp. Design)
Hemant Sreekumar Additional Prototyping skills to build
computing projects
Manish Jayanth Design Project-I (User exp. Design)
Puneet Singh Design Project-III
Rahul Dutta Design Project-III
Sandeep Kumar K. Physical computing workshop
Siddesh M.B. Physical computing workshop
Vinay S. Physical computing workshop
Adhishri Sarah Philemon Heritage: Tangible and Intangible-
Yarn over the Needle : Crochet
Products
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 Discipline/ Course
International Open Electives
International Open Electives
International Open Electives
International Open Electives
International Open Electives
International Open Electives
International Open Electives
International Open Electives
International Open Electives
International Open Electives
International Open Electives
International Open Electives
International Open Electives
International Open Electives
International Open Electives
International Open Electives
International Open Electives
International Open Electives
International Open Electives
International Open Electives
Annual Report 2017-18
Name of Visiting Faculty Title of Course
Amit Tandon Heritage: Tangible and Intangible-
Where the Water Flows
Anand Singh Naorem Heritage: Tangible and Intangible-
Type Fusion: Typeface Design
Arpit Agarwal Heritage: Tangible and Intangible-
‘Kala Jaadu’: Souvenirs and Gifts
Ashish Lijhara Heritage: Tangible and Intangible-
VR/AR for Preservation of Heritage
Caroline Raybould Heritage: Tangible and Intangible-
Mapping heritage: Past, Present and
Future
David Gelb Heritage: Tangible and Intangible-
Narratives of Place: Bridging the Past
+ Future
Dipika Vijay Heritage: Tangible and Intangible-
Design and Dance Principles
Evy Dutheil Heritage: Tangible and Intangible-
Design Heritage & Digital Age
Jeneva Talwar Heritage: Tangible and Intangible-
The Wonders of Food and Film
Juhi Pandey Heritage: Tangible and Intangible-
Kala Pehchaan Neelo Pehchaan
Kaveri Bharath Heritage: Tangible and Intangible-
Clay Jaalis: Cutting through from
Past to Future
Lokesh Ghai Heritage: Tangible and Intangible-
Baku’s Rag Book: Stories of
Discarded Fabrics
Mark Andrew Baines Heritage: Tangible and Intangible-
Kitchen Person Myself: Collection of
stories
Maurizio Francesconi Heritage: Tangible and Intangible- I
am What I Create: My Heritage, My
Identity
Michael Longford Heritage: Tangible and Intangible-
Narratives of Place: Bridging the Past
+ Future
Michael Prokopow Heritage: Tangible and Intangible-
Objects, memory and the self
Neelakash Kshetrimayum Heritage: Tangible and Intangible-
Type Fusion: Typeface Design
Nitin S Goel Heritage: Tangible and Intangible-
NAP: No Acting Please
Parag S Natekar Heritage: Tangible and Intangible-
Where the Water Flows
Peter Marbaniang Heritage: Tangible and Intangible-
Sound and Ceramics: Making Music
from Clay
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Discipline/ Course
International Open Electives
International Open Electives
International Open Electives
International Open Electives
International Open Electives
International Open Electives
International Open Electives
International Open Electives
International Open Electives
International Open Electives
International Open Electives
International Open Electives
International Open Electives
International Open Electives
Lifestyle Accessory Design
Lifestyle Accessory Design
Lifestyle Accessory Design
Lifestyle Accessory Design
Lifestyle Accessory Design
Lifestyle Accessory Design
Lifestyle Accessory Design
New Media Design
New Media Design
New Media Design
New Media Design
New Media Design
New Media Design
New Media Design
New Media Design
Name of Visiting Faculty Title of Course
Pratima Khadke Heritage: Tangible and Intangible-
‘Kala Jaadu’: Souvenirs and Gifts
R Uma Maheshwaran (Dr.) Heritage: Tangible and Intangible-
Food, Spaces and the City
Rabindra Vasavada Heritage: Tangible and Intangible
Rabindra Vasavada Heritage: Tangible and Intangible
Rahul Dutta Heritage: Tangible and Intangible-
VR/AR for Preservation of Heritage
Rathna Ramanathan (Dr.) Heritage: Tangible and Intangible
Ravi Deepres Heritage: Tangible and Intangible-
Design Heritage & Digital Age
Ronita Mookerji Heritage: Tangible and Intangible-
Body Mapping in Space
Sangita Shroff Heritage: Tangible and Intangible
Sheena Calvert (Dr.) Heritage: Tangible and Intangible
Sudarshan Khanna Heritage: Tangible and Intangible-
Play & Toy Heritage: Design for Today
and Tomorrow
Sudheer Gupta Heritage: Tangible and Intangible-
Facing Folk: Recording &
Representing Folklore
Sylvester Mardi Heritage: Tangible and Intangible-
Body Mapping in Space
Thomas Louis Heritage: Tangible and Intangible-
Sound and Ceramics: Making Music
from Clay
Anuya Naik Semester Jury
Iti Shukla (Dr.) Materials Methods & Technology
Jeena Liz John Jewellery workshop
Kedar Naik Materials Methods & Technology
Manreet Deol Design Project-I
Nitin Virkar Design Project-II
Sunil Kumar Gupta Semester Jury
Alex Davis Design Project
Alex Davis Semester Jury
Anand Sukumaran (Dr.) Design Project-I (Ethnography)
Clifford Jeffrey Design Project-II & Kinetic Sculptures
Deepak Mallya Design Project-II
Manasi Agarwal Design Project-I
Manikandan H.K. Kinetic Sculptures
Mayukhini Pande HTP classes
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New Media Design Mohanakrishnan Haridasan Kinetic Sculptures
New Media Design Nandeep Mali Design Project-II
New Media Design Nikhil Joshi HTP classes
New Media Design Nishita Gill Design Project
New Media Design Priyanka Bora Design Project-II (Interfaces &
Interactions)
New Media Design Priyanka Bora Kinetic sculptures
New Media Design Priyanka Bora Kinetic sculptures
New Media Design Reboni Saha Semester Jury
New Media Design Shantanu Choudhary Kinetic Sculptures
New Media Design Simran Chopra Design Management
New Media Design Surfaraz Faras HTP classes
New Media Design Surfaraz Faras Kinetic Sculptures
New Media Design Suvani Suri Kinetic Sculptures + Design Project-II
New Media Design Ujjval Panchal Design Project-II
New Media Design Urvi Sheth Design Management
New Media Design Utkarsh Biradar Diploma Jury + session
PG Foundation Anil Gupta Research Methodology
PG Foundation Anjani Kumar Fundamental of Visual Design-Colour
PG Foundation Anjani Kumar Fundamental of Visual Design-
Drawing
PG Foundation Anwar Alam (Dr.) Research Methodology
PG Foundation Arshad Alam (Dr.) Research Methodology
PG Foundation Basukinath Dasgupta Fundamental of Visual Design-
Composition
PG Foundation Carmina Fernandes Fundamental of Visual Design-
Composition
PG Foundation Chaittali V Patel Fundamental of Visual Design-
Composition
PG Foundation Chanchal Rathore Fundamental of Visual Design-
Drawing
PG Foundation Juhi Pandey Design Process
PG Foundation Pulkit Prajapati Fundamental of Visual Design-
Composition
PG Foundation Radhi Parekh Fundamental of Visual Design-Colour
PG Foundation Ramesh Suthar Fundamental of Visual Design-
Drawing
PG Foundation Ratna Gandhi Fundamental of Visual Design-Colour
PG Foundation Salil Bhargava Research Methodology

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Discipline/ Course Name of Visiting Faculty Title of Course
PG Foundation Shirsendu Ghosh Design Process
PG Foundation Shivakumar Sunagar Fundamental of Visual Design
PG Foundation Sudipta Das Fundamental of Visual Design-
Drawing
PG Foundation Sudipta Das Fundamental of Visual Design-Colour
Ph.D. Programme Abir Mullick Introduction to Design Research
Ph.D. Programme Anwar Alam (Dr.) Coursework
Ph.D. Programme Arindam Das (Dr.) Coursework
Ph.D. Programme Ashoke Chatterjee Aspect of Design History: Concept of
Contemporary India
Ph.D. Programme Debkumar Chakrabarti (Dr.) Design Research Opportunities &
Approaches
Ph.D. Programme Ipsita Sapra (Dr.) Case Study Method: Focus Group
Discussion
Ph.D. Programme Lakshmi Lingam (Dr.) Coursework
Ph.D. Programme Lalit Kumar Das (Dr.) Design in General as Evolving in the
World
Ph.D. Programme Madhmita Mazumdar (Dr.) Roles & Responsibilities of Ph.D.
Guide
Ph.D. Programme Madhumita Mazumdar (Dr.) Coursework
Ph.D. Programme Milan Jayesh Pandya Coursework
Ph.D. Programme Nina Sabnani Kawad Project Case Study
Ph.D. Programme Pradeep Kumar Mallik (Dr.) Coursework
Ph.D. Programme Ranjan Kumar Prusty (Dr.) Coursework
Ph.D. Programme Rebecca Reubens (Dr.) History of Sustainable Design
Ph.D. Programme S. Balaram Design for Society
Ph.D. Programme Sangita Shroff The Arts of Crafts Movement
Continuum
Ph.D. Programme Saurabh Tewari Design History: Vision in Design from
India
Ph.D. Programme Savyasaachi (Dr.) Coursework
Ph.D. Programme Savyasaachi (Dr.) Roles & Responsibilities of Ph.D.
Guide
Ph.D. Programme Seema Khanwalkar (Dr.) Coursework
Ph.D. Programme Shalini Grover (Dr.) Coursework
Ph.D. Programme Somen Saha (Dr.) Coursework
Ph.D. Programme Suchitra Balasubramanyan Design for Society
Ph.D. Programme Tara Nair (Dr.) Coursework
Ph.D. Programme Tara Nair (Dr.) Roles & Responsibilities of Ph.D.
Guide

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 Discipline/ Course Name of Visiting Faculty Title of Course
Ph.D. Programme Vivek Bhandari (Dr.) Coursework
Photography Design Anand Singh Naorem Introduction to convergence Media
Photography Design Anand Singh Naorem Introduction to convergence Media-
2D Type & Form
Photography Design Anay Mann Design Management-II
Photography Design Aveek Kumar Sen Materials & Process (Digital)
Photography Design Dayanita Singh Materials & Process (Analogue
Photography)
Photography Design Dileep Prakash Design Project-II
Photography Design Dileep Prakash Fundamentals of light
Photography Design Gayatri Kodikal Materials & Process (Analogue)
Photography Design Ish Shehrawat Semester Jury
Photography Design Ishan Khosla Semester Jury
Photography Design Madhuban Mitra (Dr.) Photographics Theories
Photography Design Malhar Dhruv Contemporary Photography Practice
Photography Design Malhar Dhruv History of Imaging-1
Photography Design Manas Bhattacharya Contemporary Photography Practice
Photography Design Nishant Shukla Contemporary Photography Practice
Photography Design Rukminee Guha Thakurta Design Project-III
Photography Design Rukminee Guha Thakurta Design Project-III
Photography Design Sabeena Gadihoke (Dr.) Introduction to Convergence Media
(Video)
Photography Design Sabih Ahmed 2D Form & Type -II (Field visit)
Photography Design Sadanand Menon Research Workshop-II
Product Design Abhinav Tiwari Semester Jury

Product Design Amar Nath Shaw Design Project-IV (system Design)

Product Design Amit Krishn Gulati Semester Jury
Product Design Anwar Ali (Dr.) Design Workshop-IV
Product Design Anwar Ali (Dr.) Elective: Design for Special Needs
Product Design Bhushan Deshmukh Design Tools
Product Design Devvrat Sompura CAID
Product Design Jayanth Murthy Design Workshop-II
Product Design Joydeep Majumder Human Factors
Product Design Kurt Kristian Ekholm Elective: Design Workshop-II
Product Design Ranjit Gopakumar Menon Design Workshop-II
Product Design Sahil Thappa Design Project-I
Product Design Sahil Thappa Design Workshop-II

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Discipline/ Course Name of Visiting Faculty Title of Course
Product Design Sahil Thappa Design Workshop-II
Product Design Samir Bhatt Form Studies-I
Product Design Samir Bhatt Form Studies-I
Product Design Samir Bhatt Semester Jury
Product Design Sanandan Sudhir Form Studies
Product Design Sanandan Sudhir Form Studies-I
Product Design Sanandan Sudhir Form Studies-I
Product Design Sanandan Sudhir Form Studies-II
Product Design Shujoy Chakraborty (Dr.) User Interface Design
Product Design Snehal Joshi Semester Jury
Product Design Vivek Amberkar Semester Jury
Science & Liberal Arts Amay Korjan Electives: Introduction to Philosophy
Science & Liberal Arts Anjali Daimari (Dr.) Introduction to Narratives
Science & Liberal Arts Anjali Daimari (Dr.) Introduction to Narratives
Science & Liberal Arts Anwar Alam (Dr.) Perspectives on Indian Society
Science & Liberal Arts Aparna Roy Baliga (Dr.) Comparative Aesthetics
Science & Liberal Arts Aparna Roy Baliga (Dr.) Comparative Aesthetics
Science & Liberal Arts Arshad Alam (Dr.) Approaches to Indian Society
Science & Liberal Arts Arshad Alam (Dr.) Perspectives on Indian Society
Science & Liberal Arts Balaji Ranganathan Elective (Introduction to Archaeology)
Science & Liberal Arts Banibrata Mahanta Introduction to Theatre
Science & Liberal Arts Bhavna Ramrakhiani Elective
Science & Liberal Arts Deepak Kannal (Dr.) Comparative Aesthetics
Science & Liberal Arts Deepak Kannal (Dr.) Introduction to Aesthetics
Science & Liberal Arts Deepak Kannal (Dr.) Introduction to Aesthetics
Science & Liberal Arts Hemant Kumar (Dr.) SLA-III Elective
Science & Liberal Arts Himanshu Desai Introduction to Theatre
Science & Liberal Arts Ipsita Sapra (Dr.) Perspectives on Indian Society
Science & Liberal Arts Jean D'souza (Dr.) Introduction to Semiotics
Science & Liberal Arts Jean D'souza (Dr.) Introduction to Semiotics
Science & Liberal Arts Kanika Gupta Comparative Aesthetics
Science & Liberal Arts Kanika Gupta Introduction to Aesthetics
Science & Liberal Arts Kanika Gupta Introduction to Aesthetics
Science & Liberal Arts Madhumita Mazumdar (Dr.) Elective
Science & Liberal Arts Madhusudan Mukherjee (Dr.) Introduction to Semiotics
Science & Liberal Arts Margie Sastry (Dr.) Introduction to Indian culture

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 Discipline/ Course
Science & Liberal Arts
Science & Liberal Arts
Science & Liberal Arts
Science & Liberal Arts
Science & Liberal Arts
Science & Liberal Arts
Science & Liberal Arts
Science & Liberal Arts
Science & Liberal Arts
Science & Liberal Arts
Science & Liberal Arts
Science & Liberal Arts
Science & Liberal Arts
Science & Liberal Arts
Science & Liberal Arts
Science & Liberal Arts
Science & Liberal Arts
Science & Liberal Arts
Science & Liberal Arts
Science & Liberal Arts
Science & Liberal Arts
Science & Liberal Arts
Science & Liberal Arts
Science & Liberal Arts
Science & Liberal Arts
Science & Liberal Arts
Science & Liberal Arts
Strategic Design Management
Strategic Design Management
Strategic Design Management
Strategic Design Management
Strategic Design Management
Strategic Design Management
Strategic Design Management
Strategic Design Management
Annual Report 2017-18
Name of Visiting Faculty
Margie Sastry (Dr.)
Milan Jayesh Pandya
Mythili Marat Anoop (Dr.)
Neena David (Dr.)
Neena David (Dr.)
Neeta Khurana
Niyati Trivedi Shah
Niyati Trivedi Shah
Niyati Trivedi Shah
Poonam Gulalia (Dr.)
Pradeep Kumar Mallik (Dr.)
Prerna Singh Bindra
Purvi Vyas
Purvi Vyas
Rajshree Rajmohan
Rajshree Rajmohan
Rekha Joshi Mukherjee (Dr.)
Rekha Joshi Mukherjee (Dr.)
Ritu Sinha (Dr.)
Shilpaa Anand (Dr.)
Shilpaa Anand (Dr.)
Subhadra Desai (Dr.)
Sudhanva Deshpande
Vishakha Bhavsar
Vishakha Bhavsar
Vivek Bhandari (Dr.)
Vivek Bhandari (Dr.)
Abhijit Bansod
Ganesh Balakrishnan
Ganesh Balakrishnan
Laxman Rathore
Leslee Lazar (Dr.)
Manoj Kothari
Manu Neelakandhan
Nikhil Raval
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Title of Course
Introduction to Indian Culture
Elective
Introduction to Semiotics
Elective (Food Geography)
Introduction to Psychology
Introduction to Narratives
Comparative Aesthetics
Introduction to Indian culture
Introduction to Indian Culture
Introduction to Indian Society
SLA-III Elective
Elective
Elective (Food Geography)
Food Geography
Elective (Introduction to Architecture)
Introduction to Architecture
Introduction to Indian Culture
Introduction to Indian Culture
Introduction to Indian Society
Introduction to Narratives
Introduction to Narratives
Elective
Introduction to Theatre
Introduction to Indian Culture
Introduction to Indian Culture
Introduction to Gandhian Thought
Introduction to Indian Society
Design Management
Design Management-I
Design Management-III
Design Management-I
Understanding Humans & Designing
Strategies
Design Management
Design Management-III
Design Management
Discipline/ Course Name of Visiting Faculty Title of Course
Strategic Design Management Nitin Virkar Design Management-III
Strategic Design Management Preeta Vyas (Dr.) Fundamentals 1: Marketing
Strategic Design Management Utkarsh Biradar Design Management-III
Strategic Design Management Utkarsh Biradar Design Management-III
Textile Design Aditi Ranjan Advanced Weaving
Textile Design Aditi Ranjan Advanced Weaving
Textile Design Aditi Ranjan Design Project-I
Textile Design Amit Kharsani Communication Graphics
Textile Design Amit Kharsani Communication Graphics
Textile Design Amit Kharsani Communication Graphics &
Photography
Textile Design Anuj Sharma Design Project-III
Textile Design Anuj Sharma Design Project-III
Textile Design Anurag Rana Semester Jury
Textile Design Arpan Johri Design Project-III
Textile Design Arpan Johri Design Project-IV
Textile Design Arun Mani Dixit Design Project-III
Textile Design Arun Mani Dixit Design Workshop-II (Sustainable
Design)
Textile Design Ashish Kothari Design Project-III
Textile Design B.B. Paul Craft Orientation
Textile Design B.B. Paul Craft Orientation
Textile Design Carmina Fernandes Design Project-I - Constructed
Textiles
Textile Design Carmina Fernandes Design Project-I - Constructed
Textiles
Textile Design Carmina Fernandes Semester Jury
Textile Design Chaula Patel Semester Jury
Textile Design Judy Frater Semester Jury
Textile Design Latha Tummuru Design Project-II & III
Textile Design Latha Tummuru Semester Jury
Textile Design Mala Pradeep Sinha Design Project-II (Print Design)
Textile Design Medha Bhatt Design Project-I
Textile Design Muntaha Rushnaiwala Design Project-III
Textile Design Neha Deepak Lad Design Management
Textile Design Priyanka Patel Design Workshop-II (Sustainable
Design)
Textile Design Rajshekhar Narayan Craft Documentation

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 Discipline/ Course Name of Visiting Faculty Title of Course
Textile Design Rajshekhar Narayan Jacquard Design
Textile Design Riddhi Jain Design Workshop-I
Textile Design Romanie Jaitly Advanced Print Design
Textile Design Romanie Jaitly Advanced Print Design
Textile Design Romanie Jaitly Semester Jury
Textile Design Romanie Jaitly Surface Design
Textile Design Sanwari Handa Design Workshop-I Surface Design
Textile Design Sanwari Handa Design Workshop-I Surface Design
Textile Design Sejal Krishnan Advanced Print Design
Textile Design Snehal Nagar Sheth Semester Jury
Textile Design Sugandha Gupta Design Workshop-III
Textile Design Sumiran Pandya Design Project-III
Textile Design Sunitha Menon Design Project-IV
Textile Design Ujjal Bhuyan Design Workshop-II (Jacquard)
Textile Design Ujjval Shah Design Project-III
Textile Design Ujjval Shah Design Project-IV
Textile Design Vishnupriya Narayanan Semester Jury
Toy & Game Design Anwar Ali (Dr.) Creative Workshop-I
Toy & Game Design Anwar Ali (Dr.) Media and Technology
Toy & Game Design Anwar Ali (Dr.) Weekend Workshop
Toy & Game Design Carmina Fernandes Semester Jury
Toy & Game Design Chandradip Rana Material and Technology
Toy & Game Design Joshua Hishey Geometric Construction
Toy & Game Design Krishna Sai Inkoolu Human Factor-II
Toy & Game Design Mridul Mitra Design Project-I
Toy & Game Design Mridul Mitra Material Exploration
Toy & Game Design Piyali Barua Advance Geometry
Toy & Game Design Rabinder Henry Design Project-II
Toy & Game Design Sahil Mathur Introduction to Mechatronics
Toy & Game Design Sonia Tiwari Craft Documentation
Toy & Game Design Sonia Tiwari Craft Documentation
Toy & Game Design Sudarshan Khanna Element of Play
Toy & Game Design Sudarshan Khanna Weekend Workshop
Transportation & Automobile Design Amit Krishn Gulati Design Workshop-II (Module-II)
Transportation & Automobile Design Anand Gawade Ergonomics & Vehicle Packaging
Transportation & Automobile Design Arpan Johri Creative Communication

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Discipline/ Course Name of Visiting Faculty Title of Course
Transportation & Automobile Design Arpan Johri Design Management-II
Transportation & Automobile Design Chezhian Natarajan Automotive History
Transportation & Automobile Design Deshna Mehta Design Workshop-III
Transportation & Automobile Design Mahaan Ghose Semester Jury
Transportation & Automobile Design Maithilee Apte Design Workshop-III
Transportation & Automobile Design Meerak Subba Semester Jury
Transportation & Automobile Design Pawan Kumar Design Workshop-I
Transportation & Automobile Design Prabir Mukhopadhyay (Dr.) Design Workshop-II
Transportation & Automobile Design Sanchi Bhardwaj Automotive Interiors
Transportation & Automobile Design Sanjay Urikoth Design Workshop-I Module-1
Transportation & Automobile Design Sanket Patil Design Workshop-I Module-II
Transportation & Automobile Design Saurabh Garg Design Workshop-III
Universal Design A. Vaibhava Design Project-I
Universal Design A. Vaibhava Form Study-I (Rep. Tech.)
Universal Design A. Vaibhava Human Factors-I
Universal Design D. Sudhakar Human Factors-II (Cognitive
Ergonomics)
Universal Design Sudeendra Koushik Design Project-III

