CEED Exam Centres 2027: City Details, Exam Timing, CEED Test Centres List

IIT Bombay will release the exam cities for CEED 2026. The list can be found in the CEED 2026 Information Brochure. In the previous edition, the design entrance exam was held in 27 cities.

Note that exam officials have the authority to drop a city in some cases.

Check out this information given in the CEED information brochure:

“If a sufficient number of candidates are unavailable in a city, that city may be dropped from the final list, and candidates will be allotted to a city of their second or third choice.”

Note that once an exam centre has been allocated, there is no scope to change it. In fact, CEED officials will not entertain any requests for a change in the exam centre. 

The details of the exam centre allocated to the candidate will be mentioned in the CEED 2026 admit card. The allotment of CEED 2026 exam centre will done on the basis of the exam city seelcted by the candidate. Exam officials will also consider other factors like the address of the candidate and seat intake available in various exam centres in that particular city.

CEED exam was conducted on January 18, 2026. On the day of exam, candidate had to report at the exam centre at 7 am. The reporting time will also be mentioned on the admit card. Exam was from 9 AM to 12 PM at the centres.

When reporting for exam, candidate must bring with them a valid photo ID proof and the admit card. 

When filling CEED form, the candidate should compulsorily choose THREE cities in the order of preference. There is no option to select an exam centre when filling out the form. A candidate can only select an exam city. 

IIT Bombay will not release the detailed list of CEED 2026 exam centres. It has, however, released the list of exam cities where the CEED 2026 exam will be conducted.

The name of the exam centre allocated to the candidate will be mentioned in the CEED 2026 admit card.

The allotment of exam centres will be done based on the exam city selected by the candidate, address of the candidate, exam centres available in the selected cities and also seat intake.

Note that each of the exam cities may have one or more exam centres. 

The reporting time at the CEED Centre for the CEED Entrance Test was 7 AM. The exam timing was 9 AM to 12 PM.

On the day of the CEED exam, the candidate must bring with them the admit card and a valid photo ID proof. Without admit card, canddiates will not be allowed to sit in the exam.

The following documents will be considered as a valid ID.

• College issued identity card

• Passport

• Driving license

• PAN card, Voter ID

• Aadhar card or printed e-Aadhar card

The candidate will not be provided with any stationery at the exam venue. So, it is incumbent the candidates themselves bring these essential stationery items with them.

Here are the basic minimum stationery items needed to take the CEED 2026 exam.

• Pens

• Pencils

• Sketch pens 

• Colours for the examination

However, note that sheets are not allowed inside the exam hall. 

The list of CEED 2026 exam cities has been released by IIT Bombay. The list is given in the CEED information brochure. The candidate can download the brochure at ceed.iitb.ac.in.

Check out the tips below to prepare for CEED.

• Understand CEED exam pattern and syllabus.
• Make a  timetable for CEED preparation
• Practice as many CEED previous year question papers and sample papers as possible
• Take notes when you are studying.
• Find your weak areas for the exam and work to improve those areas/subjects
• Take mock tests.

You can develop drawing skills for CEED 2026 by sketching more and more. The sketching part of CEED will include stages like representation, in the form of geometric figures like lines, squares, and triangles, outline drawing, detailing, and shading. Practice more on outline drawing, representation, shape of the figure, proportion, line quality, etc.

CEED Entrance Examination 2027 will be conducted on January 17, 2027. The exam timing will be 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM.