Apeejay Stya University
About Apeejay Stya University
The programmes of the School of Design & Visual Arts have been framed to produce professional designers, artists, and design entrepreneurs who are capable of setting new trends, are dedicated to raising people’s standards of living and wish to make the world a more beautiful place to be. The strengths of the School are intellectual capital, industry interface, consultancy, training & placement and student empowerment. There is a strong focus on developing soft skills such as communication, independent thinking, and sharpening entrepreneurial skills.
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The programmes of the School of Design & Visual Arts have been framed to produce professional designers, artists, and design entrepreneurs who are capable of setting new trends, are dedicated to raising people’s standards of living and wish to make the world a more beautiful place to be.
Students are offered industry-oriented programmes in Fashion Design where creative learning and exploration empowers them with strong design aesthetics and key skills to provide design based solutions. Students learn by doing with studio based learning and continuous industry interface.
Programmes Offered
Programmes | Duration | Specialization |
Bachelor’s of Design | 4 Years |
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M.A. in Design | 2 Years |
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M. Design-Integrated | 5 Years |
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Programmes Features
- Curriculum designed and developed in sync with the changing dynamics of the industry, where in research forms one of the key thrust areas.
- Industry experienced faculty.
- Design solutions which are conceptualised and fabricated at the campus itself, in its studios & labs.
- MoUs & collaborations with leading foreign institutions/universities for students and faculty exchange along with curriculum/research support.
Admission Criteria
ADMISSION CRITERIA: BACHELORS & 5 YEARS INTEGRATED PROGRAMME
Educational Qualifications: 10+2/equivalent from any recognised board. A qualification from any Foreign Board needs an equivalency Certificate.
Admission Note: Students appearing/to appear in 10+2 examination are eligible to apply.
M.A in Design (Duration: 2years)
Educational Qualifications: Graduation Degree (3 Yrs in any specialization) from a recognised university.
ADMISSION STAGES:
For UG
- Stage 1: Aptitude Test in ASU campus / ASU City Office-Gurgaon.
- Stage 2: Personal Interview (including portfolio evaluation).
For PG
- Stage 1: Personal Interview in ASU campus / ASU City Office-Gurgaon.
- Stage 2: Portfolio evaluation.
Admission Calendar
Event / Activity | Date |
Last date of receiving application form | 20th April |
Generation of Admit Cards | 21st April |
Aptitude Test and Interview | 30th April |
Declaration of Result | 4th May |
Last date of Seat Blocking | 12th May |
Last date of Balance Fee Payment | 15th June |
Facilities
LABORATORIES AND WORKSHOP FACILITIES
- All creative ideas and concepts are frozen in wellequipped design studios with facilities like spot lighting, full scale boards for freedom to sketch & illustrate, and custom-designed furniture to set the right mood for students of design.
- The students have access to state-of-the-art computer labs and latest graphics/ design software to shape their ideas into reality.
- Each specific area of design studio is attached to a specific workshop. Fashion Design, for instance, is attached to a Fabrication Lab, wherein, all design concepts are actually fabricated into garments with the help of latest machines.
- Similarly, visual concepts are carried out in the Photography Lab and all design concepts of the interiors are fabricated in the Carpentry Workshop aided with the latest equipment.
There are several well-equipped labs in this School that are necessary for the fullest development of creative growth in students. They are discussed below:
- Fashion Design Lab
This Lab is allocated for apparel construction, visual & technical drawing, illustration, research work, and for imparting the historical and technical knowledge of the subject. - Digital Media Lab and Animation Studio
This Lab and Studio are allocated for creating layout design, art work, illustrations, character design, character animation, research work and for imparting the historical and technical knowledge of the subject. - Interior Design Lab
This Lab is allocated for interior design, its visual and technical drawing, model-making, research work and for imparting the historical and technical knowledge of the subject. - Carpentry (Workshop Area)
This Lab offers the students the practical know-how of handling tools and materials. Photography Lab & Audio-Video studio This Lab and Studio are allocated for advertising photography, portrait photography, video recording, video editing and croma shooting. - CAD Lab
This Lab is meant for developing the software skills of students and enhances them with technical and software awareness.
Scholarships
APEEJAY STYA UNIVERSITY – A social commitment of the Apeejay Stya & Svrán Group – is offering a Foundation Years Scholarship on the standard tuition fee for all its undergraduate and postgraduate programmes.The Scholarship is in commemoration of the foundation years of the Apeejay Stya University – starting from 2010 (the year of its establishment) to 2018 (the year when the Apeejay Education Society completes 50 years of its legacy of educational excellence in the country). For all scholarships and fees details, please visit the website university.apeejay.edu.
Note: There is a non-refundable seat blocking amount.
Industry Trends
Sustainability is at the centre of innovation in the fashion industry in 2018, with front-runners harnessing the economy to unlock technical innovations, efficiencies, and mission orientation. The industry offers an abundance of opportunities for artistic, hard-working and enthusiastic people.
The scenario for Fashion Design graduates looks good, thanks to the enormous & still increasing demand for stylish clothes and the quantity of exports. India’s fashion industry will have a bright future as it has a large young population. This, combined with increasing disposable incomes, has led to an increase in consumerism.
So, those who can afford are looking for high quality and originality. They love brand names. The future of fashion industry in India looks promising.
Why ASU
Apeejay Stya University (ASU) is a seat of global learning that offers rich opportunities for innovative teaching-learning, creativity and research across disciplines. It aims to bring about transformation of society through valuebased education, man-making and nation-building by blending the dual identities of a technology and research-based university with a Liberal Arts institution. ASU is recognised by the University Grants Commission (UGC).
Established by the Apeejay Stya Education Foundation in the state of Haryana [under Act No. 10 of the Haryana Private Universities (Amendment) Act 2010], ASU provides students not only ‘education for living and livelihood’ but also ‘education for life’ and empowers learners with a fundamental foundation in leadership and professional skills to face the challenges of the new liberalised global economy.
Situated amidst a sprawling, picturesque campus with state-of-the-art infrastructure on the Sohna-Palwal Road in the Gurugram district of Haryana, ASU offers a wide range of innovative graduate, postgraduate and doctoral programmes across a plethora of disciplines that are based on the best education practices of some of the leading universities of the world. These are greatly facilitated by the strong industry-academia linkages, already established by the existing Apeejay Stya institutions of higher learning in all disciplines being offered by the University.
Liberal Arts Approach
Critical thinking and analytical skills are the new way of solving our problems. With the Liberal Arts approach, students get the freedom to choose their own major and minor subjects from a wide ranging subjects of ‘Core’ Set.
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