The first thing you need to understand is that anybody with an open mind and decent drawing skills can get through CEED. You don't need to be extraordinary at drawing (obviously it does help if you are extremely good at it).

Stuff about Question Paper format:

Total 100 Marks. The paper has 2 Parts.

Part A- Multiple choice. 50 Marks. It will test you on many things from General Aptitude, GK, Analytical ability. Famous architectures around the world- Bridges, buildings etc.

In CEED-2013 people got a few questions on mechanical pulleys (physics)! So there will always be surprises.

Part-B- Again divided into 2 sections. Drawing Ability and Design Problem Solving. Total 50 Marks. The 2 most time consuming things in the entire paper. Check out the previous question papers. I gave the link below.

Also the paper format may change again every year. But you will be notified on the official CEED website if that's the case.

Stuff you need to know before appearing for the exam:

1. You need to start preparing right away. Read anything you can find on Interaction Design and Visual Communication. Go as deep as you can into the subject.
   
   Check out-
   Smashing Magazine- For Professional Web Designers and Developers
   
   Complete Beginner's Guide to Interaction Design - UX Booth .
   
   Another great resource - Teacup Blog
   
   
2. Previous Question Papers- Common Entrance Examination for Design . Go through the previous question papers and try to answer as many of the questions as you can. Trust me you will learn a lot of things by answering them. Sadly I did that in the last few days. :(
   
   
3. You need decent drawing skills. By the time you write the exam, you should be able to draw fruits, vegetables and everyday objects from your mind as far as possible in 3D perspective .
   
   Check out-
   How to draw stuff, step by step, pop culture, with our FREE online drawing tutorials!
   
   Industrial Design Sketching and Drawing Video Tutorials
   
   
4. Be creative while answering the questions. What I mean to say is try to use the answer sheet to your advantage and present your points clearly and accurately. Try to think of different ways you could use the answer sheet to present your answers. This is not really that important. But its one of those good-to-know things.
   
   
5. Optional: Good sense of humor. :P
   
   Let me know if you need any more info or if I missed out on anything.

• Update 1: Similar to Abhinav Bhatt , even I have no formal exposure to designing. I have a B.E. degree in Mechanical Engg. Also I do have a lot of interest in painting, sketching, photography and Photoshop. So that helped me quite a bit.
• Update 2: NID has a separate entrance exam. But the way we prepare doesn't change for CEED or NID. I skipped NID exam.
• Update 3: I was shortlisted for the interview rounds at IDC and IISc. But couldn't make it after that. Tough luck. :(
• Update 4: D'Source | Courses, Resources, Case Studies, Galleries, Videos . This website is maintained by IDC and sponsored by the Ministry of Human Resources, Government of India.
• Update 5: Here's another essential blog everyone preparing for CEED should read- Design Resources on The Power of Design . Thanks to Priya P ! :)

Hello aspirant,

CEED is an examination for admission to the M.Design courses( Master of design) and Ph.D courses . It is conducted by IIT Bombay nd through the CEED a candidate can get admission to IISc Bangalore, IITs like IIT Bombay, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kanpur , Guwahati and also to IITDM Jabalpur. 

Hello,

First of all there is no need to panic. Generally every admission portal or counselling site has an option to edit your personal details before confirming submission and payment. So if you have not paid for the admission, then you may edit the details. Generally , you have to login using password or other details and then you have to click on the option for editing the personal details. If you are having more doubts you shoiuld try getting in contact with the site's helpline provided in the Contact us section. Hope this helps!

Hi Mekha!

Through state quota for government controlled self-finance seats in Pariyaram Medical College, Pariyaram the cut off was 522 last year. Cut off varies each year on the number of candidates, state, category. You may miss the college!
A special tool which can provide a seat in top colleges in specific counselling round is here -
https://medicine.careers360.com/neet-college-predictor
A right career decision awaits you!

Centralized Admission Committee or CENTAC had released the application form for 2019 in May 15. The application fee is 1000 Rs for General category and 500Rs for Reserved Category. It might have closed down on 30th of May. CENTAC apllication form for NEET however had been released on 6th of June. So the application window for Btech is already over but it is still open to Medical aspirants who appeared for NEET. Hope this answer helps. Please keep checking official website regularly and dont waste any time in grabbing opportunity.

Hello,

I checked the brochure of CEED 2019. The eligibility that they state in order to apply is completion of degree or diploma which has duration of three years after 10+2 level. You can apply for the examination by October this year for admission in the next academic year. Please refer http://www.ceed.iitb.ac.in/2019/downloads/CEED2019_Brochure.pdf for more details.

Hi Sukruth,

I hope you are doing well!

Well Sukruth as I can see you want to know the application date for CENTAC. I would like to inform you that the CENTAC application will be started on "First Week of June". For your better information I will be attaching the link below. I will kindly request you to please find the attachment of the link below.

Link :- https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/centac

Wishing you all the best for your career.

I hope that the answer to the question.

Hey, I don't wish to disappoint you but chances are almost zero that you get seat by AIQ because the cut off marks for All india 15% quota goes really very high. But don't get disheartened you can still try for the state quota. You can get a seat in 2nd or 3rd round may be in government or private medical college. Good luck.. 

Hello Sukruth

      Hope you are doing well.kindly notice that the CENTAC doesn't conduct any test and the admission is strictly based on merit of aspirants at the10+2 level.CENTAC will prepare separate merit lists for various cources based on candidates marks in 10+2.

Hope this helps you.