SMEAT Exam 2025: Application & Exam DATE, Admission Process, Eligibility, Syllabus, Seat Matrix

The SMEAT exam is conducted in two parts - Test 1 and Test 2. The duration of each test is 90 minutes and carries 50 marks.

Both the parts are mandatory.

Test 1 (T1) is a General Test of Ability, while Test 2 (T2) is a Test of Creative Competencies. 

The candidate needs to carefully go through the exam pattern to prepare for the exam.

The Srishti Manipal Institute of Art, Design, & Technology, which conducts the SMEAT exam, offers the following courses:

• Undergraduate Programmes: 3-year skill-based vocational programme (BVoc), 4-year professional programme (BDes,  BFA) 
• Postgraduate Programmes: 1-year Diploma programme (PGD), 2-year professional programme (MDes,  MFA,  MPlan), 2-year Arts programme (MA) and 2-year Arts programme: Professional Practices (MA)

The admission to these programs will be on the basis of SMEAT 2024 merit rank.

The Srishti Manipal Institute of Art, Design, & Technology will conduct the SMEAT 2025 exam around the 1st week of April 2025.

The SMEAT entrance exam is conducted in multiple rounds (THREE or more). The candidate has the option to apply in any of the admission rounds.

The application form for SMEAT 2025 is expected to open for Round I tentatively in the 2nd week of January 2025. Candidates who meet the prescribed eligibility criteria may apply.

Sample papers are good resources/ tools to prepare for the SMEAT 2025 entrance exam.

So, you must use it as a part of your exam preparation. You can solve sample papers early in the exam preparation stage.

For exam, after completing a few chapters, solve the relevant problems in the sample paper. By solving sample papers can fix silly mistakes and improve your problem-solving and time management skills.

The SMEAT 2025 exam will be conducted in an online mode at 10 cites across India. The exam will be conducted in multiple rounds.

The exam for Round I will be held around the 1st week of April 2025. The application form for the exam will commence somtime in January 2025.

The candidate can select their exam city when filling out the application form.

The results for the Round II of SMEAT 2025 entrance exam will be declared around the 2nd week of June 2025. The results will declared online at the admission portal of the institute. To check their results, candidates need to log in using their candidate credentials.

The SMEAT 2025 exam for Round I will be conducted around the 1st week of April 2025.

Note that the SMEAT 2025 exam will be conducted in multiple rounds. In the previous edition, THREE admission rounds were conducted.

According to students, SMEAT exam is in the range of average, which is neither too easy and nor too tough. The candidate, however, has to know the syllabus and its core subjects thoroughly in order to score well.

Candidates appearing for SMEAT can also appear in other popular private entrance exams like MITID DAT, Pearl Academy, and FDDI AIST.

There are then the top-tier entrance exams like NIFT, NID, and UCEED. 

Yes, Srishti Manipal Institute of Art, Design and Technology offer one-year PG Diploma course. The PGDP programme allows the individual to choose among two course offerings, the Bridge and the Finish, each of which have been designed to align to different levels of learning.

The SMEAT 2025 exam for Round I will be conducted around the 1st week of April 2025. The application form will open in January 2025 (tentative).

Sample papers can be solved as part of one’s exam preparation startegy very early on. 

If you have completed a few topics given in the SMEAT 2025 syllabus, you may solve all the relevant problems related to the chapters that you have completed. Once you have completed the syllabus, you will be able to attempt the entire sample paper.

It is recommened to solve as many sample papers it is possible.

SMEAT is a national level entrance exam conducted by the Srishti Manipal Institute of Art, Design and Technology. For the current academic session, the entrance exam has three admission rounds. Note that for each round, the application process will be conducted separately. 

The 2nd round of admission process is currently ongoing.

The application form is open from April 6 to May 24, 2024. 

The entrance exam for Round II will be conducted on June 1, 2024.

The admit card for will be released within a few days of the closure of the SMEAT 2025 application form. Admit cards will be issued to all candidates who successfully complete the registration process.

Follow these steps to download the SMEAT 2025 admit card:

1. Go to the admission portal

2. Click on the admit card download link

3. A log-in window will open

4. Enter your candidate credentials

5. On successful log-in, you can download the admit card.

NIFT is one of the most important design entrance exams in the country.

It is also amongst the toughest and most competitive. 

The good thing is there are parts between the two exams that overlap. So, you may also solve NIFT sample papers.

By solving these papers, you can improve your problem-solving skills manifold.

The candidate mustn’t apply if they don’t meet the eligibility criteria.

It is because exam officials will verify the eligibility conditions before seat allotment. If any candidate is found lacking, he or she will be disqualified.

Further, if the candidate is found forging their eligibility, they may not only be disqualified, but criminal charges may also be levied against such candidates.

Srishti Manipal Institute of Art, Design, & Technology will conduct the SMEAT exam for admission to design courses offered by it.

On exam day,  candidates must bring the admit card and a valid photo ID proof on exam day. Without these documents, the candidate will not be allowed to take the exam.

The id proof must be displayed when asked by exam officials.

