9-week Online Certificate course that opens a window, for young minds, into the world of creativity, innovation and design.

Design course for students of classes IX, X, XI and XII

Pre College

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Learn by Doing

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Learn from Practitioners

Get hands-on experiential learning that simulates real-world design projects

Collaborate with peers and practitioners to explore design and solve problems.

Experienced design professionals as course faculty.

Learn the 4Cs
of Design

Creativity critical thinking collaboration communication

“Too often, we assume that creativity and innovation are the domain of the 'creative types'; but the truth is that each and every one of us is creative.”

David and Tom Kelly,
Founders of IDEO, Foundation in Design
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Expression through colour and media

Creating a Logo and patterns from a natural form

Geometric abstractions of the semal flower

Light and Shadow inspired by sanjhi paper craft

success stories

THINK WITH YOUR HANDS WORK WITH YOUR MINDS

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ELIGIBILITY

14-18 years

COURSE FEE

EMI options starting from just
INR 8,333

Total fee: INR 25,000 + GST

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Kishore Chakraborty
Kishore Chakraborty
Associate Professor

A sculptor from Kolkata, Kishore Chakraborty has been a practicing artist for the last 27 years. He was a senior fellow in sculpture from the Ministry of Culture. He has participated in numerous exhibitions in India and abroad along with his national and international solo shows. Kishore is a founding faculty member at IIAD.

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IIAD Faculty Pankaj Narain
Pankaj Narain
Associate Professor

Pankaj Narain is a Furniture Design Alumnus from National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad. He holds a post graduate certification in teaching and learning in higher education from Kingston University, UK and has a teaching experience of over 14 years at various design institutes in the country. He has also completed a certification programme in Wood Seasoning from The Forest Research Institute, Dehradun. Currently, he teaches at Indian Institute of Art and Design. In the past he has taught at Pearl Academy of Fashion, NID - Kurukshetra, IILM - Gurgaon etc. to name a few and has been an External Jury member for Product and Furniture Design at a number of renowned National Institutes.

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Hemanshi Sagar
Hemanshi Sagar
Assistant Professor

Hemanshi’s strong passion for design stems from her days at her alma mater (NIFT). With a varied career experience spanning over 8 years, her knowledge in design expands in multiple domains like UI/UX, packaging, and branding. 

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Ishanee Mukherjee
Lecturer - Design

Ishanee is a Delhi-based textile designer. She has completed her Bachelor of Art (B.A) in Textile Design from Pearl Academy, New Delhi. She has worked with craft clusters around the country and explored indigenous craft forms in an effort to make them more relevant.

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