GGSIPU announces setting up of design institute

Updated on: Monday, December 10, 2012

Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (GGSIPU), Delhi, has announced the setting up of an institute of design at its East campus. The university plans to establish the new institute on the lines of the National Institute of Design (NID). The institute will offer programmes in various disciplines of design including textile, manufacturing and interior, etc. The university is collaborating with NID to develop the curriculum for these programmes.

According to DK Bandyopadhyay, vicechancellor , "We already have a school for architecture and planning. With design having become a sought-after discipline in the contemporary world scenario, the new institute of design would be timely. There is a growing demand for professionals in this field. It will be an integrated institute of design."

The institute will be able to accommodate around 1500 students. Besides, it will have hostels, a full-fledged library and other facilities.

"Students require both physical and mental space, and so we do not want it to become a crowded place. The programmes that will be offered will be interdisciplinary and are at a planning stage at the moment. The work on building the institute will begin early next year. It is expected to be ready for students between 2015 and 2016," informs Bandyopadhyay. Besides, the university is planning to start three new centres of studies as well — study of indigenous literature, film and culture studies and development and planning.

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