SXILL School of Xperience, Illusions & Life Learning

No Graphic Designer is complete till he/ she has seen an offset printing machine, touched a cutting die and felt the heat of the thermal lamination machine. Thanks a lot to our Alumnus Jasmeet Singh and Idea Catalyst for being a great mentor and host to our budding Designers at Chandigarh Design School and SXILL School of Xperience, Illusions & Life Learning And to their Designers for going through each student's portfolio and advising them. Thanks to you, they would turn out to be better designers. No wonder they turn out to be one of the most preferred Design recruits for the companies.

Asifa India MESC India IxDA

*Breaking News*

*Chandigarh Design School* signs an MoU to collaborate with *Stieglitz Academy, St Petersburg* a top rated Design University for faculty / student exchange and other collaborations for the mutual benefit of their students. This brings the CDS advantage to the students from across the world study at Stieglitz Campus. This makes us the first international partner of the University from India.

In the picture your can see the Lector of Stieglitz Academy with the SXILL Founder and Chandigarh Design School.

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We are proud to announce that Nikhil Tomar, a student of SXILL’s Animation Upskilling Program, has been adjudged “Best Animator” at the ASIFA Awards of Excellence 2025, held in Hyderabad.

This prestigious national recognition stands as a testament to SXILL’s commitment to excellence in animation education and the high standards maintained in nurturing creative talent.

We congratulate Nikhil on this outstanding achievement and extend our best wishes for continued success. His accomplishment reinforces SXILL’s vision of shaping world-class professionals who set new benchmarks in creativity and innovation.

GO48 Challenge 2025 is here. Last year we had about 700-800 registrations from 57 institutions across 17 countries.

GO48 International Design Challenge is an exciting challenge, currently in its 14th Year & was initiated in 2012. The format has exciting competitions in the following categories:

Graphics
Animation
Film Making
Gaming
UI/UX
Product Design

GO48 International Design Challenge is launched on International Animation Day every year. By staying true to the spirit and upholding one of its motto of blending art and technology, making available invaluable knowledge and information, GO48 Challenge celebrates the creative skills of the global community.

GO48 International Design Challenge comprises of students, artists, designers, faculty, professionals and industry experts. The contest would have many exciting competitions, each comprising of 2 kind of challenges, all bound by the common thread 48. That means, you submit your art/ design solution, either in:

48 minutes
48 hours.

* Participant can choose to take up the challenge to participate in more than one of the GO48 Challenges.

This year, ASIFA is our Media Partner, SXILL is our Training Partner and Chandigarh Design School is our Design Partner.

Register here NOW https://tinyurl.com/GO482025
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We at Chandigarh Design School and SXILL are happy to partner with Stieglitz Academy, St Petersburg for the XI International Animation Assembly 2025 (Scientific and Practical Conference - Multimedia: Modern Trends) held under the aegis of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation being held on 24-25 October 2025. Vineet Raj Kapoor, Director, CDS, would deliver the welcome address today after the Stieglitz (State Academy of Applied Arts, St Petersburg) Rector, Anna Nikolaevna declares the conference open.

Congratulations to SXILL and Chandigarh Design School founder for being Invited as an International Speaker for the RICS Conference, St. Petersburg, 8-9 October 2025

*SXILL* and *Chandigarh Design School* were part of the panel discussion organized by ACE Fair Gwangju on the topic of *Next-Gen : Talent and Global Collaborations* specially involving Indian Animation and FX community

Our goal today is to move beyond the outdated notion of India as just an outsourcing destination and to explore the real, high-value partnerships possible in animation, gaming, and VFX. We have leaders here from across the Indian ecosystem to tell us how.

On the panel you can spot *Vineet Raj Kapoor (Director SXILL)*, *Mohit Soni (CEO, MESC)*, *Shyam Kurup (Distributor)* + *Bejoy (CEO, Phantom FX)* + *Tarun Chilikapudi (Animation IP Studio)*

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*Breaking News*

*Chandigarh Design School* signs an MoU to collaborate with *NUST MISIS, Moscow*a top rated University to jointly deliver the International Masters in UXUI Design. This brings the CDS advantage to the students from across the world study at MISIS Campus. This makes us the first international partner of the University from India.

In the picture your can see the Lector of UXUI program, Head of International Office and Vice Rector of Education alongwith the SXILL Founder and Chandigarh Design School.

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Keynote Speaker on the *World Design Day Conference*.

*NUST MISIS* had invited the SXILL and Chandigarh Design School Founder. The topic was *Beyond Design Thinking*!

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Visiting on invitation, at *Russia's biggest Design Studio - Lebdev* during a recent visit by SXILL and Chandigarh Design School Founders. In the background, you would notice the *Do Not Disturb* cards collection of the owner from all over the world. What you see is just a small part of the collection. A great room to start your design journey. Simply love it! In a quest to bring back ideas and narratives to share with our students and collaborators!
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*SUMMER CAMP KA BAAP*
2 Weeks Summer Camp from 2-14 June 2025 for school children wanting to discover the Skills of *Design Thinking, Graphic Design, Film Making and Animation*.
Fee: *INR 16999* fee, (*INR 9999* for Early Birds)
*Early Bird Deadline: 29 May 2025*.
At SXILL Sector 17, Chandigarh (also available online for Lazy Birds and International students). Contact: SXILL Director 9872546753 (whatsapp)

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