CEED

If you start solving sample papers late in your exam preparation, you must be able to solve around 10-12 sample papers. If you start early, try to solve one sample paper daily according to the topic covered.

You can start solving sample papers for CEED very early on in your exam preparation. For instance, you can do the exercise after completing a chapter. All you have to do is find the relevant questions in the sample papers and start solving. As you move on in your CEED 2025 exam preparation, you the sample papers will be more useful. In fact, as you complete the syllabus, you can attempt the complete sample paper.

By solving the sample papers you can improve your problem-solving and time-management skills. Also, you can solve sample papers right up to the exam-day. 

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. 

The candidate can download the previous years' question papers for the CEED exam from the CEED 2026 - 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 2026) 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 will release the question paper for the CEED 2026 exam on January 20, 2026. The question paper will be released alongside the draft CEED answer key.

The candidate may note that IIT Bombay is only responsible for conducting the CEED 2024 exam. Unlike UCEED 2024, it will not conduct any Joint Seat Allotment.  

This means the eligibility criteria prescribed by IIT Bombay is limited to appearing in the CEED 2024 exam.

Further, the participating institutes of CEED 2024 will individually determine the eligibility criteria for the M.Des courses. The eligibility criteria will be uploaded on the admission portals of these institutes.

The eligibility criteria for appearing in the CEED 2024 exam is prescribed by IIT Bombay. The criteria are outlined in the information brochure. The candidate needs to carefully go through the criteria and only apply for admission if they meet the requirements.

Note that if the candidate fails to meet the CEED 2024 eligibility criteria, he or she could be disquafied at any stage of the admission process. Also, the participating colleges will have a document verification session, where all documents will be cross-checked.

You can give a few attempts. But after that, move on to the next topic. Don't spend too much time on one simple topic because you will run out of time and will not be able to complete the syllabus. Leave that topic and try to study at the end if you have ample time left.

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.