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Prof. (Dr.) Ekta Singh

Professor & Dean
School of Design

Teaching Subjects

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    Phone 0135 – 7144000, 7144300

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    Email dean.design@dituniversity.edu.in

  • Qualification

    B.Arch (AKTU, Lko), M.S (BITS-Pilani), M.Des (JMI, New Delhi), Ph.D (IIT, Roorkee), FIIA

  • Specialisation

    Architecture, Design & Consultancy Management

  • Research Interest

    Sustainable Design, Participatory Design, Social Design, Responsive Built Environment, System Thinking, Design Thinking Applications
Brief Profile

  • Brief Profile

    Distinguished academic leader, Prof. Dr. Ekta Singh, boasts an illustrious history of building and advancing institutions dedicated to design and architecture. Her expertise as an academic head and leader spans various design disciplines (at UG, PG, & Ph.D levels) such as Fashion design, Textile design, Product design, Visual communication, Visual arts, UX/UI, Interior design, Architecture. Her commitment to intellectual property awareness is evident through the integration of patents, design registrations, and copyrights into the curriculum, resulting in several successful student design registrations & copyrights. She herself have various design registrations and copyrights to her credit. Further, Dr. Ekta has to her credit several research publications in distinguished scopus-indexed journals. She has been a peer reviewer with significant Emerald Journals.

    As an alumna of prestigious institutions like AKTU Lucknow, IIT Roorkee, BITS Pilani, and Jamia Milia New Delhi, Dr. Singh's rich cultural exposure enhances her role as a Multiverse designer, fostering contextual and empathetic design principles. Recognized as a judge for the CII-Design Awards at Goa, where she along with a panel of esteemed jury from across the globe evaluated the various industry & student’s design entries. She is a MASHAV Fellow and had received International Scholarship from the State of Israel, and holds distinguished fellowship of Indian Institute of Architects (IIA), and Member of Association of Designers in India (ADI). She has been on the jury boards of different National-Level Architecture, Design & Planning competitions. She had been associated as consultant with UP Government on prestigious ‘Namami Gange’ project of GOI. Having occupied diverse roles across various institutions, she demonstrates a profound grasp of the design education landscape.