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Design Exams to prepare for & Universities to Target:

• NID (UG): To get into two campusses in India - NID Ahmedabad (B.Des) and NID Vijayawada (GDPD) and NID (PG): To get into three campusses in India for Masters in Design (M.Des) at - NID Ahmedabad, NID Gandhinagar and NID Bangalore

NID Ahmedabad

NID Bangalore

NID Gandhinagar

NID Vijayawada

NID Kurukshetra

NID Bhopal

NID Johrat

• UCEED: This is for undergraduate Bachelor in Design (B.Des) programes in Design at IIT Mumbai and IIT Guwahati. You can download the UCEED brochure for more information.

UCEED 2019

IIT Bombay

IIT Guwahati

IIT Hyderabad

IIITDM_Jabalpur

• CEED: This is for Post Graduate Masters in Design (M.Des) programes at 8 universities - 5 IIT's, IISc, IIITDM and UPES. You can get more information about CEED here.

CEED 2019

IIT Delhi

IISC Bangalore

IIT Bombay

IIT Guwahati

IIT Hyderabad

IIT Kanpur

IIITDM Jabalpur

• Schools which are highly recommended: Some of the design schools which are highly recommended are listed below:

UID

IIAD

Anant University

MIT

• Other Design Entrance Exams: There are other significant options of established and new universities which offer their own B.Des & M.Des programs. Each of these colleges have their own entrance exams and admission prerequisites. Some of the design colleges are listed below:
Ecole Intuit Labs

Istituto Marangoni

Woxsen School

DJ Academy

ISDI Parsons

Jain University

Srishti School

LISAA School

OP Jindal School

Whistling Woods

Gurukul Institute

Arch Institute

Pearl Academy

World University

SID

• Other institutes of national importance: There are other institutes of national importance which offer their own B.Des & M.Des programs. Each of these institutes have their own entrance exams and admission prerequisites. Some of the institutes of national importance are listed below:

NIFT

FDDI

CEPT

All colleges have a 3 stage admission process - Design Aptitute Test (DAT), Studio Test & Interview with Portfolio review. So applicants must have a holistic approach to their preparation.

Primary Departments in Design Colleges

Generally, the first year is common and students start to choose their specializations in subsequent academic years. The broad categories of specialization are listed below:

• Industrial Design: Product Design, Transportation Design, Toy and Game Design, Glass and Ceramic Design, Furniture Design etc.
• Communication Design: Animation Film Design, Exhibition Set Design, Film and Video Communication, Graphic Design, Photography Design etc.
• IT Integrated Design: Instructional, Interface (UI Design), Interaction (UX Design), New Media Design, Universal Design etc.
• Interdisciplinary Design: Strategic Design Management, Design for Retail Experience etc.
• Textile Design: Textile Design, Apparel Design, Lifestyle Accessory Design etc.

Note: Fashion Design has its own classifications which is covered in detail on our Fashion Design Page