Pearl Academy M. Des 2026
Last Date to Apply: 22nd April | No. 1 Design & Fashion Institute by ASSOCHAM, India Today, Outlook and The Week rankings
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay has declared the CEED 2026 result on March 4, 2026. There is no centralised CEED counselling 2026 process. However, the IIT MDes admission 2026 process has been started by the CEED participating institutes separately. Candidates who have a valid score in CEED 2026 must apply to these institutes and participate in all components of the admission process, which may include an aptitude test, personal interview, or portfolio round.
IIT Bombay earlier conducted the CEED 2026 entrance exam on January 18, 2026. Around 4000+ candidates are expected to have appeared for the exam.
In the absence of a centralised CEED 2026 counselling process, the admissions into the MDes programmes by the participating institutes will be done separately. Given below are the steps in the admission process at the CEED colleges.
Release of the application form separately by each participating institute
Candidates will first be shortlisted based on the scores in the CEED 2026 result
Next, shortlisted candidates have to appear for a design aptitude test and a personal interview round
Publication of the final merit list of selected candidates
Payment of the admission fee and completion of document verification to confirm seat allotment
Last Date to Apply: 22nd April | No. 1 Design & Fashion Institute by ASSOCHAM, India Today, Outlook and The Week rankings
Last Date to Apply: 29th April | Ranked #45 Among Universities in India by NIRF | 1950+ Students Placed, 91% Placement, 800+ Recruiters
IITs | Application opens | Last Date of Application |
March 9, 2026 | March 26, 2026 | |
March 20, 2026 | April 11, 2026 | |
March 19, 2026 | April 15, 2026 | |
March 19, 2026 | April 13, 2026 | |
March 11, 2026 | April 4, 2026 | |
April 2026 | April 2026 | |
April 2, 2026 | May 4, 2026 | |
Feburary 11, 2026 | March 25, 2026 | |
March 27, 2026 | April 17, 2026 | |
Open | April 21, 2026 | |
March 16, 2026 | April 6, 2026 |
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Hello,
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.
Hello Anushka,
Thanks for reaching out!
You can definitely prepare for CEED to pursue UI/UX design.since you're not from design background you'll need 4-6 months of focused prepration.
Focus on:
Sketching
Visual communication
Design concepts
User experience basics
Problem - solving skills
Past CEED papers.
Practice drawings, story boarding, Idea
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