All India Entrance Exam for Design (AIEED) is conducted by ARCH Academy of Design. The exam is conducted as entrance exam for the designing courses in Under Graduate Level and Post Graduate level. Programs offered in Under Gradual Level are Fashion Design, Interior Design, Jewellery Design, Graphic Design, Craft Product Design, Design Management and Bachelor of Visual Arts. Programs offered in Post Graduate level are Fashion Design, GPEM, Interior Design, Jewellery Design, Life style Accessory Design, Design Communication, Strategic Design Management and Strategic Management & Leadership.
The examination aims to test and assess the following:
- problem solving skills
- lateral thinking
- Comprehension
- design sensitivity
- logical reasoning
- visual ability
- creative skills
- General knowledge.
The total marks are 200. Around 45 to 50 questions would be questioned. The questions are available in bilingual (English and Hindi) for both online and offline examinations. But the online examination must be answered in English only, where as offline exam is allowed to be answered in English or Hindi. Creative Ability Test and General Ability Test are the types of the papers in the exam.
The portfolio which resembles your interests and abilities plays a vital role during the interview. So try to file the works you have done. The works may be any of the following: painting, drawing, poetry, feature writing etc. Performance in the earlier qualifications is also considered.
Preparation tips
- Attend the mock tests as many as possible
- The sample tests are conducted by many of the educational websites. Register and take the tests.
- Find out which of the topics you are lacking back and practice on them more
- Many books in the market are available for practice.
- Improve the awareness of design
- Though the offline exam can be answered in either English or Hindi, online exam must be answered in English only. Thus, improving the English is rather important in case you choose online exam.
- Read the news paper regularly to improve the general awareness
- Go though the previous papers to understand the questioning papers
- Set the time limit and practice the time maintenance
- Follow the designing trends
- The questioning style would be as per the program opted. Thus, answer the questions accordingly
Tips while attending the exam
- The exam may be online or off line, you will be provided with 180 min. (3 hours). Plan your questions accordingly.
- Answer the known and leave the unknown or doubtful to finish later
- Questions related to topics such as Psychological analysis and design awareness must be answered with much care
- Don’t get hurry while answering
- Understand the question clearly before attempting