CEED 2015
The Common Entrance Examination for Design (CEED),
the qualifying examination for admission to the Master of Design (M.Des.)
programmes at IISc Bangalore, IITs at Bombay, Delhi, Guwahati, Hyderabad and
Kanpur, and PhD programmes in Design at some Institutes will be held from 10 am
to 1 pm on 7th February, 2014 (Saturday) at Bengaluru, Bhopal, Calicut,
Chandigarh, Chennai, Delhi, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Kanpur, Kolkata, Mumbai,
Nagpur, Pune and Thiruvananthapuram.
CEED 2015 is conducted by Indian Institute of
Technology, Bombay. The objective of CEED isto assess the candidates’ aptitude
for design involving visual perception ability, drawing skills, logical
reasoning, creativity and communication skills. Qualifying in CEED alone does
not guarantee admission to any of the programmes. Admitting Institutes may
conduct further tests and/or interviews for the final selection/admission in
addition to the weightage given to the CEED score. Admitting Institutes will
also verify the eligibility, the category certificates and other documents
along with the CEED score. There is no age limit to appear for CEED. Besides, a
candidate can appear for CEED any number of times. The CEED score is valid for
a period of two years from the date of declaration of the results.
The language of the question paper of CEED 2015will
be English. The examination will consist of two parts, A and B. Candidates have
to attempt questions from both the parts. Part A contains multiple choice (MCQ)
type questions and Part B consists of design and hand drawing type questions.
Part A will be conducted from 10 am to 11 am followed by Part B between 11 am
and 1 pm. Answers to Part A have to be given as one of the choices in the
computer itself. Answers to Part B have to be given in the answer book provided
by the invigilator. These answer books will be collected for manual correction
at the end of the examination.
Part A will be used as a screening test. If N is
the total number of seats available in all the participating Institutes, then
approximately the top 10xN candidates will be shortlisted from Part A. Part B
will be evaluated only for the candidates who get shortlisted from Part A.
Only the scores from Part B will be used for
preparing the list of qualified candidates (merit list) in CEED 2015.
CEED qualified students are eligible for the
following Postgraduate programmes:
M.Des at IISc Bangalore: (Spe3cilaization: Product
Design and Engineering); IIT Bombay- (Industrial Design, Visual Communication,
Animation, Interaction Design, Mobility and Vehicle Design); IIT Delhi
(Industrial Design); IIT Guwahati (Design); IIT Hyderabad (Visual Design) and
IIT Kanpur (Design).
For the M.Des Programmes at IISc Bangalore and IIT
Kanpur, GATE qualified candidates will also be considered. Details of these
programmes can be obtained from the web sites of the respective institutes.
Ph.D in Design is offered at IISc Bangalore, IIT
Bombay, IIT Hyderabad and IIT Kanpur.
Applicant must either have completed or should be
expecting to complete any of the following, by July 2015.
(i) Bachelor’s
degree in Engineering
(ii) Professional
Diploma in Design (NID/CEPT or equivalent of 4 years programme after 10+2)
(iii) B.F.A.
(4 year professional programme, after 10+2)
(iv) B.F.A.
(4 year professional programme, after 10+2)
(v) G.D.
Art (5 year programme after 10th) with one year post qualification professional
experience
(vi) Master’s degree in Arts/ Science/ Computer
Applications (2 year programme after 10+2+3)
Those with 3 year Bachelor’s degree are not eligible.
Application for CEED can be submitted only online,
at the official website, www.gate.iitb.ac.in/ceed2015.
Application Fee is Rs. 2,000/– for Male (General
and OBC) candidates, Rs. 1,000/– for Male (SC/ST/PwD) candidates and Rs.
1,000/– for all female candidates.
Application fee has to be paid through ‘State Bank
of India Collect Facility’ or through Internet banking, Credit card or Debit
card. Details are given at www.gate.iitb.ac.in/ceed2015
and also in Appendix A of the Brochure
that can be downloaded from the CEED website.
The instructions and other information regarding
filling the online application form are available at the website, www.gate.iitb.ac.in/ceed2015.
