B.Des. in User Experience and Interaction Design 

at UPES School of Design, Dehradun

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

To get admission to BDes, candidates must have atleast 50% aggregate in Class 12. The accepted entrance exams are JEE Main,  CUET,  NIFT Entrance Exam,  NID Entrance Exam,  UCEED,  UPES DAT, and others. Hence, candidates must have relevant scores in the accepted entrance exams. There must be 50% marks in Class 10 as well. The selection will be based on the Portfolio Presentation and Interview round. 

BDes programme is offered in nine specialisations, which include Industrial & Product, Game, Fashion, Interaction Design, Animation & VFX Design, Transportation & Mobility, Life Style & Accessory and Graphic.

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. 

BDes is the flagship course of UPES School of Design as students will go through a step-by-step learning experience so as to develop a comprehensive and complete understanding of interior design. UPES School Of Design arranges creativity workshops and provides various opportunities that form a part of the learning experience. Also, BDes students receive placements in top companies.

Yes, it is worth pursuing BDes at UPES School of Deisgn as it is a prominent college, established as a constituent college of UPES Dehradun which is accredited by IACBE, NBA,  and with an A Grade by NAAC. The college has state-of-the-art infrastructure which is capable of supporting technology-enabled learning. UPES School of Design has a partnership with the IED  (The Istituto Europeo di Design), Italy. Further, the college offers placement assistance to students and provides various collaboration opportunities with international universities such as BESIGN-The Sustainable Design School  (France), Le Ecole de Design Atlantique  (France),  IED Italy,  and others.

To be eligible for admission to the Bachelor of Design (B.Des) course at UPES, candidates need a minimum of 50% marks in Classes X and XII in any stream. 

Other eligibility criteria for admission to UPES include:

Graduation from a recognised university in any stream

Relevant scores in the accepted entrance exams 

Some of the accepted entrance exams for B.Des courses are:

JEE Main

CUET

NIFT Entrance Exam

NID Entrance Exam

UCEED

UPES DAT

AIEED

SOFT CET

SEED

SUAT

IIAD Entrance Exam

UPES School of Design offers a total of 960 seats for the BDes programme. The distribution of seats among various BDes specialisations varies according to the university’s allocation. Listed below is the specialisation-wise distribution of BDes seats:

• BDes in Game Design: 240
• BDes in Product Design: 240
• BDes in User Experience and Interaction Design: 240
• BDes in Mobility and Vehicle Design: 240

Yes, UPES School of Design is a good college for BDes programme has state-of-the-art infrastructure which is capable of supporting technology-enabled learning. There is an AR/VR lab, Mac lab, film and media lab, 3D printing, and others. UPES School of Design 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). Further, the college also 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.

Core subjects help students develop a strong foundation in the course. Some of the core subjects included in the BDes curriculum of UPES School of Design are:

• Sketching
• Geometry
• SLA
• Principles of Design
• Craft Design
• Surface Design
• Furniture Design