CEED 2021: Application, Notification, Exam Date, Question Papers, Result

CEED 2021 application process has been started from 9th October 2021 and the last date to submit the Common Entrance Examination For Design is 19th January 2021. The Last date to send the filled application form along with the late fee is 20th November 2021. CEED stands for Common Entrance Examination for Design. The exam is conducted by the IIT Bombay on behalf of Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Govt. of India. It is organized every year in the month of January. IIT CEED Exam is conducted to provide the postgraduate programs in Design (M.Des) offered by various institutions such as IITs, IISc Banglore.

Through this Common Entrance Exam for Design, the officials will offer the admissions into PhD courses in Design. This test is conducted to screen the candidate’s aptitude in designing through drawing skills, logical reasoning, creativity, communication skills and visual perception ability.

UCEED is commonly known as Undergraduate Common Entrance Exam for Design. It is organised by IIT Bombay under the guidance of UCEED Admissions committee to provide the undergraduate courses in design. The officials will offer the courses such as B.Des at IIT Bombay, IIT Guwahati & IITDM Jabalpur.

CEED 2021 Overview

Exam Details	Dates
Name of the Organisation	IIT, Bombay
Exam Name	Common Entrance Examination for Design
Level of Exam	National level
Application Mode	Online
Date of Exam	19th January 2021
Official Website	ceed.iitb.ac.in

IIT CEED 2021 Courses Offered

The courses offered through CEED/UCEED 2021 are as follows.

M.Des (Masters of Design)
PhD
B.Des (Bachelor of Design)

CEED/UCEED Notification 2021

Every year, CEED( Common Entrance Examination for Design) notification announces by the IIT Bombay. So, many of the candidates those who are interested in designing career can utilize this opportunity and apply for this CEED Exam before the last date. Also, check the eligibility criteria for the exam. Eligible candidates can go through the complete details carefully once before going to fill the application form.

The CEED Application form is there through online from 9th October 2021. Therefore, aspirants have to fill 7 submit the online form as soon as possible to avoid the server issues. The details of CEED & UCEED such as eligibility, courses, application, syllabus, previous papers, dates, etc are shared through this article.

CEED 2021 Eligibility

Candidates have to ensure the eligibility conditions before applying for CEED/UCEED 2021 Exam.

Nationality

Indian nationals and also foreign candidates are eligible to apply for the exam.
Candidates can appear for the exam any number of times.

Educational Qualification

The academic qualification is different for the candidates appearing for the entrance exam. So, candidates have to carefully check all the details provided here once before applying for the exam.

For UCEED Applicants

Candidates who have qualified/appearing the 12th/Intermediate in any stream are eligible to appear the entrance test.

For CEED Aspirants

Contenders should have completed 4 years Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Architecture/Design /Interior Design or equivalent after the completion of the Intermediate.
Applicants must have the professional diploma in design (NID/CEPT or 4 years program after 12th).
Candidates having a 4 years degree in Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) are also eligible to appear for the test.
Aspirants completed/appearing for 5 years program of G.D Art after 10th and having one year experience can also apply for the exam.
Candidates possessing Master’s degree in Arts/Science/Computer Application after the completion of 10+2+3 are also eligible for the exam.

Age Limit

There is no specific age limit for the applicants of the exam.

IIT CEED 2021 Application Form

The CEED/UCEED 2021 Registration form is available through online from 09th October 2021 to 14th November 2021. The CEED Application form 2021 is still available up to 14th November with the late fee. So, candidates who are willing to apply for the exam have to apply as soon as possible to avoid the server problems.

How to fill CEED Online Application 2021

Online Registration
Fill all the details
Upload the photo, signature & other documents required
Confirm the submission of the Application form
Take printout of the Online Application

Application Fee

The application fee is non-refundable. Candidates have to pay the registration fee through credit/debit card/net banking.

For UCEED Exam 2021

The registration fee for the applicants of different categories is as follows.

For open/OBC-NCL candidates (Male): Rs. 2000/-
For SC/ST/Female candidates: Rs. 1000/-

For CEED 2021 Exam

The application fee for the aspirants of the exam is given below.

For Women/SC/ST/PWD candidates: Rs. 1100/-
For Foreign Nationals/OBC candidates: Rs. 2200/-

UCEED Exam Dates 2021 – ceed.iitb.ac.in (Announced)

Events	CEED Dates	UCEED Dates
Starting Date to fill the Application Form	9th October 2021	09-10-2020
Last Date to submit the Online Application form	14th November 2021	14-11-2020
Closing Date to submit the Application form with late fee	November 15 to 20 2021	20-11-2020
Admit Card Download Date	1st January 2021	01-01-2020
CEED 2021 Exam Date	19th January 2021	19-01-2020
Release of Answer Key	25th January 2021	25-01-2020
Objections on the Answer key	31st January 2021	31-01-2020
Final Answer Key Release Date	4th February 2021	04-02-2020
Result Declaration	4th March 2021	04-03-2020
Score Card	4th March 2021	04-03-2020

CEED 2021 Exam Centers

Candidates have to choose the three nearest exam centres while filling the application form. The following are the test centres where the applicants have to attend the exam.

CEED/UCEED Test Centers 2021

UCEED Exam Centers		CEED Test Centers
Ahmedabad	Bengaluru	Ahmedabad	Bengaluru
Bhubaneswar	Chandigarh	Bhopal	Chandigarh
Chennai	Delhi	Chennai	Delhi
Guwahati	Hyderabad	Guwahati	Hyderabad
Indore	Jaipur	Kanpur	Kolkatta
Kanpur	Kolkatta	Mumbai	Nagpur
Kozhikode	Mumbai	Pune	Thiruvananthapuram
Nagpur	Patna	–	–
Pune	Raipur	–	–
Thiruvananthapuram	–	–	–

Note: After the submission of the online application, the requests for the change of the exam centre is accepted till the fourth week of Oct 2021. This is done by the payment of application fee of Rs. 500/- through the demand draft (DD) in favour of “Registrar, IIT Bombay” payable at Mumbai.

IIT CEED Syllabus 2021

There is no specific CEED 2021 syllabus provided here for the applicants. Candidates have to practice the CEED Previous Papers available online. The portions where the candidates have to mainly focus are as follows.

Colour Theory,
Communication skills,
Creative writing skills,
Designing Concept,
Drawing abilities & skills,
Light & shadow,
Representation techniques,
How to develop characters,
Logical Reasoning
Logo Designing
Problem Identification & design problem solving
Perspective
Productive Designing
Scale & Proportion
Sketching
Interaction Design & Visual Communication
Character Designing
Story Telling
Visual perception
Character designing, Poster
Interface Design
Basics of Materials & Manufacturing processes

CEED 2021 Exam Pattern

The CEED/UCEED Exam Pattern is as follows.

For CEED

The exam is organised in two parts. Part-A & Part-B.
The question paper is in English language only.
Candidates who have qualified in Part-A are eligible to appear for Part-B.
Part-A is computer based exam whereas Part-B is pen & paper based exam.
2 marks are given for each right answer in Part-A.
The exam is for 200 Marks.

CEED Test Pattern 2021

Part	Section	Topics	No. of Questions	Duration	Negative Marking
Part-A	Section-I	Visualisation & Spatial Ability Environmental & Social Awareness Analytical & Logical Reasoning Language & Creativity Design Thinking & Problem Solving Observation & design sensitivity	10	1 hour	0.6
	Section-II		10		Nil
	III-Section		30		0.6
Part-B	Drawing & Designing Test	Drawing Creativity Communication skills Analytical & Problem solving skills	3 questions	2 hours	Nil

Note: Only the Part-B score is used while preparing the merit list.

For UCEED

The exam has only single paper.
UCEED 2021 question paper is conducted for 300 Marks.
The question paper consists of three sections. Section-A, B & C.
Section-A includes the Numerical Answer Type (NAT) questions.
Section-B comprises of the Multiple Select Questions (MSQ) for which one or more right answers are there.
The exam is conducted for 3 hours.
80 questions are asked in the exam.
The section-C includes the Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ).

UCEED 2021 Exam Pattern

Section	Type of Questions	Negative Marking
Section-I	Numerical Answer Type (NAT)	4 Marks awarded – right answer No negative marking
Section-II	Multiple Select questions (MSQ)	4 marks given – right answer No negative marking
Section-III	Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ)	3 marks awarded – right answer 1 mark deducted – one wrong answer

UCEED Question Papers Download

CEED Previous Year Question Papers with solutions pdf is provided through online. Candidates have to download the UCEED Papers to practice better for the exam. By practising the previous papers daily, candidates can improve the reasoning skills, logical skills, time management, etc.

