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Anant offers a range of minor and elective courses to make learning multidisciplinary. These courses offer students an opportunity to try various possibilities, pursue co-curricular interests, discover new passions and change their way of thinking and processing things.

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Space design includes interior design, landscape design, exhibition design, set design and retail design, among many others.

An interior designer undertakes projects that include arranging the layout of spaces within a building, as well as projects that require an understanding of technical issues such as window and door positioning, acoustics and lighting.

Interior designers work on a variety of projects. They analyse client needs, create plans and specifications, and ensure a project is finished within the timeline and budget. Interior designers mainly work at design firms, architecture firms, corporates, government organisations, start-ups or start their own design studio/practice.

Communication design prepares students to conceptualise and execute the visual side of printed materials and electronic media output.
Students can look at exciting career opportunities in a wide array of industries, including advertising, media, publishing, public relations, the tech sector, fashion, entertainment and even government agencies. Communication designers work as art directors, animators, creative directors, graphic designers, illustrators, printmakers, production designers, etc.

Transdisciplinary Design is for those passionate about devising solutions to complex multidisciplinary problems. Students are introduced to tools and working methods to address pressing issues at both local and global levels. Transdisciplinary designers receive training in all fields of design and choose courses from other design disciplines.

Transdisciplinary designers pursue entrepreneurial opportunities or work as independent consultants. They also work in reputed design consultancies. They find work as designers in the development sector too, catering to fields of their interest such as education, livelihood, agriculture, health care and public services.

Interaction Design focuses on the interaction between users and products. These products range from software, like apps, games, websites, etc. The goal of an interaction designer is to create products that enable the user to achieve their objective(s) in the best possible manner and create the best user experience for consumers.

An interaction designer works closely with the product development department and advocates for the users. One can explore job opportunities with software giants such as Google, Apple, Microsoft, among many others.

Product designers are responsible for managing the end-to-end processes of product creation, including an understanding of product requirements, brainstorming for ideas, creating prototypes and developing the final product after thorough market research.

Product designers innovate with an eye on the cost, aesthetics, prestige value, product functionality, assembling and disassembling of the product, along with the maintenance process and costing.

Product design careers cover a broad spectrum of industries, from manufacturing, information technology, start-ups, NGOs, etc. Product designers could work in corporates or independently as freelancers. A product designer typically works as part of a team, often comprising junior, middle and senior positions. Eventually, the product designer rises to the position of Design Manager or Creative Lead, overseeing the design as well as administrative and managerial aspects, while contributing towards the overall growth of the business.

With the success of make in India project launched in 2014, India is now becoming a global manufacturing hub and therefore a Global Innovation hub too with Design as an industry growing at the CAGR (Compound Annual Growth rate) of 25% every year and in next 5 years, it is assumed that India will be requiring more than 6,00,000 designers.

Students of undergraduate programmes at Anant choose their preferred courses for each specialisation. While some courses are mandatory, Anant offers various elective courses, and students can choose the subject according to their preference. The class size is determined based on these choices made by the students and hence has no limitation. Generally, the class size for studio courses is around 20, and for seminar courses, it is around 40.

Every individual has a natural talent/affinity for a field of study. A creative bent of mind is not linked to artistic skills alone. A person can have the ability to look at things with a unique perspective or a knack for out-of-the-box thinking that leads to problem-solving. If you have any of these traits and an eye for detail, then you are an excellent fit for our design programmes.

Since ADEPT is held online every year, and not at any test centre, the portfolio is not necessary. However, the portfolio will be needed during the interview round.

The topics that are generally included in Anant’s Design Entrance and Proficiency Test (ADEPT) are general knowledge, general aptitude, creative thinking, logical reasoning and problem solving.

A student applying for the Bachelor of Design programme should have passed his/her 12th-grade board exams with a minimum of 50% marks. The student will have to take ADEPT (Anant Design Entrance and Proficiency Test), Anant’s online entrance test comprising three stages – MCQ round, Situation Test and Portfolio Interview.

Although it is not necessary to have a laptop, it is desirable that students have one for ease of learning. Ideally, your laptop should be capable of running Adobe Creative Cloud software. The other basic requirements are listed below.
Recommended Laptop Configuration.

16 G B RAM 
Intel Core 7
256  GB Hard disk
Graphics accelerator recommended

It is recommended, though not compulsory, that all students purchase an external hard drive for additional portable storage and file backup (1TB is the ideal capacity).

UX and UI design are part of interaction design. In fact, interaction design graduates are employed by the ever-growing digital industry as UX / UI designers in large numbers. Interaction design largely concerns itself with the design of digital products, environments, systems and services, and often extends itself to the non-digital realm, like extrapolating on how people might interact with the physical environment, systems, spaces, objects, other people, society, organisations, etc.

