What is a better option, should I take a drop for preparation for NID or should I take admission in a private designing college?

Bharat, you can go ahead with a private college. Design is a field that is age old &has been evolving every year like science. The world has changed a lot and a lot of new & wonderful careers in design have come up. Sometimes student Artists are too much enamoured by Fine Arts preventing them to look objectively at Design.Again like science it pays to be at the cutting edge. For e.g. science students do better if they go for CS or IT since that are areas where development is taking place rapidly. Similarly in Design the cutting edge areas are UID/ UXD, 3D Printing, Immersive Technology, Augmented Reality, 3D Projection etc, besides of course Game Design & Animation. Of course at the top of the pile lies Concept Designing (usually reserved for writers and visionaries) - these people are required by Event Companies, Animation Studios, VFX Studios, & of course Game Studios. At this stage, you may want to understand the creative world & the careers it offers. Interiors, textile as well as Web Design rely on the same skills - your layout skills & color sense. Journalism also is at this level and relies on your language skills & knowledge of history and current affairs. A little higher perches Graphic Design, Fashion Design, jewellery design, Acting, & Fine Arts which rely on one of your artistic skills - sketching & imagination. At a similar level perches VFX as well as Motion Graphics which rely on one of your artistic skills - Cinematographic skills & imagination. Then come careers like Animation, Film Making, Game Design which rely on multiple talents like your authority over sketching, acting, direction, voice, sound, writing, storytelling & problem solving skills etc. Any extra skill can be used in this. So it turns out to be one of the most challenging as well as satisfying careers. Sure not recommended for the weak hearted. Do remember that digital design careers (e.g. web design, graphics, UI design, animation, vfx, multimedia) give better profits since they can be delivered anywhere in the world & hence may earn in dollars - resulting in better rewards for designers. You may also like to read this about the kind of preparation the best students put into design <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://bit.ly/1ddUSi8" style='word-wrap:break-word;'>http://bit.ly/1ddUSi8</a>. If you like this answer you may select it as best answer or press like.

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I would advise you to make your decision free from any bias from people around you, be it your relatives or even parents, if you really have the drive to go for a drop then don't let anyone stop you, meanwhile if you aren't sure of yourself then not taking a drop would be a better idea. I am not saying you should have high scores this year for you to drop but should have that inner feeling that you will qualify next time no matter what. Some good colleges are: NID, IIT Bombay, NIFT, Lovely Professional University, Vogue Institute of Fashion Technology Pearl Academy, Arch Academy of Design Jaipur, Creations School, Pune, Institute of Indian Interior Designers, New Delhi, J. School of Arts, Mumbai.

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Hi Bharat, Being in designing field myself, I strongly suggest you to try for NID. Only if you think you have the talent and creativity for it. Even though La creme de la creme gets into that institute, well there's a good reason and there's no harm in trying for it. Getting into private colleges is very easy and your NID preparation will come in handy. Try your luck at it because I am sure the risk would be worth if you get in. NID is the best option. Good luck!

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I would suggest to check other institute like MIT in Pune. NID is a brand name and have a value worldwide, but MIT is also offering the similar thing as NID. It is also considered amongst the best institutes in India. If you get into NID for B.Des course (4 years), then your first year will be foundation program and from second year, you will get your specific disciplines (product design, animation design, graphic design, exhibition design, film and video communication, ceramic and glass design, textile design, furniture design, etc.). During one year of foundation program, there will be several courses which will be common for all students. Total grading will be done for all students and a merit will be created. Also, you will be asked to fill a form mentioning your discipline preferences (1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc.) for all remaining years. As per your merit number and preferences given, you will get your specific discipline. The problem here is, if after one year of foundation, you don’t get enough grades to secure PD as your final discipline, then you might end up getting other disciplines and not PD. The second way is, you finish your graduation (10+2+4) (B.Tech/ B.Arch/ NIFT) and appear for M.Des entrance exam for which you will have to mention the discipline at the time of form filling, you can apply maximum for 2 disciplines. If you get through, you will get admission in the same discipline you had applied for. I hope it helps.

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I would suggest you to take a year drop to prepare for NID. As today's world is all about brand name. If you will get admission in NID, you will get better scope in future as being the student of NID.

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