The Department of Design(DoD), one of the 13 departments at IIT Guwahati, which was set up with a vision to enkindle some of the brightest technical minds of the country a passion for innovation in technology driven by a firm understanding, appreciation and celebration of design.

The courses offered are:
Bachelors in Design (B.Des)
Masters in Design (M.Des)

Masters in Design (M.Des) is one of the exclusive program offered by Department of Design (DoD), IIT Guwahati. Aspirants applying for post graduate (M.Des) program must qualify the Common Entrance Examination for Design (CEED) conducted by IITs as a part of their central admission procedure. Aspirants are further shortlisted through apptitude test and further on through a personal interview session.

The Course details of the Master in Design are as follows:

Design - an introduction
Visual design - principle and applications
Ergonomics
Design methods
Form studies
Graphic design
Design project
Design project
Thesis project
Ergonomics
Product design prototying and advanced manufacturing process
Lighting design
Usability engineering
System analysis and information design
Ergonomics research technique
Interaction design
Collaborative design methods in new product development
New media studies
Design semantics
Product detailing
Environment and experiential design
Automobile design
Creativity, innovation and design management
Tangible User Interface

Placement Overview:
The placements and external relationship at the Department of Design are at equivalence with those at the other Indian Institutes of Technology. The graduates at Department of Design (DoD) productively manage to get recruited into the top corporations every year.

Career roles and core competencies:

Usability Engineering
Human Computer Interfaces and Interaction Design
System Design and Information Architecture
E-learning & Web Technologies
Print, Graphic Design, Television and Multimedia Technologies
New media and Game Design
Virtual Reality and Simulation
Product Development and Design (consumer products, electrical appliances etc.)
Control Panels and Instrumentation Systems Design
Exhibition and Experience Design
Design and Management Consultancies
Transportation Design (automotive design, personal transportation)
Tangible User Interfaces
Physical Computing

The Past recruiters:

Trilogy
Fair Isaac
Kanbay
Infosys
Crompton Greaves
Videocon
Cognizant
TCS
Wipro
Fluent India
TAFE
Virtusa India
Mindtree
FICO
Mahindra & Mahindra

Contact Details:

Department of Design
NAC Eastern Corridor,
Amingaon, Guwahati,
Assam 781039