Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Indian Institute of Crafts and Design - IICD

Indian Institute of Crafts and Design is an autonomous Institute, set up by the Government of Rajasthan to act as a catalyst of change in the crafts sector. Presently, it is being managed by Ambuja Educational Institute (AEI) under the Public Private Partnership (PPP) model.

It is also recognized as a nodal center for excellence in the area of Crafts and Design. The Institute is in continuous process of building up facilities of high order to support these recognitions.


The central idea of the Institute is to evolve a sustained programme of growth and development of both craftsperson and craft sector in an integrated manner. It seeks to generate requisite knowledge, upgrade relevant skills and foster right attitude in order to develop high quality, motivated human resource and change agents, in a vibrant climate of experimentation and innovation.


The Indian Institute of Crafts and Design has been set up to function as a research, knowledge and skill based Institute that makes craft sector contemporary and relevant in the present macro economic scenario. The main programmes of the Institute are Education, Training & Outreach, Research & Documentation and Advisory & Consultancy Services.


The Mission of the Institute is: “To evolve a sustained programme of growth and development of both craft sector and craftsmen in an integrated manner i.e. to generate requisite knowledge, to upgrade relevant skills and to foster right attitudes in order to develop high quality, motivated human resource and change agents in a vibrant climate of experimentation and innovation.” A synergy between the traditional knowledge and skill set with contemporary requirements has to evolve.IICD’s mandate is to chart out the path of that evolution.

For further information:

IICD Admission Office:

J-8, Jhalana Institutional Area,

Jaipur 302004

Email : info@iicd.ac.in, ug@iicd.ac.in, pg@iicd.ac.in

Website : www.iicd.ac.in

Tel: +91-141-2700494

(Direct), +91-141-2700156,

2701504 Extensions 214 & 210

Fax: +91-141-2700160

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