ISDI Mumbai Important Admission Dates 2027

ISDI is accepting applications for its July 2027 B.Des intake. Admission is handled by the institution instead of through a centralised entrance examination. The process covers an application, a design aptitude test, portfolio review and a personal interview.

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ISDI Mumbai Courses and Fees

ISDI provides seven four-year B.Des specialisations within a common degree framework. Its postgraduate choices are the two-year M.Des in Design Futures and the two-year MBA in Design Management and Strategic Thinking. Every listed B.Des specialisation has the same total programme fee.

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The B.Des curriculum uses the teaching framework developed with Parsons School of Design. Learning includes studio work, design laboratories, live industry assignments and electives from different disciplines. Through ISDI’s partnerships with more than 65 universities worldwide, students can also choose a semester exchange.

ISDI Mumbai Admission Process

ISDI uses separate selection methods for its undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. B.Des applicants go through the school’s own three-stage assessment, while admission to M.Des and MBA depends on programme-specific academic and selection requirements.

B.Des Admission

Scores from UCEED, NID DAT and NATA are not needed for B.Des admission. Applications are considered on a rolling basis until all seats in the batch are filled.

1. Complete 10+2 or an equivalent qualification from a recognised board in any stream. Applicants do not need earlier design experience.
2. Submit a portfolio containing 8 to 10 creative works or complete an ISDI Design Project. This stage carries 40% weightage.
3. Take the online Aptitude Test, which checks communication and analytical ability. It carries 40% weightage.
4. Attend a personal interview about the applicant’s ambitions, reasoning and interest in design. The interview carries 20% weightage.

A conventional fine arts background is not necessary. Applicants from Science, Commerce and Humanities may apply if they have a strong creative interest. A portfolio can contain work such as photography, digital art, fashion sketches or creative projects in other media.

M.Des and MBA Admission

For M.Des, applicants need a portfolio showing their design work and must attend a personal interview. The academic requirement is a Bachelor’s degree in Design, Architecture, Engineering or a related area. MBA Design Management applicants must present a valid GMAT or CAT score and complete a personal interview. Both courses seek students with a clear interest in design or in the business side of design. ISDI does not publicly provide yearly intake limits for its postgraduate courses.

ISDI Mumbai Placements and Career Outcomes

ISDI does not release salary package or CTC statistics in the standard format followed by engineering and management colleges. Instead, its career outcomes cover opportunities with design studios, product and brand companies, fashion houses, animation studios and consulting firms. Each year, the school facilitates more than 1,200 on-campus interview opportunities from over 100 organisations representing more than 20 industries.

More than 200 ISDI alumni have launched design ventures of their own. Students can take part in internships and live assignments during their studies because the campus is close to Mumbai’s financial and media companies in BKC. Graduates planning international postgraduate study can also benefit from ISDI’s network of more than 65 global university partnerships.

ISDI Mumbai Campus and Infrastructure

ISDI’s Bandra Kurla Complex campus in Mumbai covers more than 3 lakh square feet. It contains discipline-specific design studios, digital laboratories, fashion technology areas, maker spaces and product laboratories. The BKC setting also supports industry interaction and live projects with organisations in Mumbai’s corporate, financial and media sectors.

Facilities include animation and VFX laboratories, a UX/UI laboratory, product design workshops and digital fabrication areas. The fashion laboratory provides industry-standard tools for sewing and pattern making. Students can use print and digital research resources in the library, while residential assistance from the university helps them find student housing.

Throughout the year, the school conducts design critiques, festivals and talks by industry speakers. Visiting international teachers participate in workshops and critique sessions through the Parsons faculty exchange programme. Strategic Design Management students also complete live client assignments through ISDI’s corporate connections in BKC.

ISDI Mumbai Scholarships

B.Des applicants may receive merit scholarships based on the standard of their portfolio and their aptitude test performance during admission. ISDI does not publish a detailed scholarship schedule, though applicants with exceptional creative ability may be considered for partial fee assistance.

Eligible students from economically weaker backgrounds can explore education loans through the Vidya Lakshmi portal and scheduled bank programmes. SBI, Bank of Baroda and Axis Bank are among the major banks that provide loans for private design programmes under AICTE-approved categories. Since the four-year B.Des carries a high total fee, applicants should check their education loan eligibility when applying.

ISDI Mumbai vs MIT Institute of Design vs SID Pune

Students considering private design education in western India often compare ISDI Mumbai with MIT Institute of Design, Pune and Symbiosis Institute of Design, Pune. Each institution offers B.Des programmes and follows an admission route that does not require UCEED or NID DAT scores.

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ISDI offers the benefit of a BKC location in Mumbai and a curriculum collaboration with Parsons, but its B.Des fee of INR 28.67 lakhs is much higher than the fees at MIT-ID and SID. Both Pune institutions cost less and have longer-established placement records. ISDI may suit students who place greater value on Mumbai industry access and an international curriculum partnership. MIT-ID or SID may appeal more to those seeking lower fees and mature placement networks.