B.Des. in Communication Design 

at Vidyashilp University, Yelahanaka

Vidyashilp University has various academic, industry, and student life partnerships. Some of these collaborations are mentioned in the below table:

Vidyashilp University provides various scholarships to the students. The details regarding Vidyashilp University are mentioned below:

• Enabling Scholarship: To enable meritorious students who may havefinancial constraints to pursue education at Vidyashilp University.

• Encouragement Scholarship: This scholarship is provided to encourage high-achieving all-rounders and differently-abled students to pursue education.

• Merit Scholarship: To reward students with outstanding academic performance. This scholarship is awarded at the time of admission to the 1st year of an academic program

• Academic Performance Scholarship: To reward Vidyashilp University students for their academic performance during the programme, i.e. from 2nd year onwards

As of now, there is no concrete placement information given on the official website. Vidyashilp University is visited by top companies for placements that are mentioned below:

• Hitachi Energy
• Deloitte Consulting
• Cytecare Hospitals
• Evueme – Selection Robot
• Prestige Construction
• Trent Limited (a TATA enterprise)

Yes, Vidyashilp University awards several scholarships to students. Through the scholarships, the university tries to reward students who showcase outstanding academic performance. The below-mentioned are the several scholarships awarded by the Vidyashilp University:

Vidyashilp University admission is entrance and interview-based for all courses. It offers UG and PG courses. For Vidyashilp University admissions, candidates are required to appear for various exams such as JEE Main, CLAT/LSAT/AILET and others for the respective courses. Candidates can apply for Vidyashilp University in an online mode on its official website.

Vidyashilp University offers entrance and interview-based admission to all its courses, such as BTech, BA, BDes, BMS, and others. Applicants seeking admission to any of these courses must appear for various entrance exams which includes JEE Main, CLAT, LSAT/AILET and others followed by Personal interview conducted by Vidyashilp University.

Yes, you can check out the list of some books that you can read as a Design student apart from your regular syllabus to boost your knowledge in the field:

• The Design Thinking Playbook by Michael Lewrick.
• The Design of Everyday Things by Donald A. Norman.
• Designing Experiences by James Robert Rossman and Mathew D. Duerden.
• Emotional Design by Donald Norman.
• Creative Confidence: Unleashing the Creative Potential Within Us All by David Kelley and Tom Kelley.
• Change By Design by Tim Brown. 
• Don't Make Me Think Revisited by Steve Krug.

When you join a BDes programme, you learn about the fundamental concepts of Design in the first year. You would not be expected to have any previous knowledge or background in the field of Design. In many colleges the first semester is common for all BDes specialisations. You would learn subjects like Introduction to Design,  Elements of Design,  Creative Visualization Techniques,  Design Drawing,  Design Thinking,  Principles of Design,  Physical Ergonomics and Rendering & Illustration.