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About NID
The establishment of National Institute of Design was a result of several forces, both global and local. Government of India with the help of Ford Foundation and the Sarabhai family established the NID in September 1961 at Ahmedabad. Gautam Sarabhai revived the philosophy of the Bauhaus design movement which was learning by doing. This unique curriculum and revolutionary educational philosophy remain part of NID to the present day.Today NID is internationally acclaimed as one of the finest educational and research institutions for Industrial, Communication, Textile and IT Integrated (Experiential) Design. It is an autonomous institute under the aegis of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India. It is also recognised by the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, Government of India as a Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation.
Every year approximately 25000 candidates appear for the NID’s Entrance Exam. Out of which 425 candidates will be selected for Bachelors of Design and 347 candidates will be selected for Masters in Design at NID.
Admission at NID to both programme B.des & M.des is on the basis of two stage of exam, the 1st stage is Design Aptitude Test (DAT) Prelims and the 2nd stage is Design Aptitude Test (DAT) Mains.
About BRDS
Bhanwar Rathore Design Studio (BRDS) is a design institute in India, founded in 2005 with its head office in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. BRDS has grown to 87 centres across India, including NID coaching in Mumbai and NID coaching in Thane for students preparing for the NID entrance exam across the Mumbai metropolitan region. BRDS currently guides over 5000 aspiring designers.
BRDS also helps students prepare portfolios for admission to design schools abroad, including the London College of Fashion, Domus Academy Milan, the Architectural Association School of Architecture, the Royal College of Art and Pratt Institute.
BRDS offers 6 coaching programmes to prepare students for top design, architecture and fine art colleges in India, for both UG and PG aspirants. NID coaching in Thane at BRDS prepares students specifically for the NID entrance exam, covering both B.Des and M.Des programmes, through classroom batches and live online coaching.
BRDS prepares aspiring students for the following top colleges in Design, Architecture and Fine Art:
Design Colleges: NIFT, NID, IIT, PEARL, UID, The Design Village, ITM, ARCH Academy, SOFT, Indian Institute of Art & Design (IIAD), G.D. Goenka, UPES, ADTDS, IID, NICC, DJ, RAFFLES, DSK, SRISHTI, MIT, SYMBIOSIS, ISDI etc.
Architecture Colleges: NATA / JEE (B.Arch) / MH-CET, CEPT-SBST (Civil Construction), CEPT-SID (Interior Design), CEPT-(Planning), APIED-SID (Interior Design)
Fine Art Colleges: MSU / JJ / DCA / Rachana Sansad / GCA / Chitrakala / Raheja
NID coaching at BRDS
At BRDS we provide coaching programs in different Group segments as mention below
• Group A : For students who are class 9, 10 & 11 to focus in basic with details work (Foundation Programme) on for Design, Architure & Fine Art . below mention course content they will get to learn from BRDS
| 1. Basic Foundation | 2. Imagination and design exposure |
| 3. Lateral thinking | 4. Exposure to basic design and interiors |
| 5. Creativity and color perception | 6. Sensitivity to color |
| 7. 3Dform and Visualizing 3D objects | 8. Context analysis |
| 9. Visual order and Craft skills | 10. Visual perception and logic |
| 11. Organizational principles | 12. Scale and proportions |
| 13. Observational skills | 14. Logic and ordering principle |
| 15. Drawing Fundamentals | 16. Creative Thinking and Creative Writing |
| 17. Elements and Principles of Design and its application | 18. Picture Analysis |
| 19. Designing products | 20. Evaluate imagination |
| 21. Innovativeness and aesthetics | 22. Memory drawing |
| 23. Knowledge of proportions and perspective | 24. Thematic color arrangement |
| 25. Abstract symbolism and visual design | 26. Design, color concepts |
| 27. Optical illusion, doodling | 28. Symbols & pictograms and Communication Design |
| 29. Power of observation, innovation and design ability | 30. Usage of color and illustration |
| 31. Imagination and design exposure | 32. Neatness of presentation and innovative concepts |
| 33. Perspective, proportion and Composition | 34. Animation and Caricature |
| 35. Color associations and ability to create designs from inspiration | 36. Creativity & innovation |
| 37. Basics of communication design and Lettering |
• Group B :For students who are class 12 OR 12+ can prepare for Design in NID. below mention course content they will get to learn from BRDS
| 1. Imagination and design exposure | 2. Lateral thinking |
| 3. Exposure to basic design and interiors | 4. Creativity and color perception |
| 5. Sensitivity to color | 6. 3D form and Visualizing 3D objects |
