M.Des EPD
M.Des in Electronic Product Design (EPD)

This programme was  started in July 2022 as a part of the memorandum of understanding between the  Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeiTY) of the Government of India and IIT Guwahati for developing human capital in the area of electronic product design. The graduating students are expected to be skilled at the design and development of electronic products, services, and applications targeting various segments like toy designs and services, healthcare products and ecosystems, mobile devices and services, electronic components, and industrial products. In addition to designing electronic products and services, the programme also aims at creating skilled human resources for Industry 4.0, especially targeting the ability to virtually prototype, train, and design electronic products and services.

Intended skill sets among the graduating students

The proposed programme aims at imparting  the following skill sets and expertise to  graduating students:

  • Design and detailing aspects for electronic products and systems
  • Materials, methods, and manufacturing processes for developing innovative electronic products
  • Knowledge of form and structure for the  usability  and aesthetics of electronic products and services
  • User experience (UX) and user interaction (UI) design for electronic products and services
  • Incorporating ergonomics and environmental sustainability as design factors and analyzing real-world challenges through a holistic system approach
  • Use of virtual reality (VR) for building 1:1 virtual prototypes of electronic products and their evaluation  for functionality, aesthetics, and ergonomics

    • In addition to the above primary skill sets, students will learn the basics of hardware prototyping, applications of ready-to-use sensors, actuators, and microcontrollers, and  Internet of Things (IoT) architectures.

    Number of seats in each academic year

    30 seats are sponsored by the MeiTY for the first 4 batches.

    Eligibility criteria


    BTech or B.E. in Electrical/ Electronics/ ECE/EEE/ Mechatronics/ Computer Science/ Computer Engineering/Medical Electronics/Instrumentation/ Electronics & Telecommunication, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical Engineering with a minimum CPI of 6.0 out of 10 or 60% of marks.

  • The candidate must have cleared the CEED examination.
  • Relaxation for SC, ST, and PWD candidates as per rule.

    • Courses

  • Introduction to Industrial Design
  • Product Design Methods
  • Ergonomics in Product Design
  • Rapid Prototyping and Development
  • Interaction Design
  • Product Form and Structures
  • Design for Environmental Sustainability
  • Embodiment Design
  • Systems thinking
  • Image Processing with Machine Learning
  • Biomedical Devices
  • Design of Imbedded Systems
  • Basics of Digital Signal Processing
  • Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning
  • IoT Enabled Smart Grids
  • Bio signals in medical device design
  • Fundamentals of Sensors and their Applications Masters
  • Thesis Project (Phase I)
  • Expert Workshop
  • Thesis Project (Phase II)

    • Industrial Collaboration

    DoD gives special attenton to industrial collaborations to ensure practical exposure and skill development of students through summer internship, Master’s thesis projects and seminars by industry experts.
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