CEED

The objective of the Common Entrance Exam for Design (CEED) is to assess the candidate’s
aptitude for design involving visual perception ability, drawing skills, logical reasoning,
creativity, communication, and problem solving skills. CEED is conducted by IIT Bombay. It is a
qualifying examination for admission to Master of Design (MDes) programmes at IISc
Bangalore, IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati, IIT Hyderabad, IIITDM Jabalpur, and IIT Kanpur,
and to Ph.D. programmes in Design at IISc Bangalore, IIT Bombay, IIT Guwahati, IIT Hyderabad,
and IIT Kanpur.
Qualifying in CEED alone does not guarantee admission to any of these programmes.
Admitting institutes may conduct further tests and / or interviews for the final selection /
admission. A CEED score does NOT Guarantee admission. Admitting Institutes will also verify
the eligibility, the category certificates and other documents along with the CEED score. The
CEED 2019 score is valid for a period of one year from the date of declaration of the result.
IMPORTANT DATES-

 Online registration with regular fee October 9 to November 9, 2018

 Date of CEED 2019 examination January 19, 2019 (Saturday)
 Declaration of result March 4, 2019
Eligibility
Candidates must have completed a degree / diploma / post graduate degree programme of
minimum 3 years (after 10+2 level), or must be appearing for the final examination of such a
program by July 2019, or must have passed the GD Arts diploma programme (10+5 level) by July
2018. Before applying for CEED, candidates are advised to check whether they meet the
required eligibility criteria for admission to various institutes. There is no age limit to appear for
CEED. Besides, a candidate can appear for CEED any number of times.
From this year onwards, candidates who have obtained a degree or diploma of min 3 years
programme (after 10+2), can appear for CEED examination.
Examination pattern
The CEED examination will be conducted in two parts. All candidates must answer both the
parts.

Part A is a computer-based screening test. It evaluates visualization and spatial ability,

environmental and social awareness, analytical and logical reasoning, language and creativity,
observation and design sensitivity. Candidates who are shortlisted in Part A using the method
mentioned in the brochure will qualify for the evaluation of Part B.
Part B evaluates drawing, creativity, communication skills and analytical and problem solving
skills. Part B scores will be calculated using the method mentioned in the brochure. The final
CEED score will be calculated by giving 25% weightage to marks obtained in Part A marks and
75% weightage to scores obtained in Part B.

Programmes:
CEED qualified students are eligible to apply for the MDes and PhD programmes in various
institutes with the specializations as mentioned in the table below. Details of these
programmes may be obtained from the websites of the respective institutes: