Industrial Design Courses in India

Industrial Design: An Industrial designing course is a combination of technical expertise, creativity, practical knowledge and visualization. It trains an individual in developing various designs in a wide spectrum. Industrial designers design automobiles, airplanes, computers, medical equipments, sports gears and office accessories. Industrial designers carry out extensive research on the design trends, market trends, safety, texture, shape, safety weight, materials to be used before designing a product. Industrial designing is a lucrative profession to opt for as it has a wide vista of employment opportunities.

Qualifications: A candidate should complete his 10+2 or Higher Secondary with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics before appearing for entrance tests conducted by various institutes all over India. The post graduation course is offered by selected institutes for which a candidate should complete his bachelors in designing or architectural engineering.

Benefits:A student can take the following industrial designing courses :

• Animation Design
• Product-Industrial Design
• Automobile Design
• Fashion Textile Design
• Video Film Design
• Software and User Interface Design
• Computer Aided Industrial Design
• Applied Ergonomics
• Craft Design
• Lifestyle Accessory Design
• Toy Design and Development
• Furniture and Interior Design
• Ceramic and Glass Design

The courses in an institute can tap the analytical, creative and technical knowledge of students and channelize them into a professional and industry ready form. The physiological aspect of design coupled with bio-mechanics, ergonomics designing and basic elements of texture, color, form, size , shape,spatial relationship, exercises on graphic composition, lay out are the core components of the courses. Even the latest tools of Computer Aided Design (CAD) and Computer Aided Industrial Designing (CAID) are taught to upgrade an industrial designer.

Courses Available in various Institutes of India:

National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad Paldi
Ahmedabad, Gujarat, 380 007 India
Phone (079) 663 9692 / 660 5243
Fax (079) 662 1167
E-mail : academic[at]nid.edu
Programs:
4 year Graduate Diploma Programme in Design (GDPD) in 8 disciplines
- Product Design, Furniture and Interior Design, Ceramic and Glass Design;
- Graphic Design, Animation Film Design, Film and Vedio Communication, Exhibition Design;
- Textile and Apparel Design
and 2 and 1/2 year Post-Graduate Diploma Programme in Design (PGDPD) with specialisation in as many as 14 disciplines
- Product Design, Furniture and Interior Design, Ceramic & Glass Design, Toy Design and Development;
- Graphic Design, Animation Film Design, Film & Video Communication, Exhibition Design;
- New Media Design, Software and User Interface Design, Information and Digital Design  
- Textile and Apparel Design, Apparel Design and Merchandising, Lifestyle Accessory Design
- Strategic Design Management


Industrial Design Centre, IIT Bombay
Powai, Mumbai 400076
India Phone: 91-22-576 7801
Fax: 91-22-576 7803
Contact: Office[at]idc.iitb.ac.in
Programs:
Doctoral programme in Design as well as 2 year Master of Design (M.Des) in
- Industrial Design, Visual communucation, Interaction Design and Animation


National Institute of Fashion Technology, N Delhi
Gulmohar Park, Hauz Khas
New Delhi, India, 110016
Programs:
Degree, Diploma, certificate courses in
- Fashion Design, Textile design, Leather Design, Fashion & Lifestyle Accessories, Fashion and Information Technology, etc.
Other Centres: Bangalore, Chennai, Gandhinagar, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai,
Alumni website: NIFT Alumni


Department of Design, Guwahati
Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati
North Guwahati
781039, India
Tel: 0361-690321 to 28
Fax: 0361-690762
Contact: dod[at]iitg.ernet.in
Programs:
4 year Bachelors of Design (B. Des) in
- Industrial Design and Communication Design


Srishti School of Design, Bangalore
Srishti School of Art, Design and Technology
P.O. Box No. 6430, Yelahanka New Town,
Doddabalapur Road, Opp. Wheel & Axle plant
Bangalore-560 064, India
Phone: 91.80.28462506/07/08, 28560238.
TeleFax: 91.80.28560240
Contact: admissions[at]srishtiblr.org
Programs:
2 + 2 year Professional Diploma in
- Visual Communication Design, Digital Video Production, Textile Design, Fashion Design, Furniture and Interiors, Design for Community and Self


Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
Design Programme
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Kanpur 208016, India
E-mail: head_des[at]iitk.ac.in, aray[at]iitk.ac.in
Tel: +91-512-2597048
Programs: 2 year Master of Design M.Des in Industrial Design and Visual Communication Design
Admission: open to graduates of Design, Architecture and Engineering + Ceed + Design Test + Interview


Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
Instrument Design and Development Centre
IIT Delhi,
Hauz Khas,
New Delhi 110016 India
Tel: 011-666979
Contact: arpgsr[at]admin.iitd.ernet.in or ind_design[at]safe-mail.net
Programs:
- 2 year Master of Design M.Des in - Industrial Design


