PhD in design
PhD Design or you can say doctor of philosophy in design is a Doctorate level full time course in Design. After Masters in design, you have two option. One is to find job and second is to continue your study and become an expert in the field of design by studying PhD. In PhD, you have to basically research new things in your field of study. One need to be creative and innovative at the same time to pursue this advanced-level degree program in Design. Aspirants must have ability to think out of the box ideas and convert those ideas into complete and practical products.
Duration of PhD degree- PhD in design is a 3years degree.
How to do PhD in design?
Eligibility criteria-
- Candidate who wants to study PhD, must have completed their 4-5years Master’s degree in Design or any equivalent degree from any recognized college or university.
- Candidates must score at least 50% marks in their postgraduate examination or Master degree to pursue PhD in design.
- There are many entrance examination to get entry in top notch colleges to study PhD. Candidates must qualify one relevant entrance examination which will be valuable for their preferred college. Candidates must match the cut off.
Entrance exams for PhD
- AIEED: The ARCH College of Design & Business is conducting the AIEED a national level entrance exam, which stands for All India Entrance Examination for Design. This is an online screening test to admission to UG PG and other degrees in design (PhD also) courses at participating colleges.
The exam is being conduct in three stages- Stage I which includes General Aptitude Test or GAT, Stage II which includes Creative Aptitude Test or CAT and Stage III which includes Personal Interaction.
- NIFT: National Institute of Fashion Technology or NIFT is a expert Institution in fashion education which provide integrate knowledge, traditional arts, contemporary thought, academic freedom, innovations in design and technology and creative thinking.
NIFT conducts their own national level entrance examination to take admission in B. Des and M. Des and any other design courses or programs. The exam includes three rounds - Creative Ability Test (CAT), General Ability Test (GAT) and Situation Test.
- CEED: IIT Bombay conducts CEED national level entrance which stands for common entrance examination for design to take admission to the M. Des and PhD courses offered by IISc Bangalore, IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati, IIT Hyderabad, IIT Kanpur, IIT Roorkee and IIITDM Jabalpur. Also, the PhD course is available at several IITs and design schools.
CEED has two parts – part A and part B. Part A which will be held online and include objective-type questions, and Part B. Part A will evaluate the design aptitude of the candidate in offline mode, also test the design, drawing, and writing skills of the candidate.
Top colleges to pursue PhD in design
- Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai, Kanpur and Guwahati
- Amity School of Fashion Technology, Noida
- Symbiosis International University
- National Institute of Design, Gandhinagar
- Banasthali VIdyapeeth, Jaipur
- NIFT Tea College of Knitwear Fashion, Tiruppur
- PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore
Hope this helps!
