CEED Exam Analysis 2025: Question Paper Analysis, Difficulty Level, Expected Cut-off

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. 

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.

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.

IIT Bombay will declare the results of CEED 2025 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.

Also, you will be able to download the scorecards from March 10, 2025 (onward).

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

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.

In an ideal situation, the candidate would need 6 months or so to prepare the CEED 2025 exam. It is because with enough time in hand, the candidate will be able to go through each topic in detail and also take time to understand the underlying concepts.

But given there is less than six months left for the exam, the candidate must try to be proactive and achieve maximum out of their exam preparation. It will help if the candidate has a strong grip over the fundamentals.

To start with, be judicious with your time and prepare meticulously.

The overall difficulty level for the CEED 2023 was rated from moderate to difficult.

The CEED exam has two parts - Part A and Part B. 

Part A of the exam was rated moderately difficult, while Part B was rated easy to moderate. 

Note that the duration of the CEED 2023 exam was 3 hours. The candidate was given 1 hour to complete Part A, and 2 hours for Part B.

It is very much possible to prepare for CEED without coaching. But before you embark 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. For instance, after going through the syllabus, you must be able to decide the difficulty level, time it will take to cover the syllabus, and do revision. 

Remember, there are many instances of toppers who managed to ace the CEED exam without the aid of any coaching. Further, the final outcome may not depend on whether you do coaching or not, but the quality of your preparation.

We at Shiksha.com will also bring you UCEED 2025 exam analysis. It will cover all the key parameters, including  - the sectional and overall difficulty level, types of questions asked, topic-wise weightage, expected cut-off, etc.

Note that the exam analysis will be available within a few minutes of the conclusion of the entrance exam.

By consulting the exam analysis, the candidate will be able to assess their performance and chances of admission. Additionally, the candidate will know whether there were any issues faced by candidates in other centres, and so on and so forth.

The CEED 2024 exam analysis serves multiple purposes. Here are a few of them:

1. CEED exam analysis will let you know the sectional and overall difficulty level

2. You will also lean what types of questions were asked

3. The xpected cut-off - Along with the Part A cut-off, we will also bring the admission cut-off. 

4. By consulting the analysis, you will also know if there were any technical or other issues faced by candidates during the exam. 

5. Importantly, by consulting the CEED 2024 exam analysis, you can assess your performance.

Note that the exam analysis for CEED 2024 will be updated here within a few minutes of the concussion of the exam.

IIT Bombay will declare the results of CEED 2025 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.

Also, you will be able to download the scorecards from March 10, 2025 (onward).

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.

The score card of CEED 2025 will be issued to all candidates who will appear in the CEED 2025 exam. So, even if you have failed to qualify Part A, you can download the scorecard.

But note that in this case, the scorecard will only include the qualifying status and Part A marks. Part B marks, Total marks, and merit ranks will only be issued to qualified candidates. Also, only such candidates who have been assigned a merit rank can participate in the counseling process conducted by participating institutes.

IIT Bombay will release the Part A cut-off marks for CEED 2025 on February 6, 2025.

The Part B answer booklets will be evaluated only if the candidate meet Part A cut-off, or in other words qualifies Part A. If the candidate fails to qualify Part A, his Part B answer booklet will not be evaluated.

Consequently, he will not be allocated a merit rank, total score, and Part B marks. 

So, if you want to be assigned a merit rank, you need to meet the cut-off score for Part A and get shortlisted. IIT Bombay will release the cut-off marks for Part A before the declaration of CEED 2025 results. 

Note that if you are not allocated a merit rank, you will not be eligible to participate in CEED 2025 counseling and seat-allotment process. 

The scorecard of CEED 2025 will be released on March 10, 2025; the last date to download the scorecard is June 11, 2025.

The validity of the scorecard will be one year from the date of its issue. Using the scorecard, the candidate can apply for admission to both CEED 2025 participating and result-sharing institutes.

The scorecard will carry details like the Qualifying status and Part A marks. Open & category-wise Merit rank, and Part B & Total marks will be issued only if the candidate has qualified Part 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. 

The result of CEED 2025 will be prepared by giving weightage to the Part A and Part B sections. Part A will carry 25% weightage, whereas Part B will be worth 75% weightage. 

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

Note that it is mandatory for candidates to qualify for Part A to be included in the CEED 2024 merit list. In case the candidate fails to qualify for Part A, his or her Part B answer booklets will not be evaluated.

The candidate can calculate probable scores using the CEED 2025 answer key.

Note that the draft key will be released on January 21, 2025.

Using the key, the candidate can calculate the number of correct attempts. Next, the candidate needs to follow the official marking scheme to calculate the probable score. One specific purpose of the probable score is it will help the candidate access their chances of admission even before the CEED results are declared.

This in turn will enable the candidate to decide their future course of action without waiting for results to be out.

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.