UPES M.Des Admissions 2026
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Lovely Professional University started the Phase 1 admission process for the LPU Design course. The LPUNEST 2025 is the design entrance exam that will be conducted in online proctored mode. The LPUNEST 2025 Phase 1 exam dates are from January 10 to February 5. The last date to apply and book the slot for LPUNEST 2025 phase 1 is January 25. The slot booking for LPUNEST phase 1 was started on December 10, 2024. Candidates seeking LPU design admission 2025 need to register online at the official website - lpu.in. The LPUNEST 2025 registrations were started on October 15, 2024 in online mode.
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Aspirants need to pay the application fee as Rs. 500. The LPUNEST 2025 results will be declared with 72 working hours after the exam completion. The last date of LPU admission 2025 Phase 1 is February 20. Continue reading for more details on how to apply for LPU design admission 2025.
The authorities announced the LPU design entrance exam dates 2025 for Phase 1. Candidates can below check LPU design admission dates 2025.
Events | LPU Design admission dates |
Phase 1 | |
Online registration | October 15, 2024 |
Slot booking for online examination | December 10, 2024 onwards |
Last date to apply and slot booking for examination | January 25, 2025 |
Entrance examination dates | January 10 to February 5, 2025 (Remotely proctored exam) |
Result of Exam | Within 72 working hours |
Online counselling and seat allocation | Will be notified |
Phase 2 | (Tentative dates) |
LPU design admission registration start date | February 2025 |
LPU Slot Booking start date | March 2025 onwards |
Last date for LPU design exam slot booking | March 2025 |
LPU design entrance exam date 2025 | From March to April 2025 |
LPU design exam result | Within 72 working hours |
Online counselling and seat allocation | April 2025 onwards |
| Phase 3 | |
LPU design admission registration start date | April 2025 |
| Slot Booking start date | April 2025 onwards |
Last date for LPU design exam slot booking | April 2025 |
| LPU entrance exam | April to May 2025 |
| LPU results | May 2025 |
| LPU Counselling and Seat allotment | May 2025 onwards |
| Counselling Rounds | Round 1 | Round 2 |
| Online seat Preferences | May 2025 | May 2025 |
| Result of Allotment | May 2025 | May 2025 |
| Date of Admission | May 2025 | May 2025 |
Admissions to LPU design courses are done based on the candidate's performance in entrance exams conducted by the Lovely professional university or other design entrance exams.
For LPU BDes 2025 admission, candidates can appear and qualify the LPUNEST exam. However, aspirants having a valid UCEED, NID DAT (prelims), NIFT or NIFT BFTech are also eligible for LPU BDes admission 2025.
For LPU MDes 2025 admission, candidates having a valid score in any of the following can apply for a design PG course at Lovely Professional University.
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There are certain conditions and requirements that need to be satisfied by the candidates to get admission in LPU design program. Candidates can check LPU BDes and Mdes eligibility criteria below.
Candidates can check the LPUNEST eligibility criteria as below.
Aspirants should have obtained 50% aggregate marks in 4 Years Bachelor's Degree with Design or Fine Arts or Applied Arts or B. Arch. or B. Plan. or B. Construction Management or B.Tech. (Any Stream) or Allied fields or equivalent.
Candidates can appear in LPUNEST 2025 to get admission in various courses at Lovely professional university. However, candidates having a valid score in design entrance exams can apply for LPU design admissions. Candidates need to meet the basic eligibility criteria and qualify for the entrance exam with merit to get admission to LPU design admission 2025. These are simple steps candidates need to follow while taking LPUNEST design admission 2025.
Registration: Candidates need to register themselves on the official website of LPU i.e lpu.in. Register into 'LPU ADMIT 'with personal details with an active email ID. The authority will send a mail to the registered email id. Candidate’s email id will be the username. Candidates can set a strong password
Apply LPUNEST (Entrance exam and scholarship Test): Candidates have to fill the application form along with the fee deposition. The application form fee and softcopy of LPUNEST kit is Rs 500 for girls and Rs 1000 for boys.
