CEED 2025 Part B Mock Test/Sample Questions with Solutions

Go through sample questions for CEED Part B and check their solutions. By solving sample questions, candidates can prepare more effectively and holistically, and also develop problem-solving skills. The CEED 2025 exam will be conducted tentatively in the 3rd week of January 2025 (9 am - 12 noon).

CEED is a national-level exam conducted by IIT Bombay for admission to the Master of Design (MDes) and PhD programmes offered by participating institutes. IIT Bombay will conduct the CEED 2025 exam tentatively in the 3rd week of January 2025 (9 am - 12 noon). The exam will have two parts - 1) a computer-based paper, Part A, 2) and an offline-based paper, Part B. Both parts are mandatory. Note that Part B will be evaluated only if the candidate qualifies Part A. To get a good score in the CEED 2025 exam, it is imperative to solve enough sample papers and previous years' CEED question papers. So, here we bring you CEED 2025 sample papers with solutions for Part B. Note that CEED 2025 merit rank will be prepared by giving 75% weightage to Part B; Part A carries 25% weightage.

CEED 2025 Part B Mock Test/Sample Questions with Solutions

Here we bring you the sample questions that you need to practice for the Part B paper. You can also find the solutions for these questions given alongside the questions.

General CEED Exam instructions and marking

• Q 1 and Q 2 are mandatory. Attempt any one question from Q 3 to Q 5.
• Q 1 and Q 2 carry 25 marks each.
• Q 3 to Q 5 are of 50 marks (Any one question needs to be attempted).                                 

Q.1 Sketch a sports shoe with laces. Draw only one shoe. You can sketch one you have seen or you can sketch one based on your imagination

Note:

• Use only pencils
• Do not use any drawing instruments, such as ruler, compass, set-square or anything else.
• Do not use any kind of colour

Solution: Pay attention to perspective, light, shade and shadow, quality of lines, as well as scale and proportion in the composition.

Q.2 Imagine and draw a set of brushes placed in a steel tumbler.

Note:

- Do not use any drawing instruments like a ruler, compass, set-square, etc.

- Do not use any form of colour

- Use only pencils

Solution:

The evaluation criteria for this question is:

• Abilities in perspective drawing
• Light and shade and shadow
• Quality of lines
• Sense of scale and proportions
• Sense of composition

Q.3. Optional (Product design)

Water is a scarce resource in many parts of India. Water is often wasted because people forget to turn off the taps after use, yet for hygiene purpose, continuous flowing taps are needed.

Design a washbasin tap which caters for continuous on mode as well as timed mode of operation. Also, cater for an external hot and cold knob and show its working.

Solution:

Present your design proposal with

• Distinct design features which address the problem
• Sketches showing the working of the tap in both the modes
• Device to control water temperature

Pay close attention to the ease of use, aesthetics of the solution, ease of mass production and the ergonomics of the design. 

Q.4 Optional (Animation design)

Sketch a step-by-step storyboard to make a paper aeroplane.  

Solution:

Q.5 Optional (Visual communication)

Divorces are stressful on the kids. Show a simple visual representation of the concept of this stress. You may not use any words or letters in your work.

• Produce at least 3 distinct concepts of the visual
• Show the final rendering in the space provided

Solution: Pay close attention to the directness of concept, its applicability to the situation and the simplicity of the representation.

Final concept

Read More:

• CEED 2025 Preparation Strategy

About the Author:

Prasanna Gadkari is an alumnus of Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore. Along with a career in Product Design spanning over eight years, Prasanna has mentored hundreds of aspirants to reach their dream of doing Master in Design (M.Des) from IITs, IISc and NID. He runs TeaCupBlog, a place where he and other students share their tips and experiences on a pro bono basis.