About Us

Recognised by NIESBUD an autonomous institute under ‘Ministry of Skill Development And Entrepreneurship, Govt. Of India’, Academy of Applied Arts is a leading single discipline institution for Interior Design and its specializations of Visual Merchandising, Retail Design and Luxury Residential 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.

The growth pace of the income of India’s new consuming class is matched only by the growth of their aspirations. This has created not just a new consumer, but a new consumption paradigm called “Lifestyle Consumption”. This new lifestyle consumer demands not just the finest products and services but also the finest physical environment and habitats to enjoy them. Therein lays the untold and unrealised potential for Interior Design in India. Our in depth knowledge and domain expertise helps you to harness this potential by becoming a qualified Interior Design Professional.

Both Visual Merchandising and Retail Design as subjects are gaining importance as marketers in India scale up to international standards of retailing .However, information about VM is inadequate and talent is scarce . This creates a growing void between the demand and supply of a well trained and skilled workforce. A workforce that is much needed by retailers in India.

There are some institutes that partly address this need of India’s retail industry by churning out interior/fashion designers, who double up as visual merchandisers/retail designers. However, there are no singularly focused courses/programs that address the ever growing need for VM in India.

We at Academy of Applied Arts endeavor to bridge this gap by imparting quality education in these nascent yet potentially dynamic fields

Awards and Accolades

  • Ranked Amongst The Top 10 Interior Design Colleges In India By Academic Insights 2020.
  • Ranked Amongst The Top 10 Interior Design Colleges In India By Academic Insights 2019.
  • Ranked Amongst The Top 10 Interior Design Colleges In India By Higher Education Magazine
  • Awarded Best Interior Design Institute 2016(Delhi, NCR) Pride of Indian Education Award.
  • Awarded Best Visual Merchandising Institute 2016 (New Delhi) Global Education Excellence Awards

Dual Certification

After the successful completion of the program, students receive certifications from:

  • The Ministry of MSME, Govt. of India, and
  • Academy of Applied Arts
Students after the successful completion of the program, receive certification from the Academy with an added certification from NIESBUD. (NIESBUD is an autonomous institute that is formed under the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Govt. of India.) The dual certification benefits you in making your candidature more approachable to the industry. Also it helps the students in carving their own path in the interior designing industry. In our courses, students learn about commercial designing, residential designing, retail designing, and more. Further, our courses are designed in such a way that students learn and experience new things every day.

Transform design(INDUSTY LINKS)


Academy of Applied Arts inception is rooted in transform design which takes pride in its heritage of 14 years, as connoisseurs & designers of exquisitely luxurious, timeless interiors & architecture with a project portfolio spanning over 6 countries having a stellar presence in New Delhi, Singapore & Kathmandu. They believe in delivering unparalleled standards of luxury. Their design sensibility aims for a timeless sophisticated appeal delivering with a hassle-free end result. The feeling of luxury, in all their projects, is expressed by the unique details & personalization in their design. They take pride in designing & furnishing clients home in their signature luxurious and timeless appeal

Credenc(EDUCATIONAL LOANS)

Credence is a financial institution that provides educational loans to students on the basis of their merit. The institution uses scientific methods to access the possibility for a student to get a job after course completion. Academy of Applied Arts has a tie-up with Credence, and therefore, the interest rates at which Credence offers loans to our students are very nominal. Academy students are charged a nominal fee without any interest rates.

Made in ITALY School (COLLABORATION INTERNATIONAL CONNECT)

The foundation of our collaboration with Made in Italy School, Rome, started in 2009. The aim of this partnership was to promote Professional Training Courses in the fields of design, fashion, and cuisine. Students after pursuing a one-year program with the Academy can go for a 6-month internship training with the Made In Italy, Rome. After a successful completion of the course, students get direct placement in international companies. Started in 2009, 85% of the School students’ find a job after the program, easily. A model of Italian excellence, the Made in Italy School is synonymous with quality and prestige, internationally.

West Delhi Dwarka
Academy of Applied Arts
60, Ring Road, Lajpat Nagar III, New Delhi – 110024, India
Call: +91 95 999 99619
Vasundhara U.P.
Academy of Applied Arts in collaboration with YWCA of Delhi (VTI) Plot no. 6 & 7, Sector 10, Dwarka 110075
Call: +91-9599131222
Main Campus
South Delhi
Ring Road, Lajpat Nagar
Academy of Applied Arts: In collaboration with Mewar Institute Vasundhra Sec-4C, Ghaziabad 201012, India
Call: +91 9999077715