About Design
Designing considers the aesthetic, functional, economic and sociopolitical dimensions of both the design object and design process.
It involves research, sketching, modeling, interactive adjustment, and re-design. Meanwhile, diverse kinds of objects may be designed, including clothing, gadgets, spaces, graphical user interfaces, skyscrapers, corporate identities, business processes and systems, etc
A designer is not an inventor but a problem solver and addresses a need in a practical, scientific, aesthetic and futuristic manner for a product or a service.
Important Exams
Undergraduate
NID-DAT.
Design Aptitude Test for admission to National Institute of Design. stage 1 every January and stage 2 every Apr – May
Website – www.admissions.nid.edu
Website – www.admissions.nid.edu
NIFT.
Entrance Test for admission to National Institute of Fashion Technology. stage 1 every February and stage 2 every Apr-May
Website – www.nift.ac.in/admissions
Website – www.nift.ac.in/admissions
UCEED.
Undergraduate Common Entrance Examination for Design for admission to Indian Institute of Technology at Mumbai, Guwahati or Jabalpur for the B Des programme. stage 1. held every January
Website – www.gate.iitb.ac.in
Website – www.gate.iitb.ac.in
OTHERS.
All design colleges conduct their own in-house design entrance exams
Graduate
NID.
Design Aptitude Test for admission to National Institute of Design. stage 1 every January and stage 2 every Apr – May
Website – www.admissions.nid.edu
Website – www.admissions.nid.edu
CEED.
Common Entrance Examination for Design for admission to Indian Institute of Technology and Indian Institue of Science at many locations pan India and UPES Dehradun for the M Des programme.
Part A and Part B conducted by IDC Industrial Design Centre at Mumbai every Nov Dec.
Design Aptitude Test, Interview and Portfolio conducted by respective institute. The minimum academic qualification for appearing in the examination is a bachelor’s degree in Design, Architecture, Fine Arts or Engineering from a recognized college or university of India
Part A and Part B conducted by IDC Industrial Design Centre at Mumbai every Nov Dec.
Design Aptitude Test, Interview and Portfolio conducted by respective institute. The minimum academic qualification for appearing in the examination is a bachelor’s degree in Design, Architecture, Fine Arts or Engineering from a recognized college or university of India
Website – www.gate.iitb.ac.in
OTHERS.
All design colleges conduct their own in-house design entrance exams
FIELDSACADEMIC
FIELDS
- INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
- FASHION DESIGN
- INTERIOR DESIGN
- COMMUNICATION DESIGN
- FINE ART
ACADEMIC
Admissions to design colleges are after any stream of std 12 via individual college entrance exams. A four year college study will give a Bachelor of Design Degree or a Graduate Diploma in Design.