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What is your primary goal with this programme?

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This programme expects steady weekly studio time and critique participation.

Can you commit to a serious design-building rhythm for the duration of the cohort?

Admissions are open for the 2026 UI UX cohort — human-led, AI-accelerated, and built for real product work.
2026 UI UX Cohort

UI UX Course in Kalyan

For aspiring and working designers who want more than static screens. You will move from user research to high-fidelity systems, prototypes, accessibility, analytics, and a capstone product shaped through a human-led, AI-executed workflow.

  • 🧭 32-session programme designed for 2026 UI UX roles
  • 🧠 Research, psychology, systems, accessibility, product, and analytics
  • 🛠 Figma AI, Uizard, Dovetail, Stark, Mixpanel, Voiceflow, Tableau AI
  • 🎓 Portfolio-ready capstone built from idea to showcase
You'll design with Figma Figma AI Miro Miro Assist Mixpanel Mixpanel Asana Asana Intelligence Stark Uizard Voiceflow
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UI UX, product design, and design systems roles exist at companies like:

Amazon
Flipkart
Zomato
Swiggy
Anthropic
Apple
Jio
Meesho
Nykaa
Gemini
Amazon
Flipkart
Zomato
Swiggy
Anthropic
Apple
Jio
Meesho
Nykaa
Gemini
Why We Built This

Most design courses end with pretty screens.
Ours ends with research-backed product thinking you can defend.

Too many UI UX programmes teach software before judgment. We built this one around the part AI cannot replace: deciding what should exist, why it matters, and how to design it responsibly for real users.

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Human-first, AI-accelerated
The syllabus starts with psychology, interviews, ethics, and architecture before the tooling layer.
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Built for the blank-canvas problem
You learn how to use AI to move faster without losing quality, ethics, or design intent.
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Portfolio work, not tutorial fragments
Your capstone is a complete product story: research, flows, systems, prototype logic, and business rationale.
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Designed for 2026 hiring reality
Modern teams want designers who can research, prototype, govern systems, defend decisions, and work with AI fluently.
Chirag
Chirag
Founder · ISS

"The market does not need more screen-makers. It needs designers who can think across research, systems, accessibility, analytics, and AI. That is the gap this programme is built to close."

The 2026 Design Shift

UI UX has moved from pixels to product judgment.

The new designer is not just a maker of screens. They direct AI, interpret behavior, defend tradeoffs, and connect design decisions to business outcomes.

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Research and reasoning are now differentiators. AI can generate screens, but it cannot decide whether the problem is real, ethical, or worth solving for the user.
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Design systems and governance matter more than ever. Teams need designers who can create repeatable product DNA instead of one-off mockups.
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Accessibility is now a baseline expectation. Designers who understand WCAG, inclusive systems, and assistive experiences are far more valuable than those who only chase visual polish.
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Data literacy has become a design skill. The strongest UI UX professionals can read experiments, interpret analytics, and explain how design choices affect activation, conversion, and retention.

The advantage now goes to designers who can combine empathy, systems thinking, AI fluency, and product logic in one workflow.

What modern UI UX teams expect designers to balance
Traditional focus vs. 2026 AI-augmented design capability
2026 designer expectation
Traditional design emphasis

Illustrative capability map based on the programme's 2026 UI UX learning model.

Why It Matters Now

The old UI UX workflow vs the 2026 design workflow

The new advantage is not just speed. It is using AI to compress execution while improving clarity, testing, and decision quality.

😤 The Old Way
⚡ AI-Augmented UI UX Way
🔎 Research
Interview notes live in scattered docs and synthesis takes days before insight becomes usable.
Slow synthesis
🔎 Research
Interviews, patterns, and contradictions are synthesized quickly so the designer can focus on meaning and judgment.
Insight-first
🧭 Information Architecture
Navigation and flows are assembled from opinion, then revised late after confusion appears in usability reviews.
Late fixes
🧭 Information Architecture
Tree tests, clustering, and pattern mapping help teams stress-test the product brain before polish begins.
Earlier clarity
🎨 Interface Design
Blank canvas anxiety slows down exploration and teams spend too long turning one idea into screens.
Low iteration
🎨 Interface Design
Prompt-to-UI, component logic, and design systems let you test more directions while keeping a coherent visual language.
Faster iteration
📊 Product Decisions
Designers hand off files, then lose sight of whether choices improved onboarding, conversion, or adoption.
Weak feedback loop
📊 Product Decisions
Analytics, A/B testing, and experiment literacy help designers connect interface changes to business impact.
Measured impact

Who is this for

Different starting points. Same destination: stronger design judgment, clearer product thinking, and a portfolio that proves it.

Illustrative learner profiles aligned to the programme's intended cohort.

Student

The Aspiring Product Designer

0–2 Yrs Experience · Student / Career Starter

"I do not want a portfolio full of disconnected screens. I want to show research, decisions, prototypes, and case studies that look like real product work."

Outcome:
A portfolio story that demonstrates user research, flows, UI craft, accessibility, and product reasoning.
Professional

The Product Team Upgrader

2–8 Yrs Experience · Designer / PM / Marketer / Analyst

"I already work around digital products, but I want to sharpen my design thinking, communicate with designers better, and make decisions with more confidence."

Outcome:
A stronger systems mindset across research, collaboration, experimentation, and product delivery.
Founder

The Founder or Independent Builder

Any Experience · Founder / Freelancer / Operator

"I need to make better product decisions faster: clearer flows, better onboarding, stronger conversion, and a design process that does not depend on endless back-and-forth."

Outcome:
A capstone-ready product concept with clearer UX logic, narrative, and interface direction.
Not sure if you qualify? The fit check helps you figure out whether this is the right level and direction for your next design step.

Programme Outcomes

What you'll actually be able to do.

Five capability layers that move you from human-centered fundamentals to AI-augmented design leadership.

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Level 1

Human Foundation: Psychology, Research, and Design Ethics

Portfolio Output
Research synthesis, mental-model mapping, and a defensible problem statement grounded in user evidence.
EyeQuant Dovetail Maze
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Level 2

Intelligent Interface: Figma AI, Prompt-to-UI, and Design Systems

Portfolio Output
Multi-screen product flows, component logic, and a design system foundation with accessibility guardrails.
FigmaFigma AI Uizard Galileo AI
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Level 3

Data-Driven Design: Analytics, Experiments, and CRO Thinking

Portfolio Output
A product story supported by experiment logic, insight dashboards, and conversion-oriented design recommendations.
Optimizely MixpanelMixpanel Tableau AI
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Level 4

Leadership Layer: Handoff, Multimodal UX, and Business Logic

Portfolio Output
Production-ready documentation, multimodal interaction concepts, and a clearer ROI story for design decisions.
Voiceflow Storybook Asana Intelligence
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Level 5

Capstone & Career Strategy

Portfolio Output
A complete product case study, a polished capstone presentation, and a job-market-ready narrative for interviews, portfolio reviews, and jury showcase.
Writer.com Jasper ChatGPT Data Analyst Portfolio Video Case Study

Program curriculum

Phase 1
Phase 1: The Human Foundation
Sessions 1–8 · Training the eye and the why
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Session 1: The 2026 design paradigm — moving from maker to director
Session 2: Laws of UX, perception, and the psychology behind interfaces
Session 3: Qualitative research, deep interviews, and ethnography
Session 4: Quantitative UX research, testing, and design data basics
Session 5: AI-augmented design sprint from problem framing to sketches
Session 6: Information architecture and navigation logic
Session 7: Color, typography, grid systems, and visual language
Session 8: Design ethics, dark patterns, and algorithmic bias
Phase 2
Phase 2: The Intelligent Interface
Sessions 9–16 · Prototyping, systems, and accessibility
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Session 9: Figma AI mastery, auto-layout, and component logic
Session 10: Prompt-to-UI generation across multiple screens
Session 11: Design system governance and design DNA
Session 12: Universal accessibility and WCAG-oriented design practice
Session 13: Interactive prototyping with variables and logic
Session 14: UX writing, microcopy, and product voice
Session 15: Responsive design across mobile, web, watch, and AR
Session 16: Mid-term review and defending AI-generated workflows
Phase 3
Phase 3: Data-Driven Leadership
Sessions 17–24 · Product, experiments, analytics, and handoff
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Session 17: Product management, roadmaps, and ROI for designers
Session 18: A/B testing foundations and statistical significance
Session 19: Data visualization and design storytelling
Session 20: Conversion rate optimization and click behavior
Session 21: Anticipatory design and predictive UX patterns
Session 22: Engineering handoff for AI-assisted development teams
Session 23: Multimodal UI for voice and gesture
Session 24: Business logic, SaaS, and freemium model thinking
Phase 4
Phase 4A: The Master Project
Sessions 25–28 · Human-led, AI-executed capstone build
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Sessions 25–28: Build a comprehensive product from scratch using a human-led, AI-executed design workflow
Translate user insight into architecture, interface logic, system foundations, and prototype behavior
Document your choices like a professional designer, not just a tool operator
Phase 5
Phase 4B: Career Strategy & Final Showcase
Sessions 29–32 · Portfolio, interviews, prompt systems, and jury pitch
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Session 29: Portfolio storytelling and video case studies of your AI-assisted process
Session 30: The 2026 interview — handling tests where AI tools are permitted
Session 31: Advanced prompt engineering and workflow automation for designers
Session 32: Final showcase and pitch to a jury of industry leaders
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Get the complete 32-session roadmap, tool stack, and project framing for every phase.

