Top 10 interior design colleges in West India

Interior Design is a course choice one should consider pursuing if they like to make things around them prim and proper. These days, interior designing is fast becoming an extremely viable career option for individuals who possess the flair to aptly design and work with the décor of home and office spaces. But, in order to be good in interior designing as profession, apart from the natural inclination one needs to possess the ability to understand and work towards achieving the design goals as communicated to them.

Frankly stating, in order to become a good interior designer one needs to have some in-built qualities such as design sense, management skills, coordination skills, team building skills, eye for detail, good observation as well as patience. Apart from possessing these skills, one also needs to gain education and training from a good college in order to make their name in the interior designing field.

Shiksha.com has listed a few top colleges in Interior design from the west zone of the country for students below:

Arvindbhai Patel Institute of Environmental Design (APIED)

Location: Gujarat
Year of Establishment: 1980

Offering Architecture and Interior design courses since 1980, APIED offers programmes in interior design such as Bachelor of Interior Design and Master of Interior Design. The school of interior design at APIED known as Dr.H.M.Patel School of Interior Design was established in 1991. The campus is spread over an area of 2.5 acres of land.

Candidates are eligible to apply for admissions into the programme on the basis of their class XII score. Students with diploma in architecture assistantship from any recognised university/ institute can also seek admissions in the interior design course offered at the college.

Courses offered

• Bachelor of Architecture
• Bachelor of Interior Design
• Master of Interior Design
• Master of Planning

 

Arch Academy of Design, Jaipur

Location: Jaipur
Year of establishment: 2000

The college tries to explore the students’ natural potential through Design Education. It offers education through positive thought & action to empower students with the spirit for holistic creation. The college is spread over an area of 24,000 sq feet.

Admissions to the college can be taken through the entrance exam - AIEED (All India Entrance Exam for Design) conducted by the college followed by submission of portfolios and personal interview round.

Courses offered

Programmes which are of two year duration are as follows:
• Critical Study in Art and Design, Materials & Construction Techniques-2
• Wood in Art & Design, Glass in Art and Design, Interior Furnishing-2
• Furniture Design-I (Ergonomics, Anthropometry), Building Services-I
• 2D, 3D and Time-based Digital Applications, SketchUp, AutoCAD-I
• Project Design, Implementation & Evaluation, Home Styling
• Design Project (Residential)

Programmes which are of three year duration are as follows:
• Research Project, Building Services-2, Light Metals in Art & Design
• AutoCad- 2, Furniture Design-2, Advanced Construction Techniques
• Estimation & Costing-1, 3Ds Max Software, Landscape Design
• Design Project (Commercial)

Programmes which are of four year duration are as follows:
• Estimation & Costing –2, Commercial Model Making, Design Project (Industrial)
• Exhibition & Retail Design, Entrepreneurship Skills Development
• Professional Practice in Art & Design, Internship

Certificate courses offered are as follows:
• Foundation Studies Certificate in Art & Design
• Bachelor’s Degree in Interior Design from KSOU
• Pearson Edexcel Btec Level 5 Hnd (3D Design)
• Arch Diploma in Interior Design

Centre for Environmental Planning & Technology (CEPT) University

Location: Gujarat
Year of establishment: 1991

CEPT University started its operations in 1962 with its first school - ‘School of Architecture’. The university comprises of four other faculties, one of them being Faculty of Design. The Faculty of Design was established in 1991 and was known as the School of Interior Design. The department strives towards offering quality education and building theoretical grounds for a profession like interior design.

Admissions to the programmes offered by the CEPT University are on the basis of entrance exam conducted by the university.

Courses offered

• Bachelor of Interior Design
• Master of Interior Architecture & Design
• International Master of Interior Architectural Design
• Master of Design - Furniture Design

College of Architecture and Center for Design Nashik

Location: Nashik
Year of Establishment: 1914

Run by The Maratha Vidya Prasarak Samaj, College of Architecture and Center for Design Nashik offers programmes in Architecture and Interior design. Programmes such as Bachelor in Architecture and Bachelor in Design are offered to interested students at this college. Students can select from Interior Design, Set Design, Product Design and Furniture Design offered under Bachelor of Design programme by the college.

Candidates with minimum of 50% in class XII or equivalent can apply for these programmes. It is mandatory for all students to clear the entrance exam – Common Entrance Test (CET) conducted by the institute if they want to seek admissions in the programmes offered at the college. CET includes three tests – General Ability Test, Creative Ability Test and Studio Test.

