SMEAT Pattern

Srishti Manipal Institute of Art, Design and Technology Round 2 for B.Des was conducted on May 12, 2025 and Round 3 for B.Des programme was on June 22, 2025 .

Candidates can bring basic stationery for Art & Design practice and image making like pencils, pens, eraser, sharpener, colours- dry media, etc. They also bring tools, like geometry toolbox, scale, etc. for SMEAT B.Des and M.Des Examination 2025.

The last date to the Application form for SMEAT B.Des Round 3 2025 is May 30, 2025. The Application began from April 28, 2025. The Application forms are available on the SMEAT official website. 

The last date to apply for SMEAT M.Des Round 2 for the year 2025 is May 17, 2025. The application began from April 01, 2025. The last date to submit the application including SOPs and EOC is May 17, 2025. 

SMEAT is a national level entrance exam conducted by the Srishti Manipal Institute of Art, Design and Technology. For the current academic session, the entrance exam has three admission rounds. Note that for each round, the application process will be conducted separately. 

The 1st round of admission process is currently over. The application form for Round I was open from January 10 to March 27, 2024. The entrance exam was conducted from April 6-7, 2024.

According to students, SMEAT exam is in the range of average, which is neither too easy and nor too tough. The candidate, however, has to know the syllabus and its core subjects thoroughly in order to score well.

Candidates appearing for SMEAT can also appear in other popular private entrance exams like MITID DAT, Pearl Academy, and FDDI AIST.

There are then the top-tier entrance exams like NIFT, NID, and UCEED. 

The SMEAT 2025 exam will be conducted in an online mode at 10 cites across India. The exam will be conducted in multiple rounds. The exam for Round I for BDes was held on April 19, 2025 and the result will be out on April 30, 2025. The exam for Round II will be on May 12, 2025 and the results will be out on May 23, 2025.

The SMEAT exam is conducted in two parts - Test 1 and Test 2. The duration of each test is 90 minutes and carries 50 marks.

Both the parts are mandatory.

Test 1 (T1) is a General Test of Ability, while Test 2 (T2) is a Test of Creative Competencies. 

The candidate needs to carefully go through the exam pattern to prepare for the exam.