Mr. Vineet Raj Kapoor has been working as the Chairman of SXILL - Animation and UI-UX Design Institute, Chandigarh. He was part of the Roundtable at Dubai Expo, whose theme was "Skilling Ecosystem'' and which was sponsored by FICCI and Media and Entertainment Skills Council of India. He also led the Indian Delegation to Asian Contents Exhibition Fair, Gwangju, South Korea from 22-25 September 2022. In addition to this, he has been Speaker at various Indian and International AVGC/ Content Events including University of Central Florida, Orlando (USA), NUST MISIS (Moscow), MESC Event of New Delhi, Eduspark- AnimationXpress of Mumbai. He has also chaired the QS Reimagine Education Awards (Wharton School), BRICS Future Skills Challenge 2022 (5 BRICS Nations), Eurasian Skills Competition 2022 (20 nations), World Design DayChallenge, NUST MISIS, Moscow, Serious Play Awards, University of Central Florida, Orlando - USA, Smart India Hackathon - Government of India, 4th International Skills Competition at Khabarovsk, HackBMU 5.0 BML Munjal University and India Skills, Government of India as Jury of the events. He has also participated in various Faculty Development Programs and Workshops and he has been the Core Committee Member of ASIFA India, Professional Member of Association of Designers of India, IDT Expert of Worldskills India, Leader of Indian Delegation at ACE Fair, Korea, Expert at TCSiON and Vidyadaan Guru for MESC, Government of India. 

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Which courses are offered by your institute and how many total seats are there in each course? 

"SXILL is offering courses in Graphic Design, Filmmaking and Animation"

Chandigarh Design School offers courses in UX UI Design and SXILL offers courses in Graphic Design, Game Art, Film Making, 2D/3D Animation. Along with this, SXILLUP also provides upskilling options in all its courses which are specifically designed for pass outs of various Universities and Institutes to gain crucial industry skills and we provide all these courses in collaboration with industry stakeholders. And If I talk about the seats, a maximum of 40 students can be admitted in each stream and we admit students in 3 intakes every year including Summer intake from April, followed by Autumn intake in August and Winter intake in December. 

What makes your Design School unique in comparison to others? 

"We are the only institute in whole world who offers the flexibility of designing curriculum to students"

SXILL is probably the only platform in the world that offers the flexibility of designing the curriculum to its people along with industry sanctioned upskilling options, and inbuilt placement opportunities, so these all things together makes us unique and different from others.

What are the key factors that keep you connected with the education sector? 

"My passion of educating students and inspiring them help me stay associated with this sector"

I love to inspire and lead students, do research on different topics and entrepreneurship has always been my passion from the start. And in the last 26 years of my career, the same things have helped me to establish SXILL and Chandigarh Design School in February 2020. Overall, inspiring young people is what keeps me moving and has also helped me to stay connected with the education sector.

Being the Chairman of SXILL, what is your philosophy of leadership?

"Collaboration is my way of working as my main aim is to empower other through my support"

I believe in a collaborative way of working because it empowers our faculty members and leadership to take ownership of their task and make decisions process simple. This approach has also helped in the growth of our institutes a lot as both SXILL and Chandigarh Design School have connected with the international education community.

How do you strategize the key programs for the marketing and administration of your school? 

"By closely working with government agencies and top recruiters and telling others about our success"

We enhance our presence among our future potential students by using a simple principle of sharing the truth, as we believe that the proof of success leads to best referrals and students and parent referrals are our biggest recruiters. And we closely work with Government Agencies and India’s top recruiters to design the programs which we offer to our students so that good placement opportunities can become an inbuilt aspect of the learning.

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In your experience, what benefits do international students gain from studying here in your Institute? 

"Overseas students will get tremendous opportunities to learn each other culture and traditions"

Since we have developed the best global processes and educational practices, every International student who will study with us will get to know a wide variety of cultures and customs. In addition to this, we regularly share our ideas with the other countries and accordingly include their suggestions in our pedagogies. 

How does the curriculum of your institute ensure the best practices of industry? 

"Best industry people are part of the Board of Studies who design the curriculum of our college"

Our Board of Studies constitutes the key players of the Indian Industry and they ensure that we never leave any industry aspects, requirements and developments untouched in our curriculum and teaching pedagogies. Also, at the end of each semester, the Top Studio of our country reviews our student’s work and advises each student individually in which areas they need to improve. 

How is your school more welcoming to students of different races or economic backgrounds? 

