UCEED / CEED 2025 application is now Live
The application process for UCEED and CEED 2025 is now officially live! If you’re passionate about design and looking to pursue a Bachelor of Design (BDes) or Master of Design (MDes) at some of India’s top institutions, this is your chance. The Undergraduate Common Entrance Examination for Design (UCEED) and the Common Entrance Examination for Design (CEED) are your gateways to prestigious programs at IITs and other leading design schools across the country. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to showcase your creativity and secure your spot in the design world. Start your application today and take the first step towards a vibrant career in design!
Application Links
Candidates can access the application forms on the official websites:
– UCEED: https://www.uceed.iitb.ac.in/2025/
– CEED: https://www.ceed.iitb.ac.in/2025/
Important Dates
| UCEED | CEED | |
| Application Start Date | October 01, 2024, 1:00 pm | October 01, 2024, 01:00 pm |
| Last Date to Apply (with Regular fee) | October 31, 2024 | October 31, 2024 |
| Last Date to Apply (with Late fee) | November 08, 2024; 5:00 pm | November 08, 2024, 5:00 pm |
| Start date for Admit Card downloading | January 03, 2025, 1:00 pm | January 03, 2025, 01:00 pm |
| Last date for rectification of discrepancies in Admit Card | January 09, 2025, 5:00 pm | January 09, 2025, 5:00 pm |
| Date and time of exam | January 19, 2025 (Sunday) 09:00 am to 12:00 noon | January 19, 2025 (Sunday) 9:00 am to 12:00 noon |
| Release of Draft Answer Key and candidates’ response for Part-A | January 21, 2025 | January 21, 2025 |
| Last date for uploading comments (if any) on the Draft Answer Key in the candidate’s portal | January 23, 2025, 5:00 pm | January 23, 2025, 5:00 pm |
| Release of Final Answer Key for Part-A | January 29, 2025, 5:00 pm | January 29, 2025, 5:00 pm |
| Announcement of cut-off marks for Part-A | February 06, 2025 | February 06, 2025 |
| Declaration of results | March 07, 2025 | March 05, 2025 |
| Start date for Score Card downloading | March 10, 2025 | March 10, 2025 |
| Last date for Score Card downloading | June 11, 2025 | June 11, 2025 |
| Submission of Online Application for BDes Programme | March 14 to 31, 2025 | ———-NA———- |
| Seat allotment round 1 | April 21, 2025 | ———-NA———- |
| Seat allotment round 2 | May 19, 2025 | ———-NA———- |
| Seat allotment round 3 | June 10, 2025 | ———-NA———- |
| Seat allotment round 4 | June 24, 2025 | ———-NA———- |
| Seat allotment round 5 | July 03, 2025 | ———-NA———- |
Eligibility Criteria
| UCEED | CEED |
| Age Limit: Born on or after October 1, 2000 (OPEN/EWS/OBC-NCL) and on or after October 1, 1995 (SC/ST/PwD) | Age Limit:
No age limit |
| Educational Qualification: Intermediate/Pre-University: Joint Services Wing: Senior Secondary School: Public School/Board/University: H.S.C. Vocational: GCE Examination: High School Certificate: Class XII Outside India: Non-Public Class XII: Diploma: | Educational Qualification: Degree/Diploma/Postgraduate degree program of minimum 3 years (after 10+2 level) or appearing in 2025
Passed the GD Arts diploma program (10+5 level) by July 2025. |
| Number of Attempts: | Number of Attempts: No limit on the number of attempts |
| Nationality: Indian and foreign nationals | Nationality: Indian and foreign nationals |
Application Fee
UCEED:
| Indian Nationals | Female Candidates (all categories) | ₹ 2000 |
| SC, ST, PwD Candidates | ₹ 2000 | |
| All Other Candidates | ₹ 4000 | |
| Foreign Nationals (holders of OCI/PIO cards issued BEFORE 4th March 2021) | Female Candidates and PwD Candidates | ₹ 2000 |
| All Other Candidates | ₹ 4000 | |
| Foreign Nationals (including holders of OCI/PIO cards issued ON or AFTER 4th March 2021) | Candidates from SAARC countries | US $ 420 |
| Candidates from Non-SAARC countries | US $ 525 |
CEED:
| Women candidates | ₹ 2000 |
| SC/ST/PwD | ₹ 2000 |
| Other candidates | ₹ 4000 |
How to Apply?
