Education at NID is based on the principle of learning to know and learning to do. Hence, the curriculum balances the learning of design skills with theoretical inputs that find application in design projects and field experiences which place the students in a variety of real life situations to test their knowledge and abilities.

The studio, workshop and labs become a bridge to the learning and realising the design ideas. In most of cases at NID, the delivery of teaching and learning extends extensively to various labs/studios and workshops, as students are encouraged to come out with workable solutions/ concepts/models/prototypes. In liaison with discipline coordinators, the technical staff members manage studio/workshop/lab, materials, equipment, processes, instruction and technical guidance. Though all the students have a permanent, shared, working place, most students move round the labs and workshops for specific course components. Students can therefore expect to work in multiple areas at some point in their course. Different courses often share resources and sometimes access different facilities at the same time in mixed groups. This system provides for economical use of workshops. This critical role of studios along with other learning mechanisms ensures that students graduate from the institute as experienced, confident and mature professionals who understand their materials, skills, processes and end products well. A well-established studio practice also ensures effective and diverse visualisation skills and ingrained sense of quality. It spells the essential difference between any academic design education and a professional education programme.

Wood Studio
This spacious studio has all facilities and equipment for working in wood. A wide range of items, large and small, can be made here as required, including furniture, partitions, doors, windows, boxes, and wooden objects. Students learn about the properties of different types of wood. All aspects of wood work - cutting, planing, joining, etc., - are taught. It is here that prototypes are made for clients.

Metal and Plastic Studio
Metal objects, including some types of furniture and prototypes of industrial products or household articles of every description are made here. Sheet metal of different gaugates can be cut, processed and shaped, moulded and joined, to create the desired forms.

Student's Model Making Studio
All design stsudents are required to learn the use of simple hand tools and basic materials such as wood, metal and plastics. The studio is equipped with all the requisite hand tools necessary to create models.

Paint Shop
NID has a fully equipped paint shop for spray-painting facilities, to provide the finishing for models.

Ceramic Studio
The Ceramic Studio is equipped with the requisite machinery used for batch production, as well as ceramic kilns where the design prototypes can be fired at different temperatures. The studio is also equipped with a ceramic lab, where students learn to prepare different ceramic bodies and glazes.

Photography
NID's photography facilities range from large format monorail cameras to digital cameras used to enable professional quality photography. The studio is also fully equipped t prepare large enlargements in both, black & white and colour, besides film processing facilities. All design students are taought photography in consonance with the needs fo their particular discipline. The Studio also undertakes all photography-related work of NID's client projects.

Video Studio
The Video Studio is central to the training of filmmakers. It is equipped with production and post-production facilities, including non-linear editing. Trained staff of teachnicians and editors assist students in the film making process.

Animation Studios
The facilities of these studios cover both, conventional and computer animation. NID is one of the very few to have the capability to produce 16mm animation films in-house, due to the Oxberry camera. The Quick Action Recorder (QAR) permits students to make line tests of their animation. The computers in the animation studios are also multimedia capable.

Printing Studio
Undertanding the the printing process is central to graphic designers. NID's PrintingStudio has the facilities necessary for offset printing. Most of NID's publications are printed here, besides other professional assignments. In addition, this studio is also capable of silkscreen printing, especially for exhibitions and other graphic purposes.

Textile Studio
The Primary purpose of these studios is to provide the opportunity to experiment and to develop prototypes / samples. The studios provide continuous support to education, research and development.

Weaving Studio
The Weaving Studio is equipped with production looms, including jacquard looms for developing a range of weave structures. Actual woven samples can made in this studio.

Dyeing Studio
This studio has the necessary facilities for dyeing samples by both, chemical and natural dyeing process. Students experiment with various dyeing techniques under the guidance of trained technicians.

Apparel Studio
The facilities in this studio cater to the draping and tailoring needs of Apparel students. It also has facilities for development of accessories.

Leather Studio
This studio allows students to explore leather, and is equipped with leather stitching machines, skiving and splitting machines which assist students in utilising leather as a material for accessory design or furniture design.