CEED Preparation Tips

There are no specified books for the preparation of CEED Exam 2021. Candidates have to focus on drawing, rendering, and visualisation skills. For better practice & preparation, candidates have to download the ceed study material & ceed sample papers through online.

Download CEED 2021 Admit Card @ ceed.iitb.ac.in

The officials will release the CEED/UCEED Admit Card 2021 on 1st January 2021. Candidates can download the hall ticket up to 1st January 2021 by entering the ceed 2021 login details. The admit card is the mandatory document to appear for the exam. One identity proof is also necessary to bring along with the admit card at the time of the exam.

IIT CEED 2021 Answer Key

The CEED/UCEED Answer Key is available on the official portal along with the question paper. Candidates have to download the UCEED Exam Key through online by entering the login details. After downloading, crosscheck the answer paper with the key available to calculate the score in the ceed exam 2021.

UCEED Cut Off Marks 2021

The CEED cut off marks is different for the candidates of different categories. The minimum percentage candidates have to get to qualify the part-A of ceed exam is tabulated below.

Category	Minimum % Marks to qualify CEED Part-A
Open/General	10%
OBC-NCL	9%
SC/ST/PWD	5%

The candidates have to get the minimum section wise cut off marks to qualify the UCEED Exam. The cut off marks will vary year to year on the basis of several factors.

Category	Section-A	Section-B	C-Section
General	8	10	12
OBC-NCL	7	9	10
SC/ST/PWD	4	5	6

Check CEED 2021 Results

The CEED 2021 Result is published by the officials through online on 4thMarch 2021. UCEED Result is declared on 4th March 2021 by the IIT Bombay. Candidates have to check the result by entering the details required. After that, take the print out of the result for future reference.

A separate merit list is prepared by the officials on the basis of the marks obtained in the entrance exam. Candidates will score the minimum sectional wise cut off marks, minimum total marks are only included in the rank list.

UCEED Rank Card 2021

The CEED Score Card is available through official website on 4th March 2021. UCEED Score Card is released on February 2021. The rank cards are valid for only one year after the announcement of the result. So, candidates who have qualified in the exam have to download the rank card to attend the further selection rounds conducted by the respective institution.

CEED 2021 Counselling

Candidates who have qualified the exam have no guarantee that they will compulsory get the admissions in IITs & IISc. Aspirants have to apply for the preferred institution individually. Qualified applicants have to satisfy the requirements of the respective institution where they are willing to get the seat. Then only, the admissions are provided for the aspirants in the desired courses.

IIT CEED Participating Institutions

The participating institutions of the CEED/UCCED 2021 are as below.

IIT Delhi
IISc Banglore
IIT Bombay
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
IIT Hyderabad
IIT Guwahati

CEED 2021 Selection Process

Candidates who have qualified in CEED have to attend for the further selection processes. Aspirants have to go through the following three steps to get the admissions in the desired courses. The admissions are provided for the applicants of ceed exam on the basis of CEED Score, Design Aptitude Test (DAT) & Interview.

CEED 2021 Score

Candidates have to score the cut off marks to clear the exam.
Aspirants are selected on the basis of the score obtained in the entrance exam.
After that, they will arrange the list of the candidates in the ascending order.
Candidates who are in top 300 in the merit list are shortlisted for DAT.

Design Aptitude Test (DAT)

DAT is conducted to check the designing & creative skills of the candidates.

Interview

Aspirants who have qualified in the DAT have to appear for the interview round.
Candidates who clear the interview process will get the admissions in any one of the participating colleges.

The final seat allotment is on the basis of the rank, category, filling of choices by the candidates.

We have shared here the complete details of the UCEED/CEED 2021 Exam through this page. In case candidates have any queries, contact the officials through the address provided below.

CEED/UCEED Contact Details

The Chair Person of CEED-UCEED,

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay,

Mumbai-400076,

Ph. No: 91 2225769093,

Website: : http://ceed.iitb.ac.in.

The information on this page regarding CEED/UCEED is for reference purpose only. Candidates can get the further details of the exam through the official site.

www.ceed.iitb.ac.in

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CEED Previous Papers

CEED Result 2021

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