ePGD IxD stands for the e-Postgraduate Diploma programme in Interaction Design from IIT Bombay. This is a certified programme recognized by World Education Services (WES). It holds the same level of academic standing and recognition as any other degree certificate issued by IIT Bombay (see a sample ePGD certificate here).
The ePGD IxD programme consists of several courses. Each course has a certain number of credits associated with it, which vary from 6 to 12. (See the list of courses and their credits here.) The number of credits for each course are based on the number of lecture hours, tutorial, lab, project hours, and self-study hours. When you pass a course, you earn those credits and a grade. When you earn 36 or more credits, you can claim an ePGD IxD from the IIT Bombay (see a sample ePGD certificate here).
Currently, courses in the ePGD IxD programme are offered in two modes, either in-person-continuous mode or online-weekly mode. The in-person-continuous courses are offered in the IIT Bombay campus. The online-weekly courses usually (though not always) run on weekends and online. However, the final evaluation / presentation of online courses happens in-person in the IIT Bombay campus. All courses offered currently run in a synchronous mode.
If schedules of two or more in-person-continuous mode courses overlap, you are permitted to register for only one of them. (This is because in this mode these are very time intensive.) If the schedules of online-weekly courses overlap, you may be permitted to register for up to two such courses, provided these run in different slots each week. In this way, you are permitted to enroll in a maximum of two courses when their schedules overlap. You are permitted to register for any number of courses if their schedules don’t overlap. If you have questions about the course schedule, please send an email to [email protected].
The programme is designed to be self-paced, providing learners the flexibility to complete it at their own pace. You are allowed to complete your 36 credits and earn an ePGD in a minimum of one year and a maximum of three years.
You only need to pay IIT Bombay fees when you register for a course (i.e. you don't pay fees for the whole ePGD IxD programme in advance). The course fees depend on the number of credits of the course. Currently, course fees are ₹ 1,22,272 for a 6-credit course, ₹ 1,63,029 for an 8-credit course, and ₹ 2,44,543 for a 12-credit course (including GST). If you register for 36 credits, the total course fees will be approximately ₹ 7.34 lakhs. Please note that course fees include course material, lunch and tea, but do not include other costs such as travel and accommodation. Please also note that IIT Bombay may revise course fees in future. Please check individual course pages for the current fees.
You are eligible for the ePGD IxD programme if:
- You have an undergraduate degree (or equivalent) from a recognised university in any of these disciplines: design, engineering, architecture, fine arts, applied arts, information architecture, ergonomics / human factors, writing and communication.
- OR, if you have any other undergraduate degree from a university recognised by IIT Bombay and if you have work experience in the industry of 3 years or more in any of these roles: user interface designer, user experience designer, web developer, information architect, graphic designer, visual designer, copywriter, product manager, brand manager.
While IIT Bombay alumni are eligible for this programme, students currently enrolled in IIT Bombay in full-time programmes are not eligible. If you have questions about eligibility, please send an email to [email protected].
No, you are not eligible currently. You will become eligible once you obtain your undergraduate degree (subject to the conditions above).
If you are a postgraduate student at IIT Bombay, you are not eligible for the ePGD IxD programme (but there are other opportunities for IITB students to learn design). If you are a postgraduate student in any other university, you may be eligible (subject to the conditions above). Additionally, please make sure that your academic commitments in the host university do not clash with the schedule of the courses you want to attend.
All learners, including international learners are eligible for this programme, as long as they satisfy the eligibility criteria mentioned above and provided the university granting the degree is recognized by IIT Bombay. For more information, please refer to the AIU Degree Equivalence. All Overseas Citizens of India (OCIs) who have completed their higher education in India are also eligible for ePGD IxD programme, as long as they satisfy the eligibility criteria mentioned above. Please note that all other rules (including in-person attendance, where required) remain unchanged. If you have questions about eligibility, please send an email to [email protected].
There is no formal “admission” into the IxD ePGD programme. Instead, you need to register for individual courses as per the announced schedule. After you pass each course, you earn a certain number of credits. Once you have earned 36 credits from these courses, you can claim the ePGD IxD from IIT Bombay.
Before you register for your first ePGD IxD course, please keep these documents handy:
At the time of registration for a course, you will need to submit a scanned copy of the documents listed above. Please merge all the above documents into a single PDF before you start registration.
Please follow the following process to register for a course:
In case you need any help with registration, please send an email to [email protected].
Yes, you need to do two important things after you register for your first course:
You need to do the above steps only once. From your second course onwards, you need to simply register for the course.
IIT Bombay may accept foreign currency payments for students in the Overseas category. A fee adjustment may apply in such cases. Please send an email to [email protected] to know more.
IIT Bombay does not provide financial assistance to learners in this programme.
There is no official admission process for the ePGD IxD programme. Once the EO office receives your APAAR number / ABC ID, the EO office will create a unique identification number for internal record-keeping. For the period when you need to be present on-campus, the EO Office will issue you a temporary ID card. However, the EO office will not provide a formal admission letter or permanent ID card. Learners will also not be issued IIT Bombay email IDs or Roll Numbers.
In general, all course fees received by IIT Bombay are non-refundable. Only in case of unavoidable reasons beyond the control of the learner, a part of the course fee may be refunded if the request is received in advance. Please email your cancellation request to [email protected]. If your request is received 30 days before the course begins, IIT Bombay will refund 80% of the fees paid. If it is received 15 days before the course begins, IIT Bombay will refund 60% of the fees paid. Refunds for any reasons are not possible for requests received after that.
All IDC School of Design courses require 80% attendance. Further, it is compulsory to be present at the final presentation / exam / assessment of the course. The course instructor may specify more attendance policies at the start of each course.
Depending on its contents, a course in the ePGD IxD programme could have several forms of assessments, including home assignments, a course project, quizzes, vivas and an exam at the end of the course. To pass a course in the ePGD IxD programme, you must receive at least 50% marks overall, and at least 40% marks in the final assessment. The course instructor will announce the detailed assessment plan and passing criteria at the start of each course. Please note that even courses that run in the online mode will require an in-person presentation / exam / assessment at the end of the course, which is held in the IIT Bombay campus. To pass the course, you need to be present in-person for these as per schedule.
After registering for your first course, you need to create your Academic Bank of Credits (ABC) account and generate your APAAR number / ABC ID before the commencement of the course. Once you have done that, please email it to [email protected]. When you pass a course, after attending all assessments, including the end-of-course assessment (which is always held in-person), the EO Office will issue a Certificate of Completion with credits and a grade. IIT Bombay will also transfer the credits you earned from that course to ABC in accordance with ABC's policies.
After you pass each course, the EO Office will issue a Certificate of Completion with credits and a grade. You must complete a minimum of 36 credits within a maximum duration of three years to fulfill the ePGD IxD programme requirements. Once you have done so, you can claim your ePGD IxD certificate. This will be issued during the IIT Bombay Convocation. There will be no provisional diplomas awarded in the interim.
After you pass the required 36 credits of courses, you can claim your ePGD IxD. You will be awarded your ePGD certificate during the IIT Bombay convocation ceremony. This usually happens in the month of August. If you are unable to travel to IIT Bombay for your convocation ceremony, you can collect your ePGD certificate at any time after that from the EO office.
No re-exams / reassessments are planned for any ePGD IxD courses. If you face a personal emergency (such as severe sickness or hospitalisation) at the time of an exam / assessment, please discuss this with the course instructor as soon as possible. Depending on the nature of the course, the nature of the assessment that you missed, and the nature of your emergency, the instructor will advise you appropriately. Only at the discretion of the course instructor will an exception be made for this rule.
If you fail a course, and if you have sufficient attendance, as long as you participated in all the assessments and evaluations of the course, the EO office will issue a Certificate of Participation without mentioning any grade or credits for that course. To complete the 36 credits required for the ePGD IxD certificate, you will be required to either retake the same course when it is offered again, or take another course that you have not yet taken. Please note that Certificates of Participation will not be issued to learners who enroll in the course but willingly choose not to attend the end-of-course in-person assessments. To be eligible for a Certificate of Participation, learners must attempt the assessments and receive a failing grade
Candidates who fail the same course twice, or fail in two or more courses will not be eligible for the ePGD IxD certificate. Even in this case, they will be permitted to register for courses if they wish, and retain the credits of the courses that they pass in ABC.
