National Institute of Design Ahmedabad Paldi Answered Questions

Don't worry about packages, you will get enough to drive a 3 series, if you are really good at it. But, design is more about passion, individuality, and joy of creation, if money is your biggest concern, don't come to this industry, you will be disappointed because there are people in NID who will work just for free food, if they get placed in Ferrari.
Designers are crazy people, money is not the first thing that excites us. Last year maximum placements were done by Samsung. However, the highest package went up to INR 72 lac per annum by a Ludhiana based company.

Hi Anushka,
You can find a set of sample question papers of NID here
https://www.shiksha.com/design/industrial-product-design/articles/sample-questions-for-nid-entrance-exam-2017-blogId-11946
https://www.shiksha.com/design/communication-design/exams/nid-entrance-exam/sample-papers

Hi,
NID Ahmedabad is any better than NID Gandhinagar in terms of it's placements of product design, graphic design and animation courses. The students from NID get jobs in:
Product design- Junior/senior designer in furniture, mobile/computer accessories department, designer consultant of such companies who develop glasses, upcoming products of our daily use like bottles, plastics material and others
Graphic design- Designer in logos consultant, software based designing in computer/mobile wallpapers, the designing in the stickers of the graphics in car or bikes, related products, etc
Animation design- Gets jobs in animation movie companies like Disney, Nick, Hungama, can, etc. & in movie studios for special effects VFX 3D, for commercial ads companies and believe me many more.
I'd prefer you to go for NID Gandhinagar.
All the best.

NID is the best institute in India for design courses.
For the that (Design Aptitude Test), there isn't much that you can do. Firstly and most importantly, you should have an aptitude for design. NID papers are designed in such a way that only those who have a creative side will be able to clear it. The question paper is a mix of creativity, logical thinking and general knowledge. You need to be aware of the latest happenings in the world. Cramming up yearbooks won't help you, seriously. Instead, make a habit of reading the newspaper every day.
After clearing that, you'll have to prepare for the studio test and the personal interview. The studio test judges you on your material handling and of course creativity. You could be provided with any material, like clay, terracotta, cardboard anything and from a set of themes, you may have to design something of your choice. Since it is time-bound, you have to be real quick and efficiently use the materials provided to you.
The personal interview is where the faculty evaluates you in person. They may ask you about your hobbies, interests and even talent. They may even ask you to sing if you're a singer. If you have a history of artwork, you get to showcase it to them. Whatever you have done till now, be it a random sketch or doodle, bring it along. But make sure it's your own work otherwise you may get caught and it's not that difficult for them to do so. Make sure that your portfolio stands out. It should speak for you and define you. Don't try to include or steal somebody else's ideas. Be unique and come up with something from your side. Follow your instinct.
For all this, you can join some coaching institute which will help you enhance your creative side. There are a lot of coaching institutes like BRDS, Skyblue, Silica, Pahal Design and the list goes on. But I would suggest you go ahead with BRDS because they have the maximum selections every year and also the material provided by them is good. Even if you don't wish to join any coaching institute, that's okay. I have friends who have cleared NID without joining any coaching and who even after joining such institutes haven't cleared any of the design entrances.
Lastly, don't stress about the exam much. Stress makes you think less creatively and that is something you wouldn't want to happen on the day of the exam. For the interview, don't worry at all. Be confident and be yourself.
All the best.

NID has a 4-year Bachelor of Design program wherein the first year is foundation while the following years are spent in specialising in a field of your choice (out of 8 disciplines), the syllabus thereby varies greatly. NID also offers a Master's degree programme in Design for a period of 2 years offering a range of other disciplines, each with a different syllabus.
The fee structure for both can be accessed via this link attached below: http://www.nid.edu/admissions/fees.html