Common Entrance Exam for Design (CEED) 2026

IIT Bombay conducts CEED to assess the candidate's aptitude for design involving drawing skills, logical reasoning, creativity, communication skills, and analytical abilities.

1. Exam Blueprint Details

• Information Bulletin: Usually released concurrently with UCEED (Late Sept 2025).
• Registration Period: October 2025.
• Entrance Exam: Mid-January 2026.

2. Participating Institutes

CEED is primarily aimed to facilitate admissions for Master of Design (M.Des) programmes at:

• IISc Bangalore
• IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati, IIT Hyderabad, IIT Kanpur, IIT Roorkee
• IIITDM Jabalpur, IIITDM Kancheepuram
• (And Ph.D. programmes in Design)

3. CEED Pattern Structure

Like UCEED, CEED is divided:

• Part A: Online CBT screening portion holding multiple choice, multiple select, and numerical answer type questions encompassing Visual/Spatial ability, Environmental/Social awareness, etc. (1 Hour).
• Part B: Pen-and-paper component screening drawing, creativity, communication, and problem-identification skills. Only Part A cleared candidates' Part B is evaluated. (2 Hours).

4. Official Checkpoints

Access Reference	Link Routing
Apply / Main Website	CEED Portal

5. Result Validity

The CEED score is valid for a period of one year from the date of declaration of the result. Note that qualifying CEED does not guarantee admission; it is merely a prerequisite. Candidate must apply separately to the individual institutes which conduct further tests and interviews.