IICD Exam Pattern 2025 (Released), Exam Mode, Duration, Marking Scheme

IICD Exam Pattern 2025 (Released), Exam Mode, Duration, Marking Scheme

Isha JainUpdated on 28 Apr 2025, 03:14 PM IST

Indian Institute of Craft and Design (IICD), Jaipur released the IICD exam pattern 2025 along with the official notification. The IICD exam will be held in 2 parts. The exam pattern of IICD includes all the parameters of the entrance test, such as the mode, duration, number and type of questions, marking scheme, etc.

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  1. What is the IICD exam pattern 2025?
  2. IICD 2025 Exam Pattern - Overview
  3. IICD Exam Pattern 2025: Types of Question
  4. IICD Question Paper 2025
  5. IICD Sample Paper 2025
IICD Exam Pattern 2025 (Released), Exam Mode, Duration, Marking Scheme
IICD Exam Pattern

Candidates who are planning to appear for the IICD exam should go through the IICD 2025 exam pattern to understand the question format and prepare accordingly. The IICD exam pattern will help the candidates to know the weightage and kinds of questions asked in the IICD exam.

What is the IICD exam pattern 2025?

According to the exam pattern of IICD, the entrance test will consist of two parts - Part A and Part B. Students will be offered admission to the Indian Institute of Craft and Design based on their performance in IICD 2025.

IICD 2025 Exam Pattern - Overview

Particular

Details

Name of Exam

Indian Institute of Craft and Design Entrance Test

Commonly known as

IICD Entrance Test

Courses offered

B.Des. and M.Des.

Mode of Exam

Offline

Type of Questions

MCQ, Creative Writing, and Practical Creation Based

Negative Marking

No

IICD Exam Pattern 2025: Types of Question

Parts

Topics

Paper Pattern

Part A

General Awareness, Creativity & Perception Test

As per IICD exam pattern 2025, the part A question paper will be designed to evaluate the abilities and interests of students, such as estimation of sizes and proportion, observation, synthesis and visual interpretation and general awareness.

Part B

Material, Color & Conceptual Test

This test will assess the following abilities:


Intelligent use of materials, conceptualize and realize a 3 dimensional form, skill of handling material.

To observe, think and expand ideas, create solution based on a plan and strategy.

Ability to provide multiple solutions to the given problem with written description.

Material required for Material, Color & Conceptual Test:


Candidates must bring pens, pencils (HB, 2B, 4B & 6B), scissors, scale, cello tape, paper cutter, fevistick, eraser, compass, color pencils/dry pastels/watercolor, brushes etc.

IICD Question Paper 2025

The authorities will release the IICD 2025 question paper along with the admit card at the official website as per the round-2 schedule on May 22. The IICD admit card will be released in the form of a question paper and can be downloaded from the link available at IICD Admissions by the registered applicants. According to the question paper, aspirants need to submit their responses on or before May 31 which is the time period that will be given in the question paper.

IICD Sample Paper 2025

To help candidates understand the IICD exam pattern 2025 effectively, the authorities also released the sample paper. Solving IICD sample papers will enable candidates to draw a clear-cut strategy for the IICD entrance exam. Also, students’ speed for answering the test will be increased by solving IICD sample papers. By practicing with the IICD sample papers, candidates can also get familiar with the exam pattern to prepare for IICD and the types of questions asked in each part.

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Q: What should I add to my portfolio for IICD 2025?
A:

Candidates are advised to carry some samples of their creative work to show the interview panel as this will help the panel to get an idea of candidates’ capabilities. The samples of your design could be anything, such as sketching, painting, embroidery, photography, working with the material, or writing anything creatively.

Q: What is the mode of IICD entrance test 2025?
A:

IICD 2025 will be held in online mode. 

Q: What are the types of questions asked in the IICD entrance test?
A:

The type of questions asked in the IICD entrance test are as follows:

  • MCQ

  • Creative Writing

  • Practical Creation

Q: How many parts are there in IICD paper?
A:

According to the exam pattern of IICD, the entrance test consists of two parts - Part A and Part B.

Q: What are the criteria which candidates will be evaluated in the personal interview round?
A:

The criteria which candidates will be evaluated on in the personal interview round are likely to be the same as the previous year. Following are the attributes which candidates will be evaluated on in the personal interview round:

  • Aptitude to crafts

  • Intelligence Quotient(IQ)

  • Communication Ability

  • General Awareness about Crafts & Design

  • Overall Personal Achievements in academics and co-curricular activities

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Hello,

Here is the link to find the sample papers for Indian Institute of Crafts and Design (IICD) entrance exam

https://design.careers360.com/articles/iicd#IICD-2020-Sample-Paper

In the above link you can find an article on IICD exam pattern, syllabus, eligibility criteria, sample paper, application process, exam centers, weightage etc. To download the sample papers you need to click on 'click here'.

Hello,

You can get previous year papers for M.Des from official website of IICD by visiting the following link;

https://www.iicd.ac.in/language/en/downloadable-items/