The Academy of Applied Arts is India's premier institute for Visual Merchandising, Retail Design and Interior Design. It has over a decade of experience providing design solutions globally and bringing that expertise to India. The Academy helps students refine their design skills and opens up professional opportunities. It has a highly qualified faculty and devotes 50% of course time to hands-on workshops to provide practical experience.

2. ABOUT US
Academy of Applied Arts is India’s premier institute for Visual
Merchandising, Retail Design and Interior Design. Backed by
a highly qualified faculty we are vigorously engaged in
teaching, researching and propagating these little
understood fields of study and their enormous impact on the
buying and selling of goods and services. Our decade long
experience of providing design solutions to individuals,
brands and companies across the globe enable us to bring
our well honed expertise to India.
We help budding interior and retail designers refine their
design knowledge and skills, in the process allowing them to
channel their creative gifts into something commercially
productive. This invariably opens up several professional
avenues for our students and equips them with the skill sets
that help them to thrive and succeed in the real world.

3. Programs at the Academy of Applied
Arts
You and your education are our top priority. Our supporting
and nurturing environment coupled with our extensive in-
depth knowledge ensures accelerated learning. All our
programs are intensive and incorporated with practical
experiential tools. Fifty percent of the course time is devoted
to practical workshops. These workshops provide much
needed hands-on experience that helps you vastly improve
your performance.

4. Admission Requirements
Eligibility Criteria: Candidates whose results are awaited /or
who have completed 10 + 2 (CBSE / ICSE / State Board or
equivalent as per UGC guidelines) can apply for the program.
A candidate should have a flair towards artistic & creative
skills. Also, a candidate should be able to communicate in
English.
Design Aptitude Test: A candidate needs to appear for a
‘Design Aptitude Test’. The objective of the test is to
understand the creative knowledge, communication skills and
general aptitude towards design. Upon successfully clearing
the test, the students can apply for the admission form. A
student then can enroll himself/herself in the desired
programs.

5. Registration/Admission Guidelines:
a. The applicants need to fill in the admission form with all the
required information.
b. Admission forms with incomplete information will not be
accepted.
c. Candidates not satisfying the eligibility criteria will not be
accepted.
d. The admission of a student is only granted provisionally and
shall get confirmed only after the complete submission of the
required documents.
e. Non fulfillment of the information/documents required will lead
to cancellation of the provisional admission.

6. Student Projects
Our projects are an amalgamation of visual merchandising and
interior design initiative within Academy of Applied Arts. We
focus on ‘Live’ projects where our students and faculty
engage with brands across the nation delivering outcome on a
range of formats. These experiential learning exercises
enable students create excellent industry links, credible
portfolios and also placements.
“We’ve had a meaningful association with Academy of Applied
Arts and have been using their services over the years for our
major stores. Their novel approach has contributed to the
growth of Visual Merchandising in the country and opened
avenues for companies as well as students. Not many
colleges have such a clear and defined hands on approach
and they should.”

7. Placement
100% placement assistance for those interested and eligible
through our company’s vast network of clients such as :
Apparel & Accessories: Arrow, Blue Mount, Blues Clothing Co.,
BG’S, Bon Jour, Canary London, Chulbuli, Cosmic Courtyard,
Fahrenheit, Feminine, Flying Machine, Guilty Jeans USA,
Gyan’s, HERITAGE by Handloom Emporium, Koutons, Meena
Bazaar, Miss Jo, Muah, NUN, Pepe Jeans, Perfection House,
Provogue, Reebok, Shoe Express, Sona Lingerie, Species,
SRS fashions, Standard’s Max, Surprise!, Uni Style Image
(USI), Zardozi

8. FMCG and Food: Big Apple, Dailyneeds, More 4 Less, Sabka
Bazaar, SRS Value Bazaar, American Hot Dog Factory,
Foodie’s Bar, Food Street, San-Cha Tea
Home: Espirit, EVOK, Fenesta, Forma (Italia), Freelance,
House of Ishatvam, Martini (Italia), Maspar, MOEN, O2
Furnitures, Sarita Handa, Seasons Furnishing, Splash,
Spread, Stanley Boutique, The Home Store (THS), Welhome
Lifestyle Products: Alpine Audio, Kapoor Watch Co.,
Luxor/PARKER, Optique, Play-N-Pets, TATA/Fiat, TIMEX
Malls: DLF Place Mall (Saket, New Delhi), DLF HUB (area
between DLF Promenade and Emporio, New Delhi)
Premium: Bharany’s, Forest Essentials, Marigold Fine Art, Taj
Khazana, Taj Palace Hotel

9. Academy of Applied Arts is transparent,
allowing its students a clear view of what is
happening inside. Sharing rather than hiding
helps in making our bond stronger.

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