IIT Bombay - Indian Institute of Technology Mumbai Answered Questions

IIT Bombay BDes is a four-year course spread across eight semesters. It also offers a five-year integrated BDes + MDes programme. Candidates have an option of doing dual degree at the end of the third year. Both these courses are credit-based. Each specialisation has slightly separate curriculum. Aspirants get to choose an elective in the second semester. Some of the subjects taught are:Advanced TypographyInformation GraphicsDesign Detailing   Handmade Character DesignVisual Design, etc.

Both IIT Bombay and NIFT Mumbai are recognised for their BDes course. For better comparison, below are some parameters to compare BDes programme of both the institutes:ParameterIIT BombayNIFT MumbaiTotal tuition fee*INR 8 Lacs - INR 11.6 lakhINR 5.6 Lacs - INR 11.7 lakhOverall NIRF Ranking 20234NASpecialisationIndustrial Design, Communication Design, Animation, etc.Fashion Design, Fashion Communication, Textile Design, etc.Selection criteriaUCEEDNIFT Entrance Exam*The fee is taken from an unofficial source. Hence, data might vary.

IIT Bombay and IIT Delhi both offer BDes course. Below is the comparison of BDes course of top IITs based on fee and ranking parameters:IITsTotal Tuition Fee*NIRF Overall Ranking (2023)IIT BombayINR 8 Lacs - INR 11.6 lakh4IIT DelhiINR 8 lakh3*The fee is taken from an unofficial source. Hence, is indicative.

BDes students are offered jobs from all fields of employment including e-commerce, production, media, as well as the entertainment industry. Below are some of the job profiles open after completing the design degree from one of the best BDes Colleges in India:Graphic DesignerFashion DesignerArt DirectorTextile DesignerIndustrial DesignerJob scope after BDes

IIT Bombay offers merit-based scholarships to BDes students. Applications for the scholarships are forwarded through IIT. The available scholarships are further as follows:Institute Merit-cum-MeansFree Mess Facilities (SC/ST)Remission of FeesNamed Scholarships

Candidates applying for BDes course at IIT Bombay have to pay a non-refundable application. There is fee concession for reserved category aspirants. Below is IIT Bombay BDes application fee:CategoryApplication FeeGeneralINR 3,800Reserved CategoryINR 1,900

Both IIT Kharagpur and IIT Bombay are among the top engineering institutes in India.IIT Kharagpur was established in the year 1951 and has been ranked five by NIRF 2023 under the Research category.IIT Bombay ranked 3rd and 4th for both the 'Overall' and 'Engineering' categories, respectively, by the NIRF 2023 Rankings.IIT Bombay offers 66 courses under B.E./B.Tech programme whereas IIT Kharagpur offers over 85 courses under the same programmeThe highest package for the year 2023 offered at IIT Kharagpur stood at INR 2.68 CPA and at IIT Bombay it was approximately INR 3.70 CPA.IIT Bombay is ranked 3rd in the NIRF rankings for the year 2022, which is slightly higher than IIT Kharagpur's ranking.

There a total of 37 seats available in BDes course at IIT Bombay. The seats are filled based on UCEED score. As there are only a few seats, candidates must obtain a good rank in UCEED for admission. Below is category-wise intake for BDes:CategoryIntakeOpen15SC5ST3EWS4OBC-NCL10Note: PwD reservation at 5% will be horizontal.

Yes, IIT Bombay offers Merit-cum-Means Scholarship to UG students. It is awarded to a maximum of 25% of sanctioned intake. For Dual degree, it is available only up to fourth year. Merit Criterion: For new entrants of BDes their UCEED Rank, will be the criterion. In subsequent years, the criterion will be their academic performance during the preceding academic year.Means Criterion: The parental income is the basis for the ‘means' criterion of the scholarship. At present,  students with parents annual gross income from all sources for the previous Financial year does not exceed INR 5 Lacs are eligible to apply for Merit­ cum­ Means Scholarship.