CEED Cutoff for IITs: Year-wise Cutoff, Formula for Cutoff Calculation and Part B Evaluation

The mean and standard deviation for Part-A (CEED 2026) are 39.35 and 16.89. CEED cutoff marks 2027 will be released after the results.

The qualifying cut-off is the minimum marks a candidate needs to score in the paper to get shortlisted. Part B answer booklets will only be evaluated if the candidate gets shortlisted.

So, if you don't meet Part A cut-off marks, you will not get shortlisted and you Part B answer booklets will not be evaluated. Also, note that only shortlisted candidates will be assigned a merit rank in CEED.

The participating institute of CEED will consider the following points for determining the admission cut-off:

• The number of candidates appearing in CEED

• The performance of candidates in the exam

• The merit ranks of applicants seeking admission to the college

• Total seat intake

• Category under which admission is sought

• Previous years' cutoff trends

Note that the above factors are variables; so, if any of these factors change, the cut-off would also change.

IIT Bombay will not release any admission cut-offs for CEED. IIT Bombay doesn't conduct any Joint Seat Allotment.

In fact, IIT Bombay is only responsible for the conduct of the CEED exam and declaration of results.

Candidates will have to apply to the participating institute themselves based on their CEED scores. These participating institutes will then prepare admission cut-offs based on parameters like number of applicants, seat intake, category under which admission is sought, etc.

CEED exam will have two mandatory parts - Part A and Part B. Interestingly, Part B answer booklet will be evaluated only if the candidate qualifies Part A. If the candidate fails to qualify Part A or doesn't meet the qualifying cut-off, then his or her Part A answer booklet will not be evaluated. 

IIT Bombay declares the names of the CEED participating institutes at the time of the release of the admission notification or sometime thereabout. Also, the number of participating instittutes may change from one year to another. So, we can’t say that the number of participating institutes is fixed.

In fact, IIT Bomaby in consultation with the member institutes decides the list of participating institutes. Note that the IIT Bombay conducts a Joint Seat Allotment Process for the participating institutes. Also, participating institutes can only use CEED scores for admission purposes.

Master of Design (MDes) programs is offered at IDC School of Design at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT Bombay). combined seat intake for theprogrammestands at 31. Check category-wise and specializatio-wise seat intake in table below. 

Candidates can apply to CEED 2027 participating institutes after CEED 2027 results. Candidates will be shortlisted for admission based on their merit ranks.

Seats available for CEED admission vary from one institute to the other (that accept the exam scores for admission). For e. g, IIT Hyderabad has 30 seats, while IISc Bangalore has 18 seats. Candidates are informed that CEED is just a qualifying exam. Thus, any aspirant who clears CEED exam may have to appear in further admission rounds that may be conducted by the participating college. The application process at the participating colleges typically open once the CEED entrance exam results are announced.

Qualifying cutoff for CEED 2027 will be calculated categorywise. Formula used to calculate cutoff is given below.

 

It is a good idea for candidate to have an idea about the cut-off marks for participating institutes. For one, this will help candidate check the cut-off trends across the years. Candidate will also provide insights into details, which institute has highest cut-off. By gaining insights into the cut-off, the candidate will be able to prepare for the CEED exam accordingly.

If candidate is eying one of the top exams, cut-off would be going to be high. So, candidate must check cut-off for their category and check out what rank range is a safe bet for admission.

The CEED exam has two parts - Part A and Part B. The Part B answer booklet will be evaluated only if the candidate qualifies Part A. The minimum marks needed to qualify Part A is the qualifying cut-off for CEED Part A. 

On the other hand, the admission cut-off would be released by the CEED 2027 participating institutes. It is the minimum score one needs to score for admission to the M.Des programme in their chosen category.

 The CEED score is valid for a period of one year from the date of declaration of the result. This means you can use CEED scores for admission in the current academic session only. You can't use for admission in the next year.

Likewise, you can't use CEED 2026 scores for admission in the upcoming session.

The qualifying cut-off is the minimum marks a candidate needs to score in the paper to get shortlisted. Part B answer booklets will only be evaluated if the candidate gets shortlisted.

So, if you don't meet Part A cut-off marks, you will not get shortlisted and you Part B answer booklets will not be evaluated. Also, note that only shortlisted candidates will be assigned a merit rank in CEED 2027.

To take admission to the PhD through CEED, candidate needs to first qualify in the CEED entrance exam. Then he needs to apply directly to the participating college. The participating college may conduct further admission rounds, including interviews. The institute's admission portal will have the detailed admission process and requirements. 

The cut-off marks for CEED 2026 is 39.35 and 16.89.  Mean and standard deviation for Part-A (CEED 2026) are 39.35 and 16.89, respectively.