CEED 2026 Exam is scheduled to be conducted in January 2026. Application Form for the same will be released in October 2025. There will be online facility available to complete the registration procedure. CEED is conducted by IIT Bombay for admission to Master of Design (MDes) programmes.
Through CEED, admission is provided to various PG Design courses. Get details below…
CEED 2026 Application Form || CEED 2026 Exam Dates || CEED Eligibility
By qualifying this Common Entrance Exam for Design (CEED), candidates can get admission at IISc Bangalore, several IITs & Design Schools across country. The objective of CEED exam is to assess the candidate’s aptitude for design involving visual perception ability, drawing skills, logical reasoning, creativity, communication and problem-solving skills.
Candidates may have to go through the interview or further test organized by respective colleges after qualifying CEED exam.
All you need to know about CEED 2026:
- Looking for the registration dates & details of CEED 2026? Check registration details below.
- CEED 2026 Exam will be held in January 2026…Get complete schedule below.
- Searching for the best preparation tips for CEED 2026? Let’s check effective tips & tricks below.
- Confused about the eligibility criteria of CEED 2026? Don’t worry. Let’s check eligibility criteria below.
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We have mentioned the complete details related to CEED 2026 such as application form, exam dates, eligibility criteria, pattern, syllabus, etc.
CEED 2026 Overview
| Name of Exam | Common Entrance Exam for Design (CEED) |
| Conducting Authority | IIT Bombay |
| Exam Level | National |
| Courses | PG Design (M.Des) |
| Scores Accepting Colleges | IITs & Design Schools |
| Mode of Exam | Part A (Online) & Part B (Offline) |
| Release of Application | October 2025 |
| Exam Frequency | Once in a Year |
| Language | English |
| CEED official website | ceed.iitb.ac.in |
CEED 2026 Exam Dates
Candidates can check the given table to know CEED 2026 exam schedule:
| Events | Dates 2026 (Tentative) |
| Online registration started | 1st week of October 2025 |
| Last date to fill CEED form | 4th week of October 2025 |
| Last date to apply with late fee | 3rd week of November 2025 |
| Release of admit card | 1st week of January 2026 |
| Last date to make correction in admit card | 1st week of January 2026 |
| CEED 2026 Exam Date | 2nd week of January 2026 |
| Release of draft answer key | 3rd week of January 2026 |
| Last date to upload comments on draft answer key | 4th week of January 2026 |
| Final answer key release | 4th week of January 2026 |
| Cut-off available | 1st week of February 2026 |
| Result Declaration | 1st week of March 2026 |
| Score card availability | 2nd week of March to 2nd week of June 2026 |
CEED 2026 Application Form
To fill application form for CEED 2026, we have mentioned some instructions below:
- IIT Bombay will release the CEED 2026 application form from the first week of October 2025.
- There will be online facility available to complete registration procedure, no other facility will be provided.
- It will be mandatory to fulfill complete eligibility criteria before proceeding towards registration.
- In registration process, there will be various steps such as filling up of personal details, academic, uploading of documents, fee payment.
- Some requisite documents will also be uploaded during form filling process prescribed by the authority.
- Before the last week of October 2025, candidates will have to complete the registration as it will be last date to apply without late fee.
- Candidates with late fee will be able to apply for the same till third week of November 2025.
- Correction facility may or may not be provided by the authority.
- It will be mandatory to take a hardcopy of application form and keep it safe till further admission process.
Registration Fee:
- CEED registration fee will be submitted through online method only.
- Fee will be non-refundable and non-transferable.
- Credit Card, debit card and net banking will be the options for online payment.
- Application fee for different categories is mentioned below:
| Category | Application Fee |
| Women Candidates | Rs. 2000/- |
| SC/ ST/ PwD | Rs. 2000/- |
| For all other candidates | Rs. 4000/- |
| Late Fee | Rs. 500/- |
How to apply for CEED 2026
Complete step-by-step procedure to fill CEED 2026 application form is given below:
- Step-1: Visit the website of CEED (Link will be given above).
- Step-2: On the webpage, press “Register” button.
- Step-3: Register yourself by entering the registration details.
- Step-4: Now start with a login process and fill details such as personal, address, communication, academic details, etc.
- Step-5: Upload the requisite documents in specific format.
- Step-6: Complete the process by submitting the application fee as per your category.
- Step-7: Review the application form before submitting it on the website.
- Step-8: Press the “Submit” button to proceed.
- Step-9: Do not forget to take a hardcopy of registration form for further usage.
CEED 2026 Eligibility Criteria
Eligibility criteria is a set of requirements of qualification, marks, etc. that a candidates must meet to appear for the CEED 2026 entrance exam.
- Age Limit: No upper or lower age limit will be there to apply for exam.
- Qualifying Exam: Candidates must have completed a graduate degree/ diploma/ postgraduate degree program of minimum 3 years (after 10+2 level) to be eligible for exam.
- Attempts: Candidates can attempt many times for this exam. No attempt limit is prescribed by the authority.
- Appearing: Those appearing candidates for the final exam by July 2026 will also be eligible to apply for exam.
- Those candidates with GD Arts diploma programme (10+5) will also be eligible to apply.
CEED 2026 Exam Pattern
- Duration: Exam will be held in morning shift i.e 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM, total 3 hours will be given to solve the exam.
- Exam Mode: The exam mode will be online for Part A & for Part B; exam will be held through offline mode.
- Parts: There will be two parts in exam i.e. Part A and Part B.
- Language: English language will be available in exam.
- Type of Questions: NAT (Numerical Answer Key), MSQ (Multiple Select Questions), MCQ (Multiple Choice Questions) will be asked in exam.
Part A:
| Section | No. of Questions | Question No. | Marks if Correct | Negative Marking | Total Marks |
| NAT | 8 | 1 – 8 | 4 | 0 | 32 |
| MSQ | 10 | 9 – 18 | Partial Marking | -1 | 40 |
| MCQ | 26 | 19 – 44 | 3 | -0.5 | 78 |
| Total | 44 | 1 – 44 | – | – | 150 |
Part B:
| Section | No. of Questions | Question No. | Total Marks |
| Sketching Question | 1 | 1 | 20 |
| Creativity Question | 1 | 2 | 20 |
| Form Sensitivity | 1 | 3 | 20 |
| Visualization Question | 1 | 4 | 20 |
| Problem Identification | 1 | 5 | 20 |
| Total | 5 | 1 – 5 | 100 |
CEED 2026 Syllabus
It will be mandatory to know the complete CEED 2026 syllabus to score higher in the exam. There will be two parts in CEED 2026 syllabus Part A & Part B. We have mentioned the topics for both the parts below:
Part A: Observation and design sensitivity, Analytical and logical reasoning, Creativity, Design methods and practices, Practical and scientific knowledge, Environment and society, Language, Arts and Design Knowledge, Visualization and spatial reasoning, etc.
Part B: Creativity, Drawing, Problem Identification, Communication, etc.
CEED 2026 Preparation Tips
To score better in the CEED 2026 exam, candidates can go through the effective tips & tricks for the exam:
- Firstly, make a note of the important topics from the syllabus of CG PPT.
- Cover all the important subjects and topics & make a study plan accordingly.
- Before preparing, understand your weakness and strengths.
- Try to solve sample papers as a practice is a key to success.
- Do not forget to revise a syllabus on daily basis.
- Take care of your healthy diet and stay motivated.
CEED 2026 Exam Centers
CEED 2026 Exam will be held in various centers such as Ahmedabad, Bhopal, Bengaluru, Bhubaneswar, Coimbatore, Chandigarh, Chennai, Delhi, Dehradun, Ernakulam, Hyderabad, Guwahati, Jaipur, Kozhikode, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mysuru, Nagpur, Mumbai, Noida, Patna, Pune, Panaji, Raipur, Thrissur, Visakhapatnam, Thiruvananthapuram.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs):
CEED 2026 Admit Card
CEED 2026 admit card will be released in the first week of January 2026. Candidates will be able to access the hall ticket via online mode, as there will be no other method available. Admit card will be available for downloading from the official CEED website till the exam date. To download it, candidates will be required to use their login details such as email ID and password.
Candidates are advised to carry the clear printout of admit card on the day of exam. Admit Card will consist of some exam related details such as roll number, name, exam venue, time, date and time, reporting time, exam day guidelines, etc.
CEED 2026 Answer Key
IIT Bombay will release the CEED 2026 answer key in March 2026. To access the answer key, online facility will be available. It will consist with the answers of all the questions asked in CEED 2026 examination. Initially, the authority will release the draft answer key on the website.
Students will be able to raise their objections against the draft answer key of CEED. Objections will be accepted via online mode for limited period. After analyzing objections, the final answer key will be released.
CEED 2026 Cut Off
CEED 2026 Cut off will be released in February 2026. It will be released before the announcement of result on the website. According to the released cut off, the candidates will be eligible for the further admission procedure.
Cut off will be released in the form of mean and standard deviations. Last year, the mean and standard deviation for Part A were 45.48 and 16.98, respectively. Cut off for Part A or qualifying marks will be the minimum scores candidates need to get shortlisted.
CEED 2026 Result
Result for CEED 2026 will be released via online mode, as there will be no other method available to download result. It will be announced in the first week of March 2026. Students will have to use their login credentials such as email ID and Password to access the result.
Scorecard of CEED 2026 will be available to download from the second week of March 2026 till June 2026. CEED 2026 result for Part A includes marks for all candidates & Part B marks will be released only for candidates who will meet the part A cut off for CEED 2026.
CEED 2026 Admission Procedure
There will be no centralized or combined counselling organized by the authority through CEED scores. A separate counselling procedure will be organized by each participating institutions or colleges for admission. After releasing the scorecard, the admission procedure will be started by each institution.
There will be various rounds in counselling such as interview, GD rounds, etc. which candidates will have to qualify. Admission will be given based on the verification of documents. Candidates are advised to carry all the original documents along with the photocopies for further verification procedure.
CEED 2026 Participating Colleges
We have mentioned the list of participating institutes of CEED 2026 in the table below:
| IIT, Guwahati | Srishti Manipal Institute of Art, Design & Technology |
| IIT, Delhi | World University of Design (WUD) |
| IISc, Bangalore | VIT School of Design |
| IIT, Kanpur | RV University |
| IIT, Hyderabad | School of Planning and Architecture |
| IIT, Roorkee | Dr Vishwanath Karad MIT World Peace University |
| IIT, Bombay | MIT ID Indore – Avantika University |
Candidates are advised to keep visiting the website to get latest updates related to CEED 2026 Exam. As we will update the direct apply link above in the page. CEED 2026 Application Form will be released in October 2025.
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