CEED 2020: Exam Date (18 Jan), Application Form, Syllabus, Eligibility

CEED 2020 – IIT Bombay is going to conduct the Common Entrance Exam for Design (CEED) 2020 on January 18, 2020. It is an all india national level test conducted to shortlist candidates for admission in MDes programmes at IISc
Bangalore, IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati, IIT Hyderabad, IIT Kanpur and IIITDM Jabalpur, and to Ph.D programmes in Design at IISc Bangalore, IIT Bombay, IIT Guwahati, IIT Hyderabad, and IIT Kanpur. Candidates with a valid degree / diploma / post graduate degree in any discipline are eligible to apply for CEED 2020 entrance exam. Registration for CEED 2020 starts from October 09, 2019 at ceed.iitb.ac.in. Check more details on CEED 2020 from this page.

Latest: CEED 2020 Exam schedule and information brochure has been released. Check it from below.

CEED 2020

Last year, a total of 5491 candidates appeared for the CEED exam. Out of these many students, 1,165 qualified the exam. The top rank was secured by Divya Lohia from Delhi with a 70.59 score. Candidates can check the complete schedule for CEED 2020 from the table below.

CEED 2020 Information Brochure

Candidates can check the official information brochure of CEED 2020 from below. Click on the image to download it.

What’s New in CEED 2020?

In CEED 2020, the following changes have been introduced:

1. First and foremost, the exam pattern for CEED 2020 has been changed a bit. There is a change in the distribution of questions and marking scheme as well.
2. The total number of questions have been reduced from 45 to 41.
3. Earlier there was no negative marking in MSQ type questions, however, now for an incorrect answer in MSQ type, − 0.2 marks are deducted. Also, for a correct answer in these type of questions, earlier 02 marks was given, however, now you will get 03 marks.
4. Furthermore, the exam pattern for Part B has also been changed. New sections like sketching, creativity, form sensitivity, visual sensitivity, problem identification have been added to Part B.

CEED 2020 Exam Pattern

There are a few changes in the distribution of the questions in CEED 2020. The highlights of the changed exam pattern are:

– The number questions in Part A and Part B have been reduced.
– The time limit to complete the exam remains the same.
– Marking scheme of the sections in part A has been altered too.

The new pattern of CEED 2020 Part A is:

The new pattern of CEED 2020 Part B is:

CEED 2020 Syllabus

To prepare for CEED 2020, apart from knowing the exam pattern and practicing previous years question papers, a candidate should also know the syllabus for Part A and Part B. The detailed CEED 2020 syllabus is as below.

CEED Syllabus for Part A

1. Visualization and spatial ability: Pictorial and diagrammatic questions to test the understanding of transformation and / or manipulation of 2D shapes and 3D object and their spatial relationships
2. Environmental and social awareness: General awareness of environmental factors such as climate, population, water, vegetation, pollution, weather, natural resources etc., and their implications on the design of products, images, infrastructure and environment. Awareness of design terminologies, social and cultural connection with design, history of the designed artefact, and socially responsible and environmentally sustainable design responses. History of art, sculpture and literature.
3. Analytical and logical reasoning: Ability to analyse given information logically and select the most appropriate solutions. Ability to weigh opinions, arguments or solutions against appropriate criteria. Ability to use logic and structured thinking to deduce from a short passage, which of a number of statements is the most accurate response to a posed question.
4. Language and creativity: Ability to understand passages in commonly used English language. Ability to think creatively in terms of alternatives, ability to distinguish innovative options and think out of the box.
5. Design thinking and problem solving: Ability to understand the context, the users and the constraints and select the most appropriate solution for a given design problem.
6. Observation and design sensitivity: Ability to detect concealed properties in day to day life and think critically about them. Ability to discern subtle differences in visual properties and aesthetic outcomes.

CEED Syllabus for Part B

1. Drawing: Ability to draw products, people or scenes in proportion with good line quality, composition, proportion, perspective, and shading.
2. Creativity: Ability to think out of the box and come up with unique as well as diverse solutions.
3. Communication skills: Ability to communicate concepts and ideas clearly with the help of text and visuals.
4. Problem identification skills: Ability to understand the user and the context, knowledge of properties of materials and their appropriate use in design, etc.

CEED 2020 Preparation

While for preparing for an entrance exam, the common question which candidates ask is if it is easy? Unlike other entrance exams in which you need to mug up formulas, CEED tests your creative ability. Here we have mentioned few preparation tips for CEED 2020 which shall help you.

