Eligibility Criteria for B.Des. programs :

Upper Age Limit –

NATA applicants must be born on or after July 1st of the following years:

• 2004 (General/General EWS/Foreign Nationals)
• 2001 (OBC-NCL/SC/ST)
• 1999 (PwD)

Educational Qualification – 

NATA applicants must have passed one of the following qualifying examinations (or equivalent recognized by the Association of Indian Universities – AIU):

• 10+2 system (Central or State Board).
• Two-year pre-University examination.
• National Defence Academy’s Joint Services Wing two-year course.
• National Institute of Open Schooling’s Senior Secondary School examination (minimum five subjects).
• Any public school/Board/University examination (India or foreign).
• H.S.C. vocational examination.
• GCE Advanced (A) level examination (London, Cambridge, or Sri Lanka).
• AICTE-approved three-year full-time Diploma after Class X (Board of Technical Education of any Indian state/Union Territory).

Eligibility Criteria for M.Des. programs :

Upper Age Limit – 

NATA applicants must be born on or after July 1st of the following years:

• 2001 (General/General EWS/Foreign Nationals)
• 1998 (OBC-NCL/SC/ST)
• 1996 (PwD)

Educational Qualification –

NATA applicants must meet one of the following criteria by the specified deadlines:

• 4-Year Bachelor’s Degree: Any specialization, from a recognized Indian university, with all exams (including backlogs) completed by June 28, 2025.
• 4-Year Diploma: Full-time in Design/Fine Arts/Applied Arts/Architecture, from a recognized Indian institution, with all exams (including backlogs) completed by June 28, 2025.
• 3-Year Bachelor’s Degree: Any specialization, from a recognized Indian university, with degree completed by August 2024.