M.Des

For admission to the postgraduate-level Diploma courses at Pearl Academy Bangalore, candidates need to take the Pearl Academy Entrance Exam (PAF). This exam is conducted in the two rounds, i.e., General Proficiency Test (GPT) and Design Aptitude Test (DAT). Both of these exams are conducted in online mode for a duration of 90 minutes. Aspirants need to qualify for both the rounds with a valid score. The final selection is done based on the performance of candidates in the Written Test, Personal Interview (PI) and Portfolio Presentation rounds. Both online and offline versions of the application are made accessible for the admissions cycles in April and June. Candidates must pay INR 1,500 as application fees in order to apply for this course.

NID Gandhinagar MDes course admission is a multi-step process. The admission procedure begins with the exam online registration and ends with the final seat allotment and fee payment along with physical document verification. The admission stages are also explained below for the candidates reference:

STEP 1: In the first step, candidates need to complete the NID exam application form. The applications are accepted by the institute in online mode.

STEP 2: Candidates who applied successfully need to appear for the NID DAT entrance test. The national-level examination is conducted across 22 cities in India.

STEP 3: The results are declared after the exam is conducted successfully. NID may list cutoff list as well with the minimum score required for MDes admission. 

STEP 4: Candidates with a score equal to or more than the cutoff are allotted provisional offer letters. These candidates can then take part in counselling/seat allotment procedure.

STEP 5: In the last step of the admission procedure, subsequent allotment rounds are carried out by the institute. After the seats are allotted, candidates are asked to pay the full course fees. Then the selected candidates will have to report at the respective NID campus for the physical verification of documents.