Unless there is a good lab followed by a good industry integration, would a design course work on its own in a classroom?

Industry integration is a very important pillar in any design college and I will give you some examples where industry is integrated like at Pearl so industry is integrated at the admission process, curriculum development process, as faculty in the classroom and every student gets a live industry project which means industry comes to class and gives student a process like IKEA could give a project on designing furniture or designing the inside of a store,  Manish Malhotra can give a project on what is the most sustainable range for bollywood designers, etc.

After you have done that application in the class, the next step is an internship in the industry because that is the only time when you'll be able to know that you are able to take your application into real life. So this is the process and industry engagement is very very important.

The other thing which I feel is important for the application is the global context because today, everything is happening in the world together. So, one should also have the opportunity to go and visit industry in another country or another part of the world to possibly do international projects with students from other colleges and right now they are all happening online. To be able to apply what you are doing to an international context, to understand the language, what they mean by timeline, commitments and this is another application of professionalism of global context that's important.

Nandita Abraham
President, Pearl Academy