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If you want to start a design or fashion career, it's essential that you're aware of the design entrance exam dates 2026. Whether it's UCEED and NID DAT, NIFT, SEED, or Pearl Academy, every one of these has its design entrance exam schedule and eligibility criteria. This guide consolidates all design exam dates 2026 into one place and gets you ahead with your applications and preparations. Read this article to find out when your preferred design exam will be held.
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A design entrance exam calendar helps you:
Track every design entrance exam date for BDes and MDes programmes.
Avoid missing important fashion designing admission dates.
Plan your portfolio and creative preparation efficiently.
Align your fashion designing course admission dates with board exam timelines.
Whether you’re aiming for Fashion Design, Industrial Design, Visual Communication, or UX/UI, keeping a close eye on deadlines is the first step toward your dream college.
UG Design Exam Name | BDes Admission Status | Registration End Date | Exam Date |
Registration open | October 31, 2025 | January 18, 2026 | |
NID DAT 2026 (BDes) | Registration open | December 1, 2025 | Prelims: December 21, 2025 Mains: April 2026 |
NIFT 2026 (BDes) | To open soon | December 2025 (tentative) | February 2026 (2nd week) |
MITID DET 2026 (BDes) | Registration open | February 28, 2026 | April 6, 2026 |
SEED 2026 (Symbiosis Design Exam) | Registration open | November 30, 2026 | January 11, 2026 |
UID DAT 2026 (Unitedworld Institute of Design) | Registration open | October 2026 | January 11, 2026 |
Registration open | October 31, 2025 | November 3, 2025 | |
Registration open | January 13, 2026 | January 17-19, 2026 | |
Registration open | October 25, 2025 | October 27 to November 15, 2025 | |
WUDAT 2026 (BDes) | Registration open | December 30, 2025 | January 4, 2026 |
Registration open | February 1, 2026 | March 31 to April 5, 2026 | |
GLS DAT 2026 (BDes) | Registration open | January 2026 | January 2026 |
IIAD 2026 (BDes) | Registration open | - | Online: December 13, 2025 Online & Offline: December 14, 2025 |
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Registration open | February 28, 2026 | April 19, 2026 | |
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Registration open | November 1, 2025 | December 20, 2025 |
* “BDes Admission Status” refers to whether registration/applications are open or expected to open.
Mark design exam application final dates in your calendar and schedule reminders a week before.
In case of design exams such as NID or UCEED with Prelims + Mains, leave buffer time for creative preparation (drawing, sketching, model-making).
Have all documents in hand (Class 12 marksheet, ID, portfolio/sketchbook) well before registration deadlines for BDes admissions.
Prepare sample papers for each exam's format: UCEED is more on general ability and visual creativity, NID DAT has objective & subjective components.
PG Design Exam Name | MDes Admission Status | Registration End Date | Exam Date |
Registration open | October 31, 2025 | January 18, 2026 | |
Registration open | December 1, 2025 | Prelims: December 21, 2025 Mains: April 2026 | |
NIFT PG Entrance Exam 2026 (MDes) | Expected soon | December 2025 | February 2026 (2nd week) |
MITID DET 2026 (MDes) | Registration open | February 28, 2026 | April 6, 2026 |
WUDAT 2026 (MDes) | Registration open | December 30, 2025 | January 4, 2026 |
GLS DAT 2026 (MDes) | Registration open | January 2026 | January 2026 |
IIAD 2026 (MDes) | Registration open | - | December 13 (Online), December 14 (Online & Offline) |
* “MDes Admission Status” refers to registration/application status as known currently.
Since some design application deadlines are tentative, keep checking official websites at regular intervals.
Focus on your undergraduate project work, sketches, design thinking examples - these often form part of studios/interviews for MDes admissions.
If you’re targeting CEED, practise both the objective and subjective parts of the CEED entrance exam (visual perception, drawing, reasoning) ahead of time.
On Question asked by student community
Hello Romika, Please check the FDDI AIST BDes sample paper here . You can also check all the FDDI previous year sample papers for a better understanding and better preparation. Please let me know if I can assist you with anything else.
Hello Ishika,
For CUET 2026 exam preparation, you can refer to the CUET study materials such as NCERT books which are foundational textbooks covers all the important subjects, for science focused books you can refer to R.S. Aggarwal books and for current affairs you can refer to McGraw-hill books. These
Hello Dixita, most colleges in Maharashtra that offer design courses accept MAH B.Des CET scores. Some of these colleges include MIT Academy of Engineering,Alandi, Pune, Terna Engineering College (Nerul, Navi Mumbai), Savitribai Phule Pune University (Pune), and Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth (Pimpri, Pune). You can also check the list
Hello. Yes VIT offers a 4-year degree programme in BDes in Industrial Design. You can check more about VIT School of Design BDes by visiting the college link given here.
No specific stream is required in Class 11 for BDes admissions. You can join B.Des (Bachelor of Design) with any stream in Class 11th (Science, Commerce, or Arts/Humanities). Top design institutes like NID ( NID DAT scores) and NIFT ( NIFT Entrance Exam ), as well as IITs (via UCEED),
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