Department of Industrial Design, N Delhi
School of Planning & Architecture,
4,Block-B, I.P.Estate,
New Delhi - 110002, India
Phone: 011-3318387, 011-3311074
Programs: 2 year graduate Programme in Industrial Design (M. Arch)


Centre for Product Design and Manufacturing
CPDM
Indian Institute of Science,
Bangalore 560012 India
Tel: 091-80 - 2293 2359
Contact: office[at]cpdm.iisc.ernet.in
Programs: 2 year Master of Design (M.Des) programme in Product Design and Manufacturing and
Design Research Program both at M.Sc. ( Engg.) and Ph D level
Admission: open to graduates of Design, Architecture and Engineering + Gate or Ceed + Design Test + Interview


Symbiosis Centre of Design, Pune
Symbiosis Institute of Design [SID]
Viman Nagar, Pune 411 014, Maharastra, India
Phone: +91 20 2663 4547 / 48
Contact: info[at]symbiosisdesign.ac.in
Programs:
4 year Graduate Degree Programme (B Des) in
- Communication Design, Industrial Design, Fashion Communication and Fashion Design


MAEER MITs Institute of Design, Pune
"Rajbaug", Loni-Kalbhor,
Pune-412201, Maharastra, India
Phone: +91 - 20 39506224
Contact: design@mitpune.com
Programs:
4 and half year Graduate Diploma Programme in
- Product Design, Interior Space and Equipment Design, Transportation Design, Display and Events Design, Graphic Design. Animation Design and Film and Video Design
2.5 year Post Graduate Diploma Programme in
- Product Design, Transportation Design, Interior Space and Equipment Design and Graphic Design


D J Academy of Design, Coimbatore
Coimbatore Pallachi Highway,
Othakkalmandappam(PO),
Coimbatore 641 032, Tamilnadu, India
Phone: +91 - 4222610428, 2610 33339506224
Contact: office@djad.in
Programs:
4 year Graduate Diploma Programme in
- Industrial Design and Communication Design
1.5 year Post Graduate Certificate Programme in
- Product Design


Creative-i College of Creative Arts, Pune
Ganga Dham Comm. Phase I,
Sr. No. 612 - 615, Lullanagar Bibwewadi Road,
Market Yard, Pune 411 037.
Phone: 020 – 2420 9166 / 88, 30917340
Email: info[at]creativei.info
Programs:
4 year Graduate Degree Programme in
- Digital Arts, Applied Arts, Product Design, Fine Arts, Fashion Design, Mass Communication, Interior Design and
Visual & Performing Arts


Raffles Design International, Mumbai
Raheja Centre,
Linking Rd & Main Avenue,
Santacruz (W) Mumbai 400 054
Tel: 022-5572 6711, 5502 9522, 98190 24429
Contact: rdi-India-enquiries[at]raffles-design-institute.com
Programs:
3 year degree programme in
- Product Design, Interior Design and Architecture, Fashion Design, Fashion Marketing and Management, Visual Communication and Multimedia


IILM School of Design, Gurgaon
Plot 69-71, Sector 53,
Near DLF Golf Course,
Gurgaon - 122003 (NCR-Delhi.)
Phone: 011-33330132, 0124-3096874
Contact: adm[at]iilminstitute.org
Programs:
4 year diploma programme in
- Interior and Furniture Design, Visual Communication and Industrial Design


Wigan & Leigh College, Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Pune, Indore, Lucknow, Ahmedabad, Chennai Head Office: 1001-1005, Ansal Tower,
38, Nehru Place,
New Delhi 110019
India
Tel: 011-51617053/4/5/6, 9818479333
Email : delhi[at]wiganindia.org
Programs:
3 year Advanced Diploma and B.A. (Hons.) in design
and 2 year Post Graduate Diploma in
- Advertising and Visual Communication (PGDVC) as well as in Media Studies and Fashion Technology


Scope in India: An industrial designer candidate can work as an industrial designer with companies like Usha, Hero Cycles, Eureka Forbes, Milton, SIDBI, and FICCI. An industrial designer can get jobs as CAD engineer, CAID engineer, graphic designer, ceramic designer, automobile designer, public utility equipments designer, appliances an house ware designer, quality control designer Even government of India recruits a large number of designers.

Scopes Abroad: You can be absorbed as a CAD engineer, graphic designer, CAID engineer, automobile designer, medical equipments designer,ergonomics designer, in various multi national companies like GSK, Ranbaxy, General Motors, etc . You can also be engaged in research and development professional with various companies like Apple Technologies Limited, LG Electronics, Samsung, Sony, etc

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