B.Arch in Interior Design and B.Des in Interior design is both undergraduate courses on designing a building. B.Arch in Interior Design course concentrates on the overall design aspects of a building. It focuses on the construction of the building. B.Des in Interior design course deals with designing the interior of the building. This course studies about the different techniques used to organize and decorate the interior of a building. Those who have passed B.Arch courses can be called architects while those who have passed B.Des courses are called as designers.

B.Arch in Interior Design and its opportunities

Candidates who have completed B.Arch in interior design can look for job opportunities in Construction firms, Theatres, Hotel Industry, Exhibition Organizing Firms and Town Planning bureaus. They can work as architect, visual merchandiser or interior designer in previously listed firms. They can also work as lecturers or assistant professors in different institutes which offers architecture courses.

B.Des in Interior Design and its opportunities

Those who have completed B.Des in Interior Design can look for job opportunities in the employment areas such as hospitals, architectural firms, jewellery houses, restaurants, schools and shopping malls. Different job profiles available for these graduates in this field are given below

• Creative director
• Exhibition designer
• Technical designer
• Theatre designer
• Interior design publicist
• Interior design media specialist
• Interior design entrepreneur

They can also teach in any design institute, if interested in teaching field.

Key differences between B.Arch in Interior Design and B.Des in Interior Design

B.Arch in Interior Design is an engineering course having duration of five years. Candidates who have passed plus two with the subjects Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry can only join this course.

B.Des in Interior Design is a four year course which focuses only on the interior designing of the building.  Candidates who have passed plus two in any stream can join this course.

Even though the candidates who have passed any of these courses work on the same field, job profiles and salary packages are different for B.Arch graduates and B.Des graduates. For joining B.Arch course, one should possess NATA score. Therefore candidates who wish to join the B.Arch course should have exceptional aptitude skills.