BITS Design School opens admissions for Bachelors of Design 2025 intake

For the BITS entrance examination, candidates will have to apply in the application form. The entrance exam is scheduled between March 31 to April 5.

BITS Design School opens admissions for Bachelors of Design for 2025 session

For the BITS entrance examination, candidates will have to apply in the application form. The entrance exam is scheduled between March 31 to April 5.(Express image/ representative)

BITS Design School (BITSDES) has started the admission process for the second cohort of its 4-year residential Bachelor of Design (Honours) programme. Applications for admission for the 2025 academic session are open till January 31. The application fee for the same is Rs 2000.

Interested students will need to provide scores of either NID‑DAT Prelims, UCEED, or the BITS Design Aptitude Test (BITSDAT). For the BITS entrance examination, candidates will have to apply in the application form. The entrance exam is scheduled between March 31 to April 5.

BITSDAT 2025: Entrance schedule

The results for the same will be announced on April 14 following which a portfolio evaluation round will be conducted between April 21 to April 28. The admission process will be completed after online interviews of the shortlisted candidates between May 2 to May 12.

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Fee structure

For the first year, the tuition fee is Rs 7 lakh and the residence fee Rs 3 lakh which makes the first year fee Rs 10 lakh. A one-time admission fee of Rs 70,000 will be payable at the time of accepting the offer for admission to AY 2024-25. These fees are subject to an annual increase of up to 8 per cent per year.

For information regarding withdrawals and refunds, candidates are advised to refer to the refund policy of BITS. The refundable security deposit of Rs 20,000 will be collected with the year 1 tuition fee and will be refunded after the convocation of the students. The cost of books and other learning materials will be additional and borne by the students, as claimed by the official website.

For more information on the 2025-26 admissions, please visit the official website— bitsdesign.edu.in

With an overall humanity-centred design approach, the programme offers five pathways – Physical Product Design, Digital Product Design (UX/UI), Design Research and Insights, Experience Design, and Visual Design, claims the press release.