UCEED
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- Candidates must register online for UCEED 2025 through the portal at www.uceed.iitb.ac.in.
- They must meet all three eligibility criteria. If any criteria are not met, registration will be cancelled.
- The registration fee is non-refundable and non-transferable.
- Candidates are responsible for providing accurate information and valid documents. Incomplete forms will be rejected. Institutes can cancel admission if any information is incorrect or incomplete.
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Document required for registration:
| Document Type | Description | Format |
| Recent Photograph | Full frontal (face) view, head centered, covering 70-80% of the frame, taken within the last six months, allowing unambiguous identification | JPEG (.jpg) |
| Signature | Scanned copy of full signature on white paper | JPEG (.jpg) |
| Qualifying Exam Certificate (2024) | Certificate if appeared in 2024 | PDF (.pdf) |
| School/College Principal Certificate (2025) | Certificate from the principal for candidates appearing in 2025, in the given format (Appendix 1) | PDF (.pdf) |
| Name Change Gazette Notification | Gazette notification if the name is different from the Class XII certificate | PDF (.pdf) |
| Category | Required Documents | Additional Notes |
| EWS, OBC-NCL, SC, ST, PwD | – OBC-NCL (Appendix 2) – Caste (for SC) – Tribe (for ST) (Appendix 3) – EWS (Appendix 4) – PwD certificate (UDID certificate or copy of UDID card or Forms in Appendices 5 – 7) | Only PDF formats with file extension .pdf will be accepted. |
| Dyslexic Candidates | – FORM-DYSLEXIC 1 and 2 (Appendices 8 and 9) | Certificate must mention ‘SEVERE’ under Dyslexia category to get the benefit of PwD category. |
| PwD Candidates requiring Scribe (Amanuensis) and/or Compensatory Time | – Request letter (Appendix 10) | Compensatory time (20 minutes per hour) during the exam. The compensatory time for Part A cannot be transferred to Part B and vice versa. |
CEED
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- Visit the Official Website: Go to the CEED 2025 official website.
- Registration: The online registration portal opens on October 1, 2024, at 1:00 PM. You can register until October 31, 2024, without a late fee. If you miss this window, you can still register with a late fee from November 1 to November 8, 2024.
- Fill Out the Application Form: Provide your personal, academic, and contact details. Make sure to select your preferred exam centre.
- Upload Documents: Upload the required documents, such as your photograph, signature, and qualifying exam certificates, in the prescribed format.
- Pay the Application Fee: The fee is INR 1,900 for women/SC/ST/PwD candidates and INR 3,800 for all other candidates.
- Submit the Form: After completing all the steps, submit the form and take a printout for future reference.
Document required for registration:
| Document | File Format | Details |
| Recent color photograph | .jpg | As per the dimensions mentioned on the registration portal |
| Scanned copy of your signature | .jpg | – |
| Degree/diploma certificate | If the course is completed | |
| Final year mark list or provisional certificate | If you do not have the final degree certificate | |
| Certificate from Principal/Head of Department | If the course is not completed, in the format given in Appendix 1 |
Entrance Exam Pattern
- UCEED:
| Part-A (2 hours) | ||||||
| Section | Type of questions | No. of questions | Marks for correct answer | Marks for wrong answer | Marks for question not attempted | Total marks for the section |
| 1 | NAT | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 56 |
| 2 | MSQ | 15 | Partial Marking | -0 | 0 | 60 |
| 3 | MCQ | 28 | 3 | -0.71 | 0 | 84 |
| Total | 57 | 200 | ||||
| Part-B (1 hour) | ||
| Type of question | Number of questions | Total marks |
| Sketching | 1 | 50 |
| Design Aptitude | 1 | 50 |
- CEED:
Part A: Total marks: 150; Maximum time: 1 hour
| Section | No. of Questions | Question Number | Marks for each correct answer | Marks for each wrong answer | Marks for each question not attempted | Total Marks |
| NAT | 8 | 1 – 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| MSQ | 10 | 9 – 18 | Partial Marking | – 1 | 0 | 40 |
| MCQ | 26 | 19 – 44 | 3 | – 0.5 | 0 | 78 |
| Total | 44 | 1 – 44 | 150 |
Part B: (Total marks: 100; Maximum time: 2 hours)
Part-B answer booklets will be collected at the end of the exam. Part-B questions are mandatory. You must complete both Part-A and Part-B within their respective time limits.
| Section | Number of Questions | Question Number | Partial Marks | Negative Marks | Marks |
| Sketching | 1 | 1 | Yes | No | 20 |
| Creativity | 1 | 2 | Yes | No | 20 |
| Form Sensitivity | 1 | 3 | Yes | No | 20 |
| Visual Sensitivity | 1 | 4 | Yes | No | 20 |
| Problem Identification | 1 | 5 | Yes | No | 20 |
| Total | 5 | 1 – 5 | 100 |
Programs & Seat Intake For B.Des and M.Des
The Bachelor of Design (B.Des) programs at various IITs offer a comprehensive education in design, catering to different specialisations.
Here’s an overview of the B.Des programs at some of the IITs:
| OPEN | OPEN- PwD | EWS | EWS- PWD | OBCNCL | OBC-NCL PwD | SC | SC-PwD | ST | ST-PwD | Total | |
| IITB | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 37 |
| IITD | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 |
| IITG | 23 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 56 |
| IITH | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 |
| IITR | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 |
| IIITDMJ | 26 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 66 |
| Total | 87 | 4 | 22 | 1 | 57 | 3 | 32 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 225 |
CEED:
The CEED is just a qualifying exam and doesn’t guarantee admission for M.Des. The seat intake of each college is different, you can check it out on below link:
IISc Bangalore: https://iisc.ac.in/admissions/
IIT Bombay: https://www.idc.iitb.ac.in/admission/mdes-admission
IIT Delhi:https://home.iitd.ac.in/pg-admissions.php
IIT Guwahati:https://iitg.ac.in/acad/admission/
IIT Hyderabad: https://www.iith.ac.in/academics/post-graduate/#mtech
IIT Jodhpur: https://www.iitj.ac.in/
IIT Kanpur: https://www.iitk.ac.in/
IIT Roorkee: https://www.iitr.ac.in/
IIITDM Jabalpur: https://www.iiitdmj.ac.in/
IIITDM Kancheepuram: https://www.iiitdm.ac.in/
Reservation of Seats
UCEED:
GEN-EWS – 10%
OBC-NCL – 27%
SC- 27%
ST-7.5%
PwD- – 5% seats in each of OPEN, GEN-EWS, OBC NCL, SC, and ST category seats.
Foreign nationals- 10%
CEED:
CEED is a qualifying exam for M.Des and it doesn’t have any reservation criteria for the exam. There is separate reservation criteria for the below colleges IISc Bangalore, IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati,
IIT Hyderabad, IIT Jodhpur, IIT Kanpur, IIT Roorkee, IIITDM Jabalpur, and IIITDM Kancheepuram.
Program Fees
The Program fees will be announced soon on site :
B.Des: https://www.uceed.iitb.ac.in/2025/bdes-fee.html
M.Des: https://www.idc.iitb.ac.in/admission/mdes-admission
Embark on your journey to becoming a design professional with UCEED and CEED! Make sure to complete your application on time and prepare well for the entrance exams.