B.Des. in Creative Education 

at Srishti Manipal Institute of Art, Design And Technology, MAHE, Yelahanaka

Yes, Srishti Manipal Institute of Art, Design, & Technology conducts the SMEAT exam to shortlist candidates for admission to the UG courses. SMEAT exam is conducted in three cycles. It is an online computer-based test required for BDes admission. Apart from SMEAT, aspirants can also apply for BDes based on national-level entrance exams like UCEED or SAT India. 

Check below the detailed eligibility criteria for Srishti Manipal BDes course:

Applicants need to complete Class 12 with at least 50% aggregate or any of the following:

• State Board, Junior College, Intermediate, HSSC, PUC, Senior Secondary
• State Board of Technical Education – Diploma equivalent to PUC/ Class 12
• National and International Boards – CBSE / ISC / IB / AICE / A Levels
• National Institute of Open Schooling, New Delhi (NIOS) – Senior Secondary
• High School Diploma (USA / CANADA) – Senior Secondary completed with equivalence as per AIU

The mode of application is online for Srishti Manipal BDes programme. The application fee is INR 600 for each course. Candidates will have to pay an application fee of INR 5,000 for SMEAT. Aspirants need to follow the below steps to apply for admission:

Step 1: Visit the official website of Srishti College.

Step 2: Click on the registration link available on the Home page.

Step 3: Register to generate login credentials.

Step 4: Login to fill out the application form.

Step 5: Upload the documents and pay the application fee.

Step 6: Submit the form.

Documents required at the time of application

• Scanned photograph & signature
• Class 10 and Class 12 marksheet

The total tuition fee for Srishti Manipal BDes is INR 23.8 Lacs as per the claim by an unofficial source. Candidates must pay the course fee after completion of the selection rounds to confirm their seat. Apart from the programme fee, candidates also need to pay a registration fee of INR 600. The mode of payment is online.

Srishti College BDes is a four-year course spread across eight semesters. Below are the BDes specialisations:

• Business Services & Systems Design
• Creative & Applied Computation
• Creative Education
• Human Centered Design
• Industrial Arts & Design Practices
• Information Arts & Information Design Practices
• Public Space Design
• Visual Communication & Strategic Branding

IIT Bombay conducted the UCEED 2025 exam on January 19, 2025 (9 am – 12 noon). The exam had two mandatory parts: the computer-based Part A and the offline Part B. The UCEED 2025 admission portal was uceed.iitb.ac.in, which hosted all key updates including the information brochure, eligibility criteria, syllabus, candidate portal, and downloadable resources like previous years' question papers and answer keys. 

Srishti Manipal offers seven degree courses in various specialisations at UG, PG and doctoral levels. The programmes are offered in Arts and Design streams. The courses include BDes, MDes, BVoc, BFA, etc. The institute conducts SMEAT consists of Test 1 and Test 2 for providing admission. Srishti Manipal Bangalore also accepts national-level entrance exams like SAT  SAT India for admission to specific courses.

The topics asked in SMEAT exam are given below:

• Contextual Awareness
• Observation and Curiosity
• Analytical Reasoning
• Imagination and Visualisation
• Language and Expression
• Critical Thinking
• Domain Literacy

The CEED 2024 exam will be conducted tentatively in the 4th week of January 2024. IIT Bombay will release the announce the admission notification for CEED 2024 tentatively in September 2024. The CEED exam is conducted by IIT Bombay for admission to the M.Des programme offered by the 8 participating colleges. Note that unlike UCEED IIT Bombay will not conduct any Joint Admission Process for CEED 2024 qualified candidates. Instead, candidates will have to apply directly to the participating colleges on the basis of their CEED 2024 merit ranks.

SMEAT exam pattern is such that there are three tests conducted by the institute:

• Test 1: Written Test (Those appeared for UCEED/ CEED and SET and have valid scores or ranks can exempt from the test.)
• Test 2: Studio-based activity test. (All Applicants have to undertake the test)
• Test 3: group/individual counselling session. (All Applicants have to undertake the test)