CEED Entrance Exam

CEED Entrance Exam

CEED Entrance Exam – Important Dates

Submission of online applications with regular fee	Mid OCTOBER – Mid NOVEMBER
Submission of online applications with late fee	Mid NOVEMBER
Availability of Admit Card for download	First week JANUARY ONWARDS
Date of Examination	Mid JANUARY
Release of draft answer key for Part A	Last week of JANUARY
Last Date of sending comments about draft answer key for part A	Last week of JANUARY
Last date of sending comments about draft answer key for Part A	First Week of FEBRUARY
Declaration of result	First week of MARCH
Score cards available for download	First week of MARCH

CEED-Common Entrance Examination for Design

CEED – Common Entrance Examination for Design , is a qualifying examination for admission to Master of Design (M.Des.) programmes at IISc Bangalore, IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati, IIT Hyderabad and IIT Kanpur, and PhD programmes in Design at some Institutes. CEED entrance exam is conducted by Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay). The objective of CEED entrance exam is to assess the candidates’ aptitude for design involving visual perception ability, drawing skills, logical reasoning, creativity and communication skills. Qualifying in CEED entrance exam alone does not guarantee admission to any of the above programmes. Admitting Institutes may conduct further tests and/or interviews for the final selection/admission in addition to the weightage given to the CEED score. Admitting Institutes will also verify the eligibility, the category certificates and other documents along with the CEED Entrance exam score. There is no age limit to appear for CEED. Besides, a candidate can appear for CEED any number of times. The CEED entrance exam score is valid for a period of two years from the date of declaration of the results.

CEED Examination

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 cretivity, 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.

Examination Cities/Towns:

CEED Entrance Exam Exam will be conducted in Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Dehradhun, Delhi, Ernakulam, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kolkata, Kozhikode, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, Patna, Pune, Raipur, Thiruvananthapuram, Trissur & Vishakapatnam

Choice of examination centres in a particular city/town will be allowed before the generation of the admit cards.

CEED Entrance Exam committee reserves the right to add and/or drop any examination city/town at its discretion

Programmes:

CEED qualified students are eligible for following post graduate courses.

Programme	Institute	Specialization
M.des	IIsc Bangalore	Product Design and Manufacturing
	IIT Bombay	Industrial Design \| Visual Communication \| Animation \| Interaction Design \| Mobility and vehicle design
	IIT Delhi	Instrumental Design and Development Centre
	IIT Guwahati	Department of Design
	IIT Hyderabad	Department of Design
	IITDM Jabalpur	Design Discipline
	IIT Kanpur	Design Programme

Programme	Institute	Specialization
Ph.D	IIsc Bangalore \| IIT Bombay \| IIT Hyderabad \| IIT Kanpur	Design

*For M.Des programme in IIsc Bangalore and IIT Kanpur, GATE qualified students will also be considered.

Eligibility for CEED Entrance Exam:

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, or must have passed the GD Arts diploma programme (10+5 level) by July. 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.

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