Want to pursue a Master’s in design at India’s topmost institute? CEED 2026 Entrance Exam can help you. The CEED Entrance Exam is a national-level examination, organised every year by IIT Bombay for Master of Design (M Des) and Ph.D programmes. Read in detail to know about the Applications, Admission process, Dates, etc.
What is CEED Entrance Examination?
The Common Entrance Examination for Design (CEED) 2026 is a national-level design entrance examination conducted by IIT Bombay for M.Des and Ph.D programmes. CEED offers admission in IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati, IIT Hyderabad, IIT Roorkee, and IIITDM Jabalpur. The objective of the Common Entrance Exam for Design (CEED Exam 2026) is to assess the candidate’s aptitude for design, involving visual perception ability, drawing skills, logical reasoning, creativity, communication, and problem-solving skills.
CEED Programmes 2026
The programmes offered for CEED 2026 are:
Institute
Programme(s)
Centre for Product Design and Manufacturing, IISc Bangalore
MDes in Product Design and Engineering PhD in Design
IDC School of Design, IIT Bombay
MDes in Industrial Design, Communication Design, Animation, Interaction Design, Mobility and Vehicle Design
PhD in Design
Department of Design, IIT Delhi
MDes in Industrial Design
PhD in Design
Department of Design, IIT Guwahati
MDes in Design
PhD in Design
Department of Design, IIT Hyderabad
MDes in Visual Design
PhD in Design
XR Design, IIT Jodhpur
MDes in XR Design
Design Programme, IIT Kanpur
MDes in Design
PhD in Design
Department of Design, IIT Roorkee
MDes in Industrial Design
Design Discipline, IIITDM Jabalpur
MDes in Design
School of Interdisciplinary Design & Innovation, IIITDM Kancheepuram
MDes in Integrated Product Design
PhD in Design
CEED 2026 Eligibility
- Candidates must have a graduate/postgraduate/diploma for a minimum of three years after the 10+2 level, or must be appearing for the final examination of such a programme by July 2026, or must have passed the GD Arts diploma programme (10+5 level) by July 2026.
- Age Limit: There is no age limit to appear for the CEED Examination 2026.
- A candidate can appear for CEED any number of times.
CEED Application 2026
CEED Applications are usually released in the first week of October. The applications are available on the official website of CEED. A registration fee of INR 2,000 is applicable for all the women candidates, INR 2,000 for SC/ST and PwD candidates and INR 4,000 for all other candidates.
The application fee is non-refundable and non-transferable. CEED 2026 will also provide an opportunity to fill out the application form after the regular closing date by paying a late fee of INR 500 along with the application fee.
How to Apply to CEED 2026
- Visit the official website of CEED Portal for Application 2026: ceed.iib.ac.in
- Register and fill out the CEED 2026 Application form
- Upload the necessary documents required for the submission of the CEED 2026.
- Pay the required application fee.
- Check all the details once again and submit the form. Also, download a copy of the CEED 2026 Application form for future reference.
CEED Important Dates 2026
The tentative dates for CEED 2026 are as follows:
CEED 2026 Event
CEED 2026 Tentative Dates
Registration Start Date with Regular fee
First week of October 2025
Registration last Date with Regular fee
Last week of October 2025
Registration last Date with Late fee
First week of November 2025
CEED 2026 Admit Card downloading start date
First week of January 2026
Last date to rectify discrepancies in Admit Card
First week of January 2026
CEED 2026 Entrance Exam
Second week of January 2026
CEED 2026 Draft Answer Key Date Part A
Second week of January 2026
Last date for uploading comments (if any) on the draft answer key for Part-A
Third week of January 2026
Release of final answer key for Part-A
Last week of January 2026
Announcement of cut-off marks for Part-A
First week of February 2026
Declaration of results
First week of March 2026
Score Cards available for downloading
Second week of March 2026
Last date for downloading Score Cards
July 2026
Syllabus for CEED 2026
CEED 2026 syllabus will be in two parts (A & B). Part A will have questions related to the following topics.
- Visualisation and spatial reasoning: Ability to visualise and transform 2D shapes and 3D objects and their spatial relationships.
- Practical and scientific knowledge: Know-how of scientific principles and everyday objects.
