Hi Aspirant

Overall the Amity group of institutes have a fame and name when it comes to the infrastructure, exterior facilities , exposure and reputation. However, one of the biggest drawback is the high fees charged for all the programmes offered by the university. Below is an overview of Amity, Noida for interior designing course.

Infrastructure : The infrastructure of the classes are best in overall, but some blocks are not well-maintained. Drenching walls, poor air conditioning, damaged Wi-Fi, facilities like library, sports and games were world class. Food in private outlets was good enough. But the canteen food was average. Everything available on the campus and surrounding the campus is overpriced.

Faculty : A variety of Professors in the academics part of the university are available in the campus. Some are good while some are not really good. Faculty is helpful and qualified but has a mentality that students have a casual attitude. Hence, self-motivated students are the one who was concentrated by the faculty, and the rest manage to pass at the last points.

Placements :  Very few companies visit the campus for designing recruitment, and the profile offered to the students isn’t great enough. The highest salary offered last year was 1.5 LPA. The only company that visited the campus was Studio HBA, and the company did not select even one candidate. The role they offered was of a draftsman. Off the campus recruitment might help you if you have performed well academically.

It is advisable that rather than thinking of Amity, you try admission in govt. colleges and reputed institutions and prepare well for their entrance exams because studying there will be worth your time, money and effort.

ENTRANCE TESTS

To get admission in reputed Design institutes, one must crack relevant entrance tests after 10+2. Here’s a list of important entrance lists, which will be of use to Design School aspirants in India-

CEED (Common Entrance Examination for Design)

NID- DAT (National Institute of Design- Design Aptitude Test)

UPES- DAT (UPES- Design Aptitude Test)

SET (Symbiosis Entrance Test)

SOFT Entrance Test (School of Fashion Technology)

NEED (National Entrance Examination for Design)

It is evident from the above list that there exist National level entrance tests as well as Institute wise entrance tests. Entrance tests are used to gauge the creativity, talent, skills, GK, abstract thinking and aptitude of aspirants.Entrance test generally consists of initial screening test / aptitude test, which will be followed by studio test and interview.

INSTITUTES IN INDIA

1. NID (National Institute of Design), Ahmedabad

The National Institute of Design (NID) is a design school in Ahmedabad, India. The institute functions as an autonomous body under the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, government of India. NID is recognised by the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research under Ministry of Science and Technology, government of India, as a scientific and industrial design research organisation.

Admission Criteria: open to 12 standard students, All India Examination, Studio Test and Interview.

Fees: Rs. 2,70, 000.

2.National Institute of Fashion Technology, [NIFT] Hyderabad

Entrance Exam Required: NIFT  Course Fees: Rs. 6.35 Lacs

Placement : At the end of the 6th semester, students are required to take a summer internship under the desired designer or import/export house at NIFT.The duration of the internship is 2 months and it gives students the necessary exposure of the industry work culture.

At the end of the fourth year, there are on-campus placements where biggest garment companies such a Madura and Arvind come in, some small companies from places like tirupur with average package of 4.25 Lacs.

3. Pearl Academy , New Delhi

Pearl academy is surely a bit expensive but accordingly they have their own facilities and amenities which is provided to the students without any hesitation. Fees  comes upto 4-5 lacs per annum. This inclues tution fees, access to the library and other in campus costs.

Entrance Examination Pattern –

Design Stream: General Proficiency Test (GPT) - 60 minutes and Design Aptitude Test (DAT) - 120 minutes.  Business Stream: General Proficiency Test (GPT) only - 60 minutes

4. Hamstech Institute of Fashion and Interior Design, Hyderabad

Diploma in Interior Design is a two-year duration full-time course and B.Des.in interior is 4 year course.

Placement:  Candidates learning with this premier Institute are offered Placements and Internship with top brands and designers such as Tommy Hilfiger, United Colors of Benetton, pepper fry, Darpan, Asian Paints, Design Studio, Design House, Reliance trends, Stanza, Abhay Associates, Asmita Design, Diesel, and many more.

Fees : The fees is reasonable as they provide good education at affordable cost. They have unique training methodology from other colleges. For the b.des. interior course there will be fees of Rs. 1,60,000 annually i.e., Rs. 80,000 per semester.

Happy to help :)

Hii Shivam,

Yes, you can go for amity university, Noida for interior design as it is a good college and the faculty is good there and placement too is good there.

It is a Full time 3 years course, established in 1995, ugc approved, grade A+ by NAAC and is a member of AIU.

GOOD LUCK