Thursday, 15 October 2026 IIT Hyderabad has removed the non-CEED admission option for its M.Des programme. Candidates aspiring for both Ministry of Education (MoE) and Self-Sponsored seats must now qualify through CEED (Common Entrance Examination for Design). What Has Changed? Earlier: The non-CEED option provided an alternative admission route for eligible candidates. Now: A valid CEED score is mandatory for admission consideration, including the Self-Sponsored programme. S

A clear roadmap to prepare for NID, UCEED and NIFT together: daily sketching habits, topic layering, exam-specific tips, and what to skip.

The link is mentioned at the end of the blog. Being mentally prepared for the exam is very important. As we know, CEED The Common Entrance Examination for Design, a joint entrance exam for post-graduate studies in the field of technological design is an online computer-based examination and it is not until the last date before the exam, that CEED provides a mock test web portal for aspirants. Last year when I was preparing for CEED, I had never an experienced the online exami