Application Link: https://bit.ly/ISDI-application-2024

About ISDI

ISDI is one of India's leading schools of design & innovation based in India right here in the heart of an ever-booming, cosmopolitan, and enterprising Mumbai.

ISDI offers the program of Parsons New York in India, All students are co-certified jointly by Parsons NY & ISDI. 

ISDI offers cutting-edge, innovation-focused programs that are based on intensive specialization built on strong fundamentals of liberal arts, critical observation, disruptive design thinking, exploration of emergent technologies and master classes. ISDI enables students to fully exploit creativity, deliver social and economic benefits through design and achieve commercial success through innovation. ISDI graduates go on to become design leaders who address real-world challenges by balancing high levels of creativity and technical capability with contextual insight and empathy for people. 

Our urban campus places students at the centre of India's commercial capital, immersing them in opportunities & conversations that are shaping the future. Studying at ISDI Mumbai means being part of an amazing community, a diverse group of people who share common interests and goals. 

For more information, please visit: https://www.isdi.in/

Undergraduate Programs Available

Communication Design - Effective Communication Design is key to the success of enterprise and industry. Every business, every social campaign and all messaging of community activity needs effective communication design intervention. At ISDI, we help students understand, explore and practice communication design in all its professional nuances — theory of behaviour and strategic use of technology, interactive design, typography, visual design aspects in illustration, photography and audio-visual media, graphic and print design, brand identity and image systems and a whole lot more. This 4-year undergraduate course helps students better understand audiences and use a variety of innovative techniques across a range of media to reach out and make a difference. Our program enables students to achieve the creative transition between words and pictures and to tell compelling stories through persuasive experiences. At ISDI, we prepare students of Communication Design for challenging careers in communication planning and design — publishing, advertising, motion and broadcast media, corporate branding, interaction design, exhibition, museum and retail design.

Fashion Design - Fashion Design today has evolved into a thriving, global, multi-billion-dollar industry. Our 4-year undergraduate Fashion Design course prepares students for a successful career in this exciting industry. The program guides students to study the nuances of fashion design and the different aspects that constitute its system to enable a more comprehensive, responsible and critically creative approach to fashion design. ISDI’s Fashion Design program in Mumbai gives you the opportunity to learn, imagine, collaborate and create original designs and concepts directed towards innovation. Students of our fashion design course can seek careers in a diversity of roles, such as fashion designers, creative directors, costume designers, accessory designers, material researchers, embroidery and surface designers, fashion illustrators or roles in marketing, merchandising, styling, fashion research and writing, content development, and curatorial work.

Fashion Communication & Styling - Fashion Communication & Styling is an exciting domain of the fashion industry; it is a multilateral dialogue between the individual/brand and its consumers. At ISDI, the four-year specialization program integrates Fashion business, Communication strategy and Fashion system with design practice, new media techniques and new channels to articulate the language of fashion and balance the understanding of design along with the delivery of good content in both words, graphics and imagery.

Fashion Luxury & Lifestyle Design - Over the years fashion in India has developed and advanced, catering to different market segments. It is no more an industry which is only about clothes or garments but also about the lifestyle of an individual and/or a select market. At ISDI, the 4 years Undergraduate Program in Fashion, Luxury and Lifestyle Design prepares young design professionals of today for the future. The program is developed to bridge the gap between aspects of aesthetics, design, manufacturing and business of the luxury industry. The program aims at nurturing young designers to specialize in fashion (garments & textile), lifestyle (accessories & interior products) underpinning the luxury market and the business (buying & merchandising) processes of the industry. This program also focuses on developing the student's critical thinking, creative design process and problem-solving abilities. Catering to the future of the design industry, which is multi-disciplinary and collaborative, students are encouraged to explore, experiment and innovate products (materials and methods) and develop business acumen for different market segments, both domestic and global. The fashion, Luxury and Lifestyle Design program will give students an opportunity to learn the mechanism and structure of the fashion industry from conceptualization to production.

Interior Design - Interior designers have the exciting role of transforming physical spaces into functional, comfortable habitats. At ISDI’s interior designing course in Mumbai, students will learn ways to understand the needs of audiences as well as leverage the opportunities and limitations of a physical space to design better interiors. Interior Design (ID), a 4-year undergraduate specialization, has a globally-renowned curriculum and aims to create skilled designers and critical thinkers of the future. Our students learn to design a wide range of spaces, rooted in socio-cultural trends and a deep understanding of the society we live in. ISDI provides students with a platform to explore, discover and learn the craft hands-on via field trips and other interactive opportunities. Students can explore a number of career paths, including styling, retail designing and visual merchandising.

Product Design - Product Design students are taught to consider cultural, historical, behavioural and functional aspects while creating products. ISDI’s Product Design course in Mumbai is a 4- year undergraduate specialization. It offers students a deeper understanding of the diverse topics of product and industrial design and builds expertise in the tools and techniques to translate their visions into products. Our program prepares you to explore disciplinary boundaries and encourages lateral thinking through skill-building courses in graphic representation and material prototyping. Students could choose to pursue consultancy-oriented roles, work in the industrial, or service sector or do a stint in a design studio. ISDI serves as the perfect platform for students to learn from the best faculty, and leading designers and entrepreneurs.

Strategic Design & Management - Strategic Design & Management discipline provides the required skills and thinking ability to the students to uncover a new opportunity for a product or service offering, generate deeper consumer insights, improve processes in a company and provide impactful customer experiences. Strategic Design & Management program develops the skill of investigating new ideas and offerings from the lenses of business investments and market potential – the “business viability” pillar of the Design Thinking approach.

Eligibility:

Candidates currently in the 12th grade & will be appearing for a 10 + 2 examination (e.g. IGCSE- A levels, CBSE, HSC, IBDP, ISC etc.), or its educational equivalent in any discipline (e.g.: Science, Commerce, Arts) with an interest in Design & Innovation are eligible to apply. The upper age limit is 21 years at the time of application.

Post Graduate Programs Available

M.Des in Internet of Things

M.Des in Intelligent System Design

M.Des in Artificial Intelligence & Interactive Media

M.Des in Robotics & Animatronics

M.Des in Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

M.Des in Urban Mobility Design

M.Des in Cognitive System Design

M.Des in 3D Printing & Automation

M.Des in Functional & Smart Textiles

Important Dates

Cycle 1

Application form: 1st September 2023

Portfolio/Design Project upload & DAT – 31st October 2023

Interview Date: 1st November to 30th November 2023

Result Announcement: 15th December 2023

Acceptance Deadline: 15th January 2024

Semester 1 Fee Payment Deadline: 30th May 2024

Cycle 2

To be announced

Undergraduate ISDI Challenge (Entrance Exam) details

The Selection to ISDI is through ISDI Challenge – a unique assessment tool that helps the admission committee to select a prospective student.

The ISDI Challenge has 3 steps namely (all 3 steps will be conducted ONLINE),

a) Portfolio Evaluation – Weightage 40%

b) Design Aptitude Test (DAT) – Weightage 30%

c) Online Interview – Weightage 30%

1. The first step of the ISDI Challenge is portfolio evaluation.

The first step of the ISDI Challenge is uploading your portfolio. It can include a range of media such as drawings, paintings, sculptures, performances, graphic designs, animations, photographs or sketchbook pages. You are advised to upload 8 – 10 pieces of your best works. Upload your work in the form of either a PDF file, multiple JPEG/JPG or a consolidated zip file, not exceeding 500 MB. Portfolio uploads can be used by ISDI for training purposes.

OR

Complete a Design Project. 

If you don’t have a portfolio, don’t worry, we’ve got you covered! Complete the Design Project to move further.

Create a visual work inspired by any ONE of the given themes:

1. One World
2. Tracing Nature
3. Translating Tomorrow

2. The second step of the ISDI Challenge is the Design Aptitude Test (DAT).

The second step of the ISDI Challenge is the Online Design Aptitude Test. The multiple-choice examination evaluates your aptitude and knowledge related to design. This section of the ISDI challenge will be divided into 4 Parts:

Section A - General Awareness - 15 questions (Total 30 Marks)

Section B - Logical Reasoning - 15 questions (Total 30 Marks)

Section C - Analytical Thinking - 10 questions (Total 20 Marks)

Section D – Storytelling - 1 question (Total of 20 Marks) 

3. Finally, the last step of the ISDI Challenge is the Online Interview.

The third section of the ISDI Challenge is the Online Interview. After you submit Sections 1 and 2, our Admissions team will get in touch with you to schedule and facilitate the interview.

To know more about the Online ISDI Challenge, please visit this page - https://isdi.in/onlinechallenge/

Application Link: https://bit.ly/ISDI-application-2024