Coronavirus Impact on Design Exam Schedule 2020

Coronavirus Impact on Design Exam Schedule 2020

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Updated on Apr 13, 2020 20:08 IST

With COVID-19 lockdown being extended, events related to many design entrance exams like NID DAT, NIFT and SEED have been postponed. Find out how admissions in design colleges will get impacted due to Coronavirus outbreak.

Coronavirus Impact on Design Exam Schedule 2020

With the entire world in lockdown, COVID-19 has also hit the education sector. The Government has ordered all educational institutes to ensure the safety of its staff and students at all costs. Due to this, maximum educational institutes are being shut down and admissions in most colleges are also been postponed.

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The good news for Design aspirants is that most of the written entrance exams are already over and results for maximum exams have been declared. As of now the only casualty in the Design sector is NID DAT 2020, NIFT 2020 Entrance Exam and SEED 2020. The detailed report about the status of each design entrance exam is mentioned below.

List of Design exams postponed due to Coronavirus Outbreak

Candidates can go through details of Design exams that have been postponed due to Coronavirus outbreak.

NID Entrance Exam

National Institute of Design (NID) Examination Cell has lately postponed all events of BDes/GDPD including Prelims results, issuing of admit card and schedule for Mains exam until further notice. The exam schedule for NID DAT Mains 2020 will be shared by the exam authority only after April 15. 

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April 1: NID admission dates 2020 to be announced after April 15, Read More

March 23: NID informed candidates through an official notification that NID DAT Mains for MDes admissions, as scheduled to be conducted in March has been postponed until further notice. Read More

NID DAT Mains Postponed for all MDes Courses 2020

After two days, NID again put up a notice informing that NID DAT Prelims result for BDes admissions that was scheduled to be declared on March 19 has also been postponed. Aspirants were further informed that they would be intimated about the NID result date via email as well as on the official website.

Also Read: NID result 2020 for BDes admissions postponed

NID BDes Exam Result Postponed 2020

Thereafter, NID admission cell released a notification informing that NID DAT Mains schedule as well as result for NID DAT Prelims for BDes admissions will be released around April 10, 2020.

NID Admission Schedule for MDes and BDes result date notification

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Shiksha also got in touch with few students who gave NID DAT Prelims and most of them felt that NID took an informed decision.

Vadanya, a student of The Air Force School who gave NID DAT for BDes course shared that, “The entire world is in the grip of COVID-19 and in such a scenario whether our exam results are out or not, does really matter. We as citizens of the country should ensure that we curtail the spread of this deadly disease”.

Another student Hema Tulani who appeared for NID DAT for MDes course and even cleared the first stage of the admission process shared that, “It was wise on part of the authorities to postpone the Mains exam. My parents anyways had asked me not to appear for the test given the scenario”.

Students can get more details about the NID Entrance Exam by clicking the links below:

NID Exam Dates

NID Exam Result

NID Exam Cutoff

NID Exam Preparation

NIFT Entrance Exam

The National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) has postponed the situation test and GD/PI admission rounds for all courses offered through NIFT Entrance Exam. The design entrance exam has been conducted on January 19 and the result was announced on March 13, 2020. The situation test and GD-PI is the next phase of NIFT admission process. The exam authority will share a revised NIFT admission schedule 2020 soon. 

Also Read: COVID-19 Outbreak: NIFT Situation Test & GD-PI admission round postponed

Students can get more details about NIFT Entrance Exam by clicking the links below:

NIFT Exam Dates

NIFT Exam Result

NIFT Exam Cutoff

NIFT Exam Preparation

SEED

Symbiosis International University has postponed all the entrance exams including SEED 2020 due to COVID-19 outbreak and lockdown. Moreover, the application process for SEED 2020 has been extended until May 10. Earlier, the application process of SEED 2020 was to end on April 16. The exam authority has not shared the new exam schedule of SEED 2020 yet. 

Also Read - COVID-19 Impact: SEED 2020 exam postponed, last date of application extended.

Students can get more details about SEED Exam by clicking the links below:

SEED Dates

SEED Application Form

SEED Admit Card

SEED Pattern

List of Design Exams not affected by Coronavirus Outbreak

Candidates can go through details of Design exams that are unlikely to be affected due to Coronavirus outbreak.

UCEED

UCEED exam was conducted on January 18 and its result was declared on March 13, 2020. UCEED exam process is complete and so there is no change in the exam schedule of the design exam due to Coronavirus. Candidates who have cleared UCEED exam are currently in the process of filling the application form of colleges that accept UCEED scores for admission.

Students can get more details about UCEED Exam by clicking the links below:

UCEED Dates

UCEED Result

UCEED Cutoff

UCEED College Predictor

CEED

CEED exam was conducted on January 18 and its result was declared on March 4, 2020. CEED exam process is complete and so there is no change in its exam schedule due to the outbreak of Coronavirus. Candidates who clear CEED exam then need to fill application forms of colleges which accept CEED scores for admission. After which they need to take part in the admission process as decided by the college for MDes admission. The written test and interview round that is conducted by these colleges is usually conducted by mid-April. As of now, institutes have not shared any change in their admission schedule for MDes course admissions 2020.

Students can get more details about CEED Exam by clicking the links below:

CEED Dates

CEED Result

CEED Cutoff

CEED Scorecard

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