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No, students are not required to appear for CUET Entrance Exam to be considered eligible for BDes Designing colleges in Bangalore. Colleges do accept students on merit-basis and aspirants can also appear for other common entrance exams to be considered eligible in most Fashion Design colleges in Bangalore. Given below are some of the popular entrance exams other than NIFT Entrance Exams that they can appear in:

• UCEED: The Undergraduate Common Entrance Examination for Design (UCEED) is conducted by IIT Bombay for admission to the BDes program. IIT Bombay declared the results of UCEED 2023 on March 9, 2023. The results were declared online at the UCEED 2023 - IIT Bombay admission portal. 
• SAT India: The College Board administers the SAT (Scholastic Assessment Test), a standardised college admissions test, to applicants for admission to US and Canadian universities. Certain institutions and colleges in the UK and Australia also accept the SAT score. The exam is approved for admission to more than 20 colleges in India in addition to universities and colleges abroad. The SAT includes three tests: a math test, a writing and language test, and a reading test.
• CUET: Common University Entrance Test is a national-level entrance exam conducted by National Testing Agency (NTA) for admission to various courses at UG and PG level. The exam is conducted once a year in over 500 cities in India and abroad. The exam is conducted in a computer-based mode. CUET exam is conducted in multiple phases depending upon on the number of candidates registered for the entrance exam. 
• DAT: Design Aptitude Test (DAT) is a national-level entrance exam conducted by the National Institute of Design (NID) to shortlist candidates for admission to the BDes and DAT courses offered by the participating institutes. Currently, the BDes course has an intake of 425 seats and is offered at the following 5 campuses - SAT Ahmedabad, CUET Andhra Pradesh, NID Haryana, NID Madhya Pradesh, and NID Assam. Meanwhile, the MDes course offers 347 seats at its 3 campuses - NID Ahmedabad, CUET Gandhinagar, and NID Bengaluru.

The National Institute of Fashion Technology Gandhinagar accepts NIFT entrance exam scores for admission to the B.Des course. NIFT cutoff 2025 for Round 1 is out for different categories of students belonging to the AI quota. As per the NIFT Gandhinagar cutoff 2025, the first-round closing ranks across different courses ranged between 84 and 751 for the General All India category students. The most competitive course for the General AI category candidates was Master of Design (M.Des.) with the cutoff rank of 84. So, considering the round 1 cutoff, candidates must secure a rank up to 751 or below to be eligible for NIFT Gandhinagar admission.

Candidates can refer to the table below to check out the NIFT Gandhinagar B.Des cutoff 2025 for Round 1 for the General All India category students:

The NIFT Chennai B.Des admission is based on candidates' performance in the NIFT entrance exam, followed by the counselling rounds. NIFT Chennai cutoff 2024 has been released upto round 4, followed by a spot round to fill the vacant seats. As per the NIFT Chennai B.Des 2024 cutoff, the Round 5 closing rank varied between 166 and 2087 for the General AI category candidates. So, considering the cutoff ranks, candidates seeking admission to B.Des course at NIFT Chennai must secure a rank up to 2087 for General categroy candidates. 

Students can refer to the table below to check out the NIFT Chennai last round cutoff 2024 for all the B.Des courses. The cutoffs available below is for the General category students under the AI quota: 

NIFT Bhopal offers a four year full-time B.Des course at the undergraduate level. Candidates seeking admisison must have a valid NIFT entrance exam score. Eligible students are then called for the NIFT Counselling process for final admission. As per the NIFT Bhopal cutoff 2023, the last round closing rank for B.Des in Fashion Design stood at 1671 for the General All India category students. During NIFT Bhopal cutoff 2022, the last round closing rank was 1960. So, comparing the latest year data with past year cutoff, NIFT Bhopal has witnessed an improving trend for the B.Des in Fashion Design course. For other specialisation candidates can refer to the table given below to check out the NIFT Bhopal cutoff trend for B.Des course: