CEED 2021: Answer Key (out), Result, Counselling

Latest Update

• IIT will release the CEED 2021 Scorecard on 08 March 2021 on the official website.
• CEED 2021 Answer Key has been released on 31 January 2021.
• CEED 2021 Admit Card was released on 01 January 2021.
• CEED 2021 Exam Dates has been announced. It has been conducted on 17 January 2021.

CEED Important Dates 2021

Candidates can take a look at all the important dates below:

CEED 2021 Results

• Before the declaration of results, answer sheets will also be released on the official website. Candidates can check the released answer sheet.
• For checking the results, the Candidates will have to log in to CEED 2021 result portal using their registered email ID and password.
• No hard copy of the CEED 2021 results will be sent to the candidate by any other mode.

CEED 2021 Counselling

• Every candidate must take their original and photocopies of mandatory documents such as scorecard, Admit Card, passport size coloured photographs, Class 10th, and 12th mark sheet, and certificates at the time of counselling.
• If any candidate fails to carry the required documents and certificates for counselling, they will not be considered eligible for admission. It is also important for the qualified candidates to download the call letter and bring it along with them while appearing for the Counselling.
• Counselling for CEED will include - 

1. Design Aptitude Test Screening
2. Personal Interview

CEED 2021 Admit Card

• Correction in the CEED 2020 Admit Card, if any, can be done.
• Candidates will have to download the Admit Card online by visiting the official page and clicking on the ‘Download Admit Card 2021’ button.
• The candidate will have to enter the registered Email address and Password to download the admit card.
• Applicants will have to take a print out of the Admit Card and keep it with them as they will not be provided with any hard copy of the Admit card by the Examination Department. 
• The applicants must bring the print out of the Admit Card comprising their passport-size photograph on the day of examination.
• In case of any discrepancies found in the Hall ticket, please contact the official authority at ([email protected]).

CEED 2021 Exam Pattern

• Mode of Exam: The exam will be conducted online as well as offline mode. 
• Duration: The total duration of the exam will be about 180 minutes (3 hours). Time has to be managed by giving 01 hours to Section A and 02 hours to Section B.
• Total Marks: The question paper will be of 200 marks.

CEED 2021 Syllabus

1. Visualization and Spatial Ability
2. Environmental and Social Awareness
3. Analytical and Logical Reasoning
4. Language and Creativity
5. Design thinking and Problem-solving
6. Observation and Design sensitivity

1. Drawing
2. Creativity
3. Communication skills
4. Problem identification skills

CEED 2021 Preparation Tips

Candidates can check the CEED 2021 preparation tips given below to prepare for the exam accordingly:

1. Candidates should be able to manage their time wisely not to get exhausted during their study time. A proper schedule should be made and followed.
2. Sketching, practicing, and improving designing skills, solving papers, and improving logical reasoning quality should be part of the timetable.
3. Candidates must be fluent with the syllabus and try to solve all past year's question papers to know the pattern of questions asked. They can find the Question Papers on the official website of CEED.

CEED 2021 Exam Centres

Candidates have to choose 3 cities of their choice of preference out of the 24 examination centers of CEED 2021 at the time of registration. Once the application form is submitted, a request for a change of city will not be entertained by the IIT-B under any circumstances. The exam will be conducted in the following cities listed below: 

1. Ahmedabad
2. Bengaluru
3. Bhopal
4. Bhubaneswar
5. Chandigarh
6. Chennai
7. Dehradun
8. Delhi
9. Ernakulam
10. Guwahati
11. Hyderabad
12. Jaipur
13. Kolkata
14. Kozhikode
15. Lucknow
16. Mumbai
17. Nagpur
18. Panaji
19. Patna
20. Pune
21. Raipur
22. Thiruvananthapuram
23. Thrissur
24. Visakhapatnam

CEED 2021 Answer Key

CEED 2021 Question Paper and Draft Answer Key will be released in the first week of January 2021. Check further details about the CEED Response Key below:

• The question paper and answer key for Part A can be downloaded from the official website of CEED.
• Applicants can challenge/ comment on the answer key (if any discrepancy is found) at [email protected] 
• Candidates need to mention the "CEED Answer Key Comment" in the subject of the email.
• The final answer key for Part A will be released on 04 February 2020.

CEED 2021 Cut-off

IIT Bombay released the examination cut-off as per the category, Qualification score in Part 1, and CEED score. Candidates can check the below-given table-

CEED 2021 cut-off is the minimum mark that candidates need to secure to qualify for the examination for admission in M.design admission.

CEED 2021 Application Form

• The candidate who wants to appear for CEED 2021 can fill the Application Form, available on the official website (www.ceedit.ac.in). 
• The Application forms will be available online only, so the candidate will have to Download and Submit the Application form as there are no other ways of filling it. 
• Candidates must fill in all the required details carefully and upload the document as per the prescribed format.
• Applications will only be accepted once the payment has been made for the Application form.
• Candidates have to select three exam centers based on their preferences at the time of registration. 
• If the application form is incomplete in any respect, it will be summarily rejected, and the registration will be considered invalid.

CEED 2021 Application Fee 

• The application fee, once remitted, will not be refunded under any circumstances.
• The Registration fee does not include service or other charges possess by the banks.
• For candidates who don’t pay the fee on time for them, the late fee is Rs. 500/-

CEED 2021 Eligibility Criteria

• There is no age bar to appear for CEED.

• There is no attempt limit. A candidate can appear for CEED any number of times.

• After the 10+2 level, Candidates must have passed a degree/diploma/postgraduate degree of 3 years.

• The candidate must be appearing for the final examination of degree/diploma/postgraduate program by July 2020 

OR

• The candidate must have passed the GD Arts diploma program (10+5 level) by July 2020; otherwise, the candidate cannot apply.

List of Institutes accepting CEED 2021 scores for admission into M.Des and Ph.D. programs:

Candidates can check the below-given table to know the colleges' names that will accept the CEED score.

Candidates can download the CEED 2021 Information brochure Pdf here.

CEED 2021 Highlights (Basic Information)

Check the details about the Common Entrance Exam for Design 2020 is given below:

About Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay conducts this exam on behalf of the Ministry of Human Resources Development. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay was established in 1958. It has 20 multi-disciplinary centers, 15 departments, 1 school of excellence, and 4 interdisciplinary programs under its jurisdiction. It had been ranked at 33rd position in the list of top 200 Universities in Asia from QS Asia Ranking and perspective.