IIT Bombay has released the CEED 2026 Part A cutoff on its official website, ceed.iitb.ac.in, before announcing the CEED 2026 results. The institute will determine the cutoff using the mean and standard deviation method. Candidates who have cleared the CEED Part A cutoff are qualified for Part B evaluation. IIT Bombay has used the Part A marks to determine the qualifying cutoff. IIT Bombay conducted the CEED 2026 exam on January 18, 2026. Each participating institute has released its own CEED 2026 cutoff based on the candidate’s Part A and Part B scores. Institutes conduct the CEED admissions separately and will not follow a centralised counselling process. Read the complete article to learn more about the CEED Part A cutoff and other important details.
Candidates can check the CEED 2026 Part A cutoff from the official website: ceed.iitb.ac.in. The CEED Part A cutoff has been determined using the form of mean and standard deviation method, as given in the table below:
CEED Part A Cutoff 2026:
Particulars | Details |
Mean | 39.35 |
Standard Deviation | 16.89 |
IIT Bombay used the marks secured in Part A to shortlist the candidates for the next stage. The institute calculated the CEED Part A cutoff using a specific formula based on the candidates’ performance in the exam. Only the candidates who scored above the cutoff were qualified for Part B evaluation. The formula used to calculate the CEED Part A cutoff is given below.

CEED Part A Cutoff (Year-wise) | Mean | Standard Deviation |
2026 | 39.35 | 16.89 |
2025 | 45.48 | 16.98 |
2024 | 41.90 | 16.72 |
2023 | 22.59 | 11.82 |
IIT Bombay has released the CEED 2026 results on March 4, 2026, on its official website. All the candidates who appeared for the CEED exam can download their CEED results from the official website using their login ID credentials. The CEED rank list was prepared based on the total marks secured in the Part A and Part B exams. Candidates were able to download their scorecard until July 31, 2026.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The CEED 2026 Part A cutoff is based on the mean and standard deviation of the marks.
The mean was 39.35, and the standard deviation was 16.89.
IIT Bombay calculates the CEED 2026 Part A cutoff using a formula based on the mean and standard deviation.
Candidates who clear the Part A cutoff are eligible for Part B evaluation.
IIT Bombay released the CEED 2026 results on March 4, 2026.
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