ATLAS SkillTech University: India's 1st Urban Multidisciplinary University ATLAS SkillTech University

Our Globally Benchmarked Curriculum

Semester 1

Laying the foundation for creative thinking and design. Students explore core principles, visual language, and problem-solving skills that prepare them for future learning.

Design Research 1

Use design thinking and visual methods to explore, research, observe patterns, reflect on insights, and craft compelling stories that communicate ideas, inspire action, and create meaningful impact.

Design Studio 1

Design Studio 1 introduces creative exploration through design thinking, observation, research, and storytelling. Students develop problem-solving, visual communication, and reflective practice skills to address real-world challenges.

Drawing Fundamentals 1

Drawing Fundamentals 1 builds core visual skills through observation, sketching, composition, form and technical drawing. Students explore line, shape, proportion, and perspective to strengthen creative expression and design communication.

Imaging 1

Imaging 1 introduces digital and analog imaging techniques, exploring composition, light, and narrative. Students learn visual storytelling, image editing, and creative expression for design and communication.

Space and Materiality

Space and Materiality explores relationships between form, material, and environment. Students experiment with textures, structures, and spatial design to understand sensory impact, function, and creative possibilities.

History in Context to Objects

History in Context to Objects examines cultural, social, and historical influences on objects. Students analyze artifacts to understand design evolution, material significance, and contextual storytelling.

Skill-Up Elective

Skill-Up Elective offers specialized learning opportunities beyond the core curriculum, enabling students to explore emerging tools, creative practices, and interdisciplinary skills that enhance professional growth.

Semester 2

Building confidence in experimentation and observation, students engage in hands-on projects that develop analytical thinking and creativity. The semester deepens design practice, emphasizing research, advanced techniques, sustainability, and user experience, fostering innovation, collaboration, and readiness for real-world challenges.

Design Research 2

Design Research 2 advances research skills, emphasizing observation, data analysis, and user insights. Students apply research backed by design thinking to identify problems, generate solutions, and inform creative strategies.

Design Studio 2

Design Studio 2 builds on creative practice, guiding students to apply research, experimentation, and design thinking in real-world projects, developing problem-solving, collaboration, and visual storytelling skills.

Drawing Fundamentals 2

Drawing Fundamentals 2 deepens observational and visual storytelling skills. Students refine visual communication and expressive techniques for creative design solutions.

Imaging 2

Imaging 2 advances digital and analog imaging techniques, focusing on composition, storytelling, and post-processing. Students create visually compelling narratives and enhance design communication through images.

Sustainable System

Sustainable System explores eco-friendly design principles, material choices, and systemic thinking. Students analyze environmental impact, interdependence of various systems using, and integrate responsible practices into design processes.

Time

Time examines its role as a design element, influencing memory, narrative, information flow, and user experience. Students explore temporal dynamics to create meaningful, engaging designs.

Skill-Up Elective

Why our Year 1 outpaces every
other design school?

ISDI School of Design

Multidisciplinary Exposure

Offers a Major–Minor Pathway where students combine core specialization with a secondary focus called a minor.

Integrated Design Thinking

Combines design thinking, observation, and research fostering strategic and creative problem-solving.

Holistic, Future-Ready Learning

Includes forward-looking courses like Sustainable System and Time, focusing on environmental impact.

Other Design Schools

Holistic, Future-Ready Learning

Other design schools follow single-track, restricting students to one specialisation throughout the program.

Theory–Practice Gap

Often separates theory and practice, introducing research much later as an
after-thought.

Aesthetic-Centric Focus

Primarily emphasizes form and aesthetics, with limited focus on sustainability or systems thinking.

Semester 3

Explore animation, storytelling, and visual expression. Apply concepts using digital tools, software, and emerging technologies.

Animation Film Studies

Explores animation’s narrative, social, and political dimensions, enabling students to critically analyze film and media for informed creative storytelling.

Introduction to Animation

Teaches illustration, storyboarding, and character design techniques, guiding students to plan and structure compelling animation narratives effectively.

Drawing for Animation

Develops foundational drawing and sculpting skills, enhancing students’ ability to create detailed, expressive, and production-ready animation assets.

Story and Narratives

Builds skills in screenwriting, character arcs, and visual composition, allowing students to craft coherent and captivating animation narratives.

Minor Track

The minor track you choose will continue across all the remaining years of your program.

Semester 4

Translate ideas into tangible interiors. Projects strengthen technical skills, creativity, and incorporate digital tools for design visualization.

