CEED 2020
Common Entrance Exam for Design (CEED) 2020
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 2020 score is valid for a period of one year from the date of declaration of the result. 
Important dates
Online registration with regular fee  9th October 2019 to 9th November 2019
Online registration with late fee 10th November 2019 to 16th November 2019
Admit card available for downloading 1st January 2020 
Last date for rectification of discrepancies in the admit card 7th January 2020
Date of CEED 2019 examination 18th January 2020
Release of draft answer key for Part A 21st January 2020
Last date for sending comments about draft answer key for Part A 27th January 2020
Release of final answer key for Part A 4th February 2020
Declaration of result 4th March 2020
Score cards available for downloading 5th March 2020
Examination Cities
CEED 2020 examination will be conducted in the following 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.
Candidates should compulsorily choose 3 cities in the order of preference at the time of online registration. Once the registration form is submitted, request for a change of city will NOT be entertained under any circumstances.
If a sufficient number of candidates is not available in a city, then it may be dropped from the final list and candidates will be allotted to a city of their second or third choice. The UCEED-CEED office reserves the right to add a new city or remove an existing one and allot a city that may not be among any of the choices of a candidate.
A city may have more than one examination centre. In such cases, a request for change of a centre within the same city will NOT be permitted under any circumstances.
Eligibility
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 2020, or must have passed the GD Arts diploma programme (10+5 level) by July 2020.
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. Besides, a candidate can appear for CEED any number of times. 
Registration
CEED registration form must be submitted ONLINE ONLY through the official website, www.ceed.iitb.ac.in
 Registration fee:   
• Rs.1,300 for all women candidates
• Rs.1,300 for (SC / ST / PwD) candidates
• Rs.2,600 for all other candidates
Note that this fee is non-refundable and non-transferable. The registration fee has to be paid through the payment option provided on the website while submitting the registration form. Detailed instructions related to the payment of registration fee are given on the online registration portal. Credit card, debit card and net-banking options are available. The registration fee shown above DOES NOT INCLUDE service and other charges and the processing fees that the banks may levy. The normal registration fee shown above is applicable till the regular closing date of 9th November 2019, 23:55 hours. A late fee of ₹ 500 is applicable to ALL candidates for registrations submitted after the regular closing date till 16th November 2019, 23:55 hours.
Contact Address
Chairman
JEE (Advanced)-UCEED-CEED 2020
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Mumbai 400076
Phone: +91 22 2576 4063 / 9093 / 9094
E-mail: ceed@iitb.ac.in
Website: www.ceed.iitb.ac.in