• For Part A, go through the previous year papers. Solve all of them as this will help you understand the various levels of questions, as well as the types of questions, asked along with understanding your strengths and weaknesses.
• Take mock test to understand the type of questions and analyse your performance.
• Solving puzzles will improve your observational skills. Check Tangram, non-verbal and pictorial exercises to practice.
• For Part B, you must practice free hand drawing. Question paper of Part B requires basic perspective drawings and figure sketches. It is also important to inculcate creative thinking for this part. Visualising an object and sketching it is more conducive rather than sketching it by sight. (Add- time management).
• In CEED, some questions are asked to be represented as a storyline. Hence, it is advised that the students should read comic strips. This will help them to build a storyboard. Comic strips by Peter Dawes, reading Manga (Japanese comic strips) and readwritethink website are very helpful in this regard.
• It is important that your points are accurate and clear. Think of different ways to present your answers.
• It is furthe advised that you must practice with the right stationery. You should use multiple multiple grades of pencils. H-grade for rough work and light drawings and B-grade for shading. It will be great if you pack in a non-dust eraser too.

CEED 2020 Preparation Books

In the information brochure, it has been specified that there is no specific text book or guide is recommended for its preparation. However, candidates preparing for CEED 2020 can find the following books online and can use it for preparing for the entrance exam. Check the list of CEED Books from the table below.

CEED 2020 Eligibility Criteria

To apply for the CEED 2020 exam, the first thing a candidate need to do is to check whether he/she is eligible for the exam and for admission to various institutes or not. So, the candidates can check their eligibility which is provided below.

Education Qualification:

• The candidates must have completed a degree/diploma/post graduate degree programme of minimum 3 years (after 10+2 level), OR
• He/She must be appearing for the final examination of a program mentioned above by July, OR
• He/She must have passed the GD Arts diploma programme (10+5 level) by July.

Age: There is no age limit to appear for CEED. Also, a candidate can appear for CEED any number of times.

One important thing to note is that the eligibility criteria for admission to various institutes may differ from the eligibility criteria for appearing for CEED. Hence, candidates must check whether they meet the required eligibility criteria for admission to various institutes before applying for CEED 2020.

CEED 2020 Application Form

The application form for CEED 2020 is released online at the official website of the exam. No offline form is released for the candidates. Aspirants need to register first only after which they can proceed to fill in details in the CEED 2020 Application Form. In the CEED 2020 Application Form, the candidates need to fill-in their personal details, educational qualification details, etc. Also, you need to upload scanned images of various documents in the CEED 2020 Form. Lastly, pay the required amount of the application fee by online mode.

CEED 2020 Application Fee:

To submit the application form, a candidate has to pay the registration fee. A candidate can pay the fee through the payment options available online i.e., Debit Card / Credit Card / Net Banking. The fee for the exam is as follows:

The registration fee shown above does not include service and other charges and the processing fees that the banks may levy.

Document Required for CEED 2020 Application Form

In the CEED 2020 Form, the aspirants need to upload the following documents as per the format given below.

CEED 2020 Exam Center

The candidates have to compulsorily choose three exam cities in the order of preference at the time of online registration. After the submission of the form, a candidate can neither be able to change his choice nor be able to request for a change of exam city under any circumstances. The examination cities of CEED 2020 are as follows:

CEED 2020 Admit Card

CEED Admit Card 2020 is released online by the IIT Bombay at the exam official website. No hard copy of the admit card is sent to the candidates via post/ fax or any other medium except for online mode. To download the CEED Admit Card, candidates have to log in using their email id and password. On the day of the test, the candidates must carry a print out of the admit card as the digital copy is not accepted at the test center. CEED 2020 Admit Card consist of personal details of the candidate as well as exam details like reporting timings, address of the test centre, roll number, etc. Carry a valid ID proof along with the admit card on the day of the test.

After downloading the admit card, if the details printed on it are incorrect, then in such a case, candidate can submit a request for rectifying the mistakes. Any such request has to be submitted to the official authorities before the end date.

CEED 2020 Answer Key

IIT Bombay releases a draft/ provisional answer key once the CEED 2020 exam is over. It is released only for Part A in the pdf format. Candidates can use the CEED 2020 Answer Key to cross-check their answers and calculate their probable score. For calculating the score, the candidates must add and deduct marks as per the marking scheme. If a candidate is not satisfied with the option marked in the draft answer key, then he/she can submit an objection to it. The authority examines the objection(s) and then releases a final answer key after which no objection(s) will be entertained under any circumstances.

CEED 2020 Result

After releasing the final answer key, IIT Bombay declares CEED 2020 Result onlinie at the exam official website. A candidate can check the result as well as download the scorecard by providing the login credentials. The CEED score is valid for a period of one year from the date of declaration of the result. The final CEED score is calculated by giving 25% weightage to marks obtained in Part A and 75% weightage to scores obtained in Part B.

CEED 2020 Participating Institutes

CEED 2020 qualified students are eligible to apply for the M.Des and Ph.D programmes in various institutes with the specializations as mentioned in the table below.

*GATE qualified candidates are also eligible for these programmes at IISc Bangalore, IIITDM Jabalpur and IIT Kanpur.

Please note that a candidate must apply to respective institutes for admission and fulfil other requirements such as tests/interviews of the respective design departments. Admitting Institutes will also verify the eligibility, the category certificates and other documents along with the CEED score.

CEED 2020 Poster

Official Website: www.ceed.iitb.ac.in

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