Advanced Animation

An extension of Introduction to Animation, this course explores advanced principles of motion, character performance, and storytelling. Students refine their technical and creative skills to produce expressive, high-quality animations across digital platforms.

3D Sculpting

This course teaches digital sculpting techniques to create detailed 3D forms using industry tools, focusing on form, anatomy, and surface detail for animation and visualization.

Visual Development

Develops expressive characters through design, psychology, and storytelling exercises, enabling students to create compelling, relatable personalities for animation.

Storyboard and Animatics

Builds storytelling skills by guiding students through storyboard composition and animatic development, planning narrative flow a visual pacing effectively.

Modeling Studio

Teaches Maya 3D modeling for creating animation-ready characters and environments, emphasizing accuracy, topology, and production-ready asset creation.

Surfacing

Develops surfacing skills using digital tools, enabling students to texture characters and environments with realism and artistic expression.

Minor Track

The minor track you choose will continue across all the remaining years of your program.

Why our Year 2 outpaces every
other design
school?

ISDI School of Design

Story-Centric Learning

Emphasizes narrative building, character psychology, and visual storytelling to create emotionally engaging animations.

Comprehensive Production Training

Covers every stage of animation—from drawing and storyboarding to 3D modeling

Industry & Research Integration

Combines film studies, critical analysis, and real-world exposure to develop industry-ready storytellers.

Other Design Schools

Technique-Focused

Center largely on software and execution with limited storytelling emphasis.

Fragmented Skill Development

Teach separate animation stages without connecting conceptual and production aspects.

Minimal Contextual Learning

Often overlook research, film theory, and cultural understanding in creative practice.

Semester 5

Integrate animation, VFX, and immersive media in larger projects. Build experimentation and innovation skills using emerging technologies.

3D Animation and Rigging

Builds skills in rigging and procedural animation, enabling dynamic, realistic movement for 3D characters and objects in animation and VFX projects.

Concept art

Develops immersive 3D environments using concept art and narrative-driven design, creating visually compelling and contextually rich spaces for animation and VFX.

Surfacing 2

Builds students’ 3D mEnhances surfacing skills, applying complex shaders and detailed textures to characters and environments for realistic, production-ready animation and visual effects.odeling skills using Rhino and Keyshot software, enhancing their ability to visualize, refine, and integrate complex design concepts with realistic renderings.

3D Lighting

Teaches lighting and texturing techniques to enhance realism, mood, and atmosphere in 3D scenes for animation and VFX.

Minor Track

The minor track you choose will continue across all the remaining years of your program.

Semester 6

Push creative and technical boundaries with complex projects. Develop future-ready skills in immersive storytelling and AI-assisted production.

Character Animation

Develops expressive character animation by combining acting techniques and psychological understanding, enabling students to create believable, emotionally engaging, and nuanced animated performances.

Collaborative Project

Builds teamwork and collaboration skills through cross-disciplinary project development, preparing students for professional studio environments.

Production management

Introduction to the Complete pipeline of Animation film making process. - divided into 2D and 3D animation - where students get mentors to help them execute the project from 2D and 3D domain.

Immersive Storytelling - Unreal Engine

Teaches creation of interactive VR experiences, emphasizing storytelling, user engagement, and optimized asset development for immersive environments.

VFX Production

Teaches creation of interactive VR experiences, emphasizing storytelling, user engagement, and optimized asset development foGuides students through complete VFX workflows, teaching professional tools, techniques, and project management for high-quality visual effects productionr immersive environments.

Minor Track

The minor track you choose will continue across all the remaining years of your program.

Why our Year 3 outpaces every
other design
school?

ISDI School of Design

Advanced Production Mastery

Covers the full 3D and VFX pipeline with hands-on studio collaboration.

Expressive Storytelling

Merges character acting, psychology, and concept art for immersive worlds.

Future-Ready Technology

Integrates VR, Unreal Engine, and real-time workflows for innovative storytelling.

Other Design Schools

Tool-Focused Learning

Emphasize software skills without interdisciplinary depth.

Limited Character Development

Prioritize motion over emotional storytelling.

Outdated Techniques

Lack exposure to new technologies and immersive media.

Semester 7

Engage in industry collaborations and live projects. Refine portfolio, professional skills, and technology-enabled project execution.

Graduation Project Pre Production / Industry Capstone

Develops narrative, scriptwriting, and storyboard skills, guiding students to plan and structure a cohesive, professional-quality final animation or VFX project.

