CEED 2024: Syllabus REVISED, Notification (Soon), Exam Date, Application Form, Syllabus & Latest News

The Common Entrance Exam for Design or CEED is a national-level exam conducted by IIT Bombay for admission to M.Des and Ph.D. courses offered by participating institutes. The exam is conducted once every academic year.  

The M.Des program is available at IISc Bangalore, IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati, IIT Hyderabad, IIT Kanpur, IIT Roorkee, and IIITDM Jabalpur. Meanwhile, the Ph.D. course is available at several IITs and design schools. 

Candidates who are allocated a merit rank in CEED 2024 will have to apply individually to the participating institute based on their scores. The participating institutes will shortlist candidates based on their CEED 2024 merit rank and may conduct further admission rounds before preparing the merit list for admission. 

Latest Updates:

• IIT Bombay introduces changes in UCEED, CEED 2024 syllabus

IIT Bombay has revised the syllabus for the CEED 2024 exam. This means the old syllabus will not be used to frame questions for CEED 2024.

The revised syllabus will evaluate the open, creative, and inquisitive disposition, ability to think critically, capacity to comprehend and communicate, and breadth of the worldview of the candidate.   

IIT Bombay hasn't yet disclosed whether the exam pattern will also be revised. The full details regarding the exam pattern will be released at the time of the release of the CEED application form 2023.

Note: The UCEED 2024 syllabus and exam pattern have also been revised. The UCEED exam is conducted for admission to the B.Des program.

The CEED 2024 exam will be conducted following a revised syllabus. 

Candidates appearing in the design entrance exam must follow the topics given in the revised syllabus to prepare for the exam.

Revised CEED 2024 Syllabus for Part A and Part B

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IIT Bombay will release the application form for CEED 2024 sometime in September 2023. The application is for admission to the M.Des and Ph.D. courses offered by participating colleges.

The application will be available online at ceed.iitb.ac.in.

The candidate has the option to fill out the CEED application form 2024 both with regular and late fees (INR 500). But before applying for the exam, the candidate must ensure that they meet the prescribed eligibility criteria.

Step-wise process to fill out CEED 2024 application form

• Online registration - The candidate has to get registered through the official portal by entering their email id, name, date of birth, etc. On successful registration, an applicant account will be created. 
• Check Eligibility - The candidate has to next undergo an eligibility check process, wherein he/she has to enter their qualifying exam, passing year, and mobile number.
• Fill in the form - Next fill in personal, academic, and contact details. The candidate also has to select THREE exam centres, in the order of priority.
• Upload documents – The candidate has to next upload photo, signature, and qualifying exam certificates in the prescribed format.
• Payment of the exam fee: After confirming that the application form is complete in all respects, pay the exam fee online using net banking, credit, or debit cards.

The eligibility criteria that candidates need to meet for appearing in the CEED 2024 exam have been explained in the table below.

Note: The eligibility criteria for admission to a participating institute may differ from the eligibility criteria for appearing in the CEED exam. So, candidates are urged to consult the admission criteria for the respective institutes before appearing in the CEED 2024 entrance exam.

The CEED question paper has two parts - Part A and Part B; both parts were mandatory. 

The exam pattern for the CEED 2024 question paper is given in the table below.

Shortlisting of candidates: Note that the Part B answer booklet will be evaluated only if the candidate qualifies Part A.

Step 1: Submit the duly filled application form

The candidate has to fill out the form at the official admission portal - ceed.iitb.ac.in. Use only genuine and verifiable information. This is because details provided by the candidate will be verified at the time of counseling.

If any information is found to be incorrect or misleading, the candidate may be disqualified.

Step 2: Download the admit card

The admit card will be released a few weeks before the conduct of the design entrance. Download the admit card by entering your email ID and password.

On the day of the CEED 2024 exam, you will also need a valid photo ID proof along with the admit card.

Step 3: Appear in CEED 2024

The CEED question paper has two mandatory sections – A and B. Part A will comprise objective-type questions, while Part B will be subjective-type. Note that Part B answer booklets will only be evaluated if the candidate qualifies Part A. The qualifying marks for Part A will be released before the declaration of CEED 2024 results.

Step 4: Check CEED Result

The results will be declared for all candidates appearing in the CEED 2024 exam. However, only such candidates who qualify in the entrance exam will be issued merit ranks and will be eligible to participate in the counseling process.

Step 5: Apply to CEED-participating colleges

Clearing the CEED exam does not guarantee admission to any of the colleges accepting CEED exam scores. The candidate needs to apply to participating institutes based on their CEED 2024 scores. The participating institutes will conduct counseling and seat allotment at an institute-level.

