IIT Bombay will release the list of CEED 2027 participating institutes on its official website, ceed.iitb.ac.in. Currently, there are eleven participating institutes in CEED 2027, which include the prestigious IITs, IISc and IIITDM. IIT Gandhinagar is the latest IIT added to the list of CEED participating institutes, which was added last year. Besides these CEED 2027 Participating Institutes, there's a significant number of result-sharing institutes and colleges that accept CEED scores for their design admission. After obtaining a valid rank in CEED 2027, candidates have to separately apply to the participating institutes to secure admission. Scroll down to check the list of the CEED participating institutes and also CEED result-sharing institutes.
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Conducted by IIT Bombay, CEED is a national-level entrance exam to shortlist students for admission to the M.Des programme at IITs and other CEED participating or result-sharing institutes.
Participating institutes are the top design colleges in India that offers admission to the postgraduate and doctoral courses such as M.Des and Ph.D. programmes based on CEED 2026 scores. CEED 2026 exam was conducted on January 18, 2026. The CEED result has been declared on March 4, 2026.
CEED 2026 participating institutes will shortlist the candidates based on their performance and seat availability at their own campuses. CEED scorecards will be made available for download from March 10 to July 31, 2026.
Ranks will be assigned to the qualified candidates based on their CEED exam performance and their category. The shortlisted candidates can apply for admission to the CEED participating institutes 2026, which are the top design colleges in India that offer M.Des and Ph.D programmes in design.
Students are advised to check the CEED 2026 eligibility criteria for each CEED 2026 participating institute before applying for design admission, as they may differ from the CEED exam eligibility criteria. Shortlisted candidates are eligible to apply for admission to participating institutes. Candidates can check the table below to get the list of CEED participating institutes 2026.
Serial No. | Participating Institute |
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| 8. | IIITDM Kancheepuram |
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| 10. | IIT Jodhpur |
| 11 | IIT Gandhinagar |
Institute | Programme | Contact Information |
Centre for Product Design and Manufacturing, IISc Bangalore | MDes in Product Design and Engineering* | Institute website: http://www.iisc.ernet.in Department website: http://cpdm.iisc.ac.in/cpdm/ Email: chairman@cpdm.iisc.ernet.in, office@cpdm.iisc.ernet.in Phone: +91-80-2293 2359 |
Industrial Design Centre, IIT Bombay | MDes in Industrial Design, Communication Design, Animation, Interaction Design, Mobility and Vehicle Design | Institute website: http://www.iitb.ac.in Department website: http://www.idc.iitb.ac.in Email: head.idc@iitb.ac.in, office.idc@iitb.ac.in Phone: +91-22-2576 7801, 2576 7802 |
Department of Design, IIT Delhi | MDes in Industrial Design | Institute website: http://www.iitd.ac.in Department website: http://design.iitd.ac.in Email: hoddod@admin.iitd.ac.in Phone: +91-11-2659 1431, 2659 6729 |
Department of Design, IIT Guwahati | MDes in Design | Institute website: http://www.iitg.ac.in Department website: http://www.iitg.ac.in/design Email: dodoff@iitg.ernet.in Phone: +91-361-258 2500, 258 2451 |
Department of Design, IIT Hyderabad | MDes in Visual Design | Institute website: http://www.iith.ac.in Department website: http://www.design.iith.ac.in Email: djm@iith.ac.in Phone: +91-40-2301 7120 |
Department of Design, IIT Jodhpur | MDes in XR Design | Institute website: http://www.iitj.ac.in Department website: https://iitj.ac.in/school-of-design/ Email: office_design@iitj.ac.in Phone: 0291 280 1782 |
Design Programme, IIT Kanpur | MDes in Design | Institute website: http://www.iitk.ac.in Programme website: http://www.iitk.ac.in/design Email: head_des@iitk.ac.in Phone: +91-512-259 7509, 259 6617 |
Design Programme, IIT Roorkee | MDes in Design | Institute website: http://www.iitr.ac.in Programme website: https://dod.iitr.ac.in/ Email: registrar@iitr.ac.in Phone: +91-1332-285311 |
Design Discipline, IIITDM Jabalpur | MDes in Design | Institute website: http://www.iiitdmj.ac.in/ Discipline website: http://design.iiitdmj.ac.in/ Email: design@iiitdmj.ac.in Phone: +91-761-2632 664 Ext: 150, 113 |
Design Programme, IIT Kancheepuram | MDes in Design | Institute website: http://www.iiitdm.ac.in/ Discipline website: http://www.sidi.iiitdm.ac.in/ Email: office@iiitdm.ac.in Phone: +91 44-27476323 |
Besides the CEED participating institutes, there are other design colleges that offer admission through CEED scores. The CEED result-sharing institutes will conduct the counselling process separately. The list of the CEED result sharing institutes as per the previous year is mentioned below.
The colleges accepting CEED score have their own eligibility criteria, admission process, seat intake, fees, and courses. Candidates can check the list of CEED participating institutes, their seat intake, fees, and courses in this article and choose the best one for the design education.
Colleges accepting CEED scores will consider the candidates for design admission based on their performance in the CEED entrance exam. The CEED score-accepting colleges may conduct other rounds of admission such as studio test and interviews. The aspirants have to be very careful while selecting the colleges, check their selection process, and prepare accordingly.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
CEED participating institutes are the top design colleges in India that offers admission to M.Des programmes in design based on CEED scores. The CEED participating institutes are IISc Bangalore, IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati, IIT Hyderabad, IIT Jodhpur, IIT Kanpur, IIT Roorkee, IIT Gandhinagar, IITDM Kancheepuram and IIITDM Jabalpur.
CEED result-sharing institutes are the design colleges that accept CEED scores to offer admission to M.Des programmes in design. Candidates must separately apply to these colleges to secure admission.
No. There is no centralised counselling for admission into design colleges through CEED.
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