CEED 2026 Exam: Part A Cutoff (OUT), Result, Merit List, Opening & Closing Rank
Common Entrance Examination for Design 2026 ( CEED )
Result - 4 Mar '26
Want to pursue a Master's in design at India's topmost institute? CEED 2026 Entrance Exam can help you. The CEED Entrance Exam is a national-level examination, organised every year by IIT Bombay for Master of Design (M Des) and Ph.D programmes. Read in detail to know about the Applications, Admission process, Dates, etc.
CEED 2026
CEED Cutoff for Part A is released on February 05, 2026 for all the candidates who took the CEED Entrance test on January 18, 2026. No credentials are required to download the CEED cutoff. No cutoff will be released for Part B. It is released in the form of Mean and Standard Deviation. The mean and standard deviation for Part-A (CEED 2026) are 39.35 and 16.89.
CEED Draft Answer Key and Answer Key for Part A were out on January 19, 2026. Candidates could raise objections against the draft answer key till January 22, 2026, 5 PM. Objections could be raised by adding comments in the Candidate Portal. CEED Final Answer Key was out IIT Bombay on January 28, 2026. It was out on the website of CEED.
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- What is CEED Entrance Examination?
- CEED 2026 Important Dates
- CEED 2026 Participating Institutes and Seat Intake
- CEED 2026 Result-sharing Institutes
- CEED 2026 Result and Admission Process
- What's Next After the CEED 2026 Entrance Exam?
- Syllabus for CEED 2026
- Pattern for CEED 2026
- CEED 2026 Application
- How to Apply to CEED 2026 M.Des Programme?
- CEED 2026 Eligibility
- CEED 2026 Programmes
- CEED Admit Card 2026
What is CEED Entrance Examination?
The Common Entrance Examination for Design (CEED) 2026 is a national-level design entrance examination conducted by IIT Bombay for M.Des and Ph.D programmes. CEED offers admission in IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati, IIT Hyderabad, IIT Roorkee, and IIITDM Jabalpur. The objective of the Common Entrance Exam for Design (CEED Exam 2026) is to assess the candidate’s aptitude for design, involving visual perception ability, drawing skills, logical reasoning, creativity, communication, and problem-solving skills.
Latest Update:
- CEED Cutoff Released for Part A @ceed.iitb.ac.in; Check Mean and Standard Deviation
- CEED 2026 Final Answer Key OUT
CEED Exam was conducted on January 18, 2026. The reporting time was 7 Am. The exam was from 9 AM to 12 PM. Candidates must carry CEED Admit card and Photo ID proof with them to the CEED Centre. CEED 2026 Exam Analysis is out. According to a few students, the question paper was of moderate level.
CEED 2026 Important Dates
The tentative dates for CEED 2026 are as follows:
| CEED 2026 Event |
CEED 2026 Dates |
|---|---|
| Registration Start Date with Regular fee |
October 01, 2025 |
| Registration last Date with Regular fee |
November 05, 2025 (closed) |
| Registration last Date with Late fee |
November 10, 2025 |
| CEED 2026 Admit Card downloading start date |
January 02, 2026 |
| Last date to rectify discrepancies in Admit Card |
First week of January 2026 |
| January 18, 2026 |
|
| CEED 2026 Draft Answer Key Date Part A |
January 19, 2026 |
| Last date for uploading comments (if any) on the draft answer key for Part-A |
January 22, 2026 |
| Release of final answer key for Part-A |
January 28, 2026 |
| Announcement of cut-off marks for Part-A |
February 05, 2026 |
| Declaration of results |
March 04, 2026 |
| Score Cards available for downloading |
March 10, 2026 |
| Last date for downloading Score Cards |
July 31, 2026 |
CEED 2026 Participating Institutes and Seat Intake
The CEED 2026 participating institutes and expected seat intake for CEED M.Des 2026 are:
| S.No |
Participating Institute |
Department |
M.Des Seat Intake |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Centre for Product Design and Manufacturing |
18 |
|
| 2 |
IDC School of Design (Industrial Design Centre) |
78 |
|
| 3 |
Department of Design |
20 |
|
| 4 |
Department of Design |
33 |
|
| 5 |
Department of Design |
30 |
|
| 6 |
Design Programme |
78 |
|
| 7 |
Department of Design |
20 |
|
| 8 |
School of Liberal Arts |
25 |
|
| 9 |
Design Discipline |
30 |
|
| 10 |
|
25 |
|
| Total |
357 |
||
CEED 2026 Result-sharing Institutes
CEED 2026 Result Sharing Institutes are as follows:
| S.No |
Institute |
Location |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Mahindra University |
Hyderabad |
| 2 |
Srishti Manipal Institute of Art, Design & Technology |
Bengaluru |
| 3 |
Alliance University |
Bengaluru |
| 4 |
Jain (Deemed-to-be-University) |
Bangalore |
| 5 |
MIT ID Indore - Avantika University |
Indore |
| 6 |
JK Lakshmipat University |
Jaipur |
| 7 |
GLS University |
Gujarat |
| 8 |
VIT School of Design (V-SIGN), Vellore Institute of Technology |
Vellore |
| 9 |
Delhi Technological University |
Delhi |
| 10 |
Dr Vishwanath Karad MIT World Peace University |
Pune |
| 11 |
RV University |
Bengaluru |
| 12 |
Netaji Subhas University of Technology (NSUT) |
New Delhi |
| 13 |
ATLAS SkillTech University |
Mumbai |
| 14 |
University School of Design & Innovation, GGSIPU |
New Delhi |
| 15 |
Tezpur University |
Assam |
| 16 |
UPES School of Design |
Dehradun |
| 17 |
JS Institute of Design |
New Delhi |
CEED 2026 Result and Admission Process
CEED released draft keys for Part A in the last week of January. Candidates can access and download the draft answer key to report discrepancies, if any, in the draft answer key through the CEED portal within the allotted time. Candidates must always use the Master Question Paper to check the answers.
The CEED 2026 Result will be declared most likely in March 2026 on the CEED official website. No hard copies will be issued to the candidates. Part A marks will be displayed for all candidates who have appeared for the CEED 2026 Exam, and Part B will be displayed only for shortlisted candidates. A CEED Rank will be given to all the candidates.
What's Next After the CEED 2026 Entrance Exam?
The CEED 2026 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.
The scorecards of candidates who fails to meet Part A cut-off would only include Part A marks. Part B and Total marks, along with merit rank, will only be issued to those candidates who meet the cut-off.
Formula to determine CEED shortlisting criteria is µ + (σ 2) = δ, where µ and σ are average marks and standard deviation of distribution of marks obtained by all candidates in Part-A of CEED.
µ and σ will be rounded off after first decimal place.
Candidates belonging to reserved categories shall have to fulfill a relaxed cut-off mark. It will be
0.9 for EWS
0.5 for SC/ST
0.5 for PwD
No doubt, 2000 rank is a decent rank in JEE Advanced exam. Candidates securing this much of rank will surely get selection at IIT Hyderabad. However, for top courses like CSE and AI, they need to secure lesser than that. As per IIT Hyderabad JEE Advanced cutoff 2024, the required rank stood between 656 and 9551, wherein, the most sought-after course was BTech in CSE. Candidates can check out below the courses available under 2000 rank at IIT Hyderabad for the General AI quota:
| Course | 2024 |
|---|---|
| B.Tech. in Electrical Engineering | 2105 |
| B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering | 4469 |
| B.Tech. in Chemical Engineering | 5757 |
| B.Tech. in Civil Engineering | 7898 |
| B.Tech. in Engineering Science | 3835 |
| B.Tech. in Engineering Physics | 4932 |
| B.Tech. in Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering | 8197 |
| B.Tech. in Biomedical Engineering | 8493 |
| B.Tech. in Industrial Chemistry | 9551 |
| B.Tech. in Biotechnology and Bioinformatics | 8524 |
| B.Tech. in Electrical Engineering (IC Design and Technology) | 2147 |
Yes, admission is possible with a rank of 8000, considering the IIT Hyderabad JEE Advanced cutoff 2025 for the General AI category. For this category, the overall closing cutoff ranged from 667 to 10043. Hence, a rank of 8K will make a student eligible for IIT Hyderabad admission, if they belong to the General AI category.
Please note that other categories, rounds, etc., will have different qualifying cutoffs accordingly, and that admission is based on various factors, like total number of seats, difficulty level of exam, etc.
IIT Roorkee is one of the top IITs which offer BTech courses based on JEE Advanced scores. Candidates with various All India categories has applied to get admission at IIT Roorkee for top courses like CSE, IT, and Artificial Intelligence. Among all the categories, the OBC AI category candidates encountered a cutoff range between 236 and 6973. Wherein, the CSE, and DS and AI cutoff stood at 236 and 421. Considering the cutoff data, we should aim a rank of 200 to get easy selection for the aforementioned courses in JEE Advanced exam 2025.
After the CEED Entrance Exam, the CEED results are announced on the official website. Candidates are then required to apply individually to the institutions of their choice using the CEED Score card. Each Institute will have a separate application process, portfolio review, interview rounds, etc. CEED does not conduct any joint counselling for the shortlisted candidates. Counselling is done by individual institutions.
Syllabus for CEED 2026
CEED 2026 syllabus will be in two parts (A & B). Part A will have questions related to the following topics.
- Visualisation and spatial reasoning: Ability to visualise and transform 2D shapes and 3D objects and their spatial relationships.
- Practical and scientific knowledge: Know-how of scientific principles and everyday objects.
- Observation and design sensitivity: The capacity to detect concealed properties in daily life and think critically about them. Attention to detail, classification, analysis, inference, and prediction.
