CEED 2015: Eligibility and programmes offered

CEED (Common Entrance Examination for Design) is a qualifying examination taken by aspirants seeking admissions to Master of Design (M.Des.) programmes at IISc Bangalore, IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati, IIT Hyderabad and IIT Kanpur, and PhD programmes in Design at some Institutes.

The exam assesses an aspirant's aptitude for design involving visual perception ability, drawing skills, logical reasoning, creativity and communication skills.

Conducted by IIT Bombay, the exam this year will be held on December 7, 2014. The registration for the same begun on August 4 and will continue till September 1, 2014. Check out the other important dates for CEED 2015.

CEED 2015 Eligibility:

Aspirants must either have completed or be expecting to complete any of the following, by July 2015:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Architecture/Design/Interior Design or equivalent (4 years programme after 10+2)
• Professional Diploma in Design (NID/CEPT or equivalent of 4 years programme after 10+2)
• B.F.A. (4 year professional programme, after 10+2)
• G.D. Art (5 year programme after 10th) with one year post qualification professional experience
• Master's degree in Arts/ Science/ Computer Applications (2 year programme after 10+2+3)

Note: Students with 3 years Bachelor’s degree are not eligible. The candidate is responsible for proving the eligibility while applying for CEED.

Listed below are the postgraduate programmes offered by various institutes which students will be eligible for after qualifying CEED.

Programme	Institute	Specialization
M.Des	IISc Bangalore	Product Design and Engineering*
	IIT Bombay	Industrial Design
		Visual Communication
		Animation
		Interaction Design
		Mobility and Vehicle Design
	IIT Delhi	Industrial Design
	IIT Guwahati	Design
	IIT Hyderabad	Visual Design
	IIT Kanpur	Design*
Ph.D.	IISc Bangalore	Design
	IIT Bombay
	IIT Hyderabad
	IIT Kanpur

*For the M.Des. programmes at IISc Bangalore and IIT Kanpur, the GATE quali?ed candidates will also be considered. Students can acquire the details of these programmes from the web sites of the respective institutes.