Book exam slot and appear: Candidates to book the exam slot to appear in LPUNEST exam. Candidates can appear for test centre based exams or remotely protected online exams. Students can choose any of the two options.
Result and Seat Allotment: Candidates need to download the results from the LPU official website. After getting the score or rank, candidates need to fill the seat preference. Authority will allocate each candidate a particular preference number on the basis of seat availability. Students have to download the allotment letter for further admission process.
Final step to Admission: Students need to deposit initial payment of Rs 15,000. After successful payment, authority will send a provisional registration number on registered email Id. Upload all the mandatory documents on the student portal with student ID.
Documents required for admission
Recent photograph of candidates and parents
Matriculation marksheet
Qualifying exam certificate and marksheet
Address proof
Aadhar card of the candidates and the parents.
Category certificate (if applicable)
LPUNEST stream in Design discipline
Interaction Design
Interior and Furniture
Multimedia and Animation
Film & TV production
Product and Industrial
Fashion
Candidates should read the important instructions before applying for LPU application form 2025. Here are some steps for how to apply for the LPUNEST Entrance test.
Applicants have to sign up or LPUNEST by visiting the official website of LPU i.e lpu.in.
Applicants have to register onto LPU ADMIT with basic details such as name, email id, mobile number, state, gender.
Applicant’s email id will be their username. Next applicants need to set a strong password while registering on the portal.
Now, applicants can login to the LPU ADMIT with already created username and password.
With the help of username and password, candidates can apply for LPUNEST (Eligibilty and scholarship test)
Deposit the application form fee and LPUNEST kit fee i.e Rs 500 for girls and Rs 1000 for boys. If candidates want printed LPUNEST kit, Rs 500 will increase for both boys and girls
Complete the test application form.
Applicants can book the slot of exam as per their availability.
Finally, applicants can appear in the exam and qualify.
The duration of the test is 150 minutes (2 hrs 30 min). The LPUNEST exam pattern is divided into two parts which consist of 60 objective type multiple-choice questions (MCQs) which is for 90 minutes and 1 subjective question which is for 60 minutes. Maximum marks are 100. Here is the detailed description about division of subjects, no of questions allotted in respective sections, marks per question and maximum marks per subject.
General Ability Test
Subject | No of question | Marks per question | Maximum marks per subject |
Quantitative Aptitude & Analytical Reasoning | 20 | 1 Mark | 20 Marks |
Communication Ability and Comprehension | 20 | 1 Mark | 20 Marks |
General Knowledge & Current Affairs | 10 | 1 Mark | 10 Marks |
Design Thinking | 10 | 1 Mark | 10 Marks |
Creative Ability Test Exam Pattern
Subject | No. of Question | Marks per question | Maximum marks per subject |
Design | 1 | 40 | 40 |
NOTE: There will be no negative marking for wrong answers and unanswered questions.
There are three sections which students need to prepare for LPUNEST entrance exam.
General Ability Test (GAT): This section examines the basic numerical ability along with logical reasoning of the students.
Quantitative Aptitude and Analytical Reasoning includes :
Addition, Multiplication, Division, Fractions, Percentage, Rate of Interest, Work and Task, Ratio and Proportion, Distance, etc.
Assertion and reason, Syllogism, Seating arrangement, Ranking and time sequence test, Blood relations, Direction sense test, Conditions and grouping, Simple and coded inequality.
Design Thinking: In this section, students are tested on the basis of visualisation and spatial ability, observation and design sensitivity, environmental and social awareness, analytical and logical reasoning, language and creativity, and design thinking and problem solving.
Creative Ability Test (CAT): This test is administered to judge the skill, power of observation, sense of composition, creativity, diversity of ideas and design ability of the candidate. It is conducted for understanding and knowing the creative quotient of the student. The mind level and the conceptualization along with required technical skills for the concerned program will be gauged through this.
LPUNEST entrance exam 2025 will be conducted in multiple phases. After each schedule, the university will release the scores obtained by the students along with a list of the rank secured by the students. Students will get the scholarship on the basis of the rank secured.
Candidates need to visit the official website at nest.lpu.in.
