CEED Preparation

Candidates need to have a prep strategy in place to prepare for Part A and Part B of the CEED exam. While formulating a CEED preparation plan, candidates need to keep in mind important topics to study in order to ace each section of the design entrance test. Aspirants should also go through past years' CEED question papers while preparing for the exam.

The candidate can take mock tests conducted by unofficial sources like coaching institutes, etc. However, note that for taking these mock tests, you may be asked to pay a certain fee.

Once you pay the fee, you can start taking the mock tests.

Further, the candidate may also take mock tests conduted by other entrance exams. Sample papers are another useful tools to prepared for CEED 2025 exam.

The mock tests will have similar types of questions to those asked in the actual exam. However, the mocks can contain fewer questions.

Note that the propose of the mock tests is to help the candidate get an insights into the question paper structure and learn the navigation and answering process.

The candidate can take the mock tests closer to the exam and give finishing touches to their preparation. Additionally, mocks will help the candidate identify areas that need improvement and work on them.

The mock tests will have similar types of questions to those asked in the actual exam. However, the mocks can contain fewer questions.

Note that the propose of the mock tests is to help the candidate get an insights into the question paper structure and learn the navigation and answering process.

The candidate can take the mock tests closer to the exam and give finishing touches to their preparation. Additionally, mocks will help the candidate identify areas that need improvement and work on them.

The official mock tests for CEED 2025 will be hosted online at ceed.iitb.ac.in. But note that IIT Bombay hasn’t noticed yet whether it will conduct any mock tests or not.

If the mock tests are indeed conducted, they will be held a few days before the actual exam.

To take the mock tests, the candidate will have to go to the official portal and log in. Upon logging in, the mock tests will be displayed on the screen.

IIT Bombay may conduct mock tests for the CEED 2025 exam a few weeks before the exam. The mock tests will help the candidate get familiar with the question paper structure and learn how to attempt the paper.

The mock tests dates, if any, will be announced on the CEED 2025 admission portal - ceed.iitb.ac.in.

To take the mock test, the candidate will have to log in to the portal using their log-in credentials. Note that the mock tests may have fewer questions that those asked in the actual exam. 

The natural instict in such a case will be to give a few more attempts. You can also try a few attempts. But after that move on to the next topic. Also, don’t spend prodigious time on one simple topic, because otherwise you will run out of time and will not be able to complete the entire syllabus.

If you leave out a few difficult topics now, you can always tackle them later on if you have time left.

Further, completing the entire syllabus may be a daunting task for many. 

While text books should be the primary resource for CEED Entrance exam preparation, there are other resources the candidate may use effectively. For instance, YouTube has many educational and preparation videos that the candidate can refer to.

To identify the quality and genuineness (or correctness) of the data, you can go through the video reviews. In some cases, the review section may be hidden. In that case, you better stay away, as it is difficult to determine the quality of the content.

Also, refer to instructors or educators with a large number of followers or subscribers.

Simply relying on textbooks for CEED exam preparation is not enough. It is because the CEED exam will evaluate the conceptual understanding of the candidate and also whether they are able to use those concepts to solve various types of problems.

So, along with the textbooks, the candidate also need to solve sample papers. In fact, the candidate can start solving sample papers very early on in their preparation.

Further, mock tests are another great tool to fine tune one's preparation; mocks, however, unlike sample papers, are meant to be taken closer to the exam.

Here are some of the recommended books that candidates can use for CEED Entrance Exam preparation.

It is, however, recommended that the cadidate goes through the Table of Content of the book they are planning to buy. This will help the candidate check if the said book covers the revised CEED syllabus or not.