How Many Students Appeared for CEED Exam 2026?
Common Entrance Examination for Design 2026 ( CEED )
Result - 10 Mar '26 - 31 Jul '26
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.
The scorecard of CEED 2026 will be released on March 10, 2026; the last date to download the scorecard is June 11, 2026.
The validity of the scorecard will be one year from the date of its issue. Using the scorecard, the candidate can apply for admission to both CEED 2026 participating and result-sharing institutes.
The scorecard will carry details like the Qualifying status and Part A marks. Open & category-wise Merit rank, and Part B & Total marks will be issued only if the candidate has qualified Part A.
Check out the important topics for CEED 2026.
| Important Topics for CEED 2026 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Creative Writing Skills | Drawing Ability and Skills | Communication Skills |
| Design Concepts | How to Develop Characters | Logical Reasoning |
| Light and Shadow | Perspective Design | Logo Design |
| Problem Identification & Design Problem Solving | Scale and Proportion | Product Designing |
| Basics of Drawing- Lines and Shapes | Gradation Chart | Colour Theory, Color Schemes and color Compositions |
| Still Life Drawings, Eye Levels and Symmetrical Drawing Concepts, Object drawings from everyday life | Perspective- Types and Usage | Human Body Knowledge |
| Anatomy, Proportions and Divisions | Basic and advanced Human Drawings | Hands and Feet Study |
| Human Features | Animal and Bird Study | Colour Rendering and Design |
| Inspirational Design | Means of Advertisement-Visual Communication | Grid Collages |
| Metamorphosis | Study of Objects and Lateral Thinking | Compositions |
| Story Illustrations | Pictograms and Signage | Geometrical and Design Exercise |
| Compositional sense | Placement of different figures proportionally | Sense of proportion |
| Basics of materials and manufacturing processes | Interaction Design and Visual Communication | Sketching |
| Representation techniques | Problem identification & solving | Visual perception |
| Interface design & Product Design | Poster, Logo, Character designing | Story telling |
| Drawing of human figures of different postures, action, and age groups | ||
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
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 was conducted on January 18, 2026. On the day of exam, candidate had to report at the exam centre at 7 am. The reporting time will also be mentioned on the admit card. Exam was from 9 AM to 12 PM at the centres.
When reporting for exam, candidate must bring with them a valid photo ID proof and the admit card.
Score card of CEED 2026 will be issued to all candidates who will appear in CEED 2926 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.
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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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Student Forum
Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 3 weeks ago
The cutoff for CEED Admission is expected to be out after the release of the CEED result 2026 and scorecard. CEED result and Scorecard will be used for CEED Admission in various IITs.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 4 weeks ago
UCEED 2026 application form is to be filled by candidates seeking admission to the B. Des programme. Also, UCEED 2026 scores are not considered for admission to the M.Des programme. So, the candidates must instead fill out the application form for CEED 2026. Note that both the CEED and UCEED exams
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
CEED 2026 result were announced online on the official website of the exam - ceed.iitb.ac.in. The results were declared on March 04, 2026.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
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
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
IIT Roorkee doesn't offer PhD in Design course through CEED. It only offers a MDes in Industrial Design. Admission to the M.Des programme will be based on CEED 2026 merit rank. The candidate will have to apply directly to the participating college once results are declared.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
The candidate must note that IIT Bombay is only responsible for conducting the CEED Entrance exam. Unlike UCEED, it will not conduct any Joint Seat Allotment.
This means the eligibility criteria prescribed by IIT Bombay is limited to appearing in the CEED 2026 exam. Further, the participating insti
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
No, IIT Bombay will not send the hard copies of CEED 2026 Scorecard. The scorecard of CEED will be issued only in online mode. The candidate has to download it from the CEED admission portal - ceed.iitb.ac.in. To download the scorecard, log in by entering your email id and password.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
Candidate can calculate probable scores using CEED 2026 answer key. Draft key was released on January 20, 2026.
Using key, candidate can calculate the number of correct attempts. Candidate needs to follow marking scheme to calculate probable score. One purpose of probable score is that it will help t
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
Score card of CEED 2026 will be issued to all candidates who will appear in CEED 2926 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 ra
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
No, you cannot use your CEED 2025 scorecard to get admission to 2026 academic year. The scorecard is valid for one year from the date of issue.
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Contributor-Level 10
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