• CEED 2015 will be conducted on Sunday, 7th December 2014 from 10:00 - 13:00.
• The language of the question paper will be English.
• The examination will consist of two parts, Part A and Part 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 10:00 to 11:00 followed by Part B between 11:00 and 13:00.
  
  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.
• 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.

Bengaluru, Bhopal, Calicut, Chandigarh, Chennai, Delhi, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Kanpur, Kolkata, Mumbai, Nagpur, Pune and Thiruvananthapuram.

• Choice of examination centres in a particular city/town will be allowed before the generation of the admit cards.
• CEED 2015 committee reserves the right to add and/or drop any examination city/town at its discretion
• After the submission of the application, requests for the change of examination city will be accepted only until October 30, 2014 with a fee of Rs. 500/- to be paid in the form of a demand draft in favor of ’Registrar, IIT Bombay’, payable at Mumbai. After this date, change in the examination centre or city/town is NOT possible.

CEED qualified students are eligible for the following postgraduate programmes in various institutes with the specialization as mentioned:

*For the M.Des. programmes at IISc Bangalore and IIT Kanpur, the GATE qualified candidates will also be considered. Details of these programmes may be obtained from the web sites of the respective institutes.

Candidates must either have completed or be expecting to complete any of the following, by July 2015:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Architecture/Design/Interior Design or equivalent (4 years programme after 10+2)
• Professional Diploma in Design (NID/CEPT or equivalent of 4 years programme after 10+2)
• B.F.A. (4 year professional programme, after 10+2)
• G.D. Art (5 year programme after 10th) with one year post qualification professional experience
• Master’s degree in Arts/ Science/ Computer Applications (2 year programme after 10+2+3)

NOTE: Candidates with 3 years Bachelors degree are not eligible. The candidate is responsible for proving the eligibility while applying for CEED.

CEED application form must be submitted ONLINE, ONLY through the official website, www.gate.iitb.ac.in/ceed2015.

Rs. 2,000/– for male (GN and OBC) candidates
Rs. 1,000/– for male (SC/ST/PwD) candidates
Rs. 1,000/– for all female candidates.

Note that this fee is non-refundable.

The application fee has to be paid through “State Bank of India Collect Facility”. Details of using this facility are given at the CEED website, www.gate.iitb.ac.in/ceed2015 and also in Appendix A.
Note: Bank may have additional service charges for the above transaction.

The following THREE-step procedure is necessary for the successful completion of the ONLINE Application. For more details, visit the CEED website,
www.gate.iitb.ac.in/ceed2015.

• STEP I : Registration
  
  • All the candidates must first REGISTER online before proceeding to fill the application form. You may do this 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 (in case one does not find the email in the Inbox, please check the Junk/SPAM folder). A password will also be sent to the registered mobile number which has to be used for completing the registration process. If a wrong email address and/or mobile number was provided, then one must register afresh with the correct details.
  • Do not delete the email sent to you. This can be used for future reference.
  • When you click on the emailed link, you will be provided with a login screen, where you have to enter your email address as the user id and the password sent through SMS. On successful login, you will be provided an application form to fill in and an application number (C15 followed by a 4 digit number; eg., C159876).
  • Note down your application number and proceed to Step II: Payment of fees
• STEP II : Paying the application fee ONLINE
  CEED applicants have to make the payment of CEED application fee through SBI Collect using Internet banking, Credit card or Debit card. For details about making payment through SBI collect, visit the CEED website, www.gate.iitb.ac.in/ceed2015.
  
  • Use the SBI collect link www.onlinesbi.com 101.10 Admit cards
  • Follow the instructions for payments
  • Make the payment. You have to use your CEED application number as a reference during the payment
  • Once the payment is successful, note down the SBI collect reference number and the bank reference number.
  • Once the payment is successful, proceed to Step III: Completing the ONLINE Application Form
• STEP III : Completing the ONLINE Application Form
  
  • In the ONLINE application web page, login with the registered email address and password.
  • Enter your personal details
  • Choose an exam city. You have to provide three choices. If a particular city which you have given as the first choice has to be dropped by the CEED office, you will be automatically assigned the city of your second choice. If both the choices are not feasible, then the third choice will be allotted.
  • Enter the payment details (SBI collect reference number and the bank reference number).
  • Upload the files containing photograph, signature, eligibility certificate and other supporting documents.
  • You can “Save” the application form anytime, logout, and login back again to continue the application process.
  • Before Clicking ‘Submit’, you must check whether the information filled by you is correct through the ’preview’ option, as you cannot edit the form after submitting it.
  • Once you submit the application form, you will get a confirmation page. Keep a copy of this. This is only for your reference. Please do not send this to the CEED office.
  • If the application filling page remains idle for more than 30 minutes, the session will expire. In such a case, you have to login again and continue from your last saved session

Admit cards will be available for downloading from the CEED website (www.gate.iitb.ac.in/ceed2015) from November 7 to December 6, 2014. Please take a clear printout (in color) of the admit card before coming to the examination centre.

• No specific text book or guide is recommended for the preparation of CEED. Candidates may however hone their drawing, rendering and visualization skills.
• Some of the previous years’ question papers are available in the CEED website. Candidates may refer to these question papers.

Result Declaration Date: January 15, 2015.

CEED results will be displayed on 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.

[Note: Authority to declare the results is vested solely with GATE-JAM-CEED Office, IIT Bombay. If any claim or dispute regarding CEED 2015 arises, the Courts and Tribunals in Mumbai and Mumbai alone shall have the exclusive jurisdiction to entertain and settle such dispute or claim.]

• Qualifying in CEED does not guarantee admission to any programmes. Candidates must apply to the respective institutes for admission and fulfill other requirements such as tests and interviews of the respective Institutes to become eligible for admission.
• The announcement for admission to the postgraduate programmes in design will be notified separately by different institutes. Candidates are advised to visit the websites of respective institutes for information and application procedure for the programmes.
• Reservation for various categories will be as per Government of India rules applicable at the time of admission. A limited number of assistantships based on merit are available to the CEED qualified students to pursue the programmes.
• The criteria for postgraduate admission and award of scholarship/assistance are different in different institutes. GATE-JAM-CEED office, IIT Bombay is not in a position to provide information in this regard. Some information on various programmes is given in this brochure. For more details or any specific queries on admission and programmes of any institute, the candidate should contact the concerned head/convener/coordinator of the department.

Information on the programmes may be obtained from the websites of the respective institutes, as given below.

Contact Address

Chairperson, GATE-JAM-CEED 2015,
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay,
Powai, Mumbai - 400076

Phone : +91 9769917069, 9769957068, 022-25767068
Fax : 022-2572 3706
Email : ceedoffice@iitb.ac.in
Website : http://www.gate.iitb.ac.in/ceed2015

For any specific query on admission and programme, candidate should contact the head/ convener/ coordinator of design programme at the concerned institute.