CEED 2016
Common Entrance Examination for Design (CEED) 2016
Common Entrance Examination for Design (CEED) is a qualifying Examination for Admission to Master of Design (M.Des) Programs at IISc Bangalore, IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati, IIT Hyderabad and IIT Kanpur and Ph.D Programs in Design in some Institutes, for the Academic year 2016
The objective of CEED is to assess the candidates’ aptitude for design involving visual perception ability, drawing skills, logical reasoning, creativity and communication skills.
Important Dates
Application Submission 10th - 31st Aug 2015
Availability of Admit Cards for downloading Website 07th Nov- 05th Dec 2015
Date of CEED Exam  06th December 2015
Announcement of Results 15th January 2016
Availability of Score Cards for downloading 22nd January 2016
Eligibility Criteria
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Architecture/Design/Interior Design or equivalent (4 years programme after 10+2)
Professional Diploma in Design (NID/CEPT or equivalent of 4 years programme after 10+2)
B.F.A. (4-year professional programme after 10+2)
GD Art (5-year programme after 10th) with one-year post qualification professional experience
Master’s degree in Arts/ Science/ Computer Applications (2-year programme after 10+2+3)
There is no specified age limit
Exam Pattern for CEED 2016
The examination will consist of two parts, Part A and Part B. Candidates have to attempt questions from both the parts. Part A consist multiple choice (MCQ) type questions and Part B consist of design and hand drawing type questions
Part A will be conducted from 10.00 to 11.00 Hrs. followed by Part B from 11.00 to 13.00 Hrs.
Answer to Part A has to be given in the computer itself.Answer to Part B has to be given in the answer book provided by the invigilator. These answer books will be collected for manual correction at the end of the examination
Part A will be used as screening test. If N is the total number of seats available in all the participating institutes, then approximately the top 10xN candidates will be shortlisted from Part A. Part B will be evaluated only for the candidates who are shortlisted from Part A. Only Part B score will be used for CEED 2016 merit list
CEED 2016 Application Fee:
Rs.1100/- for all women candidates
Rs.1100/- for (SC/ST/PwD) candidates
Rs.2200/- for all other candidates
Rs.2200/- for foreign nationals
Admit Card for CEED 2016
Admit Cards will be available for downloading from the CEED website from 07th November to 05th December 2015. Please take a clear printout (in color) of the admit card before coming to the examination centre.
Examination centres for CEED 2016
Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Chandigarh, Chennai, Delhi, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Kanpur, Kolkata, Mumbai, Nagpur, Pune and Thiruvananthapuram