Each year, the Industrial Design Centre, IIT Bombay conducts the Common Entrance Exam for Design (CEED) with the support of the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India to evaluate a candidate’s aptitude for design in areas like logical thinking, sketching, visual perception, creativity, and communication. Once qualified, the candidates can apply to Master of Design (MDes) and Doctoral programs (Ph.D.) at several IITs and design institutes. The CEED score card is valid for one year, following the declaration of results. This article details the eligibility criteria for CEED and the application fee.
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CEED Exam Eligibility
There is no age limit for taking the exam or the number of times a candidate takes the exam. To be eligible for the exam, a candidate must have:
- Completed a diploma/degree or post-graduate degree of a minimum of three years (10+2+3) in design.
Or
- Appeared for the final examination of such programs latest by July 2023.
Or
- Cleared the GD Arts diploma program (10+5) by July 2023.
Note: Students must evaluate whether they meet the qualifying criteria for admission to various institutes before applying to CEED. Since the admission criteria for all IITs and IISCs specified on the CEED website are 10+2+4. Even if a student receives first all India ranking in CEED but has a three-year undergraduate degree, they may be ineligible for any design-related courses provided by the IITs and IISc.
Here is a list of institutes accepting CEED scores for admissions to their master’s and doctoral programs:
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Participating Institutes |
Programs Offered |
| Industrial Design Centre, IIT Bombay |
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| Centre for Product Design and
Manufacturing, IISc Bangalore |
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| Department of Design, IIT Delhi |
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| Department of Design, IIT Guwahati |
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| Department of Design, IIT Hyderabad |
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| Design Programme, IIT Kanpur |
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| Department of Design, IIT Roorkee |
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| Design Discipline, IIITDM Jabalpur |
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In addition to these, a few result-sharing private institutes have set the minimum eligibility criteria for CEED as UG Degree (10+2+3) in design. The following table contains a list of these institutes:
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CEED 2023 Result Sharing Institutes |
| World University of Design, Sonepat, Haryana |
| UPES School of Design, Dehradun |
| Srishti Manipal Institute of Art, Design, and Technology, Bengaluru |
| JK Lakshmipat University, Jaipur |
| MIT Institute of Design, Avantika University, Ujjain |
| MIT ID Innovation, MIT Institute of Design, Pune |
A valid CEED score does not guarantee a spot in the desired college. These institutes set other criteria that a candidate must meet, such as the second round of examination like the Design Aptitude Test (DAT) and a personal interview before the selection process. Candidates should visit the websites of the respective institutes for application procedures and additional information about the admissions.
CEED Exam Application Fee
The registration for the CEED examination must be done online only through the official website of CEED or from the websites of the respective institutes, as mentioned in the tables above. Once the form is filled, the candidate is taken to the payment gateway to make an online payment. The application fee for the CEED examination is as follows:
- Women candidates ₹ 1600/-
- Scheduled caste/scheduled tribe/persons with disability candidates ₹ 1600/-
- Other candidates ₹ 3200/-
Students should take note that the application fee is non-refundable and non-transferable. The fee should be paid only through online modes such as credit/debit cards or net banking facilities provided on the website. The bank’s transaction charges or any other service charges are not included in the application fee. The CEED is not responsible for any failure or reversal of the payment in any case. An additional late fee of ₹ 500 applies to all the candidates who fail to pay the fee before the closing date of the registration.