CEED 2025 exam was conducted on January 19, 2025 (9 am - 12 noon). Shiksha representatives visited the CEED 2025 exam center to bring you updates from the exam center, including CEED 2025 exam analysis. Read the exam analysis here.
CEED Exam Analysis 2025 - IIT Bombay conducted the CEED 2025 exam on January 19, 2025 (9 am - 12 noon). The exam was held in 27 cities across the country.
We bring you the CEED 2025 exam analysis. Shikhsa representatives did live coverage of the CEED 2025 exam. The exam analysis covers sectional and overall difficulty, types of questions asked, expected cut-off, and good attempts.
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The CEED 2025 exam had two papers - 1) Computer-based Part A, and 2) Offline-based Part B.
It was mandatory for the candidate to qualify Part A, or else Part B answer booklets would not be evaluated.
The cut-off marks for CEED 2025 will be released after the exam.
The difficulty level of CEED exam has been maintained by authorities over the years. However, most design aspirants share that if difficulty level of all design entrance exams conducted for PG level courses is compared then CEED is slightly easier than NID Entrance Exam. This is primarily because the drawing questions asked in NID that are considered to be tougher than those put forth in CEED exam. Note that CEED exam is for admission to the M.Des courses offered by the eight participating colleges. Meanwhile, the NID that for the M.Des programme has three participating colleges.
You can start preparing for CEED exam by following the below steps:
- Understand CEED exam pattern and syllabus well.
- Note that the CEED syllabus has been revised for both Part A and Part B.
- IIT Bombay will release the detailed exam pattern when it releases the information brochure, sometime in September.
- Make a well thought-out timetable for CEED preparation
- Practice as many CEED previous year question papers and sample papers as possible
- Take notes when you are studying.
- Analyse your weak areas for the exam and work to improve those areas/subjects
- Take mock tests.
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CEED 2025 Exam Analysis - Insights Provided
The exam analysis of the CEED 2025 question paper will include the following inputs:
- Good attempts
- Sectional difficulty
- Overall difficulty level
- The expected cut-off
- Specific questions asked
CEED 2025 Exam Analysis
The candidate can read the analysis of the CEED 2025 exam below.
A good score in CEED typically depends on the year's difficulty level, overall performance of candidates, and cutoffs set by individual institutes.
In general:
A score above 45-50 in Part A is considered safe for qualifying.
A final combined score (Part A + Part B) of above 60-65 out of 100 is usually considered very good for getting calls from top institutes like IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, and IISc Bangalore.
For the the highest-ranking institutes, candidates often need a rank within the Top 100 to have a strong chance.
- CEED does not have a fixed qualifying score each year; the cutoffs vary based on the exam difficulty
It is very much possible to prepare for CEED without coaching. But before you embark on exam preparation on your own, you need the conviction that you can do it. If you are not convinced yourself and only decide to forgo coaching on the advice of others, the journey may be difficult.
If you prepare for the exam on your own, you need to be serious and plan the preparation smartly. For instance, after going through the syllabus, you must be able to decide the difficulty level, time it will take to cover the syllabus, and do revision.
Remember, there are many instances of toppers who managed to ace the CEED exam without the aid of any coaching. Further, the final outcome may not depend on whether you do coaching or not, but the quality of your preparation.
Yes, CEED is a national-level exam for admission to M.Des and PhD courses offered by participating colleges. The exam is conducted by IIT Bombay.
Note that, in addition to the participating colleges, a number of other institutes, known as result-sharing institutes, will also use CEED scores for admission purposes.
The CEED 2025 exam will be conducted on Janaury 19, 2025.
The application form the exam is currently open.
CEED - Reaction 1
My name is Shankar, I appeared for CEED. The exam was not difficult, especially if you have appeared in the exam before. There were no technical glitches during the exam. I have no idea about the expected cutoff.
CEED - Reaction 2
Anika, appearing for the CEED exam, said that the overall difficulty level was moderate. The paper was all about time management. The sections were all easy. A few pattern-based questions were asked. I expect the cut-off to be around 50.
CEED - Reaction 3
My name is Megha and I appeared in the CEED 2025 exam. There were not many difficult questions that were being asked in the exam. To answer the questions, the candidate needed to do some thinking. There were one question about a bear that was scaring two small kids.
CEED 2025 Exam Analysis Video
CEED 2024 Exam Analysis
Ayushi and her friend Saumya felt that the CEED question paper was engaging as the questions challenged the candidate. They found the difficulty level of the exam to be moderate, while Part B was a bit difficult. A question was asked on human-animal interaction that used the blocks. It was a bit on the trickier side, they said.
According to another test taker, the question paper was lengthy. The candidate also said that few questions had printing errors which meant they had to wait for it to get rectified. The paper was difficult and time-consuming. The difficulty level of the question which included a human-animal interaction using blocks was difficult.
CEED Answer Key 2025
IIT Bombay will release the draft answer key of CEED 2025 on January 21, 2025. The student response will also be released alongside the draft answer key. The candidate can download the draft key from the CEED admission portal.
Calculate probable scores using the daft answer key in tandem with the response sheet. Follow the CEED exam pattern when calculating scores.
The candidate can file objections against the draft key till January 23, 2025 (5 pm). Candidates can submit objections using the master answer key.
The CEED 2025 final answer key will be released on January 29, 2025.
Declaration of Results - The results of the UCEED 2025 exam will be declared on March 5, 2025. The result will be released for all candidates appearing in the exam; however, merit ranks will be released for candidates who meet the Part A cut-off.
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Student Forum
Answered 2 months ago
IIT Bombay will release the admission notification for CEED 2026 exam by October 1, 2025. The admission portal for CEED 2026 will be launched soon- ceed.iitb.ac.in.
The portal contain the updates about the CEED exam. It also contain useful recourses like previous years' question papers, answer keys
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 months ago
The best books for CEED 2026 preparation are:
- Cracking CEED & UCEED (2022 Edition) by Ashok Goel and Arjun Kamal
- CEED+NID (M.DES) [Paperback] Academy of Fashion & Art Preparation Kit
- CEED Common Entrance Exam for Design Pattern & Scheme Preparation Book 2022 [Paperback] Examinspect
- CEED ENTRANCE by Acad
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 months ago
Yes, candidates from engineering, architecture, arts, science, or commerce backgrounds can apply. Candidates must have completed a graduate degree/diploma/postgraduate degree program of a minimum of THREE years (after 10+2 level).
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 months ago
CEED 2026 application is expected to start in the first week of October 2025. The official notification will be out by October 1, 2025.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 months ago
CEED Entrance Examination 2026 will be conduced on January 18, 2026. The exam timing will be 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM.
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Contributor-Level 10
Since CEED is a general aptitude test, you can benefit greatly by practicing previous year question papers. Also, after practicing the papers, it is highly important to analyse your strong and weak areas for the exam and then work on them accordingly.
But that being said, you can’t prepare for the CEED only on the strength of solving the sample papers. You need to read the text books to learn the concepts, understand the various dynamic. Note that unless your theoretical knowledge is sound, you won’t be able to feel truly confident.