The Design Village-[TDV]

Uttar Pradesh

2014

O.P. Jindal Global University

Overview

The Design Village (TDV) is a non-profit universal design school with campuses in India and Italy, established in 2014. Over a short journey of a decade, TDV has built its reputation as a unique d-school advancing global engagement, social impact and sustainability in creative education. The school has 65+ faculty from the world's leading institutions and companies, who join hands to bring unmatched academic knowledge and cutting-edge exposure to its 400+ students. In 2025, TDV became India’s first design school to open an offshore Europe campus in Milan, Italy.

TDV offers industry-centric B.Des and M.Des degree programmes in collaboration with O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU) at its India campus. TDV and JGU's partnership strengthens design education by combining TDV’s expertise in design thinking and industry-focused learning with JGU’s global academic standards.

Award-winning Campus located within the Industrial Heart of Noida, Delhi NCR

Recognition for Curriculum & Pedagogical Frameworks

Degree conferred by O.P. Jindal Global University, ranked #1 private university in India

Accredited labs, a US non-profit, emerged from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Facilities

Auditorium

Banks

Cafeteria

Canteen

Classrooms

Communication Centre

Comp Labs

Gym

Hostel

Laboratory

Library

Medical

E-Classroom

Swimming Pool

Security

Sports

Transport

Bus

Wi-Fi Campus

Highlights of The Design Village-[TDV]

Attributes
Name	The Design Village-[TDV]
Year of Establishment	2014
Type	Private
Exam Frequency	Deemed to be University
Approvals & Recognitions	O.P. Jindal Global University
Courses	Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Doctoral, Diploma
Location	Noida, Uttar Pradesh
Email	admissions@thedesignvillage.org
Contact Details	+91 88606 0818
Website	www.thedesignvillage.org

Why choose ?

India’s only Design School founded by designers
BY DESIGNERS, FOR DESIGNERS:
Design School founded by prominent designers from India and Europe, with an intent to offer world’s best design education to Indian students: every decision at TDV, including curriculum, campus culture, partnerships etc. is shaped through a designer’s lens.

INDEED REPORT 2011
Decision-making based on 2011 Indo-Dutch Report on Indian Design Education, including curricular and pedagogical frameworks, faculty ratios and industry engagement

FOUNDATIONAL RESEARCH
18-month foundational research by visiting world’s best design schools at Aalto Uni (Finland), NUS (Singapore), Harvard & Stanford (USA), Polimi (Italy), RCA (UK), Tongji University (China) and TU Delft (Netherlands)

2. B.Des (Hons.) Degree awarded by O.P. Jindal Global University
CREDIBILITY & RECOGNITION:

OP Jindal Global University (JGU) is recognized as one of the twelve Institutions of Eminence (IoE) by Government of India alongwith select IITs, BITS etc., and has been ranked the #1 Private University in India by the global QS rankings for 3 years in a row.

ACADEMIC ECOSYSTEM

Students access opportunities across business, liberal arts, literature and policy schools, leverage partnerships with 400+ universities, and benefit from a world-class infrastructure

JGU ALUMNI STATUS
Alumni benefit from JGU’s reputation when applying for jobs and higher studies, access a diverse alumni network across industries, and get access to numerous lifelong learning opportunities

3. Locational Advantage in the Industrial Heart of Delhi NCR
SURROUNDED BY CREATIVES:

TDV is located in the urban core of NCR, in a neighbourhood buzzing with artisans and craftspeople, allowing students to step straight into the world of design, fashion and media, through self-paced freelancing, internship and networking opportunities.

ONE INDUSTRY PROJECT, EACH SEMESTER
Real-world learning through taskboxes introduced by creative corporations such as Godrej, Google and and Muji, where students engage with clients and produce outcomes for real world

75% VISITING FACULTY
Unique academic model that encourages industry-centric design education with one-of-the-highest visiting faculty ratios across the world, enabled by a well-connected, city centre location in the national capital

4. 2-month Creative Residency at TDV Europe Campus

GLOBAL DESIGN CAPITAL:

Experience an all-inclusive 2-month Creative Residency at TDV’s Campus in Milan, immersing yourself in the world’s leading hub of fashion, product and space design, and drawing inspiration from Italy’s rich creative heritage.

