DE-CODE Exam Dates 2025: Registration (OPEN), Check Full Schedule

Updated on Dec 10, 2025 14:42 IST

By Sayeba Naushad, Assistant Manager

DE-CODE exam 2026 dates: The application for DE-CODE is open now. The Vivekanand Global University (VGU) will conduct the DE-CODE exam soon.

The detailed exam dates of DE-CODE 2026 will be released at the admission portal of the institute. The exam dates will cover events like the registration start and last dates, exam dates, admit card issue dates, and other post-exam event dates. The application form for DE-CODE 2026 is open. The candidate needs to keep following this article for all the latest updates on the DE-CODE 2026 exam.

Table of contents

DE-CODE Important Dates 2026
DE-CODE Exam 2026 Application Process
DE-CODE FAQs

DE-CODE Important Dates 2026

Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of DE-CODE 2026 exam

Dates	Upcoming Exam Dates
Nov ' 25 - Dec ' 25	DE-CODE 2026 Registration START Date TENTATIVE
May ' 26	DE-CODE 2026 Exam Date TENTATIVE

DE-CODE Exam 2026 Application Process

DeskCalendar Registration: Nov ' 25 - Dec ' 25

Candidates willing to appear for DE-CODE Exam 2026 will have to go through the application process given below:

Application Form: The DE-CODE 2026 application forms are released on the official admission portal. Candidates can avail of the form online. Before filling out the form, applicants are advised to check the eligibility criteria, as ineligible forms will not be entertained. The application fee is INR 2,000.
Admit Card: Candidates who will successfully fill out and submit their application forms along with the application fee will be able to download their respective DE-CODE admit cards from the official website. The admit cards are generally released two weeks prior to the entrance exam.
Entrance Exam: For the upcoming session, the Centre for Design Excellence will conduct the examination in online mode. Candidates are advised to carefully check and go through the exam pattern, marking scheme and syllabus before appearing for the entrance test.
Entrance Exam Result: The entrance exam result will be declared on the official website. Successful candidates will be called for a personal interview (PI).
Declaration of final result/counselling: Candidates who will clear the second round (PI) will be called in for the counselling session. The declaration of the final result will be announced soon. Candidates called for counselling will have to carry along the required documents.

Commonly asked questions

Q: How can I get admission to Vivekananda Global University (VGU), Jaipur, through DE-CODE?

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)

Q: When will the DE-CODE exam cut-off be released?

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.

DE-CODE FAQs

Find the important FAQs of DE-CODE:

Commonly asked questions

Q: How to crack the DE-CODE exam?

It takes months of preparation and dedication in order to ace an entrance exam.

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.

Q: What is Design aptitude test?

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.

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