Professional Practice and Portfolio Development

Builds professional skills through portfolio creation, collaboration, and workplace practices, preparing students for industry entry and career opportunities in animation and VFX.

Industry Internship

Students gain real-world experience by working with design studios or industry partners, applying their skills to professional projects and building industry readiness.

Minor Track

The minor track you choose will continue across all the remaining years of your program.

Semester 8

Showcase mastery in a final animation or VFX project. Demonstrate creativity, technical expertise, and readiness for global, tech-driven opportunities.

Final Project Production Process

Applies full production workflows to complete capstone animation and VFX projects, integrating technical, creative, and collaborative skills for professional-quality outcomes.

Final Project Post Production

Teaches compositing, sound design, and finishing techniques, polishing final projects to achieve cinematic quality and cohesive storytelling.

Minor Track

The minor track you choose will continue across all the remaining years of your program.

Why our Year 4 outpaces every
other design
school?

ISDI School of Design

Capstone & Ethical Practice

Concludes with self-driven projects emphasizing research, professionalism, and responsible design ethics.

Specialized & Future-Focused Learning

Offers advanced pathways in animation for additional proficiency

Human–Tech Fusion

Integrates ergonomics, coding, and electronics for smart, user-focused design solutions.

Other Design Schools

Weak Ethical Integration

Address professional ethics superficially, without linking them to real-world design practice.

Limited Specialization Options

Often provide generic final-year projects without advanced focus areas.

Basic Technical Training

Rarely combine coding, ergonomics, or smart product design.

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Design That’s
Rooted in Reality

Work on real-world interiors, commercial projects, and client briefs.

Global DNA,
Local Insight

Parsons-influenced curriculum tailored to India’s architectural and cultural contexts.

The Studio is Just
the Beginning

Learn in workshops, fabrication labs, digital studios, and live sites.

Taught by Designers Who
Work, Not Just Teach

Faculty bring experience from architecture, hospitality, and interior design studios.

Build Your Portfolio
Before You Graduate

Graduate with projects and interiors that showcase your design vision and professional readiness.

Where concepts meet execution,
in and beyond the classroom.

At ISDI, every project becomes part of a career-ready portfolio. From hands-on labs and design sprints to brand collaborations, internships, hackathons, and industry showcases, you graduate with real-world experience and work that speaks for itself.

Leaping Windows - Comic book library

The visit focused on studying panel composition for the Visual Book project. Leaping Windows offered valuable insights with its extensive collection of comics and illustration references for its niche audience.

Anifest 24

Students attended Anifest 2024, organized by TASI, where they explored the world of animation through hands-on sessions, industry showcases, and interactions with leading professionals—gaining insights into trends, techniques, and creative careers.

Udaipur Local Immersion

Animation and VFX students attended a two-day Kavad workshop in Udaipur with master artisan Mr. Satyanarayan Sutar, learning its cultural significance and creating their own Kavad boxes. Inspired, they’re now developing animated films that reinterpret this traditional art form.

Fractal Studios

Interior Design students participated in the IDAC Internship Program, connecting with leading industry professionals through live projects and mentorship. The experience offered real-world design exposure, studio learning, and portfolio development—bridging academics with professional practice and preparing them for future careers in design.

Blue Willow - Surfacing / texturing project - maya + Substance painter project

Design Visualization Project I analyzed a chosen film, animation, or real-life scene to study how spatial elements contribute to the narrative, mood, and functionality.

The Queen - Bee inspired Dronebot

An elderly woman living alone on her countryside bee farm struggles to manage it due to age. Her son, a drone designer abroad, gifts her a bee-inspired drone that communicates with bees through sound frequencies, helping her care for the farm.

Search - 3D Animated Film

Search - This short film takes you through the journey of a home cleaning robot Chip where he is trying to revive his lost friend.

Asuranga - Character Design Project

Asuranga, the final boss, is a tyrannical ruler empowered by ancient Asuras. His design blends regal authority with dark, infernal energy, embodying chaos and dominance.

Shell X - Drone Design - maya + Substance Painter

In 2147, the United Frontier Corps deployed Shell-X, a stealth combat drone using nanotech camouflage to gather intel and strike with precision when threats arise—protecting humanity amid bioengineered chaos.

Cockroach of the Bathroom of the Valley of the Shadow of Death - Comic Book Design

Creation of Composition - This involves drawing a composition having only 2 lines, 3 curves and 2 circles. In total, 3 compositions were made out of which one was selected for further execution.

Student Projects in Motion

Where creativity meets momentum