DAIICT Entrance Exam 2024: Registration, Dates, Eligibility, Syllabus, Pattern, Preparation

Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology announced the DAIICT 2024 application form on March 14. The online application form for DAIICT 2024 admission is available on its official website -daiict.ac.in.  Interested candidates need to fill out and submit the DAIICT 2024 application form before May 20. The Design Aptitude Test will be conducted on May 20, 2024.

Candidates who wish to pursue M.Des degree should have a valid CEED score or appear for Design Aptitude Test. Candidates with a valid CEED score will be selected for interview if they have qualified Part A, and have obtained a minimum of 25 marks in Part B. Final DAIICT admission 2024 will be done based on the combined scores attained in the DAT/CEED and the interview. The DAT will constitute 60%, and the interview 40% of the overall marks assigned to the admission test.

Interested candidates will have to submit the online application along with the Statement of Purpose (SOP). Moreover, aspirants have to pay a non-refundable fee of Rs. 1200/- (Total: Rs. 1416/-). plus GST@ 18%. The authorities will call the list for interview on June 19, 2024. Interviews will be conducted on June 24 and June 25, 2024.

Moreover, candidates should have 55% marks or equivalent in the last qualifying degree/examination and are required to submit the provisional Degree certificate or proof of completion of Degree before 30 October 2024 failing which their admission is liable to cancellation.

Registered candidates will be able to download their hall tickets for DAT 2024 from the official website. Aspirants have to use DAIICT application number and date of birth.

Candidates can check their DAIICT exam results in online mode at daiict.ac.in. The result of DAIICT 2024 will be available in the form of a merit list. The authority will release the list of eligible candidates for the Personal Interview round for DAIICT 2024 MDes (CD) admission. The shortlisted candidates appeared for the interview as per the declared schedule. They will be communicated with the link for an online interview.

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.

Candidates can check DAIICT DAT eligibility criteria 2024 at the official website - daiict.ac.in. The eligibility criteria of DAIICT DAT 2024 include the academic qualifications that the candidates must have to be able to appear for the entrance exam. DA IICT has not specified any age limit for the candidates who are interested in M.Des programme. According to DAIICT DAT 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 2024 are given below:

• Design

• Science

• Engineering

• Technology

• Humanities

• Social Sciences

• Fine Arts

• Applied Arts and Performing Arts

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, 2024. 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 2024 is announced by the authorities on March 14, 2024.  Candidates who want to take admission to the master of the design programme will have to fill and submit the DAIICT DAT application form 2024 before the deadline. The last date for DAIICT DAT application form 2024 is May 20.

Documents required for filling DAIICT DAT 2024 application form

Candidates will have to keep the following documents and information ready before they start filling out the DAIICT DAT application form 2024.

• 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 2024

Step 1 - Registration

Candidates have to first register and then proceed to fill out the application form of DAIICT DAT 2024:

Step 2 - Fill out the DAIICT DAT Application Form 2024

After registering, candidates have to fill in the requisite details in DAIICT 2024 application form. Aspirants have to submit their personal and academic details along with uploading of documents as per specification.

Step 3 - Submission of Statement of Purpose

Candidates have to next submit their statement of purpose along with the application form of DAIICT DAT 2024. For those who fail to submit the statement of purpose, their DAIICT DAT application form 2024 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 authorities will release the DAIICT DAT 2024 exam pattern along with the brochure. The exam pattern of DAIICT DAT 2024 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, 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, candidates are assessed on their understanding of visual/ performative art forms, a range of design idioms, and practices from various social and cultural contexts.