Design

Hi Amar,
You can only pursue undergraduate Diploma after completing class 10th from colleges like ITI. An undergraduate Diploma will not help you much in your professional career. It is better if you complete your class 12th in whatever stream you like and then apply for a Bachelor's programme:B.Des in fashion designing or in interior designing or lifestyle and accessory designing or whatever you would love to. A Bachelor's programme will give you a better understanding about design, and also you will have much better career prospectus. That will enhance your skills as a professional designer, so that you can get good job opportunities. Every well recognised college of design conducts campus placements. After doing a Bachelor's degree, you will easily get a package of INR 3 Lacs per annum.

Who this career is for?
This career is for those people who are passionate about design and are artistic. Since this career involves designing homes/properties, and then executing those designs to create the environment that the client wants, the person should have excellent management and communication skills, as well as be creative with his/her work.
Those people who are good at maintaining their spending according to a budget as well as people who have a good knowledge about various materials are people who should defiantly be looking at interior designing as a potential career path. Moreover, people who have an eye for detail and enjoys solving puzzles would be an ideal interior designer.
In India, Depending on the employer and one's experience the salary, including bonuses and commission for assistant interior designers ranges between Rs. 30,000 to Rs.40,000 per month. For senior interior designers, the salary, including bonuses and commission is approximately Rs. 800,000 to Rs. 3,000,000 per annum.
Life for the newly starting interior designers is very hard because reputation and experience takes a while to build. However, once you get past the initial years, the career prospects are huge. From starting up your own firm and taking on various different projects, to being hired by big architectural firms to cope with the large project load they have, an
Interior Designer is in much demand due to the retail boom.

The entrance exams are usually conducted in the month of January after the registration has been done. You can look through the test you would like to give- Admission will be on the basis of the score in the institutes entrance exam and interview thereafter.
Common Entrance Examination for Design (CEED) is a countrywide examination conducted by the Indian Institute of Technology.GATE qualified candidates for IITs
National Council for Interior Design Qualification exam
National Level Entrance Aptitude Test (NLAT) conducted by the Institute
National Entrance Examination for Design (NEED)
NID Entrance Test
NIFT Entrance Exam
School of Fashion Technology (SOFT) Entrance Exam