CEED
Common Entrance Exam for Design
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, IIT Kanpur and IIITDM Jabalpur, 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 score is valid for a period of one year from the date of declaration of the result.
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Common Entrance Exam for Design (CEED)
for the MDes and PhD programmes
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​The examination consists of two parts, Part A and Part B. Candidates must attempt questions from both the parts.
Part A is conducted from 10:00 to 11:00 hours followed by Part B from 11:00 to 13:00 hours.
Part A contains objective type questions (multiple choice questions, multiple select questions and numerical answer questions). Answers to Part A have to be given on the computer.
These are design aptitude type questions that evaluate visual and spatial ability, environmental and social awareness, analytical and logical reasoning, language, observation and design sensitivity of the candidates. Part B consists of questions that are aimed at testing design, drawing and writing skills. The questions in Part B are displayed on the computer screen and the answers are to be written in the answer book provided by the invigilator (NOT into the Computer). However, you need to tick appropriate box on the computer screen to indicate that you have answered the same. Part B answer books will be collected at the end of the examination.
Marks obtained in Part A is used to shortlist candidates.
Part B answer books is evaluated manually for the candidates who are shortlisted from Part A. In Part B, there are 5 questions of total 100 marks. There is not any optional question.
The final CEED score will be calculated by giving 25% weightage to marks obtained in Part A and 75% weightage to scores obtained in Part B after the above calculation.
After the declaration of the result, CEED Score Cards will be available for downloading to all the qualified candidates. Hard copy of the CEED score cards will NOT be sent to the qualified candidates. Answer booklet (Part B) will NOT be provided to the candidates. The marks obtained in Part B will NOT be disclosed for the non-qualifying candidates.
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Examination Cities:
Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Dehradun, Delhi, Ernakulam, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kolkata, Kozhikode, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, Panaji, Patna, Pune, Raipur, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur and Visakhapatnam.
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Previous Years Question Papers
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For Any Queries, You may Contact:
Chairman
UCEED-CEED 2021
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Mumbai 400076
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Phone: +91 22 2576 4063 / 9093 / 9094 (Monday to Friday, 09:30 – 17:30 hrs)
E-mail: ceed@iitb.ac.in
