ADMISSIONS Info

Master of Design (M. Des.)

Master of Design (M. Des.) is a two-year, full-time program, open for candidates with an undergraduate degree in any discipline. It offers research-intensive, practice-based learning in a liberal, multi-disciplinary environment. The program delivers holistic transdisciplinary education along with choice-based specialization* in the following domains:

  • Strategic Product Design
  • Visual Communication Design
  • User Experience Design
  • Information Design

M. Des. program prepares students with knowledge, skills, and attitude relevant to the 21st Century problems, needs, and applications. It is structured into 8 core courses, 5 elective courses, one semester-long design project, an 8-week long summer internship, and a year-long Master’s Thesis Project.

Admission to the Programme:

Eligibility

Applicants fulfilling any one of the following minimum entry qualifications are eligible to apply for M. Des. program through the admission portal of SNU.

  1. Candidate should have completed an undergraduate degree of minimum 4 years (after 10+2 level) in any discipline, from a recognized university or institution at the time of admission with a minimum of 55% or equivalent.
  2. Candidate should have completed an undergraduate degree of minimum 3 years (after 10+2 level) in any discipline, from a recognized university or institution with a minimum of 55% or equivalent along with at least one-year postundergraduate degree work experience.
  3. Candidate should have completed a master’s degree of minimum 2 years (after 10+2+3 level) in any discipline, from a recognized university or institution at the time of admission with a minimum of 55% or equivalent.

Shortlisting of Application

Completed applications meeting the minimum eligibility are shortlisted for Design Aptitude Test (DAT) and Interview based on the following criteria.

  • Candidates with a valid CEED scorecard will be shortlisted based on cut-off percentile which will be decided by the University admission team based on the number of application received.
  • Candidates without a valid CEED scorecard will be shortlisted based on the relevance of work experience and/or their creative work demonstrated through a portfolio.

N.B. University reserves the right to accept or reject any application based on its departmental screening criteria; hence all applications received may not be shortlisted for Design Aptitude Test and Interview. No requests for refund of the application fee shall be entertained whether or not the candidates are called for DAT and Interview

Admission Criteria

All the shortlisted candidates are called for Design Aptitude Test (DAT), and Personal Interview which will be conducted at the Shiv Nadar University, Greater Noida campus. Based on the performance in the Design Aptitude Test (DAT) and interview, a merit list will be prepared, and the top 30 students will be invited for admission into the program. If any selected candidate declines the offer, waiting list candidates are offered their seat.

Note: The Department reserves the right of not filling all the seats if desired standards are not met by the candidates.

Important Dates

Last day for applying to the program 17th June, 2020
Intimation to shortlisted candidates 30th June 2020
Interview for shortlisted candidates 10th July 2020
Intimation to selected candidates 15 July 2020
Selected candidates to communicate acceptance of offer by 22nd July 2020
Coursework commencement Late July / Early August 2020

Fees

Fees Year 1 Year 2 Total Payable
Academic/ Tuition Fees ₹ 2,50,000 ₹ 2,50,000 ₹ 5,00,000
Hostel Fees ₹ 98,750 ₹ 98,750 ₹ 1,97,500
Hostel Fees (After 25% waiver) ₹ 74,000 ₹ 74,000 ₹ 1,48,000
Security Deposit (One Time) ₹ 25,000 - ₹ 25,000
Admission Fees (One Time) ₹ 25,000 - ₹ 25,000

Scholarships

A monthly *Teaching Assistantship (TA) of ₹ 12,000 is available for 15 meritorious students (as per SNU-Design Aptitude Test merit list) for 20 months (as per University norms) during the course of MDes program. N. B. Continuation of financial assistance is subject to satisfactory performance evaluated continuously, and compliance with all University regulations. The student is required to maintain a minimum CGPA of 7.00 (out of 10.00).

Application Fees

  • Non-refundable* application fees of Rs. 1200 (One Thousand Two Hundred Only) pay by credit/debit card or Demand Draft drawn in favor of Shiv Nadar University payable at NOIDA

Candidates may note that the University reserves the right to accept or reject any application based on its departmental screening criteria, hence all applicants may not be shortlisted for the interview. Therefore, no requests for refund of the application fee shall be entertained whether or not the candidates are called for the interview