IIAD Admissions 2026
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IICD Entrance Test Application Date:31 Mar' 26 - 31 Mar' 26
Indian Institute of Crafts and Design, Jaipur has notified the IICD entrance exam schedule on the official website - iicd.ac.in. Candidates can submit the IICD 2026 application form on the official website until the last date, March 31, 2026. All candidates who have completed registration will be able to download the IICD entrance test card cum question paper. Candidates can download the IICD Admit Card 2026 cum Question Paper from the official website on April 5, 2026 and submit it before the deadline on April 20, 2026. Through the IICD entrance exam, candidates will be admitted into the B.Des and M.Des programmes of the institute.
The IICD entrance test consists of the entrance test, which is then followed by a 20-minute interview. The IICD Admit Card 2026 will have the entrance exam attached to it, as well as the date and timings for the IICD Personal Interview round. The IICD syllabus 2026 evaluates candidates on general awareness, creativity, perception, and material handling. The personal interview round evaluates the candidate's aptitude for crafts, awareness about design, communication ability, intelligence, and performance in academics and co-curricular activities.
Indian Institute of Crafts and Design (IICD), Jaipur, offers UG and PG programmes in design. While the first batch of PG students was started in 1999, the first batch of UG students started in 2005. The institute offers 4-year B.Des programmes, M.Des programme, PG diploma programmes, and certificate programmes.
IICD Helpdesk
Indian Institute of Crafts & Design
J-8, Jhalana Institutional Area,
Jaipur-302004,
Rajasthan. INDIA
Phone: 91-141-2701203, 2701504, 2700156
Email: info@iicd.ac.in

| Full Exam Name | Indian Institute of Crafts and Design Entrance Test |
| Short Exam Name | IICD Entrance Test |
| Conducting Body | Indian Institute of Crafts and Design |
| Frequency Of Conduct | Once a year |
| Exam Level | University Level Exam |
| No Of Seats | 195 |
IICD Entrance Test Indian Institute of Crafts and Design Entrance Test (session 2026)
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The authorities will release the IICD 2025 application form in March tentatively.
The entrance exam for IICD 2025 will be conducted in approximately 16 cities. The following are the cities where the IICD entrance exam 2023 will be conducted - Bengaluru, Bhopal, Chennai, Chandigarh, Delhi, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jammu, Jaipur,Kochi, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Patna, Raipur, Udaipur.
The weightage of questions in each part of the UG and PG entrance exam of IICD are mentioned as follows.
| Topic | Weightage |
| General Awareness, Creativity & Perception Test | 35% |
| Material, Color & Conceptual Test | 45% |
| Evaluate the individual personality | 20% |
On Question asked by student community
Hello,
Here is the link to find the sample papers for Indian Institute of Crafts and Design (IICD) entrance exam
https://design.careers360.com/articles/iicd#IICD-2020-Sample-Paper
In the above link you can find an article on IICD exam pattern, syllabus, eligibility criteria, sample paper, application process, exam centers, weightage etc. To download the sample papers
Hello,
You can get previous year papers for M.Des from official website of IICD by visiting the following link;
https://www.iicd.ac.in/language/en/downloadable-items/
Hello,
You can get previous year papers for M.Des from official website of IICD by visiting the following link;
https://www.iicd.ac.in/language/en/downloadable-items/
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