CEED Exam Centres 2026: City-wise List, Exam Date, Exam Timing

Common Entrance Examination for Design 2026 ( CEED )

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Sayeba Naushad
Updated on Nov 19, 2025 15:36 IST

By Sayeba Naushad, Assistant Manager

CEED Exam Centre 2026 - The national-level exam will be conducted in 27 cities across India. IIT Bombay released the list of exam cities for CEED 2026 on the official website.

The candidate can select CEED 2026 exam centres when filling out the CEED application form. A maximum of THREE exam centres in the order of priority can be selected. 

The name of the CEED 2026 exam centre, including the name and address, reporting time, and other key details, will be mentioned in the CEED 2026 admit card. The CEED 2026 exam will be conducted on January 18, 2026 (9 am - 12 noon). Candidates appearing in the CEED exam are advised to reach the exam centre as per the reporting time mentioned on the CEED admit card

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Table of contents
  • List of CEED Exam Centres 2026
  • CEED 2026 Exam Dates & Schedule
  • CEED Exam Day Guidelines 2026
  • FAQs on CEED Exam Centre 2026
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List of CEED Exam Centres 2026

Test cities for CEED 2026 were released by IIT Bombay. The CEED exam is expected to be conducted in 27 test cities mentioned below. 

CEED 2026 Exam Cities

Here is the complete list of exam centers in tabular form.

S.No City
1 Ahmedabad
2 Bengaluru
3 Bhopal
4 Bhubaneswar
5 Chandigarh/Mohali
6 Coimbatore
7 Chennai
8 Dehradun
9 Delhi
10 Ernakulam
11 Guwahati
12 Hubballi (Hubli)
13 Hyderabad
14 Jaipur
15 Kolkata
16 Kozhikode
17 Lucknow
18 Mumbai
19 Nagpur
20 Noida
21 Panaji
22 Patna
23 Pune
24 Raipur
25 Thiruvananthapuram
26 Thrissur
27 Visakhapatnam

 

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Q:   Can a CEED 2025 exam city be dropped from the final list?
A: 

IIT Bombay will release the exam cities for CEED 2025. The list can be found in the CEED 2025 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.”

Q:   Can I change the CEED 2025 exam centre allocated to me?
A: 

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 2025 admit card. The allotment of CEED 2025 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.

Q:   How many exam centres can I select when applying for CEED 2025?
A: 

The application form for CEED 2025 will OPEN soon.

When filling out the form, the candidate should compulsorily choose THREE cities in the order of preference. 

Please note that there is no option to select an exam centre when filling out the form; the candidate can only select an exam city. The allotment of exam centre, in this case, will be based on a number of factors like city option selected by the candidate, address, and seat intake available across various exam centres.

Also, an exam city will have one or more exam centres.

CEED 2026 Exam Dates & Schedule

Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of CEED 2026 exam

DatesUpcoming Exam Dates
02 Jan ' 26

CEED 2026 Issue of Admit Card

18 Jan ' 26

CEED 2026 exam date

DatesPast Exam Dates
06 Nov ' 25 - 10 Nov ' 25

CEED 2026 Application DATE (Late Fees)

01 Oct ' 25 - 05 Nov ' 25

CEED 2026 Application DATE

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CEED Exam Day Guidelines 2026

Candidates appearing in CEED 2026 are advised to go through the exam day instructions mentioned on the admit card carefully. Candidates are advised on the items and documents that they can carry inside the examination hall below. 

What to carry on CEED exam day?

Since part B of CEED is a subjective test, candidates have to carry stationery like pencils, sketch pens, poster colours and other drawing materials to the exam centre. Apart from this, candidates need to ensure that they carry the documents mentioned below positively to their CEED test centre.

  • CEED Admit Card: Candidates need to carry a coloured printout of CEED admit card to the exam centre. The admit card is needed to record the biometric information of candidates at the centre.
  • ID Proof: Candidates need to carry a valid and original photo ID proof to their CEED exam centre. Documents that can be presented as an ID proof include college issued identity card, passport, driving license, PAN card, Voter ID or Aadhaar card.       
  • Stationary: Candidates must carry their own stationary items such as pens, pencils, sketch pens and colours

What not to carry on CEED exam day?

Candidates are not allowed to carry any electronic gadget such as mobile phone, calculator, smart/digital watch inside the exam hall. Use of any electronic gadget during the exam could disqualify a candidate, as per the official website. Candidates are also not allowed to carry any drawing sheet.

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Commonly asked questions
Q:   What are the acceptable identity proofs for CEED 2026 exam?
A: 

On the day of the CEED exam, the candidate must bring with them the admit card and a valid photo ID proof.

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

Note that without a valid ID proof, the candidate will not be allowed entry inside the exam hall. 

Q:   What kind of stationery items I should carry to CEED 2025 exam centre?
A: 

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 2025 exam.

  • Pens

  • Pencils

  • Sketch pens 

  • Colours for the examination

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

Q:   Has IIT Bombay released the list of exam centres for CEED 2026?
A: 

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.

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FAQs on CEED Exam Centre 2026

Go through the frequently asked questions (FAQs) related to the CEED 2026 exam centre below.

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Q:   Am I allowed to carry electronic gadgets inside the CEED 2026 exam hall?
A: 

No, candidates cannot take any electronic gadgets inside the CEED exam hall. Here is a list of items that the candidate must not bring to the exam hall.

  • Mobile phones

  • Calculators

  • Smart or digital watches, etc.

Any candidate found in possession of these items will be disqualified. 

Q:   In how many cities will the CEED 2026 exam be conducted?
A: 

IIT Bombay will conduct the CEED 2026 exam in 27 cities. Candidates should choose three cities in order of preference at the time of filling the registration.

The list of exam cities for CEED 2026 is given below.

S.No

City

S.No

City

1

Ahmedabad

15

Nagpur

2

Bhubaneswar

16

Pune

3

Dehradun

17

Trissur

4

Guwahati

18

Ernakulam

5

Kolkata

19

Bhopal

6

Mumbai

20

Chennai

7

Patna

21

Ernakulam

8

Thiruvananthapuram

22

Jaipur

9

Coimbatore

23

Lucknow

10

Bengaluru

24

Panaji

11

Chandigarh

25

Raipur

12

Delhi

26

Visakhapatnam

13

Hyderabad

27

Mysuru

14

Kozhikode

  
Q:   Will IIT Bombay release the detailed list of exam centres for CEED 2025?
A: 

IIT Bombay will not release the detailed list of CEED 2025 exam centres. It has, however, released the list of exam cities where the CEED 2025 exam will be conducted.

The name of the exam centre allocated to the candidate will be mentioned in the CEED 2025 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 avaiable in the seelcted cities and also seat intake.

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

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