The Surabi College of Polytechnic - SCP, Namakkal Design Courses, Fees, Admission, Ranking, Placement 2024-25

An Interior Designer is a person who is a professional in the field of Interior Design or one who designs interiors as part of their job. Interior designers prepare drawings and specifications for non-load-bearing interior construction,  this includes choice and decoration of walls, floors, roofs, choice and placement of furniture and other indoor objects, window treatments and other indoor objects, lighting and control of visual and sound effects.The work of An Interior Designer relies on many disciplines like environmental psychology, architecture, product design and traditional decoration. They plan the spaces of almost every type of building including: hotels, corporate spaces, schools, hospitals, private residences, shopping malls, restaurants, theatres, and airport terminals

Some of its specialized fields are -

• Business Design
• Residential Design
• Landscape Designing
• Institutional Design

Top Institutes for Design 

• MIT Institute of Design (MITID), Pune
• LISAA School of Design, New Delhi
• Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Vellore
• Banasthali Vidyapith University , Jaipur

Content

• Principles of Interior Decoration
• Interior Design Studio and Building System Technology
• Principles of Resource Management
• Communication and Graphic Design

Entrance Exam for Design Admission

• Uttar Pradesh State Entrance Examination (UPSEE)
• Symbiosis Entrance Test (SET)
• Common Entrance Examination for Design (CEED)
• Undergraduate Common Entrance Examination for Design (UCEED)
• Lovely Professional University National Eligibility and Scholarship Test (LPU NEST)

Some Employment Areas

• Town Planning Bureau
• Regional And Metropolitan Development Works
• Private Consultancies
• Studios
• Architectural Firms
• Builders
• Public Works Department
• Hotel
• Resort Chains
• Hospitals
• Theatres
• Exhibition Organizers
• Independent Interior Designer

Various Job Types

Designers for smaller firms usually work on a contract or per-job basis. One can also become a Self-employed Designer. Interior Designing is one of the few professions where one can operate from home with a minimal investment. 

• Journalist
• Writer
• Teacher
• Consultant
• Researcher
• Creative Director
• Interior Design Publicist
• Interior Design Entrepreneur
• Interior Design Media Specialist