About the School of Design & Innovation

Established in 2021, the School of Design and Innovation is more than a teaching (and placement) machine. It is populated by learners and teachers who enjoy experimentation, inquiry, risk taking, and evidence based research and decision making, who enjoy collaborative learning. We see design as ethical, inclusive, and democratic; and as an act, a product, an experience, and above all, a mindset.

Why Design & Innovation at RVU?

SDI has a strong founding team as faculty members, both from industry and academia bringing together a synergy of knowledge and application. This reflects in the designing and delivery of the courses. SDI incorporates the best methodologies from various pedagogical models and is creating an environment where knowledge creation, knowledge dissemination and knowledge application will co-exist and inspire each other.

  • Student-centred, experiential, immersive learning
  • Collaboration and research-based inquiry
  • Faculty with industry and academic background
  • Real-world project-based learning
  • International paradigms in design education
  • Excellent electives for lateral learning and thinking
  • Industry lectures in all disciplines, open to all design students
  • Practice ready, ethical and empowered to lead, with an entrepreneurial mindset
  • Internships in best companies for personal and professional growth
  • Minors in Design, Liberal Arts & Sciences, Computer Science, Business, Economics & Finance, Law, Film Media & Creative Arts
What we Offer?
Undergraduate Programmes

Duration: 4 Year Programme

  • B.Des.(Hons) (User Experience)
    • Digital Interactive Systems
    • Extended Reality
  • B.Des.(Hons) (Interior Environments)
  • B.Des.(Hons) (Communication and New Media)
  • B.Des.(Hons) (Product)
    • Industrial Products
    • Digital Products
    • Lifestyle Accessories
  • B.Des.(Hons) (Transdisciplinary Contexts)
Postgraduate Programmes

Duration: 2 Year Programme

  • M.Des. (User Experience)
  • M.Des. Research (Design Futures)

Duration: 1 Year Programme

  • Post Graduate Diploma (Design Journalism)

Ph.D.

  • Supervision Available for Design; Architecture; Design Education; Design History; Criticism & Humanities
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Dr Anuradha Chatterjee

Professor and Dean, School of Design and Innovation

Dean’s Message

A warm welcome to the School of Design and Innovation! Since its advent, Design (and its various disciplines) has become one of the most sought-after areas of study, practice, and research in India, wherein graduates find fulfilling and lasting careers as design practitioners, strategists, researchers, advisors, academics, and entrepreneurs. We imagine design education as a journey full of experiment, inquiry, risk taking, and evidence-based research and decision making, which is a collaborative act -between the student, faculty members, institution, industry, and community at large. Design requires an integrated approach to learning, which draws upon the fields of art, architecture, design, science, humanities, social science, engineering, economics, and so on, and it also requires us to be attentive to the constantly changing topography of our world.

At RV University, we see design as ethical, inclusive, and democratic; and as an act, a product, an experience, and above all, a mindset. We are invested in student-centred approaches to learning, and we look forward to our students taking a deep dive and immersing themselves in their education, to identify creative and critical approaches to difficult, urgent real-world problems. Our students are provided with the best of national and international perspectives on design, and they are encouraged to understand the value and use of emerging technology, as well as traditional knowledge systems. At RV University, School of Design and Innovation, we aim to create not just graduates but future design leaders and innovators who approach design with technological acumen, social purpose, a sense of justice, and a critical eye. As your Dean, I hope to meet with each of you, talk about my own journey as a creative, and I wish you an exciting time here, and beyond!

Campus Amenities

  •  Metro connectivity at doorstep
  •  Library
  •  Auditorium
  •  Gymnasium
  •  Bank
  •  Post office
  •  Food court
  •  Dining Hall
  •  Medical Centre
  •  Counselling Centre
  •  Recreational centre
  •  Sports facilities & sports grounds

Collaborations and industry connect

COLLABORATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS

Admission Process
  • STEP - 01
    Register

    Apply online:
    https://admissions.rvu.edu.in/

  • STEP - 02
    Portfolio submission guidelines
    are available on the website
  • STEP - 03
    RVU Selection Process

    Statement of Purpose (SoP)/
    Portfolio + Personal Interview

  • STEP - 04
    Offer letter

    Subject to fulfilment of eligibility
    and admission criteria

  • STEP - 05
    Registration

    Payment of fee

University Campus, RV Vidyanikethan Post, 8th Mile, Mysuru Road, Bengaluru - 560059
Mobile: +91 95136 73775, +91 89511 79896 | Email: admissions@rvu.edu.in

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