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16. Staff Position as on 31st March 2018

Pay Level - 14 (144200 - 218200)

01
Director

Pay Level - 13 (118500-214100)

09
Principal Designer, Principal Faculty, Secretary & Head, Gen. Admin, Controller of Finance & Accounts

Pay Level - 12 (78800-209200)

Dy. Controller of Finance & Accounts, Senior Designer, Senior Faculty, Chief Hostel Warden, Dy. Registrar 23
(Academics & Gen. Admin), Senior Engineer & Technical Instructor

Pay Level - 9 (53100 - 167800)

Purchase & Stores Officer, Senior Technical Instructor, Senior Instructor, Hindi Officer, Technical 37
Instructor, Senior Accounts Officer, Faculty, Designer, Administrative Officer

Pay Level - 7 (44900 - 142400) & Pay Level - 6 (35400 - 112400)

Senior Assistant Librarian, Superintendent (Official Language/Accounts/KMC), Asst. Accounts &
Administrative Officer, Placement Officer, Caretaker (Guest House), Senior Design Assistant, Senior
84
Technician, Dy. Engineer (Electrician), Assistant Engineer (Maintenance/Electrical/IT), Sr. Instructor
(Printing), Design Associate cum Instructor, Asst. Administrative Officer, Asst. Librarian, Supervisor, Sr.
Technical Assistant, Instructor, Warden (Boy’s Hostel), Security Officer, Editor

Pay Level - 5 (29200 - 92300)

Assistant Programmer, Senior Technical Assistant (IT), Senior Design Assistant, Technical Assistant,
Senior Master Cutter cum Pattern & Sample Maker, Senior Library Assistant, Senior Assistant (EA-
48
Director’s Office/ Admin/ Account), Hostel Warden (Girl’s Hostel), Senior Secretarial Assistant, Jr.
Accounts Officer, Project Officer, Supervisor – Housekeeping & Gardening, Plumber, Security Supervisor
(Hostel & Residential Area), Senior Attendant cum Driver, Senior Attendant, Senior Gardener, Senior Driver

Pay Level - 4 (25500 - 81100)

Assistant (Purchase & Stores/ Accounts/ Admin), Library Assistant, Warden (Girl’s Hostel), Technical
39
Assistant, Photographer, Design Assistant, Jr. Programmer, Jr. Instructor, Project Executive, Project
Assistant, Senior Attendant, Security Supervisor, Watchman, Security Guard, Driver

Pay Level - 2 (19900 - 63200)

Model Maker, Library Attendant, Attendant, Plumber, Security Guard, Jr. Project Assistant, Technical 39
Assistant, Jr. Technical Assistant, Gardener, Senior Attendant

Pay Level - 1 (18000 - 56900)

12
Attendant, Gardener, Guest House Attendant, Master Craftsman

Total 320

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16.1 Human Resource Development Activities for Staff

Sr.No. Name Programme Details Dates

1. Jaya Nair Master of Business Management from ICFAI University, From August 1, 2017 for
Tripura two years

2. Kapil Patel Programme on Role of ICT in driving Government May 15–19, 2017
performance at Leh

3. Naresh Nagar Programme on Negotiation & Conflict Resolution July 10–14, 2017
Strategies at Leh

4. Lalitha Poluru (Dr.) Librarian’s Day Seminar – 2017 August 12, 2017
125th Birthday Celebrations of Dr. S.R. Ranganathan

5. Himmatsingh Kolcha -do- -do-

6. Teaching and Non- One day Programme on Women’s Health including a September 8, 2017
Teaching Women presentation on Prevention of Sexual Harassment at
Employees of NID Workplace at NID Ahmedabad

7. T. G. Shaikh Programme on Leadership & Teamwork for Performance September 18–22, 2017
Excellence at Goa

8. Jasswini Bet Programme on Modern Office Management for November 20–24, 2017
Executive Secretaries, Personal Assistants & Office Staff
at Goa

9. Lalitha Poluru (Dr.) Programme on Global Conference on Emerging Trends November 21–22, 2017
in Business Librarianship – ETBL – 2017 at IIM,
Ahmedabad

10. Onkaramurthy B. Programme on Innovation & Creativity through February 5–9, 2018
Knowledge at Goa

11. Sanjit Peter One day Conference on 23rd Annual Innovation at AMA, February 17, 2018
Ahmedabad

12. Yogesh Patil -do- -do-

13. Ankita Gajjar -do- -do-

14. Jaya Solanki -do- -do-

15. Ajay Painter -do- -do-

16. Dipak Prajapati -do- -do-

17. Navneet Mistry -do- -do-

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18. Narottam Prajapati -do- -do-

19. Subrata Sarkar -do- -do-

20. Mahesh Parmar -do- -do-

21. Govind Jadav -do- -do-

22. Jashvantsinh -do- -do-

Chauhan

23. Piyush Panchal -do- -do-

24. Suresh Mistry -do- -do-

25. Hemraj Koshthi -do- -do-

26. Shambhu Paswan -do- -do-

27. Navneet Mistry Exhibition by The India Wood, 10th International Trade March 8–12, 2018
Fare for Furniture Production Technologies, Wood
work Machineries, Tools, Fitting and Accessories, Raw
Materials etc. at Bangalore

28. Rakesh Rathod -do- -do-

29. Sejal Roy Programme on Public Procurement to upgrade capacity March 19–24, 2018
of the concerned officers with all relevant rules and
procedures of Public Procurement at Faridabad

30. Ankita Gajjar Programme on Design Picnic – Innovation in Visual March 22–24, 2018
Communication at Varanasi

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17. Official Language Implementation
With a view to ensuring adequate propagation and
development of Official Language (O.L.) Hindi in
Official Language proper implementation of O.L.
Policy of the Government, the Institute hold various
activities/ programs in Hindi during the year 2017-18 in
the perspective of Annual Program for the year 2017-
18 issued by the Department of Official Language. In
order to comply with the instructions issued by the
Ministry of Commerce regarding implementation/
compliance of O.L. Policy of the Government and to
achieve the target fixed by the Department of Official
Language, the institute has drawn its own action plan
to implement various provisions contained therein. As
a first step in this regard, most of the correspondences
with Central and State Government organizations
were made in Hindi. Apart from the day-to-day official
works in Hindi, the following Hindi activities were
organized in the Institute with utmost motivation and
encouragement. Hindi Utsav Celebrations the Institute
celebrated Hindi Utsav during September 2017 with
great zeal and enthusiasm. Several programmes/
competitions were held for the propagation and
development of Official Language Hindi. The institute
has a Hindi Pakhwada (Hindi Utsav) committee; its
members include: Vijai Singh Katiyar (Chairperson),
Dr. Dinesh Prasad (Hindi Officer & Advisor, Hindi Utsav
committee), Hina Kansara (Convener & Member, Hindi
Utsav Committee); other committee members: Dr.
Tridha Gajjar, Shrinkhala Aren, Jaya Solanki, Saurabh
Shrivastava, Nirmala Sagar, and Amit Sinha.
During the convocation in January 2018, the Governing
Council members had released the 4th issue of the
institute’s annual Hindi magazine “Roopankan”. This
was a Special Issue on the late professor H. Kumar
Vyas.
The Swachh Bharat Abhiyan Week was celebrated by
the institute. Keeping in view the objectives of this
initiative; namely, to foster the spirit of patriotism
and national mission on Swachhata, the national
Swachhata pledge was administered by Director NID
to all staff members of the Institute. Hindi slogan and
elocution competitions on Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
were held during this week.
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During the Hindi Utsav 2017, several Hindi
competitions; namely, Essay writing, Poem recitation,
Poem writing, Hindi singing, Quiz, Hindi calligraphy,
Hindi Drama, Hindi Quiz, Antaakshari, and Hasna
mana hain (stand-up comedy) were organized for
all students, staff members and faculty members.
The Hindi Utsav2017 was held from September 7–
October13, 2017. A valedictory function of the Hindi
Utsav was organized on November 1, 2017. Director
NID Pradyumna Vyas gave away the prizes to the
winners of various competitions held during this event.
Hindi publications brought out by the institute during
the 2017-18 period are as under: Annual Report 2016-
2017: Hindi version of the institute’s Annual Report
for the year 2017-2018, Hindi magazine Roopankan,
and Design Evam Parivesh – Ek parichay, the Hindi
translation of Design and Environment: A Primer by
H.Kumar Vyas.
Roopankan: The fourth edition of this magazine was
brought out and it included articles in Hindi which
were contributed by the employees and faculty
members of the institute. This was a special issue on
the late H. Kumar Vyas. A few articles contributed by
guest authors were also included in the magazine.
Rajbhasha Karyanvayan Samiti: During the year
2018, one meeting of the Official Language
Implementation Committee was held on February 6,
2018. Besides reviewing the progress of the ongoing
Hindi activities, several decisions in order to ensure
proper implementation of O.L. policy in the institute,
were taken. An action plan was also prepared for the
activities for implementation of directives for use of
Hindi during the ensuing quarters. A Hindi workshop
on poster design was organized to impart Hindi
training to the staff members thus encouraging the
use of Hindi.
Inspection carried out: An inspection of various Hindi-
related work being done by NID was carried out. For
this purpose, Dr. Sunita Yadav Deputy Director (O.L.)
from Regional Implementation Office (West) visited
NID on February 7, 2018 and reviewed the progress
of ongoing activities of Hindi in NID. The inspecting
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officer rendered some useful advice to the institute in
order to achieve the targets fixed by the Department
of Official Language. Two officials of the institute
dealing with Hindi Implementation works attended this
meeting.

NID hosted the Town Official Language

Implementation Committee (TOLIC): NID was
hosting the 71st meeting of Town Official Language
Implementation Committee February 7, 2018 under
the Chairmanship of Income tax Commissioner,
Ahmedabad at the NID auditorium. The TOLIC
members visited an exhibition of students and staff
members of various competitions which were held at
the institute.

The Institute has regularly been taking part in

the various activities being organized by TOLIC,
Ahmedabad. Participation in the following activities/
programmes were ensured by the institute Director
NID, Senior Administrative Officer, Officer-in-Charge
Hindi Cell, and Superintendent, O.L.

TOLIC organized lectures by Shri Prabhas Kumar

Jha, Secretary, Official Language Department, New
Delhi. There were lectures that imparted training on
the various issues related to O.L. implementation.
From the institute, Hina Kansara had participated
this lecture held at Dena Bank Bhavan, Usmanpura,
Ahmedabad on February 26, 2018.

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18. Financial Resources
During the year 2017–18, the institute received Government grants as well as income from other
sources as listed:

RECURRING INCOME (PLAN AND NON-PLAN)
Grant for recurring expenditure (Ongoing Plan Schemes) Rs. 2315.00 Lakhs

Gross Receipts from Client Projects: Rs. 1173.38 Lakhs

Consultancy Services fees and Outreach projects income
and training fees

Tuition fees, Hostel fees and Studio Material charges Rs. 3259.81 Lakhs

Miscellaneous Income Rs. 309.93 Lakhs

Total:
Rs. 7058.12
Lakhs

NON-RECURRING AND CAPITAL (PLAN)

Grant for Machinery, Equipment, Computers Rs. 354.00 Lakhs

Grant for library books and Audio-Visual Publications Rs. 46.00 Lakhs

Grant for construction of Addl. Hostel for Girls Rs. 258.99 Lakhs

Grant for Implementation of National Design Policy: Rs. 18538.00 Lakhs

Set up of New NID Campuses.

Total:
Rs. 19196.99
Lakhs

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ANNEXURE 1
National Design Business Incubator (NDBI) • NDBI had participated in India-Israel Innovation
NDBI supports designers to turn their ideas and summit. Two incubates: Taparch Footwear Private
concepts into successful competitive businesses and Limited and Feel Good Innovations Private Limited
provides an environment to develop essential business had their stalls in this summit.
management skills and systems that may enable
designers to grow as business leaders, Currently, NDBI
has 8 incubated companies. Few awards and activities
undertaken by incubated companies are mentioned
below:

Rupture innovations Private Limited

Rupture Innovations Private Limited, an incubatee
of NDBI, Bengaluru has won the “Gold Medal” in the
Grand finale of KPIT Sparkle 2018. KPIT Contest is one
of the largest and most reputed innovation contest. It
has received a trophy, medals, and a cash prize of Rs.
5 Lakhs. A Smart Helmet designed by them has been
registered for patent. This incubate has completed the
process of prior art search for this product with the
help of the IPR Cell at NID.

Feel Good Innovations Private Limited

Feel Good Innovation’s product has become India’s
biggest crowd funded product.
They have earned revenue of more than 38 lakhs.
Feel Good Innovation participated in Headstart 10th
Anniversary event held at Bengaluru. They were
selected amongst top 5 best start-ups. The company
is currently focusing on building channel partners and
distributors to increase the sale of the products. An
online purchase system facility is available now on
Amazon.

Serene Designs & Marketing Private Limited

Serene Designs was awarded as top 100 start-ups
working for social change in India held at Annual
Forum “Technology for Transformation”. Serene
Designs has received Excellence Award for start-up
in early stage category by Education Department,
Government of Gujarat.

Achievements of NDBI:
• NDBI has received SSIP Grant from the Government
of Gujarat amounting to Rs. 1.2 Crores for three
years to promote innovation and entrepreneurship
at an institutional level. MoU was signed for this
purpose in March 2018.
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ANNEXURE 2
INDIA DESIGN COUNCIL
India Design Council is an autonomous body of
Government of India established under the aegis of
Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion, Ministry
of Commerce & Industry. It is a national strategic
body for multidisciplinary design and is involved in
promotion of design to ultimately make India a design-
enabled country. In 2007, India became one of the few
countries to adopt a National Design Policy. To enable
the policy implementation the Indian Government
announced establishment of the India Design Council
(IDC) in March 2009.
The India Design Council is spearheading the national
design direction and is working with other government
agencies, the design community, industry, and
education institutions to promote design in business,
society and public services and developing design
excellence. India Design Mark is a design standard,
a symbol, which recognizes good design. The India
Design Council grants the India Design Mark after
evaluating good design through a systemized process.
The India Design Mark is initiated in cooperation with
the Good Design Award, Japan. The India Design
Mark symbolizes product excellence in form, function,
quality, safety, sustainability and innovation and
communicates that the product is usable, durable,
aesthetically appealing & socially responsible.
Series of India-UK Design Education Workshop Series
at NID’s Bengaluru Campus, Bengaluru
(March 9–10, 2018)
The India Design Council along with British Council in
India conducted the third workshop of India-UK Design
Education Workshop Series. The topic of deliberation
for the first workshop was Future of Design Education;
the focus of the second workshop was on “Capacity
Building”. The third workshop theme was “Design
Research & Scholarship”. From the UK the workshop
facilitators were: Anne Boddington from Kingston
University, Steve Rigley from Glasgow School of Art,
Dr Jo Anne Bichard from Royal College of Art, Dr
Graham McLaren from Bath Spa University and Dr
Emma Dewberry from The Open University. The key
aim of this two-day workshop was to develop a shared
understanding of Design Research and Scholarship
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and create the conditions through which to build
developmental, innovative and lasting partnerships
between Design Schools in India and the UK.
India Design Mark and Good Design Exhibition at PSG
Institute of Management, Coimbatore
(March 1–4, 2018)
The recipients of 7th India Design Mark were
announced on March 2, 2018 at Coimbatore and 70
products were granted the prestigious India Design
Mark. A 13-member international jury comprising
designers, technologists, and marketing and branding
experts from Taiwan, Japan and India, judged these
products. Prior to the announcement, Good Design
Seminar was held. The Good Design Seminar, a set
of talks by eminent personnel, sought to unravel the
seeming mysteries of good design. A public exhibition
of the India Design Mark 2018 recipients along with
the exhibition of Taiwan International Students Design
Competition TISDC, Taiwan was held.
Second Series of India-UK Design Education
Workshop Series at India Habitat Centre, Delhi
(January 29–31, 2018)
The British Council and India Design Council working
towards stimulating strategic relationships in Design
education and research between India and UK design
institutions as a follow up to the ‘The Future of Design
Education in India’ report launched by Mr. Jo Johnson,
UK Minister for Universities, Science, Research and
Innovation in November 2016. This is the second
of three workshops being convened in India to
develop a shared knowledge and understanding.
These workshops will reflect on the development
of both future designers and design educators and
academics. India-UK Design Education Workshop
Series (January 29–31, 2018).
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The topic of deliberation for the first workshop was
‘Future of Design Education’. The focus of the second
workshop is on ‘Capacity Building’. From the UK the
workshop facilitators were: Anne Boddington from
Kingston University, Steve Rigley from Glasgow
School of Art, Derek Jones from Open University &
Kerry Curtis from Bath Spa University. The three-day
intensive program was the beginning of a journey
towards collaborative brainstorming to shape design
education.
CII – NID Design Summit endorsed by IDC at
Hyderabad (December 5–6, 2018)
On December 5, the 17th India Design Summit
was inaugurated by Shri KT Rama Rao, Minister of
Industries, MA&UD, IT&C, Mines & Geology, Public
Enterprises and NRI Affairs, Government of Telangana.
The summit was organized by Confederation of Indian
Industry along with the National Institute of Design
and the Government of Telangana. At the inaugural
session, the CII Design Excellence Awards 2017 were
granted to the winners at the hands of Shri KT Rama
Rao. CII initiated the “CII Design Excellence Awards” in
the year of 2011. The India Design Council endorses
the awards. The awards are the celebration of the very
best of Indian design. It seeks to demonstrate the
value of design to the Indian industry.
19th Governing Council Meet of IDC at Hyderabad
(December 5, 2017)
The 19th Governing Council of the India Design
Council reconstituted by the Government of India was
organised at the Hyderabad International Convention
Centre. This newly-reconstituted Council had its
second meeting post the 18th Governing Council Meet
which was held on August 29, 2017 at Pune. Various
agenda points taken up in the previous councils had
been moved on further to the final implementation
stage under the leadership of the newly appointed
Chairperson Dr. Naushad Forbes.
Taiwan International Student Design Competition at
Taiwan (November 24–28, 2018)
The 2017 Taiwan International Student Design
Competition. The competition is supported by India
Design Council and one special award is sponsored by
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the council 2017 TISDC Award Ceremony to present
the IDC Special Award took place in Taiwan from
November 24–28 during the 2017 Taiwan International
Student Design Competition. Director NID Pradyumna
Vyas who is also the Member Secretary of the India
Design Council was invited for the D-21 Global Design
Summit organised during the Taiwan International
Student Design Competition Award function in Taipei,
where India Design Council was one of the worldwide
partner organisation along with 21 other partner
organisations. The competition aims at encouraging
international creative design exchange as well as
developing creative design talents across the globe.
There was also a Special Award of 100,000 TWD
[Taiwan Dollars] in the name of India Design council
given to the Students. This competition has become
one of the top in the world. The theme for the next year
would be “Breakthrough in Innovation”.
Good Design Exhibition at Japan
(November 1–5, 2017)
The India Design Council participated in the Good
Design Exhibition 2017 which is being was held at
Tokyo Midtown, Japan from November 1–5, 2017.
The Foldable Jute Bag was awarded the Good Design
Award 2017. The Foldable Jute Bag was designed
by Abhilasha Jhalani, M.Des. student of Lifestyle
Accessory Design discipline, under the mentorship of
Shimul Mehta Vyas, Principal Designer as part of her
Graduation Project at Innovation Centre for Natural
Fibre (ICNF), NID Gandhinagar Campus. Four other
products from India were awarded the Good Design
Award. A delegation comprising members from the
Ministry of Textiles, Government of India; National
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Jute Board; Indian Jute Mills Association and National
Institute of Design participated in this event and met
with various organisations for promotion of Indian
Jute products.
59th International Engineering Fair 2017 at Brno
(October 9–13, 2017)
The Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Govt. of India
invited NID to take part in the design exhibition in
India Pavilion at the 59th International Engineering
Fair 2017 (MSV) held at Brno, the second largest city
and major industrial hub of Czech Republic. India was
represented as the partner country of the exhibition.
The Indian Pavilion at the exhibition was coordinated
by EEPC under Ministry of Commerce & Industry,
GoI. The India Pavilion was inaugurated by Shri C.R.
Choudhary, Hon’ble Minister of State, Ministry of
Commerce and Industry, GoI. Among the eminent
dignitaries visiting the exhibition were Shri Raghubar
Das, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Jharkhand; Shri R.
V. Deshpande, Minister of Large & Medium Scale
Industries, Infrastructure Development, Karnataka
State and Mr. Krishan Kumar, Ambassador of India
to Czech Republic. They spent a considerable time
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at NID exhibition stall and appreciated the work done
by the institution, along with delegates from different
countries. Director NID, Pradyumna Vyas made a
presentation in the round table discussion on "Support
of Industrial Design on the Road to Increasing
Competitiveness". There was a good response from
the visitors. Many students and faculty from local
institutions visited the exhibition apart from visitors
from the industry.
2017 TEDA Cup International Youth Design
Competition at Tianjin (September 14–18, 2017)
Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area
(TEDA) was built in 1984, since then, it has attracted
more than 160 out of the top 500 companies in the
world. The annual gross regional product of TEDA
has reached RMB 800 billion which has been the
largest number among the technology development
areas in China for consecutive years. The TEDA Cup
International Youth Design Competition has started
since 2015 in response to the global economic
transformation and to encourage young people to
communicate creatively. Director NID Pradyumna Vyas
was invited to the 2017 TEDA Cup International Youth
Design Competition as a Juror and as a Speaker in
the “Design Creates Value Summit” in Tianjin, Taiwan
organised by the Administrative Commission of TEDA
under the guidance of Taiwan Affairs Office of Tianjin
Municipal People's Government on September 16,
2017. Various designers from Taiwan, India, Japan,
Korea, Singapore, U.S.A. and other foreign countries
were invited to be the lecturers who joined Director
NID in the summit to make their presentations.
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These Speakers were Mr. Apex Lin-Director of Taiwan
International Student Design Competition, Mr. Kim
Hyun-President of Design Park Branding-Korea, Mr.
Kazuo Tanaka-President of Japan Industrial Designer’s
Association-Japan, Mr. Tai Lee Siang-President of
Singapore Institute of Architects-Singapore, Mr. Eric
Cruz-Executive Creative Director of AKQA-Shanghai,
Mr. Michael D. Cachuela-Owner Graphic Subject
Matter-U.S.A, and Mr. Michael Lin Secretary-General of
Taiwan Good Design Association-Taiwan.
Governing Council Meet of IDC at Pune
(August 29, 2017)
The third Governing Council of the India Design
Council was reconstituted by the Government of
India vide its notification dated May 8, 2017 forming
a Governing Council consisting of 33 members. This
newly constituted Council had scheduled its 18th
meeting which was held on August 29, 2017 at Pune
under the leadership of newly appointed Chairperson
Dr. Naushad Forbes.
Design Dialogue Programme at Pune
(August 29, 2017)
The Design Dialogue Programme was organised by the
India Design Council at Pune on August 29, 2017 to
interact with the design community in Pune and for the
official launch of the Chartered Society of Designers.
The programme set a platform for stakeholder
engagement for a deliberative conversation to
construct a shared vision and narrative characterizing
the emerging commitments and proposals for the
growth of design in India.
Africa Design Days 2017 at Morocco
(June 28–30, 2017)
The Africa Design Days 2017 was organised from
June 28–30, 2017at Rabat, Morocco. This was the
first Global Pan-African forum on Economies of
Design, Innovation and Creative Industries. Director
NID & Member Secretary, India Design Council (IDC)
Pradyumna Vyas was invited as the Keynote Speaker.
Second World Industrial Design Conference (WIDC) at
Hangzhou (June 14–19, 2017)
The China Industrial Design Association (CIDA)
organized the second World Industrial Design
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Conference (WIDC) Preliminary Meeting, on June
16, 2017 being held in Liangzhu, Hangzhou, China.
Director NID Pradyumna Vyas was invited to represent
India Design Council and NID. Mr. Liu Ning, President
of CIDA, released the preparation work of the second
WIDC meeting; whose main focus is to leverage design
education, design industry and policy, design capital
and innovation entrepreneurship, design culture and
sustainable development, and design collaboration.
India-UK Design Education Workshop Series at
Ahmedabad (May 5–6, 2017)
The British Council and India Design Council are
working towards stimulating strategic relationships in
Design education and research between India and UK
design institutions as a follow up to the ‘The Future
of Design Education in India’ report launched by Mr.
Jo Johnson, UK Minister for Universities, Science,
Research and Innovation in November 2016. The
first of three workshops will be convened in India to
develop a shared knowledge and understanding and
each workshop will reflect on the development of both
future designers and design educators and academics.
It will be one of the largest gatherings of design
educators from all leading design institutions across
the country including IITs along with leading UK
experts in design education. The topic of deliberation
for the first workshop was “Future of Design
Education”. The first workshop saw participation from
leading academics from well-known universities from
the UK under the leadership of Anne Boddington, Dean
of the College of Arts and Humanities, University of
Brighton and Trustee, Design Council UK.
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Institute of National Importance by an Act of Parliament (See Sub rule 1 of rule 4)
FORM A
Amount in Rs.
BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 st MARCH, 2018

