Top Interview Questions for Design Exams

Interviews are a very important part of the selection process in any design entrance exam and candidates must clear it to get finally selected in the desired institutes. Read on to know the top design interview questions that one must practice.

Top Interview Questions for Design Exams

An interview in Design Entrance Exam help to know a candidate better. It tests communication skills, presentation skills, presence of mind, observation power, and design awareness. Most of the Design entrance exams like NIFT, NID, etc., have an interview round in the second stage of their exam. NIFT gives a weightage of 30% to the Personal Interview. NID DAT has an interview for M.Des in the Mains stage. If a candidate has UCEED/ CEED score, then the institute to which he is applying can conduct a personal interview. 

For NID/NIFT interviews, students should prepare answers around their portfolio, hobbies, design awareness, current affairs related to design and personal interests, rather than memorising model answers.

Top Interview Questions for Design Exams

Below are a few sets of questions that a candidate appearing for exams like NIFT, NID, UCEED, CEED, etc must practice. 

1. Tell us about yourself.
2. Why do you want to pursue a career in design?
3. Why did you choose this particular design course/specialisation?
4. Why do you want to study at this institute?
5. Which area of design interests you the most and why?
6. How has AI impacted the role of Designers?
7. Are humans design better than AI?
8. Who is your favourite designer or artist, and what do you admire about their work?
9. Tell us about a design project or artwork you have created.
10. Which is your favourite Indian brand for clothes/watches/handbags, etc.
11. What are some design problems you notice in your everyday surroundings? How would you solve them?
12. Which recent design, fashion, art, architecture, or technology trend has caught your attention?
13. Where do you see yourself as a designer in the future?

Other Must-Practice Design Questions 

Some of the questions that a design aspirant must practice are given below.

1. What inspires your creativity?
2. What is your favourite artwork/design?
3. Tell us about the recent fashion show. Which designer's work you liked the most?
4. Name a designer whom you want to work with?
5. How do you handle criticism of your work?
6. What is the difference between art and design?
7. What are your strengths and weaknesses as a designer?
8. How would you redesign a common everyday object?
9. What design-related news or event have you recently followed?
10. What would you do if a client rejected your design?
11. Which designers, artists or brands influence you?
12. Why should we select you for this course?

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