Design Entrance Exam

Candidates preparing for the CEED 2025 exam need to follow the following syllabus when preparing for Part B of CEED 2025:

Drawing: Ability to draw products, people, or scenes in proportion with good line quality, composition, proportion, perspective, and shading. 

Creativity: Capacity to think out-of-the-box and come up with unique as well as diverse solutions. 

Communication: Skills to communicate concepts and ideas clearly with the help of text and visuals. 

Problem identification: Capability to understand the user and the context, knowledge of properties of materials, and their appropriate use in design.

IIT Bombay will conduct the CEED 2025 exam tentatively in January 2025 (9 am - 12 noon).

The exam will include two sections - Part A and Part B. Part A of the exam was administered in a computer-based mode, whereas Part B will be held offline. It is mandatory for candidates to qualify for Part A. If the candidate fails to qualify for Part A, his or her Part B answers booklet will not be evaluated. The final score of CEED 2024 will be calculated by giving weightage to both Part A and Part B.

The cut-off marks for Part A will be released a few days after the exam. 

There is no option to apply for CEED 2025 exam offline. Also, application forms submitted offline, after dowloading and taking a printout of the form and filling it offline, will not be accepted. 

Candidates may note that the CEED 2025 application process is completely online. So, to fill out the form, you need to go the CEED 2025 admission portals - ceed.iitb.ac.in. Click on the application link, fill in all the essential details, upload documents, and pay the fee to complete the application process.

The CEED 2024 application form is currently closed. 

The application form for CEED 2025 will be released online at ceed.iitb.ac.in. To fill out the form, you need to follow these steps:

Go to the CEED 2025 admission portals - ceed.iitb.ac.in
If application is open, the application link will be activated
Click on the link to go to the registration page
Fill in your name, email id, and mobile number to get registered
After registration, log in to fill the rest of the application form
Enter academic, personal, and contact details
Upload documents
Pay the application fee
Once the application process is complete, download and take a sprint the CEED online form.

Candidates must report any issue faced by them while filling the CEED application form by clicking on the 'Report Problem' tab that is present on the right side of the application process windows. The tab is highlight in yellow colour. On clicking this tab, candidates had to elaborate on the problem that they are experiencing and also mention their registration number.

It was recommended that candidates fill out the form as soon as possible and don't wait for the last few days. It is because students could face server or other such issues which could delay or hinder the application process.

Candidates can request for a change in the test city and the same will be accommodated by authorities provided there is a valid reason. To change the CEED 2025 exam city, candidates need to make a request to the office of the Chairperson, IIT Bombay within the stipulated time. The CEED 2025 exam will be conducted in 27 cities  across the country. Each of these cities can have one or more exam centres. The name of the exam centre allocated to the candidate will be mentioned in the admit card.

Candidates can know the status of their CEED 2026 application form on the official registration portals of the exam. In a situation wherein any more information or document is required then the CEED office gets in touch with aspirants through their registered email. It may be note that complete applications will be rejected.

The application form for CEED 2026 will open tentatively in October 2025. The candidate must carefully go through the step-wise process to fill out the form.

IIT Bombay will release the admission schedule for the CEED 2026 exam, including the application start and last dates, at the time of the release of the application form. The CEED application form is expected to open in the first week of October 2025.

The candidate will also has the option to apply with late fees of INR 500 in the first week of November 2025. IIT Bombay may also extend the last dates for submission of the form.