IISc Revises Selection Criteria for MDes Amid COVID-19 Outbreak
Candidates seeking admission to the programme of M.Des at IISc Bangalore will now be selected only on the basis of scores obtained in GATE 2020/ CEED 2020. Scroll down to find more about it.
The Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore which is participating institute of CEED 2020, has revised the selection process for Master of Design (M.Des) programme due to the Coronavirus outbreak and nationwide lockdown. The notification released by the institute says that candidates seeking admission to the programme will now be selected only on the basis of scores obtained in the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) 2020 or the Common Entrance Exam for Design (CEED) 2020.
Earlier, the admission was to be conducted on the basis of their performance in GATE/CEED along with a design written test/interview conducted by the institute which carried 70% and 30% weightage respectively. The revision of the procedure came as a precautionary measure in view of the emergent situation due to the spread of Coronavirus in the country.
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According to the usual IISc selection procedure for MDes, after the screening of applicants based on their GATE/CEED score, an interview and a design written test are conducted at the institute. The same was scheduled to be held between 13th April 2020 and 15th April 2020. Minimum percentage or cut-off of the written test and interview are decided by the department based on the scores obtained by all the MDes aspirants.
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Along with IISc’s MDes course, the institute has also revised the selection criteria for all the M.Tech courses and Master of Management (M.Mgt). It is also to be noted that the Career Analysis Marks (CAM) will be based on the candidate’s previous academic performances (10th,12th, Undergraduate, etc.)
Other participating institutes of CEED 2020 include IIT Bombay, IIT Guwahati, IIT Jabalpur, IIT Kanpur, IIT Delhi and IIT Hyderabad. All of them are currently accepting MDes applications for the session 2020-21.
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