Certificate Programme in Design Thinking for User Experience (Batch 3)
Features
Programme Overview
Welcome to IIT Delhi's Certificate Programme in Design Thinking for User Experience - Batch-3! This programme is designed to elevate your UX design skills by immersing you in the human-centered design process. You will master user research, analysis, ideation, testing, and implementation, turning insights into innovative, user-friendly solutions. Perfect for both aspiring and experienced UX professionals, this programme equips you with essential tools and techniques to advance your career. By the end, you will be adept at applying design thinking principles to create exceptional user experiences. Join us at IIT Delhi and take your UX expertise to new heights!

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Class Schedule
Duration: 6 Months
• 195+ learning hours
• 72 hours of live sessions
• 72 hours self-paced
• 40+ hours Capstone Project
• 12 hours of campus immersion
Class Schedule: Saturdays: 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM
Eligibility Criteria
Graduates from any discipline with a minimum. 50% marks.
Participants with prior work experience of minimum 12 months will be preferred.
Programme Highlights
Capstone Project For Portfolio Building
Perfect Blend Of Theoretical And Practical Learning
72 Hours Of Online Live Sessions By IIT Delhi Faculty And Industry Experts
Campus Visit At IIT Delhi
E-certificate Issued By CEP, IIT Delhi
Programme Modules
Design Thinking Process
Interaction Design and User Experience
Case Studies in Various Domains
User Contextual Inquiry and Interviews
Affinity Mapping and Card Sorting
User Surveys
Contextual Research and Ecosystem Mapping
Personas, Ecosystem Maps, and Journey Maps
UX Opportunity Maps
User Flows and Task Flows
Wireframing
Low-fidelity Prototyping Methods
Heuristic and HCI Principles
UI Design Principles – Typography, Grids, and Composition
Gestalt Principles
Design Systems
A/B Testing • Heuristic Evaluations
Usability Lab Testing Methods
Learning Outcomes
Basic tenets of UI/UX design.
Developing delightful user experiences and products.
Basic tenets of UI/UX design: Developing delightful user experiences and products.
Learning the human-centered design process of User Research, Analysis, Ideation/Synthesis, Testing, and Implementation.
Tools
UI/UX
AI
Python
Programme Coordinator

Prof. Aneesha Sharma
Department of Design
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Dr. Aneesha Sharma, ex-Head and Associate Professor at the Department of Design, IIT Delhi teaches courses on UX design, Usability & Information, and Design & Data Visualisation. She has more than 25 years of experience in the practice and education of UX Design. Prior to joining IIT Delhi, Dr. Aneesha headed the Information Design Department at NID. In the Design industry, Dr. Aneesha headed the India UX team at GE Digital, where she was involved in creating UX products for the manufacturing and automation sectors. She has also worked in the Government sector, where she conceived digital identities for varied Indian government ministries. Dr. Aneesha has a M.Des degree in Visual Communication, PhD from the IDC School of Design, IIT Bombay and a bachelor’s in BFA from Sir J.J. Institute of Applied Arts.
Programme Sample Certificate


Candidates who score at least 60% marks overall and have a minimum attendance of 50% will receive a ‘Certificate of Successful Completion’ from CEP, IIT Delhi.
Candidates who score less than 60% marks overall and have a minimum attendance of 50% will receive a ‘Certificate of Participation’ from CEP, IIT Delhi.
The organising department of this programme is the Department of Design (DoD), IIT Delhi.
*Only e-certificates will be issued by CEP, IIT Delhi, for this programme.
Installment Schedule
Programme Fee INR 1,50,000 + GST
Component | Date | Amount (₹)** |
Registration Fee* | To be paid upon acceptance of to offer | 10,000 |
1st Instalment | Within 5 days of the offer rollout | 50,000 |
2nd Instalment | 21st January, 2025 | 45,000 |
3rd Instalment | 7th March, 2025 | 45,000 |
Note:
Registration fee of ₹10,000 will be charged for processing the selected applications only, post confirmation email from the institute.
The registration fee is also part of the total programme fee.
An offer letter from CEP, IIT Delhi will be released post the successful receipt of the Registration Fee.
**GST@ 18% will be charged extra in addition to the fee