Design, Fine Arts and Visual Arts
| Exams for Design, Fine Arts, and Visual Arts | Selection Process & Test Pattern | Questions (Marks) | Tentative Schedule & Remarks |
| DAT-Prelims (Design Aptitude Test) For admission in 4 Year Bachelor of Design Programs at National Institute of Design-Multilocation https://www.nid.edu/ Time: 180 Minutes Timing: As per admit card Mode: Offline | Part 1 MCQ Part 2 Subjective/Creative | 30% | Forms out: 3rd week of October |
| DAT-Mains (Design Aptitude Test) For admission in 4 Year Bachelor of Design Programs at National Institute of Design-Multilocation https://www.nid.edu/ Time: 180 Minutes Timing: As per admit card Mode: Offline | Studio Test & | 70% (100Marks) | Forms Out: After the results of DAT Prelims |
| UCEED (Undergraduate Common Entrance Exam for Design) For admission in 4 Year Bachelor of Design Programs at IIT Bombay, Delhi, Guwahati, Hyderabad & Jabalpur and other allied Universities. http://www.uceed.iitb.ac.in/ Conducted by: IIT Bombay Time: 180 Minutes Timing: 900 – 1200 Hrs. Mode: Online+Offline | Part 1 – Online |
1 (60) | Forms out: Last week of September |
| FDDI AIST (FDDI All India Selection Test) For admission in various Design & BBA Programs at FDDI Institutes across India https://www.fddiindia.com/ Time: 180 minutes Timing: As per Admit Card Mode: Offline | Sec. A: |
10 (10) 35 (35) 25 (50) | Forms Out: Mid December |
| GAT & CAT (General Aptitude Test& Creative Aptitude Test) For admission in 4 Year Bachelor of Design Programs at NIFT Multilocation across India https://nift.ac.in/ Time: GAT:120 Min + CAT:120 Min Timing: Based on admit card Mode: Online+Offline | General Aptitude Test: (30%) | 20 (20) | Forms out: 1st week of November |
| GAT (General Aptitude Test) For admission in 4 Year B.F.Tech Programs at NIFT Multilocation https://nift.ac.in/ Time: 180 Minutes Timing: Based on admit card Mode: Online | Quantitative Ability Communication Ability & English Comprehension Analytical & Logical Ability General Knowledge and Current Affairs Case Study Total | 30 (30) 45 (45) 25 (25) 25 (25) 25 (25) 150 (150) | Forms out: 1st week of November Last Date: Last week of December Test Date: 1st week of February Marking: 1/-0.25 Eligibility: 10+2 with PCM Exam Fee: Rs. 3000/- |
| SMEAT-UG (Srishti Manipal Entrance & Aptitude Test) For admission in various Design Courses at Srishti Manipal Institute of Art, Design & Technology, Bangalore http://srishtimanipalinstitute.in/ Time : Based on admit card Timing: Based on admit card Mode: Online | Test 1: General Test of ability Test 2: Theme or Context-based Test (will be sent to the applicant before the test date) | NA | Forms Out: February, April & June Last Date: March, May & July Test Date: April, June & July Marking: +1/0 Eligibility: 10+2 any Stream Exam Fee: Rs. 3000/- |
| SEED (Symbiosis Entrance Exam for Design) For admission in 4 Year Bachelor of Design at Symbiosis Institute of Design, Multicampus https://www.set-test.org/ Time: 150 Minutes Timing: Based on admit card Mode: Online | Objective questions on color, geometry, visual observations, creative thinking abilities, general design awareness, awareness on Indian culture, craft and traditions etc. | 150 (150) | Forms Out: 1st week of September Last Date: 1st week of January Test Date: Mid January Marking: +1/-0 Eligibility: 10+2 any Stream Remarks: Separate Application Fee to be paid for different institutions you wish to apply under SEED. Portfolio and Personal Interaction for SID to be conducted later. Exam Fee: 1950+1000/- |
