Indian Institute of Art and Design

Yes, the institute provides 8 to 16 weeks of internships to students along with masterclasses with experts like Dibakar Banerjee — Film Director, Rohit Krishan Gulati — Founder, Incubis (Architecture / Design), Amit Gulati — Founder, Incubis / design thinker, M.K. Raina — Theatre personality / director, Urvashi Gupta — Head of Account Management, WGSN (did masterclass on forecasting)

The average salary offered during the IIAD Delhi placements 2025 was INR 7.5 LPA. Furthermore, the highest salary offered to the 2025 batch was INR 12 LPA. IIAD has more than 500 industry linkages. The placement success rate is of 95%.

The Indian Institute of Art and Design placement percentage for recent drives has not been disclosed. However, as per the official stats the institute has a placement success rate of 95%.  Students gain exposure to top brands like Louis Vuitton, Lamborghini, Dyson, H&M, Chanel, Versace, FabIndia, EY and NDTV.

The highest and average package offered during the IIAD placements 2025 were INR 12 LPA and INR 7.5 LPA, respectively. The top recruiters included Pero, Levi's, Prapun, NDTV, House of Heirloom, YWalls, Madura Fashion & Lifestyle, etc.

IIAD offers the MBA course in the Luxury and Fashion Business Management field. Admissions to the course are entrance-based and scores of the iMAT exam is accepted. 

The IIAD DAT paper includes:

• Visual and creative thinking questions

• Drawing-based problem-solving

• Observation and design sensitivity

• Analytical and logical reasoning

• Situational responses

Candidates are selected for IIAD UG and PG programmes on the basis of the following:

• Performance in the IIAD Design Aptitude Test (iDAT) or iMAT (for management programmes)
• Performance in the Studio Test/Personal Interview
• Portfolio review (for some programmes)

The process is similar, but PG applicants (M.Des / MBA) are assessed using iMAT instead of iDAT, and emphasis may be placed more on portfolio, work experience, or interview performance.

After the declaration of IIAD result 2026

1. Confirm your IIAD admission by accepting the offer

2. Pay the IIAD admission/registration fee within the given deadline

3. Submit necessary documents and prepare for IIAD orientation.

No. The IIAD result is final and binding. Re-evaluation is not available as the process includes interviews and subjective assessments.