Common Entrance Examination for Design (CEED 2008)

Common Entrance Examination for Design ( CEED ) is a Qualifying Examination for Admission to Master of Design (M.Des.) Programmes at IISc Bangalore, IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati and IIT Kanpur, and Ph.D. Programmes in Design in some Institutes, for the Academic Year 2008- 2009.

Programmes:
CEED is a qualifying examination for the following postgraduate programmes in design.
(a) Master of Design Programmes
IISc Bangalore: M.Des. in Product Design and Engineering*
IIT Bombay: M.Des. in (i) Industrial Design, (ii) Visual Communication, (iii) Animation, (iv) Interaction Design
IIT Delhi: M.Des. in Industrial Design
IIT Guwahati: M.Des.
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 (in some of the above institutes) Details may be obtained from respective web sites.

For more details about the programmes and eligibility criteria at respective institutes,
see:
IISc Bangalore: http://www.iisc.ernet.in,
CPDM: http://www.cpdm.iisc.ernet.in
IIT Bombay: http://www.iitb.ac.in,
IDC: http://www.idc.iitb.ac.in
IIT Delhi: http://www.iitd.ac.in,
IDDC: http://www.iitd.ac.in/center/iddc
IIT Guwahati: http://www.iitg.ac.in,
DOD: http://www.iitg.ac.in/design
IIT Kanpur: http://www.iitk.ac.in,
Design Prog.:http://www.iitk.ac.in/design

Admission Procedure:
Details of test and interview for admission to be notified separately by the respective institutes. (ii) A limited number of assistantships available for candidates with valid CEED/GATE score. (iii) Reservations as per Government of India rules applicable at the time of admission.


Eligibility for CEED 2008:
Candidates must either have completed or be expecting to complete any of the following, by July 2008:
(i) Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Architecture/Design/Interior Design, or equivalent,
(ii) Professional Diploma in Design (NID/CEPT, or equivalent),
(iii) B.F.A. (4 year professional programme, after 10+2),
(iv) G.D. Art (5 year programme after 10th) with one year professional experience,
(v) Master's degree in Arts/Science/Computer Applications.

Application Form and Brochure: CEED Application Form may be submitted either ONLINE (Internet based) or OFFLINE (by POST/in person)
i) OFFLINE Application Form and Information Brochure can be obtained from the GATE Office, IIT Bombay, on payment of non-refundable application fee of Rs.990/- (Rs.495/- for SC/ST Applicants) by crossed demand draft in favour of IIT Bombay payable at Mumbai. These can be collected personally at the GATE Office counter, or can be obtained by post by sending a request letter along with DD. Two address slips should be enclosed along with the request. Completed application should be submitted to the same address, either at the counter, or by Speed Post.
ii) ONLINE submission can be made by accessing the link provided on this page. The ONLINE application fee (non-refundable) is Rs. 950/- (Rs. 475/- for SC/ST Applicants). Please refer to the "Application Procedure" link available on the web page.

Examination Centres : Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Guwahati, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Mumbai, Roorkee
Online Application is available at http://www.iitb.ac.in/ceedapp/ceedAdmissionLinks.jsp

Complete Information Brochure including a Model Question Paper of CEED is available at http://www.iitb.ac.in/~pge/ceed2k8/ceed2k7_qp.pdf

CEED 2007 Question Paper - http://www.iitb.ac.in/~pge/ceed2k8/ceed2k7_qp.pdf

CEED Application Status can be checked at http://www.iitb.ac.in/~pge/ceed2k8/query.htm

Important Dates:

Issue of OFFLINE Application Form
by Post 17th Sept - 19th Oct. 2007
at the GATE Office Counter - 17th Sept. - 2nd Nov. 2007
Access to ONLINE (Internet) Application - 17th Sept. - 29th Oct. 2007
Last Date for Receipt of Completed OFFLINE/ ONLINE Application at the GATE Office
Friday, 2nd Nov. 2007
Dispatch of Admit Card - Friday, 14th Dec. 2007
Date of Examination- Sunday, 20th January 2008 (1400 to 1700 Hrs)
Announcement of Results - Tuesday, 8th April, 2008