# Agile Design School
> A professional UX, UI and product design school in Hyderabad, India offering career-stage programmes — from a 4–6 month Professional Certificate in UX/UI Design to 6-month weekend PG programmes and a DesignOps Professional Programme for senior designers. Live, instructor-led studios; every graduate is assessed through a live portfolio jury and receives a certificate with a verifiable ID.

Key facts: Located in Yousufguda, Hyderabad, Telangana, India. Contact: info@agiledesignschool.com, +91-7799041401. Formats: live online, on-campus and blended; evening and weekend schedules for working professionals. Scholarship: score-based Scholarship Entrance Test offering 5–30% fee discounts. Placement: portfolio juries double as hiring showcases; typical Indian UX salaries — entry ₹3–6 LPA, mid ₹8–14 LPA, senior ₹15–30+ LPA.

## Programmes
- [Professional Certificate in UX/UI Design](https://agiledesignschool.com/professional-certificate-in-ux-ui-design.html): A complete career-switching programme for students, freshers and professionals who want to enter UX/UI design — from research to a jury-approved portfolio. (4–6 months, Beginner / Career switch)
- [UX Research & Design Thinking Foundations](https://agiledesignschool.com/ux-research-design-thinking-foundations.html): The most-searched starting point for freshers — learn how top teams uncover user problems before a single screen is designed. (3 months, Beginner)
- [Advanced UI Design & Design Systems](https://agiledesignschool.com/advanced-ui-design-and-design-systems.html): For designers who want stronger interface quality, cleaner screens and confident developer handoff — plus design systems that scale. (3 months, 1+ yr experience)
- [AI in UX/UI Design](https://agiledesignschool.com/ai-in-ux-ui-design.html): One of the fastest-growing skills in design — learn to design with AI tools, not be replaced by them. (6 weeks, Working designers)
- [Product Design Career Accelerator](https://agiledesignschool.com/product-design-career-accelerator.html): For designers and professionals who want to solve product problems, influence teams and design beyond screens. (4 months, 2+ yrs experience)
- [PG Programme in Human-Centred Product Design](https://agiledesignschool.com/pg-programme-human-centred-product-design.html): A 6-month, weekend-only PG in human-centred product design — research depth, product strategy, service and systems thinking, and leadership craft — in Saturday–Sunday intensives of 4–6 hours a day, closing with a jury-defended capstone. (6 months, Graduates & professionals)
- [PG Programme in UX/UI Design](https://agiledesignschool.com/pg-programme-in-ux-ui-design.html): A 6-month, weekend-only postgraduate programme for deep craft mastery — research, interaction, UI systems and a specialisation track — taught in intensive Saturday–Sunday studios of 4–6 hours a day, ending in an externally juried portfolio. (6 months, Graduates & senior designers)
- [DesignOps Professional Programme](https://agiledesignschool.com/designops-professional-programme.html): Learn to orchestrate people, processes and craft so design scales — team rituals, design systems governance, research ops, capacity planning and design quality metrics. (3 months, Senior designers & leads)
- [PG in UI/UX & AI Product Design](https://agiledesignschool.com/pg-in-ui-ux-and-product-design.html): The AI-first PG, rebuilt for momentum: 6 months of weekend-intensive studios (Sat–Sun, 4–6 hrs/day) taking you from interface craft through AI-native product design to shipping real product work with live teams — ending in a jury-defended portfolio. (6 months, Graduates & working professionals)

## Admissions & Support
- [How to Apply](https://agiledesignschool.com/how-to-apply.html): 5-step counselling-led admissions with a free 45-minute demo class
- [Scholarship Entrance Test](https://agiledesignschool.com/scholarship-test.html): 45-minute exam; score-based discounts up to 30%
- [College Partnerships](https://agiledesignschool.com/college-partnerships.html): campus UX/UI programme at Rs.35,000 per student with placement support across 450+ hiring companies
- [ADS Certified](https://agiledesignschool.com/certification.html): a four-level, exam-earned design credential ladder — CDA, CUP, CDS, CDM — with published blueprints, proctored/live-practical exams, external juries, Credly badges, public verification and 3-year validity; 20-week prep programmes include 2 exam attempts, plus an exam-only path for experienced designers
- [Certified Fast-Track Partner programme](https://agiledesignschool.com/hiring-partners.html): companies formally commit to fast-tracked interviews for ADS Certified™ holders — pre-verified candidates scored against public rubrics, zero hiring fees
- [State of UX Hiring in India](https://agiledesignschool.com/research-lab.html): annual research report on UX hiring, salaries and skill demand in India, published by the ADS Research Lab with full methodology; free to cite with attribution
- [Published Outcomes Standard](https://agiledesignschool.com/placement.html): quarterly, CA-audited placement reports (placement rate, salary uplift, time-to-hire); no outcome numbers appear on the site outside audited reports
- [Course Fees](https://agiledesignschool.com/ui-ux-course-fees-in-india.html): every fee published — courses from ₹35,000, flagship ₹85,000, PG to ₹2,50,000, workshops ₹15,000, certification exams — with EMI and scholarships up to 30%
- [Weekend Workshops](https://agiledesignschool.com/workshops.html): eight 10-day weekend workshops for professionals (design systems, AI product design, research, accessibility, Figma mastery, UX writing, product metrics, portfolio juries) — 15 seats per cohort
- [Placement & Outcomes](https://agiledesignschool.com/placement.html): jury portfolios, salary data, hiring showcases
- [FAQ](https://agiledesignschool.com/faq.html): direct answers on courses, fees, EMI, certificates and careers

## Guides (Blog)
- [DesignOps Careers in India (2026)](https://agiledesignschool.com/designops-career-path-india.html): Design Program Manager, UX Producer and ResearchOps roles, senior-band salaries, and the practical route in for experienced designers.
- [What Is UX Design? A Plain-English Guide for Beginners](https://agiledesignschool.com/what-is-ux-design.html): UX explained simply: what designers actually do, UX vs UI, the skills involved, and how beginners in India start.
- [UX Designer Salary in India (2026): Honest Numbers](https://agiledesignschool.com/ux-designer-salary-india-2026.html): Entry ₹3–6 LPA, mid ₹8–14 LPA, senior ₹15–30+ LPA — and what actually moves you up a band.
- [How to Become a UX Designer in India: 6-Month Roadmap](https://agiledesignschool.com/how-to-become-ux-designer-india.html): The realistic sequence, honest costs, and the mistake that wastes months.
- [What Is DesignOps? Why Senior Designers Are Learning It](https://agiledesignschool.com/what-is-designops.html): Orchestrating people, process and craft so design scales — roles, demand and how to move in.
- [7 UX Portfolio Mistakes That Get You Rejected in 90 Seconds](https://agiledesignschool.com/ux-portfolio-mistakes.html): What hiring managers scan for — and the decision-driven structure that wins interviews.
- [Will AI Replace UX Designers? What 2026 Actually Looks Like](https://agiledesignschool.com/ai-in-ux-design-careers.html): Which tasks compress, which skills grow, and the new specialisation of designing AI products.
- [DesignOps Certification in India (2026): Skills, Salaries, Programmes](https://agiledesignschool.com/designops-certification-india.html): What DesignOps roles pay, the three pillars a serious programme must teach, and a five-point checklist for choosing one.

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