B.Des. in Fashion Design 

at Manipal School of Architecture and Planning, Manipal

No, the last date to apply for BDes admissions at MSAP was scheduled at 31 March 2025. Candidates who failed to apply for the BDes admissions on or before this date will need to wait for the BDes admissions 2026 at MSAP. The dates for MSAP 2026 admissions for the BDes course will be revealed at a later date. Candidates who applied for the MSAP BDes admissions within the scheduled period can download the results. 

There is no mention on the official website regarding an offline mode of admissions for the BDes courses at MPAS. Generally, the admission process at MPAS cannot be completed in offline mode due to registration for the state-level exams, which is only accepted in online mode. Candidates who are interested in offline registrations for the MPAS admissions for BDes are advised to contact the college officials for more information.

At MSAP, there is only 1 specialisation of BDes course available at MSAP which is BDes in Interior Design. The BDes in Interior Design is a 4 year course with 8 semesters which is offered in fulltime mode only. The BDes in Interior Design course can be exited at MSAP within 3 years at the option of the students. However, they will be awarded a BA in Interior Design degree upon doing so with no option of taking readmissions into the same BDes course.

The MSAP BDes entrance exam is the Manipal entrance test or MET for short. According to the student reviews, the difficulty of MET exam is on the easy-medium difficulty where it is easier to crack in comparison to state level entrance exams such as JEE or COMEDK. However, the students describe the test to still be tough and cracking it will require proper preparation.

MSAP offers two branches in BDes i.e., Interior Design and Fashion Design. The college offers different scope and opportunities in both the courses and have their own scope and opportunities its totally depends on student interest and skills. The college also provide lateral entry in BDes in both stream and the admission is merit based. The duration of both the branches is 4 years and the annual fee is INR 5.6 Lakh. Applicant who want to take admission in BDes given below the eligibility and selection criteria:

To get admission to Manipal School of Architecture and Planning, Applicants can apply through the official website of the Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE). The college offers both merit and entrance based admission depending on the course selection criteria. Some courses accept scores of different entrance exams. However, there are a few courses that offer direct admission to the students, such as BDes (Lateral Entry). If candidates want to be admitted to BArch, they must score well in the NATA entrance exam, Similarly, candidates must apply, appear and qualify the HBT conducted by MSAP for admission to BDes course. These entrance exams vary from course to course respectively.

According to the Manipal School of Architecture and Planning NIRF report 2024, the key highlights of MSAP Manipal placements 2023 as compared with 2022 and 2021 are presented below:

MSAP batch-placed data is not released. However, as per the Manipal School of Architecture and Planning NIRF report 2024, the placement rate recorded during MArch placements over the past three years was 100%.

The course-wise number of students placed over the past three years during BArch and MArch placements are presented below: