Pearl Academy is an academy offering undergraduate, postgraduate and diploma pathways in design, fashion, media, and business.
History
Starting with a campus in Okhla in South Delhi, the academy later moved to a larger campus in Naraina and their new recent branch in Rajouri Garden, in the West of the city. Expansion saw campuses being added in Jaipur and Mumbai. The Jaipur centre moved to a custom design-and-build campus in 2008, after which another campus in Noida opened in 2012. Kolkata & Bangalore campus will start to function from 2020. In 2012 the institute's name was changed to Pearl Academy. The academy has over 4,500 students and over 340 academic staff.
Campuses
the institution has six centers in India: Delhi NCR West, the academy's oldest campus, located at Naraina; Delhi South which is located in New Friends Colony; Pearl Academy Jaipur, located at Kukas; and another campus in Mumbai located in Andheri. Kolkata and Bangalore campus will start to function from 2020. The Jaipur campus was designed by architects Morphogenesis and completed in 2008. The design uses traditional cooling methods found in the desert environment of Rajasthan, such as a step-well in the centre and the use of Jali-inspired structures. It won the award for 'Best Learning Building' at the World Architecture Festival Awards held in Barcelona, Spain in 2009. The Jaipur campus of Pearl Academy recently hosted the Jaipur Design Carnival. Jaipur Design Carnival was conceived as a designers’ festival to celebrate the power of design. Many creative practitioners from diverse fields design participated in the event. There were panel discussions, fashion shows, live music, workshops, and display of artifacts. The event was organized by the faculty and students of Pearl Academy Jaipur and the workshops were conducted by students of Pearl Jaipur. More than 15 Alumni of Jaipur has showcased their collection at renowned fashion weeks such as New York Fashion Week Runway, Lakme Fashion Week, Lotus Makeup India Fashion Week, Amazon India Fashion Week to name a few. Students of Jaipur campus has won renowned National and international awards and are well placed in the Industry. The latest campus was officially launched on 16 April 2014 by Sussanne Khan, Interior Designer and founder of design studio 'The Charcoal Project', who announced her support for students of the academy by way of Scholarships.
Academics
The Academy has the following Schools: School of Fashion, School of Design, School of Contemporary Media and School of New Age Business. Apart from the flagship program in Fashion Design, notable courses include Interior Product Design and Luxury Brand Management, both among the first in India for these subjects. For the academic year 2017–18, Pearl introduced scholarships for new entrants.
International alliances
Pearl Academy is a member of Global University Systems At Pearl, many international students enroll for a semester / one full year – level study or opt for customized programs of 6 – 8 weeks duration to understand the Indian manufacturing, retail, craft & heritage, garment industry, traditional fabrics, accessories, embroideries, graphic design, jewelry design, fashion merchandising & apparel production, etc. Post Graduate Diploma and PG Professional Diploma courses are validated by Domus Academy, Milan. Domus Academy was founded in Milan in 1982 as the first postgraduate design school in Italy, and as an open project focusing on the Italian Design and Fashion experience.
