DE-CODE 2025: Application (OPEN), Exam DATE, Eligibility, Syllabus, Admission Process

It is mandatory for the candidate to appear for personal interview in order to complete the admission process. Candidates who do not appear on the scheduled date will lose the chance to be admitted in the institute and the opportunity will be given to the next ranked candidate.

The final merit list of DE-CODE will be prepared by giving weightage to the written exam and the personal interview. The weightage for each exam component will be decided by the institute.

The Center for Design Excellence (CODE) offers the following design courses at its various centers. 

Admission to each of these courses will be based on the merit rank of the candidate in the DE-CODE 2024 exam.

Vivekananda Global University (VGU), Jaipur, will not release any cut-off for the entrance exam; instead, it will make available the list of selected candidates. The selected list will be released soon after the declaration of exam resuts. 

Candidates may note that DE-CODE don't rank as one of the top entrance exams in the country unlike exams like NID DAT, UCEED, and NIFT. So, if you make a little bit of effort, you should easily get a good enough rank to get admission to VGU.

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.

Some of the skills of candidates that are tested in DAT include:

• Design ability
• Observation skills
• Illustration skills
• Problem-solving skills
• Imaginative skills
• Space Visualization

To get a good score in the DAT, the candidate must work on each of these skills.

NID application form 2025 opened on September 3, 2024. The application form is open online at the NID admission portal -admissions.nid.edu. Candidates who meet the program-specific eligibility criteria may apply before the last date.

The NID application form is for admission to the B. Des and M.Des courses offered by participating colleges. 

The last date to apply for NID DAT 2025 is December 6, 2024 (extended from December 3). The candidate can also edit the submitted application from December 4-9, 2024.

The NID DAT 2025 (Prelims) exam will be conducted on January 5, 2025.

The DE-CODE exam will be conducted in June 2024. Candidates need to qualify the design aptitude test to take admission in design courses offered at Vivekanand Global University and Invertis University.

The exam will be conducted in a computer-based online mode and will be of three hours. The question paper will comprise two papers: An aptitude Test (Multiple Choice Questions) and Creativity Test (Subjective Questions).

Candidates who qualify in the written exam have to next appear in a Portfolio/Studio Test and Personal Interview.

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.

Admission to design courses at the university is conducted based on merit of the candidate in the DE-CODE exam.

Note that the DE-CODE exam is made up of the following two sub-exams.

• Performance of the candidate in the Design Aptitude Test (DAT)
• Personal interview (Portfolio / Studio Test)

It takes months of preparation and dedication in order to ace an entrance exam. The candidate needs to be thorough and should know the syllabus well enough.When preparing for the DE-CODE exam, make it a point to take notes. Taking notes will not only help the candidate improve concentration, but these notes can come in very handy for quick revision. Also, solve sample papers and take mock tests.

The exam officials will not release any draft DE-CODE 2025 answer key.

However, if it decides to release the answer key, the same will be updated here.

In case the draft key is released, it will contain details like the answer key code for each question.

The candidate will also be allowed to challenge the draft key in some cases.

The DE-CODE 2025 results will be declared online at the admission portal of the institute. 

To check your results, you need to go to the portal and follow these steps:

1. Click on the result link

2. A log-in window will open

3. Enter your log-in credentials

4. On log-in, you can download the scorecard.

Download and take a printout of the scorecard.

The DE-CODE 2025 result will be released online. The scorecard will carry the following information.

• The name and roll number of the candidate

• Sectional score

• Overall score

• Merit rank

The scorecard will be available for download in pdf format. Download and take a printout.

Exam officials will not release any draft answer key for DE-CODE 2025.

Also, with no answer keys being released, their will be no option to challenge it as well.

The exam officice will directly release the exam results on its admission portal. You can check your results by logging into the result portal.

The DE-CODE 2025 scorecard will be valid for the current academic session only. So, using the scorecard, you will be able to get admission in the 2025-25 academic session.

You can’t use the scorecard for admission in the next session.

It takes months of preparation and dedication in order to ace an entrance exam. The candidate needs to be thorough and should know the syllabus well enough.When preparing for the DE-CODE exam, make it a point to take notes. Taking notes will not only help the candidate improve concentration, but these notes can come in very handy for quick revision. Also, solve sample papers and take mock tests.

The syllabus for the DE-CODE exam will be prescribed by Center for Design Excellence (CODE). The syllabus will include the topics the candidate needs to prepare for the exam.

The Design Aptitude Test of the DE-CODE exam will cover the following topics/subjects: 

• Visualization and Spatial Ability
• Ecological and Public Awareness
• Analytical and Logical Reasoning
• Verbal Communication and Creativity
• Observation and Design Sensitivity
• Design Thinking and Problem Solving

The exam pattern for DE-CODE exam is postulated by the Center for Design Excellence (CODE).

Note: One-fourth marks for each question will be deducted for an incorrect attempt. 

Along with the syllabus, make sure that you also consult the updated syllabus.

The eligibility criteria for admission to the Bachelor of Design (BDes) course at the Vivekananda Global University (VGU), Jaipur, through the DE-CODE entrance exam is given below.

•  The candidate must have cleared HSC examination (10+2) or completed 10+2 level from a recognised Central/State Board of Secondary Examination or any other recognised examination with a minimum of 45% aggregate marks
• Additionally, candidates who have studied at any Public School/Board/University Examination in India or in Foreign countries which is recognised by the Association of Indian Universities to be equivalent to the 10+2 system with a minimum of 45% aggregate marks, can also apply.
• Candidates who have passed a three or four-year Diploma that is recognised by AICTE or a State Board of Technical Education with a minimum of 50% aggregate marks can also apply.

The candidate seeking admission to the design courses offered at Vivekananda Global University (VGU), Jaipur, has to first appear in the DE-CODE 2024 written exam. Scores of the exam will be then used to shortlist candidates for the next admission round, which includes a Studio Test and Personal Interview.

It is mandatory for the candidate to appear in all the exam components. If the candidate fails to do so, he or she will be disqualfiied from the admission process.