Note: Please refer to the official CEED 2026 website (www.ceed.iitb.ac.in) for updates on dates, if any. Any requests for change in examination date and time will not be considered.

Candidates must have completed a graduate degree/diploma/postgraduate degree program of a minimum of THREE years (after 10+2 level) or must be appearing for the final examination of such a program by July 2026, or must have passed the GD Arts diploma program (10+5 level) by July 2026.

Note that the eligibility criteria for admission to various institutes may differ from those for appearing for CEED. Before applying for CEED, candidates must check whether they meet the required eligibility criteria for admission to various institutes.

There is no age limit to appear for CEED. Also, a candidate can appear for CEED any number of times.

CEED 2026 examination will consist of two parts, Part-A and Part-B. Candidates must attempt questions from both the parts.

Part-A contains objective questions of three types: Numerical Answer Type (NAT), Multiple Choice Question (MCQ), and Multiple Select Question (MSQ). Answers to Part-A have to be given on the computer. These will be design aptitude type questions that evaluate visual and spatial ability, environmental and social awareness, analytical and logical reasoning, language, observation and design sensitivity of the candidates.

Part-B consists of five questions that are aimed at testing design, drawing and writing skills. The questions in Part-B will be displayed on the computer screen and the answers are to be written in the answer book provided by the invigilator.

The final score is calculated as follows.
Final score = 0.25 × Marks scored in Part-A + 0.75 × Marks scored in Part-B

A summary of the question paper structure is given in Information Brochure.

Sample Exam Interface Link

CEED qualified students are eligible to apply for the MDes and PhD programmes in various institutes. The CEED 2026 score is valid for a period of one year from the date of declaration of the result.

Note that qualifying in CEED does NOT guarantee admission to any programme. After qualifying, candidates must apply to the respective institutes for admission and fulfil other requirements, such as tests and/or interviews, of the respective institutes to become eligible for admission. The announcement for admission to the postgraduate programmes in design will be notified separately by these institutes. Candidates are advised to visit the websites of the respective institutes for information and application procedures for their programmes.

The UCEED-CEED Office, IIT Bombay, does not provide information about the criteria for postgraduate admission and award of scholarship/assistance at different institutes. This information may be obtained from the websites of the respective institutes. For any specific queries on admission and programmes, the candidate should contact the head/convener/coordinator of the design programme at the concerned institute. Any queries in this matter to the UCEED-CEED Office, IIT Bombay, will NOT be entertained. This office will be sharing the candidate information with the result-sharing institutes. The updated list of result-sharing institutes will be available on the official CEED 2026 website.

CEED registration form must be submitted ONLINE ONLY through the official website, https://www.ceed.iitb.ac.in.

Registration fee:
- Rs. 2,000/- for all women candidates
- Rs. 2,000/- for (SC/ST/PwD) candidates
- Rs. 4,000/- for all other candidates

Note that this registration fee is non-refundable and non-transferable. The registration fee has to be paid through the payment option provided on the website while submitting the registration form. The online registration portal gives detailed instructions for payment of registration fees. Credit card, debit card and net-banking options are available. The registration fee shown above does NOT include service and other charges and the processing fees that the banks may levy.

The normal registration fee shown above is applicable till the regular closing date of registration, i.e., October 31, 2025. A late fee of Rs. 500/- applies to registrations of all the candidates submitted after the regular closing date. This provision is available till 05:00 P.M. on November 07, 2025. Please refer to the dates in section 1.2 of this brochure.

To complete the registration procedure, you need to upload the following items:

• File containing your recent (within the last 6 months) colour photograph (.jpg file) as per the dimensions mentioned on the registration portal.
• A clear image of your signature (.jpg file).
• Scanned copy of your degree/diploma certificate (.pdf file), if the course is completed. If you do not have the final degree certificate, please upload a copy of the final year mark list or the provisional certificate. If the course is not completed, upload a certificate from the Principal of your college/Head of the department in the format given in Appendix-1 (.pdf file).
• Candidates applying under the EWS/SC/ST/OBC-NCL category must produce valid category certificates (.pdf file) issued by appropriate authorities. EWS/OBC-NCL certificates issued on or after April 1, 2025, are accepted for the examination. If selected for admissions, the candidates must produce a category certificate valid during the following year, i.e., issued on or after April 1, 2026. The format of the OBC-NCL certificate is given in Appendix-2. The format of the SC/ST certificates is given in Appendix-3. The format of the EWS certificate is given in Appendix-4.
• Candidates applying under the physical disability (PwD) category should produce a valid UDID (Unique Disability ID) card/certificate (www.swavlambancard.gov.in). If this has yet to be availed, a valid medical certificate (.pdf file) issued by the appropriate authority (see Appendices 5 to 8) should be produced. The certificate must clearly state that the disability is at least 40%, to avail the reservation. Dyslexic candidates are required to additionally obtain a certificate from the Principal/Head of their College/Institution as per Appendix-9 (.pdf file). For Dyslexic candidates, the certificate must clearly state that the nature of disability is SEVERE and PERMANENT.
• PwD candidates requiring the services of a scribe during the exam must upload a certificate, if applicable, as per Appendix-10 (.pdf file, see next section 1.7.1 for more details), AND a request letter as per Appendix-11 (.pdf file, needed for everyone requiring services of a scribe and/or compensatory time).
• Candidates whose name is not the same as the name on the degree/diploma certificate should produce a gazette notification, or a bonafide marriage certificate or scanned pages of the passport reflecting the change of name (.pdf file).

Please note that documents mentioned in the aforementioned points 1 to 7 should be uploaded as electronic files during the online registration. Paper copies of these documents or any other documents will NOT be entertained and should NOT be sent to the UCEED-CEED office. The Admit Card and the Score Card of CEED will include the photograph and signature submitted by the candidate. Submission of poor-quality photographs and/or signatures may lead to the rejection of your CEED registration.

CEED Merit List (Rank) will be prepared as per the category provided by the candidate in the CEED registration form. Hence, it is the responsibility of the candidate to furnish the correct category certificate in the online registration form.

The candidate will be responsible for providing the correct information regarding their qualifying exam and category of application and uploading the correct documents in the required format in the registration form. Registration forms, incomplete in any respect, will be summarily rejected, and the registration will be considered invalid. The admitting institutes have the right to cancel, at any stage, the admission of a candidate following the rules and regulations in force if it is found that any information provided by the candidate is incorrect or the registration is incomplete.

Admit Card will be available for downloading from the official CEED website (www.ceed.iitb.ac.in) from January 02, 2026 till the examination date. Please bring a clear printout of the Admit Card when coming to the examination centre.

In case of any discrepancies in the Admit Card, please refer to the website www.ceed.iitb.ac.in for required modification, latest by January 08, 2026, 05:00 P.M.

CEED 2026 will be in two parts (A & B). Part-A will have questions related to the following topics:

• Visualization 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.

Part-B of CEED 2026 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.

CEED 2026 is an aptitude test; hence, no specific textbook or guide is recommended for its preparation. Candidates may, however, practise their drawing, rendering and visualization skills. Question papers of some previous years are available on the official CEED website.

Note: The suggested topics are exhaustive and indicative of the nature of the questions. However, the CEED 2026 may not cover all the topics.

CEED 2026 will be held in the following cities:
Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh/Mohali, Coimbatore, Chennai, Dehradun, Delhi, Ernakulam, Guwahati, Hubballi (Hubli), Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kolkata, Kozhikode, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, Noida, Panaji, Patna, Pune, Raipur, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur, and Visakhapatnam.

CEED result will be declared on this website on March 04, 2026.

The CEED 2026 Score Card can be downloaded from March 10, 2026 from Candidate portal. It is valid for a period of one year from the date of declaration of the result. For more details, refer the Information Brochure. The CEED 2026 Score Card cannot be treated as a proof of date of birth, category or disability status.

• IISc Bangalore
  Centre for Product Design and Manufacturing
• IIT Bombay
  IDC School of Design (Industrial Design Centre)
• IIT Delhi
  Department of Design
• IIT Guwahati
  Department of Design
• IIT Hyderabad
  Department of Design
• IIT Jodhpur
  Department of Design
• IIT Kanpur
  Design Programme
• IIT Roorkee
  Department of Design
• IIITDM Jabalpur
  Design Discipline
• IIITDM Kancheepuram
  School of Interdisciplinary Design and Innovation

Information on the programmes may also be obtained from websites of the respective institutes as listed here. Revisit these pages from time to time for updates.

Candidates are also encouraged to visit the respective institutes and meet the students and faculty of Design programmes to discuss the eligibility requirements and programme details.