CEED 2026 Exam Analysis: Section-Wise Difficulty Level, Previous Years' Analysis and Student Reactions

Exam On - 18 Jan '26

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Updated on Jan 18, 2026 12:02 IST

CEED exam will be conducted today, January 18, 2026. The exam timing is 9 AM to 12 PM. The exam will have two parts Part A and Part B. Part A has 44 questions and Part B has 5 Questions. The difficulty level of the exam is expected to be moderate to difficult.

IIT Bombay conducted CEED 2026 Exam today, January 18, 2026 for B.Des. CEED entrance exam was conducted offline at the centres Read on to know about the difficulty level of the exam.

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CEED Question paper had two parts: Part A and Part B. Part A had 44 questions, and Part B had 5 questions. The paper was of 3 hours and in English. It was compulsory to attempt questions from both parts.

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What will CEED 2026 exam analysis cover?
CEED 2026 IIT B.Des Exam Analysis: Overview
What is Pattern for CEED Question Paper 2026?
CEED Section-Wise Exam Analysis 2026
CEED Section-Wise Exam Analysis 2025
CEED Analysis 2024
CEED Analysis 2023
CEED Analysis 2021
CEED Analysis 2020

What will CEED 2026 exam analysis cover?

The exam analysis will cover

Difficulty level of the CEED 2026 exam
Length of the CEED question paper
Types of questions
Description and sample questions asked in the exam
Expected cut-off
What is a good attempt
Topic-wise weightage of questions asked.

CEED 2026 IIT B.Des Exam Analysis: Overview

Check out the overview of CEED Exam.

Particulars	NID DAT Details
Exam Name	CEED Entrance Exam 2026
Full Form	Common Entrance Examination for Design
Exam Level	PG: M.Des
Exam Frequency	Once a year
Courses Offered	M.Des in IITs
CEED 2026 Registration Start Date	October 01, 2025
Last Date to Apply	November 07, 2025
Application Form Fee	INR 4,000 (General/OBC), INR ,1500 (SC/ST/PWD)
Admit Card Release Date	January 02, 2026
Exam Mode	Part A: computer-based test Part B: Pen-paper mode
Exam Date	January 18, 2026
Exam Duration	3 Hours
Exam Centers	27 cities
Counselling Process Start Date	April
Seat Intake	302 Seats (approx)
Official Website	ceed.iitb.ac.in

What is Pattern for CEED Question Paper 2026?

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CEED Part-A Sections	No. of Questions	Question Number	Total Marks
Numerical Answer Type (NAT) Questions	8	1 - 8	32
Multiple Select Questions (MSQ)	10	9 - 18	40
Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ)	26	19 - 44	78
Total No. of Questions	44		150

Following is the CEED Question paper Pattern for Part B.

The following table shows the Exam Pattern of CEED 2026:

Sections	No. of Questions	Question Number	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

CEED Section-Wise Exam Analysis 2026

Go through the expected exam analysis of CEED B.Des

CEED Part	Analysis
Part A	To be out
Part B	To be out

CEED Section-Wise Exam Analysis 2025

Go through the expected exam analysis of CEED B.Des.

CEED Level	Analysis
Difficulty Level	Difficulty level was moderate

CEED Analysis 2024

The difficulty level was moderate and part B was a bit difficult. The second question, which was human-animal interaction using the blocks mentioned in the question paper was a bit on the trickier side. Another student said that the question paper was lengthy and a few questions had printing errors.

CEED Analysis 2023

CEED 2023 was of moderate to difficult. Part A had analytical thinking. CEED part B had creativity questions. Questions were from problem solving and perspective drawing.

CEED Analysis 2021

Check out the analysis for CEED 2021.

CEED 2021 Exam Analysis
Exam Section	Difficulty Level
NAT	Moderate
MSQ	Easy to Moderate
MCQ	Easy
Part B (Drawing Questions)	Easy

CEED Analysis 2020

Check out the difficulty level. CEED 2020 was easier than last year's paper. Part A of the exam mainly had aptitude questions and the drawing questions asked in Part B were interesting to attempt.