Find the LPU result link visible on the screen.
Candidates have to log in by entering the required details.
Candidates can see their results on the screen.
Check the details and download the scorecard.
Lastly, take out the printout of the scorecard for further process.
Lovely professional university has a good track record of placements. Companies such as Cognizant, Capgimini, DTX, Wipro and Accenture are the esteemed corporate partners who hire LPU students from various streams.
More than two thousands of recruiters hired LPU students.
More than one thousands of companies offering 5 lac CTC or above
350+ recruiters of IIT/IIMs/NITs also hire from LPU
Rs 1.6 lakh highest internship stipend per month
LPU programme fee per semester:
The tentative cut-off for the scholarship is suggested based on the previous year's performance. LPU cut-off may vary from year to year. Candidates are advised to prepare well to score high scores.
Tentative Cut-off
Category I cut off | Tentative cut-off is 160 marks out of 200 |
Category II cut off | Tentative cut-off is 125 marks out of 200 |
Category III cut off | Tentative cut-off is 100 marks out of 200 |
LPU programme fee per semester is Rs 120000. However, universities provide scholarships to meritorious students. Moreover, the examination fee is Rs 4500 per semester.
Details | Scholarship Amount | Applicable fee after scholarship |
As per LPUNEST Cut-off A for 60% Scholarship | Rs. 72000/- | Rs. 48000/- |
| As per LPUNEST Cut-off B for 50% Scholarship | Rs. 60000/- i.e. 50% | Rs. 60000/- |
| As per LPUNEST Cut-off C for 40% Scholarship | Rs. 48000/- i.e. 40% | Rs. 72000/- |
| As per LPUNEST Cut-off D for 30% Scholarship | Rs. 36000/- i.e. 30% | Rs. 84000/- |
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Admission process started at Lovely Professional University. Admission process is fully online. LPU application form last date for Phase -1 is January 25, 2025.
Students need to follow some guidelines available on the website. However, students need to register online, qualify the LPUNEST (Entrance exam and test), and upload the mandatory documents. University will generate an eight digit provisional registration number and will send it to candidates registered email ID and mobile number. This indicates a confirmation to candidates admission.
The scanned copies of passport size photograph, matriculation certificate, aadhar card and category certificate. However, all submitted documents will be verified from originals.
Fee for LPU admission form is Rs 500 for girls and Rs 1000 for boys.
LPU entrance exam is neither hard nor easy. Students should go through the previous year questions to get some idea about LPU entrance exam patterns. Moreover, there is no negative marking in LPUNEST for BDes entrance exam.
On Question asked by student community
Hello,
Getting admission in IITs or NID for BDes depends on a few things: your entrance exam score, portfolio, and sometimes your interview performance.
IITs (for BDes) : Admission is mainly through UCEED . You need a good rank in UCEED to get in.
NID : Admission is through NID DAT (Design Aptitude Test) . Your portfolio and DAT score matter a lot.
If your preparation and scores are strong, you have a chance. You can check previous years’ cut-offs to see where you stand.
Hope it helps !
Here are top BDes (Fashion Design) colleges in Bangalore:
National Institute of Fashion Technology , Bangalore – Top choice
JD Institute of Fashion Technology
Vogue Institute of Art and Design
IIFA Multimedia
Army Institute of Fashion and Design
Taking a second drop is not an issue if you clear the required entrance exams or meet the eligibility criteria.
FLAME University Pune is a good option for B.Des if you’re looking for a creative and interdisciplinary learning environment . The university offers a well-structured design program combined with liberal arts, allowing students to explore multiple interests It has a beautiful and modern campus with strong academic support and personalized attention due to smaller batch sizes. However, it is more know liberal arts and business programs, so if you want a purely design-focused education, you might also consider institutes like MIT-WPU or Shiv Nadar University. Overall, FLAME is suitable for students who want a broad, flexible design education and can afford the higher fees.
CUET qualifies BDes Fashion Designing students.
The basis for admission is the CUET score.
yes, Indeed, CUET qualifies BDes Fashion Designing students.
Admission CUET score is very important.
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