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a year agoContributor-Level 10
IIT Bombay revised the syllabus for the CEED exam starting 2024. This means the candidate can’t blindly follow the study material that are already available in the market.
What you can do is check if any the latest edition of CEED exam preparation study material has 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.
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a year agoContributor-Level 10
IIT Bombay is exam conducting body for CEED 2026. The institute, however, doesn't prescribed any study material for the exam.
So, in a bid to help the candidate, we bring you a list of recommended books for CEED 2026 after consulting previous years' CEED question papers. The names suggested by toppers and experts have also been taken into account when compiling this list.
| CEED ENTRANCE by Academy of Fashion & Art | Academy of Fashion & Art |
CEED Common Entrance Exam for Design Pattern & Scheme Preparation Book 2022 | Examinspect |
CEED & NID M.Des Entrance Books and Test Series | Ashish Popli, Pradosh Swain, Rishabh Rhode |
| Question Bank for NID, NIFT, CEED & UCEED (Revised 2024 edition) | Ashok Goel and Arjun Kamal |
| Introduction to Design UCEED | CEED | NID | NIFT | Sanjay Reddy, Mukti Masih, et al. |
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a year agoContributor-Level 10
If you start solving sample papers late in your exam preparation, you must be able to solve around 10-12 sample papers. However, if you start solving sample papers early on, it is not exactly the quantity that you are focusing on.
For instance, if you complete a chapter and solve all the relevant problems givn in the sample paper, it will also be very effective. And you can repeat this model for other topics as well. The only difference here is you are not solving the entire sample paper in one go in this case. Rather attacking it one chapter or topic at a time.
And once you complete the entire syllabus, you can then attempt the complete
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a year agoContributor-Level 10
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. If you are a beginner, focus more on outline drawing, representation, and the easier aspects, rather than focusing on detailing and shading. As you become more adept, you can start adding nuances to your drawing. When making a sketch, focus on the following points:
- Shape of the figure
- Proportion
- Line quality
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a year agoContributor-Level 10
Some of the important topics to prepare for CEED 2025 include:
- Design Concepts
- Product Designing
- Logical Reasoning
- Colour Theory, Color Schemes and color Compositions
- Scale and Proportion
- Poster, Logo, Character designing
- Basics of Drawing - Lines and Shapes
- Anatomy, Proportions and Divisions
- Sketching
- How to Develop Characters
- Basic and advanced Human Drawings
- Story Illustrations
These topics are important because they either carry more weighatge or have a greeter chance of being asked in the entrance exam.
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a year agoContributor-Level 10
To improve your English language skills, you should develop a habit of reading English newspapers daily.
Apart from this, you can also practice grammar by attempting past year question papers and mock tests. There are many good books in the market to polish your English comprehension skills. Word Power Made Easy is one example.
Check out the list of recommended books for the English language and start working. Note that it is not enough to just read the book with your eyes, you need to bring out your pen and paper and do sufficient practice. Also, when reading, make it a habit to read out loud. It will improve your pronunciation and give
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a year agoContributor-Level 10
It is very much possible to prepare for CEED without coaching. But before you embark on exam preparation on your own, you need the conviction that you can do it. If you are not convinced yourself and only decide to forgo coaching on the advice of others, the journey may be difficult.
If you prepare for the exam on your own, you need to be serious and plan the preparation smartly. For instance, after going through the syllabus, you must be able to decide the difficulty level, time it will take to cover the syllabus, and do revision.
Remember, there are many instances of toppers who managed to ace the CEED exam without the aid of any
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a year agoContributor-Level 10
The CEED 2025 exam will be held around the 3rd week of Jan 2025. So, aspiring candidates can start preparing for the exam.
- Focus on the following resources to prepare for CEED:
- Make sure that you get the best books to prepare the CEED.
- If the study material is good, they will contain few to no errors, will cover the entire syllabus, contain practice problems, etc.
- Solve sample and previous year’s question and sample papers
- Take mock tests.
- When studying make it a point to take notes. These notes will help you jot down all the important points.
- Do timely revision.
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a year agoContributor-Level 10
The CEED 2026 exam is expected to be conducted in the second week of January 2026. So, the candidate has plenty of time to prepare for the exam. Given the CEED 2026 syllabus is of moderate to difficult, you would ideally need 6 months or so to prepare for the exam.
That being said, if your fundamentals are strong, you can cover the syllabus in less time. Before starting you preparation, go through the syllabus and pattern, and draft a plan. Once the plan is ready, get going with full guns blazing.
Note that to fully prepare for the exam, you need to solve sample papers and take mock tests.
New answer posted
a year agoContributor-Level 10
It is very much possible to prepare for CEED without coaching. But before you embark on exam preparation on your own, you need the conviction that you can do it. If you are not convinced yourself and only decide to forgo coaching on the advice of others, the journey may be difficult.
If you prepare for the exam on your own, you need to be serious and plan the preparation smartly. For instance, after going through the syllabus, you must be able to decide the difficulty level, time it will take to cover the syllabus, and do revision.
Remember, there are many instances of toppers who managed to ace the CEED exam without the aid of any
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