Design principles plus beginner Photoshop and CorelDRAW — for posters, cards and simple print work.
The early stretch covers alignment, contrast and spacing and visual hierarchy, so nothing later depends on guesswork. From there you move through colour schemes that work together, choosing and pairing fonts, readability at print and screen sizes, layers, selections and masks and cropping, resizing and retouching photos, in the order a working project actually needs them. Along the way you work hands-on in Photoshop, CorelDRAW, Illustrator and Canva, the same tools used on live client work rather than a classroom-only sandbox.
Sessions are hands-on: you attempt real work under a trainer’s eye and fix what does not land the same week. Batches stay small enough for that, running 2 months at our Chandigarh centre. Each module ends in something you have built and a trainer has reviewed, so you finish with a portfolio, an industry certificate and — on the six-month and nine-month formats — an internship letter, aimed at Junior Graphic Designer, DTP Operator and Print Shop Designer roles.
What you walk away with
Visiting Card Set — front-and-back visiting cards designed in CorelDRAW and exported for print
Event Poster — a poster combining an edited photo from Photoshop with clear, hierarchical text
Live Office Brief — a real design task from the techcadd team — a notice, flyer or banner — prepared to a print-ready standard
Shop Flyer — a one-page flyer for a local shop with offer details, logo and contact information
Roles this leads to
Junior Graphic Designer
DTP Operator
Print Shop Designer
Social Media Designer (trainee)
Modules
The curriculum, module by module
6 modules and 18 topics, taught in the order a real project needs them. Every module is set out in full below.
01/06
Design Principles
3 topics
Alignment, contrast and spacing
Visual hierarchy
Balance and white space
02/06
Colour & Typography
3 topics
Colour schemes that work together
Choosing and pairing fonts
Readability at print and screen sizes
03/06
Photoshop Basics
3 topics
Layers, selections and masks
Cropping, resizing and retouching photos
Text and simple effects
04/06
CorelDRAW Basics
3 topics
Shapes, lines and nodes
Text layout and alignment tools
Page setup for print
05/06
Print Essentials
3 topics
Resolution, bleed and margins
CMYK versus RGB
Exporting print-ready PDFs
06/06
Everyday Design Jobs
3 topics
Visiting cards
Posters and flyers
Banners and invitation cards
What you learn
What you will learn in the Basic Graphic Design course
The Basic Graphic Design course in Chandigarh moves stage by stage, and each stage ends in work a trainer has reviewed.
01
Design Principles
You work through alignment, contrast and spacing, visual hierarchy and balance and white space, with lab practice on each before the next module begins.
02
Colour & Typography
You work through colour schemes that work together, choosing and pairing fonts and readability at print and screen sizes, with lab practice on each before the next module begins.
03
Photoshop Basics
You work through layers, selections and masks, cropping, resizing and retouching photos and text and simple effects, with lab practice on each before the next module begins.
04
CorelDRAW Basics
You work through shapes, lines and nodes, text layout and alignment tools and page setup for print, with lab practice on each before the next module begins.
05
Print Essentials
You work through resolution, bleed and margins, cmyk versus rgb and exporting print-ready pdfs, with lab practice on each before the next module begins.
06
Everyday Design Jobs
You work through visiting cards, posters and flyers and banners and invitation cards, with lab practice on each before the next module begins.
Why choose us
Why choose a Basic Graphic Design course in Chandigarh?
The brochure syllabus looks similar everywhere. What differs is who teaches, whether you ever touch real work, and whether anyone picks up the phone after you have paid.
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Build practical skills, not just theory
Every session is hands-on. You attempt real work, a trainer reviews it, and you correct it before the next class.
02/
Learn step by step
Modules run in the order a real project needs them, so nothing later depends on guesswork.
03/
Create portfolio-worthy projects
You work on genuine client requirements under supervision — the first thing an interviewer asks to see.
04/
Trainers who still do the work
Your trainer delivers client projects for techcadd's services arm, so examples in class are current.
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Get guidance while building
Batches stay small enough that a trainer sees your screen daily, with open lab hours outside class.
06/
Placement support that persists
CV reviews, mock interviews and drives with our hiring partners continue after the course ends, until you are placed.
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Students trained
500+
Hiring partners
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556+ Google reviews
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Years of training
Who can join
Who can do a Basic Graphic Design course in Chandigarh?
Basic Graphic Design is built for people at several different starting points, and the batch is deliberately mixed.
01
Students after 12th
Join from any stream. You start Basic Graphic Design from fundamentals with no assumed knowledge, and most students run it alongside a degree using the weekday or weekend batch.
02
Graduates & final-year students
If you are finishing a degree, Basic Graphic Design is a short route from graduation to a job application with something to show. Enter placement season with project work in hand instead of a blank CV.
