Design

Hi,
Diploma courses:
Diploma in Interior Design
Diploma in Interior Decoration
Diploma in Interior Design and Architecture
Diploma courses could last anywhere between 1-3 years.
Eligibility criteria: In cases of most of the courses mentioned above, 10+2 passed (any stream) from a recognized board is the minimum educational qualification required.
Some institutes are also known to offer admission to 10th passed students.
Admission process: Reputed institutes follow merit based admission process. Merit marks scored by students in relevant entrance test and board examination are taken into consideration. Seats are allotted to deserving candidates on the basis of merit marks obtained by them.
After completing a recognized and accepted Diploma course, candidates may pursue relevant Bachelor's Degree course next.
After completing Bachelor's Degree course, graduates may go for relevant Masters courses (like M.Sc., MA, M.Des, PG Diploma courses, etc.). Higher education will help you specialize in disciplines such as:
Residential Design
Commercial Design
Hospitality Design
Furniture Design
Exhibition Design
Healthcare Design

Hi,
Most of the professional interior design courses can only be pursued after completing 12th standard. 10+2 passed (from any stream- arts, commerce or science) is the minimum educational qualification required to pursue standard interior design courses.
Some institutes are known to offer Diploma courses to 10th passed students though. But it is better to complete 11th and 12th standards and then pursue a good (and recognized) interior design course.
In India, there are 3 main formats in which interior design courses are available. They are:
Bachelor's Degree courses
Diploma courses
Certificate courses
Degree courses and Diploma courses are the good ones. But for pursuing them, you must complete 10+2 first.
As mentioned before, some institutes do allow 10th passed students to pursue Diploma and certificate courses. But the quality of such courses is not too good.
It is very important to have a good foundation. That is why I recommend my readers to undergo 10+1 and 10+2 classes. After that, they may study good Degree or Diploma interior design courses.