B.Des. in Graphics and Communication Design 

at UPES School of Design, Dehradun

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. 

UPES School of Design BDes seats are distributed among different specialisations offered by the university. Under all the specialisations, the university provides an equal number of seats, i.e., 240. Upon computing all the seats, the university boasts a total of 960 seats for its BDes programme.

For admission to UPES School of Design, candidates must secure valid scores in accepted entrance exams. The school offers admission to BDes on the basis of the minimum aggregate of 50% in Class 10 and Class 12. Candidates must secure valid scores in entrance exams such of NID/ NIFT or candidates national level entrance exams such as UCEED/ JEE Main/ UPES DAT/ CUET or others. After qualifying throught the merit eligibility, candidates will be shortlisted for portfolio presentation and interview. After qualifying all the selection rounds, candidates must pay the fees to confirm the seat. 

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.

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.

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.

UPES Dehradun is ranked 52nd under the University category by NIRF (National Institutional Ranking Framework) 2023. UPES is one of the highest ranked universities present in India. UPES Dehradun which is accredited by IACBE, NBA,  and with an A Grade by NAAC, and approved by UGC offers various Design courses through its School of Design, UPES. To know the exact ranking of School of Design, UPES, please visit the official website of the college.

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. 

Yes, under the UPES Dehradun, the School of Design is a good college. The overall Shiksha rating given to this college according to the verified reviews is 4.3. UPES School of Design offers placement assistance to students. The highest package offered is INR 12.5 LPA. UPES School of Design has experienced faculty members holding more than 20 years of proven work and teaching experience. The infrastructural facilities are good.