Although game design is considered a field on its own, many aspects overlap with interaction design. For example, interaction designers regularly apply gamification principles to design interactive systems, often to motivate people to behave in a particular way. On the other hand, one of the ways in which game designers apply interaction design, especially in the case of digital games, is in the design of the controls, information architecture, task flows and general usability of the game itself.

Sustainable Fashion and Textile Design is special for its future-forward approach. It blends eco-friendly values, modern tech and a worldwide outlook. It strives to lessen the industry’s environmental footprint while fostering creativity and ingenuity. This forward-thinking approach not only transforms the way we design and produce fashion but also leaves a positive impact on the environment and society as a whole.
The programme’s objective is to cultivate adaptable and industry-ready professionals for the fashion industry who are adept at creatively and responsibly addressing challenges. These individuals will draw upon a profound understanding of their chosen fields and a critical awareness of the societal, cultural, economic and sustainable influences on the environment. By incorporating a global perspective, this programme equips students to navigate the intricacies of an ever-evolving fashion landscape, thereby contributing to a future that is both sustainable and socially responsible.

Anant’s state-of-the-art, award-winning campus is well-equipped with collaborative classrooms, studio spaces and a workshop area for carpentry, metalwork, clay and textiles. The vibrant courtyard, picturesque lake, spacious amphitheatre and lush green landscape surrounding the main building add to the charm of the beautiful campus.
Anant offers world-class amenities, including a Multipurpose Hall with a capacity of 450 people, Gallery Space for exhibiting student’s work, Makerspace, an 8150 sq ft collaborative workshop area for students to explore various materials (wood, bamboo and metal), clay studio, Textile Lab with 4 looms for weaving, Pattern-making Lab with table top looms, Garment Construction Lab for different kinds of sewing, FutureShift, an advanced Product Design Lab equipped with cutting edge emerging technologies for rapid prototyping, 3D printing, 3D scanning and laser cutting, EarthLink 23.72, with artificial intelligence and hyper-visualisation as core attributes, Sound Recording Studio, Production Studio, LOVE Lab, a collaborative lab, Learning Commons, an ultra-modern academic resource centre spanning 4520 sq ft and outfitted with state-of-the-art IT infrastructure, Computer Lab, Photography Lab and Tinkering Lab.

Anant also has a 24/7 medical service facility on campus in partnership with Blue Circle Medi Services. It features a four-bed daycare setup designed to offer primary care services with qualified nursing personnel and a doctor on duty at all times. Equipped with necessary health monitoring tools, the facility can administer fluids (IV), perform wound dressings and provide other essential medical treatments. Additionally, it maintains a well-stocked inventory of essential medicines to address common health issues promptly. Understanding the importance of advanced medical support, Anant has established tie-ups with nearby hospitals to facilitate seamless access to tertiary care when needed.

Interior design predominantly deals with enhancing the interior spaces and adding value by creating an efficient and aesthetically pleasing environment for the user occupying the space in the personal or professional domain.

Space Design includes interior design as well as other habitable and experiential spaces such as exhibitions, sets, events, virtual spaces, urban interiors, modular temporary habitats, transportation spaces and various other kinds of spaces that we encounter in daily life and require a designer’s attention.

Anant’s faculty form the backbone of the University’s vision to nurture solutionaries of tomorrow. Holding strong academic credentials and vast industry and teaching experience, Anant’s faculty are more like mentors for the students, striving to help them achieve their goals.

Anant regularly invites faculty from various global institutions for courses, providing a global perspective to the students. Recently, faculty like James Hegarty from Cardiff University, Phillip Ellis from the University of Pennsylvania, Irena Romandik from New York University, Sharon Ravitch from the University of Pennsylvania, Garret Westlake, Associate Vice Provost for Innovation, Executive Director and Professor, da Vinci Center for Innovation from VCU, have been to Anant.

Anant’s 75 full-time faculty, as well as more than 200 visiting and adjunct faculty, are from different generations and backgrounds. 12 are full-time professors (this includes the Professor of Practice and Design Chair), and 3 are women. 16 of the full-time faculty are associate professors, and 47 are assistant professors, and out of these, 26 are women.

Many members of the full-time faculty hold a doctorate, while the majority have earned terminal professional degrees in different fields of design with substantial experience in various forms of artistic and professional practice. Our location in Ahmedabad, combined with our growing academic reputation and professional networks, allows us to draw on a distinguished and diverse group of adjunct and visiting faculty with a variety of interests, philosophies and specialisations.

The BDes programme offers 7 major and 11 minor specialisations. The majors include Product Design, Communication Design, Interaction Design, Moving Image, Space Design, Transdisciplinary Design and Sustainable Fashion and Textile. The minors include Furniture Design, Green Product Design, Sustainable Fashion Design, Graphic Design, Behavioural Science, Visual Arts, Moving Image, Urban Design, Health and Wellbeing, Immersive Media and Entrepreneurship.