Cochin University B.Tech in Civil Engineering 8th Sem Interior Design course is taught in the institutes that provide a bachelor of engineering in the civil department. Its a known fact that interior designing is one of the most significant courses of civil engineering and every civil engineer who hopes to get a job in a well paying enterprise must be adept in it.

Importance of the paper

The course is vital if you wish to be a professional in civil works in the near future. It makes one well versed in the basics of the course.

Format

The format of the paper is like any other paper of an engineering course offered by Cochin university. The paper has 8 questions with internal choice amongst the questions as the overall marks are 100.

Paper pattern

The paper covers every chapter be it Decorative Design, Personality of the home, Principles of Design, Interior Background Materials: Basic Principles of space planning etc.

Marking

Marks are equal for each question and since all are long questions and need to be answered in 3 hours the number of questions are less.

Time

The paper has to be completed by 3 hours.

Recommended books

The most important books are Building drawing – Shah M.G. Kale C, M and Patki S.Y., Modern Ideal Homes for India – R.S. Deshpande, Interior Design – Princples and Practice – Pratap Rao M, Ergonomics for Beginners – Dul J.B. and Weerdmeester B.,  An Introduction to Art, Craft, Technique, Science and Profession of Interior Design Kasu A.A., The House, its Plan and Use, Agan T.,  Rendering with Pen and Ink – Gill R, Construction Technology – Chudley R.,  A do-it-yourself Book of Interior Decoration – Pramila Mehra,  How to solve your Interior Design Problems – Blake J. etc