Design Entrance Exam

The best books for CEED 2027 preparation are:

• Cracking CEED & UCEED by Ashok Goel and Arjun Kamal
• CEED+NID (M.DES) [Paperback] Academy of Fashion & Art Preparation Kit
• CEED Common Entrance Exam for Design Pattern & Scheme Preparation Book
• CEED ENTRANCE by Academy of Fashion & Art
• Ceed & Nid (M.Des) Entrance Books And Test Series by TRENDZ ACADEMY 

Yes, candidates from engineering, architecture, arts, science, or commerce backgrounds can apply. Candidates must have completed a graduate degree/diploma/postgraduate degree program of a minimum of THREE years (after 10+2 level).

CEED 2027 application will start on October 01, 2026. The official notification will be out on October 1, 2026. The last date to fill the application form will be on November 05, 2026.

CEED Entrance Examination 2027 will be conducted on January 17, 2027. The exam timing will be 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM. 

Yes, candidates who have passed their H.S.C. vocational examination may apply for admission to the B.Des program.

Applications for NID DAT 2026 will open in September 2025 (tentatively). Candidates who have passed or will appear for higher secondary (10+2) qualifying examinations in the academic year 2025–26 in any stream (Science, Arts, Commerce, Humanities etc.) from any recognised board of education such as CBSE, IB, ICSE or equivalent could apply.

Candidates seekling admission to the M.Des programme must have complete their 3-year or 4-year Bachelor Degree programme in any discipline.

Candidates who have done full-time Diploma of minimum 4-year duration in Design/Fine Arts/Applied Arts/ Architecture, after 12th standard or equivalent to 12th standard, from any university or institute recognised by law in India, may also apply. 

The State Common Entrance Test (CET) Cell, Maharashtra conducts the exam.

Yes, you are eligible for the Master of Fashion Management (MFM) and Master of Design (M.Des) programs at National Institute of Fashion Technology 

Kindly go to official website and register yourself.

The deadline to apply for the NIFT B.Des entrance exam 2025 was January 6, 2025 for on-time submission, without any applicable additional fee. If one didn't make the application by that date, you still had the chance to apply until January 9, 2025, however, you would then need to pay a late fee of INR 5,000. 

After January 9th NIFT typically doesn't extend to receive any additional applications. So for any of you, who would like to plan for next year or a future session just remember — NIFT closes its forms always in early January, its probably better to apply a little bit early if you are worried about the late fees!