Interior Designing Study Courses and Career Prospects

Personality Traits of an Interior Designor

• Good with technical details
• Visualisers and implementers
• Aware of trends, styles and
• Artistic, creative and imaginative
• Ability to draw
• Visual sensitivity, color sense, an idea of lighting and decoration, appreciation of ergonomics is required
• Good communication skills

Salary and Career Prospects

As the trend goes, it is best for beginners to procure an apprenticeship with an established firm of interior designers, and learn the ropes before venturing out on their own. A job as an apprentice is definitely not a very well-paid one, but it gives him/her tremendous opportunities to learn the basics of the work.

Trainees, after they have gained a requisite amount of experience, are often absorbed in the firm they have done their apprenticeship from. In this case, they are either paid a percentage of the earnings from a particular assignment handled by them; or a fixed salary, which, depending upon how successful the firm is, could be anywhere between Rs 10,000 to Rs 40,000.

Study Routes to an Interior Designing Course

• Class XII: Any stream of study is suitable for a career in this field.
• After XII: A two to three year diploma course in interior decoration can be pursued. After 3 years of diploma, one can work with interior decoration firms to equip oneself with the necessary experience.
• Class XII (PCM), a five year course in Interior Design at CEPT, Ahmedabad can be enrolled in. Entry is through an admission test.
• The only 5-year professional course in interior design available in India is at the School of Interior Design, Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology (CEPT), University Road, Navrangpur, Ahmedabad - 380 009.
• CEPT is an autonomous institution offering its own diplomas for various academic programmes which are recognized by the Government of India. The course offered by CEPT is first of its kind in India and the School of Interior Design is a specialized academics institute of CEPT. This is a full–time 5 year (10 semester) professional education programme in interior design leading to the award of a diploma (formal approval from AICTE is awaited; equivalent to degree) by CEPT.
• A written test is intended: (a) to evaluate ability of candidates in perceiving forms, scales and proportions of objects (live or otherwise); (b) to observe working of natural and man made systems; (c) to imagine scientific or other phenomena and environment, etc. and produce them in drawing form and (d) to assess ability and skill in drawing an arrangement of objects placed before the candidates. (e) In the second level, test exercises are given to assess organisational and creative ability and aptitude for logical reasoning.

Other Courses

India:

• SNDT Womens University, Nathibai Thakersey Road, Mumbai;
• School of Interior Design and Institute of Environmental Design, Vallabh Vidya Nagar, Gujarat-388120.
• Exterior - Interiors, F-12, Kalkaji, New Delhi 110019 conducts one year National Diploma course in Interior Design in collaboration with Jensen & Nicholson and Computer Aided Design by Edit Institute, Mumbai. (Exterior-Interior has a branch at 318 SCO, Sector 35B, Chandigarh 160036)
• Indian Institute of Interior Designers, Sulbha Niwas., Pt. J. Purohit Road, Mumbai-400016.
• Apeejay Institute of Design, 54, Tughlakabad Institutional Area, Mehrauli, New Delhi-110062

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	NAME	COURSE		CONTACT
1	School for Interior Design, Centre for Environmental Planning & Technology, (CEPT), University Road, Navrangpur, Ahmedabad - 380 009.	Bachelor in Interior Design (5 year course)	Applications forms are released in May. Exact dates not fixed.	www.cept.ac.in 6442470/2740/6302470/2740
2	National Institute Of Design, Paldi, Ahmedabad 380007	4 year diploma program	Application forms released in October 2005.	www.nid.edu Ph: 91-79-6639692;
3	Sir J.J. College of Architecture, 78 / 3, Dr. D.N. Road, Fort PIN 400001	Diploma Program	Dates not Released	www.sirjjarchitecture.org jjarchitecture@hotmail.com ( 022) (O) 24301024 (D) 24381749 (F) 24301724
4	Apeejay Institute of Design, 54, Tughlakabad Institutional Area, Near Batra Hospital, New Delhi	4 year Bachelor Program in Design	12th with Science is a requirement Forms in February and Exam in May
5.	Faculty of Sciences, University of Madras, Chennai	3 year B.Sc. in Interior Design	-	2568778
6	Karavali College of Interior Decoration, Mangalore	3 year B.Sc. in Interior Design	-
7	Garodia School of Professional Studies, 153, Garodia Nagar, Ghatkopar, Mumbai	Undergraduate Course in Interior Design	-	25106457, 25090777
8	School of Interior Design, Institute of Environmental Design, Vallabh, Vidyanagar	5year full time Interior Design Program	Exam in June
9	Rachna Sansad School of interior Design, 278, Shankar Mark, Prabhadevi, Mumbai 25	3-year part-time Diploma Course		24301024/0807

Interior Designing Colleges, Overseas

• Whitehouse Institute of Design, Australia
• International Academy of Design and Technology, USA
• Art Institute of Houston, USA
• Edinburgh College of Art, UK
• American Inter-continental University, UK

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Interior designing profession applies to anything related to space – windows, walls, finishes, textures, light, furnishings and furniture etc. As now a days people are becoming conscious about interiors of restaurants, hotels, offices, community centres, clubs, auditoriums, theatres, homes and all other things which can be given style and décor, also awareness to improve the living environment and interior spaces is increasing so that it can match with comfort and style. Interior designing courses are becoming popular now a days. Hence, the demand for interior designers is also increasing.

Interior designers work with architects, technical experts, building consultants whereas interior decorators work with furniture, furnishings, colour schemes, decorations and arrangements. Apart from being creative Interior designers must have analytical bent of mind and have technical knowledge of buildings, interior spaces, electrical circuits installation so that they can prepare optimized layout plans.

Employment Opportunities

Interior designers work with various firms like architectural firms; they work on small projects like residential projects, shops, showrooms or large commercial projects like airports, hotels, shopping malls etc. They can also choose entrepreneurship as a option. Also how much an Interior designer can earn depends on its reputation, no of years of experience. Some interior designers charge per minute fee or per hour fee whereas others charge flat fee for whole project

Fresher’s also have bright scope in interior designing they can start their work with some stipend or assist any other interior designer and get on the job training and some experience or can find employment in paint companies, hotel industry or advertising agency.

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