It is said that learning is a continuous process. No matter how much you seem to know about a subject you are still driven to learn some more. Arts and other creative streams ingrain the same quest for perfection in their disciples, pushing them to produce something better every time. The National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad is one such institute which completely supports and encourages creative expression through its quality courses.

The National Institute of Design (NID) is internationally renowned as one of the foremost multi-disciplinary institutions in the fields of design, art and research. The Business Week, USA has listed NID among the top 25 European & Asian programmes in the world.  Among the numerous courses this institute provides, it’s well acclaimed for its Post Graduate Certificate Course in Photography Design.
 
The Course:
The unique twin certificate course is designed to ensure students get an encouraging and creative environment to hone their skills and develop their distinct style. The course puts equal emphasis on theory and hands on knowledge keeping the industry needs and the real world practicality in mind. It is specifically designed for students who come with a Bachelor’s degree in photography and who intend to take their learning a step further. The course magnifies research in areas like history, critique and theory of photography practice. At the same time, the program keeps students abreast with the new block of technology and helps them develop expertise in digital photography.

The course runs over four semesters (2 year) full-time and offers students the opportunity to undertake part of the second semester at the University College of Creative Arts, Farnham, UK. Students who opt to study part of their course in UK, are awarded another post graduate certificate namely ‘Master of Fine Art in Photography’ from the Farnham University at the end of the course.

Eligibility Criteria:
The institute accepts students coming from a foray of academic back grounds including first degree courses in photography and also a range of other streams like BFA/B.Arch/B.Des/B.Litt/Graduation in Comm. Media, Film and TV, Mass Media/or Equivalent/ or Graduates in any discipline with one year relevant industry experience/ creative pursuits.

Artistic prowess or proclivity is one of the chief criterions to get admitted into the institute and the screening process is therefore based on the assessment of the portfolio sent by the applicants. The portfolio can comprise of photographs or other forms of creative expression which can help the authorities gauge the students’ aptitude for the subject. Selected candidates are expected to have basic equipments such as a Digital or Analogue SLR. Specialist equipment and other facilities are further provided by the institute during the course.

Admission Information:
Forms and information can be obtained from the NID Academic Office by sending a Demand Draft of Rs. 1500 of any nationalised bank drawn in favour of “National Institute of Design”, payable at Ahmedabad.

Forms downloaded from NID's website (www.nid.edu) and sent along with the required amount of DD drawn are also accepted.

Photo courtesy National Institute of Design.

	Quick Read: The National Institute of Design (NID) is internationally acclaimed as one of the foremost multi-disciplinary institutions in the fields of design, art and research.  Among the numerous courses this institute provides, it’s well acclaimed for its Post Graduate Certificate Course in Photography Design. The course puts equal emphasis on theory and hands-on knowledge keeping the industry needs and the real world practicality in mind. The course runs over four semesters (2 year) full-time and offers students the opportunity to undertake part of the second semester at the University College of Creative Arts, Farnham, UK. Students who opt to study part of their course in UK, are awarded another post graduate certificate namely ‘Master of Fine Art in Photography’ from the Farnham University at the end of the course. Artistic prowess or proclivity is one of the chief criterions to get admitted into the institute and the screening process is therefore based on the assessment of the portfolio sent by the applicants. Forms and information can be obtained from the NID Academic Office by sending a Demand Draft of Rs. 1500 of any nationalised bank drawn in favour of “National Institute of Design”, payable at Ahmedabad