| 7. Context analysis | 8. Visual order and Craft skills |
| 9. Visual perception and logic | 10. Organizational principles |
| 11. Scale and proportions | 12. Observational skills |
| 13. Logic and ordering principle | 14. Drawing Fundamentals |
| 15. Creative Thinking and Creative Writing | 16. Elements and Principles of Design and its application |
| 17. Picture Analysis | 18. Designing products |
| 19. Evaluate imagination | 20. Innovativeness and aesthetics |
| 21. Memory drawing | 22. Knowledge of proportions and perspective |
| 23. Thematic color arrangement | 24. Abstract symbolism and visual design |
| 25. Design, color concepts | 26. Optical illusion, doodling |
| 27. Symbols & pictograms and Communication Design | 28. Power of observation, innovation and design ability |
| 29. Usage of color and illustration | 30. Imagination and design exposure |
| 31. Neatness of presentation and innovative concepts | 32. Perspective, proportion and Composition |
| 33. Animation and Caricature | 34. Color associations and ability to create designs from inspiration |
| 35. Creativity & innovation | 36. Basics of communication design and Lettering |
| 37. Designing patterns & motifs | 38. Evaluation of visual design |
| 39. Elements & principles of design |
BRDS Course contents-GAT
GAT-General Ability Test
• Quantitative ability
• Communication Ability and English comprehension
• Analytical ability
• General knowledge and current affairsMock Test Series /
Mock Test Series / Previous Years Papers / Tests:
Mock Test Series, solving past years papers and Tests
Free Revision Classes: FREE 10 Days Revision Classes before the NID
Free Studio Test / Situation Test / Portfolio / Interview:
FREE NID Studio Test
FREE NID Portfolio and Interview / GDPI
Note: Free classes are for BRDS Students only.
Studio test, situation test classes for NID will be conducted after clearing first phase of NID Exam.
• Group E : For students those who are appering for Master in NID / NIFT / CEED. below mention course content they will get to learn from BRDS
| 1. Imagination and design exposure | 2. Lateral thinking |
| 3. Exposure to basic design and interiors | 4. Creativity and color perception |
| 5. Sensitivity to color | 6. 3D form and Visualizing 3D objects |
| 7. Context analysis | 8. Visual order and Craft skills |
| 9. Visual perception and logic | 10. Organizational principles |
| 11. Scale and proportions | 12. Observational skills |
| 13. Logic and ordering principle | 14. Drawing Fundamentals |
| 15. Creative Thinking and Creative Writing | 16. Elements and Principles of Design and its application |
| 17. Picture Analysis | 18. Designing products |
| 19. Evaluate imagination | 20. Innovativeness and aesthetics |
| 21. Memory drawing | 22. Knowledge of proportions and perspective |
| 23. Thematic color arrangement | 24. Abstract symbolism and visual design |
| 25. Design, color concepts | 26. Optical illusion, doodling |
| 27. Symbols & pictograms and Communication Design | 28. Power of observation, innovation and design ability |
| 29. Usage of color and illustration | 30. Imagination and design exposure |
| 31. Neatness of presentation and innovative concepts | 32. Perspective, proportion and Composition |
| 33. Animation and Caricature | 34. Color associations and ability to create designs from inspiration |
| 35. Creativity & innovation | 36. Basics of communication design and Lettering |
| 37. Designing patterns & motifs | 38. Evaluation of visual design |
| 39. Elements & principles of design |
BRDS Course contents – DAT Part: 2
For 2nd Paper of NID( Department Wise Preparation)
BRDS Course contents-GAT
GAT-General Ability Test
• Quantitative ability
• Communication Ability
• English comprehension
• Analytical ability
• General knowledge and current affairs
Mock Test Series
Mock Test Series and Test
Free Revision Classes
FREE 10 Days Revision Classes before the NID / NIFT Exam
Free Studio Test / Situation Test / Portfolio / Interview
FREE NID / IIT Studio Test / NIFT Situation Test
FREE NID / IITPortfolio and Interview / GDPI
Note: Free classes are for BRDS Students only.
Studio test classes for NID/ IIT will be conducted after clearing first phase of NID/ IIT-CEED Exam.
• Group G : It for students who appear and get the merit list from prelims exam and prepare in Mains for Studio Test / Situation Test in NID / NIFT / CEED
In this group students will prepare for NID Studio Test, NIFT GD Preparation, Creative Interactive Session, Personal Interview and Portfolio Preparation and same time they can also prepare for Raffles / IAM / Symbiosis / Pearl / Srishti / MIT / IICD / DJ Studio Test
BRDS Centre in Thane
BRDS, Office No. 701, 7th Floor, Cosmos Vijay, Opp. Jagdish Book Depo, Shivaji Path, Station Road, Thane (W) – 400602
Mr. Jaswinder Singh (Reg. Director)
Mrs. Mayuri Shah (Centre Head)
Mobile: +91 75060 12398
Mobile: +91 98250 57598
Landline: +91 22 41005079
