Compare UID Ahmedabad vs Institute of Design, Nirma University, Ahmedabad

UID's Entrance Exam Two-Tier Evaluation Process                                                

Tier 1 - UID DAT Exam - Design Aptitude Test                                               

 Tier 2 - General Category Window: Situation Test and Portfolio Evaluation   (Offline)                                           

NRI/Management: Portfolio evaluation (Online)

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

STEP 1: Entrance examination:
A. UCEED 2026: 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 2025 or appearing in 2026, in  ANY STREAM (Science, Commerce or Arts and Humanities) are eligible to appear for UCEED 2026. 

STEP 2 : Situation test & Personal Interview

The applicants shortlisted by the Admissions Committee, on the basis of performance in the UCEED / NU-DET 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 of UCEED Candidates will be conducted offline.

A candidate must have 10+2 pass from any recognized higher secondary board/ institute.

The candidates seeking admission in the first year of the degree program leading to Bachelor of Design (BDes) shall have passed the HSC examination (10+2) or any other recognized examination considered equivalent by Nirma University with a minimum 50% aggregate mark.

OR

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