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The Bachelor of Design (B.Des) in Interior and Space Design at Pimpri Chinchwad University (PCU) is a cutting-edge program crafted to nurture creativity, technical skills, and design thinking in the realm of interior and spatial design. This program offers an in-depth curriculum covering essential topics such as architecture design, 3D room design, interior design and styling, and commercial interior design. As one of the best design colleges in India, PCU integrates practical experience with theoretical knowledge, facilitated by experienced faculty and state-of-the-art facilities. The program emphasizes a holistic approach, ensuring graduates are well-prepared to excel in various sectors, including residential, commercial, and industrial interior design.

PCU's legacy of excellence and innovation in education is reflected in this comprehensive program, which aims to produce skilled professionals ready to meet the demands of the dynamic interior design industry. With a focus on real-world applications and industry collaborations, students will gain hands-on experience through projects, internships, and workshops. Graduates of the B.Des in Interior and Space Design program will be equipped with the knowledge and skills to pursue successful careers as interior designers, architects, and space planners, making significant contributions to the field of design both in India and globally.


Preamble

India has a long history of welcoming visitors with open arms, making it recognised as a typically hospitable nation. Hospitality is known to be the very essence of India. The hospitality sector offers a wide range of professional options at different levels and requires a variety of talents, and it makes a considerable contribution to the economies of India and many other nations.

The goal of Pimpri Chinchwad University's Bachelor of Design is to provide students with a solid intellectual foundation. Their ability to develop strategic business insight, make moral decisions, and adopt a sustainable worldview is empowered by the curriculum. In essence, the programme aims to create leaders who can proactively implement business strategies that pursue the economic well-being of all stakeholders while considering the welfare of the people and impact on the planet. The foundational information and abilities offered in this undergraduate degree programme are crucial for students to succeed in creative roles and be responsible citizens in the future. A key component of the curriculum is the student's holistic development. The B.Des program is Ideal for students who wish to start a career in Design, management, or entrepreneurship soon after graduation.


Vision and Mission

The vision of the Pune Design School is to be recognized for leadership in the discipline and the profession by advancing design excellence in an evolving global ecosystem, promoting human values and well being, and inculcating responsibility to society, the environment, and the profession.
To offer future leaders with academic and research excellence to succeed in today’s dynamic Design Environment as successful managers and entrepreneurs.
To Improve and Enhance the Educational Experience.
To Cultivate a Culture of Research, Scholarship and Creative Activities.
To Grow a Comprehensive and Balanced Student community and Faculty.
To Advance Industry, Professional, Community and University Partners.

Program Objectives

The Program Objectives for the B. Des in Interior and Space Design program are as follows:
  • Research Mindset: Evolving a research-oriented mindset as an approach to undertake design solutions.
  • Critical & Design Thinking: Capacity to apply and effectively problem-solve in an unstructured, unfamiliar and complex context.
  • Material Sensibility: Demonstrate advanced sensibilities to analyse attributes and applicability of materials.
  • Emerging Technology Practice: Demonstrate curiosity and intention of practice in the domain of emerging technologies that engender innovation in the industry.
  • Analog & Digital Competency: Demonstrate competency in a range of analog and digital skills for creativity and communication.
  • Strategic Design Disposition: Illustrate critical understanding of impact of design interventions on micro & macro environments.
  • Entrepreneurial Attitude: Display of professionalism, enterprise, teamwork and collaboration as an approach and attitude towards entrepreneurship.

4 Years

Duration

₹ 3,40,000

Fees (Per Annum)

PCET

Centralized Placement Cell

Admission fees Rs 10,000/-

Program Highlights

News studio and production facilities

In-house news channel on social media

Media seminars and events

Field tours and visits

Employability skills

Course Curriculum

1st Year

    Semester

    I

  • Fundamentals of Design 1
  • Material Exploration 1
  • History of Design
  • Digital Tools 1
  • Open Elective 1
  • Communication Skill
  • Visualisation and Illustrations 1
  • Practicing Meditation/Yoga
  • Universal Human Values 1: Professional Ethics / IKS (Indian Design History)

    Semester

    II

  • Fundamentals of Design 2
  • Material Exploration 2
  • Design Critic and Appreciation
  • Digital Tools 2
  • Open Elective 2
  • Creative Writing
  • Visualisation and Illustrations 2
  • Sports Activity
  • IKS (Indian Design History ) / Universal Human Values I : Professional Ethics

2nd Year

    Semester

    III

  • Nature and Form
  • Design Research
  • Interior Design Basics
  • Colour Fundamentals
  • Open Elective 3
  • Presentation Techniques
  • Interior Digital Drawing 2D
  • Universal Human Values II: Understanding Harmony / Constitution of India
  • Foreign Language I