The online application form for NIFT 2025 is OPEN with regular fees from November 22-January 6, 2025.

With late fees, applications will be accepted from Janaury 7-9, 2025.

The application will be available online at niftadmissions.in. The NTA will also release the detailed admission notification, including the eligibility criteria and information brochure.

Candidates who met the precribed eligibility criteria for their programme can fill out the NIFT 2025 application form before the last date.

Note that NIFT application form will be for admission to the B. Des, M.Des B.FTech M.FTech and MFM courses offered by participating colleges.

The exam center reporting time will be mentioned on the SMEAT 2025 amdit card.

Srishti Manipal Institute of Art, Design, & Technology will issue admit cards a few weeks before the exam. Download the admit card using candidate credetials.

On exam day, reach the centre per the reporting time. Noe that latecomers may be denied entry.

The written tests for the NIFT 2025 exam will be held on February 9, 2025. The detailed schedule has also been released.

The written tests will comprise a General Ability Test (GAT) and a Creative Ability Test (CAT). GAT is mandatory for all candidates, but CAT is only required for B. Des and M. Des candidates. 

The GAT test will be considered in a computer-based mode, whereas the CAT will be offline based. Note that scores of the written exams will be used to shortlist candidates for a Situation Test/ Personal Interview.

The NIFT exam is among the competitive and is also considered among the toughest. So, it is recommended that the candidate starts their exam preparation well in advance, say with around 1 years time in hand. Note that the NIFT exam has various components like written exam and Situation Test /Personal Interview. Candidates seeking admission to the B. Des and M.Des courses need to prepare for both the CAT and GAT. The CAT is a drawing-based exam, meaning the candidate will be evaluated on parameters like intuitive ability, power of observation in concept development, and design ability. Now unless the candidate is already well-versed, developing these skills will take time. So, it is prudent to start early. The same goes for the GAT.

NID application form 2025 opened on September 3, 2024. The application form is open online at the NID admission portal -admissions.nid.edu. Candidates who meet the program-specific eligibility criteria may apply before the last date.

The NID application form is for admission to the B. Des and M.Des courses offered by participating colleges. 

The last date to apply for NID DAT 2025 is December 6, 2024 (extended from December 3). The candidate can also edit the submitted application from December 4-9, 2024.

The NID DAT 2025 (Prelims) exam will be conducted on January 5, 2025.

The National Institute of Design (NID) will conduct the DAT Prelims exam on January 5, 2025.

The B.Des exam will be held from 10 am - 1 pm; meanwhile, the M.Des exam will be held from 10 am - 12.30 am.

The DAT Prelims for the B.Des programme will be conducted in a paper-and-pencil/pen mode. The question paper may  incude both textual and visual questions. Other details like duration of the exam, marking scheme, etc. will be published in the DAT Prelims admit card.

The candidate needs to report for the exam at 8 am. Gates closing time is 9.30 am. 

The DAT Prelims exam for the M.Des programme will be conducted offline and include a mix of objective and subjective questions. The paper will have a total of 100 questions.

Srishti Manipal Institute of Art, Design, & Technology will not release any draft answer key for the SMEAT 2025 exam.

Since there is no keys, there will be no answer key challenge option as well.

SMEAT officice will directly release the SMEAT 2025 exam results on its admission portal. Log in to the the result portal to check your results.

No, the candidate is not allowed to carry electronic gadgets inside the exam hall.

Any candidate who is found in possession of such items may be disqualified. 

So, don’t carry such items inside the exam hall. Follow the guidelines issued by the exam conducting authority.

The Srishti Manipal Institute of Art, Design, & Technology will not release any draft answer key.

However, the institute release the answer key for the current academic session, the download link will be provided here.

The answer key it will contain details like the answer key code for each question. The candidate may also be allowed to challenge the draft key in some cases.

The SMEAT 2025 results will be declared online at the admission portal of the Srishti Manipal Institute of Art, Design, & Technology. 

To check your results, you need to go to the portal and follow these steps:

1. Click on the result link

2. A log-in window will open

3. Enter your log-in credentials

4. On log-in, you can download the scorecard.

Download and take a printout of the scorecard.

To participate in the SMEAT 2025 seat allotment process, the candidate must have qualified in the exam. You need to check your qualifying status in the SMEAT scorecard.

The seat allotment to various design courses offered by Srishti Manipal Institute of Art, Design, & Technology will be based on:

• SMEAT 2025 merit rank of the candidate 

• The seat intake 

• Options selected for admission

The scorecard will be valid for the current academic session only. So, using the scorecard, the candidate can apply for admission in the 2025-25 academic session.

Srishti Manipal Institute of Art, Design, & Technology will only accept SMEAT 2025 scores of the current session.

The SMAET 2025 result will be released online on the Srishti Manipal Institute of Art, Design, & Technology admission portal.

The SMAET 2025 scorecard will carry the following information.

• Candidate's name

• Roll number 

• Sectional score

• Overall score

• Merit rank in SMEAT 2025

The scorecard will be available for download in pdf format. Download and take a printout.

