The Common Entrance Examination for Design (CEED) is a joint entrance exam for post-graduate studies in the field of technological design held annually jointly at all IITs and Indian Institute of Science (IISc). The examination is hosted by the Industrial Design Centre, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay on behalf of Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India.
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For the NID DAT exams, there is no fixed cut-off or passing score. Usually, NID shortlists candidates equalling to thrice the number of available seats for the DAT Mains. The cut-off marks are based on the performance of students in DAT Prelims that year.
The cut-off for the NID DAT Prelims is expected to be lower in 2019 by at least 5 marks. This is primarily because the weightage for subjective section was 70 percent in 2019 as compared to 2016, 2017, and 2018.
Last year, the cut-offs for the NID DAT BDes Prelims (category-wise) were as follows:
| Programme | Open | Reserved | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EWS | OBC-NCL | SC | ST | PwD | Overseas | ||
| B.Des/GDPD | 65 | 65 | 55 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 65 |
| M.Des | 50 | 50 | 45 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 50 |
The cut offs for the NID DAT MDes Prelims are different for each discipline and ranges 55 to 75.
A candidate who has cleared the CEED entrance tests can appear for the following designing programmes:
A candidate may also pursue PHD programmes in Design in IIT Bombay, IIT Hyderabad, IIT Kanpur or IISc Bangalore.
CEED is conducted once a year, usually, in the month of January. The result for CEED written exam are released in March. In 2021, the exam is being held on January 17 and result for it will be declared on March 8.
Successful designers may hail from any background. Design is not an activity that is restricted to a certain discipline. Yet, it is worth noting that candidates from a science background have an edge over others. Candidates who come from the Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics stream may apply for any of the IIT institutes that offers the Master in Design Course. A candidate from any other background can only apply to IIT Bombay, IIT Kanpur or IITDM Jabalpur.
