1st Round (Online MCQ Exam) - 6 - 8, March 2020
First round of the competition will be conducted for the candidates who are from the following states for stated MESC Skills:
| S.No. | Graphic Design Technology | 3D Digital Game Art | Print Media Technology |
| 1. | Pondicherry | Pondicherry | Pondicherry |
| 2. | Chhattisgarh | Chhattisgarh | Chhattisgarh |
| 3. | Delhi | Delhi | Chandigarh |
| 4. | Haryana | Haryana | Delhi |
| 5. | Himachal Pradesh | Himachal Pradesh | Haryana |
| 6. | Rajasthan | Rajasthan | Himachal Pradesh |
| 7. | Uttar Pradesh | Uttar Pradesh | Rajasthan |
| 8. | Goa | Jammu & Kashmir | Uttar Pradesh |
| 9. | Gujarat | Uttrakhand | Jammu & Kashmir |
| 10. | Madhya Pradesh | Goa | Uttrakhand |
| 11. | West Bengal | Gujarat | Goa |
| 12. | Meghalaya | Madhya Pradesh | Gujarat |
| 13. | Nagaland | West Bengal | Madhya Pradesh |
| 14. | Sikkim | Assam | West Bengal |
| 15. | Tripura | Meghalaya | Bihar |
| 16. | | Nagaland | Jharkhand |
| 17. | | Sikkim | Assam |
| 18. | | Tripura | Meghalaya |
| 19. | | | Nagaland |
| 20. | | | Sikkim |
| 21. | | | Tripura |