To complete the application submission procedure,
applicant will need the following items:
(i) File
containing recent colour photograph (.jpg file)
(ii) File
containing your signature (.jpg file)
(iii) Scanned
copy of category certificate (.pdf file) for SC/ST or OBC categories (Appendix
B and C)
(iv) Scanned
copy of PwD certificate (.pdf file) issued by an appropriate authority for PwD
category (Appendix D)
(v) Scanned
copy of eligibility certificate (.pdf file); degree certificate if the course
is completed or the certificate from the Principal of the college (Appendix E)
if the course is not completed (Students with G.D. Art degree should also
submit a certificate for the post qualification professional experience)
(vi) Details
of SBI collect money transfer towards the application fee.
All documents except item (vi) are to be uploaded
as electronic files during the application submission process. Applicants
should make sure that these files are connected/tagged with the applicant’s
application number as specified in the table below Clause‘1.7.1 File naming
Specifications’ of the Brochure.
Paper copies of these documents or any other
documents will not be entertained and hence should not be sent to the CEED
office. Candidates should upload good quality colour photograph and signature.
The Admit Card and the Score Card of CEED will include the photograph and
signature submitted by the candidate. Submission of poor quality photograph
and/or signature will lead to the rejection of CEED application. Applicants
should adhere to the specifications for file naming, photograph and signature
as given in the Brochure.
Application Process involves 3 steps. Step I is the
Registration. All applicants must first ‘Register’ online before proceeding to
fill the application form. This may be done by clicking the Apply Online link
on the CEED website. During the registration, one must provide a valid email
address and an active mobile number since the CEED office will use these
contacts for all the future communications to the candidates. Once the
registration page is submitted, an email will be sent to the registered email
address with a link for validating the email address. A password will also be
sent to the registered mobile number which has to be used for completing the
registration process. Applicants should not delete the email sent to the
applicant. This can be used for future reference.
When an applicant clicks on the emailed link,
applicant will be provided with a login screen, where he/she will have to enter
his/here mail address as the user id and the password sent through SMS. On
successful login, applicant will be provided with an application form to fill
in and an application number (C15 followed by a 4 digit number; eg., C159876).
This may be noted down before proceeding to Step II, which is the Payment of
fees. Applicants have to make the payment of CEED application fee through SBI
Collect using Internet banking, Credit card or Debit card. Details are given at
www.gate.iitb.ac.in/ceed2015.
SBI collect link iswww.onlinesbi.com. One may
follow the instructions for payments and make the payment. One has to use the
CEED application number as a reference during the payment. Once the payment is
successful, applicant should note down the SBI collect reference number and the
bank reference number. Once the payment is successful, applicant may proceed to
Step III, which is the Completing of the ONLINE Application Form.
In the online application web page, applicant
should login with the registered email address and password and enter the
personal details and choose an exam city. One has to provide three choices.
Choice of examination centres in a particular city/town will be allowed between
14th October and 30th October, 2014, before the generation of the admit cards.
Following this, the payment details (SBI collect
reference number and the bank reference number) are to be entered. The files
containing photograph, signature, eligibility certificate and other supporting
documents are to be uploaded. One can ‘Save’ the application form anytime,
logout, and login back again to continue the application process. Before
Clicking ‘Submit’, one must check whether the information filled is correct
through the ’preview’ option, as one will not be able to edit the form after
submitting it. Once the application is submitted, applicant will get a
confirmation page. A copy of this may be kept by the applicant for reference.
Admit cards will be available for downloading from
the CEED website from November 7 to December 6, 2014.
CEED results will be displayed at the website, www.gate.iitb.ac.in/ceed2015. Information provided in the application form
by the CEED qualified candidates will be shared with the participating
departments and may also be used for statistical analysis. The CEED score card
is valid for a period of two years from the date of declaration of the results.
It cannot be treated as a proof of date of birth, category or disability
status.
After the declaration of the results on 15th January 2015,
CEED score cards will be available for downloading to all the qualified
candidates from January 22, 2015 onwards. Hard copy of the CEED
score cards will NOT be available and hence will not be sent to the qualified
candidates.
For details, visit http://www.gate.iitb.ac.in/ceed2015/
