Career Advice: Interior design courses

We all know that construction and Infrastructure industries are growing with a rapid pace, which has created infinite opportunities for Interior Designers. In current scenario, with huge demand, Interior designing come up with promising career opportunities.

Selecting a career as an Interior Designer will definitely give your career power wings but right choice of college and course will make you best décor specialist. However there are thousands of college offering Interior design diploma and bachelor degree courses in India. Whereas Bachelor of Interior design course is 3 to 4 years program after passing 10+2 in any stream.

Bachelor of Interior Design

If you have decided to build a career in Interior Designing  then I would advise you to go for bachelor degree program. The objective of course is to train students with the use of design and visual composition as it will help students to learn the basics of interior design course which will ease them to settle down after completing the degree.
In India and abroad many  top institutes / colleges offers 3/4 years program for bachelor degree in Interior design.

Program Duration: 3 or 4 Years, 6 to 8 semesters

Eligibility: The minimum qualification is10+2 examination with Science/Arts/Commerce from recognized education board.

Diploma in Interior Design & decoration

Don’t worry if you are still interested in Interior designing & decoration, after graduation or working, there are numerous Institutes and colleges in India offering 1 year  full and part time course in Interior designing.
Most of the government polytechnic colleges offer 1 to 3 years regular diploma program in Interior designing.

Program Duration: 1 to 3 Years

Eligibility: The minimum qualification is to pass secondary examination from recognized state or central board.

Interior design colleges

I have listed down top Interior design colleges In India offering degree / Diploma program in Interior designing.

• National institute of Design
• National Institute of Fashion technology
• Apeejay Institute of Design
• pearl academy of fashion
• Vogue institute of Fashion technology
• JaganNath Institute of management Science (JIMS)
• University of Mysore
• Jain University
• Polytechnic colleges ( All across India)
• WLC College

Career options after Interior Designing

Bachelor of Interior design or diploma is offered a wide range of career opportunities since there are huge demands of Interior expert in the market. You can find job in top architectural and Construction Company or try to establish your own firm/company since corporate, retails and private home owners look for interior experts to do their jobs.
Secondly, one can work as a freelance designer for design firm or an event management company.
Following are the areas/ sectors offers working opportunities to Interior Designers.

• Event Management– Marriage, Party, Festivals and functions.
• Hotels and hospitality sector
• Corporate offices and factories
• Commercial and retail stores
• Private home and apartments

A good interior designer early in career can earn up to 10 to 12 lacs per annum if he is working in any of big city in India.

An Interior decoration or designing is an art and a person who has a great skill to deal with ideas, imagination and design concept can easily rule the décor world. If you have any query regarding interior design courses then please ask below in comment box.

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