All You Need to Know About CEED 2025
CEED (Common Entrance Exam for Design) is a national-level entrance exam conducted by IIT Bombay for admission to M.Des programmes offered by premier design institutes across India. Here’s a complete guide to CEED 2025 including dates, eligibility, syllabus, results and participating colleges.
CEED 2025 Overview
- Exam Name: Common Entrance Exam for Design (CEED)
- Conducting Body: IIT Bombay
- Exam Level: National
- Frequency: Once a Year
- Mode: Part A – Online, Part B – Offline
- Language: English
- Courses: M.Des (Postgraduate Design)
- CEED Website: ceed.iitb.ac.in
CEED 2025 Important Dates
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Registration Starts | 1st October 2024 |
| Last Date to Apply | 31st October 2024 |
| Last Date with Late Fee | 18th November 2024 |
| Admit Card Availability | 3rd January 2025 |
| Exam Date | 19th January 2025 |
| Draft Answer Key Release | 21st January 2025 |
| Objection Window Closes | 23rd January 2025 |
| Final Answer Key | 29th January 2025 |
| Cut-off Announcement | 6th February 2025 |
| Result Declaration | 5th March 2025 |
| Scorecard Availability | 10th March – 11th June 2025 |
CEED 2025 Eligibility
- Bachelor’s degree in design, architecture, engineering, or equivalent (4-year program after 10+2).
- Final-year students (completing by July 2025) are also eligible.
- No age limit and no restriction on the number of attempts.
CEED 2025 Exam Pattern
- Part A: Objective type, online (Computer Based Test)
- Part B: Subjective type, pen and paper based
- Both parts are compulsory. Only candidates who qualify Part A will be evaluated for Part B.
CEED 2025 Answer Key
The provisional CEED 2025 answer key was released on 21st January 2025. Candidates were allowed to raise objections until 23rd January 2025. The final answer key was published on 29th January 2025.
CEED 2025 Cut-Off
CEED 2025 cut-off was announced on 6th February 2025. The cut-off is based on marks obtained in Part A. Expected mean: 41.90, Standard Deviation: 16.72. Qualifying the cut-off is mandatory for further shortlisting.
CEED 2025 Result & Scorecard
- Result Date: 5th March 2025
- Scorecard Download: 10th March to 11th June 2025
- Part A marks are available for all; Part B marks only for shortlisted candidates.
- CEED scorecard is valid for 1 year from the result date.
CEED 2025 Admission Process
There is no centralized counselling. Each participating college conducts its own admission process based on CEED scores. Candidates may have to appear for personal interviews, portfolio rounds, or other institute-specific selection criteria.
CEED 2025 Participating Institutes
- IIT Bombay
- IIT Delhi
- IIT Guwahati
- IIT Hyderabad
- IIT Roorkee
- IIT Kanpur
- IISc Bangalore
- IIITDM Jabalpur
- SPA (School of Planning and Architecture)
- MIT ID Indore – Avantika University
- Dr. Vishwanath Karad MIT World Peace University
- Srishti Manipal Institute of Art, Design & Technology
- RV University
- VIT School of Design
- World University of Design (WUD)