Common Entrance Examination for Design – CEED

Conducted by IIT(Indian Institute of Technology) - Bombay on behalf of the Ministry of Human Resources Development, Government of India, Common Entrance Examination for Design (CEED) is a national level examination that assesses a candidate's aptitude for design that involves the following:

• Visual perception ability
• Drawing skills
• Logical reasoning
• Creativity
• Communication skills

Aspirants taking the exam will qualify for the following postgraduate programs in design:

Master of Design programmes
Institute	Programs
IISc Bangalore	M.Des. in Product Design and Engineering*
IIT Bombay	M.Des. in (i) Industrial Design, (ii) Visual Communication, (iii) Animation, (iv) Interaction Design, (v) Mobility and Vehicle Design
IIT Delhi	M.Des. in Industrial Design
IIT Guwahati	M.Des. in Design
IIT Kanpur	M.Des. in Industrial Design*
Ph.D Programmes in Design
IISc Bangalore	Master of Design (MDes) programme
IIT Bombay	Master of Design (MDes) programme

 

Eligibility:

Aspirants must either have completed or be expecting to complete any of the following, by July 2014:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering / Architecture / Design/ Interior Design or equivalent (4 years duration after 10+2)
• Professional Diploma in Design (NID/CEPT or equivalent of 4 years duration 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: Candidates with a three year Bachelor's Degree are not eligible.

Exam structure:

• The examination will consist of two parts, A and B. All candidates have to appear for both parts. Part A contains only multiple choice type questions, and will be conducted from 9 am to 10 am. Part B will be held after that from 10 am to 12 noon. Part B contains design and hand drawing type questions.
• Part A is a screening test, which will be conducted by an online computerized program. Part B will be evaluated only for candidates who will be short listed in the screening test.
• Only Part B score will be used for the merit list and qualified list for CEED 2014.
• All candidates must answer both the parts. The short-listing will take place after the examination during the evaluation stage.

Application procedure

The non-refundable application fee is Rs 2000 for men of general and OBC category, and Rs 1000 for SC/ST category, physically disabled (PD), and all women candidates.

Important dates:

Events	Dates
Access to Application through website	August 5 2013 – Aug 31, 2013
Admit card download	November 1 , 2013 onwards
Date of Examination	December 1, 2013 (09:00 am to 12:00 noon)
Announcement of Results	January 3, 2014(after 10:00 am)

Exam centers: Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Kanpur, Kolkata, Mumbai, Thiruvananthapuram

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