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IICD Exam Pattern 2025 - The Indian Institute of Crafts and Design (IICD) releases the exam pattern of IICD 2025 on its admission portal.
The exam pattern can be checked online at the IICD admission portal.
It is recommended that the candidate refer to the IICD exam pattern 2025 for exam preparation.
The exam pattern will provide insights into the mode, duration, section-wise weightage, number of questions, marking scheme, and other vital details about the IICD 2025 exam.
The candidate can use these insights to prepare for the IICD 2025 exam.
The application form for IICD 2025 opened on October 1, 2024. The application form may be completed by January 7, 2025.
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IICD 2025 Exam Pattern
IICD entrance exam pattern 2025 is such that the test will be divided into three sections – written paper, portfolio submission, and one personal interview round. IICD admissions 2025 will be done on the basis of a candidate’s score in all three rounds.
The weightage for each round of the IICD exam is mentioned in the table below:
| Evaluation Criteria |
Weightage |
|---|---|
| Written Test (SoP) |
30% |
| Portfolio Submission |
50% |
| Personal Interview Round |
20% |
| Total |
100% |
Note: A portfolio can include any piece of creative work done by a candidate such as sketching, painting, embroidery, photography, writing, and material work. Showing a portfolio to the interview panel would help them understand a candidate's capabilities, informs the official website.
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The personal interview round will be conducted in online mode. In the interview, the panel will evaluate the individual personalities of candidates along with the following attributes:
- Aptitude to crafts
- Intelligence Quotient (IQ)
- Communication Ability
- General Awareness about Crafts & Design
- Overall Personal Achievements in academics and co-curricular activities
IICD Syllabus 2025
The syllabus for the IICD 2025 exam will be provided on the admission portal of the Indian Institute of Crafts and Design (IICD).
The candidate must consult the syllabus in tandem with the exam pattern.
The IICD 2025 exam syllabus will include the subject-wise topics that the candidate needs to prepare for the exam. Note that more focus should be given to topics that carry higher weightage.
Also, make a study plan so that the syllabus can be completed on time.
IICD Exam 2025 FAQs
Here are few FAQs related to the IICD 2025 exam. Read on.
Q: When will the IICD exam be conducted?
The IICD 2025 entrance exam will be conducted by January 25, 2025. The exam will have three parts - Part A - General Awareness, Creativity & Perception Test and, Part B – a. Material, Color & Conceptual Test, b. Personal Interview, and C. Personal Interview.
The results of the IICD 2025 exam will be declared on February 21, 2025. Candidates who have qualified in the exam are eligible for admission and need to subnmit the semester fees online.
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Q: When will online applications open for IICD exam?
Online applications for the IICD 2025 exam opened on October 7, 2024. Applications have to be filled by candidates who met the prescribed eligibility criteria. The last date for filling the application form is Janaury 7, 2024. Candidates who successfully fill out the application form can download the admit cards for IICD 2025 once it is released.
The Indian Institute of Crafts and Design (IICD) will conduct the IICD 2025 exam by Janaury 25, 2025.
Upvote Q: What are the various components of the IICD entrance exam?
The IICD 2025 entrance exam has the following components:
- Part A - General Awareness, Creativity & Perception Test
- Part B – a. Material, Color & Conceptual Test, b. Personal Interview
- Part C - Personal Interview
It is mandatory for the candidate to appear in all the stages of the IICD 2025 entrance exam. If the candidate misses out on any of the above exams, he or she will not be included in the IID 2025 merit list, which will be used for counseling and seat allotment.
Upvote Q: Does the IICD entrance exam candidate need to bring a portfolio with them?
Yes, the candidate had to bring with them a few of their best works as samples that can be displayed at the time of the personal interview. Items that can be displayed incude - sketching, painting, embroidery, photography, etc.
Note that candidates will be shortlisted for the portfolio round based on their performance in the written exam.
Also, for preparing the final results, weightage will be given both to the written exam and the portfolio.
Upvote Q: What are the abilities that is evaluated in the IICD personal interview?
The IICD 2025 personal interview will evauate the following abilites:
- Aptitude to crafts
- Intelligence quotient (IQ)
- Communication Ability
- General Awareness about Crafts & Design
- Overall Personal Achievements in academics and co-curricular activities.
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Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered a month ago
The IICD exam admit card 2025 for will be released within a few days of the closure of the application form. The admit card has to be dowloaded online from the admission portal.
To download the IICD admit card, follow these steps:
Go to the admission portal
Click on the admit card download link
In the l
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered a month ago
To participate in the IICD exam seat allotment process, the candidate must have qualified in the IICD DAT 2025 exam. The seat allotment to various design courses will be based on:
The merit rank of the candidate in IICD 2025 exam
The seat intake for the applied program
Options selected by the candidate
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered 2 months ago
In the last few days leading up to the IICD DAT 2025 exam, the candidate needs to follow these tips:
Don’t start any new topics, as it will only eat into the revision time.
- Do timely revision; focus more on the difficult topics
Solve as many sample papers as possible
Take mock tests for the exam
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 months ago
If the candidate doesn’t accept the seat allocated during IICD 2025 counseling process, the seat will be canceled.
Also, the seat in that case will be allocated to the candidate next in the order of merit in IICD 2025 exam.
So, it is the responsibility of the candidate to pay the seat-acceptance fee b
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 months ago
To participate in the IICD exam seat allotment process, the candidate must have qualified in the IICD DAT 2025 exam.
The seat allotment to various design courses will be based on:
The merit rank of the candidate in IICD 2025 exam
The seat intake for the applied program
Options selected by the candidate
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 months ago
The 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.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 months ago
The IICD 2025 exam result will be released online. The scorecard of IICD 2025 exam will carry the following information.
The name and roll number of the candidate
Sectional score
Overall score
Merit rank in IICD exam 2025
The scorecard will be available for download in pdf format. Download and take a pri
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 months ago
Admission officials will release the results of IICD exam 2025 online at the admission portal of the institute.
To check your results, follow these steps:
- Go to the admission portal of the institute
Click on the result link
A log-in window will open
Enter your log-in credentials
On log-in, you can downlo
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 months ago
The results of IICD 2025 exam 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:
Click on the result link
A log-in window will open
Enter your log-in credentials
On log-in, you can download the scorecard.
Download
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 months ago
The exam officials will not release any draft answer key of IICD exam 2025.
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 chall
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Contributor-Level 10
How can I download my IICD exam admit card for admission to Indian Institute of Crafts and Design?