No change in CEED syllabus for 2026, the entrance test for postgraduate and doctoral design programmes.
CEEB 2026 Exam will be held on January 18, 2026
IIT Bombay has issued official syllabus for Common Entrance Examination for Design (CEED) 2026, the entrance test for postgraduate and doctoral design programmes.
The PG level examination will take place on January 18, 2026, to be held in two parts — Part A (computer-based) and Part B (drawing and analytical writing).
The brochure confirms that the CEED syllabus for 2026 remains consistent with last year’s. Part A will test candidates on visualization and spatial ability, scientific and practical knowledge, observation and design sensitivity, environment and society, analytical and logical reasoning, language and creativity, and design thinking and problem-solving.
These topics are designed to assess the candidate’s ability to approach design problems with a balance of creativity and analytical reasoning.
Part B will focus on drawing skills, creativity, communication of ideas, and analytical writing. Candidates will be required to demonstrate originality in ideas, proportion, perspective and composition, along with clarity in concept communication. This section evaluates both artistic expression and structured problem-solving abilities.
While the syllabus remains unchanged, IIT Bombay has expanded explanations of analytical writing and problem-solving in the brochure to give candidates a clearer idea of expectations.
Aspirants from engineering, architecture, fine arts and other streams can now prepare with a clear understanding of the scope of the exam. This ensures an equitable assessment for all design aspirants.
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The CEED syllabus was revised in the previous edition.
IIT Bombay had released a detailed syllabus for CEED 2024 on March 3, 2023. The syllabus outlined the subject-wise topics candidates need to prepared for CEED 2024 and next editions of the exam.
In other words, the revised syllabus is effective from 2024 onward. Candidates appearing in CEED 2025 must make it a point to follow the revised syllabus for exam preparation.
Candidates preparing for CEED exam need to check Part B Syllabus
| Drawing | Ability to draw products, people, or scenes in proportion with good line quality, composition, proportion, perspective and shading. |
| Creativity | Capacity to think creatively |
| Communication | Skills to communicate concepts and ideas clearly with the help of text and visuals. |
| Problem identification | Capability to understand user and context, knowledge of properties of materials |
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No, CEED syllabus is not revised. What you can do is check if any of the latest editions of CEED exam preparation study materials have been released in the market. If not, you can even use the old books, but make sure that you cover the relevant topics only.
Also, read the reviews of the book, if available, to get an idea reading the quality of the study material.