M.Des

Manipal School of Architecture and Planning (MSAP) offers two courses in M.Des: Sustainable Design and Interior Design. Both courses are of 2 years duration and have a fee of 3,26,000 per year. The eligibility criteria for both courses is to pass in B.Arch. / B.Tech. (Civil / Electrical / Mechanical) from a recognised University, with minimum 50 % aggregate marks or equivalent. The selection process involves a Home Based Test followed by a Personal Interview.

MSAP is ranked 2nd among all top architecture colleges in private by IIRF- 2023, 3rd among all colleges in private by Outlook- ICARE in 2022, is ranked 18th among top architectural schools in the country, in NIRF, 2021, is also ranked 2nd among all colleges in private by Outlook- ICARE, the weekly news magazine, and is also ranked 9th in top architectural colleges in India by India Today1. It is recognised by the Council of Architecture (CoA), New Delhi, India and is an Institutional Member, of Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH), New Delhi.

MSAP has well-equipped design studios, library, CAD lab, sustainability and climatology lab, and seminar halls. It also has highly qualified and experienced faculty members in the domain of sustainable design and interior design. The courses cover high demand areas of building performance and simulation, sustainable and green building design, design computing, building automation, net-zero energy buildings, energy economics, etc. for sustainable design; and contemporary interior design environment, research, theory, design education and practice for interior design.

The NIFT Bangalore MDes admission process is a multistep process that all the aspirants needs to follow. To begin with, the candidates must check the eligibility and selection criteria of the MDes mentioned below:

Now, the candidates who matches the NIFT Bangalore MDes eligibility criteria have to visit the official website of NIFT to register their candidature and then appear for NIFT Entrance exam.

Further, the candidates are shortlisted based on their performance in the NIFT Entrance exam. Shortlisted candidates are then invited for the personal interview round.   

The final admission offers are given considering candidate's performance in the selection rounds. The table below shows the weightage assigned to each component considered before giving final admission offers:

The selected candidates can further confirm their seats by paying the admission confirmation fee.

MDes at NIFT Bangalore is a multidimensional course, not necessarily related to fashion design. The curriculum of MDes includes various subjects such as Interface design, Experience Design, : Design and Curation, etc. NIFT Bangalore MDes pass outs would be able to hold the essential positions in large fashion, design or corporate houses in the areas of Craft, Textiles, Special Needs, Publications, Media, Lifestyle Products, Graphics and User Experience Design, Curation of Exhibitions & Cultural festivals as well as Educational Programs, Developmental sector, Publication, Media writing & design, User-centered design depending on the area of specialisation pursued by each student. 

The job profiles offered after pursuing MDes from NIFT Bangalore are mentioned below:

• Visual Designer
• Design Evangelist
• Insight officer
• Design Thinker
• CSR executive
• Trend analyst
• Social & Cultural executive
• Sustainable Development Officer
• Culture anthropologist
• User Experience Researcher
• Design Researcher
• UI & UX Designer
• Product Designer
• Creative Head
• Design Manager
• Media Writing
• Festival Curator
• Design Criticism & Academics
• Exhibition Curator
• Content Curator

The National institute of Fashion Technology offers various UG and PG courses in the field of Design and Fashion and admission to these courses is done through NIFT Entrance exam. The NIFT institutes are situated at various locations such as Bangalore, Patna, Mumbai, Gandhinagar, etc. Among all the NIFT campuses, NIFT Delhi, Mumbai and Banaglore are the top 3 NIFT institutes in the country followed by NIFT Chennai and Gandhinagar, as per the rankings released by India today in 2023.

The top 3 NIFT institutes, mentioned above, offers MDes course at postgraduate level with a duration of two years. The table below showcases a comparison between MDes offered at NIFT Bangalore, NIFT Delhi and NIFT Mumbai based on tuition fee charged and NIFT entrance exam round 1 cutoff is mentioned below:

Note: The information mentioned above is collected from unofficial sources. Hence, is indicative.