UPES DAT Exam 2025: Registration (Open), Dates, Eligibility, Pattern, Syllabus, Sample Paper

The authorities have prescribed the UPES DAT eligibility criteria at the official website. The eligibility criteria of UPES DAT 2025 include conditions and requirements that students need to meet to be eligible for admission to the design course offered by UPES Dehradun.  The aspirants must meet the prescribed UPES DAT 2025 eligibility criteria. Candidates must go through the eligibility criteria of UPES DAT 2025 includes academic qualification and score that candidates need to score to be eligible for UPES DAT 2025.         

UPES DAT Eligibility Criteria for B.Des

The eligibility criteria specified for the B.Design programme is that the candidate must have passed their 10th and 12th class with 50% as the minimum score in any stream from any recognised board.

UPES DAT Eligibility Criteria for M.Des

The eligibility criteria for the M.Des programme are as follows.

• The candidate must have passed their higher and senior secondary levels with a minimum 50% score in any stream from any recognised board.

• Minimum 50% marks in bachelor’s degree in any stream: 10+2+3 years (B.Des./B.Arch./ B.Tech./ BFA graduates will be preferred)

• Accepted valid CEED/NID/NIFT scores.

The authorities have released the UPES DAT application form at upes.ac.in. Filling out the application form includes many steps such as registration,  personal details, academic details, uploading documents and payment of application fee. Candidates to follow the below-mentioned steps to fill UPESDAT application form 2025. The steps help them to fill out the form with ease.

UPESDAT 2025 Registration/ Application Form Process

Step 1 -  Registration - Candidates have visit the official website and click on the link for registration.     

Step 2 -  Personal Details - A new page will appear where candidates have to enter their personal details, such as first name, last name, level, select the program,  email ID, date of birth, and mobile number.     

Step 3  - Academic Details - Students must fill in class 10 and 12 details, such as year of passing and percentage in the UPES DAT application form. If they appear for the 12^th exam, they have to mark yes in the specified box.    

Step 4  - Other Important Details - In this section of the UPESDAT application form 2025,  they have to mention nationality, country, state, city, and application pathway. Enter the captcha code, checkmark the ‘I have read and understood the eligibility criteria, and click on the submit button.    

 Step 5  - Enter the OTP - Enter the OTP and then candidates will receive their application number on their screen and the user name and password will be sent to their phone.        

Step 6 - Uploading of documents - Next, upload required documents as per specifications mentioned by the authorities. 

 Step    7 – Payment of UPESDAT Application Fee - After this, click on Proceed to Pay button, take the printout and keep it for future reference.  

Candidates appearing for the UPESDAT 2025 exam are advised to check the exam pattern beforehand. The UPESDAT for B.Des will be conducted online and the type of questions asked will be objective-type multiple-choice questions. The exam will be for one hour. Students must go through the exam pattern to know the marking scheme and get familiar with the subject and topic-wise weightage, how many questions will be asked, and the section of questions. 

The test takes will also come to know about the medium of the exam. 

UPESDAT Exam Pattern 2025

The authorities will issue the UPESDAT 2025 admit card a few days before the entrance exam. The admit card for UPESDAT 2025 will be issued in online mode - upes.ac.in. Candidates have to download the admit card with the photograph affixed and produce it at the allotted test centre. Candidates without the admit card will not be allowed to appear in the exam. 

Steps to download UPESDAT Admit Card 2025

• Visit upes.ac.in
• Click on the link to download hall ticket 
• Login using the application number and password
• Upon successful login, the admit card of UPESDAT 2025 will be displayed on the screen 
• Download and take a printout of the same. 

The details mentioned on the admit card are-

• Candidate's name
• UPESDAT 2025 roll number
• Exam date
• Exam time
• UPES DAT test centre address
• Instructions for the exam

Students who will appear for the entrance exam will be able to download the result of UPES DAT 2025 from the official website. The UPES DAT 2025 results are declared in online mode only. Candidates have to enter their application number and date of birth to check the UPES DAT results. The result will mention the candidate's score and whether they have qualified for the Design Aptitude Test for UPES admission or not. Students can check the steps below to check their results. 

Steps to Check UPES DAT Result 2025

Step 1: Visit the official website and click on the result link. 

Step 2: Students will be redirected to a result page where they have to enter their UPES DAT application number and date of birth 

Step 4: Click on the ‘Search’ button

Step 5: View & download the UPES DAT result, take the printout, and keep it for future reference. 

UPES will announce the UPESDAT cutoff 2025 for admissions to B.Des soon after the declaration of the result. Candidates need to secure the minimum cut off marks for admission to B.Des and M.Des courses offered by UPES. Those who secure the minimum cut off will be called for the interview. 

Candidates must check the table below to know the admission criteria for the examination pathway and non-examination pathway. 

UPESDAT Admission Criteria for B.Des       

• National level exams such as NID DAT/ NIFT entrance exam/ UCEED followed up by Personal Interviews and presentations on the work portfolio
• Based on UPES DAT performance/ board merit followed by portfolio presentation and interview.