Centre for Design Excellence News & Updates 2025: Notifications, Notice, Result

Design programs are increasingly being opted for by students looking to pursue a career in creative fields. Top institutes like NIFT, CEPT, Karnavati, JD Institute, Anant National University, NID, IIT Bombay, and Pearl Academy offer some of the top B.Des specialisations in 2025 at the undergraduate level. Before you apply for the B.Des course, you need to check if you qualify for it. Also, from the multiple course options offered at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, this course is regarded as one of the most sought-after design degrees after class 12th. Read below to learn about the list of top B.Des specialisations in 2025, skillsets required, prospects in their career, top recruiters for those specialisations, and guide tips on selecting the right specialisation which is best suited for future career prospects.

Also Read: B.Arch vs B.Des

Are there any best design colleges apart from NID and NIFT? Absolutely yes! For those who get an opportunity to appear in the NID or NIFT entrance exams and/or miss them, options are not only to wait for another year. They have several other well-established design colleges in India from which they can apply. Accessing these colleges will provide a good base and train students in one of the world's competitive and demanding design industries. While the NID and NIFT institutes are well-known for producing some of the best design minds, it is also worth noting that both have limited numbers of campuses. This often leads students to overlook other reputable design institutions across India. However, many of these lesser-known design colleges consistently produce exceptional designers in India. In this article, let's explore some of the best design colleges apart from NID and NIFT.

JEE Main 2025 Paper 2 B.Arch, B.Planning Result Declared: The National Testing Agency (NTA) has announced the JEE Main 2025 paper 2 result on May 23, 2025. Aspirants who have appeared for the exam for the B.Arch & B.Planning course can check and download their scorecard by visiting the official website- jeemain.nta.nic.in. This year, a total of 5 aspirants have secured 100 percentiles in both courses. A total of 91,378 candidates we registered for B.Arch exam in both sessions, out of which 63,378 appeared for the exam. Meanwhile, 41,012 registrations happened for B.Planning examination, out of which 26,590 appeared for the exam.

NID DAT Final Result 2025: The National Institute of Design (NID) has officially announced the final results for the Design Aptitude Test (DAT) 2025 for the Bachelor of Design (B.Des) program on May 16, 2025. Candidates can check their NID result for BDes online at admissions.nid.edu. Candidates can make a rechecking request for NID DAT 2025 result from May 16 to 17, 2025. Following the declaration of results, the process for campus preference choice filling has commenced. The NID DAT Window for Submission of campus selection has been activated today, on May 16, and will remain open till May 19, 2025. The NID Seat Allotment Round 1 will open on May 27, and the last date to confirm the seat and submit the documents and fee is May 30.

If one is targeting the National Institute of Design, then excelling in the NID DAT 2025 exam becomes important as it provides an entry to the BDes and MDes courses. Most students studying for this entrance exam usually question, "What is a good score in NID DAT 2025?" The NID DAT 2025 Prelims exam was conducted successfully on January 5, 2025. The results for NID DAT 2025 Prelims for MDes were released on February 17, 2025, and for BDes were released on April 1, 2025. According to past years' trends, a competitive score for the general category BDes candidate ranges from 60 to 66 marks. The benchmark, however, varies based on factors like exam difficulty, category of candidate, and institute-specific NID. For admissions, one would like to know the scoring trends of the course and category he/she has chosen. This article provides comprehensive details of NID DAT good scores for all categories as a guide for effective NID DAT 2025 preparation.

NID DAT Marks vs Rank 2025: The NID DAT 2025 Prelims exam was conducted successfully on January 5, 2025. The exam was conducted in two stages: Prelims and Mains. The NID DAT 2025 cutoff will be declared after the NID DAT 2025 results, which is important to know your admission chances. Each NID campus has a specific cutoff rank based on categories like General, OBC, SC, ST, and others. Your rank, based on your All India Rank (AIR) in the NID DAT 2025 exam, is important for getting a seat in your desired program and NID campus. In general, the better your rank, the higher the chances of getting your preferred campus and specialisation.

If you are planning to get admission in the NIFT in 2025, perhaps the most important thing to refer to is the seat number or the NIFT seat matrix 2025. NIFT has released the detailed seat matrix for 2025 on their official website: nift.ac.in, providing you with a clear picture of how many seats are there for each course and category in every NIFT campus. This seat matrix applies to both under and postgraduate courses. If you pass the NIFT 2025 entrance exam, then your last seat allotment will be based on your performance in the exam as well as choices filled during the counselling. There are a total of 4837 seats on all NIFT campuses for the year 2025, identical to last year. Every campus and discipline has a fixed number of seats allocated, and these are distributed category-wise to ensure equitable distribution. You must scroll down to access the comprehensive NIFT seat matrix 2025, seat allotment, seat reservation, etc.