SCHEDULE 31.03.2018 31.03.2017

CAPITAL FUND AND LIABILITIES
CAPITAL FUND: 1 637020436 608097870
DEPRECIATION FUND: 6 629065376 574183986
EARMARKED FUNDS: 2 877223799 824696976
GRANTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS: 3 26185985 74114323
GRANTS FOR NEW NIDs 4 1312817360 5096215
CURRENT LIABILITIES: 5 320295539 346926225
TOTAL 3802608495 2433115595
ASSETS
FIXED ASSETS:(At Cost) 6 1271541793 1184952653
INVESTMENTS:(At Cost) 7 650600000 630500000
CURRENT ASSETS,LOANS,ADVANCES ETC.: 8 1788298101 571432441
INCOME & EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT 9 92168601 46230501
TOTAL 3802608495 2433115595
For NOTES forming part of Accounts,see 17

Place: Bengaluru
As per our Report of even date

Naushad Forbes Pradyumna Vyas For, Sorab S. Engineer & Co.

Chairman, Director Firm Registration No.110417 W
Governing Council Chartered Accountants

Viral Rajyaguru Siddharth Swaminarayan CA. Chokshi Shreyas B. Partner

Secretary & Head,
Controller of Finance Membership No.100892
General Administration
& Accounts Date: 10.07.2018

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NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DESIGN, AHMEDABAD
Institute of National Importance by an Act of Parliament (See Sub rule 1 of rule 4)
FORM B
INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR
Amount in Rs.
THE YEAR ENDING 31st MARCH, 2018

SCHEDULE CURRENT PREVIOUS

YEAR YEAR
INCOME
FEES: 10 325980729 291859004
SERVICE CHARGES: 11 117338088 90416617
GRANTS: 12 231500000 239700000
INTEREST EARNED: 13 21572283 29110041
OTHER INCOME: 9420794 7397697
TRANSFERRED FROM CAPITAL FUND 1 56976428 55087746
TO THE EXTENT OF DEPRECIATION:
TOTAL (A) 762788322 713571105
EXPENDITURE
ESTABLISHMENT EXPENSES: 14 442949703 354913049
OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES: 15 261354633 269341778
EXPENSES ON PROJECTS : 11 92887572 70282560
INTEREST/BANK CHARGES: 228815 180798
DEPRECIATION: (Ref. Note no.1e ) 6 56976428 55087746
AMOUNT TRANSFERRED TO SPECIFIC FUNDS: 16 559772 9995675
TOTAL (B) 854956923 759801606
BALANCE BEING DEFICIT CARRIED OVER 9 92168601 46230501
TO BALANCE SHEET (A-B)

For NOTES forming part of Accounts,see Schedule -17

Place: Bengaluru
As per our Report of even date

Naushad Forbes Pradyumna Vyas For, Sorab S. Engineer & Co.

Chairman, Director Firm Registration No.110417 W
Governing Council Chartered Accountants

Viral Rajyaguru Siddharth Swaminarayan CA. Chokshi Shreyas B. Partner

Controller of Finance Secretary & Head,
Membership No.100892
& Accounts General Administration
Date: 10.07.2018

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NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DESIGN, AHMEDABAD
Institute of National Importance by an Act of Parliament (See Sub rule 1 of rule 4)

Schedule forming part of the Balance Sheet as at 31st March, 2018 Schedule 1
CAPITAL FUND

Rs. Rs.
a. Capital Fund
Balance as on 1-4-2017 607073795 619513262
a.Add: i) Amount transferred from Central Govt.Grants Account for 43486356 40166646
meeting Non-recurring expenditure
ii) Amount transferred from Central Govt.Grants Account for Building 44441982 131133
under construction Account
iii) Amount transferred from Income & Expenditure A/c. on 559772 3052
account of excess of cost over grant for Non-Recurring Expenditure
iv) Amount transferred from Income & Expenditure A/c. for --- 2492623
purchase of staff vehicles.
b.Less:Transferred to Income & Expenditure Account to 695561905 662306716
the extent of depreciation on assets acquired out of Capital Funds 56976428 55087746
c.Less:Adjustment of the value of Machinery, Equipment & Furniture sold/dis- 23682 4725
card during the year.
d.Less:Reversal of Lecture Hall (Building Under Construction) on cancellation of --- 140450
scheme
e. Less: Adjustment of value of demolition of staff qtrs block & Seminar Hall (Up 2565434 ---
to Ground floor)
Sub-Total (a.) 635996361 607073795
b. Land Reserve 1024075 1024075
Balance as on 1-4-2016
TOTAL ( a + b) 637020436 608097870

Pradyumna Vyas Viral Rajyaguru Siddharth Swaminarayan

Director Controller of Finance Secretary & Head,
& Accounts General Administration

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Schedule forming part of the Balance Sheet as at 31st March, 2018 Schedule 2
EARMARKED FUNDS

Sr. Name of Funds

Opening Closing
No.
Balance Interest Other Amount Ref. Balance
As on Credited Credited Debited Note As on
01.04.2017 31.03.2018

Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs.

1 Contribution from Govt. of India, New

62588187 5324500 67912687
Delhi.
2 Contribution from Industry, Individuals 54287096 734500 14000
1882172 56889768
and Sponsors of Diploma Projects.
3 Contribution for Bangalore Design
3058303 104070 3162373
Centre
4 Prof. Ravi Matthai's Memorial Fund 189873 6461 196334

5 Donation for Financial Aid to Students 180000

3787551 128886 4096437

6 Fund for Imported Equipments, Library

27344903 930514 28275417
books
7 NID Restoration & Upgradation Fund 15622558 531617 16154175

8 Revolving Contingency Fund 264674 9007 273681

9 Centre of Excellence for Innovative

524338 524338
Design Chair Fund
10 House Building Advance for Employees
106041200 5389090 1 111430290
Fund
11 Ford Foundation Endowment Fund 93129334 10350064 3429752 6449752 2 100459398

12 Design Excellence Endowment Fund 0 273333 5000000 273333 3 5000000

13 Corpus Fund from Govt.for India De-

45000000 3825000 1887878 5712878 4 45000000
sign Council
14 Corpus from Govt. for India for Venture
57293123 3368174 2500000 5 58161297
Capital Fund
15 Special Purpose Fund 232324030 18780900 6 251104930

16 RDC Endowment Fund 105345839 8654008 3313140 7 110686707

17 Fund for Campus Maintenance and

17895967 17895967
Allied Activities
GRAND TOTAL 824696976 54168706 16621220 18263103 877223799
PREVIOUS YEAR 837991626 39908070 26581513 79784233 824696976

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*Note: 1. Created out of current year's interest income

2. Details of Ford Foundation Endowment Fund

Name of Funds Opening Closing

Balance Interest Other Amount Balance
As on Credited Credited Debited As on
01.04.2017 31.03.2018

a. Scholarship Fund 50050552 3429752 53480304

b. New Media Fund 19240000 19240000
c. Bissel Fund 6228950 6228950
d. Interest earned on Scholarship Fund 0 6859505 6249752 609753
e. Interest earned on New Media Fund 13710676 2636872 200000 16147548
f. Interest earned on Bissel Fund 3899156 853687 4752843
Total 93129334 10350064 3429752 6449752 100459398

3. Design Excellence Endowment Fund

Name of Funds Opening Closing

Balance Interest Other Amount Balance
As on Credited Credited Debited As on
01.04.2017 31.03.2018

a. Chair for Universal Design Fund 0 5000000 5000000

b. Interest earned on Research Chair 0 273333 273333 0

Total 0 273333 5000000 273333 5000000

4. Details of Corpus Fund from Govt. for India Design Council

Name of Funds Opening Closing

Balance Interest Other Amount Balance
As on Credited Credited Debited As on
01.04.2017 31.03.2018

a. Endowment fund from Govt. for India Design

45000000 0 45000000
Council

b. Interest earned on Endowment Fund for IDC 0 3825000 1887878 5712878 0

Total 45000000 3825000 1887878 5712878 45000000

5. Details of Corpus from Govt. for India for Venture Capital Fund

Name of Funds Opening Closing

Balance Interest Other Amount Balance
As on Credited Credited Debited As on
01.04.2017 31.03.2018

a. Corpus from Govt. for India for Rolling Venture Fund 40000000 0 40000000

b. Interest earned on Corpus for Rolling Venture

17293123 3368174 2500000 18161297
Fund

Total 57293123 3368174 0 2500000 58161297

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6. Details of Special Purpose Fund

Name of Funds Opening Interest Other Amount Closing

Balance Credited Credited Debited Balance
As on As on
01.04.2017 31.03.2018

a. Special purpose Fund Fund 200000000 200000000

b. Interest earned on Special Purpose Fund 32324030 18780900 51104930

Total 232324030 18780900 0 0 251104930

7. Details of RDC Endowment Fund

Name of Funds Opening Interest Other Amount Closing

Balance Credited Credited Debited Balance
As on As on
01.04.2017 31.03.2018

a. Railway Design Centre (RDC) 105345839 105345839

b. Interest earned on RDC Endowment Fund 0 8654008 3313140 5340868

Total 105345839 8654008 0 3313140 110686707

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Schedule forming part of the Balance Sheet as at 31st March, 2018 Schedule 3
ANY OTHER FUND (From Grants)

Sr. Name of Account Opening Grant Amount debited Note Closing

No. Balance Credited Balance
Non Transferred Other
As on As on
Recurring to I & E Debited
01.04.2017 31.03.2018
Exps A/c.

