Registration with payment of late fee commenced from 1 November 2024 and was on till 8 November 2024 initially, now it is extended till 18 November 2024.

Candidates interested in studying M Des – masters in design or pursuing doctorate in design can take up CEED 2025 Application. There is more to it than meets the eye.

Results for the exam will be declared on 5 March 2025, those who have passed the exam with the required score (qualifying marks) can apply for admissions in the participating institutions.

Participating institutions

Candidates who submit CEED 2025 Application and pass the exam with required qualifying marks can apply in these participating institutions – IIT Bombay (IDC School of Design).

The other participating institutions are IIT Delhi (Department of Design), IIT Guwahati (Department of Design), IIT Hyderabad (Department of Design), IIT Jodhpur (Department of Design), IIT Kanpur (Design Programme), IIT Roorkee (Department of Design).

IIITDM Jabalpur (Design Discipline), IIITDM Kancheepuram (School of Interdisciplinary Design and Innovation) are also the participating institutions.

Mahindra University, Hyderabad is the CEED 2025 result sharing institute.

After the results, candidates can begin visiting the websites of the participating institutions to know the schedule and then submit applications for admission.

About the exam

CEED is known as Common Entrance Exam for Design, it is a national level exam and is being conducted by IIT Bombay. It is conducted once every year and CEED 2025 is meant admission into post graduate or doctorate courses in the field of design.

The exam has two parts – Part A and Part B. Part A is a computer based test and answers have to be recorded on a computer screen at the test center.

Duration to answer questions in Part A is one hour and total score for this is 150. Part B is a test for two hours, where the total marks are 100.

Questions will be asked on a computer screen and candidates have to put a tick in the box meant for it against each question and write answers for them in a separate booklet provided at the test center.

Who can submit CEED 2025 Application?

Candidates who have passed graduation in any discipline can submit CEED 2025 application. The applicants can preferably be graduates in Design (B Des), though not compulsory.

Even those who are appearing for their final degree exam can submit CEED 2025 application. Students who have appeared and are waiting for their final exam results can also submit CEED 2025 application.

However, they have to pass the qualifying exam and provide a proof for it by the time of admission.

How to submit CEED 2025 Application?

The process to submit CEED 2025 application is online and it can be done on the official website of the exam ‘https://www.ceed.iitb.ac.in/2025/’

1. The URL mentioned above has to be typed into the browser and then submitted to allow the website to download.

2. Once the website is ready, candidates have click INFORMATION BROCHURE button to know everything about the exam and CEED 2025 application submission process.

3. They can click REGISTRATION PORTAL to submit CEED 2025 application.

4. Clicking the above button will open another webpage with URL ‘https://ceedapp.iitb.ac.in/CEED/home.jsp’

5. Once the webpage with above URL opens, candidates can click REGISTER to create an account with username and password.

6. After creating an account, they can comeback to the webpage with URL ‘https://ceedapp.iitb.ac.in/CEED/home.jsp’ and click LOGIN located next to REGISTER.

7. After login, candidates can start filling the CEED 2025 application.

Direct Link to Submit CEED 2025 Application is Here

1. Candidates have to visit the official website ‘https://www.ceed.iitb.ac.in/2025/’
2. At the website, they have to click the link for downloading admit card.
3. After clicking the link, they can enter the details like application number, date of birth and submit them to view the hall ticket.
4. Once the hall ticket is visible, they can download it and take a printout.

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Those who are wishing to join management courses in XLRI (Xavier School of Management) can concentrate on this exam which is one of the most popular ones in the country.

Those who take up XAT 2025 Registration from 28 September 2024 onwards, can choose to write exam from the new test centers.

The Newly Added Test Centers Are: Ajmer, Aligarh, Anantapur, Arrah, Baddi, Balasore, Bareilly, Bhagalpur, Bikaner, Bilaspur, Chikkaballapur, Darbhanga, Davanagere, Dhenkanal, Haldwani, Hazaribagh, Hisar, Jodhpur, Kalaburagi (Gulbarga), Kalyani, Karimnagar, Kolhapur, Kurukshetra, Mehsana, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Muzaffarpur, Nanded, Patiala, Salem, Shimla, Sikar, Ujjain, Vellore.

