Design

The Design Aptitude Tests will be conducted in two stages:
Stage 1: Design Aptitude Test (that) Prelims
Stage 2: Design Aptitude Test (that) Mains
The Design Aptitude Test (that) Prelims primarily evaluates each candidate on the following abilities:
Knowledge
Comprehension
Analysis
Creativity
Visualisation
The that Prelims consists of two parts:
Part I: Multiple-choice questions marked out of 70 points. This part has questions with one or more than one correct answer. The responses of this part will be recorded on an OMR sheet and evaluated digitally.
Part II: Subjective questions marked out of 30 points, with responses to be provided in visual and/or written formats.
The Design Aptitude Test (Prelims) consists of an examination for three hours duration and will be marked out of 100 points.
This is a pen-and-paper test conducted at the same time on the same day across all test centres.
The question paper is in English.
All questions are compulsory.
There is no negative marking.
Based on the that Prelims scores, separate merit lists shall be prepared for each category (OPEN, OBC-NCL, SC, ST & PwD). Shortlisted candidates only will be eligible to appear for the that Mains exam.
Design Aptitude Test (Mains):
Based on the scores obtained in the that Prelims, eligible candidates will have to appear for the that Mains.
that Mains for M.Des.:
The that Mains for this programme consists of two parts:
Studio Test:
This may consist of tests in different formats such as drawing/sketching, hands-on model making, group discussions etc. This test will be marked out of 100 points and will be conducted in English.
Interviews:
The interviews will be conducted separately for each discipline, immediately after the Studio Test, at the same centre.
that Mains for B.Des.and GDPD:
The that Mains for these programmes may consist of tests in different formats such as drawing/sketching, hands-on model making, group discussions, presentations etc. These will be marked out of 100 points and will be conducted in English. The test centre will be NID Ahmedabad. In order to be considered for the merit list, a candidate must have appeared for all the tests in both the that Prelims and the that Mains.