    Semester

    IV

  • Design Studio 1
  • Packaging Design
  • Ergonomics
  • Digital Rendering
  • Prototyping Techniques
  • Mini Project 1
  • Portfolio 1
  • Digital Modelling 1
  • Constitution of India
  • Minor 1
  • Foreign Language II

3rd Year

    Semester

    V

  • Design Studio 2
  • Space Transformation
  • Environmental Graphics
  • Event Design
  • Interior Services 1
  • Mini Project 2
  • Project Documentation
  • Visual Merchandising
  • Short Movie Making
  • Aptitude and Logical Reasoning / Environmental Studies
  • Minor 2
  • Foreign Language III

    Semester

    VI

  • Design Studio 3
  • Introduction to User Interface Design
  • Visual Ergonomics
  • Wireframing
  • Storyboarding
  • Mini Project 3
  • Portfolio 2
  • Virtual Reality Tools
  • Theatre Arts
  • Environmental Sciences( EVS )
  • Minor 3
  • Foreign Language IV

4th Year

    Semester

    VII

  • Design Studio 4
  • Design Studio 5
  • Design Management
  • Construction Technology & Materials 2
  • Mini Project 4
  • Internship: UBD
  • Minor 4

    Semester

    VIII

  • Design Studio 6
  • Research Paper Writing: UBD
  • Graduation Project: UBD
  • Minor 5

Electives

    List of Open Elective Courses :

  • Open Elective - I : Study of bamboo crafts and products
  • Open Elective - I : Study of Terracotta crafts and Products
  • Open Elective - II : Event Communication Design
  • Open Elective - II : Event Installations Design
  • Open Elective - III : Design for Social Media
  • Open Elective - III : Design for IoT

Multidisciplinary Minor

    Web Development (WD)
    Offering School : School of Engineering & Technology
  • WD Minor1 : Introduction of HTML (# II/ *IV)
  • WD Minor2 : Getting started with JavaScript (# III/ *V)
  • WD Minor3 : Server-side Programming with Node.js (# IV/*VI)
  • WD Minor4 : Front-end Development with React & Type Script (# V/*VII)
  • WD Minor5 : Back-end frameworks - Django, Ruby on Rails (# VI/*VIII)
    Robotics Process Automation (RP)
    Offering School : School of Engineering & Technology
  • RP Minor1 : Basics of Robotics Process Automation (# II/ *IV)
  • RP Minor2 : Fundamentals of RPA Business Analysis (# III/ *V)
  • RP Minor3 : Automation Techniques in RPA (# IV/*VI)
  • RP Minor4 : Future of RPA with Business Automation (# V/*VII)
  • RP Minor5 : RPA Tool (# VI/*VIII)
    Artificial intelligence &
    Machine Learning (ML)
    Offering School : School of Engineering & Technology
  • ML Minor1 : Artificial Intelligence (# II/ *IV)
  • ML Minor2 : Machine Learning (# III/ *V)
  • ML Minor3 : Natural Language Processing (# IV/*VI)
  • ML Minor4 : Optimization Techniques (# V/*VII)
  • ML Minor5 : Deep Learning For Computer Vision (# VI/*VIII)
    Data Science (DS)
    Offering School : School of Engineering & Technology
  • DS Minor1 : Applied Data Science With Python (# II/ *IV)
  • DS Minor2 : Data Visualization With Tableau (# III/ *V)
  • DS Minor3 : Business Analytics (# IV/*VI)
  • DS Minor4 : Data Analytics (# V/*VII)
  • DS Minor5 : Generative AI (# VI/*VIII)
    Media Communications (MM)
    Offering School : School of media & communications studies
  • MM Minor1 : Literary Study (# II/ *IV)
  • MM Minor2 : Digital Media Production (# III/ *V)
  • MM Minor3 : Photography (# IV/*VI)
  • MM Minor4 : Performing Arts - Theater (# V/*VII)
  • MM Minor5 : Film Studies (# VI/*VIII)
    Psychology (PSY)
    Offering School : School of science
  • PSY Minor1 : Introductory Psychology (# II/ *IV)
  • PSY Minor2 : Foundations of Social Psychology (# III/ *V)
  • PSY Minor3 : Theories of Personality Development (# IV/*VI)
  • PSY Minor4 : Industrial Psychology (# V/*VII)
  • PSY Minor5 : Mindfulness and Mental Health (# VI/*VIII)
    Nutrition (NUT)
    Offering School : School of science
  • NUT Minor1 : Human Nutrition (# II/ *IV)
  • NUT Minor2 : Lifestyle Management (# III/ *V)
  • NUT Minor3 : Introduction to Weight Management (# IV/*VI)
  • NUT Minor4 : Food Quality and Management (# V/*VII)
  • NUT Minor5 : Novel Foods and Application (# VI/*VIII)
    Design Thinking &
    Methodologies (DM)
    Offering School : Pune Design School
  • DM Minor1 : Design Thinking (# II/ *IV)
  • DM Minor2 : Brand Identity Design (# III/ *V)
  • DM Minor3 : Digital tools for 2D design (# IV/*VI)
  • DM Minor4 : Physical model making/ Prototyping (# V/*VII)
  • DM Minor5 : Digital Tools for 3D design (# VI/*VIII)
    Economics & Finance (FE)
    Offering School : School of Management
  • FE Minor1 : Micro-economics (# II/ *IV)
  • FE Minor2 : Fundamentals of Accounting (# III/ *V)
  • FE Minor3 : Principles of Finance (# IV/*VI)
  • FE Minor4 : Cost and Management Accounting (# V/*VII)
  • FE Minor5 : Macro economics (# VI/*VIII)
    Entrepreneurship and
    Innovations (EI)
    Offering School : School of Management
  • EI Minor1 : Entrepreneurship-New venture Development (# II/ *IV)
  • EI Minor2 : Rural Entrepreneurship (# III/ *V)
  • EI Minor3 : Design Thinking (# IV/*VI)
  • EI Minor4 : Institutional and Legal framework for Startups and small Businesses (# V/*VII)
  • EI Minor5 : Managing creativity and learning organizations (# VI/*VIII)
    Drugs & Healthcare (DH)
    Offering School : School of Pharmacy
  • DH Minor1 : Health and hygiene (# II/ *IV)
  • DH Minor2 : Know your drugs (# III/ *V)
  • DH Minor3 : Complementary and alternative medicine (# IV/*VI)
  • DH Minor4 : Drug Discovery (# V/*VII)
  • DH Minor5 : Forensic Science (# VI/*VIII)
    Software Application Design and Development (AD)
    Offering School : School of Engineering and Technology
  • AD Minor1 : System Analysis and Design (# II/ *IV)
  • AD Minor2 : User Experience and Design (# III/ *V)
  • AD Minor3 : Introduction to GitHub. (# IV/*VI)
  • AD Minor4 : Introduction to Gaming Applications. (# V/*VII)
  • AD Minor5 : Mobile Application Development (# VI/*VIII)
    Cyber Security (CS)
    Offering School : School of Engineering and Technology
  • CS Minor1 : Cyber Ethics, Cyber Law and Cyber Policy (# II/ *IV)
  • CS Minor2 : Introduction to Cryptography (# III/ *V)
  • CS Minor3 : Social Media Security. (# IV/*VI)
  • CS Minor4 : Introduction to Blockchain. (# V/*VII)
  • CS Minor5 : Data Security & Privacy. (# VI/*VIII)
    English Literature (E)
    Offering School : School of
    Liberal Arts
  • E Minor1 : English for Competitive Examinations-I (# II/ *IV)
  • E Minor2 : English for Competitive Examinations-II (# III/ *V)
  • E Minor3 : English for Competitive Examinations-III (# IV/*VI)
  • E Minor4 : English for Competitive Examinations-IV (# V/*VII)
  • E Minor5 : English for Competitive Examinations-V (# VI/*VIII)
    English Literature (E)
    Offering School : School of
    Liberal Arts
  • Learning English With Shakespeare-Romeo and Juliet (Minor-I) (# II/ *IV)
  • Learning English With Shakespeare-Hamlet (Minor-II) (# III/ *V)
* : Courses offered for B Tech, B Design
# : Courses offered for B Sc, BBA, Media, and Management & Liberal Arts

Audit Courses

    List of Audit Courses:

  • Practicing Meditation, Sports & Yoga
  • Performing Arts:
    Music, Singing, Poetry, Indian Conventional Dancing, Photography, Short Movie Making, Painting/ Sketching/ Drawing, Theatre Arts, Anchoring, Calligraphy etc.
  • Social welfare and Cultural Awareness
  • Transactional Analysis
  • Caring and service
  • Hospital Caring, Personal Safety, First Aid, Disaster Management Gardening, Organic farming, Cooking etc.

    List of Foreign Languages :

  • German
  • Japanese
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Programme

Programme Educational Objectives

Programme Educational Objectives (PEOs)

  • Develop research methodologies to investigate and identify design focused interventions.
  • Develop critical thinking and ability to create innovative solutions.
  • Exhibit proficiency in practices that employ media, materials & emerging technologies.
  • Ability to demonstrate digital & analogue competence to present ideas.
  • Develop entrepreneurial approach to create strategic design solutions.

Programme Outcomes (POs)

Programme Outcomes (POs)

The Hospitality Management Graduates will be able to:
  • Research Mindset: Evolving a research-oriented mindset as an approach to undertake design solutions.
  • Critical & Design Thinking: Capacity to apply and effectively problem-solve in an unstructured, unfamiliar and complex context.
  • Material Sensibility: Demonstrate advanced sensibilities to analyse attributes and applicability of materials.
  • Emerging Technology Practice: Demonstrate curiosity and intention of practice in the domain of emerging technologies that engender innovation in the industry.
  • Analog & Digital Competency: Demonstrate competency in a range of analog and digital skills for creativity and communication.
  • Strategic Design Disposition: Illustrate critical understanding of impact of design interventions on micro & macro environments.
  • Entrepreneurial Attitude: Display of professionalism, enterprise, teamwork and collaboration as an approach and attitude towards entrepreneurship.

Programme Specific Outcomes (PSOs)

Programme Specific Outcomes (PSOs)

  • Using a structured thought process and design development process, ability to design Products that create business value, serve individual and societal needs while considering environmental impact
  • Ability to create innovative solutions which are desirable to the user, technically feasible and commercially viable.
  • Ability to develop concepts through cycles of research and concept progression while integrating all relevant issues in a given context through several stages of design development and form building.
  • Develop an understanding of the human- centered focus of design and knowledge of functionality based on human factors and ergonomics.
  • Ability to identify consumer needs through understanding of values, cultures, behavioral norms, social patterns, demographics, trends and future scenarios.
  • Ability to develop a personal learning style, observe and evaluate own learning, diagnose own learning needs to serve the purpose of self and life-long learning.
  • Ability to work in a professional manner with the knowledge of design management in a collaborative, team environment, honoring timelines and ethical considerations.

Eligibility

Pass in 10+2 Examination or 3 years Diploma by the Central / State Government or equivalent qualification from any recognized board obtained at least 45% marks (40% in case of candidates belonging to reserved category) in the qualifying examination

AND valid score card of Entrance Test conducted by UCEED 2025/NIFT 2025/NID2025/Design Aptitude Test conducted by PCU.

Candidates are selected on the basis of Design Aptitude Test conducted by PCU, personal interview and Merit basis ‌

FAQ's

What is the scope of the B.Des in Interior and Space Design program?

The B.Des in Interior and Space Design program offers vast career opportunities in residential, commercial, and industrial interior design. Graduates can work as interior designers, architects, space planners, or start their own design firms.

What are the career prospects after completing B.Des in Interior and Space Design?

Graduates can pursue careers as interior designers, space planners, commercial interior designers, and more. They can work in architectural firms, design studios, or as freelance designers.

What are the career opportunities after completing the B.Des in Interior and Space Design program?

After completing the B.Des in Interior and Space Design program at Pimpri Chinchwad University (PCU), graduates have a plethora of career opportunities available to them. They can work in various sectors such as residential interior design, commercial interior design, and industrial space planning. Graduates can pursue roles as interior designers, interior architects, space planners, and project managers in architectural firms, design studios, real estate companies, and construction firms. Additionally, there are opportunities in exhibition design, retail design, and set design for film and television. Many graduates also choose to start their own design consultancies or freelance, offering specialized design services. The demand for skilled interior designers is high, given the growing emphasis on aesthetics and functionality in both residential and commercial spaces, ensuring a promising career trajectory for graduates.

Is there a demand for interior designers in the industry?

Yes, there is a growing demand for skilled interior designers who can create functional and aesthetically pleasing spaces in residential, commercial, and industrial sectors.

What skills will I develop during the B.Des in Interior and Space Design program?

Students will develop skills in 3D room design, architecture design, interior design and styling, and project management, essential for a successful career in interior design.

Can I specialize in a specific area of interior design?

Yes, the program offers elective courses that allow students to specialize in areas such as commercial interior design, residential design, and industrial design.

What is the duration of the B.Des in Interior and Space Design program?

The B.Des in Interior and Space Design program is a 3/4year undergraduate program.

Does PCU offer placement support for B.Des in Interior and Space Design graduates?

Yes, PCET’s PCU has a dedicated centralized placement cell that assists students in securing job placements and internships in reputed companies and design firms.

Are there opportunities for further studies after completing B.Des in Interior and Space Design?

Yes, graduates can pursue higher studies such as a Master of Design (M.Des) or Master of Architecture (M.Arch) to further enhance their skills and knowledge.

Does the program include practical training and industry projects?

Yes, the program includes practical training, internships, and industry projects to provide students with real-world experience in interior and space design.

Why should I choose PCU for my B.Des in Interior and Space Design studies?

PCU is renowned for its excellence in design education, experienced faculty, state-of-the-art facilities, and strong industry connections, offering a holistic learning experience that prepares students for successful careers in interior design.

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