What Is AIEED?

AIEED stands for All India Entrance Examination for Design. ARCH College of Design & Business, Jaipur uses it to select students for undergraduate and postgraduate design courses. It began in 2010 and moved to an online screening format in 2011.

The current screening looks at how you observe, think, communicate and respond to a design problem. It is not limited to polished drawing. The portfolio and interaction give you a chance to explain your approach, while the campus situation test and group discussion examine creativity, collaboration and problem-solving.

AIEED 2027 Dates

10 December is the Series I application deadline, not a common exam day. You book the Online Interaction & Counselling date through the application panel. ARCH assigns the campus situation-test and group-discussion date separately.

The published final stage provides for the result and admission offer on the same day. That refers to completion of the screening process; it does not mean that submitting the form produces an immediate offer. The July date is when the selected batch starts classes.

AIEED Eligibility for UG and PG Courses

Permission to take AIEED and eligibility for a particular degree are not the same check. The general screening criteria allow applicants who have appeared for Class 12, but the verified B.Des courses still require the stated marks for admission. The same distinction applies to a graduate applying for a master's course.

Can Class 11 Students Take AIEED?

ARCH describes an early-screening route for students who were in Class 11 during the 2026 process. Qualifying students seeking 2027 admission must submit an updated Portfolio of Abilities and clear the counselling interaction. This does not allow a student to skip Class 12 or its course-level eligibility requirement.

A student currently in Class 11 should establish the intended admission year with ARCH before applying. An early screening result is not permission to join a degree before completing the qualifying school education.

AIEED Application Form and Fee

Start the 2027 application through AIEED and complete the online form. Keep your contact details available throughout admission, because the application panel carries the next-stage instructions. Pay INR 3,000 using a debit or credit card or the online payment gateway, and retain the payment confirmation.

After login, open the instructions for the Portfolio of Abilities (PoA) and Statement of Purpose (SoP). Upload both in the required format and book the online interaction date. The detailed submission requirements are inside the application panel; follow those instructions for the actual files.

The application fee is not the course fee. A later admission offer can include separate registration, caution and tuition payments. Check the programme named in the offer before paying those amounts.

AIEED Screening Process

All five stages and their parts are mandatory. Completing the portfolio upload does not replace the online interaction, and an online interview does not replace the campus situation test or group discussion.

The 2027 screening format does not assign a published GAT/CAT question count, chapter weightage or 500-mark formula to these stages. Prepare for the stated submissions and interactions instead of treating an old multiple-choice paper pattern as the current selection model.

Online Interaction and Campus Assessment

For the online interaction, be ready to discuss the work you submitted: what you noticed, the idea you developed and the choices you made. Keep a readable copy of the portfolio available so you can refer to a project when asked.

The campus stage assesses creativity, collaboration and problem-solving through a situation test and group discussion. Practise explaining an idea, listening to another approach and revising your plan when a constraint changes. These are preparation suggestions, not a claim about a fixed task, material list or scoring rubric.

How to Prepare Your Portfolio and Statement of Purpose

A Portfolio of Abilities shows what you can observe, explore and make. A Statement of Purpose explains why you want to study design and what you want to learn. The two should support each other, rather than repeating the same introduction.

Portfolio of Abilities

For example, you could study why a desk organiser is awkward for a particular user. Record the problem, sketch alternative layouts, test a simple model and show the change made after trying it. This is an original preparation exercise, not an AIEED question. The value is in explaining the decisions, not in making an expensive final object.

Keep captions short enough to connect the image to the decision it shows. If a project was made by a group, identify your own contribution. Do not present someone else's drawing or a downloaded design as your work.

Statement of Purpose

Use specific experiences: a design problem you noticed, a project you enjoyed or a material you tried to work with. Explain why the chosen field interests you and what skills you want to develop. A paragraph about a real attempt tells the reader more than a list of adjectives such as creative, passionate or hardworking.

In a 2024 ARCH student review, a Fashion Design student linked exposure to the work and portfolio a student builds. That is one student's experience, not an admission rule, but it is a useful reason to keep evidence of how your ideas develop rather than saving only finished pieces.

AIEED Syllabus and Preparation Areas

ARCH describes the screening through two broad areas: attitude towards design and comprehension and communication. The first includes empathy, creativity, openness, perseverance, toughness, focus and humour. The second includes visual, verbal, conceptual, interpersonal and transactional communication.

Use a small project to connect these areas. Observe a user, frame the problem, develop alternatives, test one and explain the outcome. If the first version fails, record the failure and the revision; hiding the process makes it harder to show how you think.

For a group discussion, practise responding to the idea rather than competing for speaking time. State your reason, ask a clear question and build on a useful suggestion. For visual communication, check whether another person can understand the sketch without a long explanation.

A chapter-wise percentage table would be misleading here: the current screening information does not publish one. The application-panel brief, portfolio and assigned tasks are the useful preparation references.

Design Courses and Fees at ARCH

ARCH offers design routes in fashion, interiors, jewellery, products and communication, with different degree and international-study options. A course title and its awarding arrangement matter as much as the design field. For example, the verified Fashion & Textile and Communication B.Des programmes last four years and are affiliated with the University of Rajasthan; the verified Design Communication master's programme lasts two years and lists Vishvakarma Skills University.

2026-27 Fee Reference

These are the 2026-27 fees, not a confirmed 2027-28 bill. The same schedule lists INR 75,000 in one-time charges for B.Des, BA and M.Voc, including an INR 20,000 refundable caution fee. Do not count the annual amount as the total cost of the degree.

For BA International, the schedule applies 18% tax to course fees and one-time fees except the caution fee. Consumables, learning materials, stationery and additional course-use items are extra. Ask for the programme-specific 2027 payment schedule with the offer rather than multiplying an older annual figure into a guaranteed total.

The ARCH college profile includes course and student information. Keep any fee year stated there attached to the figure when comparing it with your offer.

Scholarships and Admission Offer

ARCH applies one applicable criterion for these offers. It may request supporting documents and a separate application for the concession. Awards are first-come, first-served, valid for a stated period, and do not stack into additional awards after one has been claimed.

Keep evidence tied to the support requested: qualification results for academic merit, a principal's recommendation for studentship, or records of a community project, business activity or sports achievement. The published policy does not set a single scholarship percentage for every selected student.

After selection, read the offer for the exact programme, fee, award conditions and acceptance deadline. Complete the required admission formalities within that period. For a course or admission-year query, contact admission@archedu.org or 94140 70678; the published enquiry hours are Monday to Saturday, 10 AM to 5 PM.

1. Series I dates
2. Qualification requirements
3. Form and submissions

1. Five-stage process
2. Portfolio and SoP
3. Practice areas

1. Programme fee reference
2. Scholarships and awards