International School of Design (INSD) Kolkata: Admissions 2025, Courses, Fees

Cited below are the eligibility criteria for admission to the BDes course at INSD Kolkata:

• The candidate must have passed class 12.
• Candidates are required to apply either online or offline depending upon their convenience. INSD Kolkata inducts students based on their marks in class 12.
• Selected candidates will have to report to the admission cell for document verification and tuition fee payment.

Yes, INSD Kolkata is approved by UGC. The postgraduate courses at INSD Kolkata are approved by Himalayan Garhwal University. The institute was established in 2011. INSD offers Short-Term, Diploma, Certificate, Undergraduate, and Postgraduate courses in various specialisations. INSD Kolkata has collaborated with various companies and organisations such as The Times Fashion Week, Asian Designer Week, and Couture Runway Week as their educational partners.

The INSD Kolkata BDes course fee is collated from unofficial sources. Hence, it is indicative. The tuition fee is inclusive of admission fees, caution deposits, educational trips, and many other facilities offered by the institute. The INSD Kolkata BDes total tuition fee ranges between INR 4.3 Lacs – INR 4.7 Lacs depending on the specialisation.

Yes, International School of Design Kolkata is a privately run institute. The institute is approved by UGC and the Undergraduate and Postgraduate courses are approved by Himalayan Garhwal University. INSD offers Short-Term, Diploma, Certificate, Undergraduate, and Postgraduate courses in various specialisations such as Fashion, Interior Design, Graphic Design, and Photography.

Hello Nishar Ahmed, International School of Design at Kolkata began its operations from the year 2011. This institution specializes in giving education in design of three streams namely fashion design graphic design and interior design. To help students it offers various courses with various criterias. For example, from certificate courses, diplomas, advanced diplomas, graduation to post graduation courses in design. The duration of these courses also vary from 6 months to 4 years. Obviously the fees for each of these courses also varies depending on the duration as well as what the contents of the course. The fees for different courses in this Institute vary from about rupees 50000 to about rupees 4 lakhs. Institution also offers scholarships based on the needs of the students. This institution also offers the facility of paying tuition fees in installments to help students. 

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INSD Kolkata admission to any of the courses offered by INSD is based on candidates' merit scores in the qualifying examination .Candidates seeking admission to the BDes course at INSD Kolkata must apply through the official website of INSD Kolkata and can find the data there also by paying the required registration fee they can enroll.Candidate can apply offline and online both .INSD offered for types of scholarship.

1.Academic Scholarship: For students with meritorious performance in academics:

Board Minimum Eligibility Criterion

CBSE 80% and above

ICSE 80% and above

WB Board 70% and above

Any other recognised board/ university 80% and above

2.Sports Scholarship: For students who have shown great performance in National and International Sports events.

3.Arts Scholarship: For students with outstanding achievements in arts at National/International levels.

4.Need Scholarship: For students of Lower-Income groups.

  GNAT, CAT, etc.c are the entrance exam scores that international school of design, kolkata accept for admission to MBA. MBA offers three courses they are: 

• MBA in graphic designing :

                    tution fees : 2.5L

• MBA in interior design and technology :

                     tution fees : 2.22 L

• MBA in fashion design and technology:

                       tution fees :2.2 L

The exact data for average package offered to BDes students of INSD Kolkata is unavailable. The placement data in 2023 shows that the average package at INSD stood at around INR 5.4 lakh. The highest package for an INSD student who got placement in the year 2023 was INR 12 lakh. The data for packages offered to students from placements in 2024 is not available at this point.

In the 2023 placement programme of INSD Kolkata, around 200 organisations participated in recruiting freshers into their business. The most prominent recruiters within this group were Vogue, Marshall, Tissot, and several others who offered high-package placements to students of INSD Kolkata.

Yes, candidates can apply for admission in BDes at INSD Kolkata in both online and offline forms. Candidates looking to register online must also have copies of all relevant documents in electronic form to complete the registration process.

The fee for submission of the registration form must also be done online when applying online for a BDes course at INSD Kolkata.

The data on placements at the International School of Design Kolkata in 2024 is not available yet. In 2023, the International School of Design Kolkata MBA the highest package was around INR 12 LPA while the International School of Design Kolkata MBA average package was INR 5.4 LPA.

No, candidates with no work experience can also apply for admissions in MBA courses at INSD Kolkata. However, it is advised to have prior work experience when applying for a MBA course as candidates with prior work experience will be favored for seat allotment.

No, the curriculum for MBA courses at INSD Kolkata is comprised of both practical and theoretical learning experiences. Students will get the opportunity to make market visits and site visits to get practical experiences for using their skills. They will also get the opportunity for attending product workshops as well.

There are a total of four semesters that students need to clear during the two-year duration of INSD Kolkata. Students will get the opportunity to learn advanced subjects such as Art of Digital Story boarding, Arts Advanced Multiplatform Design, Video and Sound Editing, etc.

To register for International School of Design Kolkata MBA courses, candidates will need to bring the documents mentioned below. Candidates will need soft copies of these documents if they are applying for MBA courses at INSD Kolkata online:

• Certificates along with mark sheets of both Class 10 & 12
• Graduation certificate along with mark sheets
• Proof of both ID and address
• Passport-size photographs
• Character certificate
• Migration certificate
• Domicile certificate
• Attested copies of birth certificate and last qualifying examination
• Attested copies of all other necessary document required (SC/ ST/ OBC certificate etc.)
• Migration certificate

In 2025, the course fees for the MBA course at INSD Kolkata stood at around INR 1,000. This only represents the submission fees for the registration form for MBA at INSD Kolkata. Candidate will need to make additional admission payments if their application is shortlisted for admission.