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CEED is a qualifying examination for admission to Post Graduate M.Des. programmes at the Industrial Design Centre, IIT Bombay; IDDC, IIT Delhi; CPMD, IISc Bangalore; design Programme, IIT Kanpur. In addition to CEED, candidates also have to fulfill other requirements such as tests & interviews of the respective institutions for admission.

Important Dates

• Date Of Examination – 17th January 2010, Sunday (1400 to 1700 Hrs)
• Access to Online (internet) application – 22nd September – 26th October 2009
• Last Date for Receipt of Completed Offline/ Online Application Forms at the GATE Office IIT Bombay – 3rd November 2009
• Dispatch of Admit Cards starts from – 20th December 2009
• Announcement of Result – 26th March 2010 (After 10.00 am)

Eligibility – Candidates must either have completed or be expecting to complete any of the following,:
(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 program, after 10+2)
(iv) G.D. Art (5 year program after 10th) with one year professional experience
(v) Master’s degree in Arts / Science / Computer Applications

Subjects Of Study -

DESIGN APTITUDE: Development of new product/ visual concepts and creative ideas based on analytical observation of problems from daily life situations. Choice of product concepts suitable for small and large scale production. Generation of solution in a given material and process such as sheet metal work wood fabrication, plastic moulding, wire fabrication, etc. or representations of visual concepts into visual symbols and form, aided with drawings and illustrations. Drawings based on your analysis.

Drawing Skills: Imagination of objects, people and places from our immediate or distant environments.

Paper Pattern -

PART A: Visual Perception and Creative Ability Test to judge Visual sensitivity and imagination.

PART B
- Written Communication
- Ability to express precisely one’s thoughts on a given topic.
- Ability to comprehend a given passage in English and summarize it