- Environment and society: General awareness of environmental, social and cultural connections with design.
- Analytical and logical reasoning: Ability to analyse qualitative and quantitative information.
- Language: Proficiency in reading and comprehending Standard English.
- Creativity: Grasp of verbal and non-verbal analogies, metaphors, signs, and symbols.
- Art and Design knowledge: Awareness about art/artefact/product, artists/designers, art/design history, and trends.
- Design methods and practices: Knowledge of media, materials, production processes, and ergonomics.
CEED Part B will have questions related to the following topics:
- Drawing: Ability to draw products, people or scenes in proportion with good line quality, composition, proportion, perspective, and shading.
- Creativity: Ability to think out-of-the-box and come up with unique as well as diverse solutions.
- Communication: Skills to communicate concepts and ideas clearly with the help of text and visuals.
- Problem identification: Skills to understand the user and the context, knowledge of properties of materials and their appropriate use in design.
Pattern for CEED 2026
CEED 2026 Pattern will have Part A and Part B. Part A is of 150 Marks and the Maximum Time will be one hour. This part will be a computer-based test and will have three sections. Section 1 is NAT (Numerical Answer Types), Section 2 is MSQ (Multiple Selection Question) and Section 3 is MCQ (Multiple Choice Questions).
| Section |
No. of Questions |
Question Number |
Marks for each correct answer |
Marks for each wrong answer |
Marks for each questions not attempted |
Total Marks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NAT |
8 |
1-8 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
32 |
| MSQ |
10 |
9-18 |
Partial Marking |
-1 |
0 |
40 |
| MCQ |
26 |
19-44 |
3 |
-0.5 |
0 |
78 |
| Total |
44 |
1-44 |
|
|
|
150 |
CEED 2026 Part B is expected to be of a total of 100 marks and the maximum time will be 2 hours. It will consist of 5 questions, which will test design, drawing and writing skills. The part B questions will be displayed on the computer screen, but the answers should be written/drawn in the answer book provided by the invigilator. The Part B Answer booklet will be collected after the examination. All the questions are mandatory in this part.
| Section |
No. of Questions |
Question Number |
Partial Marks |
Negative Marks |
Marks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
1 |
Yes |
No |
20 |
|
| Creativity |
1 |
2 |
Yes |
No |
20 |
| Form Sensitivity |
1 |
3 |
Yes |
No |
20 |
| Visual Sensitivity |
1 |
4 |
Yes |
No |
20 |
| Problem Identification |
1 |
5 |
Yes |
No |
20 |
| Total |
5 |
1 to 5 |
|
|
100 |
CEED 2026 Application
CEED Applications are closed now. The applications were available on the official website of CEED. A registration fee of INR 2,000 was applicable for all the women candidates, INR 2,000 for SC/ST and PwD candidates and INR 4,000 for all other candidates.
The application fee was non-refundable and non-transferable. CEED 2026 also provided an opportunity to fill out the application form after the regular closing date by paying a late fee of INR 500 along with the application fee.
Latest Updates:
How to Apply to CEED 2026 M.Des Programme?
- Visit the official website of CEED Portal for Application 2026: ceed.iib.ac.in
- Register and fill out the CEED 2026 Application form
- Upload the necessary documents required for the submission of the CEED 2026.
- Pay the required application fee.
- Check all the details once again and submit the form. Also, download a copy of the CEED 2026 Application form for future reference.
CEED 2026 Eligibility
- Candidates must have a graduate/postgraduate/diploma for a minimum of three years after the 10+2 level, or must be appearing for the final examination of such a programme by July 2026, or must have passed the GD Arts diploma programme (10+5 level) by July 2026.
- Age Limit: There is no age limit to appear for the CEED Examination 2026.
- A candidate can appear for CEED any number of times.
CEED 2026 Programmes
The programmes offered for CEED 2026 are:
| Institute |
Programme(s) |
|---|---|
| Centre for Product Design and Manufacturing, IISc Bangalore |
MDes in Product Design and Engineering PhD in Design |
| IDC School of Design, IIT Bombay |
MDes in Industrial Design, Communication Design, Animation, Interaction Design, Mobility and Vehicle Design PhD in Design |
| MDes in Industrial Design PhD in Design |
|
| MDes in Design PhD in Design |
|
| MDes in Visual Design PhD in Design |
|
| MDes in XR Design |
|
| MDes in Design PhD in Design |
|
| MDes in Industrial Design |
|
| MDes in Design |
|
| School of Interdisciplinary Design & Innovation, IIITDM Kancheepuram |
MDes in Integrated Product Design PhD in Design |
CEED Admit Card 2026
The candidate has to download the admit card following the steps listed below.
- Click on the admit card download link
- You will be redirected to a login window
- Enter your email ID and password
- On successful login, the CEED 2026 Admit Card will be displayed on the screen
- Download and take a colored print of the admit card.
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