CEED Exam Pattern 2025: Dates, Structure, and Syllabus

CEED Exam Pattern 2025

The CEED exam 2025 exam will be  available for downloading from the official CEED website www.ceed.iitb.ac.in. from January 03, 2025 till the examination date.  The Common Entrance Exam for Design (CEED) is a national-level entrance test in India conducted by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay. It primarily assesses candidates’ aptitude for design, visual perception ability, drawing skills, logical reasoning, creativity, and communication skills, making it a key examination for those aspiring to enter postgraduate design programs. Here is a detailed overview of the CEED 2025 exam pattern.

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Important Dates  

Events Dates 
CEED Exam January 19, 2025
Admit Card January 03, 2025
Previous Events
Application Status October 01 to 31, 2024

CEED Exam City Centres 2025

Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh/Mohali, Coimbatore, Chennai, Dehradun, Delhi, Ernakulam, Guwahati, Hubballi (Hubli), Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kolkata, Kozhikode, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, Noida, Panaji, Patna, Pune, Raipur, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur, and Visakhapatnam.

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CEED Exam 2025 Exam Structure 

The CEED 2025 exam is divided into two main parts: Part A and Part B. Each part serves a distinct purpose and assesses different skill sets.

  • Part A – This section is computer-based and primarily objective in nature. It assesses the candidate’s ability to understand and analyze visual elements, as well as general knowledge related to design, logical reasoning, and environmental and social awareness.
  • Part B – This part tests candidates’ design and drawing skills through subjective questions that require them to sketch and visualize concepts. It’s a pen-and-paper test, where answers are written and drawn on a provided answer sheet.

CEED Exam 2025 Pattern for Part- A

  • Computer Based Test
  • Duration: 1 hour
  • Type of Questions: Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs), Multiple Select Questions (MSQs), and Numerical Answer Type (NAT) questions.
  • This Part will consist of three sections.
Section -1
NAT (Numerical Answer Type)8 Questions (4 marks each questions, No Negative Marking).
Section – 2
MSQ (multiple Select Question)10 Questions (Each MSQ may have 1 or more than 1 correct choice (s)) Full marks (+ 4 marks If only all  the correct option(s) is(are) chosen and NONE of the incorrect options is chosen).Partial Marks  (+ 3 Marks is all the four options are correct by ONLY Three options are chosen.)Partial Marks (+2  Marks if three or more options are correct but ONLY two options are chosen, both of which are correct and NONE of the incorrect options is chosen).Partial Marks (+1 Marks if two or more options are correct but only one option is chosen and it is a correct option and NONE).Zero Marks (0 if NONE of the options is chosen (i.e. the question is unanswered).Negative Marking – there shall be 1 marks deducted in all other cases.
Section -3
MCQ (Multiple Choice Questions)26 Questions (3 marks each for the correct answer, 0.5 negative marking for incorrect answers). Each MCQ will have four choice, out of which only 1 is correct answer.

Exam Pattern All Three Section NAT, MSQ,  MCQ 

SectionNumber of QuestionsQuestion number in examMarks for each correct AnswerMarks for each wrong answerTotal Marks
NAT81-84032
MSQ109-18Partial Marking-140
MCQ2619-443-0.578
Total441-44150

CEED Exam Pattern 2025 for Part – B

  • Duration– 2 hours
  • Total Marks – 100 Marks
  • Type of Questions: Descriptive, where candidates must showcase their design and drawing skills.
SectionNumber of QuestionsQuestion NumberPartial MarksNegative MarksMarks
Sketching11YesNo20
Creativity12YesNo20
Form Sensitivity13YesNo20
Visual Sensitivity14YesNo20
Problem Identification15YesNo20
Total51-5100

CEED Exam Syllabus 2025

CEED 2025 will be in two parts (A & B). Part-A will have questions related to the following topics

Visualization and spatial reasoningAbility to visualise and transform 2D shapes and 3D objects and their spatial relationships.
Practical and scientific knowledgeKnow-how of scientific principles and everyday objects
Observation and design sensitivityThe capacity to detect concealed properties in daily life and think critically about them. Attention to detail, classification, analysis, inference, and prediction
Environment and societyGeneral awareness of environmental, social and cultural connections with design
Analytical and logical reasoningAbility to analyse qualitative and quantitative information
LanguageProficiency in reading and comprehending Standard English
CreativityGrasp of verbal and non-verbal analogies, metaphors, signs, and symbols
Art and Design knowledgeAwareness about art/artifact/product, artists/designers, art/design history, and trends.
Design methods and practicesKnowledge of media, materials, production processes, and ergonomics. 

Part-B of CEED 2025 will have questions related to the following topics

DrawingAbility to draw products, people or scenes in proportion with good line quality, composition, proportion, perspective, and shading
CreativityAbility to think out-of-the-box and come up with unique as well as diverse solutions.
CommunicationSkills to communicate concepts and ideas clearly with the help of text and visuals.
Problem identificationSkills to understand the user and the context, knowledge of properties of materials and their appropriate use in design

FAQs 

What is Exam date of CEED Exam 2025?

The CEED 2025 Exam Date is January 19, 2025

What is the exam mode for CEED 2025?

The exam will be conducted in computer-based mode.

What are the sections in the CEED 2025 exam?

There are two sections: Part A (1 hour, 100 marks) and Part B (2 hours, 200 marks).

What type of questions will be asked in Part A?

Multiple-choice questions (MCQs) and numerical answer type questions.

What skills will be tested in Part B?

Design aptitude, drawing, and writing skills.

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