"We offer scholarships to students and celebrate their each achievement"

We have been organizing sponsorship programs and offering scholarships to students to ensure that everyone gets equal opportunities to learn and grow. We also cherish the diversity of students which we have in our college by acknowledging and celebrating their achievements. And all this also ensures that both privileged and underprivileged students who join us to pursue their dreams take away a great value system to which they may not have been exposed earlier.

What are your roles and responsibilities for the school and students?

"It is to ensure students and industry people requirements met on time"

Being the Founder, I believe the horizon of my responsibilities is very vast and I need to ensure that the requirements of my students, their parents (which would definitely be the good academic results of students) and all other stakeholders of our college including our industry partners are fulfilled on time. Hence, I keep scanning the horizon by participating in International Events abroad so that the education which we offer to our students always has the best practices of the industries and organizations on national and international level.

What do you think should be your school’s top priority over the next 10 years? 

"We should continuously work to address and fill the skill gaps in students"

Our priority over the next 10 years is to ensure that we address the reskilling space because due to unwanted disruptions, a lot of people are going to seek alternate career options. And we have even started working on the same through our brands Wild Card Entry and Careereboot.com and our mentoring model will also evolve over the next few years and become mainstream.

When you founded SXILL and Chandigarh Design School, what was your vision for them and how far have you come in implementing those visions? 

"My aim was to fill the skill gaps which was present in the education sector worldwide"

My vision when I founded SXILL and Chandigarh Design School was to offer what was missing in designing education systems worldwide. And to achieve my goals, we have designed our own infinite user journey curriculum, use Peer-to-Peer learning techniques to educate students, have made mentor led training programs mandatory for students and regularly invite industry people to interact with us and our students. 

What would you like people to know about your school?

"We offer finest quality education and industrial exposure to students in the field of designing and animation"

SXILL and Chandigarh Design School are way ahead of their times and we have enough options for all situations and you only need willingness and dedication to work and study here. We are using a Gamified Teaching Process and we plan our courses based on Industry and Mentor feedback. Last but not the least, our legacy of 26 amazing years of imparting quality and employment oriented education makes us different as well as unique from others.

What do you see as your SXILL and Chandigarh Design School’s greatest strengths? 

"Our innovative educational practices makes us strong and resilient"

I firmly believe that our innovative educational practices and methodologies which we use to teach the design principles to our students is our biggest source of strength. And we are in a good position as compared to other designing institutions. 

What are some of the biggest challenges you see for higher education in general and for your school specifically?

"Ever changing demands of industrial world and students inattentive attitude towards studies are real issues"

In my opinion, nowadays Higher Education is undergoing a crisis worldwide with decreasing attention span of students and higher expectations of industries and organizations, as it becomes very difficult sometimes for the institutes to design and update their educational practices in line with industry demands which ultimately reflects in the form of skill gaps in students. And if I talk about our institute, we have resolved most of the challenges and are far ahead in the User Journey that our student undertakes.

Any suggestions which you would like to give to the current youth and aspiring students?

"Keep chasing your goals and stay updated with outside world"

I would suggest to my students and youths of our society that if you want to learn industry oriented Animation and Designing skills, SXILL and Chandigarh Design School would prove to be a perfect place for you. We also give the flexibility of designing the curriculum to our students as per their needs and industrial developments. Also, keep following your dreams and keep yourself updated with the latest happenings and trends of the designing world.

What are some plans that you are currently designing for SXILL/ Chandigarh Design School international affairs and students? 

"We have collaborated with MESC and NSDC to bring good learning windows for our students"

We are working closely with the Media and Entertainment Skills Councils and National Skill Development Corporation which is backed by the Government of India, Worldskills as well as India Skills, to ensure better learning opportunities for our students and their skills enhancement as well. Along with this, we recently organized an International Design Competition in which we received 855 registrations from 50 institutions of 15 countries and the Jury consisted of top practitioners from across all continents. 

How do you establish a healthy relationship and environment in your school?

"By enforcing P2P learning approaches and training students on latest technologies"

We ensure a high level of Peer-to-Peer learning as students learn and understand a concept better when their own friends and classmates teach it to them. Along with this, we follow the special skillful and proficient teaching pedagogies invented by me. And our students are always in a collab-not-compete mode which employers find useful as this kind of student behavior helps them to achieve their tasks in a better way due to managerial and leadership skills which we inculcate in our students from the start.