The IIT Bombay cumulatively organizes the Common Entrance Examination for Design (CEED) every year at a national-level for superseding the eligibility of prospective candidates into Master of Design (M.Des.) programs across the country. The test is supposed to measure a candidate's performance in design, his knowledge of it, and skills in creative thinking. It consists of two sections namely Part A and Part B. In Part A, the candidate visualizes the environment, social awareness, logical reasoning, language and creativity, observation, and design sensitivity, and the psychometric questions, complex design questions and sketches are a part of this section.
Another part of the test with which, we will proceed to evaluate special areas such as industrial design, visual communication, animation, interaction design, mobility and vehicle design, and human factors and ergonomics is through discipline-specific queries. To clarify, the score determined by the CEED Exam is used by more than 20 organisations including the IITs and the NITs for the admission of the students in their design programs. According to tentative schedule, the declaration of CEED 2024 results is expected to be held in the last week of March 2024. For the year 2024, the exact CEEB dates are not available yet and it’s usually conducted in January of every year.
Particular | Details |
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Exam date | January 21, 2024 |
Exam mode | Computer-based test (CBT) |
Exam duration | 3 hours |
Exam pattern | Two parts - Part A and Part B |
Part A | Objective-type questions on design aptitude, including visual and spatial ability, environmental and social awareness, analytical and logical reasoning, language, observation and design sensitivity |
Part B | Drawing-based questions |
Marking scheme | Part A: 25 marks; Part B: 75 marks |
Total marks | 100 marks |
Qualifying marks | The qualifying marks for Part A will be released before the declaration of CEED results. |
The following table provides an overview of the expected CEED cutoff category-wise for 2024:
Category | Expected Cutoff |
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General (GEN) | 48-50 |
Other Backward Classes (OBC) | 45-47 |
Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) | 43-45 |
Scheduled Castes (SC) | 35-37 |
Scheduled Tribes (ST) | 28-30 |
The common exam for design (CEED) offered by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay is a national level entrance exam targeted at admissions to the Master of Design (MDes) programs in different specializations like Industrial Design, Visual Communication, Animation, Interaction Design, Transport Design, and so on. The Indian Institute of Technology's (IITs) and the participating institutes offer these programs. The assessments evaluate the pictorial capacity including ability of visual perception, drawing, creativity, logical reasoning, and problem-solving skills of the candidate.