Candidates must have successfully completed any of the following:

• 3 or 4-year Undergraduate Degree in any discipline from any Institute / University recognized by law in India

or

• Undergraduate Diploma of minimum three years duration from NIFT / NID.

Age limit – The upper age limit for candidates belonging to the general category is 30 years. The upper age limit is 33 years for candidates belonging to reserved categories such as other backward class-non creamy layer (OBC-NCL), scheduled caste (SC) & scheduled tribe (ST). The age limit is 35 years for PWD reserved category candidates. However, the upper age limit is 30 years for foreign applicants.

M.Design aspirants have to give GAT & CAT written exams. Applicants who cleared both the written tests will be eligible for a Situation Test followed by Group Discussion/ Personal Interview.