IIT Bombay conducted CEED 2026 on January 18, 2026. Only those candidates who clear the CEED part A cut-off will be evaluated for Part B of the CEED entrance exam and be eligible for IIT M.Des admission. The CEED 2026 part A score has a 0.25 weightage in the calculation of the final score in CEED 2026. In this article, let’s find out whether 55 to 60+ is a good score in CEED 2026 part A.
There is no centralised counselling, so each participating IIT will publish its own CEED 2026 cutoff and conduct the admission separately.
To understand whether 55 to 60+ will be a good score in CEED 2026, one must look at the past CEED cut-off trends. The previous year CEED cut-offs for part A indicate that 55 to 60+ marks out of 150 in CEED 2026 part A will be a good score for an open category candidate to clear the CEED 2026 qualifying cut-off and get shortlisted for evaluation of the performance in part B.
As per the CEED 2026 result evaluation criteria, the CEED 2026 qualifying cut-off for OBC/EWS candidates is 0.9 times that of the general category and for SC/ST candidates, it is 0.5 times that of the general category.
The table below provides the CEED 2026 expected cutoff for Part A for various categories.
Category | Expected cutoff marks (out of 150) |
Open | 55-60+ marks |
OBC-NCL | 50-54+ marks |
EWS | 50-54+ marks |
SC | 27-30+ marks |
ST | 27-30+ marks |
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
A good score in CEED 2026 is expected to be around 55 to 60 marks out of 150 marks for an open category candidate.
Yes, candidates must clear the CEED 2026 part A cutoff to get evaluated for part B.
There is no centralised counselling process in CEED.
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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.
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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.
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