CEED 2015 Common Entrance Examination for Design

Common Entrance Examination for Design (CEED) Qualifying Examination for Admission toMaster of Design (M.Des) Programs at IISc Bangalore, IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati and IIT Kanpur and Ph.D Programs in Design in some Institutes, for the Academic year 2015

The objective of CEED is to assess the candidates’ aptitude for design involving visual perception ability, drawing skills, logical reasoning, creativity and communication skills

Programmes

CEED qualified students are eligible for the following postgraduate programmes in various institutes with the specialization as mentioned:

(a) Master of Design Programmes

IISc Bangalore: M.Des in Product Design and Engineering*

IIT Bombay: M.Des in Industrial Design, Visual Communication, Animation, Interaction Design, Mobility and Vehicle Design

IIT Delhi: M.Des in Industrial Design

IIT Guwahati: M.Des in Design

IIT Kanpur: M.Des in Industrial Design*

*GATE qualified candidates will also be considered for admission to these programmes

(b) Ph.D Programmes in Design (IISc Bangalore, IIT Bombay)

Details of these programmes may be obtained from respective websites

Eligibility for CEED 2015

Candidates must either have completed or be expecting to complete any of the following, by July 2015:
Bachelor's degree in Engineering / Architecture / Design/ Interior Design or equivalent (4 years programmes after 10+2)

Professional Diploma in Design (NID/CEPT or equivalent of 4 years duration after 10+2)

B.F.A. (4 year professional programme, after 10+2)

G.D. Art (5 year programme after 10th) with one year post qualification, professional experience

Master’s degree in Arts / Science / Computer Applications (2 year programme after 10+2+3)

NOTE

Candidates with 3 years Bachelors degree are not eligible

The candidate is responsible for showing eligibility while seeking admission to the specific programme in which they are interested

There is no age limit and a candidate can appear for CEED any number of times

How to Apply:

CEED Application Form must be submitted online, through the websitewww.gate.iitb.ac.in/ceed2015
The non-refundable application fee is Rs.2000/- for men of General and OBC category, andRs.1000/- for SC/ST category, physically disabled (PD), and all women candidates

Women (All Categories) Rs. 1000/-

Candidates who claim to be in SC/ST/OBC category have to produce valid certificates issued by appropriate authorities

Fees can be paid via: State Bank of India Collect Facility via Internet Banking/Credit Cards/Debit cards

Instructions for Filling the ONLINE Application Form:

The applicant has to upload their photograph, signature and other documents

Paper copies of the form or any other documents must NOT be submitted CEED 2015 Online Application Interface requires that copies of your photograph and signature be uploaded as electronic files
Please upload good quality photographs

Poor quality of photographs submitted will lead to rejection of your CEED application, without any refund of the application fees

The CEED Score Card will include the photograph you submit and also a photograph that will be taken at the time of the exam

Scanned copy of your PwD certificate (pdf file) issued by an appropriate authority for PwD category (Appendix D)

Scanned copy of your eligibility certificate (pdf file); degree certificate if the course is completed or the certificate from the Principal of your college (Appendix E) if the course is not completed

Admit Cards

Admit cards will be available for downloading from the CEED website from 07th Nov 2014 to 06th Dec 2014
Please take a clear printout (in color) of the admit card before coming to the examination centre

Examination Centres

Bengaluru, Bhopal, Calicut, Chandigarh, Chennai, Delhi, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Kanpur, Kolkata, Mumbai, Nagpur, Pune and Thiruvananthapuram

After submission of the application, request for change of examination city will be accepted till30th October 2014 with a fee of Rs.500/- to be paid in the form of demand draft in favor of 'IIT Bombay', payable at Mumbai

Result: Result will be announced on 15th January 2015

The Score cards will be available fro download from 22nd January 2015

The Score Card is valid for a period of two years from the date of declaration of the results (Website http://www.gate.iitb.ac.in/ceed2015/)

Important Dates

Application Submission: 04th August 2014 to 01st September 2014

Choice of Test centres: 15th - 30th October 2014

Availability of Admit cards for downloading: 07th November 2014 to 06th December 2014

Date of Examination: 07th December 2014

Announcement of Results: 15th January 2015

Availability of score cards for downloading: 22nd January 2015