B.Des. in Transportation Design 

at MIT Institute of Design, Loni Kalbhor

MIT Institute of Design offers three three-year BDes programme under eleven specialisation. Candidates who have passed class 12th from any stream (HSC, CBSE, ICSE, IB) are eligible for the BDes programme. Further, candidates are required to go through the two-phase admission procedure. The first phase is to pass the Institute-based entrance test i.e. MIT DAT (MIT Design Aptitude Test). The second phase revolves around personal interviews and studio tests. 

BDes is the  flagship programme of MIT Institute of Design Pune. The admission fee of BDes programme for the academic year 2023 is INR 3.16 lakhs (Tuition Fee).  Candidates are required to attempt the University-level entrance exam MIT DAT (Design Aptitute Test) for admission to BDes. The application fee for MIT DAT is INR 3000.  As per the placement report of 2023 The highest package and average package offered during MIT Institute of Design placements 2023 stood at INR 27 LPA and INR 8 LPA, respectively. Further, the minimum package offered during MIT Institute of Design placements 2023 stood at INR 5 LPA. The top recruiters during MIT Institute of Design placements 2023 included TCS, Google and Microsoft.

In case there are any vacant seats in a particular discipline it will be transferred to other discipline where wating list is more. The seat intake for BDes and MDes programmes is mentioned in the table below:

The admission fee of BDes programme for the academic year 2025 is INR 3.16 Lacs (Tuition Fee). Candidates are required to attempt the University-level entrance exam MIT DAT (Design Aptitute Test) for admission to BDes. The application fee for MIT DAT is INR 3000.

The key highlights of MIT Institute of Design BDes placements 2023 are presented below:

Yes, MIT Institute of Design conducts on-campus placements for its students. The overall the highest and average package offered during MIT Institute of Design placements in recent past stood at INR 27 LPA and INR 8 LPA, respectively. The lowest package offered was INR 5 LPA.

The highest and average package offered during MIT Institute of Design placements 2025 INR 27 LPA and INR 8 LPA, respectively. The lowest package stood at INR 5 LPA. The table below presents the same:

No, in my knowledge there is no other way of entering the institute without giving the MIT DAT exams.

DAT includes questions which are objective, subjective and a drawing test. The objective and subjective selections will be conducted on computer for drawing the question will be on the screen but the canditate must draw on a  A4 sheet . In the second round, a personal interview and portfolio review will be done and the results will be declared on the MITID websites.

The marks are as followed for Design Aptitude Test it is 25 for Portfolio review 25 marks and Personal Interview 50 marks.

The overall placement rate recorded during MIT Institute of Design placements is not released. However, the placement highlights recorded in 2025 are given below:

Yes, MIT Institute of Design (MITID) offers UG, PG, and PG Diploma courses in the field of design. At the UG level, the institute offers a three-year full-time Bachelor of Design (BDes) which is the flagship course of MITID. The BDes programme is offered across twelve specialisations. Also, the institute offers a Masters of Design (MDes) programme. MDes programme being a PG level programme is offered across fourteen specialisations.

Candidates seeking admission to the courses offered at MIT Institute of Design must take the Design Aptitude Test conducted by the institute based on which candidates will be shortlisted for the Studio test and Personal Interview (PI) rounds. The qualification of these aforementioned rounds will decide the final seat allotment.