ICTACT Design Academy was inaugurated at Arasu Engineering College, Kumbakonam by Mr. Anand Pillai, Lead Education India & SAARC Autodesk India and Mr. Saravanan, AGM- Academic Initiatives, ICTACT. The Academy is an initiative of ICTACT in partnership with Autodesk.

This initiative is aimed at preparing the students of Mechanical, Automobile, Civil, Structural Engineering, and Architecture for making a successful career in designing. The institution also yield the benefits like integrating technology into curriculum, Student & Faculty development cum training, projects development, industry certification and the free Autodesk Software.