Eligibility
Candidates need to have completed higher secondary schooling from a recognised board, in any stream, since design programmes typically value aptitude and portfolio strength over a specific prior subject combination. Admission commonly involves a design aptitude assessment, a portfolio review, or a studio-based test conducted by the institution, sometimes combined with the higher secondary merit score, depending on the selection process the university follows for that intake. The exact weightage given to each component and any qualifying minimum are decided by the institution for every admission cycle.
About Bachelor of Design [B.Des]
The Bachelor of Design programme at Dr DY Patil Vidyapeeth (DPU) in Pune, Maharashtra, introduces students to the fundamentals shared across design disciplines — visual communication, design thinking, sketching and model-making, and material and colour studies — before allowing them to develop a specific direction, such as visual communication, product or a related design stream, through studio-based project work rather than lecture-only teaching. Much of the degree is assessed through a portfolio built up across projects rather than conventional examinations alone, which mirrors how design work is actually evaluated once a graduate starts working. It suits creatively inclined students coming out of higher secondary school who want a professional design career in industries such as advertising, product development, media or user experience, as well as those planning further postgraduate study in a specialised design field. The programme's sanctioned intake is fixed by DPU for each admission cycle and divided across categories and quotas as applicable, with the exact seat matrix appearing only in that year's admission notice rather than in any general course listing.
