Design and creative fields

Design, fashion, architecture and media degrees, reached through aptitude tests rather than academic marks alone.

Where it leads

• Product and industrial design
• Communication design
• Architecture
• Fashion and textiles
• Animation and media

Can you change your mind later?

Design keeps media, technology and entrepreneurship open. Architecture specifically requires Class 12 Mathematics, so dropping Maths closes that one permanently.

The mistake families make here

Treating design as a fallback for weak students. NID and NIFT admission is among the most competitive in the country.

Where students are usually competitive

Portfolio and aptitude matter more than board percentage, except for architecture which requires Class 12 Maths. Public design institutes are moderately priced; private design colleges vary enormously.

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