Programs Offers

2. Students from other art/ design/architecture/related-discipline courses with minimum two years of study successfully completed.

3. Professionals from similar/ related disciplines with minimum two years of work experience, and having completed 10+2.

4. Long-standing professionals from any discipline with a genuine passion for design and communication Minimum age for any direct-entry candidate is 20 years by July 2004.

At the end of the two-year programme you may be given an option to join a one-year Lab leading to an Advanced Diploma.

b) PROFESSIONAL DIPLOMA IN TEXTILE DESIGN

The Professional Diploma in Textiles Design is a two-year specialization offered at The Srishti school of Art, Design & Technology, Bangalore. The course offers a broad-based education in many aspects of fiber, fabric and pattern, emphasizing a thorough understanding of the design process, materials, structure and techniques as well as the interdependence of these elements. The students would interact with the Craft sector as well as the Textile Industry during their course of study through classroom projects as well as Internship opportunities. The faculty would support the development of students as artists and designers who will energize the field through personal vision and understanding of the larger artistic context of the discipline.

DIRECT ENTRY: Source (Minimum two years in any of these or similar Institutions)
1. Home Science with textile or fashion (Home Science, MSU)

2. Polytechnic (Sophia Polytechnic, Nirmala Niketan, SNDT)

3. Art colleges (CKP, JJ school of Art, Indian Art college, Calcutta, Shantiniketan)

4. Textile technology or engineering students

5. Industry experience (2- 3 years)

ENTRY CRITERIA: (Direct Entry)

1. English language proficiency:

• To be able to take instruction in English
• To be able to express one self
• To be able to collect information that is available in English

2. Relevant technical knowledge:

Basic level knowledge of weaves, looms, techniques, representation on graph,

Print repeats, screen and/or block process

Material knowledge fibers, yarn, dyes, chemicals

How a manufacturing setup works, business, accounts

3. Design aptitude:

Basic aptitude in the areas of drawing, composition, color, analytical skills

Art and Design history

Knowledge of computer application (Word, Corel draw, Photoshop)

c) PROFESSIONAL DIPLOMA IN PRODUCT AND INTERFACE DESIGN

This 2 year specialization imparts a thorough understanding of the self, surroundings and user insight and the ability to translate these understandings to real design solutions. This discipline’s aim is to equip the young professional with the competence of the craft with all its technological and vocational aspects on a contemporary industry level and yet build in a deep sense of responsibility and sensitivity towards the surroundings and related issues.

d) PROFESSIONAL DIPLOMA IN FURNITURE AND INTERIOR DESIGN

This 2 year course aims to equip participants with a high degree of practical, technical and creative skills in the field. With emphasis on creative aspirations and a firm foundation in technology, we will train young professionals who are capable of efficiently integrating with the industry and delivering high standards of design creativity coupled with a sense of sound business practice and sensitivity to the broader view of life.
The 2-year program will include a period of internship in industry. On successful completion of this, participants may undertake a 3 month long Diploma Project.

At the end of the two-year program you may be given an option to join a one-year Lab leading to an Advanced Diploma
Retail design is also a focus area being offered in this two year program This provides a coherent suite of units of study that aims to give designers an understanding of the convergence of commercial objectives, marketing knowledge, spatial and display design, visual merchandising, fixture and lighting design ,communication design and branding strategies in the growing field of retail design In order to gain retail experiences, the program will collaborate with some of the leading retail designers and industries.

ENTRANCE CRITERIA: (For Direct Entry)

• Ability in Freehand Drawing
• Quality of 3D visualization, modeling skills (not computer but physical)
• Knowledge of Technical drawing (orthographic, isometric, axonometric)
• Language and People Skills
• Portfolio
• You may be from any of these or similar backgrounds:
  Technical colleges, architecture schools, people with experience in industry with a minimum of 2 years of participation

e) TWO-YEAR SPECIALISATION PROGRAMME IN DIGITAL VIDEO PRODUCTION

This Professional Diploma in Digital Video Production is a two-year integrated programme that places emphasis on practical training in the various technical and creative aspects of the filmmaking process. It exposes students to the core elements of the medium – screenplay writing, producing, directing, videography, sound recording, non-linear editing and post-production sound – and includes internship with industry and a final diploma project

The Programme:There are four key elements to this programme

1. Video Production – Production topics include all aspects of pre-production, production, and post-production – screenwriting/ producing/ directing/ videography/ sound recording/ editing/ duplication. Every semester will be punctuated with a video project, the last being a diploma film. All production work will be on Mini DV.
2. Film Studies – Film studies include film theory, criticism, history (including history of experimental, documentary, and narrative film and video).
3. Liberal Arts inputs – The nature of the film medium requires a broad background in liberal arts and a multidisciplinary approach to learning. This aspect will be integrated into the programme as organic extensions of the films screened. In this way, studies pertaining to history, literature, socio-cultural aspects and by and large the human condition can be undertaken with the objective of feeding back into creative film-making.
4. Elective/Internship – In the second year, each student will do an elective/internship with industry. The elective/internship could be in areas like film titling, special effects, DTS technology, costume design which are areas not offered in the course curriculum.

f) ADVANCED DIPLOMA IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDIA ARTS

g) ADVANCED DIPLOMA IN DESIGN IN EDUCATION

h) ADVANCED DIPLOMA IN ANIMATION / GAMING