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    CEED 2026 Exam Date Announced by IIT Bombay (Jan 18) – Check Full Schedule

    CEED 2026 Exam Date Announced by IIT Bombay (Jan 18) – Check Full Schedule

    Sumeet SudarshanUpdated on 18 Jan 2026, 04:09 PM IST

    The Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, conducted the CEED 2026 exam on January 18, 2026, from 9 am to 12 pm. It had notified the CEED 2026 exam date in the CEED notification. The complete details of CEED 2026 were released on October 1, 2025 in the exam notification which also included the CEED 2026 schedule. Aspiring candidates planning to obtain MDes admission need to mark the CEED 2026 dates.

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    1. CEED 2026 Exam Date and Time
    2. CEED Eligibility 2026
    3. CEED Application Dates & Process
    CEED 2026 Exam Date Announced by IIT Bombay (Jan 18) – Check Full Schedule
    CEED 2026 Exam Date Out

    The interested candidates are advised to keep an eye on the official website of CEED. Continue to read more about the CEED 2026 exam date as it includes information on eligibility, application dates and process, syllabus, exam centres and more.

    CEED 2026 Exam Date and Time

    Aspirants can check the CEED 2026 exam date which is made available on the CEED web portal officially in the table below.

    ParticularsCEED Dates 2026

    CEED notification release date

    October 1, 2025

    CEED 2026 application form start date

    October 1, 2025

    Last date to submit the CEED application form 2026 without late fee

    November 5, 2025

    CEED application form start and end date with late fee of Rs.500

    November 6-10 2025

    CEED 2026 exam date

    January 18, 2026

    CEED 2026 exam timings

    9 AM to 12 Noon

    CEED Eligibility 2026

    IIT Bombay conducts the CEED entrance exam to offer CEED admission for the MDes programme. Through CEED scores, candidates will be able to apply for MDes admission into the CEED participating institutions. The CEED participating institutes list is released online at the official web portal. However, to apply for the CEED entrance exam, candidates must first fulfill the CEED eligibility criteria that has been released through the official brochure.

    As per the eligibility criteria of CEED, candidates must have completed a graduate degree/diploma/postgraduate degree program with 3 years of minimum duration, after their 10+2 levels or they must be appearing for final exam of any of these, or must have passed the GD Arts diploma (10+5) by July 2026. Also, there is no age restriction to apply for the CEED 2026 exam.

    CEED Application Dates & Process

    IIT Bombay closed the CEED 2026 application form on November 10, 2025. The closure dates for the registration period were specified in the CEED exam notification. The CEED registration 2026 was in online mode only. Candidates had to pay the application fee online during the application process. The CEED registration fee was Rs. 4000 for all other candidates whereas the reservation candidates (SC/ST/PWD) and all women candidates need to pay Rs. 2000.

    Based on the CEED application process, candidates also had to upload the required scanned documents such as recent photograph, signature, category certificate (if applicable) in the specified format and size provided in the official brochure. Candidates can check out below the steps that were involved in writing the CEED application form.

    Steps to fill the CEED Application Form 2026

    • Visit the official website - ceed.iitb.ac.in
    • Click on ‘New Registration’
    • Fill in the details asked and the new login credentials will be generated
    • Click on the application form and login using the allotted user Id and password
    • Select your preferred exam centres
    • Upload the required documents
    • Pay the application fee online
    • Submit and take a print out of the CEED application form for future reference

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