EUROPEAN EXPOSURE
Participate in Joint Studios with students from European Schools, visit Milan’s design studios, explore Italian expos and exhibitions, and build connections with global designers and peers

INTERNATIONAL CAREER PROSPECTS
Increase your chances to work in the European market by expanding your professional network, and leveraging language programmes offered at TDV Campus by Alliance Française (French), Istituto Italiano di Cultura (Italian) and Instituto Cervantes (Spanish)

Courses Offered

Bachelor of Design (Honours) Specialisations Offered:

Duration: 4 years (8 semesters), 240 credits

1. Communication & Interaction Design – Emphasises the creative and technological abilities that enable designers to work across traditional and modern media, applying themselves to create print media as well as interactive digital products.
○ Career Pathways: Animation & Game Design, Graphic Design, UI / UX Design
○ Student Award: Winner of Conscious Collective by Godrej Design Lab for Beneath Surface (Mumbai, India)
○ Industry Network: Hindustan Times, Infoedge, Innovaccer, Porter

2. Fashion & Textile Design – Merges the two seemingly specialist fields of fashion and textile design with a focus on their inherent relationship, training students in designing and manufacturing clothing, materials and technology of textiles, etc.
○ Career Pathways: Fashion Communication, Fashion Design & Styling, Textile Design & Technology
○ Student Award: Exhibited Phaag, Sustainable practices of using textile waste at Salone del Mobile (Milan, Italy)
○ Industry Network: Chanel, Nicobar, Superdry, Vogue

3. Interior & Space Design – Focuses on the imagination and realisation of the built environment by imparting a creative mindset, technical skillset, and exposure to buildings, exhibitions, installations, public realm and other forms of space.
○ Career Pathways: Exhibition Design, Residential Design, Retail Design
○ Student Award: Awarded Public Medal for Chowk & Charpai at London Design Biennale (London, UK)
○ Industry Network: Homelane, JLL, Livspace, Square Yards

4. Product & Industrial Design –Trains students on the end-to-end product design process, right from understanding users, ideating solutions, creating prototypes, and delivering finished physical products like automobiles, furniture, and consumer goods
○ Career Pathways: Accessory Design, Automobile Design, Furniture Design
○ Student Award: Community Choice Prize for SPOIL, sustainable oil packaging at
Biodesign Challenge (New York, USA)
○ Industry Network: Godrej, Muji, Royal Enfield, Titan

5. Strategic Design & Management – Provides students with the ability to devise business decisions, innovate practices, grasp metrics, collaborate across teams, and embed design thinking at the core of business operations
○ Career Pathways: Customer Experience, Design Research, Product Strategy
○ Student Award: Winner of Good Intervention for AapkaSaathi hosted by Parsons, The New School (New York, USA)
○ Industry Network: Accenture, BCG, Deloitte, Tata Elxs

6. Transdisciplinary Design – Prepares designers to transcend traditional disciplinary boundaries by integrating knowledge, methods and perspectives from diverse fields such as engineering, sciences and social sciences.
○ Career Pathways: Social Design, Service & System Design, Sustainable Design
○ Student Award: Awarded the Cumulus Green Award for Self-Reliance by Cumulus Association (Aalto, Finland)
○ Industry Network: Goonj, Quicksand, Samagra, Urbz

Master of Design Specialisations Offered:

Duration: 2 years (4 semesters), 120 credits

1. Communication & Interaction Design – On the creative and technological abilities that enable designers to work across traditional and modern media, applying themselves to create print media as well as interactive digital products

3. Interior & Space Design – Focuses on the imagination and realisation of the built environment, imparting a creative mindset, technical skillset, and exposure to buildings, exhibitions, installations, public realm and other forms of space.

Fee Structure of Courses

Undergraduate Courses Fee

Component	Year I	Year II	Year III	Year IV
One-Time Registration	Rs 50,000	-	-	-
University Fee	Rs 50,000	Rs 50,000	Rs 50,000	Rs 50,000
Resource Fee	Rs 1,50,000	Rs 1,50,000	Rs 1,50,000	Rs 1,50,000
Tuition Fee	Rs 4,00,000	Rs 4,00,000	Rs 4,00,000	Rs 4,00,000
International Fee	Rs 60,000	Rs 60,000	Rs 60,000	Rs 60,000
Yearly Total	Rs 7,10,000	Rs 6,60,000	Rs 6,60,000	Rs 6,60,000
Grand Total				Rs 26,90,000

Postgraduate Courses Fee

Component	SEM I	SEM II	SEM III	SEM IV
One Time Registration	Rs 50,000	-	-	-
University Fee	Rs 50,000	-	Rs 50,000	-
Resource Fee	Rs 75,000	Rs 75,000	Rs 75,000	Rs 75,000
Tuition Fee	Rs 2,00,000	Rs 2,00,000	Rs 2,00,000	Rs 2,00,000
Professional/ Development Module	Rs 25,000	Rs 25,000	Rs 25,000	Rs 25,000
Yearly Total	Rs 4,00,000	Rs 3,00,000	Rs 3,50,000	Rs 3,00,000
Grand Total				Rs 13,50,000

Admission Eligibility Criteria

B.Des Eligibility: Class XII Students / Passouts in any stream

M.Des Eligibility: Bachelor's Degree / Pursuing UG Final Year in any subject

Selection Criteria

B.Des Entrance Process:

TDV ACCEPTANCE CHALLENGE

Two-stage selection process to identify discerning individuals based on ability and motivation
Stage I: Online exam to judge your creative aptitude, observation and comprehension skills
Stage II: Online meet-up to understand your alignment with their philosophy

M.Des Entrance Process:

TDV ACCEPTANCE CHALLENGE
Two-stage selection process to identify discerning individuals based on ability and motivation
Stage I: Online exam to judge your creative aptitude, observation and comprehension skills
Stage II: Online meet-up to understand your alignment with their philosophies

Campus

Academic Community:
Learning is never isolated at TDV, but grows through constant exchange: between students and faculty, students across disciplines, and within the larger network of visiting experts and peer learners. The composition of the academic community is highly valued at TDV because we believe that design is not created in silos but in dialogue, critique, and collaboration.

GLOBAL STUDENT COMMUNITY

450+ full-time and exchange students on campus, from 22 Indian states, Africa, Europe, the Middle East and South Asia

EMINENT FACULTY

From leading universities including Harvard, Domus, Goldsmiths, Politecnico di Milano, Rhode Island, RCA, TU Delft and Westminster, with work experience at Adobe, Coach, IBM, Nicobar, Pidilite and Wildcraft

GLOBAL PRESENCE
TDV Campuses in Delhi NCR (India) and Milan (Italy), and an ecosystem of 40+ partners in America, Europe, the Middle East and Southeast Asia

IMMERSIONS
Joint Studios with students from global universities, Semester Exchange at leading d-schools, and Summer & Winter Schools at MAKE Abu Dhabi (UAE), Domaine de Boisbuchet (France), etc.

Life & Culture:
Learning flourishes in a vibrant academic environment that fosters empathy, resilience, and openness to perspectives beyond one’s own. TDV students experience community, creativity, and care in their everyday lives: spending time together, collaborating across projects, sharing rituals, celebrating festivals and co-creating the institutional heritage.

EXTRACURRICULARS
Partnerships with Chilla Sports Complex for fitness and sport, and Triveni Kala Sangam for cultural engagement and performing arts

CELEBRATIONS
Diwali of North to Onam of the South, Bijoya Dashami of the East to Holi of the West, from Hallowe'en to Christmas markets and much more: the diversity of TDV is reflected in its cultural celebrations.

College Compare