PES, Srishti University, and MITID are colleges offering the recently introduced product design course. Some of the major recruiting companies visiting the institute for the course include JCB, HCL, Microsoft, Onio, Infosys, and a lot more. In the recent World Design Rankings(selected 19 students), India stood at a decent 16th rank and 3 students were from MITID. PES and Srishti claim to have more than 90% placement every year. Admission: For admission into the BDes course at PES University students need to apply for the PESSAT DAT entrance exam. Eligibility is 10+2 with 60% marks in any stream. The total seat intake is 120 seats. Students willing to take admission in Srishti University must appear for the Srishti Entrance and Aptitude Test. Eligibility is 10+2 with a minimum of 60% marks followed by SEAT scores, and personal interview. The total intake is 300(200 at Bangalore and 100 at Pune). For admission into MITID students need to appear for the MITID DAT entrance exam followed by the Studio Test and PI. The eligibility is 10+2 from any stream. The total seat intake is 200. Facilities: MITID provides facilities that include hostels, a digital library, photography studio, AV room, sports complex, and many more. Srishti University provides facilities that include a digital library, medical center, accommodation, and canteen. PES is spread across 25 acres providing world-class facilities to students. Course fees: Course fees of the colleges are a bit higher, but they also offer various scholarships, so students do not face any difficulties during their course of study. Colleges Bachelor of Design (fees per year in ?) PES 3.3 lakhs MITID 3,92,250 Srishti University 5.51 lakhs Placement: MITID: The highest package offered was 22 LPA. Major recruiters were Accenture, Godrej, Google. Srishti University: No placement process is followed but the university conducts events and exhibitions, where companies visit the college. Depending on the work done by the students, companies offer them jobs or conduct personal interviews. PES: More than 50 companies visited the campus. 851 students were selected from the various branches. The highest package was offered by Robert Boschh that is INR 41 LPA. PES University is comparable to MITID, and Srishti University in terms of placement, academics, and facilities. All the three colleges are a good option which is evident from its national rankings, It depends on the student to choose the colleges according to their preferences.

MIT ID is a different University than MIT WPU. This difference is reflected in the different course structures of their B.Des program. This course structure is available on the website of each University.

Internship is part of the curriculum for the students of B.Des. Product Design, UX and Visual Communication Design. Students will be trained in portfolio preparation and presentation that is crucial to attracting internships in India and overseas. Students could also be working on in-house faculty driven projects as part of their internships.