CEED 2026 Cutoff (Out for Part A) - Check Category-wise (General, OBC, SC, ST) Qualifying Cutoff Score

CEED Cutoff 2026

IIT Bombay will publish the CEED 2026 cutoff marks for Part A in the first week of February 2026, on its official site, ceed.iitb.ac.in. It will be released in the form of mean and standard deviations. The mean and standard deviation for Part-A (CEED 2026) can be expected at 45.48 and 16.98, respectively. The CEED 2026 qualifying cutoff for part A for the General category can be expected to be 50.26. The mean and standard deviation are calculated on the basis of the performance of all the candidates who appeared for CEED Part A. The CEED 2026 Part A cutoff has been updated below:

The CEED 2026 exam will be conducted in the third week of January 2026. In 2025, the mean and standard deviations for Part-A were 45.48 and 16.98, respectively. In CEED 2023, the mean deviation was 22.59, and the standard deviation was 11.82. The Part A cut-off represents the minimum score required to qualify for further consideration, and the Part B answer sheet is assessed only if the candidate meets this criterion. All qualifying candidates receive a CEED merit rank. It is important to note that the Part A cut-off is not the admission cut-off; the admission cut-off for CEED 2026 will be determined by CEED 2026 participating institutes. This admission cut-off represents the minimum mark or rank necessary for admission to the M.Des program. The CEED 2026 results will be declared by the second week of March 2026. The CEED 2026 scorecard will also be released by the second or third week of March 2026, and will be made available till June 2026.

CEED Cutoff 2026 Dates

The dates are very crucial for any examination and the candidate must check the important dates related to the CEED cutoff.

CEED Cutoff 2026 Highlights

The students must check the important highlights that they should know before appearing for the CEED 2026 entrance examination and the CEED 2026 cutoff as mentioned below.

• CEED 2026 entrance examination is divided into two parts- Part A and Part B.
• Part A acts as a screening test for Part B. Part B is evaluated only if the students obtain minimum cutoff marks for Part A.
• The merit list is generated by taking into account marks obtained in both Part A and Part B. The weightage for Part B is 75% while it is 25% for marks obtained in Part A. The students are called for counselling only after calculating the marks of both parts.
• The closing rank up to which the students can take admission in Design courses will be the cutoff for CEED 2026.
• Every participating college of CEED 2026 will have a different cutoff and it varies from college to college. 

CEED Cutoff 2026 for Part A

The CEED cutoff 2026 will be announced in the first week of February 2026, for Part A. It will be presented in terms of mean and standard deviation. The expected mean and standard deviation for Part-A have been provided below:

CEED Admission Cutoff Vs Part A Cutoff

For CEED 2026, there are two distinct cutoffs:

• Part A CEED Cutoff: This represents the minimum score required in Part A to secure a spot on the shortlist. It's important to note that the evaluation of the Part B answer booklet is contingent upon the candidate making this shortlist. The release date for the Part A cutoff is scheduled for the first week of February 2026.
• Admission CEED Cutoff: Participating institutes will determine this cutoff, taking into account factors such as the number of applications, merit ranks of applicants, seat availability, and the candidate's category. The admission cutoff will be released during the seat allotment process.

Note: The merit rank, which is used for admission purposes, is calculated by assigning a weightage of 25% to Part A and 75% to Part B.

Also Read:CEED 2026 participating institutes

CEED 2026 Expected Cutoffs

The CEED cutoff 2026 will be released by IIT Bombay, the CEED conducting body, in the first week of February 2026. The preliminary calculation and parameters used to establish the cutoff are based on the previous year's patterns and may vary for a variety of reasons. Candidates may visit the CEED official website for the most recent information on the CEED 2026 cutoff. However, based on the previous year's cutoffs, the predicted CEED 2026 cutoff is as follows:

Expected CEED 2026 Qualifying Marks

Note: The cutoff can differ significantly from year to year, depending on the number of applicants and the candidates' performance. Candidates should strive to achieve the highest possible CEED score to earn a place at their selected institute.

CEED 2026 Minimum Qualifying Percentage of Marks

The evaluation of CEED Part B will be done manually for the candidates qualifying for Part A. There is a subjective question in CEED Part B but there are no model solutions for the same. Find the minimum percentage in the table below.

Category-wise CEED Cutoff 2026 for Part A

To qualify for Part A, aspiring students need to achieve the specified minimum percentage of CEED total marks based on their category. The CEED cutoff for Part A in 2026 will be calculated according to the aspects mentioned in the table corresponding to each category.

Factors Calculating CEED 2026 Cutoff for Part A

Note: Part A Cut-off marks for CEED 2026 will be updated here once it is available. 

CEED 2026 Cutoff Part B

Part B comprises a total of 5 questions of 100 marks. By using the formula given below, a normalised score ‘S’ will be calculated. Part-B answer books will be evaluated manually for candidates who are shortlisted on the basis of Part A.

S = {(m − μi) Σ / σi} + A, wherein

• m= raw marks obtained in question i

• μi = the average of the raw marks obtained by all candidates who attempt for the question i

• σi = the standard deviation of the raw marks obtained by the candidates who answered the question i

• A = 20 and Σ = 5 the average and the standard deviation, respectively, for the distribution of scores ‘S’. If the calculated ‘S’ score for any candidates is below 0, all such scores will be capped at 0, and if the calculated ‘S’ score for any candidate is above 40, all such scores will be capped at 40.

Marks obtained by the candidate in other questions in Part B will be added to ‘S’ for securing the part B score.

CEED 2026 Shortlisting Criteria

The CEED shortlisting criteria for 2026 may be changed by IIT Bombay. The formula used to compute the CEED threshold may differ from year to year. The following is the expected formula for determining CEED shortlisting criteria: + ( 2) =, where and are the average and standard deviation of the distribution of marks received by all candidates in CEED 2026 Part-A.

After the first decimal place, the and will be rounded off. Candidates from the reserved categories will be required to meet a lower cut-off point, which will be:

• 0.9δ for OBC-NCL
• 0.9δ for EWS
• 0.5δ for SC/ST
• 0.5δ for PwD

Note: IIT Bombay is yet to announce the criteria for shortlisting applicants for CEED 2026. The shortlisting formula is based on past years' statistics, although it can change for 2026. Candidates can visit the official CEED website for the most up-to-date information on the shortlisting criteria.

Factors that Determine CEED Cutoff 2026

Many important factors determine the cutoff for the CEED 2026 exam as mentioned below:-

• Cut off trends of last year's papers
• Difficulty level of CEED question paper
• Candidate's performance in the exam
• Total number of candidates who have appeared in the CEED exam
• Total number of seats allotted for each course

How to Calculate CEED Cutoff 2026?

The cutoff for the Part A exam is determined by a formula designed by the exam conducting body, IIT Bombay. One can check the formula that is used to determine the CEED 2026 cutoff for the aspirants belonging to different reservation categories as mentioned in the table given below:

How to Calculate CEED 2026 Final Score?

The final CEED score for selection is determined by giving 25% weightage to a candidate’s score in Part A and 75% weightage is given to the Part B score for the candidates appearing in the CEED 2026 exam.

CEED scorecards will be made available to all candidates once the result is declared by the exam conducting body. The candidates who qualify the CEED exam can download their CEED scorecard from the official website of the exam. The candidates will not receive a hard copy under any circumstances. Apart from the scorecard, the candidates will not be provided with the CEED Part B exam booklet. Candidates who have not qualified the Part A exam would not be provided with their score in Part B exam. 

CEED Marks vs Rank 2026

While providing admissions to candidates into design programmes, a correlation that exists between CEED marks and rank is taken into consideration. If you obtain higher marks in the CEED 2026 exam, your rank will be higher, that will increase your chances of securing admission to your preferred participating institute. Only if you obtain the cutoff for Part A, your Part B paper will be assessed.and you will be eligible for a merit rank along with attending the CEED 2026 counselling process. An analysis of category-wise CEED 2026 cutoff marks for Part A of the CEED 2026 exam has been provided below.

Expected CEED 2026 Cutoff for Part A

CEED Marks vs Rank Based on Previous Year’s Cutoffs

Previous Years' CEED Cutoffs

The students can check the previous year CEED cutoff examinations for their reference. The two tables below represent the cut off marks for both Part A and Part B for the year 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, and 2020 respectively.

Cut-off Marks for Part A - CEED 2023 

CEED 2023 -  Category-wise Part A Cut-off Marks

The Part A cut-off marks for CEED 2023, categorized by different sections, are provided in the table below as a reference.

CEED Cutoff 2022

The candidates can check previous year’s cutoff mark which was the minimum qualifying marks for clearing Part A and evaluation of Part B. The CEED cutoff for marks for 2022 is given below.

CEED 2021 cutoff

The candidates can go through CEED 2021 qualifying marks in Part A of the exam as well CEED score in the table below:

CEED 2020 Cutoff

The candidates can go through CEED 2020 qualifying marks in Part A of the exam as well CEED score in the table below: