| Identified Thrust Areas | Sub-Areas |
| Design Education and Pedagogy | Inclusivity in Design Education Understanding the influence of traditional/tacit knowledge of skilled artisans for contemporary Design Pedagogic tools and content |
| Conceptual thought in Art & Design through experimentation in form and materials | Contemporary Indian, experimental women Sculptors (A study of personality & creativity: Women’s Empowerment in Art) Role of Drawing & Visualisation, in the creative thinking processes in Art & Design |
| Smart Product Design & Healthcare | Design and development of a vision-based multi-degree of freedom feeding robot for specially-abled people |
| Product Design and Manufacturing | Manufacturing – CAD/CAM Optimisation Techniques – High Entropy Alloy; Fracture and Fatigue Analysis of the weldment |
| Communication Design | Graphic Design Education – Generating real-world Design opportunities within academic institutions to foster learning and transition from academics to Industry Impact of Political Cartoons as a medium of Communication in Indian Editorials Study of different Artistic and visual techniques of painters used in Advertising Typography- changing the visual & cognitive experience of a Publication |
