B.Des. Admission Information 2026

Bachelor’s in Design

Admissions 2026-27 - Seats and Minimum Eligibility Criteria: 

The Bachelor’s in Design program offers a choice of two majors- Product Design and Communication Design. Students select the major at the end of their 2nd year. For students who are interested in accessing an interdisciplinary design education the selection of a major is not compulsory.

Seat:

Total seats to be filled in by CEPT University
(All India Category) - 100

Eligibility Criteria:

1. All applicants must appear and qualify in the UCEED to become eligible for the program.

   The eligibility criteria for the program is aligned to the UCEED qualifying examinations as below.

   • Final examination of the 10+2 system, conducted by a Central or State Board recognized by the Association of Indian Universities.

   • Intermediate or two-year Pre-University examination conducted by a Board or University recognized by the Association of Indian Universities (www.aiu.ac.in).

   • Final examination of the two-year course of the Joint Services Wing of the National Defence Academy.

   • Senior Secondary School Examination conducted by the National Institute of Open Schooling with a minimum of five subjects.

   • Any Public School, Board or University examination in India or a foreign country recognized as equivalent to the 10+2 system by the Association of Indian Universities (AIU). • H.S.C. vocational examination.

   • General Certificate of Education (GCE) examination (London, Cambridge or Sri Lanka) at the Advanced (A) level.

   • High School Certificate Examination of the Cambridge University or International Baccalaureate Diploma of the International Baccalaureate Office, Geneva.

   • Candidates who have completed Class XII (or equivalent) examination outside India or from a Board not specified above should produce a certificate from the Association of Indian Universities to the effect that the examination they have passed is equivalent to the Class XII examination.

   • In case the Class XII examination is not a public examination, the candidate must have already passed at least one public (Board or Pre-University) examination before appearing for UCEED.

   • A Diploma recognized by the All-India Council for Technical Education (www.aicteindia.org) or a State Board of Technical Education of at least THREE years duration.
   

2. Applicants must obtain minimum 50% aggregate marks in any of the above qualifying examinations to be eligible for the program.

Note:

• Applicants awaiting the final result for their qualifying examinations will have to produce a certificate from the school/institute that they have appeared in the appropriate final examination.
• Applicants who have applied for verification/rechecking of marks may also apply and submit the rechecking certificate.
• All applicants must submit their final mark sheet on or before the stipulated date and time as communicated by CEPT, failing which admission will not be granted/ forfeited.

Bachelor’s in Design

Admission Procedure 2026-27

The evaluation will be done in three stages, as mentioned below:

Stage 1 

Scrutiny for eligibility: All applications received will be scrutinized based on information provided/uploaded in the application forms. Only those applicants who meet the eligibility criteria will be considered for Stage 2 (Merit list).

Stage 2

Announcement of Merit List: For all eligible applications the final order of the merit list will be based on their qualified UCEED score. A conditional offer of admission is granted until the submission of the final marksheet of the qualifying examination.

Stage 3

Confirmation of Admission: Applicants submit all requisite documents and complete admissions procedures. If the applicant has received below 50% aggregate marks in their qualifying examination, their conditional offer of admission will be revoked.

Note:

• GUJCET or JEE or NATA scores are NOT accepted as eligibility criteria for the program. Admission to the program is ONLY based on valid UCEED Score and 50% aggregate in the qualifying examination. 
  
• All eligible applicants must appear and obtain valid scores in both Part-A and Part-B of UCEED to be considered for the merit list.
  
• If the applicant is unable to fulfil any of the above criteria, they become disqualified from the admissions process.

Last date to Apply: 12th April 2026

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