How is the newly opened Institute of Design of JK Lakshmipat University,Jaipur?

At the Institute of Design,located within the JK Lakshmipat University, we are aiming to bring about a fresh,new approach to design education, that is collaborative in nature and integrative in process.It is a four year course where students will be able to take courses not only from various domains and disciples of design but also from other institutes of the University. JKLU welcomes students who have the aptitude for creativity and would be keen to channelise these creative energies into design career for the future.

Dean of the institute  A.Balasubramanium( https://in.linkedin.com/in/abalasubramaniam ) is from NID-Ahmedabad. He is a highly regarded product designer,academic and writer,he has taught Design in major institutes in the country, including NID,NIFT, School of Planning & Architecture (SPA),New Delhi. The teaching faculty consists of Gaurav Juyal who has worked with Disney World's programme Art Attack( https://in.linkedin.com/in/gaurav-juyal-50945720 ), Promist Basu ( https://in.linkedin.com/in/promit-basu-47460017b ) and Medhavini Yadav ( https://in.linkedin.com/in/medhavini-yadav-57831144 ). There are also number of visiting faculty who act as a guide,facilitator and a mentor to help students to find their own directions. Some of the faculty who would be facilitating the Foundation Year Course are Margie Sastry,Rashmi Bharadwaj,Sanjeev Bothra, Shradha Jain,Tridibesh Sanyal and Vishnupriya Narayanan.

Students are taught hand skilled courses like design drawing and workshop skills like material manipulations, including working on a variety of materials like wood, bamboo, sheet metal, aluminium and others. They also learn basic design theory,besides a thorough grounding in elements of form,colour and aesthetics. They learn the important sensitisation courses like environmental perception and history of design aimed to give them a thorough understanding and perspective of design as a whole.

The Design course at JKLU is one of the most vibrant courses offered in India. The faculty is top notch and very much available all the time (as most of them live on campus) and the Makersapce in the Institute is another big add on where you can design anything that comes to your mind.

Click on the link to know more about B.Des course offered by JK Lakshmipat University- https://www.jklu.edu.in/b-des/