New · Job-Ready Program for Freshers
UI/UX Design Course for Freshers: Job-Ready in 3 Months
A focused version of our 6-month Professional Certificate, built for final-year students and freshers with a degree or diploma. In 12 weeks of live classes you learn the full design process, build three portfolio projects with real users and prepare for your first interviews.
- 12 weeks
- Live classes
- 3 portfolio projects
- Studio in Hyderabad or online
Program at a glance
- Duration: 3 months (12 weeks), about 12 hours a week: 6 hours of live classes and about 6 hours of project work.
- Format: live classes at our Yousufguda studio in Hyderabad or online, with weekday-evening and weekend batches.
- Projects: three case studies built on research with real users.
- Assessment: a portfolio review by a live jury and a certificate with an ID employers can verify.
- Fee: ₹35,000 incl. GST for students and freshers (standard fee ₹55,000). EMI available. The fee is credited if you later move up to the 6-month Professional Certificate.
- After the course: lifelong job assistance, and your portfolio shared with our partner companies.
Who this program is for
- Final-year students of any degree or diploma: B.Tech, BCA, BSc, B.Com, BA, B.Des, polytechnic diplomas and others
- Graduates and diploma holders looking for their first job, with no limit on the year you graduated
- Anyone who wants a design career but has no design or coding background
To get the fresher fee, share your college ID card (final-year students) or your degree or diploma certificate (graduates) when you enrol.
What you will be able to do
- Plan and run user interviews, then turn them into clear problems
- Design information architecture and complete user flows
- Build clickable prototypes in Figma and test them with real users
- Design clean, accessible UI for mobile and desktop
- Use AI tools with judgement and design AI features people trust
- Present your work in a portfolio and in interviews
Curriculum
What you will learn, week by week
12 weeks and about 144 planned hours: 72 hours of live classes (two 2-hour teaching studios and one 2-hour critique each week) and about 72 hours of project work. Each month ends with a mentor review you pass before moving on.
Month 1 · Research and structure
Weeks 1–4 · Case 1: Healthcare appointment booking
Learn how products are designed, run real interviews and turn what you hear into a clear problem and structure.
- Week 01
Understand people and products
UX, UI and product roles; human-centred design; the Double Diamond; usability heuristics; problem versus solution.
You submit: Audit a familiar service and write a short problem brief.
- Week 02
Plan and run research
Interview guides, neutral questions, consent and research ethics. Figma basics: frames, layers and text.
You submit: Run your first two user interviews and share your notes.
- Week 03
Make sense of the evidence
Affinity mapping, jobs to be done, journey mapping and opportunity statements.
You submit: A journey map and a ranked list of opportunities, backed by evidence.
- Week 04
Structure the product
Information architecture, navigation, card sorting and complete user flows, including empty, error and success states.
You submit: Case 1 navigation and user flows.
Research gate: your mentor checks that your problem comes from real interviews, not assumptions.
Month 2 · Prototype, test and design the UI
Weeks 5–8 · Case 1 complete + Case 2: E-commerce checkout
Turn flows into working prototypes, test them with real users, then design polished screens.
- Week 05
Wireframes and prototypes
Figma auto layout, reusable structures, clickable prototypes, UX writing and mobile conventions.
You submit: A clickable Case 1 prototype and Case 2 checkout wireframes, including payment failure.
- Week 06
Usability testing
Writing test scenarios, moderating a session, task success, severity ratings and design iteration.
You submit: Test Case 1 with five users and Case 2 with three shoppers; document what changed.
- Week 07
Visual design
Typography, hierarchy, colour, contrast, spacing, grids and responsive layouts.
You submit: Final Case 1 screens for mobile and desktop.
- Week 08
Components and accessibility
Figma components, variants and variables; WCAG 2.2 checks for contrast, focus order, labels and target size.
You submit: A small Case 1 component set and an accessibility check.
Craft gate: a reviewer completes the main task in your prototype and checks consistency and accessibility.
Month 3 · AI, portfolio and job readiness
Weeks 9–12 · Case 3: EdTech AI learning assistant
Use AI with judgement, design an AI feature people can trust, then turn your work into a portfolio and practise for interviews.
- Week 09
Design with AI tools
Prompt structure, checking sources, AI-assisted ideation and copy, AI prototyping in Figma Make or Framer, privacy and bias.
You submit: Compare manual and AI-assisted work, and storyboard the Case 3 assistant.
- Week 10
Design a trustworthy AI feature
How people understand AI, showing sources, uncertain answers, errors, undo and human control.
You submit: A Case 3 prototype with normal, uncertain and failure states, tested with three learners.
- Week 11
Write case studies and build your portfolio
Case study structure, telling the story of your decisions, and publishing a portfolio site.
You submit: Three published case studies in a live portfolio.
- Week 12
Interview readiness and jury
Resume and LinkedIn, portfolio walkthroughs, a mock interview and a final portfolio review by a jury.
You submit: Present your portfolio to the jury and receive your certificate.
Final gate: a live jury reviews your portfolio. Your certificate carries an ID that employers can verify online.
Topics and tools may be updated between batches. Tools covered: Figma, FigJam, Figma Make or Framer, AI assistants and Maze (optional).
Portfolio
Three projects you can show employers
Healthcare appointment booking
Your main project: research with real patients, structure, prototype, usability test and final UI.
E-commerce checkout
A focused checkout redesign, including payment failure, tested with real shoppers.
EdTech AI learning assistant
An AI feature designed for trust: sources, uncertain answers and recovery, tested with learners.
Choose the right length
3-month program or 6-month Professional Certificate?
| Compare | Job-Ready Program for Freshers | Professional Certificate (6 months) |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | Final-year students and freshers who want their first job quickly | Freshers and career switchers who want more depth and a larger portfolio |
| Length | 3 months (12 weeks) | 6 months (26 weeks) |
| Live hours | About 72 | About 156 |
| Case studies | 3 | 5 |
| Also covers | AI tools and designing AI features | AI, an enterprise product, design systems in depth and a working coded slice |
| Fee (incl. GST) | ₹35,000 for students and freshers (standard ₹55,000) | ₹85,000, with the Scholarship Entrance Test for up to 30% off |
| Moving up | Move up to the 6-month course later; the fee you paid is credited | Not applicable |
See the full 6-month Professional Certificate, or book a free demo class and a mentor will help you decide.
After the course
Lifelong job assistance
Our job support does not end on your last day of class. Once you complete your course, you stay connected to new openings and to our placement team for as long as you need us.
Join the alumni portal and WhatsApp group
When you complete your course, we add you to the Agile Design School alumni portal and WhatsApp group.
New openings every day
Our placement team posts new design job openings on the portal and in the WhatsApp group every day.
Found a match? Reach us
See a role that fits your skills? Message us and our placement team will help you apply.
Freshers: we share your profile
We send your portfolio and resume to our partner companies when they have openings that suit you.
This support is for life, not for a few months. We keep real openings coming to you and keep putting your work in front of companies that are hiring. How job assistance works
Your mentors
Learn from designers who do this every day
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- Service Design
- UX Research
- Product Design
- UX/UI Design
- Design Critique
- Product Design
- UX/UI Design
- Design Critique
- Product Design
- UX/UI Design
- Design Critique
- Product Design
- UX/UI Design
- Design Critique
- Product Design
- UX Research
- UX/UI Design
Upcoming batches
Start in the next few weeks
A new batch starts every 15 days, on weekday evenings or weekends, at the studio or online.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Who can join the Job-Ready Program for Freshers?
What is the fee?
How do I qualify for the fresher fee?
Can I move up to the 6-month Professional Certificate later?
Does the Scholarship Entrance Test apply to this program?
Can I really become job-ready in 3 months?
How is this different from the 6-month Professional Certificate?
Can I join while I am still in college?
Do you help freshers get jobs?
Can I take the program online?
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