Design Entrance Exam

The ITM IDM Entrance Exam will be conducted around the 2nd week of April 2024. The exam will be conducted for admission to the B.Des programs offered by the institute.  

The candidate needs to duly fill in the application form to appear in the exam.

On exam day, make sure to report at the exam center as per the reporting time mentioned in the admit card.

The application form for ISDI Challenge 2026 has to be filled out online. So, don't download the application form, fill it, and send it to the admission office. It is because applications submitted via offline mode will be rejected.

Before fiilling out the form, make sure that you meet the eligibility criteria.

The ISDI Challenge exam is conducted by the Indian School of Design and Innovation (ISDI) for admission to undergraduate, postgraduate, professional, and short-term design courses offered by the institute.

The entrance exam has the following components - Portfolio/Design Project & DAT and Interview.

It is mandatory for the candidate to appear in all the test components. Or else, the candidate will not be considered for admission.

The application form for ISDI Challenge is now open. So, you can apply for admission. Also, note that the ISDI Challenge 2025 exam is conducted in THREE phases. This means you can apply for admission in any of these phases.

The interview is the 2nd stage of the admission process conducted by the Indian School of Design and Innovation (ISDI). Candidates are shortlisted for the interview based on their performance in the Portfolio/Design Project & DAT.

The candidate must appear in all the stages of the design entrance exam. This means the final result will be prepared by giving weightage to the DAT and interview.

The result for ISDI Challenge 2025 is not declared on the official website of the design entrance exam but candidates are intimated about their performance in ISDI Challenge exam by means of an email.

The candidate can seek admission to the design programme on the basis of their results. Note that the allotment of seats will be on the merit based.

The Indian School of Design and Innovation (ISDI) declared results of ISDI Challenge 2026 for Current Cycle on January 27, 2026. To check results, candidate needs to log in to the result portal using their candidate credentials.

Scores of the ISDI Challenge 2026 exam will be used for counseling and seat allotment.

Interview for ISDI Challenge 2026 for the Current Cycle was held on January 16, 2026. Candidates were shortlisted for the interview based on their performance in Portfolio/Design Project & DAT.

Candidates are required to appear in all the stages of the ISDI Challenge exam. If a candidate skips the interview, he or she will not be considered for admission.

The Indian School of Design and Innovation (ISDI) Interview Date was from December 15, 2025 to January 16, 2026. The result was out on January 27, 2026.

ISDI Challenge exam for cycle 1 was conducted in December 2025. Interviews were conducted in the last week of November 2025.

ISDI Challenge exam is conducted in multiple phases. The candidate has the option to appear in any of these three phases.