Aspirants seeking admission to 2-year Full-time M.Des Program should meet the following criteria as specified by the institute.

Academic Requirement:

Candidate must possess at least one of the following minimum qualifications to be considered eligible for admissions:

• Bachelor degree of minimum 4-year duration in any specialization, after 12th standard or equivalent to 12th standard from any university or institute recognized by law in India. .

OR

• Bachelor degree of minimum 3-year duration in any specialization, after 12th standard or equivalent to 12th standard. 

OR

• Full-time Diploma of minimum 4-year duration in Design/Fine Arts/Applied Arts/ Architecture, after 12th standard or equivalent to 12th standard, from any university or institute recognized by law in India. 

Entrance Exam:

Overseas applicants will have to appear for DAT Prelims and DAT Mains 

Age Limit:

• For Indian Nationals in General Category: Upper age limit for candidates is 30 years as on 30 June 2019. Only those candidates born on or after 1 July 1989 are eligible to apply for admission.
• For Indian Nationals in Reserved Category (Other Backward Class-Non Creamy Layer  (OBC-NCL), Scheduled Caste (SC) & Scheduled Tribe (ST)):  Upper age limit for candidates is 33 years as on 30 June 2019. Only those candidates born on or after 1 July 1986 are eligible to apply for admission.
• For Indian Nationals in Person with Disabilities (PWD) Reserved Category:  Upper age limit for candidates is 35 years as on 30 June 2019. Only those candidates born on or after 1 July 1984 are eligible to apply for admission.
• For Foreign Nationals in Overseas (Supernumerary) Category:  Upper age limit for candidates is 30 years as on 30 June 2019. Only those candidates born on or after 1 July 1989 are eligible to apply for admission.