D-Schools 2007

National Institute of Design

Ahmedabad, India

650 students, both grad and undergrad
Design

Partnerships
Academic: ENSCI (France), RCA (London), Shenkar (Israel)
Business: Has worked with Fiat, Autodesk, GM, and Whirlpool.
Top Employers: Suzuki, Whirpool, Infosys

Claim to Fame: Alumnus Satish Gokhale runs consultancy and studio Design Directions, a four-time Design Excellence award winner.

Signature Programs: A design institution with strong links to industry, NID offers students the chance to work with companies on class design projects and on rapid prototyping through its consulting arm, the Design Vision Centre. In addition, NID now offers a degree program in strategic design .