John Melroy Fernandes has been working as the Head of Interior Design and Decoration Department at Milagres College, Mangalore, Karnataka. He has done MA in English, B. Sc. in Interior design and decoration as part of his academics. He has 5 years of teaching experience and he also works as a Freelancer Interior Designer for Residential & Commercial Interior Designing.

Milagres College

Which latest program are you offering in your institute to help students outperform and stand apart from the crowd?

"We are offering B. Sc (Interior Designing) program to students"

We are offering the B. Sc. Course to students in the discipline of Interior Designing and Decoration. Under this course, we teach our students how to build and study layouts of residential as well as commercial spaces. Along with that we train them to use latest softwares like CAD, 3DS Max etc to gain practical knowledge. In addition to this, we educate them about the estimation concepts in terms of budget and client expectations. 

What are some of the best practices of this B. Sc. course? 

"The practical and theoretical knowledge which we offer to students makes this program unique"

We are offering both practical and theoretical knowledge to students and also helping them in applying that knowledge to understand the subject better. The basic objective of this practice is to make them industry ready by enhacing their skills, knowledge and personality.

What are some of the valuable insights of this program that you are offering at your institute?

"Course curriculum is updated regularly and students academic queries are resolved on time"

We give our equal and undivided attention to every single student of our instutute to address and resolve their academic queries and issues. As B. Sc is a newly introduced course in our college, so we also ensure that students receive finest quality education. For this, we keep upgrading it's curriculum regularly as per industry standards, expectations and requirements. 

How does this B.Sc. program ensures the future preparedness of students? 

"It is backed by sessions on client communication to help students understand projects requirements"

Our main aim to impart good practical knowledge in students instead of teaching them only the theory part. We ensure that they understand how to communicate with a client and meet their expectations as that will be very beneficial in the long run for them. 

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How did you train your faculty to deliver this program to the students in the best possible way?

"We upgrade their skills through FDPs and certification courses as and when required"

We make sure that the faculties remain up-to-date with the latest concepts like modern interiors etc. And we conduct appropriate training programs and provide them certification courses as for the same. We also have a mentorship program where we allot a faculty to give guidance and knowledge to each student throughout the course duration.

How do you build an industry connectedness with this program? 

"By organizing field and industrial visits on a regular basis along with giving them real time projects"

We conduct industrial and field visits regularly to make our students aware about how things, processes and people work together in industrial world to achieve a common goal. As our college has a good relationship with reputed industries, so ensuring good placement opportunities for students has never been a problem.

What challenges have you faced while inculcating this program in your curriculum?

"Convincing students about the course benefits, career scope and then setting infrastructure for it were major hurdles"

As this is completely a new course, so making this course popular among students was a challenging task for us as the college is known for other courses. In addition to convincing students about the course benefits, encouraging them to apply for the program and setting up two new labs (Computer Lab and Drafting Lab) were real roadblocks for us.

On which kind of projects students are currently working under this course?

"Our students are working on real time industry projects in the discipline of Interior Designing"

Our students are presently working on real time industry Interior Designing projects in both the residential as well as the commercial spaces. These projects are beneficial for overall development of students as they get to learn so many things. 

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What career options are available for students after pursuing this B. Sc. course from your college?

"Students can start start their own business, can work as a freelance or do a full time job"

After completing the B. Sc. courses from our institute, students can start their own business of Interior Designing and can also work as Freelancers. In addition to this, they can do a full time job as Interior Model Maker, Graphic Designer, Supervisor in both Civil and Interior Designing and in event management, landscaping and many more fields.