A. GRANT FOR NID Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs.

1 Central Govt. Grant for Plan --- 231500000 231500000

Recurring Programme

2 Central Govt. Grant Plan 3486356 35400000 38886356

(Non-Recurring) for Machinery,
Equipment, Furniture etc.

3 Central Govt. Grant Plan (Non- --- 4600000 4600000

Recurring) for Books & Audio
Visual Publication

4 Central Govt. Grant Plan 24746525 25899550 24460090 26185985

(Non-Recurring) for
Construction of Additional
Hostel for Girls

5 Central Govt. Grant Plan 19981892 19981892

(Non-Recurring) for
Construction of Student Mess
at Gandhinagar

6 Central Govt. Grant Plan 25899550 25899550 1

(Non-Recurring) for
Construction of lecture Halls
at Ahmedabad

Sub Total ( A ) 74114323 297399550 87928338 231500000 25899550 26185985

Previous Year ( A ) 93372102 279700000 40297779 239700000 18960000 74114323

Note: 1. As the scheme is not executed further, credit balance has been transferred to Sr. No. 4 Construction of Additional
Hostel for Girls Scheme.

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Schedule forming part of the Balance Sheet as at 31st March, 2018 Schedule 4
GRANTS FOR NEW NIDs

Sr. Name of Account Grant Grant Opening Grant Total Amount debited Closing
No. Utilised Balance Credited Balance
Credited Amt. t/f. Transferred Amt. t/f.
up to As on during As on
up to for Non- to NBCC for
31.03.2017 01.04.2017 the year 31.03.2018
31.03.2017 Recurring for Const. Recurring
Exps work Exps

Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs.

Central Govt. Grant Plan (Non-Recurring) for

Implementation of National Design Policy: Setting up of
New NID Campuses at

1 Jorhat 362777800 363408926 (-) 631126 499800000 499168874 --- 200000000 243557 298925317

2 Hyderabad 7046800 7859198 (-) 812398 --- (-) 812398 --- 243557 (-) 1055955

3 Bhopal 366826200 368114707 (-) 1288507 410000000 408711493 --- 90000000 243557 318467936

4 Kurukshetra 292999700 292311258 688442 512000000 512688442 --- 90000000 37162740 385525702

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5 Vijayawada 68600000 68802158 (-) 202158 432000000 431797842 --- 90000000 30843482 310954360

6 Vijayawada for 50000000 42658038 7341962 --- 7341962 7341962

Machinery/Eqpts/Lib.
books etc

TOTAL 1148250500 1143154285 5096215 1853800000 1858896215 7341962 470000000 68736893 1312817360
PREVIOUS YEAR 165690500 139858957 25831543 982560000 1008712200 31606123 956860000 14829205 5096215

S. No.1 Form "A" - Balance Sheet of the NID (Form of Annual Statement of Accounts) Rule, 2016 state that Grants received for Setting up of new NID Campuses
routed (received in Bank Account of NID-Ahmedabad) through NID-Ahmedabad and capital expenditure incurred out of said grant is shown separately.

S. No.2 Besides, the work order for Planning, Designing and Construction of Buildings of New NIDs has been given directly by Department of Industrial Policy
& Promotions(DIPP), Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Govt. of India to concerned agencies. NID Ahmedabad's role is only to provide support/help as and when
required. The capital grant for the said purpose has been transferred to concerned agencies on the basis of the grant sanction letter received from
DIPP.

S. No.3 Departmnet of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India is establishing new NIDs at various places Viz.
Jorhat, Hyderabad, Bhopal, Kurukshetra and Vijayawada etc. The activities of theses NIDs falls outside the perview of Governing Council of NID, Ahmedabad.

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Director Controller of Finance Secretary & Head,

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Schedule forming part of the Balance Sheet as at 31st March, 2018 Schedule 5
CURRENT LIABILITIES

Particulars 31.03.2018 31.03.2017

Rs. Rs.

1. For Creditors in respect of Materials and Services 33273207 43615808

2. For Rent & Other Deposits 31360213 28172976

3. For Sundry Credit Balances 76859319 68710621

4. For Advance for Projects in Progress 178802800 206426820

TOTAL 320295539 346926225

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Schedule forming part of the Balance Sheet as at 31st March, 2018
FIXED ASSETS Schedule 6
Sr. Particulars G R O S S B L OC K D E P R E C I A T I O N NET BLOCK
No.
As on Sale/ As on As on For the Sale/ As on As on As on
01.04.2017 Addition Adjustment 31.03.2018 01.04.2017 Year Adjust- 31.03.2018 31.03.2018 31.03.2017
ment
Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs.
A IMMOVABLE PROPERTIES 796862 796862 0 0 0 796862 796862
1 (i) Land

(ii) Land - R & D Campus, Bangalore 1281017 1281017 1281017 1281017

Total of 1 2077879 0 0 2077879 0 0 0 0 2077879 2077879
2 NID Campus Buildings- Ahmedabad 69596713 4104704 65492009 25753376 1637300 1539270 25851406 39640603 43843337
3 Liasion Office in 2013250 2013250 754965 50331 805296 1207954 1258285
India Habitat Centre, New Delhi.
4 Bangalore Outreach Centre in 5671256 5671256 720666 141782 862448 4808808 4950590
Rajajinagar-Bangalore
5 R & D Campus, Bangalore 128776538 128776538 16733964 3219414 19953378 108823160 112042574
6 NID P.G. Campus Buildings- 307627594 307627594 15381380 7690690 23072070 284555524 292246214

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Total of ( 1+2+3+4+5+6 ) 515763230 0 4104704 511658526 59344351 12739517 1539270 70544598 441113928 456418879
B MOVABLE PROPERTIES 233032349 11375630 244407979 167937069 14235734 182172803 62235176 65095280
1 Machinery, Equipment & Tools
2 Furniture & Fixtures 95657415 3848961 99506376 72766922 5562061 78328983 21177393 22890493
3 Computers & Peripherals 237951426 23679544 261630970 205970662 16889295 222859957 38771013 31980764
4 Staff Pool Vehicles 5931774 5931774 3937676 498525 4436201 1495573 1994098
5 Library Books 96344876 1412576 579450 97178002 64227306 7051296 555768 70722834 26455168 32117570
Total of B 668917840 40316711 579450 708655101 514839635 44236911 555768 558520778 150134323 154078205
C CAPITAL WORK IN PROGRESS
1 Additional Hostel for Girls at 253475 24460090 24713565 24713565 253475
Ahmedabad
3 Mess & Recreation Hall at Gandhi- 18108 26496493 26514601 26514601 18108
nagar

Total of C 271583 50956583 0 51228166 0 0 0 0 51228166 271583

GRAND TOTAL 1184952653 91273294 4684154 1271541793 574183986 56976428 2095038 629065376 642476417 610768667
PREVIOUS YEAR 1159220314 46522871 20790532 1184952653 539741597 55087746 20645357 574183986 610768667

National Institute of Design

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Director Controller of Finance & Accounts Secretary & Head, General Administration
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Schedule forming part of the Balance Sheet as at 31st March, 2018 Schedule 7
INVESTMENTS (AT COST)

Particulars 31.03.2018 31.03.2017

Long Term Rs. Rs.

Fixed Deposits with

i. State Bank of India 85000000 70000000

ii. Bank of India 105500000 145500000

iii. LIC Housing Finance Ltd. - Public Deposit 262500000 262500000

iv. PNB Housing Finance Ltd. - Public Deposit Bonds 140100000 100000000

i. 8.00% GOI Savings (Taxable) Bonds 57500000 52500000

(Face Value Rs.5,75,00,000/-) (Previous year Rs 5,25,00,000/-)

TOTAL 650600000 630500000

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Schedule forming part of the Balance Sheet as at 31st March, 2018 Schedule 8
CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS, ADVANCES ETC.

Particulars 31.03.2018 31.03.2017

Rs. Rs.

I) BANK BALANCES 19476564 50452326

a) In Current account with
1. Bank of India, Paldi, Ahmedabad

2. Bank of India, Paldi, Ahmedabad (FCRA - Designated bank account) 6774448 5643859

3. Bank of India, New Delhi 29991 29991

4. Bank of India, Paldi.Ahmedabad(MSME) 45262367 70502657
5. State Bank of India, Main Branch, Ahmedabad. 304295 304295
6. State Bank of India, Bangalore 13780 14429
Sub - Total ( a ) 71861445 126947557

b) In Savings account with 2410444 12544603

7. Bank of India, Paldi, Ahmedabad.

8. I C I C I Bank Ltd., Ahmedabad. 6519690 9678946

Sub - Total ( b ) 8930134 22223549

Sub - Total (a) + ( b ) 80791579 149171106

c) In Call/Term Deposit account with

9. Bank of India, London:
In Dollar Call Deposit A/c. 32824 32632
US $ 503.38 (previous year US $ 502.13)
(Conversion @ US $ 1 = Rs. 64.8386)

10. Bank of India, Ahmedabad 1410000000 205712027

11. State Bank of India, Ahmedabad 150000000 44000000

Sub - Total ( c ) 1560032824 249744659

Sub Total -I 1640824403 398915765

ii) Cash on Hand 481952 1072976

TOTAL ( I + II ) 1641306355 399988741

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CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS, ADVANCES ETC. contd...

Particulars 31.03.2018 31.03.2017

Rs. Rs.

