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Total Fees

3.36 L

Exam

CEED

Seats

Fees Details

General

₹ 3.36 L

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Course Details

MODE

Full time

DURATION

24 Months

The MDes (Communication Design) is a 2-year post-graduate degree program (4 semesters) that offers specializations in Visual Communication Design and Interaction Design. This distinctive interdisciplinary program prepares students to pursue careers in the fields of Graphic Design, User Experience / Interface Design, Film-making, Animation, Photography, Design research, and teaching.

The MDes (CD) is a full-time two-year program, which is divided into four semesters. The program blends Design concepts, skills, and practices with inputs from the disciplines of Sociology, Anthropology and Cultural studies. Students are encouraged to understand and engage with real-life contexts and evolve habits of critical thinking for effective problem-solving. At the end of the 2-year program, students are expected to understand Design processes and methods and be able to conceptualize and prototype solutions to communication problems in various social and cultural contexts.

Important dates

Exams and Events	Dates

CEED Admit Card Date - Last date for rectification of discrepancies in the Admit Card (Mode - Online)	8 Jan'25 - 8 Jan'25
CEED Exam Date (Mode - Online)	18 Jan'25 - 18 Jan'25
CEED Answer Key Date (Mode - Online)	20 Jan'25 - 20 Jan'25
CEED Answer Key Date - Last date for uploading comments (if any) on the draft answer key for Part-A in the candidate’s portal (Mode - Online)	22 Jan'25 - 22 Jan'25
CEED Answer Key Date - Release of final answer key for Part-A (Mode - Online)	28 Jan'25 - 28 Jan'25
CEED Others - Announcement of cut-off marks for Part-A (Mode - Online)	5 Feb'25 - 5 Feb'25
CEED Result Date (Mode - Online)	4 Mar'25 - 4 Mar'25
CEED Score Card Date - Score Cards start and end date for downloading (Mode - Online)	9 Mar'25 - 10 Jun'25

Eligibility Criteria

A Bachelors Degree or equivalent from a statutory university in the fields of Design, Science, Engineering, Technology, Humanities, Social Sciences, Fine Arts, Applied Arts and Performing Arts. Professional Diplomas from nationally recognized institutions such as NID, NIFT, CEPT and Srishti School of Art and Design will also be considered for eligibility. Candidates must have 55% marks or equivalent in the last qualifying degree/examination and are required to submit the provisional Degree certificate or proof of completion of Degree before 30 October 2023 failing which their admission is liable to cancellation.

Admission Details

Candidates for this program without a valid CEED score will be selected for an interview through a Design Aptitude Test (DAT) to be conducted at DAIICT.
Candidates with a valid CEED score will be selected for interview if they have qualified Part A, and have obtained a minimum of 25 marks in Part B. Further, for such candidates their CEED score will be used as DAT score.
The final selection will be based on the combined scores attained in the DAT, Statement of purpose (SOP) and the interview. The DAT will constitute 50%, SOP 20% and the interview 30% of the overall marks assigned to the admission test.