03
Working professionals
The weekend and evening batches exist for people already earning. Career switchers typically become interview-ready within five to six months without leaving their current job.
04
Business owners & freelancers
Owners take Basic Graphic Design to stop outsourcing work they cannot judge for themselves. Freelancers take it to bill clients beyond Chandigarh, since a remote skill is not limited by location.
05
Career restarters
A gap on the CV counts for less than work you can point at. The course starts at zero and finishes with a portfolio and a documented internship letter — what an interviewer actually asks about after a break.
06
Self-taught learners
If free videos left you with notes but nothing finished, what changes here is a trainer who reviews what you built this week, and a deadline attached to every module.
Tools
Tools & technologies you will use
Everything below is installed on the lab machines and used on live work, not shown once in a slide and forgotten.
Photoshop
CorelDRAW
Illustrator
Canva
Licensed software in every lab
Practice systems on campus
Setup help for your own laptop
Certification
Get Certified in Basic Graphic Design
Complete the course with a portfolio of live projects and receive an industry-recognised certificate, plus a documented internship letter.
Industry certificate
Verifiable online, issued on completion of your assessment and project.
Internship letter
Issued for real client work you contributed to — not for attendance.
Live client projects
Actual briefs with deadlines, reviews and a deployment at the end.
Doubt-clearing sessions
Scheduled weekly, plus open lab hours whenever a trainer is on the floor.
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Future scope
Where this course takes you
The roles Basic Graphic Design opens, what they pay, and who is hiring for them around Chandigarh.
01
Junior Graphic Designer
A role that keeps appearing on Chandigarh job boards, hired on the portfolio you can show.
02
DTP Operator
A role that keeps appearing on Chandigarh job boards, hired on the portfolio you can show.
03
Print Shop Designer
A role that keeps appearing on Chandigarh job boards, hired on the portfolio you can show.
04
Social Media Designer (trainee)
A role that keeps appearing on Chandigarh job boards, hired on the portfolio you can show.
What the roles pay
Pay depends on the portfolio you can show more than the certificate alone. The free salary estimator gives an honest range by role, experience and employer type rather than a brochure number.
Basic Graphic Design is taught everywhere, which is exactly why the differences matter. These are the things worth asking before you enrol in any programme, including this one.
Feature
techcadd
Other institutes
Curriculum
Industry-aligned, updated regularly
Often outdated or generic
Learning style
100% hands-on, project-based
Mostly theory-heavy
Trainers
Industry-experienced mentors who still deliver client work
Mixed experience levels
Real projects
Multiple real-world projects plus a capstone
Limited or simulated projects
Code review
Every assignment is read line by line by a mentor, so bad habits are corrected in week two, not year two
Assignments marked pass or fail
Placement support
Dedicated career and interview preparation
Often limited or absent
Batch flexibility
Weekday, evening, weekend and 1-on-1 options
Fixed schedules
Doubt support
Ongoing mentor and community support
Limited post-class support
Certification
Industry-recognised certificate plus a documented internship letter
Varies
The right-hand column describes what is commonly offered in the market, not any particular institute. Ask any institute you are considering — this one included — to show you the work its students actually produced.
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What our students in Chandigarh say
Real feedback from learners who completed training, projects, internships and placement preparation.
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Got questions?
Common questions
techcadd runs Basic Graphic Design over 2 months. Weekday, evening and weekend batches cover the same syllabus, and 1-on-1 training is available if you would rather set your own pace.
Fees vary by batch and any live offer running at the time — talk to a counsellor for the current number. There is no registration fee.
Basic Graphic Design is built for people at several starting points — students, graduates and working professionals switching tracks. What matters more than your background is turning up consistently and finishing what each module asks you to build.
Graduates typically move into Junior Graphic Designer, DTP Operator, Print Shop Designer, Social Media Designer (trainee). These are roles that keep appearing on Chandigarh job boards.
Pay depends on the portfolio you can show more than the certificate alone. Use the free salary estimator for an honest range by role, experience and employer type rather than a brochure number.
No genuine institute can guarantee a job, and we will not tell you otherwise. What we do run is a placement cell: CV and portfolio review, mock interviews, aptitude practice and drives with our 500+ hiring partners, continuing after your course finishes until you are placed.
You will work hands-on with Photoshop, CorelDRAW, Illustrator, Canva.
Yes. Every student finishes with an industry-recognised certificate and a documented internship on real work.
Real projects. You work on genuine client requirements under supervision — that is where your portfolio comes from, and it is the first thing an interviewer asks to see.
Yes. Weekday, evening, weekend and 1-on-1 formats all run in parallel, so you can pick whichever fits your week.
Course information
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Send your question and a counsellor will call you back about batch timings, fees, EMI options, placement record, or whether this course fits your background.
Free counselling and demo class
Weekday, evening, weekend or 1-on-1, all 2-hour classes
Internship letter and placement support
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