Bachelor of Design in Interior Design is a 4-year undergraduate course, designed for students who have successfully completed the Higher Secondary level of education (10+2). Admission to the course is generally provided based on the candidate’s performance in a relevant entrance test, and the subsequent round of counseling.
The program has been designed to offer to eligible students specialization in a wide range of concepts and techniques involved in organizing, managing, and planning the interiors of residences and buildings, by understanding people’s behavior and needs. The aim is to refurbish the places so that it reflects the choices and nature of the people occupying it.
Successful graduates of the program interested in learning more about this art, may go for pursuing M. Des., Ph. D., or other advanced research in the subjects.The course aims to educate students about the techniques and art of converting artistic talent and creativity in beautifying living spaces, involving choice and decoration of walls, roofs, floors, besides choice and placement of furniture and other indoor objects, lighting, and control of visual and sound effects, and anything that adds to the style and usability of the built environment.
One of the principle objectives of the course is to train students for successfully operating in and contributing to the modern world of art by using original ideas and creativity, as also for pursuing advanced research in the discipline. The course’s curriculum integrates practical and theoretical components of study.
Aspiring eligible candidates would ideally possess the following:
Mentioned below are the minimum criteria that candidates interested in pursuing a career in Interior Design need to fulfill, in order to be eligible to apply for admission to the course.
Admission to the course in most of the institutes is based on the candidate’s performance in a relevant entrance examination, and the following round of counseling.
The round of counselling comprises rounds of Group Discussion and Personal Interview, wherein the candidate’s general aptitude for the course is examined. However, there are some institutes that provide admission solely on the basis of the student’s performance in the last qualifying examination (i.e. class 12th).Some of the popular entrance tests conducted in the country for admission to the course are listed below.
