How does NIFT Hyderabad compare to Pearl Academy for its BDes course?
NIFT is a government-funded statutory body providing a globally recognised degree at a lower cost (around INR 13 lakh). Pearl Academy is a private institute with higher fees (around INR 32 lakh+) but offers more flexible, industry-facing portfolios and international collaborations for students.
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Tuition fee for BDes in Symbiosis Institite of Design, Pune is around INR 4.5 Lacs per year whereas it is more than INR 7.5 Lacs in Pearl Academy, Delhi (New Friends Colony). Thus, SID Pune has lower fee in comparison.
Yes, Pearl Academy provides scholarship for BDes on basis of merit in Class 12 in the form of fee waiver on the semester component fees for the first year only. The amount of scholarship is mentioned in the following table:
Class 12 Overall Marks | Scholarship |
>=95% | 50% |
90.01-94.99% | 25% |
For admission to the Design courses, students may have to present their portfolios to the panel. Students can pick their preferred time slot.
- The exam pattern includes a General Proficiency Test and Design Aptitude Test (only for design courses). The written exam is of 90 minutes
MDes students of Pearl Academy, Jaipur can receive different levels of scholarships from every scholarship schene. Candidates eligible for Defence background scholarships will be offered a 10% fee waiver while NIFT Rank scholarship offers between 20% - 50% fee waiver.
Candidates must note that only f
Amount of scholarships offered to BDes students will differ based on the scholarship schemes. Defence personnel ward will be offered a scholarship amount of 10% of their total course fees for first year only.
Merit-based scholarship offers between 25% - 50% of the same course fees while NIFT rank bas
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