The Department of Design (DoD) The Department of Design(DoD), one of the thirteen departments at IIT Guwahati, was set up with a vision to enkindle some of the brightest technical minds of the country a passion for innovation in technology driven by a firm understanding, appreciation and celebration of design. The department offers an M.Des. degree, a B.Des. degree (the only undergraduate level degree of its kind in an Indian Institute of Technology) and a PhD degree in Design. The focus of the program is on the study, invention, and creative use of technologies to create effective, usable, enjoyable experiences with technology through interdisciplinary research in engineering, design, behavioral and social sciences, and to understand the impact of technology on individuals, groups, and organizations. The department envisions to produce successful graduates who will be capable of leading the changing scenarios of today and tomorrow through thought, innovation and values. The institute is situated in North Guwahati, Assam, on the north bank of the river Brahmaputra amidst breathtaking natural beauty and serenity. The full fledged campus sprawls over 285 hectares of gently undulating terrain with several hillocks covered with lush green vegetation, a few lakes and a panoramic view of the mighty river on one side and a ring of blue hills on the other. The Institute is conveniently accessible from all the transport hubs in the Guwahati city.
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News and Events | |
List of Shortlisted Candidates-Masters in Design (Electronic Product Design) for July 2024 Session | |
2nd prize in the Mechathon 2021 hosted by SEC College of Engineering, Israel. | |
Humanizing Work and Work Environment (HWWE) 2021 |
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ICoD Membership Pack 2021 |
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Achievements | |
June 2022 - IF Design Talent Award 2022 for our MDes alumnus Mr. Achyut Shanbhag who worked under the supervision of Dr. Pankaj Upadhyay on Cha, a sustainable bio-degradable composite |
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Jan 2021 - Distinguished paper award for Prof. Pankaj Upadhyay and Prof. Ravi Mokashi Punekar for their paper titled "What can designers learn from failed solution in BOP contexts?" at ICoRD’21. |
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Mar 2019 - Our BDes student Muskan Gupta alongwith IIITDM Jabalpur BDes students Tanishqa Bobde & Karttikeya Singh won an Honorable mention award in the LeNS International Student Design Competition, 2018. |
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Anmol Srivastava, ACM SIGCHI Travel Scholarship to attend 50th Turing Award Ceremony Association of Computing Machinery - ACM SIGCHI, Representing India as ACM SIGCHI Student Ambassador in the 50th Turing Award Ceremony, San Francisco | |
Jan 2019 - Our Research Scholar, Prarthana Majumdar, bagged the best paper award at ICoRD 2019 for her paper titled: Motivation for Do-It-Yourself in Rural Base of the Pyramid Communities and the Changing Landscape. | |
Anmol Srivastava, ACM SIGCHI Travel Scholarship to attend 50th Turing Award Ceremony Association of Computing Machinery - ACM SIGCHI, Representing India as ACM SIGCHI Student Ambassador in the 50th Turing Award Ceremony, San Francisco | |
Coimbatore Krishnarao Prahalad Prashasti Award for Corporate & Social Strategy 2022, has been conferred to Dr. Pratul Chandra Kalita, on 16th of April, 2022. | |
Akriti Kaur, SIGGRAPH Student Travel Scholarship Association of Computing Machinery - ACM SIGGRAPH Presentation of paper in Virtual Reality Software and Technology, Sweden+ more |
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