Through an Act of the Haryana State Legislature, the University of Design, Innovation and Technology (UDIT) has been formally set up upgrading and replacing the Indian Institute of Art & Design (IIAD) in Gurugram after a decade of its establishment in 2015. UDIT brings together design, technology and management within a single, practice-led framework.
The University is anchored in an interdisciplinary approach across its three schools offering undergraduate and postgraduate programmes across a diverse range of disciplines. The School of Design comprises the departments of Fashion, Visual Communication, and Product & Interior Design. The School of Management includes the departments of Fashion & Luxury Business Management and Technology Business Management. The School of Technology offers B.Tech and M.Tech programmes in Computer Science, AI and Design.
UDIT builds on the foundation of IIAD around studio-based design education in India and demonstrated what becomes possible when learning is built technology and management are not separate streams but integrated dimensions of a creator-centred education.
“UDIT is built on the belief that the most consequential people of this century will be those who can move between disciplines, make things with both hands and mind and lead with purpose. We want our graduates to leave with a body of work, and the disposition to keep making things that matter.”
— Dr. Jitin Chadha, Pro-Chancellor, UDIT
The academic framework is designed to facilitate movement across disciplines, allowing learners to build a more connected and expansive set of competencies over time. The curriculum responds to evolving industry contexts, integrating studio-based practice, project-led modules and collaborative work to bridge theory with application, supported by well-equipped labs and studios.
“The studio is the core at UDIT. It is where learning happens, where critique sharpens ideas, and where students discover what they are truly capable of making. Our curriculum is organised around real challenges. Students encounter problems first, then build the skills to solve them. That is the difference between an education that prepares you for existing jobs and an education that prepares you to create what comes next.”
— Professor Usha Nehru Patel, Pro-Vice Chancellor, UDIT
