CEED 2026 — Common Entrance Examination for Design (PG)

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9th May 2026

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Common entrance for Master of Design (M.Des) and PhD admission at IITs and IISc.

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CEED 2026 (Common Entrance Examination for Design) is the postgraduate design entrance conducted by IDC School of Design, IIT Bombay, on behalf of IITs (Bombay, Delhi, Kanpur, Guwahati, Hyderabad), IISc Bangalore and IIITDM Jabalpur for admission to Master of Design (M.Des) and direct PhD programmes. The exam runs alongside UCEED, with overlapping infrastructure. Specialisations include Industrial Design, Communication Design, Mobility Design, Animation, Interaction Design and Design for Mass Manufacture. CEED scores are valid for one admission cycle and accepted by 8+ Indian design institutions.

Department

IDC School of Design, IIT Bombay

Stage Level

National

Eligibility

Minimum Qualification

Bachelor's degree of minimum 3 years (or appearing) — Engineering / Architecture / Design / Fine Arts / Interior Design

Job Type

Permanent

Exam Mode

Offline Computer Based

Applicants Gender

All

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Application Start Date	9th October 20269th October 2026
Application End Date	10th November 202610th November 2026
Exam Date	18th January 202618th January 2026
Result Announcement Date	7th March 20267th March 2026

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