School of Design UPES Dehradun Answered Questions

Both UPES School of Design and Avantika University offer placements for design students. UPES School of Design is known for its placements, and in 2022-2023, the school had a 93.3% placement rate. Avantika University has also been praised for its placements, with one review calling it the best university for design students

M.Des at UPES School of Design is a two-year course. For the first two semesters you have to pay INR 227000/- as tuition fees and 75000/- as academic service fees total of INR 302000/- per semester and for the last two semesters the tuition fees and the academic service fees would be INR 243000/- and 81000/- respectively total 324000/- per semester. The two year course would cost you INR 1252000/- excluding training and certification fees, personality development courses fees, identity card fees etc. The institute offers financial aid as per needs.

As of now the intake capacity of the institute is 960.B.Des at UPES School of Design offers various specializations like B.Des in Graphics, B.Des in User Experience, B.Des in Product Design, B.Des in Retail and GAME Design etc. So, the number of seats varies as per different B.Des Specializations. For B.Des in product design, in user experience and in Game design its 240 seats offered in each.

For admission to B.Des at UPES School of Design you have to score at least 50% at X & XII. You have to either clear DAT or apply with JEE MAIN/UCEED/NID/NIFT scores to be eligible for interview and portfolio presentation.You can check college website for cut off details and data.

This is a very subjective question since you haven't clarified best in terms of which parameters. Well, I'll try to answer with reference to cost benefit ratio of the amount invested and placement done. For courses like B.Tech you have to invest 15-16 Lakhs in four years and its average CTC was 22.5 LPA as per the reports of 2023-2024. For BCA the investment amount would be 4-5 Lakhs in three years and its average CTC was 14.6 LPA as of 2023-24. For BBA & MBA the investment amount would be 10-12 Lakhs and 16-17 Lakhs respectively and its average CTC was 13.6 LPA & 15.6 LPA respectively. The investment amount for B.DES would be 20-22 Lakhs in four years whereas its average CTC was 12.75 LPA as of 2023-2024. For 5 year LLB (Hons.) programme you have to invest 11.78 Lakhs and the average CTC was 11.7 LPA as per the reports of 2023-24.

Greetings, Let me tell you something. I know a lot of design student here at UPES. And I want to say to you that please do ignore the negative comments you have seen so far. You might have heard about NID. Well this place matches their standard and much more. The faculty members here are all either from NID or IIT Bombay and some from Italy and Manchester too. Here the labs are very hi-tech and the workshop machines are also very advanced.The college is well-equipped with essential learning tools. State of the art design studios at SoDS offer the right blend of real life learning and theoretical design fundamentals. The students are also given an opportunity to experience the real world of designing through summer internships and guest visits by influential people from the industry.

The highest package for B.Des students at UPES school of design is INR 12.5 LPA.In UPES school 106 Number of students placed. The highest package is INR 12.5 LPA. Average package is INR 7.18 LPA. Top 10% average package is INR 10.86.The scope of B.Des students are Fashion Designer, Graphic Designer, UI/UX Designer, Textile Designer, Product Designer, Industrial Designer, Art Director, and earn an average salary ranging between INR 3 LPA to 8 LPA.Students who have completed their class 10+2 with 50 per cent marks can study BDes course at fees ranging between INR 2 Lacs to INR 12 lakh.The average package of IIT Bombay BDes is INR 21.82 LPA.