Srishti School of Art, Design and Technology

1. What is the eligibility criteria to apply to the 1 year and 2 year program ? Do I need to be a graduate? Do I need work experience to apply?
Applicants to the Advanced Diploma in Developing & Extending Practice are expected to hold an undergraduate degree or its equivalent. Applicants who have substantial and significant experiential learning, a portfolio of work and written evidence demonstrating the meeting of graduate qualities may also be considered. However, each specialization offered within the program has its own application process, deadlines for receiving admission forms and criteria for admission. You will need to check under the respective specialization to see if there is any further eligibility criteria required.
 
2. Do I need to be from the Art & Design field in order to apply?
The Advanced Diploma in Developing & Extending Practice is an interdisciplinary program and we welcome applicants who come from a variety of disciplines besides art and design.
 
3. Is this a taught program or a research-based program?
The Advanced Diploma in Developing & Extending Practice is a research-based program. It is a learnt program versus a taught program and participants are expected to drive their own learning within a framework of their choice. It adopts a heutagogical approach to learning and here is a paper that explains the concept of heutagogy in further detail.
 
4. Can we opt for a taught program in ADP?
There is currently no taught program option as a specialization at the Advanced Diploma level.
 
5. If it is a research based program, do I need to be in Bangalore the entire duration?
As of now, the Advanced Diploma in Developing & Extending Practice is a full time program and requires you to reside in Bangalore while you are enrolled in the program.
 
6. Will we have faculty assigned to direct us during the course?
The curriculum of the Advanced Diploma Program comprises of both independent and guided enquiry. Each specialization defines its own curricular approach to structured faculty guidance and self-defined and independently lead enquiries. You will need to check under the respective specializations for further information on the learning approach adopted.
 
7. How do I find out more about the content in each of the specializations?
You may contact the program leaders listed under each specialization for further information.
 
8. When does the ADP course begin for year 2012?
The semester for the Advanced Diploma Program starts on July 6, 2012. There is a second enrollment date in September 2012 for applicants to only certain pathways and projects. The semester for the second enrollment starts on September 12, 2012.

9. What is the last date to submit application forms for the ADP program?
The Advanced Diploma program has a rolling admission policy. Each specialization has its own application process, deadlines for receiving admission forms and criteria for admissions. You will need to check under the respective specialization for further information regarding the last date for application submissions.
 
10. When is the interview and portfolio review conducted? What work should my portfolio contain?
Each specialization has its own application process, deadlines for receiving admission forms and criteria for admissions. You will need to check under the respective specialization for further information regarding interview dates, portfolio reviews and portfolio requirements.

11. What do you test for?
There are no tests at the Advanced Diploma level.
 
12. Will I get a certificate of completion at the end of the course? Is it a diploma or equivalent that will be awarded to me?
You will receive a diploma at the end of the course.
 
13. Can I specialize in any of the courses offered at the PDP level while I am enrolled at Srishti for ADP? I would like to enhance my skills in visual communication & graphic design.
You are welcome to take any of the courses being offered at the PDP level. However, you will be enrolled in the Advanced Diploma Program and will be required to fulfill the graduating requirements for receiving an Advanced Diploma Award.

14. What are the job opportunities once I complete the ADP course?
Srishti’s Advanced Diploma Program is about growing and extending your practice. After you have completed the program, you would have deepened your knowledge as an artist, designer, researcher or as a practicing professional. We offer you the opportunity to reflect and critique contemporary notions of practice, build a network of people in the field of art and design, and work with established practitioners including artists, designers, researchers, educators, curators and critics. The program aims to expand the knowledge sector by growing academic practice and scholarship. We do not promise commercial marketability at the advanced diploma level. The value and merit of the program resides in the opportunities the team at Srishti provides you. You will be developing and extending your work with practitioners at the frontiers of art and design practice who hold a vision and passion for extending their scholarship beyond conventional boundaries. The Advanced Diploma Program provides you with the incentive to grow your practice, become an autonomous practitioner and carve your own niche.

15. What are we looking for in applicants?
You must have the desire to chart your own route, to question existing notions of practice and expand your own existing knowledge base and practice. We are looking for participants who have the curiosity and desire to explore interdisciplinary perspectives and to add to their current background. You must be willing to part with traditional boundaries and have an interest in enhancing your current practice by breaking past some of the boundaries that you have perceived as inhibiting you. We seek applicants with the need and desire to research, to develop innovative, self-directed and reflective practice, to take risks in embracing a variety of contexts, and to work with autonomy and courage in challenging their own selves and established mindsets. 

16. When will the semesters begin and end for Rolling Admissions?
Classes for the first semester start on July, 2012. All applications are encouraged to be in by May 31st. Applications received after May 31st will be considered depending on the availability of seats into the desired program. We have a rolling admission policy and while we accept your application one week before classes start, you will need to keep in mind the constraints determined by your geographical location and circumstances. You will be required to have an interview after your application is accepted, provide a student visa (international students), arrange for fees and find accommodation before the semester begins.

17. How does my not holding a Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent undergraduate degree affect my application?
The absence of your first degree will hold implications if you wish to pursue a Phd or further doctoral studies.

18. What credits do I earn for the 1 year & 2 year program? Are these transferable?
We are not a university. This means that credits and transferability are negotiated and accepted on a case-by-case basis.

19. When I join the ADP, will I have a guide or mentor who will be a specialist in my area of interest?
This depends on the research and practice of the current faculty at the Advanced Diploma Program. The ADP expects students to drive their own learning within a framework of available experiences at Srishti. Participants are provided with facilitative and reflective experiences that support the development of their own practice. While you are enrolled at the ADP, should you choose to extend your practice within a specialization, you will have the opportunity to take courses offered at the Professional Development Program (PDP) and engage with faculty through the learning contexts provided at the PDP. However, the curricular experience at the ADP is intended to develop and extend practice through inter-disciplinary modes and self-driven learning.

20. If I am a foreign applicant, can I apply to the Srishti program after I have already applied to a foreign university that Srishti is currently collaborating with?
You will have to have this cleared by the administration of the foreign university we are collaborating with. Srishti will accept and process your application once we receive notification from the collaborating university stating that they have no objection with this transfer. Once we hear from them, we will accept your Srishti application form. You will subsequently pay the Srishti fees as you will no longer be on the roster of the foreign university.

21. Can I join a program offered by one of the foreign universities Srishti is collaborating with and ALSO sign up for the Srishti ADP by paying the ADP fees separately?
Yes. You will have to pay two fees in this case, a separate fee for each program. This would also mean that you will have to be in Bangalore before the Srishti ADP or the foreign program begins, whichever comes first. You will also be expected to handle the work load of both the programs together.