The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay has made the CEED 2026 Admit Card available to the public on January 2, 2026. Candidates who are going to appear in the Common Entrance Examination for Design (CEED) can download their hall tickets from the official website by using their login credentials. The examination will be held on January 18, 2026, and a printed copy of the admit card must be carried to the examination hall.

The Common Entrance Examination for Design (CEED) 2026 will be conducted by IIT Bombay and will be the basis for admission to Master of Design (M.Des) programmes at IITs and other reputed design institutes in India. The exam comprises two parts. Part A, which includes objective questions and is conducted online, and Part B, which includes subjective design and drawing tasks and is held offline. With a total duration of three hours (9 AM - 12 Noon), CEED 2026 evaluates both analytical and creative skills.

CEED 2026 Key Dates

Event	Date and Time
Online Registration (Regular Fee)	October 01 - November 05, 2025
Online Registration (Late Fee)	November 06 - November 10, 2025 (until 05:00 pm)
Admit Card Download	January 02, 2026 (from 01:00 pm)
Date of Examination	January 18, 2026 (Sunday), 9:00 AM to 12:00 Noon
Draft Answer Key Release (Part A)	January 20, 2026
Last Date for Comments on Answer Key	January 22, 2026 (until 05:00 pm)
Final Answer Key Release (Part A)	January 28, 2026 (05:00 pm)
Announcement of Cut-off Marks (Part-A)	February 05, 2026 (05:00 pm)
Declaration of Results	March 04, 2026
Score Cards Available for Download	March 10, 2026
Final Deadline to Download Score Cards	July 31, 2026

Steps to Download CEED 2026 Admit Card

Step 1- Students must visit the official CEED website https://www.ceed.iitb.ac.in/2026/

Step 2- On the page, click on the Registration Portal tab.

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Step 3- On the page which will be opened, find the Login link and click on it.

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Step 4- On the Candidate portal, fill in the details like username and password and log in to the portal.

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Step 5- Once logged in to the portal, there will be an admit card download link. Click on it to view the admit card.

Step 6- Download and take a printout of the hall ticket for future use, as it will be mandatory to carry it to the examination centre.

Details Mentioned on the Admit Card

Field	Details Provided
Candidate’s Name	As per registration
Registration ID & Roll No	Unique exam identifiers
Date of Birth	Verified from the application
Category	General/OBC/SC/ST, etc.
Photograph & Signature	Uploaded during registration
Exam Date & Time	January 18, 2026, 9 AM - 12 Noon
Exam Centre Address	Allocated by IIT Bombay
Exam Instructions	Rules to follow on exam day

CEED 2026 Exam Day Guidelines

To prepare for entry into the CEED 2026 Examination Hall, candidates must do the following:

a printed hardcopy of their CEED 2026 Admit Card,
proof of identity - such as an original government-issued photo ID (Aadhaar, Passport, Driver's License, etc.),
go to the designated examination venue at least 30 minutes before the commencement of their exam, and
Follow all instructions as stated in the Admit Card for CEED 2026
Candidates are prohibited from bringing into the Examination centre: digital devices (including calculators), or reference material(s).

Candidates must immediately download and print the CEED 2026 Admit Card to avoid any future technical difficulties, and failure to produce a Hall Ticket (Admit Card) is a reason to be denied access to the Exam Location. Candidates must ensure that their CEED 2026 Hall Ticket is accurate and complete prior to using it, and must keep their Hall Ticket until they have finished with the admission process.

Institutes Participating in the CEED 2026 Exam

Below is the list of the institutes that are participating in the Common Entrance Examination for Design 2026:

S.No	Institute Name	School/Department
1	IISc Bangalore	Centre for Product Design and Manufacturing
2	IIT Bombay	IDC School of Design (Industrial Design Centre)
3	IIT Delhi	Department of Design
4	IIT Guwahati	Department of Design
5	IIT Hyderabad	Department of Design
6	IIT Jodhpur	Department of Design
7	IIT Kanpur	Design Programme
8	IIT Roorkee	Department of Design
9	IIITDM Jabalpur	Design Discipline
10	IIITDM Kancheepuram	School of Interdisciplinary Design and Innovation

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