B.Des in Communication Design 

at Indian Institute of Art and Design IIAD, Okhla

To get admission to BDes at IIAD, students need to fulfil the minimum eligibility criteria, i.e., to pass Class 12 with 50% aggregate in the streams in Science/ Commerce/ Arts from CBSE/ ISC/ State/ IB or any other equivalent Indian or International Higher Secondary Board. The eligible students can apply for the exam/admission on the IIAD Delhi official website. All the details should be filled out correctly in the application. 

Those who are willing to get admission to this course, must qualify for an entrance exam. The institute has an in-house entrance exam namely, IIAD Design Aptitude Test (IDAT), which is conducted by IIAD for the selection of candidates in its UG courses from the Designing stream. It is a mandatory step to qualify for the entrance exam with a valid score. 

The Indian Institute of Art and Design (IIAD) generally conducts the IIAD exam in May/Jun. IIAD 2024 exam was conducted on May 31 and Jun 1. The exam is conducted in Online and On-Campus modes. The candidate can select the mode of the exam at the time of filling out the IIAD 2024 application form. Note that the IIAD DAT is conduted multiple times in the year. 

At the time of filling the online application form for BA course at IIAD Delhi, candidates must upload a set of documents in the prescribed format. Find below the list of all the necessary documents:

• Class 10 and 12 mark sheets
• Class 10 and 12 passing certificates
• Identity proof
• Photographs
• Migration certificate
• Transfer certificate

Indian Institute of Art and Design offers BDes in various specialisations for the duration of 4 years. The Institute offers admission to the respective course on the basis of merit and IIAD Entrance Exam. Candidates must secure a minimum aggregate of 50% in Class 12 in any stream secured from a recognised board. The Institute offers BDes for the total tuition fees worth INR 23.2 Lakh. IIAD Delhi campus offers an annual intake of 160 students.

The highest and average package offered during the IIAD placements 2025 were INR 12 LPA and INR 7.5 LPA, respectively. The top recruiters included Pero, Levi's, Prapun, NDTV, House of Heirloom, YWalls, Madura Fashion & Lifestyle, etc.

IIAD Delhi offers UG & PG courses in the stream of Management and Designing. The total course fee for all these courses is inclusive of components such as tuition fee, admission fee, refundable security deposit, etc. The tuition fee for all the courses may differ as per the programme type and the duration. Find below the IIAD fee for all UG & PG courses:

*The above-mentioned total fee is taken from unofficial sources. Hence, is indicative. 

Yes, the institute provides 8 to 16 weeks of internships to students along with masterclasses with experts like Dibakar Banerjee — Film Director, Rohit Krishan Gulati — Founder, Incubis (Architecture / Design), Amit Gulati — Founder, Incubis / design thinker, M.K. Raina — Theatre personality / director, Urvashi Gupta — Head of Account Management, WGSN (did masterclass on forecasting)

The average salary offered during the IIAD Delhi placements 2025 was INR 7.5 LPA. Furthermore, the highest salary offered to the 2025 batch was INR 12 LPA. IIAD has more than 500 industry linkages. The placement success rate is of 95%.