The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay) will conduct CEED 2026 on January 18, 2026. For this the CEED admit card will be issued on January 2, 2026. IIT Bombay released the CEED 2026 application form on October 1, 2025. Applicants should know about the CEED 2026 registration fee payment details in order to complete the application form filling process. The details about the CEED registration fee 2026 got released through the exam notification which has the complete information about the exam, including CEED exam fees, which candidates are required to pay when submitting the CEED 2026 application form. Only those candidates who have completed the CEED 2026 registration fee payment will be able to appear for the design entrance exam. In this article, get complete details of the CEED 2026 exam fees.
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Shortlisted candidates in the Common Entrance Exam for Design will be offered admissions into the M.Des programmes of various participating IITs. Each IIT will conduct its admissions separately, with no centralised admissions taking place.
The CEED 2026 registration fee was to be paid by the candidate online at the time of filling up the application form. The category-wise CEED 2026 entrance exam fee is given below.
Category | Fees |
|---|---|
Women | Rs 2000 |
SC/ST/PwD | Rs 2000 |
All Other Candidates | Rs 4000 |
Late fee to be paid after the regular deadline | Rs 500 |
Candidates to pay the fees online at the official website - ceed.iitb.ac.in at the time of registration. The fees can be paid only in online mode before the prescribed deadline for regular registration and late registration.
Candidates must pay the CEED application fee before the last date which is notified in the CEED exam schedule. IIT Bombay prescribed two separate deadlines for payment of the regular CEED 2026 exam fee and the CEED exam fee with late fees of Rs 500. The last date to register with the regular CEED registration fee was November 5, 2025. The deadline to register with a late fee of Rs. 500 was November 10, 2025.
Given below are a few important points that candidates must remember when paying the CEED 2026 registration fee.
IIT Bombay mentions in the CEED notification that the CEED registration fee is non-refundable and non-transferable. It means, once paid, candidates cannot request to take back the CEED entrance exam fee. Candidates are also not allowed to transfer the fee paid in their name to another candidate’s name.
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If you're starting from scratch for CEED 2027 , you have a great advantage: time. You don't need to be an expert artist to do well. CEED rewards observation, creativity, problem-solving, visual communication, and design thinking as much as drawing skills.
Here's a practical roadmap:
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To prepare for M.des exams like CEED or NID DAT, here are some points which you can follow:
Understand the pattern – focus on creativity, design aptitude, and problem-solving.
Practice sketching daily and improve visualization.
Study basics of color, form, and design concepts.
Solve previous papers and build a
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Common Entrance Examination for Design is a test includes design aptitude, your creativity, visualisation, problem-solving, and also analytical ability.
CEED exam structure is divided in 2 parts (PART A & PART B) and you can check what to study and syllabus of CEED on career360 https://design.careers360.com/articles/ceed-syllabus-2025
CEED syllabus includes:
Visualization and spatial ability
Design thinking and problem solving
Drawing skills
Creativity
Communication skills
Analytical and logical reasoning
Environmental and social awareness
Observation and design sensitivity Also includes topics on form, function, aesthetics, and technical drawing.
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