CEED 2025 - Notification, Registration, Date, Eligibility, Pattern, Syllabus

CEED Exam 2025 - The Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay conducts the Common Entrance Examination for Design (CEED) exam for students who wish to secure admission to postgraduate and doctoral design courses such M.Des and PhD. CEED exam scores are accepted by several IITs such as IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati, IIT Hyderabad, IIT Jodhpur, IIT Kanpur, IIT Roorkee and other top institutes like IISc Bangalore, IIITDM Jabalpur and IIITDM Kacheepuram.

CEED application form 2025 will be released by IIT Bombay tentatively in the first week of October 2024. The exam will be conducted in January 2025. The complete schedule will be available soon on the official website - ceed.iitb.ac.in. Aspirants preparing for the CEED 2025 must be aware of the exam pattern and syllabus.

As per the CEED exam pattern, the question paper consists of two parts - Part A and Part B. The first part carries 150 marks, while the second carries 100 marks. The Part B is offline; students have to answer them in the booklet provided by the invigilator. 

CEED Syllabus 2025 includes topics like Visualization and spatial reasoning, Practical and scientific knowledge, Environment and society, and many others. The detailed syllabus is provided in the information brochure released by IIT Bombay.

CEED Syllabus PDF 2025 (Download)

CEED Exam Date 2025

IIT Bombay will release the CEED 2025 exam date soon on its official website. Meanwhile, applicants can check the tentative dates in the table below: 

CEED Eligibility Criteria 2025

IIT Bombay has specified the detailed eligibility requirements to appear for the CEED exam 2025 in the official brochure released by it. As per the CEED eligibility criteria, students must have a graduation degree in a relevant discipline in order to appear for the exam. Students who have passed the GD Arts diploma programme (10+5 level) are also eligible for the exam.

It must also be noted that for final admission, students must fulfil the eligibility criteria of their desired institute or college as it may vary from the ‘generic’ eligibility requirements. 

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

CEED Registration 2025

The Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay will release the CEED application form tentatively in October 2025. Candidates who meet the required eligibility criteria can fill out the registration form through official website - ceed.iitb.ac.in. To successfully register for the exam, applicants have to sign up with their valid Email ID and password. They must also have to pay the required application fee.

CEED Registration Fee 2025

The CEED application fee for all categories is as follows: 

CEED Admit Card 2025

CEED admit card will be released tentatively in the first week of January 2025. It is mandatory to carry a print copy of the hall ticket. Applicants must verify the details mentioned on it and report to the official authorities if any error persists. Registered candidates will be given a 6-7 days window to report errors to official authorities at ceed@iitb.ac.in 

CEED Exam Pattern 2025

The exam pattern for CEED 2025 is outlined in the official brochure released by IIT Bombay. Candidates can check the exam structure below: 

• There are two parts in the CEED exam - Part A and Part B
• Part A consists of three sections - Sections 1, 2, and 3
• Sections 1, 2, and 3 include question type of Numerical Answer Type (NAT), Multiple Select Questions (MSQs), and Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs), respectively.
• Part B has a total of 5 questions from Sketching, Creativity, Form Sensitivity, Visual Sensitivity, and Problem Identification.
• Part B carries 100 marks, while Part A carries 150 marks

CEED Syllabus 2025

The detailed CEED Syllabus is released by IIT Bombay on the official website. For the year 2025, the syllabus will be released along with the notification. As of now, no changes are expected in the syllabus. Based on the previous year trend, below are the topics from where questions will be asked in the exam: 

CEED Answer Key 2025

IIT Bombay will release the CEED answer key, also known as, draft keys after the 2 days of the exam. A link is provided on the official CEED 2024 website for candidates to access their responses and download them. Candidates can report the discrepancies in the draft answer keys through the candidate’s portal on the official CEED website.

The institute will release the Master Question Paper on the official website of CEED for candidates who appeared for the exam. They can upload their comment/queries if they have any doubts regarding the draft keys.

CEED Result 2025

After the challenges are submitted by candidates against the provisional CEED answer key, IIT Bombay releases the result at - ceed.iitb.ac.in. The CEED result is released in the form of a scorecard which can be downloaded by candidates using their login details. 

• Marks obtained by candidates in Part A will be used for shortlisting.
• Shortlisted candidates will then be evaluated in Part B.
• Part B of CEED consists of subjective questions with no model solutions. Evaluation will be holistic based on the criteria specified in each question.
• There is no provision for re-evaluation or re-totalling in CEED. Requests for re-evaluation or re-totalling will not be considered under any circumstances.
• The final CEED score will be calculated by assigning a 25% weightage to marks obtained in Part A and a 75% weightage to marks obtained in Part B.