CEPT Entrance Exam

Yes. For MArch admissions, candidates will be required to upload their portfolios in the CEPT application form. The attached portfolios should be an A4 size single PDF with maximum 10 pages in landscape format. The maximum file size and dimension should be 20MB and 150 dpi, respectively. Since portfolio holds 50% weightage in Stage 1 of the CEPT admission process, the candidates are advised to carefully upload the PDF.

While filling CEPT application form, candidates should upload passport-size photograph. Photograph must be taken in white background with a full-face view and open eyes. Photograph dimension must be 170 x 170 pixels and maximum size of 100 KB.

To participate in CEPT entrance exam and admission process, candidates have to complete registration. For CEPT registration, candidates will have to give a valid email ID, full name and mobile number. A password has to be generated for future login. All the details have to be valid and as per documents possessed by candidates.

CEPT 2026 application form will be released online. Candidates can access the CEPT application form 2026 at admissions.cept.ac.in. The candidates must complete the CEPT registration process before the final date, so that they can participate in the entrance exam and admission process. Unregistered candidates will not be considered for admission into the courses offered by CEPT University.

CEPT 2026 entrance exam will be in July 2026. The authorities will release CEPT 2026 dates. The entrance examination will be held as an offline test. To be considered eligible for admission, candidates must qualify for the entrance examination.

Candidates will be able to check the following details from CETP result/merit list. Some of the significant details are the applicant's name, roll number, application number, marks and ranks secured and qualifying status. Applicants must verify the details mentioned on the result/ merit list of CEPT for any discrepancies. If there are any discrepancies, candidates must inform the authorities straight away.

CEPT 2026 entrance exam result will be released online. No login credentials will be required to access the CEPT entrance exam result since it will be released in PDFs. It is to be noted that the result will be released in the form of a CEPT merit list. The authorities will prepare the CEPT merit list based on the candidates performance in the entrance exam and personal interview.

While preparing for CEPT MArch entrance exam, candidates are advised to refer to books that will offer clear concepts that will help them score well. Best books for CEPT MArch entrance exam are:

This Fissured Land: An Ecological History of India: Ramchandra Guha

Our Environment: Laeeq Fatehully

Between Landscape Architecture and Land Art: Udo Weilacher

Landscape of man: shaping the environment from prehistory to the present day – Jellicoe, Geoffrey Susan

The Hungry Tide (fiction) – Amitav Ghosh

Landscape as Urbanism - Charles Waldheim Landscape and Memory - Simon Schama

Candidates can check the detailed CEPT exam pattern for MArch in Architectural Design from the table given below.

CEPT MArch exam will be held as an offline test. All candidates will have to attempt the entrance examination of CEPT MArch to be considered qualified for the admission process. During the examination, the candidates will be assessed on their ability to ability to analyse, describe, visualise and imagine. It is to be noted that the pattern will differ as per the course selected by the candidates.