CEED: Exam Dates, Application Form, Eligibility Criteria Programs
CEED: Exam Dates, Application Form, Eligibility Criteria Programs

CEED 2024 was held on 21 January 2024. Its result has released.

The CEED is an important national-level design entrance examination conducted by the esteemed Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay).

The primary purpose of this exam is to facilitate admissions to prestigious institutions such as IISc Bangalore, IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati, IIT Hyderabad, IIT Kanpur, and IIT Roorkee, offering M.Des and PhD programs.

CEED 2024 result has been released. Get the link to check the result here.

CEED 2024

What is CEED exam?

CEED stands for Common Entrance Examination for Design, and it serves as a gateway for securing admission to M.Des and PhD programs in the aforementioned institutes.

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Important Dates

EventsDates
Release of CEED Application Form03 Oct 2023
Application Form Last Date With Regular Fee06 Nov 2023
Last date for Online Registration with late fee13 Nov 2023
Admit Card Release Date05 Jan 2024, 01:00 pm
Last date for rectification of discrepancies in Admit Card11 Jan 2024, 05:00 pm
CEED 2024 Exam Date21 Jan 2024
09:00 am to 12:00 noon
Publication of Answer Key and candidates’ response for Part-A23 Jan 2024
Last date for uploading comments (if any) on the Draft Answer Key for Part-A25 Jan 2024, 05:00 pm
Release of Final Answer Key for Part-A31 Jan 2024, 05:00 pm
Announcement of cut-off marks for Part-A08 Feb 2024
CEED Result Announcement Date06 Mar 2024
Start date for Score Card downloading11 Mar 2024
Last date for downloading Score Cards12 Jun 2024
Important Dates

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Eligibility Criteria

  • Candidates must have completed a degree/diploma/post graduate degree programme of minimum THREE years (after 10+2 level), or must be appearing for the final examination of such a program by July 2022, or must have passed the GD Arts diploma programme (10+5 level) by July 2022.
  • Note that the eligibility criteria for admission to various institutes may differ from the eligibility criteria for appearing for CEED. 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. Also, a candidate can appear for CEED any number of times. 

Application Process

  • CEED registration form must be submitted ONLINE ONLY through the official website, http://www.ceed.iitb.ac.in
  • The normal registration fee shown above is applicable till the regular closing date of registration. A late fee of Rs. 500 is applicable to ALL candidates for registrations submitted after the regular closing date.

Application Fee

  • Rs. 1600 for all women candidates
  • Rs. 1600 for (SC/ST/PwD) candidates
  • Rs. 3200 for all other candidates

Exam Pattern

Likewise, the CEED exam structure is also published by IIT Bombay. Important features of the Common Entrance Examination for Design are as follows. However check official website ceed.iitb.ac.in from time to time for any changes in the exam pattern.

The exam pattern is as follows

CEED 2024

Key aspects of the test are as follows.

  • Parts in Exam: This examination will consist of two parts, Part-A and Part-B
  • Mode of Exam – The Part A is a Computer Based Test, for Part B Answers To Be Marked on Paper.
  • Question type – The questions are Part A – Numerical Answer Type (NAT), Multiple Choice Question (MCQ), and Multiple Select Question (MSQ); Part B – Design Based.
  • Number of Questions – There are 46 questions in the entrance exam.
  • Total Marks – Maximum marks in the exam is 200.
  • Exam Duration – The entrance exam is of 3 hours.

CEED Examination Cities

The CEED examination is conducted in following cities: Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Chandigarh, Chennai, Delhi, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Kanpur, Kolkata, Mumbai, Nagpur, Pune and Thiruvananthapuram. Students will have chosen one of the centers from this list itself.

CEED – An Overview

The important highlights of this exam are as follows.

AspectsDetails
Name of ExamCEED
CEED Full FormCommon Entrance Examination for Design
More Exams Of This TypeDesign Entrance Exams
Scale Of This ExamNational Level
State or Region For Which This Exam Is Most RelevantIndia
(note – this does not indicate domicile requirement.
it only refers to states or regions where score
accepting colleges are situated)
Organization That Holds This ExamIIT Bombay
IIT Bombay Full FormIndian Institute of Technology Bombay
Official Websiteceed.iitb.ac.in
Programs or Courses Where Admission Is Through This TestM.Des, PhD
Colleges or Universities Where Admission Is Through This TestIISc Bangalore, IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati, IIT Hyderabad, IIT Kanpur, IIT Roorkee
Minimum Educational Qualification 
Parts in ExamPart-A and Part-B
Mode of ExamPart A – Computer Based Test; Part B – Answers To Be Marked on Paper
Type of QuestionsPart A – Numerical Answer Type (NAT), Multiple Choice Question (MCQ), and Multiple Select Question (MSQ);
Part B – Design Based
Number of Questions46
Total Marks200
Exam Duration3 hours
CEED – An Overview

Contact Details

Address: Main Gate Rd, IIT Area, Powai, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400076

Phone: 022 2572 2545

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