CEED

It is possible to prepare for CEED without coaching. But before you start on exam preparation on your own, you need the conviction that you can do it. If you are not convinced yourself and only decide to forgo coaching on the advice of others, the journey may be difficult.

If you prepare for the exam on your own, you need to be serious and plan the preparation smartly. Go through the syllabus. You must be able to decide the difficulty level, the time it will take to cover the syllabus, and revise. 

The CEED 2026 exam will be conducted on January 18, 2026. So, the candidate has a little more than 6 months to prepare for the exam. You will ideally need 6 months to prepare for the exam. That being said, if your fundamentals are strong, you can cover the syllabus in less time. To start your preparation, go through the revised syllabus and pattern, and draft a plan. 

Check out below the tips to prepare for CEED.

• Understand CEED exam pattern and syllabus.
• Make a  timetable for CEED preparation
• Practice as many CEED previous year question papers and sample papers as possible
• Take notes when you are studying.
• Find your weak areas for the exam and work to improve those areas/subjects
• Take mock tests.

The counseling process for CEED qualified candidates is conducted by the participating colleges soon after the results of the entrance exam are declared.

Note that IIT Bombay will not conduct any Joint Seat Allotment for CEED 2024; interestingly, the institute conducts centralized counseling for UCEED 2024 (B.Des admission).

So, the candidate has to apply directly to the participating institutes with their CEED 2024 scores. 

The application schedule for admission will be notified by the respective participating institutes on their admission portals. The candidate will have to apply within the given deadline.

IIT Bombay has already declared results for the CEED 2026 online. The results were released on March 04, 2026, online at ceed.iitb.ac.in. To check results, candidate needs to log in to the result portals using their login ID. 

CEED 2026 results was released for all candidates who appeared 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 A was released on January 28, 2026. Final Question was also released.

CEED 2026 draft answers key for Part A was released on January 19, 2026. It is available for Part A only. No answer key will be out for Part B.

IIT Bombay issued CEED 2026 admit card on January 02, 2026 at 1 pm. It is issued to all candidates who have applied for CEED exam. Candidates can download it online. 

To download admit card, log in to candidate portals using your login details. It is mandatory to carry Admit card on the day of exam.

The windows to fill out the CEED 2024 application form with late fees was open from November 14-20, 2023. With regular fees, the candidate was allowed to fill out the form till November 13, 2023.

The late fee for CEED 2024 is INR 500; note that the late fee amount had to be paid in addition to the application fees.

The CEED 2024 application form opened on October 3, 2023. 

IIT Bombay will conduct the CEED 2024 exam on January 21, 2024.