AIEED (All India Entrance Examination for Design)

AIEED (All India Entrance Examination for Design) is a national level entrance test which is being conducted every year by Arch Academy of Design (ARCH) for taking admission into various under graduate and postgraduate programs in the field of design. The AIEED entrance exam is designed to test the knowledge, skill and aptitude of the candidates towards taking up a career in the field of Design.

The AIEED entrance exam is conducted in two different modes namely online based entrance exam and centre based entrance exam.

AIEED Online Entrance Examination

The Arch team constructed and conducted the first online entrance examination for design in India successfully. The candidates, whose forms have been accepted, will have to appear for the online entrance exam at the allotted time and date. The online exam was designed to facilitate students across the globe to appear for the exam using their personal computers or laptops with a choice of time slots on any of the given exam dates.

AIEED online entrance examination will be conducted at over 200 Sify Iway examination centers in 50 cities all over India. The candidate can opt three centres (only 3), in order of their preference for examination centre. If the first or second choice of centre is not available or dropped for any reason, then they will be allotted the centre of your second or third choice, as per availability.

AIEED Centre Based Entrance Examination

The candidates whose forms have been accepted will have to appear for a written entrance examination at the Examination Centers opted for by them.

AIEED centre based entrance exam is conducted in 7 centers which include Ahmadabad, Chennai, Delhi, Jaipur, Kolkata, Lucknow, and Mumbai.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR AIEED

Under-Graduate Level Programs

• Fashion Design and Management
• Textile Design and Management
• Jewelry Design and Management
• Accessory Design and Management
• Interior Design and Management

Eligibility:
Candidates who have appeared for or cleared 10 + 2 (CBSE / ICSE / IB / State Board / NIOS or equivalent as per UGC guidelines)
10+1 students can also apply *
* Students qualifying in AIEED in the current year year are directly eligible for next year's AIEED Situation Test/ Interview (the last stage of the admission process)

Post-Graduate Level Programs

• Msc. Fashion Technology
• PG in GPEM 
• Msc. Interior Design
• Masters in Design Management
• Masters in Design Communication 

Eligibility :
Candidates who have appeared for the final year Exam of their Bachelor's Degree or have completed Graduation in any stream.

AIEED TEST PATTERN

• AIEED written test is designed to test the knowledge, skill and aptitude of the candidates for the program opted.
• The paper pattern of AIEED consists of objective type questions.
• The questions will be from the various topics such as General Awareness, Language Comprehension, Logical Reasoning, Psychological Analysis, Visual Understanding, Lateral Thinking, Skill Sets, Design Awareness and Thinking.
• The medium of instruction of the entrance exam is both in English and Hindi.

AIEED - HOW TO APPLY

Candidate can apply for AIEED through online line.

Candidate who wants to apply for AIEED entrance test, can download the prospectus, along with the application form from the official website www.aieed.com and www.archedu.org

Steps towards filling the application form - Online Examination

1. Fill in all required information in the application form.
2. Also clearly mark the preferred time slot and the date in the order of preference (3 choices only). The availability of the slots will be on a First-Come-First- Served basis.
3. Take a print out of the filled application form and sign the application form, along with Date in blue ink
4. Affix a recent photograph of good quality in the space provided.
5. Retain a photocopy of the filled in application form.
6. Send attested photocopy of certificates in support of your educational qualifications.
7. Send attested photocopy of relevant documents indicating date of birth.
8. Send attested photocopy of relevant certificates issued by competent authority for SC/ ST/ Others (Physically challenged, Defense, Artisans, NRI) candidates, wherever required
9. Send copies of experience certificate, wherever required.
10. Send attested copy of school leaving certificate.
11. Do not staple any other document/ certificate with the filled application form.
12. Send a DD of the requisite amount in favor of Arch Educational Society, Jaipur to
    The Admission Cell
    Arch Academy of Design
    Plot No. 9, Govind Marg, Malviya Nagar Institutional Area,
    Malviya Nagar, Jaipur-302017 or
    use the online payment gateway

Procedure for Applying Under Foreign Nationals/ NRI Category
Candidates seeking admission under this category should include the following documents along with application form :

1. An attested copy of the relevant pages of the passport
2. Equivalence certificate from the concerned Embassy acknowledging the educational qualifications of the candidate.
3. An attested copy of proof of status of NRI/ foreign national.
4. A Demand Draft of US$ 75 in favor of Arch Educational Society, Jaipur at
   9, Govind Marg, Malviya Nagar Institutional Area, Malviya Nagar, Jaipur

Admit Card

Admit card of the eligible candidates will be emailed to them within 3 days of submission of online application form, to the email ID provided in their application form.

The admit card would contain candidate's ID, appointment number and exam key. The appointment number and exam key are used by the candidate to log in at the time of the examination. Please keep these details ready and available with you before logging in.

Candidates are require to affix their attested photograph (same as that affixed on the application form) on the downloaded admit card. The admit card is required to be produced during the online exam and also at the time of situation test.

ID verification may include photographing, videotaping or other forms of electronics ID confirmations. If the candidate refused to comply with given instructions, they will not be permitted to appear for the test and the candidate will forfeit the test fee. They will also be required to produce a valid identification, for e.g : School leaving certificate, 10+2 mark sheet, driving license, passport, photo ATM/ Debit card, or any other valid photo identity proof.

Admission Test

The candidates, whose forms have been accepted, will have to appear for the online entrance exam at the allotted time and date.

ARCH reserves the right to cancel any of the Examination Centers mentioned. In such cases, administratively suitable and convenient alternate examination centers will be allotted. Request for change of Examination Centre will not be entertained once the form is submitted. 

AIEED CONTACT DETAILS

The Admission Cell
Arch Academy of Design
Plot No. 9, Govind Marg, Malviya Nagar Institutional Area,
Malviya Nagar, Jaipur-302017

Phone: +91-141-4060500 / 02 / 03
Fax : +91-141-4060501
Mobile : +91-9414070678
E-mail : Contact I, Contact II
Website : www.aieed.com , www.archedu.org