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    CEED

    Course Details

    MODE

    Full time

    DURATION

    24 Months

    Technology is deeply embedded, pervaded, and percolated into the contemporary society. A designer in contemporary world can no longer consider technology just as a tool or extensions of human abilities. A designer should be able to understand technology as design material. Technology's materiality allows a contemporary designer to understand the entanglements of technology with human problems, experiences, society, and culture. 

    M.Des (IDT) is designed around that need. Students will learn to connect technological capability with human experiences, designing meaningful products, interactions, services and systems. It prepares designers to contribute in a world where problems are no longer purely technical or purely social, but deeply interconnected. Intelligent systems, sustainability transitions, public infrastructure, digital platforms and emerging technologies require designers who can understand fundamentally understand different technology, its effects, and translate this knowledge across domains.


    Important dates

    Exams and EventsDates
    CEED
    Admit Card Date (Mode - Online)
    31 Dec'26 - 16 Jan'27
    CEED
    Exam Date (Mode - Online)
    16 Jan'27 - 16 Jan'27
    CEED
    Answer Key Date - Draft answer key published (Mode - Online)
    18 Jan'27 - 18 Jan'27
    CEED
    Answer Key Date - Uploading to draft answer key published (Mode - Online)
    18 Jan'27 - 20 Jan'27
    CEED
    Answer Key Date - Final answer key published (Mode - Online)
    25 Jan'27 - 25 Jan'27
    CEED
    Others - Cut off marks (Mode - Online)
    3 Feb'27 - 3 Feb'27
    CEED
    Result Date (Mode - Online)
    2 Mar'27 - 2 Mar'27
    CEED
    Score Card Date (Mode - Online)
    9 Mar'27 - 30 Jul'27

    Eligibility Criteria

    • Full-time bachelor’s degree (minimum 4-year or equivalent or more) in Design (B.Des), Architecture (B.Arch), Fine Arts (B.F.A/B.V.A), Engineering (B.E), or Technology (B.Tech) from a recognised institution.

    • Minimum 55% aggregate marks or equivalent CGPA as per Institute and Government of India norms. (50% marks or equivalent  for students from SC/ST/PwD categories). 

    • A valid Common Entrance Examination for Design (CEED) Score, conducted by the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay for admission to design programmes across IITs.

    • The Institute has its own Admission process and evaluating candidates, in addition to the CEED Score, which candidates need to qualify. 

    • Final selection will be based on performance in such tests (if applicable) along with the CEED Score.

    Admission Details

    • All candidates who have qualified for CEED 2026 and meet the eligibility criteria can apply for admission to MDes at IIT Gandhinagar. 

    • Application forms for MDes at IIT Gandhinagar have to be filled online* and the fees^ have to be paid online. 

    • Applicants who qualify in CEED 2026 and meet eligibility criteria for each stream are eligible to apply to MDes at IIT Gandhinagar. They are suggested to visit IIT Bombay online application portal. 

    • All applications will be scrutinized to verify whether they meet the eligibility criteria of the streams/program applied to. Those applications not conforming to eligibility criteria will be rejected.

    • A category-wise merit list would be prepared based on the CEED score of the eligible candidates. The list will be announced on design.iitgn.ac.in as per the dates mentioned in the [Important Dates] section. 

    • List of shortlisted candidates is decided on the basis of category-wise seats available and by using a multiplying factor for each category.

    • The multiplying factor for all categories is 8 (eight).

    • Shortlisted candidates will appear for the IITGN Design Aptitude Tests (DATs): studio test and/or interviews, in person at IIT Gandhinagar on the dates declared in the [Important Dates] section. 

    • Final list of selected candidates will be prepared based on 70% CEED Score and 30% of IITGN DATs. This list will also be prepared category-wise. 

    • A final merit list would be constituted based on the above final score. Admission would be offered from this list based on seats available for each category**.

    • If selected, the candidate is required to confirm his/her seat by paying fees, deposits and hostel rent before the deadline indicated in the offer letter.

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