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Programmes. One Department. One mission
Companies Hire Capability, Not Just Skills. At UDIT, We Teach You to Think in Images, Stories and Systems.
Your learning is built around the capabilities studios, agencies, and tech companies actually hire for, so when you graduate, you're ready to build a visual identity system, animate a story, design an experience, and enter the industry with a portfolio that proves it.
Real client briefs
Systems thinking
Transmedia design
Strategic problem-solving
Portfolio-first learning/span>
Visual & Craft Intelligence
Cross-disciplinary collaboration
Technology & AI Fluency
Real client briefs
Systems thinking
Transmedia design
Strategic problem-solving
Portfolio-first learning
Visual & Craft Intelligence
Cross-disciplinary collaboration
Technology & AI Fluency
Paths into Visual Communication.
The Practice Starts Here.
All
UG
PG
SHORT COURSES
B.Des (Hons)
Communication Design
4 years
Undergraduate
Build brands. Design systems. Craft visual narratives. Master the full spectrum of communication design, from typography and packaging to digital interfaces and integrated campaigns.
4 years
Undergraduate (Hons)
B.Des (Hons)
Animation Film Design
4 years
Undergraduate
Direct films. Animate worlds. Design motion. From hand-drawn animation to 3D, VFX, and motion graphics, create the moving images that define contemporary culture.
4 years
Undergraduate (Hons)
M.Des
Communication Design
4 years
Postgraduate
You don't have to be a designer yet. You just have to want it completely. For professionals across disciplines ready to make communication design their practice, and their profession.
4 years
Postgraduate
Post Graduate Diploma in Graphic Design
1 years
PG Diploma
Build practical graphic design skills through an intensive, portfolio-driven learning experience covering typography, brand identity, publication and digital communication design.
1 years
PG Diploma
Our Philosophy
‘Learning Through Making’
The belief is that you understand something most deeply when you have made it yourself. This philosophy comes alive through the following pillars:
No spectators.
Only makers.
No textbooks. No passive learning. You build brand identities, direct films, design information systems, and prototype digital products — in studio, with real feedback, to real deadlines.
Everything else is commentary.
One campus.
Many Schools.
No silos.
One campus. Multiple disciplines. You work alongside business strategists, fashion designers, interior designers, and AI and Technology specialists — not in parallel, but as co-creators.
Cross-disciplinary fluency is rare in design education. At UDIT, it's standard.
Leaders.
Not followers.
We prepare you to create the brands, films, and design systems the world needs, today and tomorrow. Practitioners are core faculty. Real briefs are embedded with courses and credits.
Portfolio over transcript. Showreel over GPA.
Not assignments.
Real work.
Every project, every collaboration, every brief is shaped by your curiosity and guided by practitioners who are in the industry. The result is a portfolio that is entirely, unmistakably yours — proof of what you can do that no transcript can match.
Hands-On
Serendipity Arts Festival, Goa
Students collaborated with the Goa Livelihoods Forum (GLF) to mobilise the Goan rural communities through visual storytelling for a project entitled ‘The Village’ for the 8th edition of Serendipity festival. They used branding systems to craft visual identities--designing maps, menus, packaging and postcards that celebrated Goan rural heritage through immersive, research-led storytelling with a contemporary aesthetic.
Hands-On
Digitisation of National Museum, New Delhi
Students led the landmark digitisation of National Museum galleries--deploying 270 degree projections, OLEDs, holograms, rotoscope films, interactive ponds and multi-touch walls to reanimate heritage. The exhibits are open to the public, offering an immersive experience for all to explore and engage with history like never before.
Hands-On
Student-Led Short Films Revive Traditional Stories with FolkLog Studios
In partnership with FolkLog Studios, our students produced animated shorts that reimagine Indian folktales--from empowering women's narratives to regional lore. This initiative aimed to preserve cultural heritage, amplify community voices and bring traditional stories to digital audiences.
Hands-On
MRGNA Film Project
MRGNA is a short film that explores the often-unspoken complexities of child sexual abuse among teenage girls in India. Rooted in personal confusion and extensive research, the project addresses the emotional grey zones--hesitation, fear and silence--that surround abuse. MRGNA creates space for difficult conversations, challenging stigma and encouraging critical reflection on consent, safety and agency. Officially selected for DETOUR experimental cinema film festival 2025.
Hands-On
What The Flash! Publication Design
What The Flash! is a visual communication project that demystfies perimenopause for urban Indian women through an illustrated, conversational book. Blending real stories, expert insights and playful design, it offers symptom trackers, journaling prompts and relatable dialogue to create a stigma-free, supportive guide. Lighthearted yet informative, it helps women navigate this life stage with clarity and connection.
Hands-On
AdWise App Design
AdWise is a UX design project that reimagines advertising as a respectful, co-created experience. It features two interconnected platforms: a Creator Studio and User App, each designed with clear IA, minimal friction and intent-based navigation. By aligning ethical design with AI-driven innovation, AdWise aims to foster engaging, transparent and future-ready ad experiences for both brands and users.
Hands-On
Serendipity Arts Festival, Goa
Students collaborated with the Goa Livelihoods Forum (GLF) to mobilise the Goan rural communities through visual storytelling for a project entitled ‘The Village’ for the 8th edition of Serendipity festival. They used branding systems to craft visual identities--designing maps, menus, packaging and postcards that celebrated Goan rural heritage through immersive, research-led storytelling with a contemporary aesthetic.
Hands-On
Digitisation of National Museum, New Delhi
Students led the landmark digitisation of National Museum galleries--deploying 270 degree projections, OLEDs, holograms, rotoscope films, interactive ponds and multi-touch walls to reanimate heritage. The exhibits are open to the public, offering an immersive experience for all to explore and engage with history like never before.
Hands-On
Student-Led Short Films Revive Traditional Stories with FolkLog Studios
In partnership with FolkLog Studios, our students produced animated shorts that reimagine Indian folktales--from empowering women's narratives to regional lore. This initiative aimed to preserve cultural heritage, amplify community voices and bring traditional stories to digital audiences.
Hands-On
MRGNA Film Project
MRGNA is a short film that explores the often-unspoken complexities of child sexual abuse among teenage girls in India. Rooted in personal confusion and extensive research, the project addresses the emotional grey zones--hesitation, fear and silence--that surround abuse. MRGNA creates space for difficult conversations, challenging stigma and encouraging critical reflection on consent, safety and agency. Officially selected for DETOUR experimental cinema film festival 2025.
Hands-On
What The Flash! Publication Design
What The Flash! is a visual communication project that demystfies perimenopause for urban Indian women through an illustrated, conversational book. Blending real stories, expert insights and playful design, it offers symptom trackers, journaling prompts and relatable dialogue to create a stigma-free, supportive guide. Lighthearted yet informative, it helps women navigate this life stage with clarity and connection.
Hands-On
AdWise App Design
AdWise is a UX design project that reimagines advertising as a respectful, co-created experience. It features two interconnected platforms: a Creator Studio and User App, each designed with clear IA, minimal friction and intent-based navigation. By aligning ethical design with AI-driven innovation, AdWise aims to foster engaging, transparent and future-ready ad experiences for both brands and users.
Industry leaders
in the class
Studio sessions with creative directors, filmmakers, brand strategists, and digital product heads — every semester, integrated into your projects. Not one-off talks. Direct access to how design decisions are made at the top of the industry.
MK Raina
Indian theatre actor & filmmaker
- M.K. Raina, veteran theatre actor, director and NSD alumnus, is known for his enduring contribution to Indian theatre and documentary filmmaking.
Dibakar Banerjee
Indian film director and screenwriter
Dibakar Banerjee, acclaimed filmmaker known for shaping contemporary Hindi cinema with films like Khosla Ka Ghosla, brings a sharp, socio-political lens to storytelling.
Anthony Lopez
Founder & Chief Director at LOPEZ
Anthony Lopez, founder and Chief Creative Director of LOPEZ, brings over three decades of experience in branding, strategy, and design thinking.
Dizy
Graffiti Artist
Dizy, one of India’s pioneering female graffiti artists, is known for challenging cultural norms through bold urban expression.
Prof. Agnieszka Ziemiszewska
Polish graphic designer, educator & curator
Prof. Agnieszka Ziemiszewska, Polish graphic designer, educator and curator, brings a global and research-driven approach to contemporary visual practice.
