‘Proposal for ‘Graphic Design Education‘ in India 3 Introduction: Institutions to teach Communication/Graphic Design as a discipline came in the 1850’s as part of different art schools. Communication or graphic design is also known by other names such as commercial art, applied arts, graphic arts, etc. At present, Communication/graphic design is being tought by art institutes (numbering around 40) and design institutions (numbering around 15) in India. In all, around 2,500 undergraduate students and around 100 graduate students graduate in the country. The communication/graphic design as a creative profession has been the backbone of several of these industries : print and publishing, advertising, media, packaging, exhibition, web and signage industry. They also take care of several of these functions ; Identity, branding, retail strategy, advertising, promotion through the use of typography, photography, illustrations, representations and animation. Developments in digital technology has played significant role in the practice of this profession. It is expected that with the growth of the industry the need for professionals in this field will increase exponentially. The number that India educates at present is quite small in comparison to many other countries. It is essential that there is a need for starting of several new institutions as well as upgrading the facilities and infrastructure and enhancing the quality of education in the existing institutions. It is with this aim that two sets of discussions were held by inviting faculty heads and senior faculty from communication/graphic design schools around the country. During the meet, discussions were held on the following issues in order to address a few central issues in Design Education: . Curriculum . Faculty Needs . Facilities and Infrastructure . Networking; Design education Opportunities for the masses . Learning of design in schools.