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Usability Engineering Certification (ADS-UE)
Ten intensive days on the science underneath good interfaces — how people perceive, decide and make mistakes — and the research and testing methods that turn that science into designs you can defend.
Track at a glance
- Format: 10 days · 80 hours of live, instructor-led teaching · 4 modules · Live online or Hyderabad classroom
- Fee: ₹1,15,000 + 18% GST, including two exam attempts within 12 months · EMI available · GST invoice for employer sponsorship
- The exam: 3-hour proctored exam · scenario-based MCQ, short written answers, and a timed heuristic evaluation of a live product
- Exam-only path: ₹23,000 + GST per attempt for experienced practitioners
- Entry: None. Built for designers, developers, BAs, product managers, QA and researchers who want a rigorous grounding in usability.
- Credential: ADS Certified Usability Engineer (ADS-UE) · 3-year validity · Credly digital badge + public verifiable ID
A counsellor confirms eligibility, the next cohort dates and exam windows within one business day.
What makes this track different
You leave with a credential and the work that proves it.
You finish with a real piece of work built over the ten days — and an exam that checks judgement, not memory. Two attempts are included in the fee, the blueprint is published in full, and the credential is publicly verifiable by any employer.
Portfolio-ready output
A complete usability study on a real product — research plan, test, findings and a prioritised redesign — ready to go in your portfolio.
Two attempts included
Book either attempt any time within 12 months. Further sittings cost only the exam fee — you never repay the course.
Verifiable, not decorative
Every holder gets a Credly badge and a public ID that employers can check on our verification page.
Curriculum
4 modules, 10 days
Module 1 · Human Factors Foundations · 2 days
The cognitive and perceptual limits every interface has to respect.
- Perception, attention and visual search
- Working memory, recognition vs recall, cognitive load
- Mental models and how users build them
- Human error — slips, mistakes and designing to prevent both
- Fitts’s, Hick’s and Jakob’s laws applied, not recited
Module 2 · User Research & Requirements · 3 days
Getting from “what stakeholders assume” to “what users actually need”.
- Planning research that answers a real decision
- Interviews, contextual inquiry and field observation
- Task analysis and workflow modelling
- Evidence-based personas and journey maps
- Information architecture: card sorting, tree testing, conceptual models
Module 3 · Evidence-Based Interface Design · 3 days
Research-backed principles for layout, navigation, forms, content and accessibility.
- Visual hierarchy, grouping and scanning patterns
- Navigation and wayfinding across web and mobile
- Forms, error prevention and recovery
- Content, microcopy and legibility
- Accessibility to WCAG 2.2 AA, plus localisation and cross-cultural design
Module 4 · Usability Testing in Practice · 2 days
Planning, running and reporting tests that change decisions.
- Test planning, tasks and recruitment
- Moderated, unmoderated and remote testing
- Think-aloud facilitation without leading the participant
- Metrics: task success, time on task, SUS, error rate
- Severity rating and reports that engineers act on
Flexible by design
- Every module can be booked on its own — ask admissions about completing the full track later.
- Classroom cohorts run at our Yousufguda studio, 5 minutes from Ameerpet metro.
- Employer-sponsored? We issue GST invoices and an L&D justification note.
Where ADS-UE takes you
- UX Designer
- Usability Analyst
- UX Researcher
- Product Designer
Natural next step: Experience Strategy Certification (ADS-XS).
Published exam blueprint
ADS-UE domains & weights
Every question and rubric line maps to one of these domains. Nothing is hidden except the questions themselves.
| Domain & objectives | Weight |
|---|---|
| Human Factors & Cognition Perception, memory, attention, error, the design laws and when they do not apply | 20% |
| User Research & Requirements Method selection, interviewing, task analysis, IA methods, synthesis | 25% |
| Interface Design Principles Hierarchy, navigation, forms, content, accessibility, localisation | 25% |
| Usability Evaluation Test planning, facilitation, metrics, severity, reporting | 20% |
| Practical Heuristic Evaluation A timed expert review of a live product, scored against a published rubric | 10% |
Blueprint version 1.0 · reviewed annually against industry practice · pass threshold published to registered candidates before the exam.
Track FAQ
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Talk to a counsellor about cohort dates, the exam-only path, or booking a single module.
Reserve a Seat₹1,15,000 + GST · two exam attempts included · EMI available
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