JS Institute of Design Announces 25% Scholarship for UCEED Qualifiers

Updated on Apr 01, 2025 13:49

UCEED qualifiers can skip the CIT test, as their UCEED scores already validate their design skills. Read the article for more information.

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Kolkata: JS Institute of Design (JSID) is offering a great scholarship for students who passed the UCEED exam. If your UCEED rank is 2000 or below, you can get a 25% scholarship on tuition fees for their undergraduate design courses.

India's design industry is growing fast, with a 25% yearly increase in fields like graphic design, interior design, and fashion design. This means there's a rising need for talented designers nationwide. To prepare students for this booming field, JSID offers modern undergraduate and postgraduate design programs that teach the skills needed to succeed.

JSID has partnered with Ecole Intuit Lab, a leading French design school, to create practical and modern design programs. These courses teach students creative problem-solving (design thinking), business skills, and how to manage projects effectively. By learning these combined skills, students gain real-world expertise that prepares them for successful design careers. The programs focus on creating solutions that put users first while using the latest technology, meeting the demands of today's fast-growing design industry.

Nien Siao, Dean of JS Institute of Design, explained how important design is for a country's development. "Design plays a key role in economic growth by driving innovation and progress," he said. "In India, the design sector has grown significantly in recent years and now helps create many new products and services. At our institute, we focus on nurturing students' creative skills. Through this scholarship, we want to recognize and support talented young designers who show great potential."

What are UCEED Scholarship Programs?

JSID's UCEED partnership demonstrates its commitment to quality design education and India's thriving design industry. These JSID programs offer UCEED scholarships:

Undergraduate Degree in UI/UX Design
Undergraduate Degree in Game Art & Design
Undergraduate Degree in Animation & Motion Design
Undergraduate Degree in Visual Communication & Digital Design

What is JSID Admission 2025 Criteria?

Candidates who wish to apply for JSID's design programs should fulfill the JSID admission 2025 eligibility criteria, however, if candidates have already taken the UCEED exam, they can skip the CIT test, their UCEED scores already showcase their design skills. It will make their admission process quicker and easier.
Check the JSID admission 2025 criteria list:

For bachelor's programs you need to have passed 12th grade from any recognized school board.
For master's programs you should have completed your bachelor's degree in any subject.
All applicants must take JSID's Creative Intelligence Test (CIT) that checks your creative thinking and design awareness, followed by a PI (Personal Interview) round.

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Ans: No, VIT School of Design (V-SIGN) at Vellore Institute of Technology is not a participating institute for UCEED 2024. However, in UCEED 2023, the institute functioned as a result-sharing partner, meaning it considered UCEED scores for admission to some seats in its undergraduate design program. The list of result-sharing institutes is revised annually, so it remains uncertain whether VIT will continue this arrangement for UCEED 2024. If included, the institute may offer partial admissions based on UCEED 2024 performance.

Ans: UCEED 2024 offers 225 B.Des seats across six participating institutes, including newcomer IIT Roorkee. This marks an increase from 205 seats in 2023. Admissions are based solely on UCEED 2024 merit scores. Among these institutes, IIT Jabalpur has the largest intake (66 seats), followed by the highly competitive IIT Bombay (37 seats). All seats are allocated across categories (Open/SC/ST/OBC-NCL/PwD) as per government regulations.