Fashion Design

Candidates are required to pay INR 2,000 as registration fee, Candidates can pay the fee through online mode or through Cash/Demand Draft or Cheque such that it is from a nationalised bank and is drawn in favour of “GLS Institute of Design” and is payable at Ahmedabad.

Note that the registration fee once paid will not be refunded.

No, there is no upper or lower age limit for GLS DAT exam. So, candidates of any age group can apply. But they should meet the eligibility criteria of institute.

GLS Institute of Design has not specified any syllabus for GLS DAT. However, some topics that aspirants should consider studying are Colour Terminology, Optical Illusion, Elements & Principles of Design, Picture Analysis, Drawing Fundamentals, Understanding Light & Shade etc.

The candidate needs to strictly follow the official exam pattern.

IICD 2026 exam will have two parts

Part A: Entrance Test : General Awareness, Creativity & Perception Test 

Part B: Material, Color & Conceptual Test and  Personal Interview

The M.Des program at The Indian Institute of Crafts and Design (IICD) offers the following specializations:

1. Hard Material Design
2. Soft Material Design
3. Fired Material Design
4. Fashion Clothing Design
5. Jewellery Design
6. Crafts Communication

Allotment of seats to above courses will be on the basis of IICD merit rank.

The The Indian Institute of Crafts and Design (IICD) offers the following specializatins for the B.Des program:

1. Hard Material Design
2. Soft Material Design
3. Fired Material Design
4. Fashion Clothing Design
5. Jewellery Design
6. Crafts Communication 

Admission to the above courses wil be on the basis of IICD 2025 merit rank.

The participating institutes of IICD 2025 currently has an intake of 180 seats for the B.Des program. Admission to these seats will be strictly based on IICD 2025 merit rank.

The candidate can select their specialization at the time of counseling and seat allotment. Once a seat has been allocated, the candidate will have to pay the seat-acceptance fee to confirm it.

Admission is offered to UG and PG programmes through IICD entrance exam scores. These UG and PG programmes include B.Des, M.Des, and M.Voc, certificates and diplomas.

Yes, the candidate had to bring with them a few of their best works as samples that can be displayed at the time of the personal interview. Items that can be displayed incude - sketching, painting, embroidery, photography, etc. 

Note that candidates will be shortlisted for the portfolio round based on their performance in the written exam. 

Also, for preparing the final results, weightage will be given both to the written exam and the portfolio.

The IICD personal interview will evaluate the following abilities.

• Aptitude to crafts
• Intelligence quotient (IQ)
• Communication Ability
• General Awareness about Crafts & Design
• Overall Personal Achievements in academics and co-curricular activities.