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    How Many Students Appeared for CEED 2026 Exam?

    How Many Students Appeared for CEED 2026 Exam?

    Himanshu ShekharUpdated on 04 Mar 2026, 12:17 PM IST

    The data on how many students appeared for the CEED 2026 will be available soon. Knowing how many candidates appeared for CEED 2026 can help candidates estimate the level of competition and estimate their chances of admission. Based on previous records, it can be estimated that there between 5000-6000 applicants who have registered for the CEED 2026 entrance exam. However, the number of candidates who clear the CEED cutoff will likely be less than 2000. The number of candidates who appear for CEED will have an impact on the CEED 2026 cut-off as well.

    How Many Students Appeared for CEED 2026 Exam?
    How Many Students Appeared for CEED 2026

    Since the CEED 2026 exam is yet to be conducted, candidates can check out the previous years' data to get an idea of how many students will appear for CEED 2026.

    How Many Students Appeared for CEED 2026?

    IIT Bombay, the CEED conducting authority, usually does not release any details regarding the number of candidates who appear for the CEED entrance exam. However, to give candidates an estimate of how many students appeared for CEED 2026, the previous years' acquired data has been taken as a reference.

    Number of Candidates in Previous Years CEED Exams

    Category

    PwD Status

    Registered

    Appeared

    Qualified

    Open

    No

    3094

    2609

    919

    Yes

    19

    18

    11

    OBC - NCL

    No

    1112

    1000

    376

    Yes

    2

    2

    2

    EWS

    No

    141

    125

    33

    Yes

    0

    0

    0

    SC

    No

    566

    483

    401

    Yes

    2

    1

    1

    ST

    No

    153

    132

    104

    Yes

    1

    1

    1

    CEED Scores for Qualified Candidates

    Aside from the numbers regarding the potential candidates appeared for the CEED entrance exam 2026, candidates can also refer to the CEED toppers scores to have a better understanding of the competition in CEED 2026. Since the CEED 2026 exam has not yet been conducted candidates can refer to the previous years CEED toppers scores for reference.

    Previous Years CEED Toppers

    • 2025: Top rank was secured by Rohit Ravindra Waghmare with a score of 82.38 out of 100.
    • 2023: Top rank was secured by Khyati Rathor with a score of 68.85 marks. The second rank was secured by Simon George Cherian who scored 66.63 marks.
    • 2022: The top rank was secured by Suraj Dharmendra Singh, who scored 67.725 marks.
    • 2020: The top rank was secured by Shobhit Satish Kenath, who scored 69.68 marks. The second rank was secured by Arivukkarasu P. who scored 68.95 marks, and the third rank went to Pramod Priya Ranjan who scored 66.75 marks.
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    Have a question related to CEED ?

    Hello,

    To prepare for M.des exams like CEED or NID DAT, here are some points which you can follow:

    Understand the pattern – focus on creativity, design aptitude, and problem-solving.

    Practice sketching daily and improve visualization.

    Study basics of color, form, and design concepts.

    Solve previous papers and build a

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    Common Entrance Examination for Design is a test includes design aptitude, your creativity, visualisation, problem-solving, and also analytical ability.

    CEED exam structure is divided in 2 parts (PART A & PART B) and you can check what to study and syllabus of CEED on career360 https://design.careers360.com/articles/ceed-syllabus-2025


    CEED syllabus includes:

    Visualization and spatial ability

    Design thinking and problem solving

    Drawing skills

    Creativity

    Communication skills

    Analytical and logical reasoning

    Environmental and social awareness

    Observation and design sensitivity Also includes topics on form, function, aesthetics, and technical drawing.


    Hello Anushka,

    Thanks for reaching out!

    You can definitely prepare for CEED to pursue UI/UX design.since you're not from design background you'll need 4-6 months of focused prepration.

    Focus on:

    Sketching

    Visual communication

    Design concepts

    User experience basics

    Problem - solving skills

    Past CEED papers.

    Practice drawings, story boarding, Idea