CEEDCommon Entrance Examination for Design

CEED Counseling 2024

Note that unlike UCEED 2023, IIT Bombay does not conduct any Joint Seat Allotment for CEED 2023 qualified candidates.

Instead, the participating institutes of CEED 2024 will conduct counseling at an institute level. Candidates who are assigned a merit rank in CEED 2024 will have to apply directly to the relevant institute through their admission portal.

The counseling registration form will open soon after CEED 2024 results are declared. 

To apply for admission, the candidate has to go to the admission portal of the CEED 2024 participating institutes and fill in the counseling registration form, upload their scorecards and any relevant documents.

The participating institutes will shortlist candidates based on their CEED 2024 merit ranks and may conduct further admission rounds, including personal interviews. 

The seat allotment will be based on the final merit rank prepared by the institute. 

Note that in addition to the participating institutes, CEED 2024 scores will also be accepted by institutes like the World University of Design (WUD) to fill UG and PG seats. Applicants can apply to these institutes once CEED 2024 results are announced.

Important Dates  

Registration

CEED registration form must be submitted ONLINE ONLY through the official website, http://www.ceed.iitb.ac.in

Registration fee:

 â‚¹ 1900 for all women candidates

₹ 1900 for (SC/ST/PwD) candidates

 â‚¹ 3800 for all other candidates

Note that this registration 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. The online registration portal gives detailed instructions related to the payment of registration fees. 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 registration. A late fee of ₹500 applies to ALL candidates for registrations submitted after the regular closing date.

Instructions for Filling the Online Registration Form

To complete the registration procedure, you need to upload the following items:

1. File containing your recent colour photograph (.jpg file) as per the dimensions mentioned on the registration portal
2. Scanned copy of your signature (.jpg file).
3. Scanned copy of your degree/diploma certificate (.pdf file), if the course is completed. If you do not have the final degree certificate, please upload a copy of the final year mark list or the provisional certificate. If the course is not completed, upload a certificate from the Principal of your college/Head of the department as per the format given in Appendix 1 (.pdf file)
4. Candidates applying under the EWS/SC/ST/OBC-NCL category must produce valid category certificates (.pdf file) issued by appropriate authorities. EWS/OBC-NCL certificates issued only from April 1, 2023 onwards are accepted for the examination. The candidates must produce a valid category certificate when applying for admission to the respective institute. The format of the OBC-NCL certificate is given in Appendix 2. The format of the SC/ST certificates is given in Appendix 3. The format of the EWS certificate is given in Appendix 4
5. Candidates applying under the physical disability (PwD) category should produce a valid medical certificate (.pdf file) issued by the appropriate authority (see Appendices 5 to 8). The certificate must clearly state that the disability is at least 40%, to avail the reservation. Dyslexic candidates are required to additionally obtain a certificate from the Principal/Head of their College/Institution as per Appendix 9 (.pdf file). For Dyslexic candidates, the certificate must clearly state that the nature of disability is SEVERE and PERMANENT.
6. PwD candidates requiring the services of a scribe and/or compensatory time during the exam must upload a request letter as per Appendix 10 (.pdf file).
7. Candidates whose name is not the same as the name on the degree/diploma certificate should produce a gazette notification, a marriage certificate or scanned pages of the passport reflecting the change of name (.pdf file).

Please note that documents 1 to 7 mentioned above should be uploaded as electronic files during the online registration. Paper copies of these documents or any other documents will NOT be entertained and should NOT be sent to the UCEED-CEED office. The Admit Card and the Score Card of CEED will include the photograph and signature submitted by the candidate. Submission of poor quality photograph and/or signature may lead to the rejection of your CEED registration.

CEED Merit List (Rank) will be prepared as per the category provided by the candidate in the CEED registration form. Hence, it is the responsibility of the candidate to furnish the correct category certificate in the online registration form

It will entirely be the responsibility of the candidate to provide the correct information regarding the qualifying exam and category and upload the correct documents in the required formats in the registration form. Registration forms incomplete in any respect will be summarily rejected, and the registration will be considered invalid. The admitting institutes have the right to cancel, at any stage, the admission of a candidate in accordance with the rules and regulations in force, if it is found that any information provided by the candidate is incorrect or the registration is incomplete

Syllabus

CEED 2024 will be in two parts (A & B). Part-A will have questions related to the following topics:

• Visualization and spatial reasoning: Ability to visualise and transform 2D shapes and 3D objects and their spatial relationships
• Practical and scientific knowledge: Know-how of scientific principles and everyday objects.
• Observation and design sensitivity: The capacity to detect concealed properties in daily life and think critically about them. Attention to detail, classification, analysis, inference and prediction.
• Environment and society: General awareness of environmental, social and cultural connections with design.
• Analytical and logical reasoning: Ability to analyse qualitative and quantitative information.
• Language: Proficiency in reading and comprehending Standard English.
• Creativity: Grasp of verbal and non-verbal analogies, metaphors, signs and symbols.
• Art and Design knowledge: Awareness about art/artefact/product, artists/designers, art/design history and trends.
• Design methods and practices: Knowledge of media, materials, production processes, and ergonomics.

