26 March 2018
IISc Bangalore M.Design Admission 2018 application form is available online from 1 February 2018 and the candidates can fill the application form by 26 March 2018(11:59 PM). Master of Design is a Post Graduate educational Degree. Candidates willing to apply for this course must have cleared the Common Entrance Examination CEED. IISc Bangalore M.Design Admission 2018 will be conducted by IISc Bangalore. Get the complete details on IISC Bangalore M.Design Admission such as eligibility criteria, application process, selection process etc.
About IISc: IISc had begun its journey with 2 departments and 21 students in 1911, and now it has 39 departments, units, or centres, 3500 students, and about 500 academic and scientific staff, supported by 600 administrative personnel. IISc Bangalore is the premier institute for advanced scientific and technological research and education in India. The institute offers M.Design program through Centre for Product Design and Manufacturing.
IISC Bangalore M.Design Seats: 22 Seats
Event |
Date |
IISc Bangalore M.Design applications starts |
1 February 2018 |
IISc Bangalore M.Design applications ends |
26 March 2018 |
Last date for receipt of printed version of |
28 March 2018 |
Aptitude test & interview for M.Design |
14-16 May 2018 |
IISc Bangalore offers four programmes given below:
Academic Qualification: Candidate must have Bachelor’s degree in Architecture/ Design to pursue the M.Design course.
Qualifying Exam: Candidates who are applying for this programme should qualify in CEED 2017/2018.
The application process has been started from 1 February 2018 at the official website of IISc. The candidates have to fill the online application form for the admission. The candidates need a valid CEED score to apply for the admission in M.Design in IISc Bangalore. However, the candidates also need to fill the separate application form of IISc Bangalore M.Design.
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The application form of IISc Bangalore is divided into four sections such as Personal Details, Preference of Departments, Details of qualification, and Application Fees. Each section will be open in a separate tab.
The candidates are provided with the steps to fill the IISc Bangalore M.Design application form. The admission will be done on the basis of CEED scores although the candidates are required to fill the IISc Bangalore M.Design application form.
Candidates are advised to follow each and every step carefully to ignore the mistakes while filling the application form.
Pay the application fee through Online Mode: Candidate can pay the application fee through Net banking, Visa Card/Master Card, Debit/Credit Cards. The application link will take the candidate to the selected banker’s website after the transaction is complete, the candidate will be redirected to the IISc online application page to “Submit” the online form. In case the link did not redirect. If the link did not get back to the IISc online application page, the candidate will have to wait for 24 hours from the date and time of the transaction for us to update the link.
CEED Application Form - Apply Here
IISc Bangalore M.Design Application form has to be submitted online only. There is no need to send the application form or any other document to the Institute. However, the candidates are advised to take the printout of duly filled application form for future use only. The candidates are advised to ensure that the details filled by them are correct in all aspect before the final submission. The application once submitted can not be edited.
IISc Bangalore M.Design Application Fee
Catagory | Application Fee |
GN/OB Candidates | Rs. 800 |
SC/ST/PH Candidates | Rs. 400 |
The IISc M.Design Course Fee given below is for the different categories which include the General, OBC, SC and ST category. The programme fee details for each category is separately given below.
Particular |
Fee (General/ OBC) |
Fee (SC/ST) |
Tuition Fee |
Rs. 9,000 |
Fully waived |
Gymkhana Fee |
Rs. 1,000 |
Rs. 1,000 |
Other Academic Fees |
Rs. 3,700 |
Rs. 3,700 |
Statutory Deposit (Refundable) |
Rs. 7,500 |
Rs. 7,500 |
Library Deposit (Refundable) |
Rs. 7,500 |
Rs. 7,500 |
Students Emergency Fund |
Rs. 300 |
Rs. 300 |
Total |
Rs. 29,000 |
Rs. 20,000 |
Firstly, the candidate’s screening will be based on his/her score of CEED entrance examination, then the further selection will be based on design aptitude test and interview that will be conducted by the Institute from 14 to 16 May 2018. The candidates can check the result for CEED by following the link below.
Following are the dates of the Written test & Interview and later correspondence:
Events |
Dates |
M.Design Written test |
14 May 2018 |
M.Design interview |
14 May 2018 |
Date of Reporting at IISc |
24 July 2018 |
Commencement of IISc Bangalore M.Design Classes |
1 August 2018 |
IISc Bangalore M.Design Test and Interview Result- Shortlisted candidates for aptitude test/ interview will be informed on the candidate's interface under 'Application Status' on IISc official website at least 2 weeks in advance.
Candidate can take a printout of interview letter from the candidate’s login page. No separate communication will be sent by post. Candidates have to make their own arrangements for travel and accommodation if they called for test/ interview.
Offer Letter: The offer letter for the selected candidates will be posted under Application Status of the candidate on the official website of IISc Bangalore. when available, the candidates can download the offer letter.
The selection process for the admission in IIsc Bangalore M.Design is divided into three stages. The stages have been described below.
CEED is a design entrance exam for admission to Masters of Design (M.Des) & Ph.D. and is accepted by various premier institutes of the country. The admission in the IISc Bangalore M.Design programme will be done on the basis fo CEED scores. Therefore, the exam pattern of CEED for the candidates is given below.
The Examination will consist of two parts, PART A and PART B. Both the parts will be conducted on the same day.
Part A
Section | No. of Questions | Marks | Type of Questions |
Section 1 | 10 | 30 | No Choice for answer - Numerical Answer Type |
Section 2 | 10 | 20 | Multi-select questions - with one or more correct answers |
Section 3 | 25 | 50 | Multiple Choice Questions |
45 Questions | 100Marks |
Part B
This part of the examination will be given on answer book.
The IISc Bangalore also offers the scholarship to the candidates who are academically brilliant. Candidates who are given provisional admission are eligible for a scholarship only on regularisation of admission. The details of the scholarship offered by the institute are given below.
All candidates are eligible for IISc Bangalore scholarship/ fellowship from CSIR/ UGC/ DBT/ ICMR/ MHRD/ AICTE/ DAE (NBHM)/ DST. Candidates who are given provisional admission are eligible for a scholarship on the production of the required documents.
Students can avail the scholarship from the date of their joining. However, the scholarship will not provide to those candidates who receive a salary from their Employers/ Sponsors.
Programme |
Scholarship (per month) |
M.Design |
Rs. 12,400 |
Some of the established companies such as GE/ INFOSYS/ IBM/ HP/ TATA/ PHILIPS/ BELL LAB/ MICROSOFT/ Department of Electronics and Information Technology also provide scholarships to the deserving candidates.
Assistant Registrar (Academic)
Admissions Unit
Indian Institute of Science
Bangalore – 560 012
Tel: 080 – 22932210
Helpline No.: +91 – 9845103264 (24x7)
Fax: 080 – 23601413
Email:ar@academic.admin.iisc.ernet.in, iiscadmissions16@gmail.com