The CEED 2024 question paper will be designed to evaluate the visual perception, creativity, drawing skills, logical reasoning, and communication skills of the candidate. Also, note that the CEED exam is kind of a design aptitude test. 

Here are some useful tips to prepare for the CEED 2024 entrance exam.

1. Start your preparation early - One major mistake many candidates make is to start their exam preparation with very little time left for the exam. As you can understand, this is not the perfect recipe for success. So, start your preparation early.
2. Follow the revised syllabus and pattern - The syllabus for the CEED 2024 exam has been revised. So, you need to follow the new syllabus.
3. Solve sample papers, but with caution - Note that the sample papers can no longer be followed blindly, given the syllabus has changed. You need to only solve those problems that are still a part of the revised syllabus.
4. Take notes during the study - These notes will not only help you stay focused and capture all key and sticking points but come the exam week, they will be most suited for quick revision.
5. Take mock tests - These mocks will help you fix last-minute and silly errors.
6. Stay positive and healthy - Stay away from negativity (like negative people), eat healthy, do some light exercise, and stay hydrated. 

IIT Bombay will release the draft answer key of CEED 2024 for Part A soon after the conclusion of the design entrance exam. The answer key will contain the official answers to all the questions asked in Part A. The UCEED 2024 question paper will be released along with the draft key. IIT Bombay, however, will not release any answer keys for Part B. This is because there are no model solutions for the subjective questions.

The candidate can consult the UCEED 2024 question paper and answer key to first calculate the number of correct attempts, and then the probable score.  

• The answer key and question papers will be released on the official website.
• Candidates will have the option to report discrepancies, if any, against the draft key.
• Comments or objections against the draft key have to be filed through the candidate portal.
• To make an objection (or complaint), use the Master Question Paper, which will be uploaded on the official website. 
• The response of candidates for Part A is available for download only till the result of the CEED 2023 exam is declared.

The final answer key will be released after considering the comments/ feedback of candidates.

The results of CEED 2024 will be declared tentatively in the 1st week of March 2024. The results will be released online at the admission portal of CEED 2024 - ceed.iitb.ac.in. To check their results, the candidate needs to log in to the result portal using their candidate credentials. 

The result will include the Part A marks for all candidates. However, the Part B marks and CEED 2024 merit ranks will only be released for shortlisted candidates.

To be included in the shortlist, candidates needed to qualify Part A.  

Part B is descriptive and as such, it is evaluated holistically based on the criteria mentioned in the question paper. The evaluated Answer Booklet for Part B is not released to the candidate. Also, there is no provision to re-evaluate either Part A or Part B. 

• The scorecard of CEED 2024 will be available for download from around the 2nd week of March 2024 to the 2nd week of June 2024.  
• The scorecard can be downloaded through the candidate portal. Hard copies of the scorecard are not sent to the candidate.
• The final CEED score will be calculated by giving 25% weightage to Part A and 75% weightage to Part B.
• The CEED 2024 scorecard will be valid for a period of ONE year from the date of declaration of results.
• The scorecard can't be used as proof of date of birth, category, or disability status.

IIT Bombay will release the UCEED 2024 cutoff marks for Part A tentatively in the 2nd week of February 2024. The cut-off marks for Part A are category-specific. The cut-off marks for Part A are used to shortlist candidates. Note that Part B answer booklets will only be evaluated for shortlisted candidates.

Key points related to CEED 2023 Cut-off marks for Part A

1. The cutoff marks are released only for Part A; no cutoffs are released for Part B 
2. The category-specific cutoff marks are calculated using a pre-defined formula.
3.  Part B answer booklet is evaluated only for shortlisted candidates or such candidates who meet the cutoff in their respective categories
4. Part B is evaluated manually.

The admission cut-off for CEED 2023 will be determined by the participating institutions at the time of seat allotment and is different from the Part A cut-off. The admission cut-off is the minimum rank the candidate needs to secure in their category to get admission.

The cut-off (admission) would be determined based on factors like seat intake, total applications received for admission, the category of the candidate, etc.

Note that unlike UCEED 2023, IIT Bombay does not conduct any Joint Seat Allotment for CEED 2023 qualified candidates.

Instead, the participating institutes of CEED 2024 will conduct counseling at an institute level. Candidates who are assigned a merit rank in CEED 2024 will have to apply directly to the relevant institute through their admission portal.

The counseling registration form will open soon after CEED 2024 results are declared. 

To apply for admission, the candidate has to go to the admission portal of the CEED 2024 participating institute and fill in the counseling registration form, upload their scorecards and any relevant documents.

The participating institutes will shortlist candidates based on their CEED 2024 merit ranks and may conduct further admission rounds, including personal interviews. 

The seat allotment will be based on the final merit rank prepared by the institute. 

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