What Students Say
Likes
- The campus is greatly comfortable and accommodating, with students being allowed to use the elevators as well as three different staircases.
- The faculty are highly experienced and clearly an expert in their field, providing perfect guidance and individual mentorship and feedback.
- Many companies, both large established brands and smaller start-ups, were invited to campus for interviews.
Dislikes
- The campus is only one building, with no large area to roam around or spend free time.
- While each class has an average amount of students, the overall number of students in every year is very high, leading to fierce competition.
- Security is very high and if you so much as forget your ID card you will not be allowed to enter the premises.
Course Curriculum Overview
The curriculum is one of the best advantages of studying at ATLAS. Unlike other colleges, it is very future-forward, focusing on how to continuall adapt and improvise their syllabus to keep up with the developing times. In the design course, students work with real-life briefs and projects every day. It also provides a lot of freedom for exploration, especially in the first year. Many projects are out-of-the-box and creative, honing the relevant skills subconsciously. They also put special effort into developing soft skills such as leadership, teamwork, and public speaking.
Internships Opportunities
For the Indian School of Design and Innovation, most roles offered in the first year were those of social media management, video editing, motion graphics, animation, content creation, as well as graphic design. The average stipend ranged around 7 - 13k per month.
Placement Experience
Students are required to undergo observerships and apprenticeships from the first year itself. Many companies arrive on campus every summer to conduct these hires, such as Deloitte, Landor, Tata, Kohler, Havells, Adobe, Google, etc. The recorded overall placement success rate was 92%. The highest recorded international package stood at 1.2 CR per annum, offered by Google. The average package was recorded at 11 LPA. Students are required to undergo a capstone project in their final year.
Fees and Financial Aid
The average tution fees are around 7-8 LPA. They do, however, provide merit-based, sports-based, and military scholarships. Financial aid is also open for application. A Career Connect happens every summer for all classes where students can be hired for internships and jobs on-campus. The average placement salary is 11 LPA.
Campus Life
There are many clubs at ISDI, included performing arts, rotaract, sports and wellness, finance and economics, startups, corporate, etc. They also hold many events and fests, including Inferno and Illennium. The library is open to all and is filled with a plethora of relevant books and journals.
Admission
The admission process was very clear and thorough. You can apply online, and take an entrance test at your own discretion. There are multiple rounds of admissions. The test is not that difficult and can be finished within 30 mins - 1 hour. It includes a general knowledge section, a design knowledge section, and a creative writing section.
Faculty
The faculty to student ratio varies between 1:25 to 1:30 on average which is perfect for individual feedback and mentorship. There are both permanent and visiting faculties who have many years of experience in their respective field. They provide constructive guidance to help student improve continuously.
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