Mumbai: BITS Design School (BITSDES), a constituent of BITS Pilani, has announced the commencement of admissions for its four-year, fully residential Bachelor of Design (Honours) programme. Applications for the class of 2026-30 are now open and will close on 1 February 2026.
A total of 180 students will be admitted to the batch. Applicants can qualify through any of the following exams: NID Design Aptitude Test (DAT) Prelims, UCEED, or the BITS Design Aptitude Test (BITSDAT). Those wishing to apply with NID-DAT or UCEED scores are also required to complete and submit their applications by 1 February 2026 with their NID-DAT / UCEED roll numbers. The BITSDAT, a one hour long online test can be taken between 31 March to 5 April 2026.
Only students who have submitted their applications by 1 February 2026 will be able to upload their scores when the application portal is opened between 8 April and 12 April 2026. Fresh applications will not be accepted during the score upload window.
Shortlisted candidates will be announced on 16 April 2026, followed by portfolio uploads from 16 April to 20 April 2026, and online interviews between 2 May and 12 May 2026. Final results will be declared on 18 May 2026. All dates are subject to change at the discretion of BITS Design School.