Articles tagged under: NID

NID Gandhinagar declared containment zone after 5 new corona cases detected

May 27, 2022
NID Gandhinagar declared containment zone after 5 new corona cases detected

Gandhinagar: The National Institute of Design (NID) in Infocity-Gandhinagar has been declared a containment zone after 5 more students tested corona positive on Thursday and the health department has hung a board of ‘Prohibited Area’ on its gates. All 5 students got infected after coming in contact with other corona-affected students. Including the fresh cases, there are 10 cases of corona that have been detected at NID. Health department authorities have become vigilant and are conductin...Read More

NID terminates faculty alleged of sexual harassment of students

November 03, 2018
NID terminates faculty alleged of sexual harassment of students

Ahmedabad: The National Institute of Design (NID) here has terminated the services of its faculty Krishnesh Mehta after completion of inquiry of allegations of sexual harassment against him by a group of students. Director of the prestigious institute situated in Paldi area here, Pradyumna Vyas confirmed it. Notably around two months ago a group of students had alleged him of behaving in a manner which amounted to sexual harassment. The inquiry committee constituted for it foun...Read More

NID competition for recycling of demonetized currency notes launched

May 18, 2017
NID competition for recycling of  demonetized currency notes launched

Ahmedabad: Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani launched the National Institute of Design (NID) competition for recycling demonetized currency notes for innovative purposes on the website at the institute here today. Speaking on the occasion, he said that demonetization move would help the nation realize the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Make in India and Digital India schemes. He wished the initiative would help youth come out with innovative ideas to recycle the shredded currency notes re...Read More

Paldi police raid liquor party, pick up 29 NID students including a foreigner

February 11, 2017
Paldi police raid liquor party, pick up 29 NID students including a foreigner

Ahmedabad: Paldi police early in the morning today raided and picked up 29 students of National Institute of Design(NID) consuming liquor. Out of 29 who are detained, 15 are boys while 14 are girls. One of those detained is South African citizen according to police. According to ACP Chavda, police was informed by an alert citizen about liquor party going on in Pushkar flat on NID road post midnight with loud music. Based on this information when police reached flat premises at around ...Read More

MoU signed for Railway Design Centre at NID Ahmedabad

April 10, 2015

New Delhi Decor of Railway carriages and station premises are set to get an image makeover with the ministry joining hands with National Institute of Design to redesign coaches, toilets and other facilities. The Railways today signed an MoU with the Commerce and Industry Ministry for setting up Railway Design Centre at NID campus in Ahmedabad. "We have designs for coaches, toilets, platform sheds, pantry cars and likewise. We are now going for better design of all these services to make...Read More

35th convocation of NID, 271 students graduated (video)

December 09, 2014

Ahmedabad, 9 December 2014 National Institute of Design celebrated its 35th Convocation Day on Tuesday, 09 December 2014 at NID, Ahmedabad. Shri Shekhar Gupta, journalist and Padma Bhushan Awardee, delivered the Convocation address as the Chief Guest. This year in total 271 students graduated from various disciplines: 110 students from the four-year under-graduate programme; 148 from the two and half-year post graduate programme; 13 from the two year po...Read More

It’s a big landmark for NID: Pradyuman Vyas, Director of NID Ahmedabad to DeshGujarat

July 07, 2014

Ahmedabad/New Delhi, 7 July, 2014 National Institute of Design(NID) will receive the status of 'Institute of National Importance' soon. The bill proposing same has been passed unopposed by Rajya Sabha today. The bill will now go to Lok Sabha for discussion. As ruling BJP and opposition Congress both parties are in favor of the bill, it is very clear that bill will sail through. When asked to react to today's development, NID Ahmedabad Director Pradyuman...Read More

Rajya Sabha passes bill to strengthen NID

July 07, 2014

New Delhi, 7 July, 2014 The Rajya Sabha on Monday passed a bill to give the status of an institute of national importance to the National Institute of Design (NID) Ahmedabad. The bill was introduced by the government in 2013. It will enable the NID to conduct research and training in all disciplines related to design, confer honorary degrees, diploma, certificates and awards and other academic distinctions and titles in disciplines relating to design. It will al...Read More

Recommended: Dr. Devi Shetty’s address on healthcare services at NID Ahmedabad convocation (Video)

December 17, 2013

Ahmedabad, 17 December 2013 Dr. Devi Prasad Shetty, a game changer in India's healthcare world in his captivating address at National Institute of Design(NID) today evening not only spoke about issues India is facing in the Healthcare world, but also spoke about the way out. Most part of his speech covered not that what should be done, but covered what he has done already. Dr. Shetty speaks about why he prefers new doctors from poor families, he speaks about wives tra...Read More

Anand Mahindra on ‘Design for human happiness’ at NID Ahmedabad(Video)

December 17, 2013

Ahmedabad, 17 December 2013 Anand Mahindra, the Chairman and Managing Director of Mahindra & Mahindra today delivered convocation addressed at the National Institute of Design(NID) in Ahmedabad. The first half of Shri Mahindra's address was about importance of design over technology. The other half was about design for human happiness through design. In later half Shri Mahindra also stressed upon need to design happy cities. A good speech, interesting not just for design ...Read More