Exam Alert: CEED 2012 preponed (Common Entrance Examination for Design)

College conducting the Exam: IIT-Bombay


About CEED

The Common Entrance Examination for Design (CEED) an all India examination conducted by IIT Bombay, on behalf of the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India that assesses a student’s aptitude for design, involving visual perception ability, drawing skills, logical reasoning, creativity, and communication skills. CEED 2012 examination will be conducted on Sunday, 4th December, 2011. This is approximately one month earlier than previous years. The examination will be conducted in two Parts, A and B. All candidates must answer both Parts. PART-A is a screening test. PART-B will be evaluated for candidates who will be short-listed in the screening test


CEED is the qualifying exam for the following post-graduate programmes in design:

(a)    Master of Design Programmes

IISc Bangalore: M.Des. in Product Design and Engineering*

IIT Bombay: M.Des. in (i) Industrial Design, (ii) Visual Communication, (iii) Animation, (iv) Interaction Design, (v) Mobility and Vehicle Design. 

IIT Delhi: M.Des. in Industrial Design

IIT Guwahati: M.Des. in Design

IIT Kanpur: M.Des. in Industrial Design*

*GATE qualified candidates will also be considered for admission to these programmes. 


(b)    Ph.D Programmes in Design

(IISc Bangalore, IIT Bombay) 


Important Dates

Eligibility for CEED 2012:

Candidates must either have completed or be expecting to complete any of the following, by July 2012:

(i) Bachelor's degree in Engineering / Architecture / Design/ Interior Design or equivalent

(ii) Professional Diploma in Design (NID/CEPT or equivalent of 4 years duration after 10+2)

(iii) B.F.A. (4 year professional programme, after 10+2)

(iv) G.D. Art (5 year programme after 10th) with one year professional experience

(v) Master’s degree in Arts / Science / Computer Applications

The candidate is responsible for showing eligibility while seeking admission to the specific programme in which they are interested.

There is no age limit and a candidate can appear in CEED any number of times.


Examination Centres

Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Guwahati, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Mumbai and Roorkee