DAIICT Admission 2023: Application Form (Closed), Exam Dates, Admit Card, Result, Eligibility, Pattern, Syllabus

DAIICT 2023: Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology (DAIICT) will issue the DAIICT 2023 admit card online mode. DAIICT 2023 entrance exam is scheduled to be held on June 18, 2023, and the interview will be held on June 28/29, 2023. Candidates who do not have valid CEED scores for this program will be selected for an interview through Design Aptitude Test (DAT) conducted through Online Proctored Test.

Candidates with a valid CEED score will be selected for interview if they have qualified for Part A, and have obtained a minimum of 25 marks in Part B. Further, for such candidates, their CEED score will be used as the DAT score.

The result of the DAIICT design aptitude test will be announced online mode on July 5, 2023. Candidates can check their M.Des admission status by entering their DAIICT application number and date of birth. The DAIICT 2023 design aptitude test is conducted for the two-year master of the design programme.

Earlier, the authority released the application form for the DAIICT design aptitude test 2023 on March 7.  Eligible candidates can fill out the DAIICT 2023 application form online mode at the official website - daiict.ac.in. The last date to submit the DA-IICT DAT 2023 application form was closed on May 30, 2023. In order to complete the DAIICT exam 2023 application form, students have to pay an application fee of Rs 1200 + GST 18% (Total: Rs. 1416) in online mode.

What is the DAIICT DAT Test?

Design Aptitude Tests consist of 3 parts, each bearing 20 marks.

• Part 1: This test will evaluate the candidate’s drawing skills, imaginative visualization, and ability to interpret a problem.
• Part 2: This will evaluate the student's recognition and understanding of a range of design idioms, visual/performative art forms, and practices from various social and cultural contexts.
• Part 3: The students will be asked to write a subjective response to a Communication Design brief. 

NOTE: The students should secure a minimum of 40% in the DAT exam to be considered for the interview process.

For any queries on DAIICT 2023 admission, contact 080 66 91 91 80. 

The eligibility criteria of DAIICT DAT 2023 include the academic qualifications that the candidates must have to be able to appear for the entrance exam.

According to DAIICT DAT 2023 eligibility criteria, the different streams from which the candidates must have passed at the undergraduate level to be able to participate in the DAIICT design aptitude test 2023 are given below:

• Design

• Science

• Engineering

• Technology

• Humanities

• Social Sciences

• Fine Arts

• Applied Arts and Performing Arts

As per DAIICT DAT eligibility criteria 2023, only those candidates who did their diploma from the institutes that are given below will be allowed to appear in the entrance test:

• NID

• NIFT

• CEPT

• Srishti School of Art and Design

Candidates must have secured at least 55% marks or equivalent in the last qualifying exam. Candidates will have to provide their provisional degree certificate or proof that they have completed their undergraduate on or before October 30, 2023. Failure to do so will result in the cancellation of their admission.

Mode of Application : Online

Mode of Payment : Net Banking | Credit Card | Debit Card | Other

The application form for DAIICT DAT 2023 is available in online mode from March 7 for all the candidates who want to take admission to the master of the design programme. The DAIICT DAT 2023 registration window was closed on May 30, 2023. 

What to keep ready before filling DAIICT DAT 2023 application form  

Candidates will have to keep the following documents and information ready before they start filling out the DAIICT DAT application form 2023. 

• Scanned image of the candidate of not more than 50 KB 

• Correspondence address 

• Contact number 

• Email address 

• CEED marks 

Candidates have to pay a non-refundable fee of Rs 1200 + GST 18% (Total: Rs. 1416) through any of the following modes. 

• Net banking 

• Credit card 

• Debit card 

How to fill out DAIICT DAT Application Form 2023

Step 1 - Registration 

Candidates have to first register and then proceed to fill out the application form of DAIICT DAT 2023

Step 2 - Fill out the DAIICT DAT Application Form 2023

After registering, candidates have to fill in the requisite details in DAIICT 2023 application form. 

Step 3 - Submission of Statement of Purpose

Candidates have to submit their statement of purpose along with the application form of DAIICT DAT 2023. For those who fail to submit the statement of purpose, their DAIICT DAT application form 2023 will not be submitted. 

Step 4 -  Payment of Application Fee 

After filling in all the details in the application form of DAIICT, candidates have to pay the non-refundable fee of Rs 1200 + GST 18% (Total: Rs. 1416) either through net banking, debit card, or credit card. 

Application Fees

The exam pattern of DAIICT DAT 2023 comprises the type of questions that are asked in the entrance test, the mode in which the exam is conducted, the marking scheme, etc.

According to the DAIICT DAT exam pattern 2023, there are two parts and each of them is of 25 marks.

• Part 1 - The questions in this section are designed in such a way as to evaluate the candidate’s imaginative visualization, drawing skills, and ability to interpret the problem.
• Part 2 - In this section of DAIICT DAT 2023, candidates are assessed on their understanding of visual/ performative art forms, a range of design idioms, and practices from various social and cultural contexts.

The final DAIICT DAT 2023 result will be announced in online mode on July 5, 2023. Candidates can check their M.Des admission status at daiict.ac.in by entering their DAIICT application number and date of birth.

The result of DAIICT DAT 2023 is in the form of a merit list which will be prepared on the basis of the performance of the candidates in the DAIICT DAT 2023 entrance exam, interview as well as a statement of purpose. 

DAIICT Admission status login window

The weightage that is given to each i.e entrance test and statement of purpose is given below in the table.

Candidates who were shortlisted for admission received the offer letter either through post or through an email address. 

Once the candidates have accepted the admission offer for the master's in a design programme, candidates will have to take part in DAIICT counselling 2023 followed by document verification and payment of fees once the admission is confirmed. 

DAIICT DAT 2023 selection process comprises the interview and design aptitude test which those candidates will have to take who do not have a valid CEED score. 

Candidates who possess a valid CEED 2023 score, they will be exempted from appearing in the design aptitude test 2023. They have to face the interview.