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1. Shortlisting criteria for the candidates to qualify for the interview for admission to the M. Des.

Programme for AY 2026-2027.

2. List of Applicants Shortlisted for Interviews is provided below:

Shortlisted Applicants for M.Des. 2026

3. All Shortlisted Applicants will receive an email from dodoffice@iitd.ac.in on 13th May.

4. If you meet the shortlisting criteria, but your application number does not appear in the list, please contact us at dodoffice@iitd.ac.in

5. Interviews are scheduled to be conducted in ONLINE Mode from 18th ~ 21st May.

6. Detailed interview instructions will be communicated to all Interviewees on 15th May.

7. For any queries regarding the M.Des. admissions, please contact us at dodoffice@iitd.ac.in or 011-26548731

8. In all communication, kindly mention your IIT Delhi Application Number (PG-262701-XXXXXX)

1. DoD, IITD is using the following PhD shortlisting criteria for the admissions of Indian applicants in semester- I, 2026-27. The shortlisting criteria is attached as Annexure-1 below. Post-shortlisting, the selection process would involve:

• Submission of a Statement of Purpose and a Research Statement by the shortlisted applicants. They will be encouraged to interact with the faculty members of the Department, while writing these.
• The shortlisting for the interview will be based on the quality of the submitted Statement of Purpose and Research Statement by each candidate and its relevance to the interests of a faculty member in the Department. The final proposed research topic has to be relevant to at least one of the faculty members in the Department
• Only those applicants shortlisted from step (b) will be invited for the online oral interview. The selection in this round will be based on the overall motivation to do research, overall preparedness to carry out research, and preparation of the candidate in the research area proposed in the research statement. Successful candidates in this round will be offered a Ph.D. position at DoD, IITD.

If you fulfil the criteria and have not received any email, please write to Dr. Saurabh Tewari, Coordinator of PhD Programme and Assistant Professor, Department of Design, via cophd@design.iitd.ac.in

Annexure - 1

For Full-time Applicants:

For Part-time Applicants:

Shortlisting Criteria Foreign National Ph.D Applicants Sem-I, 2026-27

For Foreign National Applicants: