B.Des in Product Design 

at Indian Institute of Art and Design IIAD, Okhla

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.

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. 

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 highest package offered during the IIAD placements 2025 stood at INR 12 LPA. Check the table beow to know the highest salary for 2025:

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%.

Indian Institute of Art and Design was established in 2015 in New Delhi and is a private college. IIAD offers UG courses in Fashion Design, Communication Design, Fashion Communication, Interior Design, Product Design, Luxury Business Management, and Fashion Business Management. The college has an academic association with Kingston University, London.

Indian Institute of Art and Design considers Class 12 and graduation aggregate secured from recognised board and university/institute. Furthermore, candidates must secure valid scores in iDAT and iMAT to qualify for the further process. Furthemore, candidates must appear for the personal interview round for the final shortlisting. For final admission, candidates must appear for the document verification and pay the fees to confirm a seat.

IIAD Delhi placement cell provides complete internship and placement support. Some of the top recruiters of IIAD Delhi are Levi’s, Louis Vuitton, Madura Fashion & Lifestyle, FabIndia, NDTV, Ogilvy, Times Network, Lamborghini, Pero, House of Heirloom, Prapun, YWalls.

IIAD that 2023 exam preparation:

1. Know the official exam pattern and syllabus.

• • Exam pattern & exam Mode: Online and Offline
  • Number of Sections: Two Sections that is Section A and Section B
  • Question Paper Type: Objective Type MCQ Drawing and Sketching Descriptive Answer Questions
  • Exam Duration: 2 hours or 120 minutes
  • Exam Language: English 

1. Make a study timetable.
2. Read the best books for each subject; ensure that the books are as per the exam syllabus.
3. Solve samples and previous years' question papers.
4. Take mock tests.
5. Do timely revision. For more preparation details, you may visit the Shiksha IIAD that exam page, here.