CEED & UCEED Colleges List
The UCEED/CEED Common Entrance Examination for Design Exam is a national-level entrance examination conducted by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay.It is held annually for admission to the Bachelor of Design (B.Des) & Master of Design ( M. des) programs offered by IIT Bombay, IIT Guwahati, and IIITDM Jabalpur. This Exam aims to assess candidates’ aptitude in design, creativity, visualization skills, logical reasoning, and problem solving abilities. It evaluates their ability to think critically and creatively, as well as their understanding of design principles and aesthetics.
Exam Pattern
- The exam consists of two parts: Part A and Part B.
- Part A is a computer-based test that assesses candidates’ skills in areas such as visualization, spatial ability, environmental and social awareness, language and creativity, and analytical and logical reasoning.
- A total of 68 questions were asked; there were three sections. Section 1 consists of numerical answer-type (NAT) questions; Section 2 contains multiple select questions (MSQ) and Section 3 consists of Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQs)
| Sections | No. of Questions | Total Marks |
| NAT MSQ MCQ | 8 10 34 | 24 30 46 |
- Part B is a pen-and-paper-based test that focuses on testing candidates’ drawing and design skills. It typically includes questions that require sketching, drawing, and designing based on given prompts or situations. Candidates’ ability to communicate their ideas visually and effectively is assessed in this part.
| Sections | No. of Questions | Total Marks |
| Sketching Creativity Form Sensitivity Visual Sensitivity Problem Sensitivity | 1 1 1 1 1 | 20 20 20 20 20 |
| Result Sharing Institutes |
| VIT School of Design (V-SIGN), VIT Vellore UPES School of Design, Dehradun Srishti Institute of Art Design and Technology, Bengaluru Jain (Deemed to be University), Bangalore World University of Design (WUD), Sonepat, Haryana Central Institute of Technology, Kokrajhar CEPT University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal IIITDM Jabalpur, Design Discipline IIITDM Kancheepuram JK Lakshmi pat University, Jaipur MIT Institute of Design, Avantika University, Ujjain Delhi Technological University, Delhi MIT ID Innovation, MIT Institute of Design, Pune |
| Participating institutes |
| Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Guwahati Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Hyderabad Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kolkata Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Mandi Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee |