Department of Design IIT Delhi

The Department of Design was established in 2017 and traces its roots to the Instrument Design and Development Centre (IDDC), pioneering design education at IIT Delhi since 1994. Presently the Department has expert faculties in the three main Design domains of Industrial Design, Communication Design, and Interaction Design. The Department offers Doctoral (PhD) and Master of Design (M.Des.) programmes and will start a Bachelors in Design (B.Des) programme from the 2022-2023 session. It also offers a Minor in Design for B.Tech students. Being an integrated part of IIT Delhi, the Department of Design offers multi-dimensional learning opportunities to all students.​

Information for PhD Applicants

​If you see me as your potential supervisor for your doctoral studies at the Department of Design IIT Delhi, I am interested in the following domains:
  • Design History 
  • Design Studies
  • Design / Education
  • Communication Design / Culture
  • Design, Society and Sustainability

I am looking for highly motivated and passionate individuals who 
  • love to read and write
  • have empathy and compassion towards various actors in society
  • have an opinion towards social and design issues
  • dynamic to take multiple roles
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Interested candidates are encouraged to contact through email (st[at]iitd.ac.in) with a short proposal (1200-2000 words) with the following:
  • Topic/Area (What?)
  • Research Gap 
  • Your positionality
  • Methodology (How?)
  • Relevance (What? for Whom?)
  • Your influences/references for the topic
  • Supervisor's role in the whole process/expectations from the supervisor
Saurabh Tewari