Download includes: phase-by-phase syllabus, AI tool stack, project ideas, and capstone positioning guidance.

📚 32 sessions across research, UI, systems, and leadership
🚀 10 AI project directions to shape your capstone path
🎓 Final showcase with portfolio and jury-ready presentation

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Weekly Schedule

A cadence built for designers who need both thinking time and critique.

The programme rhythm balances live teaching, critique, async practice, and capstone progression.

Live Session · Studio Theory

Research, Systems, and Design Thinking Studio

This is where we unpack the underlying concept: psychology, product logic, accessibility, or systems thinking behind the week's work.

📅 Live cohort session
Sat
Live Session · Prototype Lab

Interface, Prototype, and Workflow Lab

You turn ideas into structure: flows, frames, systems, copy, motion, and interactive behavior using modern AI-assisted tooling.

📅 Live cohort session
Sun
🛠️ The Project Labs

Async Build, Test, and Portfolio Work

Between live sessions, you synthesize research, refine screens, evolve your system, and document capstone progress with mentor and peer support.

Mon Tue Thu Fri
💬 Mid-week Sync

Critique, Feedback, and Decision Review

The checkpoint for unblocking flows, reviewing choices, and strengthening how you explain your design decisions.

🕘 Mid-week live critique
Wed

🚀 Expect a serious weekly design rhythm with recorded live sessions, async project work, and continuous capstone progression.

What Learners Need

The kinds of transformations this programme is built for.

★★★★★

"I do not just want prettier screens. I want to know how to research users, defend my decisions, and show a portfolio case study that feels grounded in real product logic."

Aspiring UI UX Designer
Breaking into product design
★★★★★

"I already work with product teams, but I need a more modern process: AI-assisted research, accessible systems, stronger prototyping, and better design communication."

Product Team Professional
Upskilling into design leadership
★★★★★

"I want a sharper eye for product quality. Better flows, better onboarding, better storytelling, and a way to use AI without turning my product into generic output."

Founder or Independent Builder
Using UI UX to improve product outcomes

Your 2026 UI UX tool stack

The stack is organized around designing, researching, auditing, and analyzing modern product experiences.

FigmaFigma AI
Uizard
Vercelv0 by Vercel
Relume
Dovetail
Maze AI
EyeQuant
UX Pilot
Stark
Voiceflow
Axe DevTools
MixpanelMixpanel
Tableau AI
ChatGPT Data Analyst
MiroMiro Assist
Adobe Firefly
AsanaAsana Intelligence

Capstone Directions

10 outcome-oriented AI project directions for UI UX designers

These project directions are built to show systems thinking, research depth, interface craft, accessibility awareness, and business logic in one portfolio narrative.

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Global Pulse

Design a multilingual design system that adapts typography, tokens, and layout rhythm across five languages.

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Hyper-Personalizer

Create a predictive commerce interface that changes layout or emphasis based on mood, context, or time of day.

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Voice of the User

Turn large volumes of support feedback into a strategic UX audit and redesign direction for a public-facing app.

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The Ethical Gatekeeper

Redesign an engagement-heavy feed to remove dark patterns and introduce transparency and trust controls.

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CareFlow AI

Design a voice-first healthcare flow for elderly users with accessibility, reassurance, and clarity at the center.

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The Green Scan

Create an AR sustainability scanner that overlays real-time impact information directly into the interface.

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Interview Buddy

Design a real-time AI simulator that gives body language, tone, and delivery feedback to job seekers.

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The Conversion Engine

Reimagine a SaaS checkout or onboarding experience with CRO logic and a stronger conversion story.

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Prompt-to-Product

Build a 24-hour rapid prototyping case study that documents the full prompt stack from idea to interface.

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Machine Experience Audit

Optimize a site's structure and labels so AI answer engines can summarize and surface it more effectively.

Your Credential

A credential that validates how you think, design, and defend product decisions.

The real proof is your portfolio, capstone, and process. The certificate formalizes that work with a completion credential tied to research, systems, accessibility, prototyping, analytics, and final showcase readiness.

