Common Entrance Examination for Design 2025 ( CEED )
Result - 10 Mar '25 - 31 Jul '25
Candidates preparing for the exam must know the important topics to study CEED 2025 exam. IIT Bombay will conduct the exam on January 19. The question paper will have two parts - Part A and Part B. Here we bring you important topics for Part A and Part B that candidates must prepare for the exam.
If you are appearing in the CEED 2025 exam, it is important that you know what the the important topics for the exam. It is because if you know the CEED 2025 important topics, you will be in a better position to devise an effective exam preparation strategy. The other thing is the important topics will include questions that are more probably going to be asked in the exam, so if you practice them, you can assure yourself of some easy and quick marks. The important topics for CEED 2025 are given below subject-wise, so it will enable the candidate to incorporate them in their exam plan.
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IIT Bombay has released the exam pattern for CEED 2025. Common Entrance Exam for Design (CEED) is a three-hour exam that has two parts, A and B.
As part of the CEED syllabus, Part A of the exam covers the following topics:
The link to download the CEED 2025 scorecard will be active only for a limited period of time.
The scorecard will be available for download from March 10 - June 11, 2025. IIT Bombay will remove the scorecard download link once the deadline expires.
The scorecard download schedule has been released by IIT Bombay. The scorecard will be valid for a period of one year from the date of its release.
The results of CEED 2025 exam will be declared on March 5, 2025.
The list of CEED 2025 exam centres will be released by IIT Bombay. The list will be given in the CEED 2025 information brochure.
The candidate can download the brochure at ceed.iitb.ac.in.
The CEED 2025 exam will be conducted across 27 cities - Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Coimbatore, Chennai, Dehradun, Delhi, Ernakulam, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kolkata, Kozhikode, Lucknow, Mumbai, Mysuru, Nagpur, Noida, Panaji, Patna, Pune, Raipur, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur, and Visakhapatnam.
| CEED Part-A Syllabus |
|
|---|---|
| Visualization and spatial ability |
Environmental and social awareness |
| Analytical and logical reasoning |
Language and creativity |
| Design thinking and problem solving |
Observation and design sensitivity |
Also, candidates are informed that Part B of CEED covers the following topics:
| CEED Part-B Syllabus |
|
|---|---|
| Drawing |
Creativity |
| Communication skills (explain your ideas through text and visuals) |
Analytical problem solving skills (Design problems, solutions, knowledge of materials and processes, character development, plots and stories) |
Given below is a list of important topics that aspirants should study to prepare for CEED Part A:
Given below is a list of important topics that aspirants should study to prepare for CEED Part B:
However, keep in mind, CEED is an open-ended exam, therefore topics mentioned in part A and B need not be limited to the above.
| CEED Exam Pattern | CEED Preparation | CEED Question Papers |
Please note getting admission into an MDes programme at IISc or the IITs is a two-step process:
Step 1: You must answer the CEED exam.
Step 2: You must answer the individual entrance exams held by IISc Bangalore, IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati, IIT Hyderabad, IIITDM Jabalpur, and IIT Kanpur, and to PhD programmes in Design at IISc Bangalore.
The syllabus for CEED 2025 is such that candidates are evaluated on the basis of their aptitude in the field of design. Important topics that candidates should study while preparing for Part A and Part B of the exam are as follows:
| Important Topics for CEED 2025 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Creative Writing Skills | Drawing Ability and Skills | Communication Skills |
| Design Concepts | How to Develop Characters | Logical Reasoning |
| Light and Shadow | Perspective Design | Logo Design |
| Problem Identification & Design Problem Solving | Scale and Proportion | Product Designing |
| Basics of Drawing- Lines and Shapes | Gradation Chart | Colour Theory, Color Schemes and color Compositions |
| Still Life Drawings, Eye Levels and Symmetrical Drawing Concepts, Object drawings from everyday life | Perspective- Types and Usage | Human Body Knowledge |
| Anatomy, Proportions and Divisions | Basic and advanced Human Drawings | Hands and Feets Study |
| Human Features | Animal and Bird Study | Colour Rendering and Design |
| Inspirational Design | Means of Advertisement-Visual Communication | Grid Collages |
| Metamorphosis | Study of Objects and Lateral Thinking | Compositions |
| Story Illustrations | Pictograms and Signage | Geometrical and Design Exercise |
| Compositional sense | Placement of different figures proportionally | Sense of proportion |
| Basics of materials and manufacturing processes | Interaction Design and Visual Communication | Sketching |
| Representation techniques | Problem identification & solving | Visual perception |
| Interface design & Product Design | Poster, Logo, Character designing | Story telling |
| Drawing of human figures of different postures, action, and age groups | ||
IIT Bombay will conduct the CEED 2025 exam tentatively in January 2025 (9 am - 12 noon).
The exam will include two sections - Part A and Part B. Part A of the exam was administered in a computer-based mode, whereas Part B will be held offline. It is mandatory for candidates to qualify for Part A. If the candidate fails to qualify for Part A, his or her Part B answers booklet will not be evaluated. The final score of CEED 2024 will be calculated by giving weightage to both Part A and Part B.
The cut-off marks for Part A will be released a few days after the exam.
The CEED 2025 exam will be conducted on January 19, 2025.
So, the candidate has a three months or so to prepare for the exam. Given the CEED 2025 syllabus is of moderate to difficult, you would ideally need 6 months or so to prepare for the exam.
That being said, if your fundamentals are strong, you can cover the syllabus in less time. Before starting you preparation, go through the syllabus and pattern, and draft a plan. Once the plan is ready, get going with full guns blazing.
Note that to fully prepare for the exam, you need to solve sample papers and take mock tests.
IIT Bombay will conduct the CEED 2025 exam on January 19, 2025 (9 am - 12 noon).
The exam will includ two sections - Part A and Part B. Part A of the exam will be administered in a computer-based mode, whereas Part B will be held offline. It is mandatory for candidates to qualify for Part A.
If the candidate fails to qualify for Part A, his or her Part B answers booklet will not be evaluated.
The final score cum merit list of CEED 2025 will be calculated by giving weightage to both Part A and Part B.
Syllabus of the second round of tests held by IISc and IITs can consist of (but may not be limited to)
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About the Author:
Shaun D’Sa has a Master’s degree in Industrial Design from IIT Delhi. He is Director at Design Quotient Labs (DQ Labs), a coaching platform for Architecture and Design entrance exams.
He began his career with General Motors Advanced Design Center at Bangalore, where he had the opportunity to work with design teams for car brands like Hummer, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Holden, Buick to name a few. Shaun has also been a part of many teams of International and Indian designers for design-centric ethnographic studies across India and abroad. Due to his passion for Design and Architecture, he has travelled extensively abroad and has been a part of many design workshops in many countries across Europe.
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Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 2 months ago
Yes, CEED is one of the accepting exams for admission to MDes programme at School of Design, MIT WPU. However, it is not mandatory to pass CEED. Aspirants can also appear for MIT WPU CET for admission to the course. Aspirants applying for BDes do not require qualifying CEED. They need to pass any of
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Guide-Level 15
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The CEED 2025 Part A cutoff has been officially released by IIT Bombay on February 6, 2025. The cutoff is presented in terms of the mean and standard deviation of all candidates' scores:
Mean: 45 .48
Standard Deviation : 16.98
To determine the qualifying marks for different categories, the following fo
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Contributor-Level 9
Answered 2 months ago
There is no limit on the number of times a candidate can appear for the Common Entrance Examination for Design (CEED). Candidates are free to attempt the exam multiple times, as long as they fulfill the eligibility criteria for each attempt.
Unlimited Attempts: Candidates can sit for the CEED exam as
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Contributor-Level 9
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Yes, but only in Part A.
In Part A (the computer-based section), some questions have negative marking.
Typically, Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) in Part A carry negative marks for wrong answers.
However, Numerical Answer Type (NAT) and Multiple Select Questions (MSQ) usually do not have negative mark
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The final CEED score is calculated by combining your performance in Part A and Part B of the exam, but with different weightages.
Here's how it works:
Part A (Objective section) - 25% weightage
Part B (Drawing and Design section) - 75% weightage
Final CEED Score = (Part A score * 0.25) + (Part B score *
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Contributor-Level 9
Answered 2 months ago
The CEED score required for IITs (like IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Hyderabad, IIT Guwahati, etc.) varies each year depending on:
The difficulty level of the exam,
The number of applicants, and
The number of available seats.
Generally, to get a call from top IITs, candidates usually need to qualify CEED a
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Contributor-Level 9
Answered 2 months ago
A good score in CEED typically depends on the year's difficulty level, overall performance of candidates, and cutoffs set by individual institutes.
In general:
A score above 45-50 in Part A is considered safe for qualifying.
A final combined score (Part A + Part B) of above 60-65 out of 100 is usually
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Contributor-Level 9
Answered 2 months ago
CEED is organized and conducted by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay on behalf of the Ministry of Education, Government of India.
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Contributor-Level 9
Answered 2 months ago
No, candidates must apply separately to each participating institute and follow their individual admission procedures after qualifying CEED.
Once the CEED results are declared, candidates must apply separately to each institute that accepts CEED scores (like IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Hyderabad, IISc
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Contributor-Level 9
Answered 2 months ago
The CEED (Common Entrance Examination for Design) is conducted to assess a candidate's aptitude for design. It is primarily used for admission to Master of Design (M.Des.) and Ph.D. programmes in Design at top institutes like IITs.
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The scorecard of CEED 2025 will be released on March 10, 2025; the last date to download the scorecard is June 11, 2025.
The validity of the scorecard will be one year from the date of its issue. Using the scorecard, the candidate can apply for admission to both CEED 2025 participating and result-sharing institutes.
The scorecard will carry details like the Qualifying status and Part A marks. Open & category-wise Merit rank, and Part B & Total marks will be issued only if the candidate has qualified Part A.