Creations School, Pune

Location: Pune

Creations School encompasses all aspects of designing be it Fashion, Interior or Jewelry Design. The school tries to provide students with adequate training and exposure so that they are able to make a name for themselves in the dynamic interior design industry. Candidates can select the programme of their choice from Design/Decoration, Jewellery Designing and Fashion Designing offered by the institute.

Admission to the programme requires a student to be creative and have an artistic sense along with extreme self-discipline.

Courses offered

• Interior Designing
• Fashion Designing
• Jewelry Designing

 

Indian Institute of Interior Design (IIID)

Location: Mumbai (Headquarter)
Year of Establishment: 1972

Founded with a view to spread education in design and promote excellence in education, IIID is now the representative body of the Interior Design Profession in India. The institute has its regional centres in almost every state of the country.
Admissions in the programmes offered by this institute is through membership with the institute. The membership with the institute can be annual or lifetime.

Courses offered

• Degree/ Diploma in architecture +1 Year Post Qualification full time work in Int. Design(use full form)
• Degree in Interior Design +1 Year Post Qualification full time work in Int. Design(use full form)
• Diploma in Interior Design from Govt. or IIID Recognized Institute + 3 Year Post Qualification full time work in Int. Design

India Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay

Location: Bombay

Popular for its engineering programmes, IIT Bombay also offers education in interior design. IIT Bombay has 15 department and one of them is Industrial Design Centre. This department imparts education and offers space to students to perform research work in the field of design.

Admission to the bachelor’s programme in Interior Design at IIT Bombay is done on the basis of UCEED Examination conducted by the institute every year.

Courses offered

1. BDes Program
2. MDes Programs
• Industrial Design
• Visual Communication
• Animation
• Interaction Design
• Mobility and Vehicle Design
3. PhD Program

 

National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad

Location: Ahmedabad
Year of establishment: 1961

Providing centre for design education, practice and research since 1961, NID provides world-class design education to its students. The institute has three campuses located in Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar and Bengaluru. A number of programmes are offered by the institute in field of design.

Admissions into the institute can be secured through the Design Aptitude Test (DAT) which is conducted by the institute every year.

Courses Offered

Programmes offered at main campus of NID Ahmedabad are in disciplines such as:
• Product Design (2½ years)
• Furniture & Interior Design (2½ years)
• Ceramic & Glass Design (2½ years)
• Graphic Design (2½ years)
• Animation Film Design (2½ years)
• Film & Video Communication (2½ years)
• Textile Design (2½ years)

Programmes offered at NID's PG Campus, Gandhinagar are as follows:
• Transportation & Automobile Design (2½ years)
• Toy & Game Design (2½ years)
• Photography Design (2½ years)
• Apparel Design (2½ years)
• Lifestyle Accessory Design (2½ years)
• New Media Design (2½ years)
• Strategic Design Management (2½ years)

Programmes offered at R&D Campus, Bengaluru are as follows:
• Information & Interface Design (2½ years)
• Design for Digital Experience (2½ years)
• Design for Retail Experience (2½ years)

 

SNDT Women’s University

Location: Mumbai
Year of Establishment: 1916

The university was founded by Maharishi Karve in 1916 and was named ‘The Indian Women’s University’. In 1951 the university was renamed to its current name – Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey (SNDT) Women’s University. The University consists of 12 departments each, offering education in undergraduate, diploma, postgraduate, postgraduate diploma and PhD programmes. A number of colleges are affiliated to the university.

Courses offered

Diploma in Interior Designing

Sir JJ School of Arts, Mumbai

Location: Mumbai
Year of establishment: 1857

One of the pioneer institutes in field of Art education, Sir J.J. School of Art was established in 1878 with donation offered by Sir Jamshedji Jeejeebhoy, the first Baronet. The heritage building of the institute is located in Mumbai. There are a number of departments under the institute offering education such as Drawing and painting, Sculpture and modeling, Interior decoration, Textile design, Metal work, Ceramic, Teacher's training and Members of faculty.

The university admits students on the basis of their performance in the entrance test conducted by the institute – MH-AAC-CET (Maharashtra Applied Arts and Crafts Common Entrance Test).

Courses Offered

• BFA Painting
• BFA Sculpture
• BFA Metal Work
• BFA Ceramics
• BFA Textile Design
• BFA Interior Decoration
• MFA Painting in Portrait
• MFA Painting in Creative Painting
• MFA Painting in Graphics
• MFA Painting in Mural
• Diploma Culture and Modelling
• Art Teacher Diploma
• Diploma in Art Education
• Art Master Certificate