Mega Design Competition 2025 at ADMEC Multimedia Institute

ADMEC Multimedia Institute successfully organized the Mega Design Competition 2025 which was a two days long design competition. It started on the 29th and ran until the 30th of December.

We conducted this mega contest to test different skills of our students from design approach, rapid visualization, adaptability, teamwork, communication, to presentation skills. It is indeed one of our unique design events that has multiple rounds, points-based selection and elimination. 

A total of 31 students participated in this competition with great enthusiasm from all of our creative courses. We included students from Graphic Design, UI/UX, Animation, Video, and Multimedia programs.

Now we have a detailed day-wise breakdown of the entire contest.

The Creative Mega Design Competition 2025 Begins 

Day 1 (29th December)

The competition started at sharp 9:00 AM with lots of excitement and curiosity on the faces of students. There were two rounds in 1st day and one of them was an elimination round with 50% students eliminated from the competition.

We informed students that the competition would progress through elimination rounds and guided them to design smart, think fast, and manage time effectively. 

Round 1: Rapid Visual Thinking

• Duration: 45 Minutes
• Type: Individual Round

We gave one abstract word or emotion to students and asked them to visually express it through any format, like:

• Hand sketch
• Digital illustration
• Minimal poster

Rules of the round:

• Use only 2 colors at max
• Don’t add any text
• Use any medium like sketch, painting, or digital layout

This round was like a warm-up round and tested the quick visualization skills of students. We saw many students perform it brilliantly and almost all of them tried their best to qualify for this first round. Almost all students presented their visual clarity and unique imagination. 

Round 2: Design Under Constraints

• Duration: 90 Minutes
• Type: Individual Round

Now the second round started and brought a practical design brief for all students. We gave a design theme to students with two constraints. There were some random constraints placed inside folded chits in a big bowl. We asked each student to pick any two constraints from that bowl and design according to them.

This part made the contest a little challenging for all.

Recommended output designs included:

• Poster
• UI screen
• Social media reel and ads

Both rounds had their points that we calculated for every student to prepare the list of top-qualified students from Round 1 and Round 2. Out of 31 students we selected 17 students and 14 students were eliminated. Points of eliminated students were carried forward to selected students.

List of Qualified Students of Day 1

After careful observation and evaluation the following students moved ahead in the competition. Here’s the list:

S.no	Qualified Student	Points Scored
1	Mayank	44/50
2	Preeti	42/50
3	Ritesh	40/50
4	Mankirat	38/50
5	Mani	36/50
6	Anjali	35/50
7	Abhishek	29/50
8	Zahid	28/50
9	Dhiraj	28/50
10	Ankur	27/50
11	Akash	25/50
12	Rahul Baluni	25/50
13	Aarti	23/50
14	Varun	23/50
15	Riya	22/50
16	Sateesh	22/50
17	Mohan	21/50

All the qualified students showed satisfactory performance, strong concepts, and time management in the first two rounds on Day 1st of our Mega Design Competition 2025.

Day 2 – Final Stages (30th December)

The 2nd day of the competition covered up the most exciting phase with two unique rounds and elimination among the 17 selected students.

Round 3: Collaborative Design Sprint

• Duration: 2–2.5 Hours
• Type: Team Round

We divided the qualified students into mixed teams of three students. In way we tried our best to maintain a cross-disciplinary collaboration in each team.

We follow this formula: 

1 Graphic student + 1 UI/UX student + 1 Animation and Video student = a collaborative team

What was the main task?

Selected students had to create a complete brand identity campaign for a youth-focused app or product.

Recommended Outputs (Any 2):

• Brand logo + color palette
• User interface of the brand’s app landing screen 
• 10-second motion graphics/storyboard
• Instagram post or reel cover design

The Twist

The twist entered the middle of round 3rd and surprised the students with the part called “client changes”. It was introduced to students to give them an idea of how a client can change the designs midway and what they need to do to handle this. This change forced the teams to adjust quickly. We did it to test the ability to work under real agency pressure, the flexibility, and teamwork skills of our students.

We selected the top 6 students based on their performance from this round 3rd.

These students were:

• Preeti Bandhari
• Dhiraj Kumar
• Mani Kumar
• Deepak Tiwari
• Ritesh Gupta
• Sayyid Zahid Ahmed

Round 4: Design Pitch

This was the final round and the final test of the selected students. Now in this design pitch round students had to perform the following tasks:

• Select one of their previous works and improve it
• Prepare a 2-minute design pitch and present it to the jury

The presentation part took place on 31st December before the award ceremony.

Each finalist explained the following as part of their design pitch:

1. Their problem
2. Their idea
3. Design decisions
4. Why their design works for their audience

This round evaluated communication skills, confidence, and topic clarity that were beyond visuals. 

Winners of Mega Design Competition 2025

Our experts observed everything thoroughly during the contest and made their decision based on a few parameters. These were:

• Concept & originality
• Problem-solving
• Visual balancing and design efficiency
• Communication
• Time management

So, we now have the names of our winners. 

• 1st Position: Preeti, our student of the Graphic Master Course
• 2nd Position: Deepak, student of Post Production Master
• 3rd Position: Dheeraj, student of the UX UI design diploma 

All winners were awarded with shining trophies and certificates. There was a special cash prize of Rs. 2500/- for the 1st rank holder, Preeti Bhandari. 

Ending words on the Mega Design Competition 2025

The Mega Design Competition 2025 ended the year with success. It provided a platform to all of our students to showcase their skills and get industry exposure. 

This event was more than just a contest; it was an eye-opener design challenge to help students in facing their weaknesses, handle pressure, and work in collaboration.

Let’s hope to come back with another Mega Design Competition next year.