Department of Design IIT Delhi

The Department of Design (DoD) at IIT Delhi was established with a vision of providing an open environment for Design learning, Design research and Design practice. The Department engages with the learners through courses which foster creativity for Design within a unique ecosystem of subject expertise, technical support and research facilities from various academic units of IIT Delhi.

The Department offers B.Des., M.Des. & Ph.D. programs for aspiring students. The long-standing M.Des program has focussed on providing expertise in Design through interdisciplinary studies in various domains of Design and responded to actors around such as culture, innovation and technology. The Department offers an eight-semester B.Des. program in which the students can navigate their way into the specialisation of their choice after building a holistic foundation in the foundation years. The department's diverse faculty pool addresses the learners' interests, viewpoints and expectations. The host city, the capital of India, Delhi, offers a unique locational advantage to the learners on campus to collaborate with critical actors in society, institutions and industry. The Department envisages to mentor students into successful graduates who are ready to lead the change through creative innovation integrated with core values of Design.

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 currently:
  • Design History 
    including Trans-national, Critical, Alternate Histories
  • Design Studies
    including Culture/s of Design, Design Education & 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