If you want to pursue an M.Des from IITs, then you must give the CEED Entrance Exam. The exam will be conducted by IIT Bombay and applications will be availble at CEED website. Candidates must complete the CEED registration process and pay the required fee. Check details related to the CEED Application fee.
CEED Form Fees
IIT Bombay started the CEED 2027 registration Process on October 01, 2026. Candidates who want to pursue M.Des or PhD from IITs and other CEED participating and result sharing institutes. The CEED 2027 Forms are available at ceed.iitb.ac.in. Candidates are required to fill up the required details, upload the necessary documents and then pay the application fees.
CEED registration fee is non-refundable and non-transferable, and it has to be paid through the payment option provided on the website while submitting the registration form for the CEED Entrance Exam. Credit card, debit card and net-banking options are available for fee payment. The registration fee will not include service and other charges and the processing fees that the banks may levy.
- CEED Form Fee 2027 for Female Candidates
- CEED Form Fee 2027 for SC/ST/PwD Candidates
- CEED Form Fee 2027 for all other Candidates
- Other Important Points related to CEED Registration Form 2027
- Dates for CEED Registration and Exam Fee Applicable
- M.Des Admission Application Fee
CEED Form Fee 2027 for Female Candidates
The fees for female candidates are lower as compared to other genders. All females belonging to any caste, religion or nationality will have to pay the following registration fee for CEED.
| CEED Application Category/Gender | Application Fee |
| Female Candidates | INR 2,000 |
CEED Form Fee 2027 for SC/ST/PwD Candidates
The fees for SC/ST.PwD categories are the same. Check out the table for the CEED application fee.
| CEED Application Category | Application Fee |
| SC | INR 2,000 |
| ST | INR 2,000 |
| PwD | INR 2,000 |
List of CEED Colleges
Download list of participating colleges and result-sharing institutes for M.Des programmes.
CEED Form Fee 2027 for all other Candidates
The CEED application fee for all other candidates belonging to General/OBC or any other category have to INR 4,000 for CEED Entrance Exam.
| CEED Application Category | Application Fee |
| All other categories | INR 4,000 |
Commonly asked questions
Since CEED is a general aptitude test, you can benefit greatly by practicing previous year question papers. Also, after practicing the papers, it is highly important to analyse your strong and weak areas for the exam and then work on them accordingly.
But that being said, you can’t prepare for the CEED only on the strength of solving the sample papers. You need to read the text books to learn the concepts, understand the various dynamic. Note that unless your theoretical knowledge is sound, you won’t be able to feel truly confident.
The scorecard for CEED 2027 is meant only for admission to the M.Des program offered by participating and result-sharing institutes. It cannot be used as a proof of birth. Further, the scorecard will also not be a legal document that can be used as a category or disability certificate.
The difficulty level of CEED exam is maintained by authorities over the years. However, most design aspirants share that if the difficulty level of all design entrance exams conducted for PG level courses is compared then CEED is slightly easier than the NID Entrance Exam. This is primarily because the drawing questions asked in NID DAT are considered to be tougher than those put forth in the CEED exam.
CEED will have two parts - Part A and Part B. Part A will be conducted as a computer-based test. Part B will be conducted offline. Candidates will be provided with answer booklets by the invigilator, where they have to enter their answers.
Other Important Points related to CEED Registration Form 2027
- The normal registration fee shown above is applicable till the regular closing date of registration.
- A late fee of ₹500 /- applies to registrations of all the candidates submitted after the regular closing date.
- CEED Merit List / Rank will be prepared according to the category provided by the candidate in the CEED 2027 registration form. So candidates must provide the correct category certificate in the online registration form.
Dates for CEED Registration and Exam Fee Applicable
Check out the dates for CEED Application and applicable fees.
| Registration Event | Date & Time |
| CEED Online Registration Portal | ceed.iitb.ac.in |
| CEED Application 2027 Start Date | October 01, 2026 |
| CEED Application 2027 End Date (with regular fee) | October 31, 2026 |
| CEED Application 2027 End Date (with late fee) | November 01 to November 06, 2026, 05:00 pm |
Commonly asked questions
CEED 2027 applications will open from October 1, 2027. The application had to be filled online at CEED portal. The candidate can apply with both regular and late fees.
To fill the CEED form, candidate should
- Get registered by entering details like name, email id, mobile number and date of birth.
- On successful registration, an applicant account will be created.
- Next, log in to candidate account and fill in personal, academic, and contact details.
- Select test centres; a maximum of three exam centres can be selected in order of priority.
- Upload scanned images of your photograph and signature, and certificates.
- Pay the application fee.
The weightage of CEED Part A is 25%. Candidates have to attempt 44 questions in CEED Part A. It includes MSQs, MCQs, and NAT questions. Total marks for CEED Part A is 150.
It is possible to prepare for CEED without coaching. But before you start on exam preparation on your own, you need the conviction that you can do it. If you are not convinced yourself and only decide to forgo coaching on the advice of others, the journey may be difficult.
If you prepare for the exam on your own, you need to be serious and plan the preparation smartly. Go through the syllabus. You must be able to decide the difficulty level, the time it will take to cover the syllabus, and revise.
M.Des Admission Application Fee
Once you have cleared the CEED Entrance Exam and received the CEED Scorecard, you can apply to individual CEED participating and result-sharing colleges. Candidates will be required to fill the M.Des/PhD form for various IITs individually or they need to check it with the individual institutes. This is because each institute follows a different admission process.
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Commonly asked questions
Sketching part of CEED will include representation, in the form of geometric figures like lines, squares, and triangles, outline drawing, detailing, and shading. Try outline drawing, representation, focus on detailing and shading. Also try shape of the figure, proportion and line quality.
You can give a few attempts. But after that, move on to the next topic. Don’t spend too much time on one simple topic because you will run out of time and will not be able to complete the syllabus. Leave that topic and try to study at the end if you have ample time left.
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.
Rohit Ravindra Waghmare topped the CEED topper list 2025 with 82.38 marks out of 100.
CEED 2023 exam was topped by Khyati Rathor, who secured the AIR 1. She secured 68.85 marks in the exam, out of 100 marks. Simon George Cherian got the second position and scored 66.63 marks.
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