What Are the CEED Participating Institutes for 2025?

CEED 2025 participating institutes include IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati, IIT Hyderabad, IIT Kanpur, IIT Roorkee, IIT Jodhpur, and IISc Bangalore. These institutes offer M.Des and Ph.D. programs and base admissions on CEED scores. Each institute has varying seat availability and specific admission requirements.

How Do I Find Information on CEED Participating Institutes?

Information about CEED 2025 participating institutes can be found on the official CEED website and the respective institute websites. After the CEED result, each institute releases admission guidelines, seat details, and application procedures. Regularly checking the institute portals ensures updated information.

What Criteria Should I Consider for CEED Institutes?

Consider factors like seat intake, faculty, program offerings, facilities, and career opportunities when choosing CEED institutes. Review the specific admission requirements, including portfolios or interviews, beyond the CEED score to make informed decisions about applying to design programs.

Are There Any New CEED Participating Institutes in 2025?

As of now, no new institutes have been added for CEED 2025. However, candidates should check the official CEED website and institute portals for updates, as new institutes may join the list of CEED participating institutes in the future.

How Competitive Are CEED Participating Institutes in 2025?

CEED participating institutes are highly competitive, especially IITs and IISc. With limited seats and additional selection rounds like interviews and portfolio reviews, applicants must perform exceptionally well in the CEED exam and meet all other institute-specific admission criteria to secure admission.

Top Colleges Accepting CEED 2025: IITs, IISc, and Leading Design Institutes

Institutes Participating in CEED 2025 – There are currently eight CEED 2025 participating institutes. These institutes will consider CEED 2025 scores for admission to the M.Des and PhD courses offered by them. The participating institutes have an intake of over 302 seats for the M.Des programme. Therefore, the candidate must apply directly to the participating college after the CEED 2025 result is declared. The counselling-cum-application form will be hosted on the institute portal. To apply, you must register, upload the CEED 2025 scorecard and other mandatory documents and submit the form. The participating institutes may conduct further admission rounds such as personal interviews and portfolio reviews.

Candidates securing CEED 2025 merit ranks can apply for admission. The participating institute will then create a merit list and shortlist candidates for admission. IIT Bombay will also release a list of institutes sharing the CEED 2025 result; Read below to know about them. The CEED 2025 entrance exam will be most likely held in the third week of January 2025

CEED 2025 Participating Colleges, Seat Intake
IT Bombay - Seat Intake for M.Des program
Eligibility Criteria for Admission to CEED Participating Institutes
How to apply to a CEED Participating Institute

CEED 2025 Participating Colleges, Seat Intake

S.No	Participating Institute	Department	M.Des Seat Intake
1	IISc Bangalore	Centre for Product Design and Manufacturing	18
2	IIT Bombay	IDC School of Design (Industrial Design Centre)	78
3	IIT Delhi	Department of Design	20
4	IIT Guwahati	Department of Design	33
5	IIT Hyderabad	Department of Design	30
6	IIT Kanpur	Design Programme	78
7	IIT Roorkee	Department of Design	20
8	IIT Jodhpur	School of Liberal Arts	25

IT Bombay - Seat Intake for M.Des program

Course	General	EWS	OBC (NC)	SC	ST	Total
Industrial Design	7	1	5	2	2	17
Communication Design	7	2	4	3	1	17
Interaction Design	6	2	4	3	1	16
Animation Design	5	2	4	2	1	14
Mobility and Vehicle Design	6	1	4	2	1	14
Total	31	8	21	12	6	78

Eligibility Criteria for Admission to CEED Participating Institutes

The candidate needs to meet the following criteria TWO criteria:

A valid CEED 2025 score
A passing grade in the qualifying degree

Qualifying degrees (As per information released by IIT Jodhpur)

Bachelor's degree in Design/Engineering/Architecture/Interior Design: 10+2+4 years (minimum four-year undergraduate course). Note: B.Plan. is considered equivalent to B.Arch. A year BSc (Engineering) course after HSC is considered equivalent to BE/BTech.
Professional Diploma in Design: 10+2+4 years (minimum four year diploma programme). BFA (4 year professional programme with admission after 10+2). GD Art (4 year programme after 1 year foundation. Minimum admission requirement 10th pass).
Additionally, one year of professional experience in design fields is required. Master's degree in Arts, Science (3+2 year programme with admission after 10+2). Master's degree in Computer Applications

The candidate is urged to visit the website of the participating institute directly to get any other specific admission criteria.

How to apply to a CEED Participating Institute

The application form for admission typically opens after CEED results are declared.

Submission of application form – Candidates who qualify for CEED 2025 will have to apply on the admission portal of the participating institute.
Shortlisting of candidates for online assessment – Based on the applications received, the institute will shortlist candidates for an online interview.
Submission of portfolio – The candidate will also have to submit a portfolio.
Online interview – The candidate will appear in the next online interview.
Declaration of results – The institute will publish the list of selected candidates on its admission portal.

Payment of fee and confirmation of admission – Selected candidates will have to pay the admission fee and complete any other admission formalities.