CEED 2018 Exam Dates Out

CEED is a national level design entrance exam conducted by IIT Bombay. Candidates need to appear for Common Entrance Examination for Design (CEED) in order to secure admission in Master of Design (MDes) and PhD programmes offered at colleges accepting CEED scores for admission.

CEED test pattern is such that the exam paper is divided into two parts. Part-A of CEED exam comprises of MCQ, MSQ and NAT questions whereas Part-B consists of subjective design/drawing related questions.

CEED 2018 exam dates have been declared. The application process commenced on October 9, 2017 and CEED exam was condcuted on January 20, 2018.

CEED 2018 Exam Dates
Event	Date
Start date for submission of application forms	October 9, 2017 (5 pm onwards)
Last date to submit application forms with regular fee	November 10, 2017
Submission of application form with late fee	November 11 to November 17, 2017
Start date for downloading admit card	December 25, 2017
Last date for downloading admit card	Third week of January 2018
CEED 2018 Exam Date	January 20, 2018 (10 am to 1 pm)
Release of draft answer key for Part A	January 27, 2018
Last date of sending comments about draft answer key for Part A	January 31, 2018
Release of final answer key for Part A	February 4, 2018
Declaration of result	March 7, 2018
Score cards available for download	March 7, 2018

CEED 2018 Application Process

CEED application form is availabe for download from October 9, 2017 onwards. Aspirants need to fill CEED exam application form online on the official website of the design entrance examination. Common Entrance Examination for Design is conducted in the month of January each year. IIT Bombay conducts CEED exam to shortlist aspirants for admission in MDes and PhD programmes offered at colleges accepting CEED scores/ranks for admission.

Any aspirants wanting to appear for the entrance exam should definitely go through CEED application process, application fee, important application submission dates and more details which are mentioned below.

Event	Important Dates
Start date for CEED applications	October 9, 2017
Last date for submission of CEED application form & fee	November 10, 2017
Last date to submit application form with late fee	November 17, 2017
Download CEED admit card	December 25, 2017
CEED exam date	January 20, 2018

 

Candidates need to follow the below mentioned steps in order to successfully register for CEED entrance exam.

Step 1: Create Login ID

In order to successfully register for Common Entrance Examination for Design (CEED), candidates need to first of all create a login ID wherein they need to enter details such as their email address, name, date of birth, gender, address, mobile number and password.

Some aspects that aspirants need to keep in mind while create the password include that the password should have:

• One character that is in uppercase
• One character that is in lowercase
• One numerical digit/number
• One special character
• Minimum 8 characters

Once candidates have successfully completed their registration on the official website of CEED exam they need to enter their login details, that is, email ID and password. Thereafter, aspirants need to select the name of their qualifying exam as well as year of passing. This is a mandatory step that needs to be followed as verification take place at this step to inform if the candidate is eligible to apply for CEED exam. If the candidate meets the eligibility criteria then they have to click on “Mobile Verification Link” and an OTP will be sent on their registered mobile number.

Step 2: Fill details in CEED application form

When the candidate receives the OTP he/she needs to login on the official website by providing the OTP that they receive on their mobile number. Further, aspirants need to fill the below mentioned details in their CEED registration form:

Applicant’s name	Gender	Physical Disability (if any)
Alternate Mobile Number	Address	Qualifying Exam
Year of Passing	Name of University	College Name
College Address	Test Centre Choice – first, second & third preference

 

Step 3: Upload important documents

After aspirants fill all the above mentioned details they need to upload the below mentioned documents with their online CEED application form.

1. File containing recent coloured photograph
2. Scanned copy of signature
3. Scanned copy of degree/diploma certificate if the course is completed. If the candidate does not have final degree certificate then he/she needs to upload a copy of the final year mark list or the provisional certificate. If the course is not completed then a certificate from the Principal of the College/Head of Department needs to be included.
4. Candidates who are applying in the SC/ST/OBC NCL category have to produce valid category certificates issued by appropriate authorities. OBC NCL certificate issued only from April 1, 2016 onwards are accepted.
5. Candidates who are applying in PwD category should produce valid medical certificate issued by appropriate authority.
6. Candidate whose name is not the same as mentioned on the degree/diploma certificate should produce gazette notification, marriage certificate or scanned pages of the passport showing the change of name.

Note: Candidates need to note that the above mentioned list of documents need to be “upload as electronic files while submitting the online application. Paper copies of these documents or any other documents will not be entertained and hence should not be sent to the CEED office. The admit card and score card of CEED will include the photograph and signature as submitted by the candidate. Submission of poor quality photograph and/or signature may lead to rejection of CEED application”, informs the official website of CEED exam.

Candidates should also pay attention to the size and format of documents submitted with CEED application form.

Document	File Size	File Format
Photograph	Size: 3.5X4.5 cm Less than 100KB	Jpg/jpeg/png
Signature	Size: 3.5X4.5 cm Less than 50KB	Jpg/jpeg/png
Copy of degree/diploma	Less than 500KB	PDF
Certificate from Principal of the College/Head of Department	Less than 500KB	PDF
Category Certificate	Less than 500KB	PDF
PwD certificate	Less than 500KB	PDF
Age & Nationality proof	Less than 500KB	PDF

 

Step 4: Pay application fee

Next, aspirants need to pay the application fee in order to successfully register for CEED entrance exam. CEED application has to be paid online by means of debit/credit card or net banking. Candidates are informed that CEED application fee is non-refundable and so they should pay the registration fee with utmost care.

CEED 2018 Application fee
Category	Fee (in Rs)
All women candidates	1,100
SC/ST/PwD candidates	1,100
All other candidates	2,200
All foreign nationals	2,200

 

Step 5: Take print of CEED application form

Lastly, after successfully submitting their details as well as paying the application fee, candidates should take a clear print of their duly filled application form and keep it with them for further use.

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