CEED Reference Books

The following is the list of books with solved question papers and guide that will help in the preparation of all CEED examinations. Here's is a good opportunity to know the best reference book to prepare for the examination.

Cracking CEED & UCEED (2022 Edition) (Paperback - 1 January 2021 by Ashok Goel, Arjun Kamal

UCEED Entrance Exam 2021 10 Mock Test for Complete Preparation (English, Paperback, Edugorilla)

Cracking CEED & UCEED Paperback – 2017 by Ashok Goel (Author, Editor), Arjun Kamal (Author, Illustrator), Ashok Goel Arjun Kamal (Preface)

CEED 2018 Question Bank And Sample Papers (ICR Education Services)

CEED & NID (M.Des) ENTRANCE BOOKS AND TEST SERIES (Paperback, Ashish Popli, Pradosh Swain, Rishabh Rhode)

Ceed Jumbo Study Material Long Term Preparation Course (SPIRAL BINDING, ICR Education services)

CEED 2018 Exam Preparation- Advance Course Study Material (ICR Education services)
 

How to Prepare for CEED 2024

The CEED 2024 question paper will be designed to evaluate the visual perception, creativity, drawing skills, logical reasoning, and communication skills of the candidate. Also, note that the CEED exam is kind of a design aptitude test. 

Here are some useful tips to prepare for the CEED 2024 entrance exam.

1. Start your preparation early - One major mistake many candidates make is to start their exam preparation with very little time left for the exam. As you can understand, this is not the perfect recipe for success. So, start your preparation early.
2. Follow the revised syllabus and pattern - The syllabus for the CEED 2024 exam has been revised. So, you need to follow the new syllabus
3. Solve sample papers, but with caution - Note that the sample papers can no longer be followed blindly, given the syllabus has changed. You need to only solve those problems that are still a part of the revised syllabus.
4. Take notes during the study - These notes will not only help you stay focused and capture all key and sticking points but come the exam week, they will be most suited for quick revision.
5. Take mock tests - These mocks will help you fix last-minute and silly errors.
6. Stay positive and healthy - Stay away from negativity (like negative people), eat healthy, do some light exercise, and stay hydrated. 

List of Institutes Participating in CEED 2024:

 IISc Bangalore: Center for Product Design and Manufacturing

IIT Bombay: IDC School of Design (Industrial Design Center)

IIT Delhi: Department of Design

 IIT Guwahati: Department of Design

 IIT Hyderabad: Department of Design

 IIT Jodhpur: XR Design

 IIT Kanpur: Design in Programme

IIT Roorkee: Department of Design

IITDM Jabalpur: Design Discipline

 Apart from above participating Institutes, CEED 2024 results will also be shared with the following Institutes, which will allow some seats in their M.Des programmes for admission through CEED 2024 for the academic year 2023-2024:

 IIITDM Jabalpur Design Discipline.

IIITDM Kancheepuram.

World University of Design (WUD) Sonepat, Haryana.

UPES School of Design Dehradun.

Srishti Manipal Institute of Art, Design & Technology Bengaluru.

JK Lakshmipat University, Jaipur

MIT Institute of Design, Avantika University Ujjain.

MIT ID Innovation, MIT Institute of Design Pune.

Jain (Deemed-to-be-University), Bangalore.

 VIT School of Design (V-SIGN), Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore.

 School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal.

Delhi Technological University, Delhi (Formerly Delhi College of Engineering).

CEPT University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat.

 Central Institute of Technology Kokrajhar.

 

Admit Card

Admit Card will be available for downloading from the official CEED website (www.ceed.iitb.ac.in) from January 05, 2024 till the date of the examination. Please take a clear printout of the Admit Card before coming to the examination centre. 

In case of any discrepancies in the Admit Card, please write to ceed@iitb.ac.in latest by January 11, 2024, 5:00 pm