CEED Answer Key 2026: Date, Part A Answer Key PDF, Response Sheet & Objection Window

IIT Bombay will declare the results of CEED 2026 in the first week of March 2026. The result will be declared online at ceed.iitb.ac.in. To check their results, the candidate needs to log in to the result portals using their login ID. Hard copies of the results will not be sent to the candidate.

The CEED 2026 results will be released for all candidates who appear in the design entrance exam. However, the CEED 2026 merit rank will only be issued to candidates who qualify for Part A and are shortlisted.

The final answer key for CEED 2026 for Part I will be released in the second week of January 2026. The final key is released after considering the comments given by the candidate against the draft key. It therefore contains the official and correct answers to questions asked in the entrance exam. The candidate doesn’t have the option to challenge the final key.

By consulting the final key, the candidate will be able to calculate probable scores. This score, in turn, can be used to assess one's chances of admission.

The CEED admission portal has many useful resources including previous years’ question papers and answer keys. 

To download the question papers and keys:

1. Go to CEED admission portal

2. Click on the “Download” .

3. The screen containing the question papers and answer keys will open

4. Click on the question paper or answer key you want to download.

5. You can download the document in PDF format.

The CEED admission portal has question banks starting from 2010 onward. 

IIT Bombay release the question paper for the CEED 2024 exam on January 23, 2024. The question paper was released alongside the draft CEED 2024 answer key.

You can download the question paper online at ceed.iitb.ac.in. Note that no log-in is required to download the question paper; simply click on the download link and you can download the paper in pdf form.

The question paper, in conjunction with the answer key, can be used to calculate probable scores and thus access one’s chances of admission.

The candidate can download the previous years’ question papers for the CEED exam from the CEED 2025 - IIT Bombay admission portal - ceed.iitb.ac.in. Alternatively, the candidate can also download the question papers from this page.

The candidate can download the question papers along with the answer keys. 

However, note that the question paper and answer keys for the current academic session (or CEED 2025) will only be available after the exam has been conducted. 

The previous years’ question papers can be used by the candidate to improve their problem-solving ability and improve conceptual understanding.

IIT Bombay has released the detailed statistics of the CEED 2023 exam in the form of a press release. As per the stats, a total of 4910 candidates appeared for CEED 2023, which was held in a centre-based mode on January 22, 2023. 

A total of 1886 candidates managed to qualify CEED 2023. Of the qualified candidates, 755 were females. Ms. Khyati Rathor is the top-rank holder (AIR 1) in the Common Rank List (CRL), with 68.85 marks out of 100 marks. 

Also, note that among the 4910 candidates appeared for CEED 2023, 2401 were male, and remaining 2509 candidates were female.

No, mock tests are not the same as CEED question or sample papers. 

It is because the main purpose of the mock tests is to help the candidate get acquainted with the exam pattern and system, especially if the exam is conducted in an online mode. The mocks will allow the candidate get accustomed with the exam mode, navigation, scoring, and answering patterns. To some extent it also may help the candidate improve problem-solving and time-managment skills, which are typically the exclusive domain of CEED sample papers.

Additionally, mock tests are meant to be taken in the last few days of the exam. On the other hand, sample papers are typically solved even in the early stages of exam preparation.

Rohit Ravindra Waghmare topped the CEED topper list 2025 with 82.38 marks out of 100.

CEED 2023 exam was topped by Khyati Rathor, who secured the AIR 1. She secured 68.85 marks in the exam, out of a total of 100 marks. The 2nd position was occupied by Simon George Cherian, who scored 66.63 marks. The final place in the podium, of AIR 1 rank, was occupied by Aritra Guha Ray. 

The application form for CEED 2026 will open in the first week of October 2025. Applications will open in online mode at ceed.iitb.ac.in.

All the details about the CEED 2026 application form will be updated on the admission portals, including the information brochure. The candidate needs to carefully go through the brochure to check their eligibility. Note that information entered by the candidate at the time of submitting their application form will be verified at the time of counseling. Any candidate who doesn’t meet the criteria will be disqualified.

IIT Bombay will declare the results of CEED 2026 in the first week of March 2026. The result will be declared online at ceed.iitb.ac.in. To check their results, the candidate needs to log in to the result portals using their login ID. Hard copies of the results will not be sent to the candidate.

The CEED 2026 results will be released for all candidates who appear in the design entrance exam. However, the CEED 2026 merit rank will only be issued to candidates who qualify for Part A and are shortlisted.

There are multiple benefits of solving sample papers of CEED. Some of them are given below:

• The sample papers will contain questions similar to the ones that will be asked in the CEE exam. Or in other words, they will cover the same topics, weightage, and difficulty level.

• Sample papers are useful for improving one’s problem-solving and time-management skills.

• Question papers, meanwhile, will allow the candidate to check the types of questions asked in the previous edition of the exam, any specific trend followed, weightage given to various sections, etc.

• Concept building is another area that can be honed by solving sample papers.