Argha Kamal Ganguly
Artist & Assistant Curator, National Gallery of Modern Art
Argha Kamal Ganguly, artist and Assistant Curator at the National Gallery of Modern Art, brings a practice grounded in both pedagogy and contemporary art discourse.
Gurman Bhatia
Founder, Revisual Labs
Gurman Bhatia, information designer and founder of Revisual Labs, works at the intersection of data, design and storytelling.
Dadi Pudumjee
Indian Puppeteer and Founder, Ishara Puppet Theatre Trust
Dadi D. Pudumjee, puppeteer, director and founder of the Ishara Puppet Theatre Trust, is a leading voice in contemporary puppetry and performance.
Shiva Viswanathan
Founder, Design Head + CMO, Catenate.io
Shiva Viswanathan, Communication Designer and National Institute of Design alumnus, brings over three decades of industry experience across branding, product strategy, and user experience.
Employed
before graduation:
Real Roles.
Real Careers.
Continuous immersion, live client projects, and internships mean our students aren't introduced to the industry at the end of four years. They're already part of the ecosystem. By graduation, they've already worked with the studios, agencies, and production houses that recruit them.
Recruiting Partners
Awards & Achievements
Winner
Best Student Film Award
ASIFA India Awards of Excellence, 2026
Kannimanga: 2D Animated film
Rachel Tom Anthony
B.Des (Hons.) Communication Design
Award of Excellence
Best Short Script Award (Runner-Up)
Women's Independent Film Festival, Los Angeles
Women’s Folklore: Animated film
Shreya Arora
B.Des (Hons.) Communication Design
Award of Excellence
Winner IIT Bombay Design
Challenge DDSDC-1B
Poster Design
Vanshika Yogendra
B.Des (Hons.) Communication Design
Award of Excellence
Winner
IIT Bombay Design Challenge
Brochure Design
Harshul Grover
B.Des (Hons.) Communication Design
Winner
Zonal Award,
PJMT National Green Earth Challenge, 2026
Graphic Design
Riva Ranot & Vaishnavi Thakur
B.Des (Hons.) Communication Design
Award of Excellence
Winner
Bronze, The Design Kids Awards
Game Design
Surbhi Verma
B.Des (Hons.) Communication Design
Creative Practitioners
Who Teach
All our faculty members run active practices and contribute to the industry — they design brand systems for national and global clients, direct animated films for diverse audiences, consult for UX at tech companies, and exhibit work internationally. Brand designers. Creative directors. AI Generalists. Animators. Film directors. They don't teach from case studies written by someone else. They teach from projects they're still working on.
Sakshi Jain
Head of Department
Design educator and strategist shaping future-facing learning through design, pedagogy, and creative leadership.
Specializes in Visual Storytelling & Design Research
Shaaz Ahmed
Course Leader
Animation filmmaker and educator exploring innovative visual storytelling across design, film, and learning.
Founding Director, Mud n Water
Shalini Singh
Associate professor
Communication designer integrating industry expertise with strategic and culturally relevant design thinking
Founder Director, White Ink Design Pvt. Ltd
Raghvendra Singh
Associate Professor
Multidisciplinary designer and AI-led educator shaping future-ready design practices across technology, innovation, and learning.
Founder, Elevate Thrive Turn
Studios as Spaces of
Craftsmanship & Curiosity.
UDIT is built on ten years of IIAD legacy. Studios are environments designed for making, critique, and craft. Deep faculty networks. Real industry relationships. The pedagogy is proven. The industry knows us. Now, with university status and converging specializations, the platform is bigger than ever.
Design Studios
Photography/Video Studios
Material Lab
Technology Lab
Printmaking Lab
Exhibition Gallery
Incubation Cell
Sound & Post-Production Lab
Design Studios
Photography/Video Studios
Material Lab
Technology Lab
Printmaking Lab
Exhibition Gallery
Incubation Cell
Sound & Post-Production Lab
What Sets Us Apart
from the Rest
Core courses
Build Complete Design Systems
AI as a creative instrument
Industry practitioners teach
Live industry projects
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You belong here.
A department built specifically for you, if
You want to give shape to your ideas.
You want to make things, not just study them.
Exploration and experimentation excites you.
You want to be in India’s design capital – Delhi NCR.
Visual and interactive experiences excite you.
You see design as problem- solving, not decoration.
You are curious about technology and AI.
