NID-Ahmedabad to be declared institution of national importance

The National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, would soon be declared as an institution of national importance thereby enabling it to award degrees to its students.

The Union Cabinet, at a meeting presided by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday approved the declaration of the National Institute of Design (NID) by Parliament by law as an 'Institution of National Importance', Finance Minister P Chidambaram said.

The decision will also fulfil the need to professionalise, standardise and internationally benchmark professional design education in India, so as to take full advantage of opportunities opening up for the design industry, both in domestic and in international markets.