CEED Scorecard 2026: Download Date, Link , Validity, How to Apply for Admission

Common Entrance Examination for Design 2026 ( CEED )

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CEED 2026: IIT Bombay is expected to release the Scorecard of CEED 2026 on the official website in the second week of March 2026. The last date to download the CEED Scorecard will be the second week of June 2026. The candidate can download the scorecard by logging into the result portal using their registered email ID and password.

CEED Scorecard 2026 will be available for download on the Candidate portal. It is valid for a period of one year from the date of declaration of the result. The CEED 2026 results will be announced tentatively in the first week of March 2026. The scorecards will be released for all candidates who appear in the CEED 2026 exam. However, the Part-B score, Total Marks, and Merit Rank (s) will be released ONLY for candidates who meet the Part-A UCEED qualifying marks

If the candidate fails to qualify Part A, his or her scorecard will only include the Part A score. The CEED 2026 merit rank will be prepared by considering the total CEED 2026 score, which in turn will be calculated by giving 25% weightage to Part A and 75% weightage to Part B.

Q:   When will the scorecard of CEED 2025 be released?
A: 

IIT Bombay will release the scorecard for the CEED 2025 exam on March 10, 2025; the last date to download the scorecard is June 11, 2025. 

The scorecard will be released after CEED 2025 results are declared. The results are schedule to be declared on March 5, 2025.

Note that the scorecard is released for all candidates who have appeared in the CEED 2024 exam. Howeever, merit ranks, total and Part B marks are released only if the candidate qualifies Part A.

To download the scorecard, go to the CEED 2025 exam portal, and log in by entering your email id and password. 

IIT Bombay will not send hard copies of the score card to candidates. 

Q:   When will the CEED 2026 result be declared?
A: 

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.

Q:   Can I download the CEED 2025 scorecard at the time of the declaration of exam results?
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The results of CEED 2025 will be declared on March 5, 2025.

Meanwhile, the scorecard will be available for download from March 10, 2025 (onward). So, you won’t be able to download the scorecard at the time of declaration of CEED 2025 results.

The scorecard will be released online at the CEED 2025 - IIT Bombay admission portal - ceed.iitb.ac.in. You can download the scorecard by logging into the scorecard-download portal using your email id and password.

In case of candidates who have qualified Part A, the CEED 2025 scorecard will include details like Part A & Part B marks, Open and category-wise merit ranks. 

Table of content
  • How to Download CEED Scorecard 2026
  • CEED 2026 Exam Dates & Schedule
  • CEED 2026 Part A Qualifying Marks
  • CEED 2026 FINAL score
  • CEED 2026 Toppers
  • CEED Scorecard 2026 - FAQs
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How to Download CEED Scorecard 2026

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Candidates can go through the steps listed below to download the scorecard.

  • Go to the scorecard download link.
  • A login window will open.
  • Fill in your email ID and password.
  • The scorecard will be displayed in a downloadable format.
  • Download and take a printout of the scorecard.

Details Mentioned on CEED 2026 Scorecard

The scorecard for CEED 2026 will be released in the second week of March 2026 and will be available until July 2026. The scorecard will carry the following information.
  • Name of the candidate
  • Roll number
  • Photograph and Signature of the candidate
  • Total number of candidates who took the exam
  • Number of qualified candidates
  • Part A qualifying marks (category-wise)
  • CEED qualifying score (category-wise)
  • CEED Part A score of the candidate
  • Part-B, Total Marks, and Merit Rank will be released only for candidates who have qualified in the CEED 2026 entrance exam.

Sample CEED Score Card

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Q:   How can I download the CEED 2025 scorecard?
A: 

The scorecard of CEED 2025 will be released tentatively in the 2nd week of March 2025.To download the scorecard, follow these steps.

  1. Go to the CEED 2025 - IIT Bombay portal

  2. Click on the result link

  3. You will be redirected a log in window

  4. Enter your email id and date of birth

  5. On successful log-in, you can download the scorecard of CEED 2025.

The scorecard is valid for a period of one years. The candidate can use the scorecard to get admission into participating and result-sharing institutes of CEED 2025.

Q:   What details will be mentioned on the CEED 2025 scorecard?
A: 

IIT Bombay will release the CEED 2025 sometime in the 2nd week of March 2025. It will contain the following information.

  • The name and roll number of the candidate

  • Category the candidate is seeking admission under

  • Part A marks

  • Qualifying status

  • Part B & Total Marks, and Merit Rank will only be issued if the candidate has qualified Part A

  • The date of issue of the scorecard

  • Validity of the scorecard

  • The total number of candidates appearing in CEED 2025

  • Number of candidates who have qualified in CEED 2025

Q:   How long will the CEED 2025 scorecard be available for download?
A: 

The CEED 2025 scorecard became available for download from March 10, 2025, to June 11, 2025. After this period, the scorecard download link will be deactivated, and no further requests for scorecard access will be entertained. Candidates must download and save their scorecards within this time frame.

CEED 2026 Exam Dates & Schedule

Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of CEED 2026 exam

DatesUpcoming Exam Dates
20 Jan ' 26

CEED 2026 Release of DRAFT Answer Key

22 Jan ' 26

CEED 2026 File Challenges Against DRAFT Answer Key

28 Jan ' 26

CEED 2026 Release of FINAL Answer Key

04 Mar ' 26

CEED 2026 Result DATE

10 Mar ' 26 - 31 Jul ' 26

CEED Scorecard 2026

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CEED 2026 Part A Qualifying Marks

The cutoff for CEED 2026 Entrance Exam will be released in the first week of February 2026. IIT Bombay released the CEED 2025 - Part A cut-off marks on February 6, 2025. The Common Entrance Examination for Design (CEED) 2025 Part A has a mean deviation of 45.48 and a standard deviation of 16.98.

CEED 2025 Part A Cut-off marks

Type of Deviation for Part A Deviations
Mean Deviation 45.48
Standard Deviation 16.98

CEED 2024 Part A Cut-off marks

Type of Deviation for Part A Deviations
Mean Deviation 41.90
Standard Deviation 16.72

CEED 2023 Cut-off marks - Part A

Type of Deviation for Part A Deviations
Mean Deviation 22.59
Standard Deviation 11.82

Check out the category-wise Part A qualifying marks for previous years. 

Category

CEED 2022 Part A Qualifying Marks

CEED Qualifying Score 2022

Open

38

27.30

OBC-NCL

34.2

24.57

SC/ST

19

13.65

PwD

19

13.65

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Q:   Will IIT Bombay send hard copies of CEED 2025 scorecard?
A: 

The scorecard of CEED 2025 will be issued only in online mode. The candidate has to download it from the CEED 2025 admission portal - ceed.iitb.ac.in. To download the scorecard, log in by entering your email id and password. IIT Bombay will not send any hard copies of the score card to the candidate.

The scorecard will be available for download only for a limited period of time. The scorecard can be downloaded from the March 10 to June 11, 2025.

The validity of the scorecard is one year from the date of its release.

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CEED 2026 FINAL score

CEED 2026 may not have any provision for re-evaluation or re-totalling of scores. Any requests for rechecking or viewing answer sheets will not be considered or entertained. Marks obtained in Part-A will be used to shortlist candidates. Part-B answer books will be evaluated manually ONLY for candidates shortlisted
from Part-A.

The final score of CEED 2026 would be prepared by allotting:

  • 25 percent weightage to Part A marks
  • 75 percent weightage to Part B scores.

Methodology for calculating CEED 2026 FINAL Score (expected)

CEED FINAL Score

FINAL Score = 0.25 x (Marks obtained in Part A) + 0.75 x (Marks obtained in Part B)

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Q:   When will the admission cut-off of CEED be released?
A: 

IIT Bombay only releases the qualifying cut-off of CEED Part A. It will, however, not release any admission cut-off. 

The qualifying cut-off for Part A will be released on February 6, 2025. The cut-off will be released in the form of Mean Deviation and Standard Deviation.

The mean and standard deviation for Part-A (CEED 2024) were 41.90 and 16.72, respectively.

Part B answer booklets will be evaluated only if the candidate meets the Part A cut-off.

Meanwhile,  the admission cut-off would be released by individual participating institutes at the time of seat allotment. The admission cut-off is the minimum score one needs to get admission.

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CEED 2026 Toppers

Mr. Rohit Ravindra Waghmare secured the top rank (AIR 1) in the Common Rank List (CRL) with a CEED score of 82.38 out of 100, in CEED 2025. IIT Bombay is likely to release the list of toppers soon. Ms. Khyati Rathor secured the top rank holder (AIR 1) in the Common Rank List (CRL), with 68.85 marks out of 100 marks, in CEED 2023. Simon George Cherian secured AIR 2 by scoring 66.63 marks. 

CEED 2025 Toppers List

CEED 2025 exam was conducted on January 19, 2025. CEED 2025. The Toppers List will be shared here soon.

Rank

CEED Topper Name

Score

AIR 1 Rohit Ravindra Waghmare 82.38
2 To be announced To be announced
3 To be announced To be announced
4 To be announced To be announced

The names of the top 10 CEED 2023 toppers, their roll number, and CRL are given in the table below.

CEED Roll Number

Common Rank List (CRL)

Name of the candidate

2002062

1

KHYATI RATHOR

2012068

2

SIMON GEORGE CHERIAN

2016177

3

ARITRA GUHA RAY

2009286

4

EVANA SAJAN PALLIVATHUKKAL

2002038

5

K SHRIKARAN

2002113

6

ISHAN ADITYA 

2010188

7

MONDAL DEVJANEE

2002057

8

ARAVIND M

2002155

9

RIYA SURENDRANATHAN

2020027

10

ARNAV PRAVIN GAIKWAD

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CEED 2020 Toppers

CEED 2020 was taken by 5,564 candidates. Out of this number, 1,724 candidates qualified for the exam. The topper of CEED 2020 is from Chhattisgarh, and he scored 69.68 marks in the exam. CEED Rank 2 and Rank 3 holders are from Tamil Nadu and Jharkhand, respectively. The scores obtained by CEED 2020 toppers are mentioned in the table below:

Rank

Name of CEED Topper 2020

Score

1

Shobhit Satish Kenath

69.68

2

Arivukkarasu P

68.95

3

Pramod Priya Ranjan

66.75

 

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Q:   What is the difficulty level of CEED?
A: 

CEED is a national-level design entrance exam conducted by IIT Bombay for admission to the M.Des program. The difficulty level of the exam is typically moderate to high.

But note that the difficulty level may vary from year to year.

In the last edition of the exam, Part A moderately difficult, whereas Part B was moderate. These inputs were shared by candidates who appeared in the entrance exam.

Q:   When will the CEED 2025 exam analysis be released?
A: 

The exam analysis for CEED 2025 exam is updated at shiksha.com/design/industrial-product-design/ceed-exam-analysis.

The article covers the detailed analysis of the exam. This includes the types of questions asked, sectional and overall difficulty level, topic-wise weightage, specific questions asked, etc. 

IIT Bombay will conduct the CEED 2025 exam around the 3rd week of January 2025 (9 am - 12 noon).

Our representatives visited the exam centre and brought you student reaction and exam analysis. The analysis will update you in case there are any technical issues faced by candidates during the exam.

Q:   What aspects will be covered by CEED 2025 exam analysis?
A: 

The analysis of the CEED 2025 exam is available now.

The exam analysis covers the following points:

  1. Sectional difficulty - The difficulty level will be evaluated on three scales - easy, moderate, and difficult. 

  2. Overall difficulty - It will take into account the sectional difficulty as well as the difficulty level of the exam over the years. 

  3. The weightage of questions - It will examine the number of questions asked from the various topics. 

  4. Good attempts - This will showcase the minimum number of questions you are expected to attempt to have a chance at admission. 

  5. Expected cut-off - Both Part A cut-off and admission cut-off would be covered. 

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CEED Scorecard 2026 - FAQs

Check the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) related to the CEED 2026 scorecard below.

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Q:   Will IIT Bombay also release the list of toppers along with the CEED 2025 scorecard?
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The scorecard of CEED 2025 will be released tentatively in the 2nd week of March 2025. IIT Bombay will also release the name of the toppers sometime thereabout. The details will be released in the form of a press release.

In the 2023 edition of the exam, the CEED exam was topped by Ms. Khyati Rathor, who scored 68.85 marks out of 100 marks. 

The press release would also include other stats like the number of candidates who registered for, appeared in and qualified the CEED exam. The gender-wise breakdown will also be given. A total of 4,910 candidates appeared in the CEED 2025 exam. 

Q:   Can I use the CEED 2025 scorecard for admission to result-sharing institutes?
A: 

The result-sharing institutes of CEED 2025 will allocate some of their M.Des seats for CEED 2025 qualified candidates. However, these institutes may also use scores of other entrance exam for admission purposes.

So, if you have qualified CEED 2025, you can apply to these institutes. Note that there will be no joint counseling for the result-sharing institutes. So, you need to apply directly to the institute you are seeking admission to.

Q:   Can I use the CEED 2025 score card as a proof of date of birth?
A: 

The scorecard for CEED 2025 is meant only for admission to the M.Des program offered by participating and result-sharing institutes. It cannot be used as a proof of birth. Further, the scorecard will also not be a legal document that can be used as a category or disability certificate.

Also, note that the scorecard of CEED 2025 will be valid only for a period of one year. So, if the candidate doesn’t take admission within that one-year period, the CEED 2025 scorecard will no longer be valid for admission purposes.

Q:   What is the last date to download the scorecard of CEED 2025?
A: 

IIT Bombay released the scorecards for CEED 2025 exam on March 10, 2025. It is available for download till June 11, 2025.

The scorecard is released for all candidates who have appeared in the CEED 2025 exam. The CEED 2025 exam was conducted on January 19, 2025. To download the scorecard, the candidate will have to enter their candidate credentials. The scorecard can be downloaded online at ceed.iitb.ac.in.

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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. 

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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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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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