IIT Bombay is expected to release the number of students who applied and appeared for the CEED 2026 Exam. The number of students who registered/appeared for CEED will be released soon. Candidates can check how many students appear for CEED year-wise here.
CEED 2026 Statistics
The Indian Institute of Technology is expected to release data on how many students registered for M.Des programme. CEED 2026 Entrance Exam is a national-level entrance test conducted by IIT Bombay for admission to Undergraduate (UG) programs offered by participating IITs. It is one of the biggest Design entrance examinations, which records nearly 6 thousand registrations. CEED Entrance Test was conducted on January 18, 2026, from 9 AM to 12 PM. The exam was conducted in two parts Part A and Part B. Part A will be computer-based and Part B will be pen-and-paper-based.
Latest Updates:
- How Many Students will appear for CEED 2026?
- Previous Year Data: CEED 2025 Statistics
- CEED 2023 Statistics
- Seat Intake of CEED 2026
How Many Students will appear for CEED 2026?
The number of applicants expected in CEED 2026 is 6000+ this year. The seats are expected to be around 300.
| Year | Exam | No. of Applications | Seats | Course & Institute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | CEED | 4910 | 300 | B.Des at IIT Bombay, IIT Guwahati, IIT Hyderabad, IIT Roorkee, IIITDM Jabalpur, IIT Indore (B.Des) and IIT Delhi (B.Des Industrial Design) |
| 2025 | CEED | 6037 | 300 | B.Des at IIT Bombay, IIT Guwahati, IIT Hyderabad, IIT Roorkee, IIITDM Jabalpur, IIT Indore (B.Des) and IIT Delhi (B.Des Industrial Design) |
Check out the number of students in 2026.
| Programme | Students Registered | Students Appeared |
|---|---|---|
| B.Des | To be released | To be released |
Commonly asked questions
Note that once an exam centre has been allocated, there is no scope to change it. In fact, CEED officials will not entertain any requests for a change in the exam centre.
The details of the exam centre allocated to the candidate will be mentioned in the CEED 2026 admit card. The allotment of CEED 2026 exam centre will done on the basis of the exam city seelcted by the candidate. Exam officials will also consider other factors like the address of the candidate and seat intake available in various exam centres in that particular city.
IIT Bombay will release the exam cities for CEED 2026. The list can be found in the CEED 2026 Information Brochure. In the previous edition, the design entrance exam was held in 27 cities.
Note that exam officials have the authority to drop a city in some cases.
Check out this information given in the CEED information brochure:
“If a sufficient number of candidates are unavailable in a city, that city may be dropped from the final list, and candidates will be allotted to a city of their second or third choice.”
CEED exam has two sections Part A and Part B. Part A will be conducted in online mode and Part B will be conducted offline. Part A will have three sections, NAT, MCQ and MSQ. Part B will include drawing based questions only. Part A is of 150 marks and Part B is of 100 marks.
On the day of the CEED exam, the candidate must bring with them the admit card and a valid photo ID proof. Without admit card, canddiates will not be allowed to sit in the exam.
The following documents will be considered as a valid ID.
College issued identity card
Passport
Driving license
PAN card, Voter ID
Aadhar card or printed e-Aadhar card
Previous Year Data: CEED 2025 Statistics
In CEED 2025, the total number of applications received by IIT Bombay was 15408. Out of this, 5703 qualified for the exam.
| Category | PwD | Registered | Appeared | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | No | 3094 | 2609 | 919 |
| Yes | 19 | 18 | 11 | |
| OBC-NCL | No | 1112 | 1000 | 376 |
| Yes | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| EWS | No | 141 | 125 | 33 |
| Yes | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| SC | No | 566 | 483 | 401 |
| Yes | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| ST | No | 153 | 132 | 104 |
| Yes | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 3471 | 1848 |
CEED 2023 Statistics
For CEED 2023, 4910 candidates appeared for the entrance test. Out of this, 1886 qualified for the further admission process.
| Gender | Registered | Appeared | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | 5691 | 4970 | 2290 |
| Female | 9797 | 8578 | 2546 |
| Transgender | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 6037 | 4910 | 1886 |
| Category | Registered | Appeared | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|
| PwD | 53 | 49 | 31 |
| Foreign | 46 | 44 | 30 |
Commonly asked questions
The candidate will not be provided with any stationery at the exam venue. So, it is incumbent the candidates themselves bring these essential stationery items with them.
Here are the basic minimum stationery items needed to take the CEED 2026 exam.
Pens
Pencils
Sketch pens
Colours for the examination
However, note that sheets are not allowed inside the exam hall.
No, candidates cannot take any electronic gadgets inside the CEED exam hall. Here is a list of items that the candidate must not bring to the exam hall.
Mobile phones
Calculators
Smart or digital watches, etc.
Any candidate found in possession of these items will be disqualified.
Score card of CEED will be issued to all candidates who will appear in CEED exam. So, even if you have failed to qualify Part A, you can download the scorecard.
But note that in this case, scorecard will only include qualifying status and Part A marks. Part B marks, Total marks and merit ranks will only be issued to qualified candidates. Candidates who have been assigned a merit rank can participate in the counseling process conducted by participating institutes.
IIT Bombay will conduct the CEED 2026 exam in 27 cities. Candidates should choose three cities in order of preference at the time of filling the registration.
The list of exam cities for CEED 2026 is given below.
S.No | City | S.No | City |
1 | Ahmedabad | 15 | Nagpur |
2 | Bhubaneswar | 16 | Pune |
3 | Dehradun | 17 | Trissur |
4 | Guwahati | 18 | Ernakulam |
5 | Kolkata | 19 | Bhopal |
6 | Mumbai | 20 | Chennai |
7 | Patna | 21 | Ernakulam |
8 | Thiruvananthapuram | 22 | Jaipur |
9 | Coimbatore | 23 | Lucknow |
10 | Bengaluru | 24 | Panaji |
11 | Chandigarh | 25 | Raipur |
12 | Delhi | 26 | Visakhapatnam |
13 | Hyderabad | 27 | Mysuru |
14 | Kozhikode |
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Seat Intake of CEED 2026
Check out the expected seat intake of IIT CEED 2026.
| S.No |
Participating Institute |
Department |
M.Des Seat Intake (expected) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
IIITDM Jabalpur |
Design Discipline |
- |
| 10 |
IIITDM Kancheepuram |
School of Interdisciplinary Design & Innovation |
- |
| Total |
302 | ||
Reservation Policy:
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PwD (Persons with Disabilities) reservation is 5% horizontal and is carved out from the respective birth category.
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Any unfilled PwD seats will revert to the original category.
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