Design Entrance Exam

The CEED 2026 applications are open now, from October 1, 2025. The application has to be filled online at ceed.iitb.ac.in.

The candidate can apply with both regular and late fees.

All the details pertaining to the CEED 2026 application form have been updated on the admission portals, including the information brochure. The candidate needs to carefully go through the brochure to check their eligibility. Note that information entered by the candidate at the time of submitting their application form will be verified at the time of counseling. Any candidate who doesn't meet the criteria will be disqualified.

The Symbiosis Institute of Design (SID) released the first merit list on April 21, 2025. Candidates can check the same by visiting the official website; i.e. sid.edu.in.

To download the merit list, the candidate will have to log in to the result portal using their B.Des ID and password.

The merit list will include the merit rank of the candidate and the seat allotment status. Candidates who are included in the merit list will have to get registered for the programme and pay the fee on or before May 2, 2025. 

Some of the skills of candidates that are tested in DAT include:

• Design ability
• Observation skills
• Illustration skills
• Problem-solving skills
• Imaginative skills
• Space Visualization

To get a good score in the DAT, the candidate must work on each of these skills.

In a Design Aptitude Test, candidates are asked drawing, sketching and general reasoning questions. The candidate needs to prepare for each question type to get a good score in DAT.

Some of the top design entrance exams that the candidate can take include NIFT, NID DAT, UCEED, and SEED.

PES University will conduct the first round of counseling for PESSAT DAT 2025 in July 2025 (tentative). The 2nd round will be conducted once the 1st round concludes.

Candidates will be invited for counseling based on the scores in the PESSAT DAT 2025 entrance exam. Also, the admission committe will verify original documents before comleting admission formalities.

The last date to submit original documents / last date to surrend PESSAT seat (only for admitted students) is July 2025 (tentative). The detailed schedule will be released at the time of counseling and seat allotment.

Note that the allotment of seats will be as per the merit rank of the candidate in the PESSAT DAT 2025 entrance exam.

PES University will conduct the first round of counseling for PESSAT DAT 2025 in June 2025 (tentative). The candidate will be shortlisted for counseling based on the scores in the PESSAT DAT 2025 entrance exam. The qualifying status of the candidate should ideally be mentioned in the scorecard.

Note that the allotment of seats will be as per PESSAT DAT 2025 merit rank.