The Other Test Centers Are: Agra, Ahmedabad, Aurangabad City (Maharashtra), Allahabad, Ambala, Amravati, Amritsar, Bengaluru, Berhampur, Bhatinda, Bhilai Nagar, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh/Mohali, Chennai, Coimbatore, Cuttack, Dehradun, Delhi-NCR, Dhanbad, Dibrugarh, Durgapur/Asansol, Ernakulam, Gandhinagar, Goa, Gorakhpur, Guwahati, Gwalior, Hooghly, Hubballi(Hubli), Hyderabad, Indore, Jabalpur,Jalandhar, Jaipur, Jammu, Jamshedpur, Kannur, Kanpur, Kolkata, Kota, Kottayam, Kurnool, Lucknow, Madurai, Mangalore, Mumbai, Mysuru(Mysore), Nagpur, Nashik, Patna, Pune, Raipur, Rajahmundry, Ranchi, Roorkee, Rourkela, Sambalpur, Siliguri, Surat, Thiruvananthapuram, Tiruchirappalli, Tirupathi, Tiruvallur, Udaipur, Udupi Vadodara, Varanasi, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, Warangal, Tejpur, Jorhat, Rajkot, Shillong, Naharlagun.

The process of submitting the application started on 15 July 2024. Admit card for the exam will be available for download from 20 December 2024.

Exam will be conducted on 5 January 2025 from 2:00pm to 5:30pm. The process of application (XAT 2025 Registration) has begun.

The scores in the exam will be used by other well-known management institutions for admission into courses offered by them.

There are other prestigious B Schools that offer admission into management courses based on scores in XAT and these institutions are known as XAMI (Xavier Association of Management Institutes).

Point to remember

The official website for the exam is ready and it can be visited with the help of URL ‘https://xatonline.in/’ The candidates can read the information about the exam.

The link to take up XAT 2025 registration is active, candidates can take up XAT 2025 registration and apply for the test.

About the exam

The full name of the exam is Xavier Aptitude Test which is popularly known to all as XAT. It is conducted every year by XLRI of Jamshedpur.

It is a national level exam that has to be passed to gain admission into management courses offered by XLRI and other participating institutions.

XAT 2025 is meant to be conducted for the year 2025. The test will be conducted across 75 cities in India.

Even apart from participating institutions, many other b schools across India offer admissions based on scores in this exam.

Who can take up XAT 2025 registration?

Candidates willing to take up XAT 2025 registration must have passed Bachelor’s Degree or its equivalent from a recognized educational institution located anywhere in India.

Candidates appearing for the final year of their qualifying degree examination and those who have completed degree requirements and are awaiting results can also take up XAT 2025 registration.

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However, they have to pass the exam and provide a proof for it by the time of admission process commencement in XLRI or its associate institutions.

1. The URL mentioned above must be typed into the browser and submitted to allow the website to download.

2. Once the website is ready, candidates can click the information brochure and know about the exam.

3. After reading the information, candidates can click the button Register.

4. Clicking the above button will open another webpage with URL ‘https://applications.xatonline.in/?_gl=1*17pi4n7*_ga*MTM4OTUzOTQ1NC4xNzIwODU1NjQw*_ga_44L83023B1*MTcyMDg1NTY0MC4xLjEuMTcyMDg1NTgyMC42MC4wLjA.’

5. When the webpage with above URL opens, candidates can provide the required information and create an account with username and password.

6. Post account creation, candidates can login and start applying for the exam.

Link to take up XAT 2025 Registration is Here

Registration fee

Candidates have to pay XAT 2025 registration fee of Rs 2200 while applying for the exam. Those applying for XLRI programmes, have to pay Rs 200 per programme.

How to download admit card?

Candidates who have successfully completed their XAT 2025 registration will alone be able to download admit card and its process is explained below:

1. Candidates have to visit the official website for the exam at ‘https://xatonline.in/’

2. Once the website is ready, candidates have to click the link for downloading hall ticket which may open another webpage.

3. When another webpage opens, candidates have to type their application number and other required information and submit them to obtain the admit card.

Exam pattern

XAT 2025 will be conducted online as a computer based test where the questions have to be answered on a computer screen at the test centre.

Duration to complete answering is 3 hours 30 minutes. The test will have questions related to Decision Making, Verbal & Logical Ability, Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation, General Knowledge, and Essay Writing.

Candidates who have taken up XAT 2025 registration must remember that XLRI has decided to make changes in exam timings. XAT 2025 exam timing stands changed from morning to afternoon.

The exam has to be passed with required qualifying marks which is also known as cutoff scores.

Cutoff score is the minimum marks candidates have to get in the exam to be eligible for next phase of admission.

The score of the candidates in the exam must be either greater than cutoff or equal to it.

Those who pass can appear for the next stage which comprises group discussion, interview, document verification. Those who get the seat can pay the money and join the institution for classes.

Point to remember

It is to note that many institutions accept XAT scores for admission into management programmes offered by them, their admission process and schedule may vary from that of XLRI.

Candidates have to visit the websites of those institutions and obtain information about their admission process before submitting applications there.