COVID-19 Impact: No Design Aptitude Test for IISc Bangalore MDes course, selection criteria revised!

Common Entrance Examination for Design 2026 ( CEED )

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Updated on Apr 15, 2020 12:49 IST
IISc Bangalore will conduct Interview based on CEED 2020 or the Graduate Admission Test in Engineering (GATE) 2020 scores. Check here the revised selection criteria for MDes course at IISc Bangalore.

IISc Bangalore has published revised selection criteria for MDes admission done on basis of CEED/GATE scores. Read here to know more. 

The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore, a participating college of the Combined Entrance Exam of Design (CEED) has changed the selection criteria for its Master of Design course. The institute will not be conducting a design aptitude test this year. The decision is an outcome of COVID-19 outbreak and, countrywide lockdown as a precautionary measure against the spread of the disease. Earlier, IISc Bangalore would have conducted a Design Aptitude Test and Interview based on CEED 2020 or the Graduate Admission Test in Engineering (GATE) 2020 scores. But now, the selection criteria for MDes course at IISc Bangalore will be as under: 

The participating institutes of CEED 2020 are currently accepting online applications for admission to MDes courses. The last date of application for MDes admission at CEED 2020 participating colleges is as under: 

College Name

Last date of application 

IISc Bangalore 30-Apr-2020 (extended due to COVID-19)

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay 

15-May-2020 (extended due to COVID-19)
IIT Delhi 20-Apr-2020
IIT Guwahati  21-Apr-2020 (extended due to COVID-19)
IIT Hyderabad  01-May-2020 (extended due to COVID-19)
IIT Kanpur  04-May-2020 (extended due to COVID-19)
IIT Jabalpur 30-Apr-2020

No other participating institutes have announced any changes in the selection criteria for MDes courses through CEED 2020 scores.

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