Product Design Scope

Product design is a new generation course and is getting really popular lately. Talking about the scope, you can expect it to be as high as that of an accountant soon (yes, not joking). The reason is simple because over the time the viewpoint of all businesses has shifted from just profit to profit along with customer satisfaction and the only way one can ensure customer satisfaction is through making it very clear that the focus is majorly on what is being offered to the customer and not what is being received from a customer.
To do so, all the big brands and leading companies are heading forward to hiring people who will design a product so that it fulfills all the dimensions it goes on about; from how it looks to what value it offers. So that is for the scope.

Hi Rahu,
Product designers design a wide range of items, from day-to-day items like mobile phones to household appliances to cars, to larger things like industrial tools, equipment and machinery, as well as medical products. They work on new products or improve existing ones and use their understanding of technology, material and manufacturing methods to improve the design and utility of items.
The work involves:
-designing
-modeling
-testing
-producing prototypes.
Working alongside engineers and model-makers, industrial / product designers conduct research and devise a design proposal for projects.
These are the career prospects in Product Design:
-Design Engineers
-Development Engineers
-Manufacturing Engineers
-Product Engineers
-Automobile Maintenance Engineers
-Transportation Designer
-Digital Designer
-Furniture Designer
-Tool Designer
*Product Engineers or Design Engineers are those who deal with the designing and testing of the components and systems of automobiles.
*Development engineers are responsible for connecting all systems in a completed product and monitoring any related systems or engineering issues associated with the component and final product.
Career Thought:
Students associated with this course must understand:
-ergonomics
-material
-manufacturing process
-3D design
-branding
-marketing
-lifestyles
-trends etc
The products can be from industries such as ceramic design work, designing sanitary wares, light fittings, pottery, decorative porcelain and material for electrical and other industries.
Skills required:
•The ability to prioritize and plan effectively.
• The ability to work within cost constraints and to deadlines.
• The ability to work as part of a team and take responsibility.
• A creative approach to problem solving.
Those who have passed out from reputed institutes such as National Institute of Fashion Designing and National Institute of Design can earn a salary ranging from Rs. 20,000 to Rs. 30,000 per month.
Top Industrial Design Colleges in India:
Centre for Product Design and Manufacturing
Department of Industrial Design, School of Planning and Architecture
M.I.T. Institute of Design
Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
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Dear Rahul,
Product Design is a process of creating a new product that other people can use. A Product design involves understanding of many other fields together, which includes manufacturing, engineering, marketing, user research, presentation skills and drawing. The developing role of a product designer has facilitated by digital tools, which allows designers to communicate, analyze and visualize the ideas that will help in reducing the manpower. Product design course have opened up a variety of career options.
Some of the programs offered are:
Master of Design in Product Design
Master of Engineering in Product Design
Master of Technology in Product Design
Master of Science in Product Design
Some of the institutes offering this course:
Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
Industrial Design Centre, IIT Bombay
Centre for Product Design and Manufacturing
Department of Design, Guwahati
Indian Institute of Information Technolgy, Design & Manufacturing, Jabalpur
Symbiosis Centre of Design, Pune
For the list of institutes, refer to the below link
https://www.shiksha.com/search/index?keyword=design+engineering&start=0&institute_rows=-1&content_rows=-1&country_id=2&city_id=&zone_id=&locality_id=&course_level=post-graduate-degree&course_type=full-time&min_duration=&max_duration=&search_type=&search_data_type=&sort_type=&utm_campaign=site_search&utm_medium=internal&utm_source=shiksha&cpgs_param=65_Institutes&from_page=search_page_top&autosuggestor_suggestion_shown=-1&tsr=searchbtn&
(In the above link, you can refine your search as per your city preference.)
Hope this helps
Thanks
All The Best!