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Issued on completionGranted after successful completion of the capstone, portfolio storytelling, and final showcase.
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Verifiable onlineEvery certificate has a unique ID that employers can verify directly.
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Portfolio-readyDesigned to sit alongside your case studies, capstone presentation, and interview narrative.
Credential of Excellence

Post Graduate Certificate

UI UX Design & AI-Enabled Product Systems
This is to certify that
Sample Student

has successfully completed the intensive programme, demonstrating proficiency in User Research, Interface Systems, Accessibility, and AI-augmented product design workflows.

Chirag Gupta
Founder - Indian School of Skills
Official Seal
01 June 2026
Date of Issue
Verification ID: ISS-UX-2026-XXXX

Bonus Inclusions

Career and portfolio support built for UI UX designers

Every participant gets practical support to translate learning into a stronger portfolio and hiring narrative.

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1:1 Career Strategy Call

A focused session to map your design direction, portfolio strengths, and the kind of roles or clients you should pursue next.

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Portfolio & LinkedIn Review

A detailed review of your portfolio narrative, case study clarity, and LinkedIn positioning before the final showcase.

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Final Showcase with Industry Review

Present your capstone, process, and rationale to practitioners who understand product quality and design communication.

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Lifetime Alumni Access

Stay connected to critiques, collaborations, job opportunities, and future ISS events after the programme ends.

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Mock Portfolio and Interview Reviews

Practice how to explain your work, your process, and your design tradeoffs in interviews where AI-assisted workflows are allowed.

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Session Recordings Forever

Revisit sessions on research, systems, prototyping, analytics, and career strategy whenever you need them.

Selective admissions. Serious work. A portfolio worth showing.

We care more about fit than volume. This cohort is built for people who want to do real UI UX work, not collect another passive certificate.

  • ✓ Full-spectrum UI UX syllabus across psychology, systems, accessibility, analytics, and leadership
  • ✓ AI-native workflow training without sacrificing human-centered design judgment
  • ✓ Capstone, portfolio storytelling, and final showcase support
  • ✓ Lifetime access to session recordings and alumni community
  • ✓ Admissions conversation focused on fit, goals, and readiness
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Detailed programme fee guidance, cohort logistics, and admissions next steps are shared after the fit check.

The Difference

What sets this UI UX programme apart.

It is built around what modern product teams actually need from designers in 2026.

Feature YouTube / Self-paced Generic Design Bootcamps ISS — UI UX Design
Live instruction ✗ Pre-recorded ~ Some live sessions ✓ Cohort-led studio, critique, and capstone rhythm
Cohort size – Thousands – 100–300 students ✓ Max 25 students
Portfolio-ready capstone ✗ Mostly practice files ~ Often template-driven ✓ Full product case study with rationale
Instructor knows your name ✗ No ✗ No ✓ Always
Designed for adjacent backgrounds ~ Sometimes ✗ Usually requires coding bg ✓ Built for designers, career-switchers, and builders
AI-native workflow training ~ Surface-level tool tips ~ Often visual-generation only ✓ Integrated across research, UI, systems, and product decisions
Career positioning Mostly tool familiarity Often generic case study framing Portfolio storytelling + 2026 interview readiness

FAQ

Common Questions

Do I need coding experience to join this UI UX programme?

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No. This is a UI UX programme, not a software engineering curriculum. You will, however, learn how to collaborate better with AI tools and engineering teams so your designs are more production-aware.

How is this different from a YouTube course or generic design bootcamp?

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The difference is the balance. This programme connects human-centered foundations with AI-native workflows, accessibility, analytics, and portfolio storytelling instead of teaching isolated software tricks.

What happens if I miss a live session?

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Sessions are recorded, but the live critique rhythm is important. This programme is strongest when you can participate regularly, ask questions, and get feedback on your evolving work.

What is the capstone project?

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The capstone is a comprehensive product design case study built through a human-led, AI-executed workflow. It includes problem framing, research, flows, interface design, system logic, and a final presentation narrative.

When do I get the detailed admissions and fee information?

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After you complete the fit check and brochure request, the admissions team can share the current cohort logistics, fee details, and next steps based on your profile.

Is there a job guarantee?

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No. What this programme is designed to improve is your readiness: better case studies, stronger product judgment, clearer communication, and more relevant 2026 design workflows.

Is this still relevant if AI tools keep changing?

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Yes, because the programme is not built around one tool. It is built around durable design judgment: user understanding, systems thinking, accessibility, experimentation, and the ability to adapt your workflow as tools evolve.

Still have questions? Start with the fit check and brochure. It is the fastest way to see whether this cohort matches your goals.

Still have UI UX programme questions? Let's connect.

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