Courses To Join After 12th To Become An Interior Decorator In India - Colleges, Admission Process, Career Prospects

Interior designing was not a very known job previously. But for the last few years, this profession is gaining much interest from the students. The interest got fuelled when famous names like – Suzanne Khan, Gauri Khan, Twinkle Khanna, etc. chose this profession. But there is always a bit of confusion about what the actual work of an interior designer is.

Interior designing is a way to make the interior space more beautiful and magnificent. And interior designers help to do this. They work closely with the architects to plan the inner decoration, the layout of – houses, offices, or any other commercial places. Interior designers help to make any place aesthetic and attractive by deciding the layout, structure, decoration, furniture, etc. of a house or a firm or similar place.

Nowadays interior designing is becoming a popular career option for many students. students after their 12th final exams tend to go for these subjects for their multiple benefits. In this article, a detail of courses for interior designing and the career options and many other things will be discussed for all the students wanting to become an interior designer.

Courses of Interior Designing after 12th:

Many students get confused between architecture and interior design. The subjects are different and the courses offered are different too. Courses for interior designing and the time for each course is discussed in a detailed manner below:

Entrance exams for Interior Designing:

Many colleges offering the best courses for interior designing generally conduct an entrance exam to take the admissions of aspiring candidates. The admission test includes a design aptitude test. And if a candidate qualifies for this test, they are asked to submit a portfolio after that. The entrance exams conducted for interior designing are –

1.       AIEED (All India Entrance Examination for Design)

2.      Pearl Academy Entrance Exam

3.      SEED (Symbiosis Entrance Exam for Design)

4.      NID Entrance Exam

5.      GD Goenka DAT

6.      CEPT Entrance Exam

7.      MRNAT (Manav Rachna National Aptitude Test)

8.      UID Design Aptitude Test (Unitedworld Institute of Design Aptitude Test)

9.      NICC Entrance Exam (National Institute of Creative Communication Entrance Exam)

10.     IIAD Entrance Exam (Indian Institute of Art and Design Entrance Exam)

Eligibility criteria to become an Interior Designer:

To apply for any interior designing course, a student can have any subject or stream in their 12th academic background. But some colleges demand physics or mathematics to be either compulsory or additional subjects in the 12th to apply for the courses of interior designing.

Colleges providing Interior Designing courses:

Many colleges provide courses for interior design. Some of the best colleges for this course are –

·                 NIFT Delhi

·                 NIFT Hyderabad

·                 IIT Guwahati

·                 INIFD Mumbai

·                 Pearl Academy

·                 NID Ahmedabad

·                 Bangalore School of Design

·                 UID Ahmedabad

·                 International School of Design

·                 IIFA Lancaster Degree College

Required skills to become an Interior Designer:

An aspirant will always want to study the course from a renowned institute. But before thinking too far a student must check the skills that are required to become an interior designer. There are a lot of skills that a student should have that will help them to pursue this course of interior designing after their 12th final examination. Some of those skills are –

·           Creative approach

·            Artistic visualization

·            Communication skills

·            Critical thinker

·            Observational skills

·            Trend identification

·            Client delighter

·            Sketching ability

·            Knowledge of computer-aided designs

·            Problem-solving techniques

·            Listing skills

·            Time managing skills

Career options in Interior Designing:

After completing their courses in interior designing after 12th, a candidate can easily join any organization as an interior designer. Or they can work independently as well. But the candidates are advised to work with a reputed organization for a few years at first. As it will help them to gain the experience as well as will build their job profile more attractive. It will definitely be beneficial for future obstacles. Some of the best organizations recruiting interior designers in India are –

•  Acropolis
• The Karigars
• Interia
• The Grid
• Urban Ladder
• Design in India
•  Films Factory
• Synergy Corporate Interiors

An interior designer has the scope to earn a good salary. The salary for the initial days as an interior designer starts from Rs. 1.31 Lakh per annum. Later this amount increases to almost Rs. 8.84 Lakh or even more than this. And if a student starts independently as an interior designer, their experience and work quality can even earn them up to Rs. 20 Lakh.

As you can see, becoming an interior designer will be a very good career choice for students who love creative working and designing. The scope in this field is also very appropriate as well as the remuneration of the job. So, any student aspiring to discover different job scopes can definitely opt for interior design.

By Sayantika Mondal

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