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UCEED, CEED, NID & NIFT. These are the Design Entrance Exams in India. There are so many questions that pop up in the mind of a design aspirant when he or she thinks about the design entrance exams. Questions, like I have studied Psychology in my bachelors, am I eligible for this exam?, How can I start my preparation? What are the things that are expected out of you as a candidate and so on. Prasanna Gadkari, a UX Designer at Amazon & Founder of TEACUP BLOG, a blog where over 400 experiences of students who made it through these exams are recorded. A blog that every design aspirant in India knows about. In this episode, Prasanna answers the most frequently asked questions about design entrance exams.

Timestamps:

02:22 - How did Teacup Blog happen?

05:12 - Evolution of Design Entrance Exams 08:52 - Who is eligible for Design Entrance Exams?

12:00 - How clear Design Exams?

13:48 - Self-study or Guided Classes?

15:00 - Is it necessary to be Passion driven? 18:56 - How to prepare for the second round? 20:27 - Working with different materials

21:56 - Why NIDs & IITs conduct interviews and studio tests.

24:50 - Portfolio

28:24 - What to do after the second round is over?

30:44 - Should one go for design education in 2020?

33:09 - How to finance your design education?