Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar will open the IIT Gandhinagar MDes application form 2027 tentatively in March 2027. Candidates who have a valid score in CEED 2027 will be eligible to apply. Shortlisted candidates in the CEED entrance exam must participate in a studio test and interview as part of the selection process. In this article, get complete details of the IIT Gandhinagar MDes admission 2027, including dates, eligibility, admission process and more.
IIT Gandhinagar offers a 2-year MDes in Integrated Design and Technology. The IIT MDes admissions are conducted separately by each participating college as there is no centralised counselling process in CEED
The dates for IIT Gandhinagar MDes admissions will be notified on the institute’s website. The table below provides the admission schedule.
Particulars | Dates (tentative) |
IIT Gandhinagar MDes 2027 application form | Second week of March 2027 |
Last date to apply | Will be notified |
Declaration of shortlisted candidates for studio test and interview | Second week of April 2027 |
Call letters issued to shortlisted candidates | Will be notified |
Studio test date | May 2027 |
Interview dates | May 2027 |
Publication of merit list | June 2027 |
Given below are the eligibility criteria for IIT Gandhinagar MDes admissions -
Educational qualification: Graduation degree (4years or more) in Design (B.Des), Architecture (B.Arch), Fine Arts (B.F.A/B.V.A), Engineering (B.E), or Technology (B.Tech) from a recognised institution.
Minimum passing marks: 55% aggregate marks or equivalent CGPA (50% marks or equivalent CGPA for SC/ST/PwD).
Valid score in CEED 2027
IIT Gandhinagar will open the MDes application form tentatively in the second week of March 2027. Applicants can submit the application form online before the last date. The steps to submit the application form are given below.
Visit the official website: design.iitgn.ac.in
Navigate to the admission portal and click on the application link
Register and fill in the required details, including academic details, personal details, and communication details
Upload the required documents
Pay the prescribed application fee
Submit the application form
Category | Fees |
General/OBC/EWS | Rs 300 |
SC/ST/PwD | Rs 150 |
The institute will verify all applications to check whether they meet the eligibility criteria of the streams/programme applied to.
Next, the institute will prepare a category-wise shortlist of eligible candidates to appear for the next round based on the CEED scores
Shortlisted candidates have to appear for the studio test and interviews, in person at IIT Gandhinagar
The final merit list of selected candidates will be prepared based on 70% CEED Score and 30% of IITGN DATs. (studio test and interview)
Selected candidates must confirm their seat by paying fees, deposits, and hostel rent before the prescribed deadline
The IIT Gandhinagar MDes studio test and interview will be conducted tentatively in May 2027. Shortlisted candidates based on the CEED scores are eligible to appear for this round. Candidates have to appear for the studio test and interview in person in offline mode
First, IIT Gandhinagar will publish the MDes shortlist based on the CEED score tentatively in April 2027 on its official website. After conducting the studio test and interview, the authorities will then publish the final IIT Gandhinagar MDes admission merit list. The selected candidates have to accept the seat and pay the fee within the prescribed deadline to confirm their seat allotment.
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