Hello Saurabh,

Industrial Design is a field of study in which both applied art and applied science are used together in order to improve a product in terms of its visual aspects, applicability, and usage. 

Job Role

An industrial designer learns to work on designs that are beneficial both for the market and the customers. Industrial designers design everything, be it a car, smartphone, medical equipment or even a simple stick to make its usage better.

An industrial designer can work in the following field after completion of graduation-

• Architectural firms

• Media outlets such as magazines etc.

• User Interface (UI) and User Experience (UE)

• Car Manufacturing Companies

• Software companies

• Technological field 

• Engineering field

• Government sector

• Fashion and Clothing sector

Courses

To be an industrial designer, one can opt for following courses-

• B.Des. (Industrial Designing/ Product Designing)

• M.Des (Industrial Designing)

B. Des in Industrial Designing

Bachelor of Design in Industrial Design is a 4-year undergraduate course that develops skills, knowledge, and aptitude among students to become creative problem solvers who can bring about innovation in the manufacturing and communication industry. 

Top colleges offering Bachelor of Design (Industrial Design)

• National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad

• National Institute of Fashion Design

• Industrial Design Centre (IIT-B), Powai

• Sir JJ Institute of Applied Arts, Mumbai

• Delhi College of Art

• Srishti School of Art Design and Technology

• Symbiosis Institute of Design (SID), Pune

Apart from these, there are many other private colleges too that provide this degree.

Eligibility Criteria-

Candidates must have passed 10+2 with minimum qualifying marks in aggregate with Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics as core subjects. Independent entrance tests for this programme are also held by the various state, central, and private universities which mostly require 50% as the prerequisite to appear for the test.

Admission Procedure-

To get admission into these colleges, you need to give entrance examinations like 

-UCCED

-NID-DAT

While some colleges take direct admission after you qualify the entrance, in some, it is followed by a personal interview and portfolio assessment.

Fee Structure-

Fee ranges between Rs. 80,000 to Rs.5 lakhs depending on the institute.

A government college is much better for doing B. Des than private ones in terms of fees because for most of the designing courses, the fees is very high in the private ones.

 I hope I was able to provide all the details you asked for. Still, if you want to know anything else, feel free to ask or comment.

All the best!