CEED Participating Colleges: Check IITs and Other Top Colleges

CEED Participating colleges 2026 include IIT Kanpur, IIT Delhi, IIT Bombay, VIT Chennai, and IISc Bangalore. CEED is a joint national-level entrance exam conducted annually by IIT Bombay to offer students various M.Des (Master of Design) and PhD programs at several IIT colleges.

The CEED test is divided into two parts: Part A is objective, and Part B is subjective. To be admitted to the CEED 2026 participating institutes, students must pass both papers with good scores.

Furthermore, applicants should review the detailed list of participating colleges/institutions for the CEED 2026 examination, which is provided below for reference. Each college will issue its CEED 2025 cutoff marks for admission to various programs.

CEED Participating Colleges Seat Intake

CEED participating institutes 2026 include several top-tier colleges that provide M.Des and PhD programs. The list includes IIITDM Jabalpur, IIT Roorkee, IIT Bombay, IIT Kanpur, and VIT Vellore, among others.

The participating colleges have a large number of students with seats based on their performance in the CEED 2026 admission examination. Students must, however, check the list of participating colleges and seat availability for the CEED Exam 2026, which is provided below.

Participating Colleges	Department	M.Des Seat Intake
IISc Bangalore	Centre for Product Design and Manufacturing	18
IIT Bombay	IDC School of Design (Industrial Design Centre)	78
IIT Delhi	Department of Design	20
IIT Guwahati	Department of Design	33
IIT Kanpur	Design Programme	30
IIT Hyderabad	Department of Design	78
IIT Roorkee	Department of Design	20
IIT Jodhpur	School of Liberal Arts	25
Total		302

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Top Design Colleges Accepting CEED Scores

Students should refer to the table below for a complete list of universities that recognize CEED 2026.

Participating Colleges	Courses Offered
Shristi Institute of Art, Design, and Technology	M.Des
Tezpur University	M.Des
Lovely Professional University (LPU)	M.Des
Central Institute of Technology (CIT)	M.Des
University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES)	M.Des Transportation Design M.Des Industrial Design M.Des Product Design M.Des Interaction Design
JK Lakshmipat University	M.Des Product Design M.Des Interaction Design
Indian School of Design and Innovation (ISDI)	Design and Innovation Fashion Business Management AICTE Approved Diploma Degree
DJ Academy of Design	Postgraduate Diploma Programme in Industrial Design Communication Design Interaction Design
World University of Design (WUD)	M.Des Industrial Design M.Des Transportation Design M.Des Retail Design M.Des Fashion Design
Shiv Nadar University (SNU)	M.Des Product Design/ Industrial Design M.Des Visual Communication Design M.Des User Experience Design/ Interaction Design
Jain (Deemed-to-be-Univeristy)	M.Des (Strategic Innovation and Design) M.Des (User Interaction and Experience Design)
School of Planning and Architecture	M.Des
Delhi Technological University	M.Des
Vishwakarma University	M.Des Graphic Design M.Des Product Design M.Des User Experience Design
SRM Institute of Science and Technology	M.Des
MIT Institute of Design	M.Des
ISDI School of Design and Innovation	Design and Innovation Fashion Business Management AICTE Approved Diploma Programme

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CEED M.Des Participating Colleges

The table below shows the number of institutes, category-specific participating colleges, and seat intake for the M.Des curriculum.

IISc Bangalore Seat Intake

The M.Des seat intake at IISc Bangalore is shown in the table below

Course	Seat Intake
M.Des in Product Design and Manufacturing (PD)	18

IIT Bombay Seat Intake

Students must review the seat intake details for various categories and courses for the IIT Bombay M.Des program, which are provided below.

Courses	Gen/ EWS/ OBC (NC)	SC/ ST	Total
Industrial Design	Gen- 7 EWS- 1 OBC (NC)- 5	SC- 2 ST- 2	17
Communication Design	Gen- 7 EWS- 2 OBC (NC)- 4	SC- 3 ST- 1	17
Interaction Design	Gen- 6 EWS- 2 OBC (NC)- 4	SC- 3 ST- 1	16
Animation Design	Gen- 5 EWS- 2 OBC (NC)- 4	SC- 2 ST- 1	14
Mobility and Vehicle Design	Gen- 6 EWS- 1 OBC (NC)- 4	SC- 2 ST- 1	14

IIT Guwahati Seat Intake

The table below shows the IIT Guwahati seat intake for the CEED 2026 examination.

Courses	Open/ Gen-EWS/ OBC (NC)	SC/ ST	Total
Master of Design (M.Des)	Open- 13 Gen- EWS- 3 OBC (NC)- 9	SC- 5 ST- 3	33

IIT Hyderabad Seat Intake

The following table shows the seat intake details for IIT Hyderabad's CEED 2026.

Course	Seat Intake
Master of Design (M.Des)	10 MHRD Fellowship Seats 20 Self-Financed Seats

IIT Roorkee Seat Intake

The table below displays the seat intake at IIT Roorkee for the CEED 2026 exam.

Course	Seat Intake
Master of Design (Industrial Design)	20

IIITDM Jabalpur Seat Intake

Applicants must review the IIITDM Jabalpur seat intake details for the CEED 2026 exam in the section below.

Course	Seat Intake
Master of Design	10 Seats for Candidates with GATE Qualification 20 Seats for Candidates with CEED Qualification

Conclusion

CEED 2026 scores are primarily for admissions to M.Des and PhD programs at top-tier institutes like IISc Bangalore and several IITs (Bombay, Delhi, Guwahati, etc.). Additionally, many Result-Sharing Institutes, including DTU, VIT, and Srishti Manipal, accept these scores. Candidates must apply separately to each college for selection.