IICD Jaipur Admission 2025: Dates, Registration, Fees, Eligibility

The IICD is one of those illustrious institutes as an institution for crafts and design education. The IICD is multidimensional in its undergraduate and postgraduate courses covering various disciplines of design in hard materials, soft materials, fired materials, fashion clothing, jewellery, and crafts communication. Admission to the institute is based on aptitude, creativity, and academic performance. Usually, the admission cycles for IICD coincide with the academic calendar year, which, most commonly, is between August and September. The minimum qualification for undergraduate programs is to have completed 10+2 through a recognized board. Following performance in the foundation semesters and aptitude, specialization will be allotted to students as per the decision of a committee constituted by IICD.

Application Process

Application for IICD programs varies slightly in the process:

B.Des programs:

1. Completed 10 + 2 from a recognized board.
2. Apply for the IICD B.Des program (check at the official site for particular details of the application).
3.  Attend Foundation Semesters.
4. Specializations will be allocated based on performance in foundation semesters and aptitude.

For M.Des programs:

1. Hold a Bachelor's degree (specific may differ according to the specialization).
2. Apply for the IICD M.Des program.
3. Evaluation of foundation semester performance and aptitude will be done.

For M.Voc programs:

1. Holds either Bachelor's degree.
2. One-year PG foundation course at IICD for non-Design/Architecture graduates.
3. Applied to the preferred specialization of M.Voc.

General application steps:

1. Going to the official IICD website.

2. Complete out the application of the desired program.

3. Submit the needed documents, if applicable:

• 10th and 12th mark sheets
• Bachelor's degree certificate with transcripts (for postgraduate programs)
• Passport-size photographs
• Any other documents specified by IICD

4. Pay application fees (amount to be checked on the website).

5. Additional selection processes to be undergone, as needed by IICD.

The final selection of all these programs will be done by a committee duly constituted by IICD to make fair and comprehensive evaluation of every applicant's potential and aptitude for the chosen field of study.

Admission Process Degree Wise

B.Des: The institute has B.Des programs with six specializations: Hard Material Design, Soft Material Design, Fired Material Design, Fashion Clothing Design, Jewellery Design, and Crafts Communication. There are, in total, 180 intake seats for the B.Des programs. For specializations, students are selected by performance in foundation semesters and their aptitude. Fee for the entire B.Des program is Rs 1,269,200.

M.Des: The same specializations are with regard to the M.Des programs being offered by the institution. The total intake for these programs is 90 seats. As with the B.Des program, selection shall also depend on performance in foundation semesters and aptitude. Fee similar to that for the M.Des program is Rs 1,269,200.

M.Voc: IICD offers M.Voc programs in Soft Material Design, Hard Material Design, Fired Material Design, Fashion Clothing Design, Crafts Communication, and Jewellery Design. Overall intake for M.Voc programs is 90 seats. Not least of all, graduates from disciplines other than Design/Architecture can pursue M.Voc by taking a one-year PG foundation course at IICD, giving a total of 3 years for non-design background graduates.