CEED ( Common Entrance Examination for Design ) is a joint entrance examination for the admission to post graduate education of Master of Design (M.Des) programmes at IIT's and IISc institutes of India. This entrance exam is conducted by the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay on behalf of MHRD, Government of India.
The objective of CEED to test the candidate's creativity, logical, observation and drawing skills and communication skills. CEED does not guarantee full admission in some institutes as they may furthur conduct tests and interview for the final selection or admission. They also verify the eligibility, category as well as the entrance exam score. The CEED score valid only for a period of two years from the date of announcement of results.
Eligibility for CEED
Candidates can appear for the CEED any number of times with no age limit.
The minimum qualification for appearing in this exam is Bachelor's degree in Design, Engineering, Architecture or Fine Arts.
Generally the CEED held on the month of December every year.
Examination Pattern of Common Entrance Examination for Design
Since 2013, CEED has changed its examination pattern. The examination occur in three stages i.e Part-A, Part-B and Interview.
First test is the preliminary screening test having 50 MCQ questions of general knowledge and awareness with negative marking. Correct answer gives 2.0 marks while wrong answer deducts -0.5 marks.
Candidates who qualify the screening test (part-A) goes to the part-B which consist of design and hand drawing questions.
So visitors if you are interested in drawing and design and having a bachelors degree then you can go for the CEED.