The India Design Mark process begins from June 29, 2018 and continues till the final announcements of India Design Mark on March 15, 2019. The important dates vis-à-vis the India Design Mark process are given below. Please note that under no circumstances any of these dates will be relaxed or compromised.
| June 29, 2018 | Applications open |
| November 12, 2018 | Applications close |
| November 12, 2018 | Final Submission of Application |
| November 12, 2018 | Last date for payment of Stage 1 evaluation fees |
| November 12 - December 07, 2018 | 1'st Stage Jury Evaluation of Entries |
| December 14, 2018 | Results notification of 1st stage evaluation |
| January 18, 2019 | Last date of payment for 2'nd stage jury evaluation fees |
| February 18, 2019 | Last date for receiving physical entry for stage 2 evaluation |
| March 13, 2019 | Date for receiving products at the exhibition venue, in case of large sized products |
| March 14 and 15, 2019 | 2nd Stage Jury Evaluation of Entries |
| March 14, 15 and 16, 2019 | India Design Mark Exhibition open to the public |
| March 17, 2019 | Date for taking the products back from the exhibition venue |
| March 01, 2019 - February 28, 2020 | Period for using India Design Mark logo free of charge |