NID Foundation Regular & Weekend Course for Aspiring Designers 2026-2027

(For students in Grade 9th, 10th & 11th)

This course is drawing intensive and provides an opportunity to explore the fundamentals of design and learn the basic concepts of drawing as required by Design, Arts and Architecture institutions.

Course Duration

Duration : 1 Year / 6 Months / 3 Months

Extra Practice Classes : Practice Classes are provided to improve the basic drawing skills and for Portfolio Development

Mode of Classes: Offline / Live Online Classes

Batch Details

Starting Date of Weekend Batches ( Saturday )	Starting Date of Weekend Batches ( Sunday )	Starting Date of Regular Batches ( Monday )
January 03, 10, 17, 24, 31 February 07, 14, 21, 28 March 07, 14, 21, 28 April 04, 11, 18, 25 May 02, 09, 16, 23, 30 June 06, 13, 20, 27 July 04, 11, 18, 25 August 01, 08, 15, 22, 29 September 05, 12, 19, 26 October 03, 10, 17, 24, 31 November 07, 14, 21, 28 December 05, 12, 19, 26	January 04, 11, 18, 25 February 01, 08, 15, 22 March 01, 08, 15, 22, 29 April 05, 12, 19, 26 May 03, 10, 17, 24, 31 June 07, 14, 21, 28 July 05, 12, 19, 26 August 02, 09, 16, 23, 30 September 06, 13, 20, 27 October 04, 11, 18, 25 November 01, 08, 15, 22, 29 December 06, 13, 20, 27	January 05, 12, 19, 26 February 02, 09, 16, 23 March 02, 09, 16, 23, 30 April 06, 13, 20, 27 May 04, 11, 18, 25 June 01, 08, 15, 22, 29 July 06, 13, 20, 27 August 03, 10, 17, 24, 31 September 07, 14, 21, 28 October 05, 12, 19, 26 November 02, 09, 16, 23, 30 December 07, 14, 21, 28

Starting Date of Weekend Batches ( Saturday )

Starting Date of Weekend Batches ( Sunday )

Starting Date of Regular Batches ( Monday )

January 03, 10, 17, 24, 31
February 07, 14, 21, 28
March 07, 14, 21, 28

April 04, 11, 18, 25
May 02, 09, 16, 23, 30
June 06, 13, 20, 27

July 04, 11, 18, 25
August 01, 08, 15, 22, 29
September 05, 12, 19, 26

October 03, 10, 17, 24, 31
November 07, 14, 21, 28
December 05, 12, 19, 26

January 04, 11, 18, 25
February 01, 08, 15, 22
March 01, 08, 15, 22, 29

April 05, 12, 19, 26
May 03, 10, 17, 24, 31
June 07, 14, 21, 28

July 05, 12, 19, 26
August 02, 09, 16, 23, 30
September 06, 13, 20, 27

October 04, 11, 18, 25
November 01, 08, 15, 22, 29
December 06, 13, 20, 27

January 05, 12, 19, 26
February 02, 09, 16, 23
March 02, 09, 16, 23, 30

April 06, 13, 20, 27
May 04, 11, 18, 25
June 01, 08, 15, 22, 29

July 06, 13, 20, 27
August 03, 10, 17, 24, 31
September 07, 14, 21, 28

October 05, 12, 19, 26
November 02, 09, 16, 23, 30
December 07, 14, 21, 28

Course Content

Main topics covered in Foundation course

Different exercises on the topics mentioned below are taught in order to give exposure to various design disciplines.
1. Fine arts (Basic Sketching)
2. Fashion, & Lifestyle
3. Communication Design
4. Industrial Design
5. Environmental Design
6. Creativity

Detailed Course Content

1. Fundamentals of Drawing
2. Object Drawing
3. Object drawing with plan and elevation
4. Composition- 2D/ composition with paper
5. Composition-3D
6. Shading techniques– Pencil shading/ Colour Pencils rendering
7. Human figures
8. Drawing in perspective
9. Light and shadow,
10. Motif Design
11. Textile Design
12. Fashion Design
13. T-shirt painting
14. Accessory Design
15. Jewellery Design
16. Colour concepts / Colour Terminology.
17. Logo and Mascot Design
18. Graphical Expression of words + Pictograms
19. Lettering and Poster Design
20. Comic strip and story writing
21. Character Design
22. Flip book making
23. Industrial – Product Design/ Furniture Design
24. Creative thinking- product design
25. Famous Architectures of World and India
26. Plan and Sitting Arrangement of a room
27. Interior Space- 3D model making
28. Creativity – doodling
29. Creativity – colour scrape
30. Creativity – depict words
31. Creativity and colour composition
32. Creativity – play with impressions
33. 3 D model making- Material Exploration- paper, wire, clay, m-seal etch
34. Outdoor sketching
35. Portfolio Development
36. Tests- Weekly Test (For Regular/ Weekend Batches)

Design Aptitude Test

After completion of Foundation course student appears for BRDS Design Aptitude test that is assessed by Design mentors and Student is further guided for the Advance entrance coaching programs based on their interest and aptitude.

Study material

Study materials prepared by BRDS expert faculties from NID, NIFT and IIT’s. Study material covers books on Foundation Modules in the foundation course and in advance course student will get books on General Ability test – Maths, Reasoning, English, , Design Aptitude test (Drawing and Design modules), and previous years original test papers.

Access to Online Learning Portal (24×7)

Study and revise anytime, anywhere with recorded video lectures by the best BRDS faculties. Videos and materials prepared by BRDS expert faculty (NID/ NIFT/ IIT Alumni).

How to register for Foundation Course

Step 1 : Register

Fill the registration form for Foundation Course and send us your information.

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Step 2 : Payment

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Once we receive your Registration form and payment, our team will email you the Login Details on your registered Email ID/Mobile number within 2 days. For more information about Foundation Course you can call us at 9825057598 or email us on [email protected]