- Observation and design sensitivity: The capacity to detect concealed properties in daily life and think critically about them. Attention to detail, classification, analysis, inference, and prediction.
- Environment and society: General awareness of environmental, social and cultural connections with design.
- Analytical and logical reasoning: Ability to analyse qualitative and quantitative information.
- Language: Proficiency in reading and comprehending Standard English.
- Creativity: Grasp of verbal and non-verbal analogies, metaphors, signs, and symbols.
- Art and Design knowledge: Awareness about art/artifact/product, artists/designers, art/design history, and trends.
- Design methods and practices: Knowledge of media, materials, production processes, and ergonomics.
CEED Part B will have questions related to the following topics:
- Drawing: Ability to draw products, people or scenes in proportion with good line quality, composition, proportion, perspective, and shading.
- Creativity: Ability 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: Skills to understand the user and the context, knowledge of properties of materials and their appropriate use in design.
Pattern for CEED 2026
CEED 2026 Pattern will have Part A and Part B. Part A is expected to be of 150 Marks and the Maximum Time will be one hour. This part will be a computer-based test and will have three sections. Section 1 is NAT (Numerical Answer Types), Section 2 is MSQ (Multiple Selection Question) and Section 3 is MCQ (Multiple Choice Questions).
Section
No. of Questions
Question Number
Marks for each correct answer
Marks for each wrong answer
Marks for each questions not attempted
Total Marks
NAT
8
1-8
4
0
0
32
MSQ
10
9-18
Partial Marking
-1
0
40
MCQ
26
19-44
3
-0.5
0
78
Total
44
1-44
150
CEED 2026 Part B is expected to be of a total of 100 marks and the maximum time will be 2 hours. It will consist of 5 questions, which will test design, drawing and writing skills. The part B questions will be displayed on the computer screen, but the answers should be written/drawn in the answer book provided by the invigilator. The Part B Answer booklet will be collected after the examination. All the questions are mandatory in this part.
Section
No. of Questions
Question Number
Partial Marks
Negative Marks
Marks
Sketching
1
1
Yes
No
20
Creativity
1
2
Yes
No
20
Form Sensitivity
1
3
Yes
No
20
Visual Sensitivity
1
4
Yes
No
20
Problem Identification
1
5
Yes
No
20
Total
5
1 to 5
100
CEED Participating Institutes and Seat Intake
The CEED 2026 participating institutes and expected seat intake for CEED M.Des 2026 are:
CEED Result-sharing Institutes 2026
CEED 2026 Result Sharing Institutes are as follows:
S.No
Institute
Location
1
Mahindra University
Hyderabad
2
Srishti Manipal Institute of Art, Design & Technology
Bengaluru
3
Alliance University
Bengaluru
4
Jain (Deemed-to-be-University)
Bangalore
5
MIT ID Indore – Avantika University
Indore
6
JK Lakshmipat University
Jaipur
7
GLS University
Gujarat
8
VIT School of Design (V-SIGN), Vellore Institute of Technology
Vellore
9
Delhi Technological University
Delhi
10
Dr Vishwanath Karad MIT World Peace University
Pune
11
RV University
Bengaluru
12
Netaji Subhas University of Technology (NSUT)
New Delhi
13
ATLAS SkillTech University
Mumbai
14
University School of Design & Innovation, GGSIPU
New Delhi
15
Tezpur University
Assam
16
UPES School of Design
Dehradun
17
JS Institute of Design
New Delhi
CEED 2026 Result and Admission Process
CEED released draft keys for Part A in the last week of January. Candidates can access and download the draft answer key to report discrepancies, if any, in the draft answer key through the CEED portal within the allotted time. Candidates must always use the Master Question Paper to check the answers.
The CEED 2026 Result will be declared most likely in March 2026 on the CEED official website. No hard copies will be issued to the candidates. Part A marks will be displayed for all candidates who have appeared for the CEED 2026 Exam, and Part B will be displayed only for shortlisted candidates. A CEED Rank will be given to all the candidates.
What’s Next After the CEED Entrance Exam?
After the CEED Entrance Exam, the CEED results are announced on the official website. Candidates are then required to apply individually to the institutions of their choice using the CEED Score card. Each Institute will have a separate application process, portfolio review, interview rounds, etc. CEED does not conduct any joint counselling for the shortlisted candidates. Counselling is done by individual institutions.
