PESSAT DAT 2025: Registration (OCT), Exam DATE, Eligibility, Syllabus, Admission Process

PESSAT DAT 2025 registrations will open in October 2024. The application form will open online at pes.edu. Eligible candidates can apply for the exam following the link given on this page.

When filling out the form, make sure that you use only verifiable and correct data. Or else, the application may be cancelled.

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 exam conducting body will accept application form for PESSAT 2025 until around July 2025. So, eligible candidates may apply following link that will be given on this page.

The applicant needs to carefully go through the eligibility criteria before filling out the application form. Note that the date entered by the candidate will be verified at the time of counseling and seat allotment.

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.

The PESSAT DAT 2025 slot booking process will be held from January 2025 onward. The slot booking will be open for candidates who have duly filled out the PESSAT DAT 2025 application form. 

Note that slots will be allocted on a first-come, first-served basis. So, to get a slot of your choice, make sure you book your slots on time.

No specific last date for candidates who are willing to take PESSAT at Bangalore centre has been given. So, you may visit the admission portal of the institute and fill out the application form.

Do make sure that you go through the detailed eligibility criteria before filling out the form.

Admission to the design courses will be on the basis of PESSAT DAT 2024 merit rank.

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.

PES University will conduct the first round of counseling for PESSAT DAT 2025 in June 2025 (tentative). The candidate will be shortlisted for counseling based on the scores in the PESSAT DAT 2025 entrance exam. The qualifying status of the candidate should ideally be mentioned in the scorecard.

Note that the allotment of seats will be as per PESSAT DAT 2025 merit rank.

The last date to submit original documents / last date to surrend PESSAT seat (only for admitted students) is July 2025 (tentative). The detailed schedule will be released at the time of counseling and seat allotment.

Note that the allotment of seats will be as per the merit rank of the candidate in the PESSAT DAT 2025 entrance exam.

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.

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.

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 or 2025. Those who appeared for the first time in their qualifying examination in 2023 or earlier are NOT eligible.

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.

The PESSAT DAT 2024 exam will be held from January to July, 2025. The candidate needs to book a slot for the exam. 

On exam-day, make sure that you reach the exam center on time. Late comers may not be allowed entry inside the exam center. 

Candidates seeking admission to PES University had to update 12th standard / 2nd PU marks (Only for candidates whose 12th / 2nd PU results are announced) the latest by June 2025 (tentative).

The documents uploaded must be as per the specification given. If there is an anomoly, the candidate may not be able to upload the documnets or the exam officials may reject them.

PES University will declare the results of PESSAT DAT 2025 within 3 days after taking the test. The result will include the marks and merit rank obtained by the candidate.

The candidate will be shortlisted for counseling based on the merit rank. 

PES University will declare the results of the PESSAT DAT 2025 exam 3 days after taking the test. To check your results, go to the result portal and log in using your candidate credentials. The result will include details like the name and roll number of the candidate, sectional and overall marks, and the qualifying status.

Such candidates who qualify in the exam will be called for seat allotment.

PES University will conduct the first round of counseling for PESSAT DAT 2025 in July 2025 (tentative). The 2nd round will be conducted once the 1st round concludes.

Candidates will be invited for counseling based on the scores in the PESSAT DAT 2025 entrance exam. Also, the admission committe will verify original documents before comleting admission formalities.