When was JDTI established? What was the objective behind establishing JDTI? Where is the JDTI campus located? Is JDTI affiliated to any university or recognized by the Government? Is there a hostel facility? What are the different facilities available at JDTI? What about other facilities available off campus? Is it necessary to have good sketching skills to enroll in the Jewellery Designing course? Does JDTI provide any placements at the end of the course? Does JDTI impart industrial exposure during the course? What can I do after completing 2-year diploma course? What can I do at the end of the distance-learning programme?   When was JDTI established? JDTI- Jewellery Design & Technology Institute is a division of Silver Smith India Ltd. The institute was set up in 1999. top... What was the objective behind establishing JDTI? JDTI was established to impart high level of education and training to its students and improve on the art of Jewellery Designing & Manufacturing. top... Where is the JDTI campus located? JDTI campus is located in Noida, which is well-developed satellite town near Delhi. The campus is 10 kms away from the main commercial center of Delhi that is Connaught Place, 5 kms away from South Delhi and only 1 km from East Delhi. Noida is very well connected by public transport from all the areas in Delhi. top... Is JDTI affiliated to any university or recognized by the Government? JDTI is a private institute supported by World Gold Council an international non-profit organization. top... Is there a hostel facility? There are several options available in form of paying guests (sharing & non-sharing basis) and individual apartments for outstation students in the residential area, around the campus. The housing facility is available both for boys and girls, and most of the apartments/paying guests are within the 5km radius around the campus. All the outstation students enrolled at JDTI are staying in paying guest accommodations as well as individual apartments in the surrounding residential areas. You can get in touch with JDTI's admission office to get references of the paying guest accommodation and senior outstation students who are staying as paying guests. top... What are the different facilities available at JDTI? The facilities provided at the institute are: Workshops Modern State-of-the-Art workshops fully equipped with the latest machines, tools and accessories. Individual workbenches for the students to exercise and learn manufacturing techniques. The institute has 3 workshops for this purpose. Classrooms Theoretical training is conducted in modern classrooms using the latest audio-visual techniques. Seminars Designers, Jewellery manufacturers and Marketing experts, hold regular Lectures and Seminars. Gem Lab The institute has a well-equipped Gemmology Lab and a large regularly updated collection of Gemstones that are used to provide training to identify and evaluate gemstones using practical testing procedures. Jewel CAD The institute has a Computer Lab wherein computer aided design techniques (CAD) are taught to the students. Library JDTI has a Resource Center that is fully equipped with reference books, manuals and CD's covering all aspects of Jewellery designing, manufacturing (The distance-learning students can also use the resource center on 1st Monday of every month between 10:00am and 5:00pm). Cafeteria JDTI has a well-equipped cafeteria for the students. top... What about other facilities available off campus? Noida in it self is fully equipped and has hospitals, markets, malls, bookshops, stationery shops and restaurants around the residential areas. All the major food chains like Mc Donald's, Nirula's, Pizza Hut & Domino's among others are situated in Noida. Public transport is easily available for commuting with in Noida. top... Is it necessary to have good sketching skills to enroll in the Jewellery Designing course? It is not mandatory to have good sketching skills to master the art of designing Jewellery. The faculty to hone the skill of sketching and designing provides professional guidance. top... Does JDTI provide any placements at the end of the course? JDTI provides placement assistance to the students graduating from the 1 year-Certificate course and 2 year-Diploma course. The students on course completion choose between joining the industry as permanent employment basis and working as freelance / part time Jewellery designers. Some students also opt to setup their own units. JDTI provides guidance to students opting to setup their own manufacturing units. Students of JDTI have worked with top names in the Jewellery industry - P.P. Jewellers, Dwarka's, Celeste', Inter Gold, Uni-Design, Enchante', Mehrasons and Adamus among others. top... Does JDTI impart industrial exposure during the course? Industrial training is provided to the students enrolled for the 2 Year Diploma course only. The duration of the internship is 6-8 weeks. Students need to meet the minimum requirements set by JDTI for internship. In the past the students of JDTI have done internship with the following companies: Uni-Design, Intergold India Ltd., Gemplus, Adamus, Gili, Eurogold Jewellery Ltd, Titan Industries Ltd., Dwarka's, Khanna Jewellers, Carbon, Tribhuvandas Bhimji Zaveri-Mumbai, Punjab Jewellers (Trust), Gee's, N.M. Karel & Sons, Bholasons, Gosil Exports, Ganjam Nagappa & Sons and Hazoorilal & sons among others. top... What can I do after completing 2-year diploma course? The curriculum at JDTI extensively covers all aspects of the Jewellery industry. Therefore, professionally you can work in the industry as a Designer, join the Manufacturing section, Retailing department and even specialize in Gemology and deal with identification and grading of various precious stones and diamonds. You can work with any of the established brand names, Jewellery manufactures, exporters and merchandisers or choose to free lance or opt for setting up your own Design Studio and workshop. top... What can I do at the end of the distance-learning programme? In the JDTI distance learning programme we have designed your journey in such a way that you learn in the shortest possible period the key essentials required to be able to function smoothly in the Jewellery industry. You will be able to understand the market, identify the consumer needs, visualize ideas to suit the demands and create impressive presentations to communicate the end product to the client. Professionally, you can work as a Jewellery designer, freelance or opt for starting your own Design Studio. top...   © Jewellery Design & Technology Institute (JDTI)