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| Common Entrance Examination for Design (CEED) 2026 |
| Category : Design Admissions 2026 |
| Published : On January 13, 2026 By Webindia123 Editor |
Important Dates
| Last date for online registration with regular fee | 5th November 2025 |
| Last date for online registration with late fee | 7th, November 2025 |
| Admit card available for download | 2nd January 2026 |
| Date of Examination | 18th January 2026 |
| Declaration of result | 4th March 2026 |
The objective of the Common Entrance Exam for Design (CEED) is to assess the candidates aptitude for design involving visual perception ability, drawing skills, logical reasoning, creativity, communication, and problem solving skills. CEED is conducted by IIT Bombay. It is a qualifying examination for admission to Master of Design (MDes) programmes at IISc Bangalore, IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati, IIT Hyderabad, IIT Jodhpur, IIT Kanpur, IIT Roorkee, IIITDM Jabalpur, IIITDM Kancheepuram and PhD programmes at several IITs and design schools. Qualifying in CEED alone does not guarantee admission to any of these programmes. Admitting institutes may conduct further tests and/or interviews for the final selection/admission.
A CEED score does NOT guarantee admission.
Admitting institutes will also verify the eligibility, category certificates and other documents along with the CEED score. The CEED 2026 score is valid for one year from the date of declaration of the result.
Programmes :
| Institutes and programme | Other participating and result-sharing institutes | ||
| 1. | Centre for Product Design and Manufacturing, IISc Bangalore: MDes in Product Design and Engineering PhD in Design |
1. 2 |
Mahindra University, Hyderabad Srishti Manipal Institute of Art, Design & Technology, Bengaluru |
| 2. | IDC School of Design, IIT Bombay: MDes in Industrial Design, Communication Design, Animation, Interaction Design, Mobility and Vehicle Design PhD in Design |
3. 4. 5. 6. |
Alliance University, Bengaluru Jain (Deemed-to-be-University), Bangalore MIT ID Indore - Avantika University JK Lakshmipat University, Jaipur |
| 3. | Department of Design, IIT Delhi: MDes in Industrial Design PhD in Design |
7. 8. |
GLS University, Gujarat VIT School of Design (V-SIGN), Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore |
| 4. | Department of Design, IIT Guwahati: MDes in Design PhD in Design |
9. 10. |
Delhi Technological University, Delhi Dr Vishwanath Karad MIT World Peace University, Pune |
| 5. | Department of Design, IIT Hyderabad: MDes in Visual Design PhD in Design |
11. 12. |
RV University, Bengaluru ATLAS SkillTech University, Mumbai |
| 6. | XR Design, IIT Jodhpur: MDes in XR Design |
13. | University School of Design & Innovation, GGSIPU, New Delhi |
| 7. | Design Programme, IIT Kanpur: MDes in Design PhD in Design |
14. 15. |
Department of Design, School of Engineering,
Tezpur University, Tezpur, Assam Footwear Design & Development Institute (FDDI) |
| 8. | Department of Design, IIT Roorkee: MDes in Industrial Design |
16. | UPES School of Design, Dehradun |
| 9. | Design Discipline, IIITDM Jabalpur: MDes in Design | 17. | JS Institute of Design, New Delhi |
| 10. | School of Interdisciplinary Design & Innovation, IIITDM Kancheepuram: MDes in Integrated Product Design PhD in Design |
Eligibility :
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.
Examination Cities :
CEED 2026 examination will be conducted 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.
Candidates should compulsorily choose THREE cities in the order of preference during the online registration. Once the registration form is submitted, a request for a city change will NOT be entertained.
If a sufficient number of candidates are unavailable in a city, that city may be dropped from the final list, and candidates will be allotted to a city of their second or third choice. The UCEED-CEED Implementation Committee (UCIC) reserves the right to add a new city or remove an existing one and allot a city the candidate may not have chosen.
Any request for a change of centre will NOT be entertained.
Admit Cards :
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, 5:00 pm.
Registration :
CEED registration form must be submitted ONLINE ONLY through the official website, https://www.ceed.iitb.ac.in/
Registration fee:
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 pm on November 07, 2025. Please refer to the dates in section 1.2 of this brochure.
More details can be available from the institute website.
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