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Admission to all of the design courses is on the basis of the candidates’ performance in
the two-stages of Design Aptitude Test. The objective of these exams is to assess the
knowledge, skills and behavioral abilities of candidates.

Stage 1: Design Aptitude Test (DAT) Prelims

Stage 2: Design Aptitude Test (DAT) Mains

The MBA-PGPX is meant for experienced professionals with a Bachelor’s Degree and at least 4 years of experience.

Following are the basic criteria for the PGPX Application:

• A Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in any discipline. (Minimum 15 years of study as per the education system in India i.e. 10 + 2 + 3 or 4 as the case may be.)
   
• Minimum Age of 25 years as on March 31, 2026 (i.e. must be born on or before March 31, 2001.) There is no upper age limit.
   
• A valid GMAT /GRE score
  (GMAT /GRE scores taken within the last 5 years. The earliest acceptable GMAT/GRE test date for the two rounds are - Round 1: September 08, 2020, and Round 2: November 24, 2020 )
  • The new GMAT Focus Edition exam scores will also be acceptable.
  • Online GMAT/GRE (Take home) exam scores are not valid, only test centre-based GMAT/GRE scores are valid.
• Minimum 4 years of full-time work experience after completion of graduation as on March 31, 2026.

Age Limit: 

● For Indian Nationals in General Category and General EWS Category: Only those candidates born on or after 1 July 2003 are eligible to apply for admission. 

● For Indian Nationals in Reserved Category (Other Backward Class-Non Creamy Layer (OBC-NCL), Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST): Only those candidates born on or after 1 July 2000 are eligible to apply for admission. 

● For Indian Nationals in PwD Reserved Category: Only those candidates born on or after 1 July 1998 are eligible to apply for admission. 

● For Foreign Nationals in Overseas (Supernumerary) Category: Only those candidates born on or after 1 July 2003 are eligible to apply for admission.

Educational Qualification: 

Examinations considered equivalent to these are as follows: 

● Final examination of the 10+2 system under a Central or State Board recognized by the Association of Indian Universities

● Intermediate or two-year pre-University examination under a Board or University recognized by the Association of Indian Universities. 

● Final examination of the two-year course of the Joint Services Wing of the National Defence Academy. 

● Senior Secondary School examination under the National Institute of Open Schooling, with a minimum of five subjects. 

● Any public school, Board or University examination completed in India or in any foreign country recognized as equivalent to the 10+2 system by the Association of Indian Universities. 

● H.S.C. vocational examination. 

● General Certificate Education (GCE) examination at the Advanced (A) level taken in London, Cambridge or Sri Lanka. 

● AICTE-approved three-year Full time Diploma after Class X offered by Board of Technical Education of any state in India or Union Territories as mentioned on 

● Candidates who have completed final examinations for class XII (or equivalent) outside India or from a Board not specified above should produce an equivalence certificate from the Association of Indian Universities (AIU) confirming that the examination they have passed is equivalent to the Class XII examination conducted in India. This certificate is required to be submitted at the time of document verification. Visit http://www.aiu.ac.in for more details about how to obtain an equivalence certificate.