Unitedworld Institute of Design (UID) is one of the premier Design institutes in India. Dedicated to excellence in teaching and focused on interdisciplinary learning. The institute aims to create globally sought-after professionals who can exhibit their creativity and trigger novel trends. UID’s pursuit of excellence has made its name shine with an extraordinary record of success in a short span. UID provides world-class facilities at its sprawling campuses: UID-Ahmedabad and UID-NCR.

The Ahmedabad Campus is a constituent college of Karnavati University, spread over 40+ acres of lush green land and the NCR Campus in collaboration with G. D Goenka University is a 60+ acres lavish green campus with a built-up area of 22 acres. UID campuses aim to outclass the top design colleges in India with its state-of-the-art labs and hands-on creative learning, to create trendsetters and ideators who’ll lead the future of design schools in India. The quality benchmarks apply to our faculty selection, infrastructure, and organization management systems.

At UID one can choose from 8 Bachelors, 4 Master Courses, and PhD at its two campuses across India. A detailed list of the courses being offered:

B.Design (Hons.) Courses

1. Fashion Design & Styling (Ahmedabad & NCR campus)
2. Visual Communication (Ahmedabad & NCR campus)
3. Animation & Digital Media (Ahmedabad & NCR campus)
4. Product Design (Ahmedabad & NCR campus)
5. Interior & Furniture Design (Ahmedabad & NCR campus)
6. Interaction Design (Only Ahmedabad campus)
7. Automobile & Transportation Design (Only Ahmedabad campus)

B.Design (Hons.) Global Design Programme

1. (Ahmedabad & NCR campus)

M. Design Programme

(Only Ahmedabad campus)

1. Fashion Design
2. Visual Experiential Design 
3. Industrial Design
4.    Interior & Experience Design

PhD

For UID admission the applicant needs to fit into the following criteria:

Age limit

No Age Limit

Educational Qualification

For B. Design(Hon.) :

10+2 pass/appearing (Any Stream) or 3 Years Diploma (Equivalent to 10 +2 from any recognized higher secondary boards as per the list of COBSE List: https://www.cobse.org.in/recognized-educational-boards-list/ (any board apart from the list, kindly email to the admissions team and check eligibility).

For M. Design :

10+2+3/4 Years degree or 5 years Diploma pass/appearing (Any Stream) from any recognized institution or university.

Educational Qualification

For General Category :

Clearance of UID’s Two-Tier Evaluation process and a minimum 50% aggregate score in the last qualifying examination.

For NRI / NRI Spons. / Mgmt. / Foreign :

Selection based on Digital Portfolio Evaluated and a minimum 50% aggregate score in the last qualifying examination.

Programmes	Ahmedabad Campus	NCR Campus
B.Design(Hons) (Across all Specializations)	480	180
B.Design(Hons) GDP	60	30
M.Design (Across all Specializations)	80	NA

UID Admissions 2023-24 –General Category Window for B. Design and M. Design

• Application Fee :  2000 Rs. 
• Application Mode :  Online and Offline both.
• Offline (Hardcopy Forms) :  Available at your BRDS Centre
• Online Application (BRDS Bit.ly) :  https://tinyurl.com/52m6ktj4

UID’s Two-Tier Evaluation Process (Entrance Examination)

UID’s evaluation process consists of two tiers as mentioned below-

Tier I – UID Design Aptitude Test (DAT)

Tier 1: UID DAT (100 Marks) Scheduled in Online Mode on 29th January 2023 

       (Sample Papers Download: UID Sample Papers)

UID DAT 2023 Exam Pattern
Exam Mode	Online
Exam Duration	3 hours
3 hours	100
Question Paper Language	English
Questions Types	General IQ Test, Critical Analysis Test, Creativity ability test

Tier II

If Conducted Offline Mode: Situation Test Portfolio Evaluation (ST-PE)

If conducted in Online Mode: Portfolio Evaluation and Personal Interview (PE-PI)

Candidates who are shortlisted in Tier -1 are allowed to proceed for Tier-2.

Applicants are given situations on the basis of which they have to make models. They are also given some questions in which they have to sketch and answer.

For portfolio evaluation, candidates will be provided complete guidelines well in advance.

General Category Window – UID’s Two-Tier Evaluation Process-

• Tier 1: UID DAT (100 Marks) Schedules in Online Mode on 07th January 2024 Sample Papers are available on our

UID DAT 2023 Exam Pattern
Exam Mode	Online
Exam Duration	3 hours
Total Marks	100
Question Paper Language	English
Question Types	General Ability, Creative Ability Test

For B. Design (Hons.) & B. Design (Hons.) GDP

Part A – General Ability Test (GAT) consists of 40 MCQ-type Questions of 1 Mark each, a total of 40 Marks

Part B – Creative Ability Test (CAT) consists of 3 Subjective type questions; 2 Questions of 15 Marks each and 1 Question of 30 Marks, a total of 60 Marks.

For M. Design

Part A – General Ability Test (GAT) consists of 25 MCQ-type questions; 20 Questions of 1 Mark each and 1 Question of 5 Marks, a total of 25 Marks.

