Design Entrance Exam

The NIFT Bangalore MDes admission process is a multistep process that all the aspirants needs to follow. To begin with, the candidates must check the eligibility and selection criteria of the MDes mentioned below:

Now, the candidates who matches the NIFT Bangalore MDes eligibility criteria have to visit the official website of NIFT to register their candidature and then appear for NIFT Entrance exam.

Further, the candidates are shortlisted based on their performance in the NIFT Entrance exam. Shortlisted candidates are then invited for the personal interview round.   

The final admission offers are given considering candidate's performance in the selection rounds. The table below shows the weightage assigned to each component considered before giving final admission offers:

The selected candidates can further confirm their seats by paying the admission confirmation fee.

MDes at NIFT Bangalore is a multidimensional course, not necessarily related to fashion design. The curriculum of MDes includes various subjects such as Interface design, Experience Design, : Design and Curation, etc. NIFT Bangalore MDes pass outs would be able to hold the essential positions in large fashion, design or corporate houses in the areas of Craft, Textiles, Special Needs, Publications, Media, Lifestyle Products, Graphics and User Experience Design, Curation of Exhibitions & Cultural festivals as well as Educational Programs, Developmental sector, Publication, Media writing & design, User-centered design depending on the area of specialisation pursued by each student. 

The job profiles offered after pursuing MDes from NIFT Bangalore are mentioned below:

• Visual Designer
• Design Evangelist
• Insight officer
• Design Thinker
• CSR executive
• Trend analyst
• Social & Cultural executive
• Sustainable Development Officer
• Culture anthropologist
• User Experience Researcher
• Design Researcher
• UI & UX Designer
• Product Designer
• Creative Head
• Design Manager
• Media Writing
• Festival Curator
• Design Criticism & Academics
• Exhibition Curator
• Content Curator

The National institute of Fashion Technology offers various UG and PG courses in the field of Design and Fashion and admission to these courses is done through NIFT Entrance exam. The NIFT institutes are situated at various locations such as Bangalore, Patna, Mumbai, Gandhinagar, etc. Among all the NIFT campuses, NIFT Delhi, Mumbai and Banaglore are the top 3 NIFT institutes in the country followed by NIFT Chennai and Gandhinagar, as per the rankings released by India today in 2023.

The top 3 NIFT institutes, mentioned above, offers MDes course at postgraduate level with a duration of two years. The table below showcases a comparison between MDes offered at NIFT Bangalore, NIFT Delhi and NIFT Mumbai based on tuition fee charged and NIFT entrance exam round 1 cutoff is mentioned below:

Note: The information mentioned above is collected from unofficial sources. Hence, is indicative.

The selection process for the B.Des program at the National Institute of Design (NID) is conducted through the NID Design Aptitude Test (DAT) entrance exam. The exam consists of two stages: DAT Prelims and DAT Mains. The minimum NID Entrance Exam score required at NID Bhopal is not explicitly mentioned in the search results. However, the cutoff score for the B.Des course at NID Bhopal in 2023 was 61.3. Keep in mind that this information may not be up-to-date, and it is recommended to check the official NID website or other reliable sources for the latest cutoff scores and admission requirements. The NID DAT 2024 exam is scheduled to be conducted on December 24, 2023. The final result for M.Des admission will be declared on April 30, 2024, and for B.Des admission on February 16, 2024. The authority will allot the NID seats to the qualified candidates based on their rank, score, preference, and availability of seats.