Overview

Taught over two semesters the Postgraduate Diploma Program (PGDP) has been crafted for those individuals who join us with an undergraduate degree and sense a need to develop their art and design skills. The PGDP allows the individual to choose among two programs, each of which have been designed to align to different levels of learning.

Program 1: Bridge

This program makes it possible for a student to enter the Professional Post Graduate Program at Srishti Manipal with three years of undergraduate education from a totally unrelated discipline. The program is preparatory and foundational and will engender the essential thinking and making skills needed to join the various Postgraduate Professional courses offered at the Masters level.

Courses Offered

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After successful completion of the Bridge, students will get automatic entry into the Masters’ program at Srishti Manipal in the area of specialisation that they had chosen in the PGDP year:

Program 2: Finish

The purpose of the Finish program is to provide an opportunity to learn and advance one’s practice in a chosen field. It is a space to refine knowledge after an undergraduate program or a period of work experience in fields such as Animation, Interior Design, Graphic Design, Textile Design, etc. This program helps to build on previously acquired skills with strategic pedagogic support and inputs in art, design and research processes.

Note:

Applicants should apply to the MA courses if they intend to take up PGDP Finish. There is no separate application form for PGDP Finish; one can exit at the end of year 1 of MA with an award of a PG Diploma upon successful completion of the graduation requirements.

Courses Offered

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Many new careers have emerged today which value design thinking and creative and artistic expression. Students who choose to do this program will find themselves transformed. After their time at Srishti Manipal, they will be able to consider newer spaces and opportunities within their chosen fields.

Eligibility for Admission

Bridge
Minimum Education Qualification
Applicant should have successfully completed any ONE of the following:

• National and International Universities – 3 years Undergraduate Degree
• National and International Universities – 4 year Undergraduate Degree
• Design Institutes – 4 year Undergraduate Diploma in Art and/or Design
• Professional Institutes – 5 year Undergraduate Degree

Please note that all awarding bodies must be recognised by state and/or central government institutions.
Attach two copies of relevant certificates.

Finish
Minimum Education Qualification
Applicant should have successfully completed any ONE of the following:

• National and International Universities – 3 years Undergraduate Degree
• National and International Universities – 4 year Undergraduate Degree
• Design Institutes – 4 year Undergraduate Diploma in Art and/or Design
• Professional Institutes – 5 year Undergraduate Degree

Please note that all awarding bodies must be recognised by state and/or central government institutions.
Attach two copies of relevant certificates.

Award

A Postgraduate Diploma will be awarded to students who successfully complete this program of study at Srishti Manipal

Duration

1-year fulltime

Admission Process

An applicant must successfully complete the Postgraduate Diploma Program admissions process as outlined in the SMEAT protocol.

Selection Protocols 2024 - PG

Fee Schedule