Undergraduate Degree in Design: Entrance Exams, Courses & Colleges

UCEED 2021

Overview

• Organized by IIT Bombay for admission to the 4 – year B.Des program in IIT Bombay, IIT Hyderabad, IIT Guwahati, IIIT Design & Manufacturing Jabalpur
• Online registration opened on September 09, 2020 and closed on November 17, 2020
• The exam was conducted on January 17, 2021
• Students who have passed class 12 or equivalent in 2020 from ANY STREAM can apply
• A candidate can attempt UCEED for a maximum of two times with the second attempt in the consecutive year.

Test Details*

Mode: Test centre-based exam with Part A - CBT & Part B – Pen/pencil and paper

Test Duration: 3 hours

Question Types for Part A: Se(Total marks: 240 marks; Maximum time: 2 hours 30 mins)

Section 1: NAT (Numerical Answer Type): 18 questions with 4 marks for each correct answer - the answer is a number that has to be entered on a virtual keyboard in the computer screen. No choices for answers. No negative marking

Section 2: MSQ (Multiple Select Question): 18 questions with 4 marks each only if all answers are correct; 0.19 negative marks for any incorrect answer. Each MSQ has one or more correct answer(s) out of the four options provided.

Section 3: MCQ (Multiple Choice Question): ): 32 questions with 3 marks each for the correct answer; 0.71 negative marks for incorrect answers. Each MCQ has four choices out of which only one is the correct answer.

Question Types for Part B: (Total marks: 60 marks; Maximum time: 30 mins)

Only one question is given to test the creative aptitude of the candidate.

The answer has to be written/drawn in the answer booklet provided by the invigilator.

Part A & Part B are mandatory

Colleges Accepting UCEED Score

• Manipal University, Jaipur
• Department of Design, Nirma University, Ahmedabad
• JK Lakshmipat University, Jaipur
• Srishti Institute of Art, Design and Technology, Bengaluru
• Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab
• ICAT Design and Media College, Chennai
• World University of Design, Sonepat, Haryana
• CEPT University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat
• Central Institute of Technology, Kokrajhar
• Chitkara University, Punjab
• UPES School of Design, Dehradun
• Jain (Deemed-to-be-University), Bangalore
• ARCH College of Design and Business, Jaipur
• Delhi Technological University, Delhi (formerly Delhi College of Engineering)
• Vishwakarma University, Pune
• Anant National University, Ahmedabad
• U. P. Institute of Design, Noida
• Auro University, Surat
• MIT-WPU School of Design, Pune
• VIT School of Design (V-SIGN), VIT, Vellore
• School of Architecture & Interior Design SRM Institute of Science & Technology, Kattankulathur, Chennai
• Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science, Chennai

NID DAT 2021

Overview

• Mandatory for admission to the 4 year B.Des. program at NID Ahmedabad, NID Andhra Pradesh, NID Haryana, NID Assam, NID Madhya Pradesh.
• Start date for online application – January 8, 2021
• Last date for online application – February 17, 2021
• Test date for DAT Prelims – March 14, 2021
• Announcement of DAT Prelims results – first week of June 2021
• Test date for DAT Mains – To be announced
• Only shortlisted candidates based on the Prelims results will be invited for the DAT Mains

Test Details of Stage 1 – DAT Prelims

Mode: Pen/Pencil and Paper

Duration: 3 hours

Question type: Part 1 – MCQ (General Proficiency), Part 2 – Open-ended Questions which may include text and visuals (Creative Ability)

Total marks: 100

Test Details of Stage 2 – DAT Prelims To be announced

(The mode of the test may change depending on the situation)

B.Des. Courses at NID:

NID Ahmedabad	NID Andhra Pradesh	NID Madhya Pradesh	Haryana	Assam
Animation Film Design	Industrial Design Communication	Industrial Design Communication	Industrial Design Communication	Industrial Design Communication
Exhibition Design Film & Video Communication	Design	Design	Design	Design
Communication Graphic Design Ceramic & Glass Design	Textile & Apparel Design	Textile & Apparel Design	Textile & Apparel Design	Textile & Apparel Design
Furniture & Interior Product Design Textile Design

NIFT Entrance Exam 2021

Overview

• Organized by NIFT for admission to the 4-year B.Des. & B. FTech. program at NIFT campuses pan India
• Online Registration - 14th December, 2020
• Last date for Online Registration - 21st January, 2021
• Written Entrance - 14th February, 2021
• Situation Test / Group Discussion / Interview April – May, 2021 (postponed)

Test Details

B.Des.:
Stage 1 Written examination comprising of Creative Ability Test (CAT) and General Ability Test (GAT)
Stage 2: Shortlisted candidates based on written exam scores called for Situational Test

CAT – Question type: Open-ended Questions including visuals and text

Total questions: 3

Duration: 3 hours

GAT – Question type: MCQ – Verbal Ability (Reading Comprehension & Language), Quantitative Ability, Analytical & Logical Ability, General Knowledge & Current Affairs

Total questions: 100

Duration: 2 hours

B. FTech: written examination comprising of a General Ability Test (GAT)

GAT – Question type: MCQ - Quantitative ability, Verbal Ability (Reading Comprehension & Language), Analytical and Logical Ability, General Knowledge and Current Affairs, Case Study

Total questions: 150

Duration: 3 hours

B.Des	CAT – 50% GAT – 30% SITUATION TEST – 20%
B.F.Tech	CAT – 100%

NIFT campuses - Bengaluru, Bhopal, Bhubaneshwar, Chennai, Delhi, Gandhinagar, Hyderabad, Jodhpur, Kangra, Kannur, Kolkata, Mumbai, Panchkula, Patna, Raebarelli, Shillong, Srinagar

Courses offered:

• Fashion Design (FD)
• Accessory Design (AD)
• Textile Design (TD)
• Knitwear Design (KD)

SMEAT UG: Srishti Manipal Entrance and Aptitude Test 2021

Conducted by Srishti Manipal Institute of Art, Design and Technology (Bengaluru) for admission to its 4-year B.Des, B.F.A, 3-year B.Voc.

Administered in 3 rounds –

Rounds	Registration Opens	Registration Closes	Online Test Dates
R1	1 Jun 2021	15 Jun 2021	Option 1: 23 & 24 Jun 2021 Option 2: 26 & 27 Jun 2021
Exhibition Design Film & Video Communication	Design	Design	Design	Design
R2	17 Jul 2021	28 Jul 2021	7 & 8 Aug 2021
R3	17 Aug 2021	25 Aug 2021	28 & 29 Aug 2021

Test Details

Consists of Test 1 (General Ability Test or GAT) & Test 2 (Context Based Test)

Mode: Remote Proctored Computer based Online Test

Test 1 Duration: 90 minutes

*Test 1 or GAT includes Test 1A, Test 1B, Test 1C: Each subtest is timed and need to be uploaded separately.

Test 2 Duration: 90 minutes

Test 2 or Context Based Test: The link to the syllabus or context would be provided to the candidate 48 hours before the test date

*Those who rank within 1000 in UCEED are exempted from SMEAT Test 1. Test 2 is mandatory for everyone.

B.Des Courses by Srishti Institute of Art, Design and Technology

Courses	Disciplines
BUSINESS SERVICES AND SYSTEMS DESIGN	Design Management Information Technology (particularly Web and Systems of Information) Interaction Design Service Design Product Design Furniture Design Visual Communication Design Strategic Communication Business Design Entrepreneurship
CREATIVE AND APPLIED COMPUTATION	Augmented and Virtual Reality (Digital Media Arts) Creative Education Entrepreneurship Experience Design Game Design Human-centered Design Industrial Arts and Design Practices Information Design Interaction Design Product Design Visual Communication Design Visual Effects

Pearl Academy Entrance exam, SEED or Symbiosis Entrance Exam for Design, the ISDI – School of Design and Innovation Challenge are some of the admission tests that you can consider to study in the respective institutes.

Besides the 4 - year Bachelor of Design course, you may choose to pursue a 3 – year Bachelor of Arts or a Bachelor of Science in a specific design area like B. A in Fashion Design or B.Sc. in Interior Architecture.