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2 years agoContributor-Level 10
CEED 2026 will have two parts - Part A and Part B. Part A will be conducted as a computer-based test, whereas Part B will be conducted offline. The candidate will be provided answer booklets by the invigilator, where they have enter their answers.
After the conclusion of the exam, the candidate has to return the answer booklets of Part B to the invigilator. Note that Part B answer booklets will only be evaluated if the candidate qualfiies Part A.
The final score of CEED 2026 will be calculated by giving weightage to Part A and Part B.
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2 years agoContributor-Level 10
The difficulty level of CEED exam is maintained by authorities over the years. However, most design aspirants share that if the difficulty level of all design entrance exams conducted for PG level courses is compared then CEED is slightly easier than the NID Entrance Exam. This is primarily because the drawing questions asked in NID DAT are considered to be tougher than those put forth in the CEED exam.
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2 years agoContributor-Level 10
The syllabus for CEED 2026 is such that candidates are evaluated on the basis of their aptitude in the field of design. Important topics that candidates should study while preparing for Part A and Part B of the exam are as follows:
| Important Topics for CEED 2026 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Creative Writing Skills | Drawing Ability and Skills | Communication Skills |
| Design Concepts | How to Develop Characters | Logical Reasoning |
| Light and Shadow | Perspective Design | Logo Design |
| Problem Identification & Design Problem Solving | Scale and Proportion | Product Designing |
| Basics of Drawing- Lines and Shapes | Gradation Chart | Colour Theory, Color Schemes and color Compositions |
| Still Life Drawings, Eye Levels and Symmetrical Drawing Concepts, Object drawings from everyday life | Perspective- Types and Usage | Human Body Knowledge |
| Anatomy, Proportions and Divisions | Basic and advanced Human Drawings | Hands and Feet Study |
| Human Features | Animal and Bird Study | Colour Rendering and Design |
| Inspirational Design | Means of Advertisement-Visual Communication | Grid Collages |
| Metamorphosis | Study of Objects and Lateral Thinking | Compositions |
| Story Illustrations | Pictograms and Signage | Geometrical and Design Exercise |
| Compositional sense | Placement of different figures proportionally | Sense of proportion |
| Basics of materials and manufacturing processes | Interaction Design and Visual Communication | Sketching |
| Representation techniques | Problem identification & solving | Visual perception |
| Interface design & Product Design | Poster, Logo, Character designing | Story telling |
| Drawing of human figures of different postures, action, and age groups | ||
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2 years agoContributor-Level 10
It is very crucial that the candidate closely follows the official exam pattern for CEED 2026 exam preparation. It is because the exam pattern will guide the candidate as to how to prepare for the exam. Here are a few instances how:
As per the CEED 2026 exam pattern, Part A will include NAT, MCQ, MSQ-type questions. These questions will require the candidate to select a correct answer option. So, instead of practicising how to write, long, elaborative answers, the candidate must build the skill to quickly solve the problem and find the solution.
On the other hand, Part B will include subjective-type questions. In these types of questions
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2 years agoContributor-Level 10
Part A of the CEED 2025 question paper will include three types of questions - NAT, MCQ, and MSQ. The number of questions per question type and marking scheme is given in the table below.
Section | Maximum no. of Questions | No. of Question | Marks awarded for a correct answer | Marks deducted for a wrong answer | Marks if not Attempted | Maximum Marks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NAT | 8 | 1 — 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
MSQ | 10 | 9 — 18 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 40 |
MCQ | 26 | 19 — 44 | 3 | -0.5 | 0 | 78 |
Total | 44 | 1 — 44 | 150 |
Note that Part B answer booklet will only be evaluated if the candidate qualifies Part A.
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2 years agoContributor-Level 10
The CEED 2026 exam has two sections - Part A & Part B. Part A will be administered in an online mode and will be 1 hour long. Meanwhile, Part B will be conducted offline and will be 2 hours long.
Also, while Part A will carry NAT, MCQ, MSQ-type questions, Part B will include drawing-based questions only.
Part A is of 150 marks and Part B is of 100 marks.
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2 years agoContributor-Level 10
The CEED question paper has two sections - Part A and Part B. Part A will include NAT, MSQ, and MCQ questions, and there is negative marking for MSQ and MCQ-type questions. However, there is no negative marking for NAT-type questions.
Meanwhile, Part B will be a subjective paper and will have no negative marking.
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2 years agoContributor-Level 10
As per official exam pattern for CEED, the question paper will have two sections - Part A and Part B. Both the sections are mandatory.
Part A will be conducted online, whereas Part B will be administered offline. Also, Part A will have three types of questions - MCQ, MSQ, and NAT. Howerver, Part B will include only subjective-types questions.
The candidate may note that the Part B answer booklet will be evaluated only if the candidate qualifies Part A.
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2 years agoContributor-Level 10
IIT Bombay has’t released any notification notifying changes in the CEED 2024 exam pattern. So, the candidate may follow the old pattern to prepare for the design entrance exam. Aslo, note that even if IIT Bombay decides to may any changes, chances are rare that any wholesale changes would be made.
Nevertheless, the candidate must keep their eyes peeled, because in the race to get a good rank, even a few marks can make a bid difference. And to score well, one must strictly follow the official exam pattern.
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2 years agoContributor-Level 10
IIT Bombay will release the exam pattern for the CEED 2024 exam tentatively in September or October 2024. The exam pattern will be released online at ceed.iitb.ac.in. The candidate may note that IIT Bombay has revised the syllabus for CEED 2024. So, there is a chance that the exam pattern may also be changed. So, keep looking this space for important updates.
When preparing for the CEED 2024 exam, the candidate needs to follow the updated exam pattern only.
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