If the candidate doesn’t accept the seat allocated to him or her during SMEAT 2025 counseling, the allotment will be canceled.

Also, the vacant seat will be allocated to the candidate next in the order of merit.

So, if the candidate wants to retain the seat, they must make the payment before the deadline.

In the last few days leading up to the SMEAT 2025 exam, the candidate needs to follow these tips:

• Don’t start any new topics as it will only add to the pressure. Also, you will end up transferring revision time left to preparing the new topics.

• Do timely revision and go through the important topics.

• Solve SMEAT 2025 sample papers

• Take mock tests a few days before the exam.

• Eat and stay healthy

On the day of the SMEAT 2025 exam, follow these rules:

• Carry the SMEAT 2025 admit card and an ID proof

• Reach the exam centre on time; late comers may be barred from entering the exam

• Follow the exam guidelines, for instance, don't carry any barred items inside the exam venue 

• Follow instructions given by the invigilator. 

The best books for SMEAT 2025 will have the following characteristics:

• Good books will cover the SMEAT 2025 syllabus

• Will contain few to no errors

• Will be written in layman's or easily understandable language

• These books will also have infographics to explain various concepts. 

• Good books will also contain lots of practice material and examples.

Yes, the candidate may contact the exam officials via phone. You should call the officials during office hours.

Also, if you have an issue, don’t wait until to late.

Srishti Manipal Institute of Art, Design, & Technology officials will help the candidate only if they reach out in time.

Candidates who qualify in the WWI 2025 written exam will next have to appear in a Personal Interview. The list of eligible candidates will be publised on the admission portal.

Note that is mandatory for the candidate to appear in all the stages of the WWI entrance exam. Or else the candidate will not be included in the merit list.

Typically there is no option to edit the application form. So, you need to be careful when filling out the form.

Make sure that you are uploading the correct documents and as per the given format. Also, the entered data must be correct.

Keep visiting the Srishti Manipal Institute of Art, Design, & Technology webiste for the latest updates.

To appear in the UCEED 2025 exam, the candidate needs to meet the following criteria:

• Age limit: The candidate must be born on or after October 1, 2000. In the case of candidates belonging to SC, ST, and PwD categories, there is a relaxation of 5 years.

• Number of attempts - A candidate is allowed to appear in UCEED exam for a maximum of two times and that too in consecutive years.

• Academic requirements - The candidate must have passed 10+2 exam in 2024. Candidates appearing in the qualifying exam in the exam year may also apply. Also, note that students from all streams are eligible for UCEED 2025. 

The application form for UCEED 2025 has opened. As per the official notification, the application fee has been revised.

Here we provide the category-wise UCEED application fee.

• Female candidates (all categories) and SC/ST/PwD candidates had to pay INR 2,000.
• All other candidates needed to pay INR 4,000 as the application fee.

Mode of fee payment

The fee has to be paid online using credit card/ debit card/ internet banking. Note that the UCEED application fee is no-refundable. This means, once the fee is paid, it will not be refunded whether you appear in the UCEED 2025 exam or not.

The application form for UCEED 2025 is now closed.

The last date to apply with regular fee was October 31; with late fees, applications were accepted till November 18, 2024.

IIT Bombay opened the application form for UCEED 2025 on October 1, 2024.  It also launched a new website and released the admission notification.

The application link was given here. 

The candidate had the option to apply for UCEED 2025 both with regular and late fees.

UCEED application form is for admission to the B. Des programme offered by participating colleges. Candidates who met the prescribed eligibility criteria were able to apply for admission.

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.

In a Design Aptitude Test, candidates are asked drawing, sketching and general reasoning questions. The candidate needs to prepare for each question type to get a good score in DAT.

Some of the top design entrance exams that the candidate can take include NIFT, NID DAT, UCEED, and SEED.

Some of the skills of candidates that are tested in DAT include:

• Design ability
• Observation skills
• Illustration skills
• Problem-solving skills
• Imaginative skills
• Space Visualization

To get a good score in the DAT, the candidate must work on each of these skills.

The application process for SMEAT 2025 is expected to OPEN in January 2025.

Candidates who meet the prescribed eligibility criteria can apply before the last date. The application link will be given on this page. 

Note that SMEAT applications are open in THREE rounds.

The application form for Round 2 will open once application closes for Round I. 

The application form for SMEAT 2025 will open in January 2025.

Candidates can fill the application form online at admission portal of Srishti Manipal Institute of Art, Design, & Technology. Hard copies of the application will not be accepted.

The last date to fill out the SMEAT 2025 application form for Round I will be notified on the admission portal of the institute.

Note that only such candidates who meet the prescribed elgibility criteria should apply.

The SMEAT fee structure is given below.

The application fee for SMEAT exam is INR 5,000. Also, for every additonal course, the candidate has to pay another INR 1,000. The fee has to be paid online. In case the application fee isn't paid, the application form will be considered incomplete.

The application form for SMEAT 2025 will open for Round I in January 2025.

Note SMEAT 2025 admission will be conducted in multiple rounds.