DYPDC Center for Automotive Research and Studies

DYPDC Center for Automotive Research and Studies offers undergraduate and postgraduate programs in automotive styling and is based in Pune, Maharashtra. DYPDC is a collaboration between the DY Patil group and Dilip Chhabaria, the iconic automobile designer. One of the features of the program is that the design students build an automobile at the end of their program.

Overview

DYPDC Center for Automotive Research and Studies

DYPDC offers programs in automotive styling. DYPDC Center for Automotive Research and Studies also has plans to offer residential, inter-disciplinary, auto-centric education in the areas of not only automotive design, but engineering and management as well.

DY Patil Group

D.Y. Patil Group has three deemed universities to its credit and runs nearly 160 educational institutions, mainly in the professional education sphere, covering various disciplines like health care, engineering and technology, management, and education.

The group has academic alliances with overseas universities, including University at Buffalo, University of Seychelles, University of Central Lancashire and Tufts University.

DYPDC grants scholarships on a merit and need basis.

Teaching method

Teaching method includes formal lectures, studio-based assignments, laboratory experiments, team-based projects, and case-studies that encourage problem solving and experimentation. An active ‘hands on' approach to learning is encouraged with design workshops and projects, field trips and laboratory work. Students participate in building and testing prototype designs and undertake week-long design projects.

Curriculum

A competency-based curriculum designed using the framework provided by National Association of Schools of Arts and Design (NASAD), USA and referencing the Subject Benchmark Statements as provided by the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA), UK.

The curriculum incorporates both core employability skills and technical skills.

The early semesters are dedicated to learning the fundamentals: concept sketching, rendering, three-dimensional model making, presentation techniques, computer-aided design tools, emerging technologies and energy sources, and the principles of ergonomics, mechanical engineering, and materials technology. The final semesters focuses on putting the skills learned in the early terms into practice, refining them, and finding appropriate areas of expertise. Greater emphasis is placed on digital design techniques and presentation.

The program aims to develop the students' intellectual and creative abilities by combining technical knowledge with practical design, business and management skills relevant to the automotive industry.

Admission process

Admission to the program in automotive styling is competitive. Admissions are on a rolling basis, meaning the moment a student submits all the documents, he or she is considered for admission. The Admission Committee looks for an excellent portfolio, passion and commitment for automotive design, and potential for advancing in the field of design.

Applicants for the undergraduate program should be XIIth passouts in any stream (including Arts, Science and Commerce) and are required to submit 5 to 15 original drawings or sketches of automobiles, including cars, trucks, public transportation, boats, motorcycles or alternative mobility, a statement of purpose outlining their motivation for doing the program and why they think they will be a good fit, and official academic transcripts.

Applicants for the postgraduate program should hold a bachelor's degree or equivalent. The rest of the documents remain the same.

Applicants who are unable to gain admission into the program on the basis of their portfolio, are asked to sit for a specially designed entrance exam.

Research

The main objective of DYPDC's Centre for Research will be to promote and perform a broad range of world-class research to provide solutions to the automotive industry's most-pressing challenges. The research spectrum includes: intelligent design, future of transportation, green materials, new materials, alternative fuels, sensors and actuators, safety systems, environmental impacts, vehicle design, and human factors / ergonomics.

The Center for Research will undertake industry and grant-funded research and experimental initiatives and will coordinate interdisciplinary projects with other institutions.

References

• dypdc
• telegraphindia
• the hindu businessline
• wheels unplugged
• money control
• indian car bikes
• cartrade india
• newsgaze
• indiapost
• automobile heat
• automobile planet

External links

• Official Website
• DC Design