Common Entrance Examination for Design (CEED) - Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)

Common Entrance Examination for Design (CEED) is conducted by Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, on behalf of the Ministry of Human Resources Development (HRD), Department of Education (DAE), Government of India.

CEED is the qualifying examination for admission to Post Graduate M.Des. (i.e. Master of Design) programmes at the Industrial Design Centre (IIT Bombay), Inter disciplinary Industrial Design Programme (IIT Delhi), Centre for Product Design and Manufacturing (IISc Bangalore) and Design Programme (IIT Kanpur) and Ph.D. Programmes in Design in some other of these Institutes. However, IIT Kanpur and IISc Bangalore also consider GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering) score for admission into design programmes. The examination tests the candidates for visual perception ability, drawing skills, design aptitude and communication skills.

Note: CEED / GATE qualification alone does not guarantee admission to design programmes offered at IITs or IISc. Candidates also have to fulfill other requirements such as tests & interviews of the respective institutions (i.e. IIT or IISc) for admission.