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Bachelor of Design Admissions 2025

Bachelor of Design Admissions 2025

Admission Details

Bachelor of Design (Product and Interaction Design): 40 seats
Bachelor of Design (Communication Design): 40 seats
Total 80 seats
Up to fifteen percent of intake is allocated for admission to NRI/NRI sponsored candidates.*

Over and above the intake of 80, 15% (supernumerary) seats are also allocated for admissions to persons of Indian origin, foreign nationals and children of Indian workers of Gulf countries/South-East Asia.

More details on number of seats, eligibility, fees, online application link, etc. for INTERNATIONAL ADMISSIONS can be found from the following website:

http://internationalrelations.nirmauni.ac.in/admissions

Sr No Details Dates for Candidates

1.

Commencement of Online Registration Monday, 21st October, 2024

2.

Last Date of Registration Saturday, 25th January 2025

3.

Offline UCEED examination (conducted by IIT Bombay) Sunday, 19th January 2025

4.

Declaration of UCEED results Friday, 07th March 2025

5.

Offline Situation Test and Personal Interviews conducted at 3 centres in India Between 27th January 2025 to 02nd February 2025

 6.

Declaration of Merit List 1 by the Institute of Design Friday, 14th March 2025

7.

Provisional Offer letter to be issued Friday, 21st March 2025

8.

Last date of payment of Fees by selected candidates Will be informed along with the provisional admission offer letter

9.

Commencement of Semester I  July 2025
  1. The candidates seeking admission in the first year of degree programme leading to Bachelor of Design (BDes) shall have passed the HSC examination (10+2) or any other recognised examination considered equivalent by Nirma University with minimum 50% aggregate mark.

OR

  1. The candidates holding 10+3 diploma approved by State Board of Technical Education or any other board/university considered equivalent by Nirma University with minimum 50% aggregate marks will also be eligible.

Filling Online Application Form
1. Applicants should register a new user account in the website of Institute of Design, Nirma University to log into the online application form. The login details will be used for filling the admission form and checking the status of the application later.

2. After successful login, the admission form will be displayed.

3. Applicants need to fill their information in the online application form available on the website, with payment of the non-refundable application processing fees. The application processing fees under various categories are as follows:

Sr.No Details Proposed Amount
1. General Quota candidates  2000/- + applicable taxes
2. NRI & NRI sponsored candidates  3000/- + applicable taxes

4.The payment should be made online by credit card/debit card/net banking/UPI.

The selection process of admission to the Bachelor of Design programme consists of the following stages:

STEP 1: Entrance examination:

UCEED 2025: Undergraduate Common Entrance Examination for Design conducted by IIT Bombay.

Admissions to the Bachelor of Design (BDes) programmes at Institute of Design, Nirma University is done through the shared results of the Undergraduate Common Entrance Examination for Design (UCEED) score conducted by IIT Bombay, the organising institute of the UCEED exam.

Students who passed Class XII (or equivalent) in 2024 or appearing in 2025, in  ANY STREAM (Science, Commerce or Arts and Humanities) are eligible to appear for UCEED 2025. For more details, please visit the website: http://www.uceed.iitb.ac.in/index.html

STEP 2 : Situation test & Personal Interview

The applicants shortlisted by the Admissions Committee, on the basis of performance in the UCEED will be invited for an Situation test and Personal Interview.

Situation test and Personal Interview of candidates will evaluate general awareness, aptitude and interests, quality of responses to social and cultural issues and candidates ability to articulate their thoughts through creative work done by them.

(This could include drawings, paintings, photographs, films/videos made by the student, craft work, project work, models, written work such as articles, stories, essays, poems, etc. This may be presented to the interview panel. Students should limit the portfolio to a maximum of 10 of their works in total.)

* Additionally, the applicant shall present the necessary original documents for verification. (Two sets of photocopies of original documents to be presented.)

** Personal interviews will be conducted offline.

Sr.No. Examination Weightage
1 UCEED Examination (Part A) 60%
2 Offline Situation test and Personal Interview* 40%

The following documents are to be produced at time of personal interview:

  1. SSC Examination (Std X) Mark-sheet
  2. HSC Examination (Std XII) Mark-sheet
  3. School Leaving Certificate or Transfer Certificate
  4. Diploma Examination Mark-sheet, if applicable
  5. Latest Passport Size Photograph of the applicants

Additional documents to be submitted by NRI/NRI sponsored category applicants:

  1. Proof of residence of sponsor (applicable to NRI sponsored applicant)
  2. Passport of self and his/her mother and / or father (applicable to NRI applicant)
  3. Affidavit from sponsoring person (applicable to NRI sponsored only)
  4. Equivalence Certificate from Association of Indian Universities, New Delhi (if an applicant has passed a qualifying examination from outside India)
  5. Any other relevant certificate

Successful candidates will be made an offer of provisional admission to join the Institute of Design at Nirma University, subject to fulfilling minimum eligibility criteria. Candidates will be informed through e-mails provided in the online application form at every stage of admission. Applicants are therefore advised to check the updates on the website and their respective e-mail IDs at regular intervals. The institute will not be responsible for non-receipt or delay of any communication which is sent to the candidate’s e-mail ID provided in the admission application form.

Provisional offer of admission will be valid only for the particular programme opted by the candidate in the given academic session.

No. Particulars General NRI
1 TUITION FEE (Per Annum) Rs.390000/- US$ 7000/-
2 OTHER FEES    
a. University Enrollment (One Time) Rs.1000/- Rs.1000/-
b. Examination Fees – UG (Per Annum) Rs.11000/- Rs.11000/-
c. Foundation, Orientation, Welcome Kit (One Time) Rs.2000/- Rs.2000/-
d. Student Activities Fees Rs.10000/- Rs.10000/-
  Total Other Fees (a+b+c+d) Rs.24000/- Rs.24000/-
3 REFUNDABLE SECURITY Rs.7000/-  Rs.7000/- 

Note:

1. The merit list does not give guarantee for admission to B.Des Programme. The admission will purely be based on merit, verification of original  documents and fulfillment of minimum eligibility criteria for admission to the programme.

The fee for the hostel and related charges will be intimated at the time of admission.

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