CEED Exam Pattern 2026: Part A & B Paper Structure, Marking Scheme, Weightage, Impt Topics, Total Questions

The CEED 2026 exam will be conducted tentatively in the 3rd week of January 2025.

Part A will be an hour-long exam that was conducted from 9-10 am, while Part B will be 2 hours long and was conducted from 10 am - 12 noon.

CEED Pattern 2026 - Snapshot

The following table will give an idea of the CEED 2026 Pattern:

Part A of the CEED exam consists of objective-type questions – MCQ, MSQ, and NAT- and will be held in a computer-based mode.The duration of Part A is one hour.

These will be design aptitude type questions that will evaluate visual and spatial ability, environmental and social awareness, analytical and logical reasoning, language, observation and design sensitivity of the candidates.

CEED 2026 Exam Pattern - Part A 

The following table shows the CEED Exam Pattern 2026:

Part B of the CEED 2026 paper will incude five questions that will test the design, drawing, and writing skills of the candidate.

In CEED Part B, questions will be displayed on a computer screen and candidates need to solve them in an answer booklet provided by the invigilator.

The candidate needs to tick the appropriate box on the computer screen to indicate that they have answered the same. Part B answer books will be collected at the end of the examination.

CEED Exam Pattern 2026 - Part B    

The following table shows the Exam Pattern of CEED 2026:

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The marking scheme for CEED 2026 varies for Part A and Part B of the design exam. There is a negative marking in Part A, but there is no negative marking for Part B. 

CEED Part A Marking Scheme

Aspirants can go through the marks they can secure by attempting questions in different sections of the CEED 2026 Part A exam in the table below:

CEED Part B Marking Scheme

The marking scheme for the CEED Part B exam is as mentioned below:

Some of the important points that candidates must keep in mind regarding CEED exam pattern 2026 include:

• All questions of CEED Part A and B will be displayed on a computer. While candidates have to enter the answers for Part A on the computer, the answers for Part B have to be written in the provided answer booklet.
• To answer each question asked in the NAT section of CEED Part-A, candidates need to use a virtual keyboard. No choices for correct answers are shown in this section.
• Each MSQ contains four choices, out of which one or more answers are correct
• Each MCQ contains four choices, out of which only one answer is correct
• Scribble pads will be provided by the invigilator for rough work for Part A of the exam. The pads have to be returned after the exam is over.
• Each question in Part B of the CEED exam is mandatory
• In Part B, candidates are allowed to use items such as color pencils, crayons, and sketch pens unless otherwise specified in a question 

Every year, IIT Bombay shares a list of topics that candidates should prepare to ace the CEED exam. Subjects from which questions are typically asked in CEED Part-A include: 

CEED 2026 syllabus for Part B includes evaluating candidates on the following skills:

Since CEED is an aptitude test, IIT Bombay does not recommend any book or guide for its preparation. However, those who still wish to refer to some good CEED 2026 books for preparation can check out the table below: