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CEED 2025 answer key - IIT Bombay will release the draft answer key of CEED 2025 on January 21, 2025. The direct link to download the key will be provided here.
To download the answer key, simply click on the relevant link; no log-in is required.Ā
IIT Bombay will release answer keys only for Part A. No keys will be released for Part B.
The draft key will contain the official answers to questions asked in the CEED 2025 entrance exam.
The candidate can use the keys given in the draft answer key to calculate probable scores and thus assess their chances of admission. Refer to the previous year's CEED cut-off to check cut-off requirements.
The candidate will also be allowed to challenge the draft answer key.
The FINAL answer key of CEED 2025 will be released on January 21, 2025. The final key will be prepared considering objections submitted by candidates against the draft key.
IIT Bombay will conduct the CEED 2025 exam on January 19, 2025 (9 am - 12 noon). The application form for CEED 2025 is open.Ā
Q: Ā When will IIT Bombay release the draft answers key of CEED 2025?
The draft answers key of CEED 2025 will be released around the 4th week of January 2025. The draft key will be released in the form of a downloadable pdf.
The draft key can be downloaded online from the CEED 2025 admission portals - ceed.iitb.ac.in. No log-in is required to download the answers key. To download the answer key, simply click on the answers key download link and download the pdf.
Objections against the draft key have to be submitted within the given deadline.
Q: Ā When can I upload comment against the CEED 2025 draft answers key?
The candidate will be given an option to challenge the draft key. The schedule will be notifed on the official website.
Note that the objections have to be submitted through the candidate portal.
The link to upload comment was activated on the official CEED 2025 admission portals - ceed.iitb.ac.in. To upload comment, you required to log in to the portals using your candidate log-in details.
Note that the candidate had to follow the Master Question Paper for uploading comment. It is because question booklets with different paper codes had a different arrangement (or order) of the questions.
Also, the comment should be supported by supporting documents.
How to download CEED Draft Answer Key 2025
Aspirants need to follow the below-mentioned steps to check CEED 2025 answer key:
- Visit the official website of the CEED 2025 exam
- if the answer key is live, the download link will be activated
- Click on theĀ 'CEED answer key' download link
- The answer key will open in downloadable pdf format
- Download the answer keyĀ
Details mentioned in CEED 2025 Answer Key for Part A
The CEED 2025 answer key for Part A will contain the following information:
- Section-wise answer keys
- The CEED 2025 Part A has three sections - SECTION ā I (NAT), SECTION ā II (MSQ), and SECTION ā III (MCQ)
- The question number and corresponding key range
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Q: Ā When will the final answers key released for the CEED 2025 exam?
The final answers key for CEED 2025 for Part I will be released in the 1st week of February 2025. The final key is released after considering comments given by the candidate against the draft key. It therefore contains the official and correct answers to questions asked in the entrance exam. The candidate doesn’t have the option to challenge the final key.
By consulting the final key, the candidate will be able to calculate probable scores. This score in turn can be used to access one's chances of admission.
Q: Ā Can I download previous years CEED question papers and answer keys for practice?
The CEED admission portal has many useful resources including previous years’ question papers and answer keys.
To download the question papers and keys:
Go to CEED admission portal
Click on the “Download” .
The screen containing the question papers and answer keys will open
Click on the question paper or answer key you want to download.
You can download the document in PDF format.
The CEED admission portal has question banks starting from 2010 onward.
Q: Ā When will the CEED 2025 result be declared?
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).
CEED 2025 Exam Dates & Schedule
Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of CEED 2025 exam
Dates | Upcoming Exam Dates |
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05 Mar '25 | CEED 2025 Result DATE |
How to Download CEED Question Paper 2025
The step-wise process to download the CEED 2025 question paper is given below.
- Visit the official website of the CEED exam
- Click on the 'CEED question paper' download link
- The CEED 2025 question paper will open on the screen
- Download the CEED question paper 2025
Q: Ā When will the CEED 2025 question papers be released?
IIT Bombay release the question paper for the CEED 2024 exam on January 23, 2024. The question paper was released alongside the draft CEED 2024 answer key.
You can download the question paper 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.
Q: Ā Where can I download previous years CEED question papers?
The candidate can download the previous years’ question papers for the CEED exam from the CEED 2025 - 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 2025) 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.
How to Check Candidate Responses for CEED 2025 Part A Exam
To check candidate responses, follow these steps:
- Visit the official website of the CEED exam
- Click on 'Candidate Responses for Part A' link
- Enter login details like registered email ID and password
- Click on the 'Login' button
- View CEED Candidate Responses 2025
Q: Ā What are the key statistics of CEED 2023 results?
IIT Bombay has released the detailed statistics of the CEED 2023 exam in the form of a press release. As per the stats, a total of 4910 candidates appeared for CEED 2023, which was held in a centre-based mode on January 22, 2023.
A total of 1886 candidates managed to qualify CEED 2023. Of the qualified candidates, 755 were females. Ms. Khyati Rathor is the top-rank holder (AIR 1) in the Common Rank List (CRL), with 68.85 marks out of 100 marks.
Also, note that among the 4910 candidates appeared for CEED 2023, 2401 were male, and remaining 2509 candidates were female.
Q: Ā Do mock tests and CEED sample papers have the sample role?
No, mock tests are not the same as CEED question or sample papers.
It is because the main purpose of the mock tests is to help the candidate get acquainted with the exam pattern and system, especially if the exam is conducted in an online mode. The mocks will allow the candidate get accustomed with the exam mode, navigation, scoring, and answering patterns. To some extent it also may help the candidate improve problem-solving and time-managment skills, which are typically the exclusive domain of CEED sample papers.
Additionally, mock tests are meant to be taken in the last few days of the exam. On the other hand, sample papers are typically solved even in the early stages of exam preparation.
FAQs on CEED Answer Key 2025
Go through the frequently asked questions (FAQs) on the CEED 2025 answer key below.
Q: Ā Who topped the CEED 2023 exam?
The CEED 2023 exam was topped by Khyati Rathor, who secured the AIR 1. She secured 68.85 marks in the exam, out of a total of 100 marks. The 2nd position was occupied by Simon George Cherian, who scored 66.63 marks. The final place in the podium, of AIR 1 rank, was occupied by Aritra Guha Ray.
The CEED 2023 exam was held on January 22, 2023. The results of the exam was declared on March 7, 2023.
Q: Ā When will the CEED 2025 result be declared?
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).
Q: Ā What is the purpose of solving question and sample papers of CEED 2025?
There are multiple benefits of solving sample papers of CEED 2025. Some of them are illucidated below:
The sample papers will contain questions similar to the ones that will be asked in the CEED 2025 exam. Or in other words they will cover the sampe topics, weightage and difficulty level.
Sample papers are useful towards improving one’s problem-solving and time-management skills.
Question papers, meanwhile, will allow the candidate check the types of question asked in the previous edition of the exam, any specific trend followed, weightage given to various sections, etc.
Concept building is another area that can be honed by solving sample papers.
Q: Ā When will the application form for CEED 2025 open?
The application form for CEED 2025 will open in October 2024.
Applications will open online mode at ceed.iitb.ac.in.
All the details pertaining to the CEED 2025 application form will be updated on the admission portals, including the information brochure. The candidate needs to carefully go through the brochure to check their eligibility. Note that information entered by the candidate at the time of submitting their application form will be verified at the time of counseling. Any candidate who doesn’t meet the criteria will be disqualified.
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