National Institute of Design, Jorhat

NID Jorhat is a campus of the National Institute of Design established in 2016 in Jorhat, Assam. It was set up as part of the government's commitment to creating NID campuses in each state, bringing Institute of National Importance-level design education to Northeast India. Admission is through NID DAT, the same two-stage process used for all NID campuses.

The campus specialises in Product Design, Textile and Apparel Design, and Communication Design. The Textile and Apparel Design programme at NID Jorhat has a unique advantage: Assam is home to some of India's most celebrated weaving traditions. Muga silk, produced only in Assam and recognised with a Geographical Indication tag, is one of the world's rarest golden natural silks. Pat silk and Eri silk are woven into traditional Assamese garments (mekhela chador) with intricate handloom patterns. The gamosa, a distinctive handwoven cotton cloth, holds deep cultural significance. These living traditions provide NID Jorhat textile design students with direct access to craft knowledge, artisan communities, and materials that are genuinely rare in the global design context.

Northeast India's rich diversity of tribal craft traditions across Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, and Arunachal Pradesh extends the cultural and material research opportunities for students at the campus. Product design students can engage with traditional forms across bamboo craft, cane work, pottery, and metalwork from the region's multiple indigenous communities.

The campus connects to NID's national placement and industry network, ensuring that graduates from NID Jorhat have the same professional access and NID institutional brand recognition as graduates from any other NID campus. The Jorhat location also provides specific advantages for students pursuing careers in the handloom and textile sector, sustainable fashion, and craft-based design enterprises in Northeast India and beyond.