IDC - Industrial Design Centre
School of Design - IIT Bombay

Industrial Design Centre (IDC) at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT Bombay) offers an excellent environment for academics, research and applications in the field of design. IDC has academic programs in the areas of Industrial Design, Communication Design, Interaction Design, Animation and Mobility & Vehicle Design. The education Programme at IDC is a unique mix of pedagogic experimentation with pragmatic design approach and blends hard-core problem solving with design research.

IDC Application

IDC Course Information

B.Des Program

Course Credits

Course Documentation

Minor Program

Studio project

Course Credits

M.Des Program

Industrial Design - Course Credits

Communication Design - Course Credits
Animation - Course Credits
Interaction Design - Course Credits, Course Documentation
Mobility and Vehicle Design - Course Credits, Course Documentation

Important Dates

B.Des Admissions: UCEED application starts in October, and the exam is conducted in January.
M.Des admissions: CEED application starts in October, the exam is conducted in January and results are declared in March.

March	Online application portal opens
April	Last date for submission of applications
April	List of shortlisted candidates available on the IITB website
May	PhD Presentation & Interview (in-person)
May & July	Declaration of results on the IITB website (for details refer to IIT website)

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IDC Admission Process

Admission to the Industrial Design Centre (IDC) at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay) is based on the score in UCEED & CEED exam.

Eligibility: Applicants must have the required undergraduate qualifications. They must also meet the following age requirements:

Open/EWS/OBC-NCL: Born on or after October 1, 1999
SC/ST/PwD: Born on or after October 1, 1994

Entrance Exam: Post graduate applicants must write the All India Common Entrance Examination for Design (CEED) and undegraduate applicants must write the UCEED exam
Admission test and interview: Applicants who qualify for UCEED/CEED must appear for another admission test and interview at IDC.
Merit List: A final merit list is created based on the candidate's final score. A cutoff is applied to the list, and candidates with scores below the cutoff are not considered for admission.
Admission: Admission is offered from the merit list based on the number of seats available in each category.

UCEED Exam Pattern - Section-wise questions and marks, marking scheme

UCEED Exam Parts	Sections	No. of Questions	Marks for every correct answer	Marks for every wrong answer	Total Marks
Part A	NAT	14	4	0	72
	MSQ	15	Partial Marking	-1	72
	MCQ	28	3	-0.71	96
Part B	Sketching	1	-	-	50
	Design Aptitude	1	-	-	50
	Total	59	-	-	300

CEED Exam Pattern for Part A

CEED Part-A Sections	No. of Questions	Question Numbers	Total Marks
Numerical Answer Type (NAT) Questions	8	1-8	24
Multiple Select Questions (MSQ)	10	9-18	30
Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ)	23	19-41	46
Total	41		100

CEED Exam Pattern for Part B

CEED Part-B Sections	No. of Questions	Question Numbers	Total Marks
Sketching	1	1	20
Creativity	1	2	20
Form Sensitivity	1	3	20
Visual Sensitivity	1	4	20
Problem Identification	1	5	20
Total	5	1-5	100

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