Best Books for CEED 2025: Subject-wise Books to get Better Results, Preparation Tips & Study Material

IIT Bombay is exam conducting body for CEED 2024. The institute, however, doesn’t prescribed any study material for the exam. 

We at Shiksha.com have compiled a list of recommended books for CEED 2024 after consulting previous years’ CEED question papers. The names suggested by toppers and experts have also been taken into account when compiling this list.

Good study material will typically cover the updated CEED syllabus, will be well written, contain examples and images, etc.

IIT Bombay has revised the syllabus for the CEED 2024 exam. This means the candidate can’t blindly follow the exam preparation that are already available in the market. 

What you can do is check if any the latest edition of CEED exam preparation study materia has been released in the market. If not, you can even use the old books, but make sure that you cover the relevant topics only. 

Also, read the reviews of the book, if available, to get an idea reading the quality of the study material.

Why should I use the best study material for CEED 2024 exam preparation?

The list of best books for CEED 2024 exam preparation is given in this article.

The books listed here are exhaustive and will cover the entire syllabus for CEED 2024. Note that the list has been prepared by consulting previous years’ question papers, and inputs from experts and toppers.

The candidate can download the best books for each section for free.

Note that IIT Bombay has revised the syllabus of CEED 2024. So, when purchasing books for CEED 2024, the candidate needs to bear this point in mind.

Here are some of the important traits of CEED 2024 best books.

• These books will be written in layman terms and explain the concepts lucidly.

• Contain few to no errors.

• They will also be as per the revised CEED 2024 syllabus.

• They will also have enough problem sets, typically at the end of each chapter, that the candidate can practice and thus hone their problem-solving skills and better understand the concepts.

• Are usually written by a well-known publisher or author.

Here are some of the recommended books that candidates can use for CEED 2024 exam preparation.

It is, however, recommended that the cadidate goes through the Table of Content of the book they are planning to buy. This will help the candidate check if the said book covers the revised CEED 2024 syllabus or not.

Simply relying on textbooks for CEED 2024 exam preparation is not enough. It is because the CEED 2024 exam will evaluate the conceptual understanding of the candidate and also whether they are able to use those concepts to solve various types of problems.

So, along with the textbooks, the candidate also need to solve sample papers. In fact, the candidate can start solving sample papers very early on in their preparation.

Further, mock tests are another great tool to fine tune one’s preparation; mocks, however, unlike sample papers, are meant to be taken closer to the exam.

While text books should be the primary resource for CEED 2024 exam preparation, there are other resources the candidate may use effectively. For instance, YouTube has many educational and preparation videos that the candidate can refer to.

To identify the quality and genuineness (or correctness) of the data, you can go through the video reviews. In some cases, the review section may be hidden. In that case, you better stay away, as it is difficult to determine the quality of the content.

Also, refer to instructors or educators with a large number of followers or subscribers.

The natural instict in such a case will be to give a few more attempts. You can also try a few attempts. But after that move on to the next topic. Also, don’t spend prodigious time on one simple topic, because otherwise you will run out of time and will not be able to complete the entire syllabus.

If you leave out a few difficult topics now, you can always tackle them later on if you have time left.

Further, completing the entire syllabus may be a daunting task for many. 

The difficulty level of CEED exam has been maintained by authorities over the years. However, most design aspirants share that if difficulty level of all design entrance exams conducted for PG level courses is compared then CEED is slightly easier than NID Entrance Exam. This is primarily because the drawing questions asked in NID that are considered to be tougher than those put forth in CEED exam. Note that CEED exam is for admission to the M.Des courses offered by the eight participating colleges. Meanwhile, the NID that for the M.Des programme has three participating colleges.

IIT Bombay will open the application form for CEED 2024 tentatively in the last week of September 2023. The application form will open in online mode at the CEED-IIT Bombay admission portal. The CEED application form is for admission to the M.Des programme offered by participating colleges. Candidates who meet the eligibility criteria will have to apply before the last date. The CEED application fee is INR 3,600. IIT Bombay will release the admission notification for CEED 2023 before the commencement of the exam, which will include information like admission schedule, information brochure, etc.

To appear in the CEED 2024 exam, the candidate must have passed a degree, Diploma, or postgraduate degree exam of minimum three years. There is no limit on the upper age limit or number of attempts for appearing in CEED. The eligibility criteria that candidates need to meet for appearing in the CEED have been explained below. Qualifying exam - The candidate must have completed a degree, Diploma, or postgraduate programme of a minimum of THREE years (after 10+2). Or, Appearing for the final exam of such a programme by July 2024 or, Must have passed the GD Arts Diploma programme (10+5) level by July 2024. Age limit - No upper age limit. Number of Attempts - The CEED exam can be attempted any number of times. It is incumbent on the candidate to carefully go through the eligibility criteria before filling out the CEED 2023 application form. It is because if the candidate doesn't meet any of the criteria, then he or she can be disqualified at any stage of the admission process.

The CEED 2024 exam will be conducted tentatively in the 4th week of January 2024. IIT Bombay will release the announce the admission notification for CEED 2024 tentatively in September 2024. The CEED exam is conducted by IIT Bombay for admission to the M.Des programme offered by the 8 participating colleges. Note that unlike UCEED IIT Bombay will not conduct any Joint Admission Process for CEED 2024 qualified candidates. Instead, candidates will have to apply directly to the participating colleges on the basis of their CEED 2024 merit ranks.