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Kerala launches design institute supported by NID
Thiruvananthapuram, May 13
State-owned Kerala
Academy for Skills Excellence (KASE) has opened admission for the newly
launched Kerala State Institute of Design (KSID), which will be
supported by the reputed National Institute of Design (NID).
Minister
for Labour and Skills Shibu Baby John on Wednesday handed over the
first copy of the prospectus of KSID to NID, Bangalore, vice chairperson
C.S.Susanth at a function held here.
John said that they aim to
make this an exemplary institute with the support from the faculty and
curriculum of the prestigious NIDs.
"It aims to create highly
skilled design professionals and also produce a "made in Kerala" brand,
with part of the syllabus planned with particular attention to using the
state's natural resources, particularly in the handicrafts and handloom
sectors," he said.
Located on the outskirts of Kollam district,
about 60 km from here, the KSID comes under the state government's apex
skill development agency KASE.
The institute aims to draw the
finest talent from different parts of the country whose options have
been limited to the NIDs in Ahmadabad and Bangalore.
To start
with, the institute is offering 10 seats each for three post graduate
design diploma courses in Integrated Product Design, Integrated Textile
and Apparel Design, and IT Integrated Communication Design, in the
academic year beginning mid-July.
On this occasion, Labour and
Skills principal secretary Tom Jose said the institute would be a
landmark in Kerala's higher education scenario.
The campus is set
in a 31,000 sq.ft campus, with state-of-the-art, fully-equipped labs, a
computerised library and hostel facilities.