B. LOANS, ADVANCES AND OTHER ASSETS:

I. Loans:
Other Loans (Secured/Unsecured)
a. Secured 3931080 2958870
i. Vehicles Loan to Employees

ii. House Building Advance to the Employees against the 25493800 21056400
Earmarked Fund
Sub-Total of (a) 29424880 24015270

b. Unsecured 520731 714989

i. Equipment Loan & Food Grain Advance to Employees
Sub Total (I) 29945611 24730259
II. Advances:
1. To Employees(Including one year old Rs. 2,01,014/-) 2351391 2526935
(Previous year Rs.1,93,396/-)
2. To Others(Including one year old Rs. 2,88,51,111/-) 69578419 106117722
(Previous year Rs.7,13,97,074/-)
3. Tax deducted at source 17849554 17328138
Sub Total (II) 89779364 125972795

III. Income Accrued:

1. Other Project Receipts (including one year old Rs. 64,75,997/-) 26502122 6475997
(Previous year Rs. 64,75,997/-)
2. Service Charges (one year old) 764649 764649
3. Central Govt. Grant Receivable (Since received) --- 13500000

Sub Total (III) 27266771 20740646

TOTAL OF B (I + II + III) 146991746 171443700

TOTAL OF A + B 1788298101 571432441

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INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT Schedule - 9

Particulars 31.03.2018 31.03.2017

Rs. Rs.
Balance as on 01.04.2017 46230501 63786900
Less: Met from NID’s own Income 46230501 63786900
--- ---
Add: Current year’s deficit (Plan Recurring) 92148605 46206977
Current year’s surplus (Non-Plan Recurring) 19996 23524
92168601 46230501
Less: Current year’s surplus (Non-Plan Recurring) ---
92168601 46230501
Deficit carried over to Balance Sheet 92168601 46230501

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FEES Schedule - 10
2017-18 2016-17
Particulars Rs. Rs.
1. Tuition Fees
a. Tuition fees 259492846 186317012
b. Studio charges --- 25093750
c. I.T. Infrastructure Charges --- 25093250
Sub Total of 1 259492846 236504012
2. Hostel Fees
a. Hostel Fees 10311012 9697988
b. Hostel Electricity Charges 6876871 6282974
Sub Total of 2 17187883 15980962
3. Application Form Fees 49300000 39374030

TOTAL 325980729 291859004

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EXPENDITURE ON OBJECT OF THE TRUST Schedule - 11

INCOME FROM PROJECT RECEIPTS/GRANTS(NON PLAN) &
EDUCATIONAL EXPENSES FOR PROJECTS(NON PLAN) 2017-2018

2017-2018 2016-2017
Project Project Project Project
Particulars Expenses Receipts Expenses Receipts
Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs.
(A) EXPENSES/SURPLUS FROM TURNKEY IDS PROJECTS 1231197 25681713 1179121 21313178
(As allocated by Management)
(B) EXPENSES/RECEIPTS FROM INTEGRATED DESIGN
SERVICES PROJECTS
1. Documentation of Textile Traditions - IGNCA 1971730 1971730 921266 921266

2. Intervention as knowledge partner-USTTAD 10261623 10261623 7378638 7378638

3. Jewellery trend research for India 523252 523252 1594724 1594724

4. Design & Skill Deve. Trng. Workshop in Bamboo 342283 342283 80950 80950

5. Design Clinic Scheme for MSME Sector 50299806 50299806 23262000 23262000

6. Deve. Of Road Signage for Amaravati 1869739 1869739 417986 417986

7. Design & Implementation of Ram Krishna Museum 4691958 4691958 3534612 3534612

8. Design & Implementation of Exhibition Hall GIDM G’nagar 407712 407712 377292 377292

9. International Centre for Indian crafts 598058 598058 --- ---

10. Design for House Museum for Lalbhai 285507 285507 599210 599210

11. Creating Digital Environment for E-Kalp 4409809 4409809 3945110 3945110

12. Handholding for Deve. of U P Inst.of Design 1372065 1372065 711562 711562

13. Setting up Institute under Vedanta University 511471 511471 128715 128715

14. Design Textile/Apparel Asahi Kasai Material 966783 966783 --- ---

15. Jute Design Cell for Bags & Access. At ICNF 2669785 2669785 4188139 4188139

16. Design Awareness Prog. For Handloom & Handicraft 680405 680405 --- ---

17. Design of Digital Exhibition of Sardar Patel 556745 556745 7632033 7632033

18. Design of Visual Logo of Metro Rail A'bad 612439 612439 --- ---

19. Animation Workshop - Chitrakatha - 2017 544935 544935 --- ---

20. Other Projects 8080270 8080270 14331202 14331202

Sub-Total:(B) 91656375 91656375 69103439 69103439

GRAND TOTAL(A) & (B) 92887572 117338088 70282560 90416617

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TRANSFERS FROM GRANTS & CONTRIBUTIONS Schedule - 12

2017-18 2016-17
Particulars Rs. Rs.
(From Schedule ‘3’)
1. From Central Government Grant:Recurring:Plan 231500000 239700000
TOTAL 231500000 239700000

INTEREST EARNED Schedule - 13

Particulars 2017-18 2016-17
(Other than directly credited to Earmarked Funds) Rs. Rs.
A) ON TERM DEPOSIT
1. Fixed Deposit Account 20748253 28390250
2. On Foreign Bank Deposits 82 81
Sub - Total (A) 20748335 28390331
B) ON SAVING/CURRENT ACCOUNTS 55193 97265
C) ON LOANS
1. Vehicle Loans 155054 149541
2. Equipment Loans 56178 5638
2. House Building Advance 557523 467266
Sub - Total (C) 768755 622445
TOTAL OF A +B + C 21572283 29110041

ESTABLISHMENT EXPENSES Schedule - 14

2017-18 2016-17
Particulars Plan Recurring Expenses TOTAL
Non-Plan TOTAL
Recurring R&D Other Total
Expenses

Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs.

1. Salaries,wages &
allowances 167020122 2427255 225619087 228046342 395066464 303897479
2. Provident fund
contribution 12968712 12968712 12968712 25937424 21530996
3. Gratuity contribution 8591400 0 8591400 16876281
4. Medical reim.&
staff welfare 6677208 6677207 6677207 13354415 12608293
TOTAL 195257442 2427255 245265006 247692261 442949703 354913049

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OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES Schedule - 15

2017-18 2016-17
Particulars Plan Recurring Expenses
Non-Plan TOTAL Total of Non-
Recurring R&D Other Total Plan and Plan
Expenses Recurring
Expenses

Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs.

1. Travelling Expenses 12288764 208171 13596407 13804578 26093342 24899840
2. Telephone, Telex, Postage 2748981 2748980 2748980 5497961 4921166
3. Electricity Expenses 13527531 13527531 13527531 27055062 24734556
4. Maintenance: Mechanical,
Electrical, Electronics. 11743245 11743245 11743245 23486490 17338043
5. Vehicle Maintenance &
Operation charges 636629 636629 636629 1273258 1157253
6. Material, Supplies
Consumables etc. 4717956 193721 9554786 9748507 14466463 13428774
7. General Expenses for
Satellite Centres 218100 218100 218100 250202
8. Advertisement &
Publicity Expenses 13764079 1025683 1025683 14789762 14548036
9. Welfare, Campus events
& Other Expenses 2661963 68279 3646357 3714636 6376599 6099185
10. Library, Journals,Periodical,
Subscription etc. 6860403 6860403 6860403 10490707
11. Student Freeship &
Development 27453750 0 27453750 22412929
12. Faculty,Staff HRD,Other
Misc.Expenses 61254873 188715 11739337 11928052 73182925 91248753
13. Rates,Taxes,Cesses 2919069 0 2919069 11938185
14. Repairs & Maintenance 27014681 0 27014681 20670218
15. Insurance 2674098 0 2674098 2379018
16. Legal expenses &
Professional fees 1691630 0 1691630 2566350
17. Audit fees 301040 0 301040 258563
TOTAL 185398289 658886 75297458 75956344 261354633 269341778

AMOUNT TRANSFERRED TO RESERVE OR SPECIFIC FUND Schedule - 16

2017-18 2016-17
Particulars Rs. Rs.
1. Excess of cost over grant for Non-Recurring Expenditure
transferred to Capital Fund a/c. 559772 3052
2. Contribution to HBA Fund --- 7500000
3. Transferred to Fund for Special Purpose Fund --- 2492623
4. Contribution to Staff Vehicles (To the extent of vehicles purchased)
TOTAL 559772 9995675

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for the year ended 31st March, 2018

NOTES FORMING PART OF ACCOUNTS Schedule - 17

1 SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES:
a. ACCOUNTING CONVENTION:
The Financial statements are prepared on the basis of historical cost convention, unless otherwise stated and on the ac-
crual method of accounting except for interest income and liability towards privileged leave.
b. INVESTMENTS: Long Term Investments are stated at cost.
c. FIXED ASSETS: Fixed Assets are stated at the cost. The cost includes invoice value, freight, octroi, and other incidental
expenses relating acquisition.
d. GOVERNMENT GRANTS:
i Government grants are accounted on the basis of sanction from Government Department.
ii Government grant to the extent utilized towards capital expenditure, are transferred to the Capital Fund.
iii Government grants for meeting Revenue expenditure are treated as income of the year to the extent of expenditure in-
curred.
iv Unutilized grants are carried forward and exhibited as a Liability in the Balance Sheet
e. DEPRECIATION:
i. RATE OF DEPRECIATION
Depreciation is calculated on Straight Line Method at the following rates:
Item Rate (%)
Building 2.50
Machinery, Equipment & Tools 10.00
Furniture & Fixtures 10.00
Computers & Peripherals 20.00
Vehicles 20.00
Library Books 10.00
ii. Depreciation on addition has been provided for the full year irrespective of date of acquisition.
iii Capital Fund account has been transferred to Income and Expenditure account to the extent of depreciation provided
on assets acquired out of capital grant.
iv Depreciation is not provided on assets sold during the year.
f. FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTION: Transaction denominated in foreign currency are accounted for at the exchange rate
prevailing on the date of transaction. The bank balance held in foreign currency is converted in to Rupee at the rate
prevailing on the closing day of the financial year.
g. CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS AND ADVANCES: In the opinion of the Management, the current assets, loans and advances have
a value on realisation in the ordinary course of business, equal at least to the aggregate amount shown in the Balance Sheet.
h. INCOME TAX: The income of the Institute is exempt under Income–tax Act 1961. No provision for Income Tax is therefore
made in the accounts.
i. RETIREMENT/TERMINAL BENEFIT: Terminal leave encashment benefit to the employees is accounted for on cash basis.
Gratuity is charged to Income & Expenditure A/c on the basis of Actuarial valuation and the same is contributed to the
NID Employees' Gratuity Fund.
2. Contingent Liabilities Rs. Nil (Previous year Rs. Nil)
3. Estimated amount of contract remaining to be executed on capital account and not provided for Rs. 5,47,59,120/- (Previous
year Rs. 8,87,21,000/-)
4. Deficit for the year 2016-2017 of Rs.4,62,30,501/-(For the year 2015-2016 Rs.6,37,86,900/-) has been debited to misc.
exps, as there is no specific govt. grant received for the same during the year.
5. Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India is establishing
new NIDs at various places viz. Jorhat, Hyderabad, Bhopal, Kurukshetra, Vijayawada etc. The activities of these NIDs
falls outside the purview of Governing Council of NID Ahmedabad.Director, NID has been given additional charge as of
ficiating Director of NID Vijayawada and Kurukshetra. As per the grant sanctioned letter received from Department of
Industrial Policy & Promotion, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Govt. of India, the grant (revenue and capital) of NID
Kurukshetra & Vijayawada has been routed through NID, Ahmedabad and the expenditure incurred for the said institutes
have been charged against the grant.
6. Corresponding figures for the previous year have been regrouped/rearranged where ever necessary.
7. Figures in the Final accounts have been rounded off to the nearest rupee.

Place: Bengaluru SIGNATURE TO SCHEDULES ‘1’ TO ‘17’

As per our Report of even date
Naushad Forbes Pradyumna For, Sorab S. Engineer & Co.
Chairman, Vyas Firm Registration No. 110417 W
Governing Council Director Chartered Accountants

Viral Rajyaguru Siddharth Swaminarayan CA. Chokshi Shreyas B. Partner

Controller of Finance Secretary & Head, Membership No. 100892
& Accounts General Administration Date :
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BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31ST MARCH, 2018

LIABILITIES 31.03.2018 31.03.2017 ASSETS 31.03.2018 31.03.2017

Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs.
Members’ Contribution: 125405947 99674292 Investment: 227864120 174790220
(As per Schedule 1)
(As per Schedule 4)

Institute’s Contribution: 118992169 93661847

(As per Schedule 2) Loan to Members: 1786400 2130410

Liabilities: 36747 140223

Due from National 5636752 3785062
(As per Schedule 3)
Institute of Design:

Income & Expenditure Account:

Balance as on 01-04-2017 --- --- Interest Receivable: 2418911 2284230

Add :
Excess of Income over Bank Balances: 6728680 10486440

Expenditure --- --- (As per Schedule 5)

--- ---
Less:
Excess of Expenditure
Over Income --- ---
--- ---

TOTAL 244434863 193476362 TOTAL 244434863 193476362

Place: Bengaluru Examined and found correct

For, Sorab S. Engineer & Co.

Firm Registration No.110417 W
Chartered Accountants

Pradyumna Vyas Siddharth Swaminarayan Arun Lokhande CA. Chokshi Shreyas B. Partner
Trustee Trustee Trustee Membership No.100892
Date: 10.07.2018

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INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31ST MARCH, 2018

EXPENDITURE 2017-2018 2016-2017 INCOME 2017-2018 2016-2017

Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs.
To Interest paid/ Credited to 17766505 14224036 By Interest received: 15671022 13683487
Members:

To Miscellaneous Expenses: 4000 4025 By Addl.Contribution re- 2050048 539844

ceived
from N.I.D.
To Bank Charges: 2465 1880
157500 ---
By Surplus on Redemption of
To Deficit on Redemption of 105600 ---
Securities (Net)
Securities (Net)
--- 6610
By Excess of Expenditure
To Professional Fees: --- --- Over Income transferred to
Balance Sheet

To Excess of Income over --- ---

Expenditure transferred to
Balance Sheet:

TOTAL 17878570 14229941 TOTAL 17878570 14229941

Place: Bengaluru Examined and found correct

For, Sorab S. Engineer & Co.

Firm Registration No.110417 W
Chartered Accountants

Pradyumna Vyas Siddharth Swaminarayan Arun Lokhande CA. Chokshi Shreyas B. Partner
Trustee Trustee Trustee Membership No.100892
Date: 10.07.2018

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Schedule forming part of the Balance Sheet as at 31 st March, 2018

MEMBERS’ CONTRIBUTION Schedule - 1

Particulars 31.03.2018 31.03.2017
Rs. Rs.
1. SUBSCRIPTION
Opening Balance 88657661 72795801
Add :a. Interest Credited to Members’ A/c 8198932 6530100
b. Subscription received during the year 22398816 15920593
Sub- total 119255409 95246494
Less: Non-refundable withdrawal 1465000 954906
Less : Paid to members who left/ retired from the Institute 5639847 5633927
Sub- total 7104847 6588833
TOTAL 1 112150562 88657661
2. VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS
Opening Balance 11016631 9368478
Add: a. Interest credited on Members’ A/c. 989198 814305
b. Contribution received during the year 2713000 2280500
Sub-total 14718829 12463283
Less: Non-refundable withdrawal 1016904 ----
Less: Paid to members who left/ retired from the Institute 446540 1446652
Sub- total 1463444 1446652
TOTAL 2 13255385 11016631
TOTAL 1 + 2 125405947 99674292

INSTITUTE’S CONTRIBUTION Schedule - 2

Particulars 31.03.2018 31.03.2017
Rs. Rs.
Opening Balance 93661847 76754205
Add: a. Interest credited to Members’ A/c. 8669683 6879631
b. Contribution received during the year 22398816 15920593
Sub-total 124730346 99554429
Less: Non-refundable withdrawal --- ---
Less: Paid to members who left/ retired from the Institute 5738177 5892582
Sub-total 5738177 5892582
TOTAL 118992169 93661847

LIABILITIES Schedule - 3
Particulars 31.03.2018 31.03.2017
Rs. Rs.
1. Unpaid Expenses 4000 4000
2. Unpaid Contribution 24976 131928
3. Unclear Cheques 4295 4295
4. Dhiren Shah & Co., 3476
TOTAL 36747 140223

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Schedule forming part of the Balance Sheet as at 31 st March, 2018

INVESTMENTS Schedule - 4
Particulars 31.03.2018 31.03.2017
Long Terms Rs. Rs.
Fixed Deposits with
1. Special Deposit Scheme A/c. with State Bank of India 10770220 10770220
2. 8.40% PNB Housing Finance Ltd. 12000000 12000000
3. 9.25% PNB Housing Finance Ltd. 42500000 42500000
4. 7.40% PNB Housing Finance Ltd. 15000000 15000000
5. 8.00% PNB Housing Finance Ltd. 22500000 ----
6. Bank of India 7500000 ----
Bonds
1. 9.61% PFC 2021 (Face Value Rs.5000000) 5085000 5085000
2. 8.20% Oil Mkn GOISOL Bond 2023 (Face Value Rs.1,00,00,000) 10120000 10120000
3. 6.25% Central Govt Loan-2018 (Face Value Rs 3500000) ---- 3342500
4. 8.20% Oil SPPPE GOI -2023 (Face Value Rs.2500000) 2566000 2566000
5. 8.67% Karnataka SDL -2017 (Face Value Rs.6000000) ---- 6105600
6. 9.13% National Avition -2020 (Face Value Rs.2000000) 2074000 2074000
7. 8.12% G.O.I.-2020 (Face Value Rs 13000000) 12415000 12415000
8. 8.15% G.O.I.-2022 (Face Value Rs 5000000) 4817500 4817500
9. 7.28% GOI Bond 2019 ( Face Value Rs.2500000) 24605000 24605000
10. 8.20% GOI Bond 2022 (Face Value Rs.8000000) 8161600 8161600
11. 8.04% TN Uday Bond 2029 (Face Value Rs.14600000) 15227800 15227800
12. 8.23% GJ Sdl Bond 2028 (Face Value Rs. 3,22,00,000) 32522000 ----
TOTAL 227864120 174790220

BANK BALANCES Schedule - 5

Particulars 31.03.2018 31.03.2017
Rs. Rs.
1. Bank of India, Paldi Savings Account 5530821 10174326
2. ICICI Bank Ltd., Savings Account 421409 183203
3. ICICI Bank Ltd,SGL Account 776450 128911

TOTAL 6728680 10486440

Place: Bengaluru SIGNATURE TO SCHEDULES ‘1’ TO ‘5’

For, Sorab S. Engineer & Co.

Firm Registration No.110417 W
Chartered Accountants

Pradyumna Vyas Siddharth Swaminarayan Arun Lokhande CA. Chokshi Shreyas B. Partner
Trustee Trustee Trustee Membership No.100892
Date: 10.07.2018

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BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31ST MARCH, 2018

LIABILITIES 31.03.2018 31.03.2017 ASSETS 31.03.2018 31.03.2017

Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs.
NID Gratuity Fund Account: 116011649 107582568 Investments: 101030990 85918910
(As per Schedule 1 ) (As per Schedule 2 )
Gratuity Payable: --- --- Due from NID: 8591400 16876281
Unpaid Expenses: 2000 2000 Interest Receivable: 1052568 1113355
Dhiren Shah & Co. 3476 ---
Bank Balances: 5335215 3676022
(As per Schedule 3 )
TOTAL 116013649 107584568 TOTAL 116013649 107584568

INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31ST MARCH, 2018

EXPENDITURE 2017-2018 2016-2017 INCOME 2017-2018 2016-2017

Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs.
To Gratuity Paid: 7573440 6148350 By NID Contribution: 8591400 16876281
To Bank Charges: 2301 2171
To Miscellaneous Expenses: 2000 2000 By Interest received 7502622 7119139
To Deficit on Redemption of 123200 --- during the year:
Securities (Net)
By Surplus on Redemption 36000 ---
To Professional Fees: --- --- of Securities (Net)
To Surplus transferred to NID 8429081 17842899
Gratuity Fund A/c. in
Balance Sheet:
TOTAL 16130022 23995420 TOTAL 16130022 23995420

Place: Bengaluru Examined and found correct

For, Sorab S. Engineer & Co.

Firm Registration No.110417 W
Chartered Accountants

Pra dyumna Vyas Siddharth Swaminarayan Arun Lokhande CA. Chokshi Shreyas B. Partner
Trustee Trustee Trustee Membership No.100892
Date: 10.07.2018

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Schedule forming part of the Balance Sheet as at 31 st March, 2018

NID GRATUITY FUND Schedule - 1

Particulars 31.03.2018 31.03.2017
Rs. Rs.
Opening Balance 107582568 89739669
Add: Surplus transferred from Income & Expenditure a/c 8429081 17842899
TOTAL 116011649 107582568

INVESTMENTS Schedule - 2
Particulars 31.03.2018 31.03.2017
Rs. Rs.

Long Term
Fixed Deposits with
1. Special Deposit Scheme A/c. with State Bank of India 3499910 3499910
2. 8.40% PNB Housing Finance Ltd. 5000000 5000000
3. 9.25% PNB Housing Fiannce Ltd. 26500000 26500000
4. 7.40% PNB Housing Fiannce Ltd. 3500000 3500000
5. 8.00% PNB Housing Finance Ltd. 5500000 ----
Bonds
1. 6.25% Central Govt. Loan-2018(Face Value Rs 8,00,000) --- 764000
2. 8.20% Oil Mkn GOI SPL Bond (Face Value Rs.1,00,00,000) 10120000 10120000
3. 8.20% Oil SPE 2023 (Face Value Rs.40,00,000) 4105600 4105600
4. 8.67% Karnataka SDL 2017 (Face Value Rs,70,00,000) ---- 7123200
5. 8.12% GOI 2020 Bond ( Face Value Rs. 55,00,000) 5252500 5252500
6. 7.28% GOI 2019 Bond (Face Value Rs.10,00,000) 9842000 9842000
7. 8.20% GOI 2022 Bond (Face Value Rs.50,00,000) 5101000 5101000
8. 8.04% TN Uday Bond 2029 (Face Value Rs.49,00,000) 5110700 5110700
9. 8.28% Rajasthan SDL 2028 (Face Va;ue Rs. 1,72,00,000) 17499280 ---

TOTAL 101030990 85918910

BANK BALANCES Schedule - 3

Particulars 31.03.2017 31.03.2016
Rs. Rs.
1. Bank of India Paldi, Savings Account 4075773 3444419
2. ICICI Bank Ltd., Savings Account 394306 57149
3. ICICI Bank Ltd, SGL Account 865136 174454
TOTAL 5335215 3676022

Place: Bengaluru SIGNATURE TO SCHEDULES ‘1’ TO 3’

For, Sorab S. Engineer & Co.

Firm Registration No.110417 W
Chartered Accountants

CA. Chokshi Shreyas B. Partner

Pradyumna Vyas Siddharth Swaminarayan Arun Lokhande
Membership No.100892
Trustee Trustee Trustee
Date: 10.07.2018

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