Avantika University’s Industrial Design Programme, Designed to Impart Practical and Innovative Learning

1. Avantika University’s Industrial Design Programme, Designed to Impart Practical and Innovative Learning Avantika University, an MIT Pune campus at Ujjain, offers Industrial Design in Bachelor’s program that has been designed with the sole objective to impart innovative and hands-on learning to participants. The learners begin with observed needs or innovative ideas that are transformed through forms, structures, colors, materials, textures, environments, and detailing to digital and physical prototypes. The final result is a product, an interaction, a space, or an experience that creates sustainable value, thus evoking a positive emotional response for the intended user. This programme provides specializations in Product Design, Space Design, Experience Design, and Interaction Design. India’s first design university, Avantika University imparts knowledge in a trans-disciplinary approach, which is represented through the convergence of sections, creating an immersive learning experience for the candidates. Besides industrial design courses, they also offer communication design course in the bachelor of design programme, as well as b.tech courses. They inculcate a unique fusion of design, technology, and entrepreneurship in all of their programmes to assist the students in creating and experiencing new concepts, new interactive spaces, new services, and new communication skills, along with novel perspectives to visualize a better future. The admissions for the design courses are based on a common DAT (Design Aptitude Test), aka MIT ID DAT, which is jointly conducted by MIT Institute of Design (MIT-ID), Pune and Avantika University, Ujjain. Talking more about the Industrial Design course, one of the representatives of Avantika University stated, “The Industrial Design program is a unique and exclusive feature built on the philosophy of liberal education. It provides an opportunity to broaden the perspective of learning by creative thinking and experimentation. It inculcates a variety of courses like Art of Thinking, Education, Philosophy, Body and Mind, Creativity, and Indian Heritage, which provide opportunities far beyond the normal practice of including some HSS (Humanities and Social Sciences) courses in technical education.” About Avantika University Avantika University is India's first design centered university to focus on design thinking. It encompasses a unique academic model that offers an integrated and immersive approach. Based in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh it aims to nurture and cultivate young minds who will function as enlightened citizens. Supported by MIT Pune, who have a firm footing in the field of education buoyed by their journey of more than three decades. For more information, please visit http://www.avantikauniversity.edu.in

2. Contact Details Amber Sironzkar Manager- Corporate Communication Avantika University ambersironzkar@mitid.edu.in +919977013527