BDes Interior Design at INSD Ahmedabad is a 4-year UGC-recognised undergraduate programme — the deepest preparation for a senior interior design career. Students master space planning, advanced building construction, materials specification, furniture design, lighting design, BIM workflows with Revit, photorealistic rendering with V-Ray and Lumion, and the full Adobe + AutoCAD/SketchUp/3DS Max stack. Curriculum covers history of architecture, kitchen and bathroom design, exhibition design, set design, visual merchandising, sustainable interiors, and a thesis project across residential, commercial, or hospitality interiors. Each semester pairs studio practice with live briefs from working design firms, architecture studios, and hospitality groups. The 4-year format includes a 6-month industry internship. BDes graduates work as senior interior designers at established studios, commercial designers at architecture firms and fit-out specialists, hospitality design leads at hotel chains (Taj, Oberoi, IHG), retail and exhibition designers, lighting designers at specialty consultants, design consultants at boutique firms, and founders of their own practice. Entry salaries start ₹3.5-5 LPA, scaling to ₹15-30 LPA at the senior-designer level. Eligibility: 10+2 from any stream. 100% placement assistance with our dedicated cell. Programme highlights: Project-Based Learning. Comprehensive Curriculum. Hands-on Training. Latest Design Tools. Curriculum modules: Semester 1: Basics of Drafting, Basics of Graphics, Introduction of Interior Designing, Introduction of Furniture History, Basics of Furniture Designing, Market survey & Building Construction – Part 1. Semester 2: Application of Drafting, Application of Colors, Principle of Interior Designing, History of Furniture, Glossary of Furniture, Market Survey & Building Construction – Part 2. Semester 3: Building Technology, Life Space Planning & Interior Designing, Design Graphics & Display, History of Architecture, Furniture & Furnishings, Portfolio Development. Semester 4: Building Services, Urban Space Planning, Elements of Interior Designing, Theory of Architecture, Significance of Furniture, Project Work. Semester 5: Interior and Exterior Treatments, Furniture, Furnishings and Fittings, Art & Graphics in Interior Designing, Entrepreneurship Development, Computer Aided Design (CAD), Building Construction – Part 3, Interior Designing projects – Part 1. Semester 6: Exterior and Interior Treatments, Upholstery Furniture & Furnishings, Application of Art & Graphics in Interior Designing, Interior Designing as a Profession, CAD (commercial), Building Construction – Part 4, Industrial Skill Project. Semester 7: Exterior and Interior Designing, History of Furniture, Art & Graphics in Interior Designing, Building Construction Part 5, Projects and Portfolio, Furniture and Furnishing. Semester 8: Exterior and Interior Designing, History of Furniture, Art & Graphics in Interior Designing, Building construction Part 6, Projects and Portfolio, Furniture and Furnishing. Programme level: Degree. Duration: 4-Years. Mode of study: both. Discipline: Interior Design. This programme is offered at INSD Ahmedabad, part of the INSD design education network with 5,000+ designers trained, 20+ years of legacy, UGC-recognised programmes, and 100% placement assistance across fashion, interior, graphic, animation, jewellery, textile, photography, UX/UI, and luxury brand management disciplines.