Part B – Creative Ability Test (CAT) consists of 9 Subjective type questions; 5 Questions of 5 Marks each, 2 questions of 10 Marks each, and 2 Questions of 15 Marks each, a total of 75 Marks

• Tier 2: Situation Test (ST) and Portfolio Evaluation (PE) at UID Campus based on the preference given in the Application 2024-25.

For Situation Test – Applicants are given situations on the basis of which they have to make models. They are also given some questions in which they have to sketch and answer. For portfolio evaluation, candidates will be provided complete guidelines well in advance.

NRI/ NRI Spons. / Management/ Foreign category:

The selection under this category is based on Digital Portfolio Submission and Evaluation of the same.

UID Admission Event Details	General Category	NRI/ NRI Spons. / Management/ Foreign category
Online Application Start Date	15 August 2023	January 2024 (Yet to be announced)
Online Application Closing Date	31 December 2023	Yet to be announced
Tier 1: DAT	7 January 2024	NA
Tier 2: ST PE	March/April 2024 (Yet to be announced)	NA
Digital Portfolio Submission	NA	Within 15 days of Application
Result Declaration	April 2024	On submission of Digital Portfolio

Registration for UID Application is as follows:

1. Visit https://tinyurl.com/52m6ktj4 and sign up
2. Sign up and enter OTP received on the registered number to login
3. On the Dashboard Click on “Apply now” and fill in the Online Application Form with the necessary details
4. Upload the Photograph
5. Choose a payment option and pay
6. Click on Submit Icon
7. On successful submission you will receive a confirmation email and SMS from UID
8. To view and Edit details submitted you can login to the application portal anytime till 31st Dec. 2023 and edit the information.
9. Application PDF will be available for download after 31st December 2023.

Uploading required documents

It’s mandatory for Students to submit the following when filling in the UID admission form:
Scanned recent passport-size photograph in JPG/JPEG format and size should be a minimum of 75 KB and a maximum of 100 KB.

Payment of UID Application Form

Application Window	Application Fee	Mode of Application
General Category (Indian and Foreign candidates can apply under this window)	2000 INR	Online or Offline
NRI/NRI Spons. / Mgmt. (Those who missed the general category window can also apply under this window)	3000 INR	Online

UID’s exit plans framework which integrates academic excellence, corporate enablement, critical thinking and self-empowerment, has stood in good stead for the students in their careers and has helped them adopt the industry seamlessly. A brief detail on 3 exits is given below-

Exit 1: United World-Wide (UWW)- International Collaboration

UWW – Guidance cum preparation towards admission to Indian or overseas Universities for Higher studies. UID has collaborated with more than 20 Top Universities and Institutes globally.

 The list is given below-

UNITED KINGDOM (UK)

• Coventry University
• De Montfort University
• Nottingham Trent University
• Manchester Metropolitan University
• University of the Creative Arts
• Arts University College, Bournemouth
• University of Derby
• University of Northampton
• York St John University
• University of Bristol

ITALY

• Polimoda- Florence
• Domus Academy
• NABA
• Instituto Marangoni

USA

• Babson College
• College of the Canyons
• Fordham University
• Temple University

Germany

• KOLN International Institute of Design
• AMD Akademie Mode & Design
• University of Applied Science, Germany

Australia

• Swinburne University of Technology
• Curtin University

Taiwan

• Asia University

Columbia

• Universidad Ean

Brazil

• University of São Paulo

Exit 2: Incubation & Innovation Foundation

UID’s Incubation & Innovation Foundation is located within the campus and ensures that each idea is supported by proper guidance and funding leading to successful start-ups.

Exit 3: UID Corporate Resource Centre (CRC)

Team Corporate Resource Centre(CRC) conducts regular workshops and seminars to ensure that, students’ CVs and portfolios are getting industry-ready. Provides complete guidance for Internships and Placements. A partial list of corporate companies linked with UID.

1. Microsoft
2. TCS
3. Google
4. Marks & Spencer
5. Accenture
6. Aditya Birla Group
7. Amazon
8. MTV
9. Pepe Jeans
10. OPPO
11. VIACOM18
12. Raymond
13. Manish Malhotra
14. Reliance Studios
15. Tech Mahindra
16. Tarun Tahilani
17. Neeta Lulla
18. PepperFry.com
19. Yash Raj Films
20. Orient Craft
21. Myntra
22. Anita Dongre
23. Fab India
24. Arvind Fashioning Possibilities
25. Ogilvy & Mather
26. Baggit
27. Bajaj
28. Boston Consulting Group
29. Gini & Jony
30. Capgemini
31. CERA
32. ZEUX
33. Cognizant
34. Deloitte
35. SAP
36. Tanishq
37. Fila
38. Flipkart
39. Shoppers Stop
40. Masaba
41. Future Group
42. Genpact
43. Godrej 
44. IBM
45. KPMG
46. Mahindra
47. Landmark Group
48. Red Tape
49. Wrangler
50. Reliance Industries Limited
51. Future Group
52. Design Café
53. Lollypop Design
54. Foley Design
55. Elephant
56. ZEUX
57. WWF