CEED

The CEED 2024 qualifying cut-off for Part A will be calculated using a formula that considers the average marks and standard deviation of all the candidates who appeared in the exam. 

• Formula: µ + (σ²) = δ
• µ (mu) represents the average marks obtained by all candidates in Part A.
• σ (sigma) represents the standard deviation of the marks obtained by all candidates in Part A.
• δ (delta) represents the qualifying cut-off mark for Part A.
• Rounding: Both µ and σ will be rounded off to the first decimal place after the calculation.

The CEED 2026 exam is expected to be conducted in the second week of January 2026. So, the candidate has plenty of time to prepare for the exam. Given the CEED 2026 syllabus is of moderate to difficult, you would ideally need 6 months or so to prepare for the exam. 

That being said, if your fundamentals are strong, you can cover the syllabus in less time. Before starting you preparation, go through the syllabus and pattern, and draft a plan. Once the plan is ready, get going with full guns blazing.

Note that to fully prepare for the exam, you need to solve sample papers and take mock tests.

IIT Bombay will conduct the CEED 2025 exam on January 19, 2025 (9 am - 12 noon).

The exam will includ two sections - Part A and Part B. Part A of the exam will be administered in a computer-based mode, whereas Part B will be held offline. It is mandatory for candidates to qualify for Part A. 

If the candidate fails to qualify for Part A, his or her Part B answers booklet will not be evaluated. 

The final score cum merit list of CEED 2025 will be calculated by giving weightage to both Part A and Part B.

For undergraduate and postgraduate programmes qualifying scores from national entrance exams such as UCEED and JEE are necessary and for other programmes, students must appear for the University Level Entrance Examinations. Hence, candidates must prepare well for the UCEED exam according to the UCEED exam pattern. 

The candidate doesn’t need a log-in ID to download the question papers for CEED 2025. In fact, the question papers will be uploaded on the CEED admission portal in downloadable PDF format. To download the question paper, one simply needs to click on the relevant link and then select download.

Note that IIT Bombay will also release the answer key along with the question paper. The candidate can thus use the official keys to calculate the number of correct attempts and calculate expected scores.

IIT Bombay will release the question paper for the CEED 2025 exam within a day or two or the conduct of the entrance exam. The question paper will be released alongside the draft CEED answer key.

The question paper can be downloaded online at ceed.iitb.ac.in. Note that no log-in is required to download the question paper; simply click on the download link and you can download the paper in pdf form.

The question paper, in conjunction with the answer key, can be used to calculate probable scores and thus access one’s chances of admission.

IIT Bombay will declare the results of CEED exam on March 5, 2025. 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 log-in id. 

Note that hard copies of the result will not be sent to the candidate.

The CEED 2025 results will be released for all candidates who appear in the design entrance exam. However, the CEED 2025 merit rank will only be issued to candidates who qualify for Part A and are shortlisted.

The scorecards will be released after results are declared (from March 10, 2024, onward).

The CEED syllabus was revised in the previous edition.

It is very important for the candidate to solve previous years’ question papers. The reason being the question papers will help the candidate identify the types of questions asked, marking scheme, difficult level, etc.

Considering the syllabus for CEED has been revised, the candidate may solve only those questions that are still included in the topic. Carefully go through the revised syllabus and check out the topics; identify the topcis that are same as last year. You can use the question papers and solve questions for the common topics.