PESSAT DAT 2025: Registration (OPEN), Exam DATE, Eligibility, Syllabus, Admission Process

PESSAT DAT 2026 slot booking process will be held from January 2026 onward. The slot booking will be open for candidates who have duly filled out the PESSAT DAT 2025 application form. 

Note that slots will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. So, to get a slot of your choice, make sure you book your slots on time.

No specific last date for candidates who are willing to take PESSAT at Bangalore centre has been given. So, you may visit the admission portal of the institute and fill out the application form.

Do make sure that you go through the detailed eligibility criteria before filling out the form.

Admission to the design courses will be on the basis of PESSAT DAT 2024 merit rank.

DAT entrance exam is considered to be moderate. IN NID DAT, more weightage is given to subjective, drawing related questions. Thus, candidates need to be extremely creative and have a clear understanding of their concepts when appearing for the DAT.

But note that difficulty level can also be subjective, as it may also depend on your level of preparation. For instance, if you prepare well, you may be able to solve even the so-called difficult questions easily.

The last date to submit original documents / last date to surrend PESSAT seat (only for admitted students) is July 2025 (tentative). The detailed schedule will be released at the time of counseling and seat allotment.

Note that the allotment of seats will be as per the merit rank of the candidate in the PESSAT DAT 2025 entrance exam.

PES University will conduct the first round of counseling for PESSAT DAT 2025 in June 2025 (tentative). The candidate will be shortlisted for counseling based on the scores in the PESSAT DAT 2025 entrance exam. The qualifying status of the candidate should ideally be mentioned in the scorecard.

Note that the allotment of seats will be as per PESSAT DAT 2025 merit rank.

Design Aptitude is a test that is a part of most of the Design entrance exams in India. Through this test, the Design institutes examines the designing and creative ability of candidates. It includes questions related to sketching, drawing and reasoning. This test usually is the first step of any design exam. Candidates must focus on its preparations.

The NIFT exam is among the competitive and is also considered among the toughest. So, it is recommended that the candidate starts their exam preparation early. NIFT exam has various components like written exam and Situation Test /Personal Interview. Candidates seeking admission to the B. Des and M.Des courses need to prepare for both the CAT and GAT. The CAT is a drawing-based exam. Now unless the candidate is already well-versed, the exam will be very difficult. So, start early. The same goes for the GAT.

PESSAT DAT 2025 registrations will open in October 2024. The application form will open online at pes.edu. Eligible candidates can apply for the exam following the link given on this page.

When filling out the form, make sure that you use only verifiable and correct data. Or else, the application may be cancelled.

The exam conducting body will accept application form for PESSAT 2026 until around July 2026. Candidates needs to carefully go through the eligibility criteria before filling out the application form. Note that the date entered by the candidate will be verified at the time of counseling and seat allotment.

In a Design Aptitude Test, candidates are asked drawing, sketching and general reasoning questions. Candidate needs to prepare for each question type to get a good score in DAT.

Some of the top design entrance exams that candidates can take include NIFT, NID DAT, UCEED, and SEED.

The PESSAT DAT 2024 exam will be held from January to July, 2025. The candidate needs to book a slot for the exam. 

On exam-day, make sure that you reach the exam center on time. Late comers may not be allowed entry inside the exam center. 

Candidates seeking admission to PES University had to update 12th standard / 2nd PU marks (Only for candidates whose 12th / 2nd PU results are announced) the latest by June 2025 (tentative).

The documents uploaded must be as per the specification given. If there is an anomoly, the candidate may not be able to upload the documnets or the exam officials may reject them.

PES University will conduct the first round of counseling for PESSAT DAT 2025 in July 2025 (tentative). The 2nd round will be conducted once the 1st round concludes.

Candidates will be invited for counseling based on the scores in the PESSAT DAT 2025 entrance exam. Also, the admission committe will verify original documents before comleting admission formalities.