IIT Delhi launches B.Tech. in Design; Admission based on JEE (Advanced) rankings
Aspirants will also have to qualify in the design aptitude test, UCEED (Undergraduate Common Entrance Examination for Design).
The Department of Design at IIT Delhi will offer a new four-year undergraduate programme ‘B.Tech. in Design’ from the academic year 2025–26.
Admission to the B.Tech. in Design programme will be based on JEE (Advanced) rankings. However, aspirants will also have to qualify in the design aptitude test, UCEED (Undergraduate Common Entrance Examination for Design).
This is a unique programme crafted especially for empathetic and creative minds intent on understanding socio-technical systems around them and designing solutions for the wicked problems in these systems.
Students pursuing B.Tech. in Design will learn about prevalent technologies, systematic design thinking processes, research methods for analyzing socio-technical systems, communication and presentation skills, and teamwork.
This is a transdisciplinary programme of combining the strengths of technology and design. It promotes a unique combination of learning processes namely systematic discovery and understanding as engineering education does and exploration of individualistic and creative leaps as design education does.
IIT Delhi has a large number of departments/centers/schools specializing in science, engineering, management, humanities, social sciences, and policy. Being a part of this larger ecosystem, this programme in Design and its curricula is expected to harness the existing strengths of the Institute as well.
The programme would offer courses, with about half of the courses belonging to the core discipline of design and the rest coming from other departments, centers, and schools (similar to the other B.Tech. programmes). The programme curricula will pave the way for easy collaboration and partnerships between the design department and other departments/centers/schools.
The B.Tech. in Design programme at IIT Delhi will have a strong focus on product design. The aim is to prepare the students in such a way that at the end of the programme they are confident in using design as a vehicle to address problems in industry and society.
“Our expectation is that after graduating from IIT Delhi with a B.Tech. in Design degree, the students will take up, in the long run, leadership positions in industry, academia, government, consulting, and entrepreneurship. The program offers enough choices and freedom for the students to exercise diverse career paths,” said Prof. Jyoti Kumar, HoD, Department of Design.
Q: What minimum marks are required in JEE Advanced to get a seat in IITs?
It's difficult to predict the minimum marks required to get selected in the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) in JEE Advanced as it depends on various factors such as the difficulty level of the exam, the number of students appearing for the exam, and their performance. However, to give you an idea, the minimum marks required to get selected in the IITs vary from year to year and also differ based on the category of the candidate. In general, the cutoff marks for the general category candidates range between 80-90 marks out of 360, while for the reserved categories, it may range from 45-70 marks out of 360. It's important to note that the cutoff marks are just an indication, and the actual cutoffs may vary depending on the factors mentioned above. It's always advisable to aim for a high score in the JEE Advanced exam to increase your chances of getting selected in the IITs.
Q: How many seats are there in IITs?
According to the JoSAA 2024 seat matrix, the total seats in IITs are 17760, while the number of seats in NITs and IIITs is 24229 and 8546, respectively. According to the official data, this year 355 seats are increased in IIT, including 20 in IIT Bhubaneswar, 12 in IIT Bombay, 30 in Kharagpur, 84 in Patna, 30 in Gandhinagar, 10 in Guwahati, 40 in Bhilai, 10 in Tirupati, and 75 in Dharwad. In 2023, the IIT seat count was 17385.
Read More: JoSAA 2024 Seat Matrix
Q: Will there be any spot round of seat allocation at any of the IITs after the completion of the 6th round of seat allocation?
No, there will be no spot round of seat allocation at any of the IITs after the completion of the 5th round of seat allocation.
The qualifying examination are:
- JEE Advanced 2024
- JEE Main 2024 B.Arch
- JEE Main 2024 B.E/B.Tech
- JEE Main 2024 B. Planning
The Admitting Institutes are:
- IITs
- NITs, IIEST, IIITs (Triple-I-Ts) and other -GFTIs
Q: How does JoSAA allocate the seats?
Q: What is the total number of seats in IITs?
In 2024, the IITs are offering a total of 17,740 seats across various courses and categories through JEE Advanced 2024. With 48,248 candidates qualifying for IIT admissions this year, the number of aspirants exceeds the available IIT seats by almost threefold.
Compared to the previous year, the number of seats in the IITs has increased by 355 seats. Among the 23 Indian Institutes of Technology, IIT Kharagpur leads with 1,899 seats, followed by IIT BHU with 1,589 seats, IIT Bombay with 1,368 seats, IIT Roorkee with 1,353 seats, and IIT Kanpur with 1,210 seats.
“As the proposed curriculum is geared to prepare students for leadership positions, it is broad-based and analogous to the existing programmes at IIT Delhi. The approach of the Institute would be to create new leaders in design who can see the big picture as generalists and have the ability to go into details as a design specialist does,” Prof. Kumar added.
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