COVER STORY
ARCH College of Design and Business: Educating the Design Leaders of Tomorrow
The journey of ARCH College of Design and Business began in a two-room apartment space of its Founder & Director, Archana Surana’s residence. Back then, Archana had identified the need for a premium design institution which would honour the...
FEATURED COLLEGES
Faculty of Architecture, Planning and Design, Integral University: Producing the Next Generation of Architects, Planners, & Design Thinkers
In 1999, the Faculty of Architecture, Planning and Design (FOAPD) was set up at Integral University’s campus. Initially known as the Faculty of Architecture, the institute offered a five-year Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture to provide quality architectural education to...
KLE Society’s S. Nijalingappa College, Department of Fashion and Apparel Design: Building the Next Generation of Design Thinkers in Fashion Technology
Fashion designing has emerged as one of the most appealing, glamorous, and exciting career options in recent times. Therefore, students with creative, imaginative, and innovative talents are pursuing higher education degrees in fashion designing. KLE Society’s S. Nijalingappa College,...
P. A. Inamdar College of Visual Effects, Design & Arts (VEDA College, Pune): Trailblazers in the Animation and VFX Space
In the last five years, the Indian animation and VFX industry has displayed tremendous growth propelled by the myriad of outsourced projects from the film and television segments. Additionally, the expansion of the eCommerce space, growth of broadband, and...
School of Creativity, Rishihood University: Immersing Creativity into Education
Located in the rising city of Sonipat, Haryana, Rishihood University has turned the higher education landscape in North India, being the first mission-driven university to reinvent Indian higher education. With its innovative courses in design, politics, visual arts, performing...
Faculty of Fashion & Design, SGT University: Providing Excellence in Design
With a mission to create revolutionary educational environments for exceptional men and women, SGT University’s Faculty of Fashion and Design (FFAD) has become the country’s pioneering School of Fashion Education and has been at the forefront of supplying professional...
Strate School of Design: Discerning the Need for Design
A designer is not just someone who creates but is essentially an architect of an idea, concept or understanding. In today’s world, where every industry has been increasingly competitive, there is a need for design thinking and visualisation for...
Whistling Woods International: Delivering Excellence in Design Education
Mumbai-based Whistling Woods International (WWI) is a brainchild of multi-talented and critically acclaimed filmmaker, Mr. Subhash Ghai. WWI runs world-class undergraduate, postgraduate, and diploma programmes in Acting, Animation & Game Design, Cinematography, Direction, Editing, Producing, Production Design, Screenwriting, Sound...
World University of Design: Providing a Sound Design Foundation to Students
The tight-jacketed Indian education system has undergone massive changes in recent years. Today, students confidently turn towards new disciples such as design and consider career options over traditional streams like engineering, medicine, and generic management. World Design University (WUD)...
MENTOR'S MANTRA
India’s Higher Education Turns Digital
Pankaj Sharma, President, The Lexicon Group of Institutes and Chairman & MD, Pune Mirror and Mutifit
An eminent educationist, entrepreneur, institution-builder, and philanthropist, Mr. Pankaj Sharma started his journey early in his life with humble beginnings, and has seen an upward growth year after year with setting up 9 Pre-Schools, 3 High Schools affiliated to...
ACADEMIC VIEWS
Higher Technical Education and Career Opportunities in Petroleum Engineering
Dr. Rahul Joshi, Head of School of Petroleum Engineering, MIT – World Peace University
Dr. Rahul Joshi is presently working as Assistant Professor and Head, School of Petroleum Engineering, Dr. Vishwanath Karad MIT World Peace University, Pune, Maharashtra, India. He has a wide teaching experience of 21 years a 4 years of industry...
INDUSTRY PERSPECTIVE
Helping Students Raise their Ambition by Adding More Value and thus Becoming More Valuable
Anjani B Kuumar, Head HR, MX Media
A post-graduate in Human Resources from XLRI Jamshedpur, Anjani B Kuumar has been an extremely successful global HR and business professional with a unique blend of corporate and entrepreneurial experience. Currently, as Head of HR at one of the...
How NGOs Can Help Girls Get Better Education
Ankit Arora, Founding Director, Saarthi Education
Ankit has worked in the non-prot education sector for almost a decade. Prior to Saarthi, Ankit was working with Central Square Foundation, a philanthropic investment organisation where he managed research and investments for the Education Technology vertical. He worked...
Here’s Why You Should Thank UI And UX for Adding Wings to the Digital Education System
Alex George, Co-Founder & Managing Director, ITLH
Alex M George is the Co-Founder & Managing Director of ITLH, an incubator for learners who want to attain proficiency in Digital Design & Coding skills and procure knowledge through experiential learning that ensures they are exposed to practical...
Online Classes and the Uncertainties of Higher Education Future
Mohammed Mohtashim, Founder and Managing Director, Tutorials Point
Mohammed Mohtashim is an MCA from AMU(Aligarh) and a Project Management Professional. Successfully managed and delivered large projects at Convergys and Ooredoo (Muscat). Track record of doubling the productivity and reducing the churn rate. He has more than 24+...
Ed-Tech Platforms Are Empowering Students In Tier 2 And Tier 3 Cities
Narasimha Jayakumar, Managing Director, India, Brainly
In his role as the Managing Director, India, Narasimha is responsible for driving the India business for Brainly and to build world-class EdTech products for the Indian market. He has a rich professional experience of 20+ years, working with...
How OTT Platforms Help in Education
Aashay Mishra, Co-Founder and COO, PrepInsta
Aashay Mishra is the Co-founder and COO of PrepInsta, one of the fastest-growing placement enhancement skill companies in India. His responsibility is to take care of the operations, content management, as well as production of the company. Aashay Mishra...
RECOGNITION
10 Must-Watch Design Institutes in India
Editorial Team
Design education was one of the toughest to teach during the pandemic times, as it involved a lot of practical learning. However, the institutes have successfully remodelled their programs during the pandemic to suit the ‘new norms’ of education. ...
MANAGING EDITOR’S NOTE
Why Do We Need to Redesign the Design Education?
Sarath Shyam
How-does-it-look has become an important selling point for any product now. This shift in focus on aesthetics has helped design to evolve from being a vocation dealing with form and function to a new approach to developing business models....
ARCH College of Design and Business
Faculty of Architecture, Planning and Design (FOAPD), Integral University
ISDI School of Design & Innovation
KLE Society's S. Nijalingappa College, Department of Fashion and Apparel Design
P A. Inamdar College of Visual Effects, Design & Arts
School of Creativity, Rishihood University
Strate Design School
Faculty of Fashion & Design, SGT University
Whistling Woods International
World University of Design