Admissions for a year starts after the +2 examinations are over. Improving your drawing skills, collecting and collating your creative works and practising some past DAT test papers can help in answering them quickly in future. If necessary, attending a design entrance coaching class for a few weeks or months can be useful in your examination and also in preparing a portfolio. KMCT School of Design has an approved intake of 60 per year. Of this 50%is reserved for Government quota and the remaining 50% for Management quota. Applying in advance and taking the test at the earliest can help ensure a seat in next year’s batch. The applicant should have completed 17 years of age as on December 31, 2024. Admission is open to students who have completed 10+2 schooling in any stream with a minimum of 50% marks and having qualified in any approved Design Admission Tests examination conducted by NID (DAT), IIT (UCEED), NIFT, Council of Architecture (NATA) or LBS (KS-DAT) For Management quota of 30 seats, students need to take our admission test KDAT to get admission. KDAT is held on the Second Saturday in May, June and July, every year. Students have to register through KMCT School of Design website. Shortlisted students will be invited for a test in the campus. The test has three parts: (30% weightage) (10AM-11AM) This 1 hour test has multiple choice questions on general knowledge, analytical ability and questions testing writing and drawing skills are included in this part. Bring your own pens, pencils, eraser, ruler, sketch pens and colour pencils. (30% weightage) (10% weightage) and Interview Selected candidates will be informed in a few days and asked to join by a date, with their mark sheets paying the joining fees to confirm their seat. Failed candidates may be allowed to take test again one more time, if interested. Admissions will be offered provisionally, subject to the candidate meeting all university requirements before the joining date. For a career in design, a portfolio is a valuable asset. Candidates are expected to bring a portfolio at the time of interview. The portfolio should display your aptitude for design, mirror your personality and can be a collection of your creative works in any medium.Take care to include original works only in your portfolio. Plagiarised work, replication of famous works or fan art are best avoided. Quality and variety of your works are more important than the quantity. Avoid cluttering and leave ample margins and breathing space between works. Make sure to title and label your works neatly. Ideally your portfolio should be in a size of A3 or A4, in a bound or loose sheet format with original works or photographs of original works which can be sketches, drawings, paintings, 3d models, photographs, sketchbooks or visual journals. Candidates can also bring in actual models, if they have made them and if they are not too big to carry. Normally digital portfolios on laptops or mobiles are not encouraged. If you don’t have a portfolio, you should start making one right away.Admission Process
Intake
Minimum Requirements
KMCT Design Aptitude Test (KDAT)
1. Design Aptitude Test
2. Studio Test
(11.30AM-12.30AM)
This test is also of 1 hour duration where students will be given a set of materials and asked to make a product using them. Materials will be provided for this part.
3. Portfolio Review
(30% weightage)
(1.30PM onwards)
During the interview, your performance in the two tests will be discussed and your portfolio will be reviewed. Parents may also be called in, for any clarifications.
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