UPES DAT 2025 exam date revised to April 5,6; registration deadline extended

NEW DELHI: The University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES) has revised the Design Aptitude Test (UPES DAT) 2025 exam date. As per the UPES DAT 2025 revised date, the BDes and MDes exams will be conducted on April 5, 6. Earlier, the exam was scheduled to be held on April 4, 5.

The UPES DAT 2025 registration deadline has also been extended to April 4. The UPES DAT 2025 registration form can be filled by visiting the official website, upes.ac.in. The UPES DAT 2025 registration fee is Rs 1,350. The UPES DAT 2025 registration fee can be paid using debit card, credit card, net banking and UPI.

The selection process involves passing UPES DAT 2025, portfolio presentation and interview. As per UPES, the passkey required to attempt UPES DAT 2025 will be sent to the registered email ID and mobile number one day before the exam.

UPES DAT 2025: Eligibility criteria

The UPES DAT 2025 eligibility criteria for BDes and MDes are as follows

BDes

• Candidates are required to have secured minimum 50% marks in Class 10
• Candidates are also required to obtain at least 50% marks in Class 12 any stream.

MDes

• Candidates are required to have secured minimum 50% marks in Class 10
• Candidates are also required to obtain at least 50% marks in Class 12 any stream.
• Candidates are required to have completed thir graduation from a recognised college.
• BDes, BArch, BTech, and BFA graduates will be preferred.
• Valid CEED, NID, NIFT score will be considered.

UPES DAT 2025: Exam pattern

BDes

The UPES DAT 2025 BDes exam will be conducted in online mode The duration of UPES DAT 2025 BDes exam is 1 hour. The UPES DAT 2025 BDes question paper will be available in English. The total marks will be 160 marks. There will be 2 section- visual analogy, design and general awareness. Each section carries equal weightage. There will be a total of 40 questions in UPES DAT 2025 BDes paper. 4 marks will be awarded for right answer and there will be no negative marking for incorrect answers.

MDes

The UPES DAT 2025 MDes will be a computer-based test. The UPES DAT 2025 MDes exam duration is 1 hour. The medium of the UPES DAT 2025 question paper is English. The UPES DAT 2025 MDes will carry a total of 160 marks. The UPES DAT 2025 MDes paper will be divided into 3 sections- quantitative, visual analogy, design and general awareness. As per the UPES DAT 2025 MDes marking scheme, candidates will get 4 marks for each correct answer and no marks will be deducted for wrong responses.