B.Des in Communication and Media Design ( Graphics) (Global Pathway Program) 

at UPES School of Design, Dehradun

The BDes programme is offered to the students by School of Design UPES for a duration of four years in wide range of specialisations as per the interest of students. The total of tuition fee that the students need to pay eventually during the course duration ranges from  INR 22.6 Lakh to INR 43.7 Lakh.

BDes is provided in specialisations such as Product Design, Interior and Retail Space Design, Transportation and Mobility Design, User Experience and Interaction Design, Graphics & Communication Design, Animation and VFX, and Game Design. Apply for admission as soon as possible if interested to study any of these specialisations. 

Candidates who have passed Class 12 from a recognised board in the relevant stream, can apply for BDes programme offered by the School.

The core subjects under MDes at UPES School of Design aim to make students understand the advanced concepts of Design. Some of the core subjects included in the curriculum are:

• Sketching
• Form Design
• Digital Sculpting
• Clay Modelling
• Vehicle Styling
• Surface Design
• Furniture Design

UPES School of Design offers placement assistance to various suitable postgraduate and undergraduate students. In general, if students want to receive good packages after completing education from a college or university, they will have to work hard in their college years. UPES School of Design is visited by top companies such as LTI,  Deloitte, Cvent, TCS, Accenture, and others. The below-mentioned are UPES School of Design placement statistics:

Note: In the absence of the placement year, the above data is assumed to be of the current year.

The UPED DAT 2024 application fees is INR 1,750. The application fees has to be paid using online payment options like net banking, credit card, debit, and demand draft.

Yes, JEE Main is only one of the accepted entrance exams for admission to the UPES School of Design. There are various other entrance exams accepted by the UPES School of Design which are  CUET,  NIFT Entrance Exam,  NID Entrance Exam,  UCEED,  UPES DAT, and others. Students can take admission through these entrance exams but if a student is applying through JEE Main, a valid score in JEE Main is necessary.

UPES School of Design offers courses such as BDes and MDes in various specialisations on the basis of entrance. The school offers respective courses for the durations varying from 2 years to 4 years. Furthermore, candidates must meet the eligibility criteria to secure a seat at UPES School of Design. The school offers respective courses at whopping range of INR 13.15 Lacs to INR 43.74 Lacs of tuition fees, which can be considerably expensive for the students. 

UPES School of Design offers a fair balance of academia and cocurricular. The college has state-of-the-art infrastructure which is capable of supporting technology-enabled learning. In addition to this, it has a partnership with the IED  (The Istituto Europeo di Design), Italy. It is a full-time member of the Cumulus Association and World Design Organisation (WDO). School of Design UPES placement cell offers placement assistance to students. UPES Design School offers student exchange opportunities by collaborating with international universities such as BESIGN-The Sustainable Design School  (France), Le Ecole de Design Atlantique  (France),  IED Italy,  and others.