| NIIFT-CAFT (NIIFT Creative Aptitude in Fashion Test) For admission in 4 Year B.Sc. Design Programs at NIIFT Mohali & Ludhiana http://www.niiftindia.com/ Time: 120 minutes Timing: Based on admit card Mode: Online | CAFT will be based to check your creativity to a given scenario based on your knowledge in respect to Color Theory, lines, shapes and their significance in the area of Design, 3D modeling, concept development and interpretation. | NA | Form Out: January Last Date: Last week of April Test Date: Last week of September Marking : NA Remarks: Admission to B.Sc. Fashion Des. at NIIFT Jalandhar will be based on 12th marks. Exam Fee: Rs. 1750/- |
| MH AAC CET (Maharashtra Applied Arts & Crafts Common Entrance Test) For admission in Design oriented Degrees across Design colleges across Maharashtra http://cetcell.mahacet.org/ Time: 390 minutes Timing: Based on admit card Mode: Online | Paper 1 Design Practical Paper 2 Object Drawing Practical Paper 3 Memory Drawing Practical4 Paper 4 General Knowledge Total | 40 (40) 40 (40) 40 (40) 120 (120) | Form Out: 1st week of March Last Date: 3rd week of March Test Date: Mid April Marking : +1/-0 for paper 4 Eligibility: 10+2 any Stream Exam Fee: Rs. 1700/- |
| MAH B.Design – CET (Maharashtra Applied Arts & Crafts Common Entrance Test) For admission in Design oriented Degrees across Design colleges across Maharashtra http://cetcell.mahacet.org/ Time: 180 minutes Timing: Based on admit card Mode: Offline | Part A: (MCQ based) GK/GA Art & Design Fundamentals Science – Technology related Questions Analytical & Logical Reasoning Part B: (Sketching skill based) Visualization & Illustration ability Design Thinking & Problem Solving Total | 20 (20) 20 (20) 15 (30) 15 (30) 1 (40) 1 (60) 72 (200) | Form Out: 4th week of March Last Date: 1st week of April Test Date: Last week of April Marking: NA Eligibility: 10+2 any stream Exam Fee: Rs. 1700/- |
| UID-DAT (Design Aptitude Test) For admission in 4 Year Bachelor of Design Programs at Karnavati University, Ahmedabad https://karnavatiuniversity.edu.in/ Time: 180 Minutes Timing: Based on admit card Mode: Offline | Part A – Awareness and Reasoning Section 1 Section 2 Part B – Interpretation and Expression & Visualization and Representation Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Total | 30 (40) 20 (20) 10 (20) 6 (60) 2(10) 2(20) 2(30) 36 (100) | Forms Out: April Last Date: June Test Date: Multiple dates as per application Marking: NA Eligibility: 10+2 any Stream Remarks: Situation Test and Portfolio Evaluation to be conducted later. Exam Fee: Rs. 2000/- |
| JET-DE (Jain Entrance Test-Design Exam) For admission in 4 year Design Programs at Jain University, Bangalore https://www.jainuniversity.ac.in/ Time: 120 Minutes Timing: Based on admit card Mode: Online | Physics Chemistry Maths/Biology/Agriculture Total | 50 (25) 50 (25) 100 (50) 200 (100) | Forms Out: 1st week of June Last Date: 1st week of July Test Date: Mid July Marking: +1/-0 for PC and +0.25/-0 for M/B/A Eligibility: 10+2 in Science Exam Fee: Rs. 1500/- |
| UG-JET (Jain Entrance Test) For admission in B.Sc. Interior Design Program at Jain University, Bangalore https://www.jainuniversity.ac.in/ Time: 120 Minutes Timing: As per admit card Mode: Online | Reading Comprehension Subject Based Basic Mathematics GK and Current Affairs Total | 20 (20) 20 (20) 20 (20) 40 (40) 100 (100) | Forms Out: 1st week of November Last Date: Multiple Phases till July. Test Date: As per application. Test Date: NA Marking: +1/-0 Eligibility: 10+2 with Maths Remarks: Personal Interview to follow Exam Fee: Rs. 550/- |
| UG-JET (Jain Entrance Test) For admission in BFA Program at Jain University, Bangalore https://www.jainuniversity.ac.in/ Time: 120 Minutes Timing: As per admit card Mode: Online | GK and Current Affairs Basic Mathematics Subject Based Visualization (Drawing Based) Total | 20 (20) 20 (20) 20 (20) 1 (40) 61(100) | Forms Out: 1st week of November Last Date: Multiple Phases till July. Test Date: As per application. Test Date: NA Marking: +1/-0 Eligibility: 10+2 any stream Remarks: Personal Interview to follow Exam Fee: Rs. 550/- |
| AnantU DET (Design Entrance Test) For admission in 4 year Design Programs at Anant National University, Ahmedabad https://anu.edu.in/ Time: 90 Minutes Timing: Based on admit card Mode: Online/Offline | Questions on general awareness/current affairs, logical reasoning, and basics of design knowledge | 90 (100) | Forms Out: 1st week of November Last Date: Multiple dates periodically. Test Date: As per application. Marking: NA Eligibility: 10+2 any Stream Remarks: Sketch Round, Personal Interaction, and Portfolio to follow. Exam Fee: Rs. 750/- |
| MITID-DAT (Design Aptitude Test) For admission in 5 Year Integrated Design Programs at MIT Institute of Design – Multicampus https://mitid.edu.in/ https://www.dat.net.in/ Time: 120 minutes Timing: 900-1200 hrs Mode: Offline | Questions based on General Knowledge, Logical Reasoning, Drawing, Sketching, Observation skills, etc. | 10 (NA) | Forms out: December Last Date: Last week of February Test Date: 1st week of April Marking: NA Eligibility: 10+2 any Stream Remarks: Studio Test & Interview to follow Exam Fee: Rs. 3000/- |
| IICD ET (IICD Entrance Test) For admission in various Design Programs at Indian Institute of Crafts and Design, Jaipur http://www.iicd.ac.in/ Time: 120+120 minutes (Part A & B(a)) Timing: Part A: 1000-1200 Hrs. Part B (a): 1300-1500 Hrs. Mode: Online | Part A: General Awareness, Creativity & Perception Test Part B (a): Material, Color & Conceptual Test Part B (b): Personal Interview | 35% 45% 20% | Forms Out: 3rd week of October Last Date: : 3rd week of January Test Date: 2nd week of February Marking: NA Eligibility: 10+2 any Stream Exam Fee: Rs. 1750/- |
| SOFT ET For admission in various Design Courses at MKSSS’s School of Fashion Technology, Pune https://soft.ac.in/ Time : 45 Minutes for GAT, 75 Minutes for Studio Test, 180 Minutes for PI Timing: Based on admit card Mode: Online | General Ability Test Quantitative Aptitude Verbal & Logical Reasoning Analytical Ability Creative Ability Total | 15 (15) 15 (15) 15 (15) 15 (15) 60 (60) | Forms Out: 3rd week of November Last Date: 3rd week of April Test Date: May Marking: +1/-0 Eligibility: 10+2 any Stream Remarks: Test followed by Studio test(140 Marks) & PI: Portfolio+SOP (50 Marks) Exam Fee: Rs. 3000/- |
| iDAT (IIAD-Design Aptitude Test) For admission in admission to 4 year Design Courses at Indian Institute of Art & Design, Okhla, Delhi https://www.iiad.edu.in/ Time : As per admit card Timing: As per admit card Mode: Online | Assessment of creative and visual ability, cultural awareness and logical thinking. A combination of visual tasks, writing tasks, one-word answers and multiple choice questions.) | NA | Forms Out: December Last Date: Multiple dates periodically Test Date: Multiple dates as per application Marking: NA Eligibility: 10+2 any Stream Remarks: IIAD grants International Degrees from Kingston University, London. Exam Fee: Rs. 2000/- |
| iMAT (IIAD-Management Aptitude Test) For admission in admission in 3 year Fashion Business Management at Indian Institute of Art & Design, Okhla, Delhi https://www.iiad.edu.in/ Time : As per admit card Timing: As per admit card Mode: Online | Assessment of Language, logical reasoning and creative thinking. The exam paper is a combination of multiple choice questions and writing tasks. | NA | Forms Out: December Last Date: Multiple dates periodically. Test Date: Multiple dates as per application Marking: NA Eligibility: 10+2 any Stream Remarks: IIAD grants International Degrees from Kingston University, London. Exam Fee: Rs. 2000/- |
| NMIMS-DAT (Design Aptitude Test) For admission in B.Des. Program at NMIMS School of Design, Mumbai https://nmimsdat.in/ https://nmims.edu/ Time: 120 Minutes Timing: As per admit card Mode: Online | Studio Test Part A – 10 MCQ Questions to examine Visual & Spatial ability Environmental & Social awareness Logical reasoning Observation & Memory Part B – Design Challenge Problem Solving & Sketching of the concept | NA | Forms Out: 3rd week of November Last Date: Last week of April Test Date: Multiple dates as per application Marking: NA Remarks: Portfolio to be uploaded before exam. Personal Interview to be conducted after test. Eligibility: 10+2 any stream Exam Fee: From Rs. 2000/- |
| ISDI Challenge For admission in various Design Programs at Indian School of Design & Innovation, Mumbai https://www.isdi.in/ Time: Step B- 60 min, Step C- 25 min Timing: Based on admit card Mode: Online | Step A Upload Portfolio or Complete a Design Project Step B (Design Aptitude Test) General Awareness Logical Reasoning Analytical Thinking Storytelling Step C (Personal Interview) | 40% (100) 30% (100) 15 (30) 15 (30) 10 (20) 1 (20) 30% (100) | Forms Out: Mid September Last Date: Multiple Cycles Test Date: As per the Application till June Marking: NA Eligibility: 10+2 any stream Exam Fee: Rs. 3500/- |
| KIIT-EE (KIIT- Entrance Test) For admission in B.Des. Programs at Kalinga KIIT- Bhubaneshwar https://kiit.ac.in/ Time: 180 Minutes Timing: As per Admit Card Mode: Online | Mathematical Ability Analytical & Logical Ability Verbal Ability G.K. Total | 30 (120) 30 (120) 40 (160) 20 (80) 120 (480) | Forms out: December, April, May Last Date: April, May, June Test Date: April, May, June Marking: +4/-1 Eligibility: 10+2 any stream Exam Fee: No Application/Examination Fees |
| KIIT-EE (KIIT- Entrance Test) For admission in B.Des. Programs at Kalinga KIIT- Bhubaneshwar https://kiit.ac.in/ Time: 180 Minutes Timing: As per Admit Card Mode: Online | Mathematical Ability Analytical & Logical Ability Verbal Ability G.K. Total | 40 (40) 40 (40) 80 (80) 160 (160) | Forms out: December, April, May Last Date: April, May, June Test Date: April, May, June Marking: +4/-1 Eligibility: 10+2 any stream Exam Fee: No Application/Examination Fees |
| MSU-ET (MSU – Entrance Test) For admission in B.Des. Programs at MSU Baroda https://admission.msubaroda.ac.in/ Time: NA Timing: As per admit card Mode: Offline | Round 1: Drawing, Colour & Material Test Round 2: (Written Test) GK on Art & Culture, Important Art works and Artists, Identification of popular images. Round 3: Personal Interview and portfolio presentation | NA | Forms out: 3rd week of May Last Date: Last week of June Test Date: 2nd week of July Marking: NA Eligibility: 10+2 any stream Exam Fee: Rs. 600/- |
| MSU-ET (MSU – Entrance Test) For admission in BVA Applied Arts, Sculpture & Painting Program at MSU Baroda https://admission.msubaroda.ac.in/ Time: NA Timing: As per admit card Mode: Offline | General knowledge about art and cultural heritage Logo/Symbols/Icons identifi Dance Forms World Art & Architecture Logic/Reasoning/Observation skills Visual/Picture identification related to Art History/Art and Culture | NA | Forms out: 3rd week of May Last Date: Last week of June Test Date: 1st week of July Marking: NA Eligibility: 10+2 any stream Remarks: Applicant Portfolio to be taken in consideration. Interview to follow after test Exam Fee: Rs. 600/- |
| MSU-ET (MSU – Entrance Test) For admission in BVA Art History Program at MSU Baroda https://admission.msubaroda.ac.in/ Time: NA Timing: As per admit card Mode: Offline | Mental Ability Physics Chemistry Biology/Maths/Agriculture Total | NA | Forms out: 3rd week of May Last Date: Last week of June Test Date: 1st week of July Marking: NA Eligibility: 10+2 any stream Remarks: Interview to follow after test Exam Fee: Rs. 600/- |
| JMI-ET (JMI Entrance Test) For admission in BFA Art Education, Applied Arts & Painting Program at Jamia Milia Islamia, New Delhi https://www.jmi.ac.in/ http://jmicoe.in/ Time: 180 Minutes Timing: As per admit card Mode: Offline | Paper 1 (MCQs) Aptitude Test & GK Paper 2 (Practical) Composition (Painting) Paper 3 (Practical) Life Drawing from Model (Pencil) Total | 40 (40) (30) (30) 100 (100) | Forms Out: 1st week of March Last Date: 1st week of April Test Date: Third week of May Marking: +1/-0.25 for MCQs Eligibility: 10+2 any stream Exam Fees: Rs. 700/- |
| JMI-ET (JMI Entrance Test) For admission in BFA Sculpture Program at Jamia Milia Islamia, New Delhi https://www.jmi.ac.in/ http://jmicoe.in/ Time: 180 Minutes Timing: As per admit card Mode: Offline | Paper 1 (MCQs) Aptitude Test & GK Paper 2 (Practical) Composition (Painting) Paper 3 (Practical) Life Drawing from Model (Pencil) Total | 40 (40) (20) (40) 100 (100) | Forms Out: 1st week of March Last Date: 1st week of April Test Date: Third week of May Marking: +1/-0.25 for MCQs Eligibility: 10+2 any stream Exam Fees: Rs. 700/- |
| JCAT (Jindal Creative Aptitude Test) For admission in B.Des Programs at OP Jindal Global University, Sonipat https://jgu.edu.in/ Time: Part A: 120 Min Timing: As per the admit card Mode: Online | Part A Section 1 – Verbal & Quantitative Section 2 – Visual Reasoning Section 3 – Making & Materiality Section 4 – Verbal Ability English Section 5 – Essay Part B Portfolio and Interview Total | 66 (66) 66 (66) 68 (68) 200 (200) | Forms Out: 2nd week of January Last Date: Last week of May Test Date: Multiple dates in June Marking: Section 1: +1/-0 Section 2 & 4: +2/-0 Section 3: +2.5/-0 Eligibility: 10+2 any stream Remarks: To get call for interview & portfolio, you must score 50% marks in JCAT Part A. Form Fee: Rs. 3000/- |
| JSAT (Jindal Scholastic Aptitude Test) For admission in BFA Programs at JGU, Sonipat https://jgu.edu.in/ Time: 120 Min Timing: As per the admit card Mode: Online | English Verbal Ability Logical Reasoning Quantitative Skills Total | 40(40) 40(40) 40(40) 120(120) 58 (100) | Forms Out: 2nd week of January Last Date: Last week of June Test Date: Multiple Dates as per application Marking: +1/-0 Eligibility: 10+2 any stream Remarks: Application assessment and Supplementary questions to be conducted before JSAT. Interview to follow after Test. Form Fee: Rs. 3000/- |
| AMU-ET (Aligarh Muslim Univ. Entrance Test) For admission in 4 Year BVA Program at Aligarh Muslim University https://www.amu.ac.in/ Time: 120 Minutes Timing: Based on admit card Mode: Offline | Paper I : Objective type Theory Paper Paper II : Practical (Still Life in Pencil (3D)) | (100) (200) | Forms Out: Mid February Last Date: Mid March Test Date: Last week of April Marking: +1/-0.25 Eligibility: 10+2 any Stream Exam Fee: Rs. 700/- |
| UPESDAT (UPES Design Aptitude Test) For admission in B.Des. Programs at UPES Dehradun https://www.upes.ac.in/ Time: 60 Minutes Timing: Online Test window open between 10am to 1pm Mode: Online | Visual Analogy Design Awareness | 40 40 | Forms Out: January Last Date: Multiple dates as per application Test Date: Multiple dates as per application Marking: Na Eligibility: 10+2 any stream Remarks: Portfolio Presentation & Interview to follow Exam Fee: Rs. 1850/- |
| MITWPU-UG DAT (MITWPU – UG Design Aptitude Test ) For admission in BID & B.Des. Programs at MITWPU, Pune https://mitwpu.edu.in/ Time: 180 Minutes Timing: As per admit card Mode: Online | Logical Reasoning Basic English Environmental Awareness Design Sensitivity Visualization Drawing Test Interview+Portfolio Total | 10 (10) 10 (10) 10 (10) 25 (25) (25) (20) (50) (150) | Forms Out: March Last Date: 1st week of April Test Date: 2nd week of April Marking: +1/-0 Eligibility: 10+2 any stream Form Fee: Rs. 1000/- |
| SNIoE – DAT (Design Aptitude Test) For admission in 4 Year B.Des.programs at Shiv Nadar University, Delhi and Chennai https://home.pearsonvue.com/snu Time : 180 Timing: As per admit card Mode: Online | General Awareness Reasoning Visualization & Observational skill Creativity | (20) (20) (40) (20) | Forms Out: March and June Last Date: June and July Test Date: June and July Marking: NA Eligibility: 10+2 with English Remarks: Interview followed by the test. Exam Fee: Rs. 2500/- |
| DT-MAHE (Department Test) For admission in B.Des. and B.Sc. Animation programs at MAHE, Multicampus https://manipal.edu/ https://apply.manipal.edu/ Time: 120 Minutes Timing: As per admit card Mode: Online | Design Fundamentals (Design Appreciation, Understanding of Basic Design Elements, Principles of Design, Line, Form, Shape, Color, Balance, Rhythm, Proportion,Harmony, Emphasis, Gestalt perception, One Point & Two Point Perspectives) | (50) | Forms Out: 1st week of October Last Date: 3rd week of April Test Date: Mul Eligibility: 10+2 any stream Exam Fee: Rs. Rs. 600/- + Rs. 1400/- |
| Design-CET (600) (Common Entrance Test) For admission in 4 year B.Des. Programs at GGS Indraprastha University, Delhi & its Affiliated Colleges http://www.ipu.ac.in/ Time: 150 Minutes Timing: As per admit card Mode: Online | Analytical and logical reasoning ability Visual aptitude General Awareness | NA | Forms Out: 3rd week of March Last Date: Last week of Apri Test Date: Mid June Marking: NA Eligibility: 10+2 any stream Exam Fee: Rs. 1500/- |
| SPPU–OEE (Online Entrance Exam) For admission in BFA (Applied Arts) & (Painting) at Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune http://www.unipune.ac.in/ Time: 120 Minutes Timing: Based on Admit Card Mode: Online | Section A: GK, Aptitude, Logic, Comprehension, Section B: Subject Specific Total | 20 (20) 80 (80) 100 (100) | Forms Out: 2nd week of May Last Date: 2nd week of June Test Date: 4th week of June Marking: +1/-0.33 Eligibility: 10+2 any stream |