The Post Graduate Diploma Program Bridge (PGDP), taught over two semesters, is crafted for individuals joining Srishti Manipal Institute of Art, Design & Technology, with an undergraduate degree, sensing a need to develop their art and design practice or enter the world of myriad emergent creative professional opportunities. It is a unique opportunity offered to undergraduate students of any discipline: a year to find the time and space to engage with ideas and explore the possibilities of a more enriched career and profession in the creative and cultural industries, while finding their passion.

The PGDP Bridge program is offered in Industrial Arts and Design Practices (IADP) and Information Arts and Information Design Practices (IAIDP) and is foundational and preparatory; making it possible for a student to enter the world of art and design, with three years of undergraduate education even from a totally unrelated discipline. The program engenders the essential thinking and making skills needed to join the various Postgraduate Professional courses offered at a Masters level.