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Common Entrance Examination for Design 2025 ( CEED )

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Updated on Mar 5, 2025 11:59 IST

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  • IIT Bombay conducted the CEED 2025 exam on January 19, 2025.
  • The exam was administered in 27 cities across India. The exam timings will be 9 am - 12 noon.
  • The application form for CEED 2025 was open from November 01 to 18, 2024. With regular fees, candidates could apply from October 01-31, 2024, and with late fees, the application deadline was November 18, 2024.
  • The CEED question paper will have two parts – A and B. Part A will include objective-type questions and will be conducted in computer-based mode (CBT). Meanwhile, Part B will include five questions that will test the design, drawing, and writing skills of the candidate.
  • Admit cards for CEED 2024 were available for download from January 3, 2025. 
  • The CEED 2025 scores will be used to shortlist candidates for admission to MDes courses offered at CEED 2024 participating colleges. The CEED 2025 Score Card can be downloaded from March 10, 2025 from the Candidate portal.
  • The last date for downloading CEED 2025 Score Cards is June 11, 2025.
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  • January 25: Two more institutes to accept CEED 2021 exam scores for admission. Read More
  • January 24: Last date to submit CEED 2021 answer key objections. Read More
  • January 21: CEED 2021 question paper and answer key released. Read More
  • January 14: IIT Bombay issued special instructions for CEED 2021 exam. Know More
  • January 6: CEED 2021 official sample paper link released. Know More
  • January 1: CEED 2021 admit card released by IIT Bombay. Read More
  • December 19: PwD candidates can apply for extra time in CEED 2021. Read More
  • December 4: JK Lakshmipat University to accept CEED 2021 scores for admission. Know More
  • November 17: CEED 2021 application form submission date with late fee to close today.
  • November 12: IIT Bombay to close CEED 2021 application process with late fee today. Read More
  • November 10: Hurry! Last date to fill CEED 2021 application form today. Read More
  • November 9: CEED 2021 shortlisting criteria changed. Read More
  • October 31: CEED 2021 application window extended by 10 days again. Read More
  • October 31: CEED 2021 application window to close today. Read More
  • October 28: World University of Design to accept CEED 2021 scores for admission. Read More
  • October 24: CEED 2021 application window extended till October 31. Read More
  • October 24: Hurry! Last date to fill CEED 2021 application form today. Read More
  • October 17: CEED 2021 application window extended by a week again. Read More
  • October 17: CEED 2021 application process to end today. Read More
  • October 9: CEED 2021 application window extended by a week. Read More
  • September 9: CEED 2021 application form out. Read More
  • September 9: CEED 2021 exam date announced. Read More
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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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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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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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Sayeba Naushad

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Answered 2 months ago

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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Sayeba Naushad

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Answered 2 months ago

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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Sayeba Naushad

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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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Sayeba Naushad

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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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Sayeba Naushad

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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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Sayeba Naushad

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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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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19 Institutes accepting CEED

World University of Design

Sonepat Private

World Univ
  • 8.05 Lakh
  • 2 years
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  • 2.69 Lakh
  • 2 years
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  • Full Time

School of Design, UPES

Dehradun Private

School of
  • 13.15 Lakh
  • 2 years
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  • Full Time
  • 3.20 Lakh
  • 2 years
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  • Full Time

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