CEED

Part A of the CEED 2026 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.

Note that Part B answer booklet will only be evaluated if the candidate qualifies Part A.

CEED 2026 exam has two sections Part A and Part B. Part A will be conducted in online mode and Part B will be conducted offline. Part A will have three sections, NAT, MCQ and MSQ. Part B will include drawing based questions only. Part A is of 150 marks and Part B is of 100 marks.

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. 

CEED question paper will have two sections, Part A and Part B. Both sections are mandatory. Part A will have three sections, MCQ, MSQ and NAT. Part B will include only subjective type questions.

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.

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.

The exam pattern for the SEED 2026 exam is released for B.Des. It is released online at the official website of the Symbiosis Institute of Design (SID) - sid.edu.in. Candidate needs to follow the updated exam pattern when preparing for the SEED 2026 exam.

The Master of Design (MDes) programs is offered at IDC School of Design at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT Bombay). The combined seat intake for theprogrammestands at 31. Check the category-wise and specializatio-wise seat intake in the table below. 

The candidate can apply to CEED 2024 participating institutes after CEED 2024 results. Candidates will be shortlisted for admission based on their merit ranks.

IIT Bombay declares the names of the CEED participating institutes at the time of the release of the admission notification or sometime thereabout. Also, the number of participating instittutes may change from one year to another. So, we can’t say that the number of participating institutes is fixed.

In fact, IIT Bomaby in consultation with the member institutes decides the list of participating institutes. Note that the IIT Bombay conducts a Joint Seat Allotment Process for the participating institutes. Also, participating institutes can only use CEED scores for admission purposes.