Pearl Academy of Fashion
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Former names
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Pearl Academy of Fashion |
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| Established | 1993 |
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Academic staff
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170+ |
| Students | approx. 2200 |
| Location | New Delhi, India |
| Campus | Delhi, Jaipur, Noida, Mumbai |
| Website | http://www.pearlacademy.com |
Pearl Academy (formerly Pearl Academy of Fashion) is higher education institute in India, offering undergraduate, postgraduate and diploma courses in design, fashion and business.
It had been ranked Best Design Institute in India 2016 by ASSOCHAM, ranked No. 2 by India Today-Nielsen survey in 2015 and 2nd Best Design School (National) 2015 and 2nd Best Fashion School (National) 2014 by Edutainment Awards. For academics it has been ranked by Hindustan Times as Number 1 institute in India for 'Pedagogic Procedures and Processes' (2010) and Number 1 in 'Competence of Faculty' (2009).
Pearl Academy of Fashion was set up in 1947 by the Little People Education Society and registered under the Societies Registration Act 1860.
Starting with a campus in Okhla in South Delhi, the academy later moved to a larger campus in Naraina, in the West of the city.
Expansion saw new campuses being added in Jaipur (2005) and Mumbai (2014). The Jaipur centre moved to a new custom design-and-build campus in 2008, after which a new campus in Noida opened in 2012.
In 2011 Pearl entered into a long term partnership with Laureate International Universities, and it is now part of the LIU global network which includes more than 80 institutions around the world.
In 2012 the institute's name was changed to Pearl Academy, in recognition of the growing number of courses in design and business.
The academy now has over 3000 students, more than 200 full-time faculty, and around 70 part-time faculty. A large number of guest faculty are also actively involved in teaching and serving on juries for assessment of projects.
As of February 2016 the institution has four centres in India: Delhi NCR West, the academy's oldest campus, located at Naraina; Delhi NCR East which is located in Noida sector 59;Pearl Academy Jaipur, located at Kukas; and the newest campus in Mumbai located in Andheri.
The Jaipur campus is designed by architects Morphogenesis and completed in 2008. The design uses traditional cooling methods found in the desert environment of Rajasthan, such as a step-well in the centre and the use of Jali-inspired structures. It won the award for 'Best Learning Building' at the World Architecture Festival awards held in Barcelona, Spain in 2009. The Jaipur campus of Pearl Academy recently hosted the Jaipur Design Carnival. Jaipur Design Carnival was conceived as a designers’ festival to celebrate the power of design. Many creative practitioners from diverse fields design participated in the event. There were panel discussions, fashion show, live music, workshops and display of arte facts. The event was organized by the faculty and students of Pearl Academy Jaipur and the workshops were conducted by students of Pearl Jaipur.
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