GLS DAT 2026: Registration (Open), Eligibility, Pattern and Syllabus

GLS University, Ahmedabad, offers admission to its four-year bachelor's and five-year integrated master’s programs at GLS Institute of Design through the GLS DAT entrance exam. The GLS Institute of Design DAT exam is conducted every year and may have one or more rounds of admission:

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Candidates need to follow the steps below to take part in the admission process for the GLS Institute of Design.

Fill GLS Institute of Design DAT Application Form

Candidates can fill the GLS DAT application form for the GLS Institute of Design DAT online. At the time of filling the application form, the candidate has to enter genuine and verifiable information. A fee of INR 2,000 will be charged at the time of filling out the form.

Get GLS DAT Admit Card

The hall ticket for the GLS Institute of Design DAT is sent to candidates after they have duly filled out and submitted their application for the exam.

Appear for GLS DAT

Aspirants need to appear for the GLS Design Aptitude Test as per the schedule mentioned by the college. The DAT exam, conducted by the GLS Institute of Design, tests an aspirant’s understanding of drawing and observation.

Check Shortlisting- Stage 1 Merit List

Based on an aspirant’s performance in GLS DAT 2026, the college will release the names of shortlisted candidates.

Appear for Interaction Round

Aspirants who have been shortlisted based on their performance in the GLS Institute of Design DAT will be called to take part in an interaction session. Based on the interaction round, aspirants will be shortlisted further for admission.

Check GLS DAT Result

GLS Institute of Design results will be declared once the interaction round with candidates is over. The college will take into consideration an aspirant’s performance in both DAT and interview rounds while preparing the final merit list for admissions 2026. After the GLS Institute of Design DAT 2026 result is declared, aspirants will be issued offer letters for admission.

GLS DAT Eligibility Criteria 2026

Candidates meet GLS Institute of Design DAT 2025 eligibility criteria if they have cleared their Higher Secondary (10+2) from State Board/CBSE/CISCE/IB or equivalent.

GLS DAT Admission Process 2026

Candidates need to ensure that they fill out the form. Candidates need to fulfill GLS DAT eligibility criteria, clear the design aptitude test, and thereafter take part in the interview round to get admission to GLS Institute of Design, Ahmedabad. Further, candidates can go through the steps they need to follow as part of the GLS DAT selection process.

GLS DAT syllabus is not specified. However, some topics that aspirants should consider studying are mentioned below:

Exam pattern of GLS Institute of Design DAT exam focuses on drawing skills and knowledge. The questions asked in GLS DAT 2026 will check performance of the candidate on certain parameters.

• Observation power
• Utilization of form
• Colour
• Shapes
• Innovative ways to describe objects/environment
• Innovation/imagination
• Drawing skills
• Proportion sense

GLS exam admit card will be issued once the registration process ends. The admit card is a mandatory document that a registered student must produce at the time of the GLS DAT exam. Aspirants are informed that the admit card will be issued to only those candidates who have duly filled and submitted their application forms. Candidates are informed that they need to paste their recent passport size photograph on their admit card. Candidates are informed that they will be allowed to enter the test centre for the design entrance exam only if they are carrying a valid GLS Institute of Design DAT admit card on the day of the exam. Apart from this, candidates need to ensure that their exam ticket is duly filled and contains their photograph and institutional seal.

GLS Institute of Design will declare the GLS DAT 2026 result on the official website. The date of the result will be declared on the official portal. Candidates can check their results using their credentials. The next step after the declaration of the result will be GLS DAT counselling and seat allotment.