Learners may opt not to claim the ePGD IxD certificate, and instead retain their earned credits for use in higher degree programmes at IIT Bombay or other relevant institutions, provided such programmes accept these credits. If you choose to retain the credits, IIT Bombay will not issue the ePGD certificate. The EO Office and IDC School of Design will inform you if any higher degree programmes in IIT Bombay recognise these credits. Learners will be responsible for identifying programmes that may accept these credits from other institutions. All credit transfers will be subject to the rules and regulations of ABC. However, these credits will be “consumed” once IIT Bombay issues you the ePGD IxD certificate and you will not be able to use them again. In other words, you can’t use the same credits twice.
The permitted duration of the ePGD IxD programme ranges from a minimum of 1 year to a maximum of 3 years. This period will be counted from the start date of your first course. If there is a valid reason why you are unable to complete the required credits in the 3-year period, you may request for an extension of up to 6 months. This request will need to be approved by the Dean (Educational Outreach) and Dean (Academic Programmes) of IIT Bombay on the recommendation of the DPGC of IDC School of Design. During this period, learners can defer their courses and join subsequent courses as they become available. The EO Office and IDC School of Design will monitor your progress throughout the programme. After 3 years (or 3.5 years if an extension is approved), learners will no longer be permitted to continue and will be automatically removed from the programme. No refunds will be issued in such cases after removal from the programme. In case you have questions about this, please send an email to [email protected].
After you pay fees for each course, you will receive a confirmation of registration email. After you pass each course, the EO Office will issue a Certificate of Completion with credits and a grade. Save these emails carefully. The EO Office and IDC School of Design will also track your progress. When you earn 36 or more credits, you can claim an ePGD IxD from IIT Bombay Educational Outreach office by sending an email to [email protected].
The EO Office will issue all learners a temporary ID card for the period when they need to be present on-campus. IDC School of Design will provide WiFi access. Temporary library access may be provided to learners for exam preparation, subject to the library's approval.
Upon completing the ePGD programme, learners will be eligible to join the IIT Bombay Lateral Hiring Google Group, where the Placement Office periodically shares job opportunities. Learners are responsible for directly engaging with the respective organizations regarding the listed opportunities. Please note that no additional placement support will be provided.
Yes. For courses running in in-person mode, for final in-person presentations / in-person exams of online courses, and for the IIT Bombay convocation where you will receive your ePGD IxD certificate, IDC School of Design will arrange for your entry to the campus. If you wish to visit the campus at other times after registering for an ePGD IxD course, please send an email to [email protected].
Learners in the ePGD IxD programme will not be eligible to participate in student events. However, once you complete the programme and earn the ePGD IxD certificate, you will become an IIT Bombay alum. After that you will be recognized as an IITB Alum and will receive all privileges of an IIT Bombay alum.
If you require guest house accommodation for an in-person course, you should indicate so when you register for the course. If guest house accommodation is available, it will be confirmed by the IDC School of Design after you pay the course registration fees.
Student hostel accommodation may be available depending on the dates of the course. Please send an email to [email protected] after you pay your course fees to know more. Please note that though the guest house is more expensive, it is also nicer than student hostels.
Please send an email to [email protected] about your needs in advance.
There are several hotels in the Powai area (The Beatle, Rodas, Keys, Meluha, Marriott Apartments, The Westin, ibis). Also, Powai is filled with several serviced apartments. Apart from the busiest days, finding an accommodation in Powai should always be possible. However, like everywhere else, cheaper deals go early.
No, accommodation is not included in the course fees. For hostel accommodation, you will need to pay the fees in advance. Please send an email to [email protected] to know hostel accommodation charges. For guest house accommodation, you will have to pay on checkout like in a hotel. Look up the current guest house charges for CEP participants here.
No. It is not necessary to stay on the campus, but there are advantages of doing so. The in-person courses are intense, so staying on-campus is an advantage. If you are going to stay in a hotel in any case, the IITB guest house offers an alternative (which is often cheaper). For an online course, you need to come to the campus only on the last weekend. Here too, you might enjoy staying on the campus.
Yes, usually the accommodation is shared (doubles), as rooms in the guest house are limited, especially during peak season. If you have special needs, please send an email to [email protected] for assistance, and we will do our best to accommodate you.
No. The guest house accommodation is only available to course participants, and family members are not allowed. If you have special needs, please send an email to [email protected] for assistance, and we will do our best to accommodate you.
Please send an email to [email protected] to know what options are possible.
IIT Bombay is in Powai and is well known to auto / taxi / Uber / Ola / Meru drivers. Once in IIT Bombay reach the course venue (which will be shared with you on email). You can ask for directions at the main gate.
