A $138 Billion Global Market. A Country Adding Cities. A Shortage of Spatial Designers.

The Opportunity

The global interior design market, valued at USD 137.9 billion in 2024, is projected to reach USD 175.7 billion by 2030, with Asia-Pacific growing fastest. India’s urban population has crossed 535 million, driving demand across real estate, hospitality, retail and co-working sectors.


Every space needs to work. Every home, office, store and hospitality environment requires planning, systems thinking and execution from concept to construction.


The opportunity is realβ€”and it belongs to interior architects who understand how spaces function, not just how they look.

At UDIT, you learn to design spaces from concept to build.

What Makes This Different?

The Practice of Interior Architecture as a Spatial Discipline. Not Decoration.

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The Practice of Interior Architecture as a Spatial Discipline. Not Decoration.

SPATIAL LOGIC BEFORE SURFACE TREATMENT

Focus on how spaces functionβ€”circulation, structure and user experienceβ€”before aesthetics. Design spatial systems across typologies, integrating context, inclusivity and human behaviour.

MATERIALS, CONSTRUCTION, AND DOCUMENTATION

Learn through makingβ€”materials, construction systems, services and site exposure. Develop working drawings, detailing and documentation that make designs buildable.

INDIAN CRAFT AND MATERIAL HERITAGE IN SPATIAL DESIGN

Engage with India’s craft traditions through fieldwork and artisan collaboration. Translate traditional techniques into contemporary spatial applications.

SUSTAINABLE AND BIOPHILIC SPATIAL PRACTICE

Design with sustainabilityβ€”materials, lifecycle thinking, and adaptive reuse. Integrate biophilic strategies to create healthier, context-responsive environments.

ENTREPRENEURIAL AND PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE

Learn project management, client handling, and business aspects of design. Gain tools to build your own practice alongside design expertise.

INDUSTRY IN THE CURRICULUM, NOT AFTER IT

Work on live projects, site visits, and industry collaborations. Graduate with real-world experience and professional exposure.

Each Year Adds to Your Portfolio.

8 semesters. Each builds on the last. Every semester produces tangible, portfolio-worthy work and includes industry immersion outside campus.

YEAR 1

Design Foundation

Learn to see, draw and communicate visually. Build the grammar of design before you specialise. Understand how creative ecosystem and design thinking works from the ground up.

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Learn to see, draw and communicate visually. Build the grammar of design before you specialise. Understand how creative ecosystem and design thinking works from the ground up.

Core courses

Visual Study

Design Fundamentals

Art & Design History

Design Process

Materials & Making

Digital Tools

Skills

Observational Drawing, Visual Perception, Form & Colour

Elements & Principles, Colour Theory, 2D/3D Composition

Indian & Global Movements, Material Culture

Research Methods, Ideation, Iteration

Workshop Practice, Material Exploration

Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign

Integration Project

Visual Study Field Research Design Thinking Design Process Material Explorations

Industry Immersion

Study Trips Community Interactions Cultural Site Visits Craft clusters

YEAR 2

Develop Your Spatial Understanding

Build the core competencies of interior architecture: space planning, materials, construction, light, ventilation and acoustics and human factors. Studio engagement intensifies

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Build the core competencies of interior architecture: space planning, materials, construction, light, ventilation and acoustics and human factors. Studio engagement intensifies

Core courses

Space Planning & Spatial Organisation

Materials & Construction Technology

Light & Colour in Space

Human Factors

Digital Modelling

Indian Spatial & Craft Traditions

Skills

Functional Layouts, Circulation, Zoning, Programme Analysis

Building Materials, Construction Methods, Joinery & Detailing

Natural Daylight, Artificial Lighting Design, Colour Application

Ergonomics, Anthropometry, Environmental Psychology, Inclusive Design

3D Visualisation Software

Vernacular Architecture, Haveli Typologies, Regional Craft Field Studios (Stone, Wood, Textile, Plaster), Artisan Collaborations for Architectural Finishes

Integration Project

Design a user-centric interior from programme brief through space planning material selection lighting design detail drawings physical model to scale

Industry Immersion

Practitioner-led studio sessions site visits material supplier and fabricator visits heritage and craft field trips

YEAR 3

Systems, Strategy & Advanced Practice

Tackle complex typologies with real clients. Multi-stakeholder briefs, construction documentation, and advanced computational tools.

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Tackle complex typologies with real clients. Multi-stakeholder briefs, construction documentation, and advanced computational tools.

Core courses

Commercial & Workplace Interiors

Hospitality & Retail Design

Furniture & Fixture Design for Interiors

Sustainable, Biophilic & Adaptive Design

BIM & Computational Spatial Design

Professional Practice

Skills

Office Design, Co-working, Institutional Spaces

Hotels, Restaurants, Retail Environments, Experience Design

Custom Furniture, Built-In Elements, Lighting Fixtures, Design for Energy Efficiency, Craft-Based Spatial Products

Environmental Systems, Lifecycle Material Thinking, Adaptive Reuse of Heritage Structures, Local Material Sourcing

Revit, AI-Assisted Planning, Parametric Interior Surfaces, Environmental Simulation (Daylight, Ventilation, Acoustics, Energy Efficiency)

Project Management, Client Relations, Specification, Documentation, Tendering

Integration Project

Develop a complete interior design project for a real clientβ€”from site survey and brief through concept design development material specification working drawings presentation

Industry Immersion

Live client projects collaborations with design firms working on comprehensive construction documentation related to construction site immersions material and fabrication facility visits

YEAR 4

Professional Practice & Capstone

Full-time industry internship. Independent capstone project. Your transition from student to practitioner.

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Full-time industry internship. Independent capstone project. Your transition from student to practitioner.

Core courses

16-Week Industry Internship

Applied Research

Cross-Department Collaboration

Minor Design Project

Capstone Project

Degree Exhibition

Skills

Interior Design Firm, Architecture Practice, Hospitality Group, or Retail Brand

Self-Directed Research, Design Brief Development

Joint Projects with Product Design, Technology, and Management Students

Focused Residential / Commercial / Adaptive Reuse Project

Major Independent Interior Architecture Project with Full Documentation

Public Showcase of Designed Spaces

Capstone Options

: Live industry project or self-initiated capstone with construction-ready documentation.

Industry Immersion

Internship placement preparation or entrepreneurial launch via UDIT incubator

WORK SHOWCASE

The Work, The Impact And The Minds Behind It.

Mostly Dad Project Community Architecture Project

Mel-Jol by Ishita Gupta

Mel-Jol reimagines the community center as an inclusive, interactive neighborhood hub designed to encourage belonging, accessibility, social connection, and everyday shared experiences.

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Cultural & Spiritual Architecture Project

Marmagya GangΔƒtate – The Essence of Banaras by Sanskar Bind

A meditative spatial design inspired by Banaras, blending courtyards, sanctums, and community spaces to encourage reflection, shared rituals, connection, and belonging.

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Mostly Dad Project Social Impact Architecture Project

Setu – A Bridge Across Generations by Gauri Mehra

Setu creates an intergenerational community space connecting seniors and children through shared learning, storytelling, creativity, care, and inclusive social interaction.

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Heritage Architecture & Adaptive Reuse Project

Re-Imagining Heritage by Rashika Lungani

This project transforms Sunder Nursery’s historic pavilion into an immersive public space celebrating heritage, birdlife, architecture, and contemporary community engagement through design.

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Mostly Dad Project Interior & Spatial Design Project

Beyond Care Transition Homes for Adults Leaving Foster Care by Siya Suri

β€œBeyond Care” reimagines DDA colonies into transitional housing, guiding care-leavers from co-living to independent studios through a sustainable vertical graduation model.

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Research-Based Spatial Design Project

NVR Experience Project by Nitika Jain

Focused on non-visual reasoning, this project explores innovative learning environments designed to enhance verbal reasoning, problem-solving, and user interaction through spatial experiences.

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From UDIT to India’s Top Interior Design & Architecture Firms

Our graduates work across at India's leading Interior Design & Architecture Firms, Real Estate & Development, and the startups reshaping the Interior Architecture and Design culture. Hear it from them.

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Kanika Agarwal

Founder QuillFool

B.DES.
Interior Architecture and Design

This place has helped me gain a lot of empathy towards people. It has helped me put my 100% into my work without any restrictions

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Rashika Lungani

Designer

B.DES.
Interior Architecture and Design

This place gave me people who constantly pushed and encouraged me to grow, as a designer and also as a person. Over time, I realised that design is so much more than aesthetics. It’s about creating spaces that people can truly connect with.

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Gauri Mehra

Interior Architect

B.DES.
Interior Architecture and Design

These four years changed me in so many ways. I’ve become more confident, more independent, and much more sure of myself. I genuinely feel like a designer today, and a big part of that comes from the support and encouragement I found here.

Arshiya Murari

Interior Designer

Google

Ashmita Dutta

Interior Designer

Google

Vanya Verma

Production Designer

Google

Tanishqa Agarwal

Interior Architect

Google

Mehul Sethi

Founder Remax Interiors

Google

Gurleen Babbar

Associate Designer

Google

Preeti Chanchalani

Interior Architect

Google

Astha Thapli

Junior Interior Designer

Google

Career paths

Where Interior Architects From This Programme Go.

Interior Design & Architecture Firms

Junior Designer Interior Designer Senior Designer Design Lead Principal / Director

Studio Lotus Morphogenesis RSP Design Space Matrix Essentia Environments GroupDCA DesignHQ

Hospitality Design

Junior Designer Designer Senior Design Coordinator Design Manager Head of Design Division

ITC Hotels Oberoi Hotels Taj Hotels Marriott Accor Four Seasons leading FF&E consultancies

Retail & Experience Design

Spatial Designer/Visual Merchandiser Senior Designer Creative Lead

Tanishq, Caratlane Jio Fabindia Aditya Birla Fashion Global Retail Consultancies R2S Events Meragi The Wedding Design Company Ten Events India

Real Estate & Development

Interior Designer Senior Design Manager Design Head

Lodha DLF Godrej Properties Prestige Group Embassy WeWork Smartworks

Design Platforms & Technology

Design Consultant Senior Designer Design Lead

Livspace Homelane Asian Paints Beautiful Homes Beautiful Homes Saint-Gobain Pepperfry

Design Entrepreneurship

Start your own interior design practice spatial consultancy design-led venture

Seed funding access Mentor network Cross-school business support from the School of Management

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Fee, Admission Eligibility and Scholarship

Annual Fees

5,95,000 INR

Eligibility

10+2 in any stream with a min 50% aggregate.

Scholarships

Merit-cum-means scholarships.

Eligibility

10+2 in any stream with a min 50% aggregate.