UID DAT 2025: Registration OPEN, Step-wise Process & Fees, Syllabus, Pattern, Admission Schedule

The Unitedworld Institute of Design (UID) will conduct the UID DAT 2025 entrance exam. The exam will be conducted online.

The scores of the exam will be considred for admission to design courses offered by the institute.

UID DAT exam dates will be announced soon.

Sample papers are good resources/ tools to prepare for the UID DAT 2025 exam. This is becasue sample papers will contain the similar types of questions to those asked in the actual exam.

So, the more sample papers the candidate solves, the better they will get.

Sample papers will help the candidate avoid silly mistakes, improve problem-solving, and develop time management skills.

The Unitedworld Institute of Design (UID) has released the UID DAT 2025 application form. Candidates who meet the prescribed eligibility criteria may apply before the last date.

The application form has to be submitted online.

Eligible candidates need to apply before the last date.

UID DAT 2025 applicaition form is open.

The candidate has to apply for UID DAT 2025 entrance exam online. Applications submitted offline will not be accepted. 

As part of the application process, the candidate needs to get registered, fill in important information, upload documents, and pay the application fees.

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.

DAT entrance exam is considered to be moderate. IN NID DAT, more weightage is given to subjective, drawing related questions. Thus, candidates need to be extremely creative and have a clear understanding of their concepts when appearing for the DAT.

But note that difficulty level can also be subjective, as it may also depend on your level of preparation. For instance, if you prepare well, you may be able to solve even the so-called difficult questions easily.

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.

The UID DAT 2025 application form may be filled out by candidates who meet the eligibility criteria. Also, applications have to be submitted within the last date.

The Unitedworld Institute of Design (UID) will not have a late fee application window. 

So, applications will have to be submitted with regular fee only.

Once the UID DAT application form 2025 is submitted, there is no option to edit it. So, candidates need to be careful when filling out the application form.

Also, ensure that you meet the prescribed eligibility criteria. 

Any candidate who don't meet the eligibility conditions will be disqualified.

The candidate will have to pay the UID DAT 2025 application fee when filling out the application form. The category-wise application fee for the exam is given below.

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

So, the candidate must make it a point to solve sample papers regularly as part of exam preparation plan.

Sample papers can be solved at any stage of UID DAT exam preparation.

By solving enough sample papers, you can put an end to silly mistakes and improve your problem-solving and time management skills.

Sample papers can be solved as part of the UID DAT 2025 exam preparation. 

The sample papers can be solved from the early stages of the exam preparation.

After completing a few topics, solve all the related questions. As you move deeper into the syllabus, there will be more questions to solve.

Solve as many sample papers as you can.

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 admit card for UID DAT 2025 will be released within a few days of the closure of the application form.

To download the admit card, follow these steps:

1. Go to the UID DAT 2025 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.

The candidate mustn’t apply if they don’t meet the UID DAT 2025 eligibility criteria.

This 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.

Yes, you need to bring a valid photo ID proof on exam day. Without the ID, the candidate will not be allowed inside the exam hall. The ID proof must be in the original.

Photocopies will not be accepted.

The id proof must be displayed by the candidate if exam officials ask for it. Also, bring the admit card and follow the exam guidelines.

The UID DAT 2025 admit card will include the date and timings of the exam. It will also have the reporting time.

You need to reach the exam centre as per the reporting time. If you reach the exam center after the exam has commenced, you may not be allowed allowed to appear in the UID DAT exam.

So, be on time.

No, the candidate is not allowed to carry electronic gadgets inside the UID DAT 2025 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 Unitedworld Institute of Design (UID) will not release UID DAT 2025 answer key. 

If the stattus quo changes, the details will be updated here.

The exam officice will directly release the exam results on its admission portal. You can check your results by logging into the result portal.

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 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.

Candidates will be offered admission to design courses at the United Institute of Design through the UID Aptitude Test.

The UID entrance exam scores will be used to shortlist candidates for a counseling round.

The allotment of seats to the design courses will be based on UID DAT 2025 merit.

As part of the counseling round for admissions candidates need to take part in an orientation to understand what to expect in courses offered at the design school. Thereafter, candidates need to submit their course fees and important documents for admission.

To check UID Aptitude Test 2025 results, follow the steps listed below.

1. Visit the official website of Unitedworld Institute of Design (UID)
2. Click on the UID Result link
3. Enter your log-in details
4. View UID Aptitude Test results
5. Download & save the result for UID Aptitude Test 2025

The exam officials will not release any draft answer key for the UID DAT 2025 exam.

However, if it does release the answer key, the details will be updated here. The direct link to download the answer key will also be given on this page.

The draft will contain the answer key code for each question. Using these keys, the candidate can calculate the probable score.

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.

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.