CEED 2026

Dates, Eligibility, Registration, Exam Pattern, Syllabus, Admit Card, Counselling

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Syllabus
Exam Date
Eligibility
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Syllabus

CEED: The Common Entrance Examination for Design (CEED) is a national-level examination conducted annually to assess candidates for postgraduate design programs in India. It evaluates a candidate’s visual perception, creativity, logical reasoning, problem-solving ability, and communication skills. CEED scores are accepted by IITs and several other design institutes for M.Des and PhD admissions.

Part -A

Visualization and spatial reasoning

Ability to visualize and transform 2D shapes and 3D objects and their spatial relationships.

Practical and scientific knowledge

Know-how of scientific principles and everyday objects. 

Observation and design sensitivity

Capacity to detect concealed properties in day-to-day life and think critically about them. Attention to detail, classification, analysis, inference, and prediction. 

Environment and society

General awareness of environmental, social, and cultural connections with design. 

Analytical and logical reasoning

Ability to analyze qualitative and quantitative information. 

Language

Proficiency in reading and comprehending Standard English.  

Creativity

Grasp of verbal and non-verbal analogies, metaphors, signs, and symbols. 

Art and Design knowledge

Awareness about art/artifact/product, artists/designers, art/design history, and trends.

Design methods and practices

Knowledge of media, materials, production processes, and ergonomics

 

Part -B

Drawing

Ability to draw products, people, or scenes in proportion with good line quality, composition, proportion, perspective, and shading.

Creativity

Capacity to think out-of-the-box and come up with unique as well as diverse solutions. 

Communication

Skills to communicate concepts and ideas clearly with the help of text and visuals. 

Problem identification

Capability to understand the user and the context, knowledge of properties of materials, and their appropriate use in design.

Exam Date

CEED: The Common Entrance Examination for Design (CEED) is a national-level examination conducted annually to assess candidates for postgraduate design programs in India. It evaluates a candidate’s visual perception, creativity, logical reasoning, problem-solving ability, and communication skills. CEED scores are accepted by IITs and several other design institutes for M.Des and PhD admissions.

Events Dates

Application form availability

3rd October 2023

Last date to apply

13th November 2023

Registration with late fee

14th to 20th November 2023

Admit card availability

5th January 2024

Last date to rectify discrepancy in admit card

11th January 2024

CEED 2024 Exam Date

21st January 2024

Draft answer key

23rd January 2024

Last date of objection

25th January 2024

Final answer key

1st February 2024

Part A cut off marks

8th February 2024

Result availability

6th March 2024

Score card

11th March to 12th June 2024

official site -  https://www.ceed.iitb.ac.in/2024/

Eligibility

CEED: The Common Entrance Examination for Design (CEED) is a national-level examination conducted annually to assess candidates for postgraduate design programs in India. It evaluates a candidate’s visual perception, creativity, logical reasoning, problem-solving ability, and communication skills. CEED scores are accepted by IITs and several other design institutes for M.Des and PhD admissions.

    To be eligible to take the CEED exam, candidates must have completed a degree, diploma, or postgraduate degree program of at least three years, must be in the process of completing such a program by July 2023, or must have passed the GD Arts Diploma program by that time.

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