CEED
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay has announced the Common Entrance Examination for Design (CEED 2017) for granting admission to the Master of Design (MDes) programme and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) programme in design. MDes is offered at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore, IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati, IIT Hyderabad and, IIT Kanpur and PhD in design is offered at IISc Bangalore, IIT Bombay, IIT Hyderabad and IIT Kanpur.
Eligibility
nAll the candidates interested in applying need to possess a Bachelor's degree in engineering/architecture/design/
interior design or equivalent after Class XII. The candidates should have a professional diploma in design (National Institute of Design (NID)/Center For Environmental Planning And Technology (CEPT) or equivalent after Class XII. A candidate must apply to respective institutes for admission and fulfill other requirements such as tests and interviews of the respective design departments for admission. The CEED score is valid for a period of one year from the date of declaration of the results.
Exam Pattern
The CEED examination will be conducted in two parts. Part A is a computer-based screening test. It evaluates visualisation and spatial ability, environmental and social awareness, analytical and logical reasoning, language and creativity, observation and design sensitivity. Candidates who are shortlisted in Part A will qualify for the evaluation of part B.
Only part B score will be used for CEED 2017 merit list. Part B evaluates drawing, creativity, communication skills and analytical and problem solving skills.
Important dates
The exam is scheduled to be conducted on January 22, 2017 from 10 am to 1 pm. The last date to submit application of forms with regular fee is November 11 and with a late fee is from November 11 to 18, 2016.
Admit card can be downloaded from website from December 26 to January 21, 2017. The results will be declaration on March 10, 2017.
For more information, log on to http://ceed.iitb.ac.in/2017/.