MDes
Product
Design
A two-year postgraduate programme developed to nurture visionary designers integrating creativity, material science, systems thinking, and strategic innovation to craft meaningful physical and smart product experiences.
Shaping the future of products and systems.
The Master of Design (MDes) in Product Design is a postgraduate programme envisioned to develop future-ready designers who integrate creativity, technology, and strategic thinking to craft meaningful tangible product outcomes.
Learners progressively advance from foundational design exploration to specialised applications in product systems, manufacturing processes, CMF (Colour, Material, and Finish), and strategic product innovation, culminating in a discipline-specific capstone thesis project.
Strategic innovation.
Advanced making.
Anchored in interdisciplinary engagement, research integration, sustainable design frameworks, and sustained industry collaboration.
Interdisciplinary and Future-Oriented
Integrates core principles of industrial design with emerging domains, smart products, experience design, engineering, and business strategy.
Studio Pedagogy with Research Integration
Immersive studio laboratories combine hands-on prototyping, material exploration, and evidence-based design research methodologies.
Sustainability and Social Responsibility
Engage with circular economy frameworks, cradle-to-cradle principles, and ethical approaches to solve real-world environmental challenges.
Robust Industry and Academic Engagement
Collaborations with leading design consultancies, manufacturing hubs, and innovation centres through masterclasses and live industry projects.
Postgraduate admissions.
Review the entry criteria and qualifying parameters for admission to the Master of Design in Product Design programme.
Bachelor's Degree Qualification (Level 6.0)
A candidate who has passed a Bachelor's Degree of a minimum 4 years duration (Level 6.0) and obtained at least 50% marks (45% marks in case of candidates belonging to reserved categories) in the qualifying examination is eligible to apply.
Four semesters.
One master's practice.
From human factors, product semantics, and CMF to sustainable manufacturing, smart product interaction, and an independent master's capstone thesis.
First Year
- Design Foundation
- Design History
- Digital Tools and Prototyping
- Human Factors Design
- Studio 1 - Design Thinking and Research Methods
- Product Representation Techniques
- Product Semantics and CMF
- Systems and Service Design
- Design for Interaction
Second Year
- Internship
- Design Research Seminar
- Sustainable Prototyping and Manufacturing
- Design Styling and Detailing
- Graduation Project
- Speculative and Critical Design
- Open Elective 1
- Open Elective 2
Career Enhancement Programmes.
Structured postgraduate initiatives bridging academic theory, executive masterclasses, industry apprenticeships, and startup incubation.
Structured Knowledge Engagement
Classroom-based instruction, expert-led masterclasses, industry lectures, and peer discussion forums strengthening conceptual mastery.
Practical and Experiential Learning
Studio- and laboratory-based projects, immersive industry engagements, and self-directed design initiatives supported by continuous mentoring.
Real-Time Projects and Academic Juries
Semester-wise external critiques and collaborative multi-stakeholder projects that simulate professional design practice and evaluative rigour.
Advanced Electives and Certification
Enables specialization in focused domains such as transportation design, universal design, cultural design, and toy and game design.
Internships and Apprenticeships
Short-term professional immersions, project-based industry internships, corporate engagements, and sustained corporate linkages.
Entrepreneurship Immersion (EDP)
Startup founder shadowing and enterprise studio projects culminating in the development and launch of a micro-brand or Minimum Viable Product (MVP).
Postgraduate career pathways.
Graduates of the MDes in Product Design are equipped to lead design teams, consult on product engineering, drive applied research, or launch design-led ventures.
Core Product Design and Systems Practice
Shape physical and hybrid products across consumer, industrial, and public domains, integrating form, ergonomics, materials, and manufacturability.
Research-Led and Human-Centred Pathways
Advance design solutions through empirical inquiry, behavioural analysis, usability labs, and qualitative and quantitative synthesis.
Industry, Manufacturing and Applied Innovation
Drive applied product development with engineering, tooling, and supply chain partners to realize production-ready solutions.
Strategic, Digital and Emerging Domains
Design smart connected products, IoT platforms, and digitally augmented hardware ecosystems responsive to emerging technologies.
Entrepreneurial and Studio Leadership
Initiate design-driven ventures, build independent consultancies, manage design studios, or scale innovative hardware startups.
Questions,
answered.
Frequently asked questions regarding the Master of Design (MDes) in Product Design programme.
What is MDes in Product Design?
Is UI/UX the same as Product Design?
Which is better: Product Designer or UX Designer?
Are Product Designers in high demand?
Master the craft of
tangible innovation.
Explore the MDes Product Design programme and take the next step toward strategic industrial design, smart product systems, and design leadership.