CEED Cutoff 2024: Part A & B Cutoff, Qualifying Marks

Updated By Jahanvi Bakshi on 11 Nov, 2024 17:19

Get CEED Sample Papers For Free

About CEED Cutoff 2024

The CEED exam which was held on January 21, 2024 declared the results on March 6, 2024. The CEED Cutoff 2024 for the general category was calculated to be 50.26%. Furthermore, as per the official website of IIT Bombay, the mean and standard deviation for Part - A of the CEED Exam 2024 came out to be 41.90% and 16.72% respectively. The results and the cutoff for the CEED exam were made available on the official website of IIT Bombay in February-March 2024.

CEED exam, or the Common Entrance Examination for Design is pursued by students who wish to complete their postgraduate or doctoral degree in the field of technological design. This exam is conducted by IIT Bombay and is held across all IITs in India and the Indian Institute of Science is also one of the participating universities.

Read on to know more about the exam results and what all factors determined the cutoff.
Also Read: CEED Exam Pattern

Upcoming Design Exams :

CEED Exam 2024: Highlights

Particular 

Details 

Name of the exam

CEED, Common Entrance Examination for Design 

CEED 2024 Exam Date 

January 21, 2024
(9.00 am - 12.00 pm)

CEED 2024 Conducting Body 

Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay

CEED 2024 Eligibility Criteria 

Students who have completed a degree, diploma, or a postgraduate programme of a minimum of three years (after 10+2) are eligible to appear for this examination. 

CEED 2024 Exam Mode 

CEED Exam - Part A - Online Mode
CEED Exam - Part B - Offline Mode

CEED 2024 Exam Total Questions 

44 Questions - Part A
5 Questions - Part B
(Total Marks: 250 Marks) 

CEED 2024 Exam Qualifying Marks 

General Category - 10%
OBC-NCL/EWS category - 9%
SC/ST category - 5%
PwD category - 5% 

CEED Exam: Important Dates 2024

Go through the important dates of the exam notification of the CEED Exam 2024, the last day to fill out the application form, the CEED counselling process dates, and more about the CEED Exam 2024 through the table given below:

Activity 

Date 

Start date for online registration with regular fees 

October 3, 2023 (01 pm) 

Last date for online registration with regular fees 

October 31, 2023 

Start date for online registration with late fees 

November 1, 2023 to November 8, 2023 

CEED 2024: Date and Time of Exam 

January 21, 2024
(9.00 am - 12.00 pm)

  Release for Final Answer Key - Part A 

January 31, 2024 

  Announcement of cut-off marks for Part - A 

February 8, 2024 

  Declaration of Results 

March 6, 2024 

CEED Cutoff 2024: Part A and Part B

The qualifying cutoff for CEED 2024 was released on February 8, 2024. The qualifying marks for CEED Exam - Part A are given below in a tabulated format: 
CEED Cutoff 2024 - Part A - Qualifying Marks 

Details

General

OBC-NCL/EWS

SC/ST

PwD

Part A Qualifying Marks

38

34.2

19

19

Qualifying CEED Exam Score 

30

27

15

15

As per the qualifying marks, students will be shortlisted based on the following criteria:

Particular 

CEED 2024 Cutoff Marks - Open category 

CEED 2024 Cutoff Marks - OBC-NCL category 

CEED 2024 Cutoff Marks - ST, SC, and PWD category 

CEED Cutoff 2024 Exam 

µ + (σ 2) = δ where µ and σ are the average marks and standard deviation of the distribution of marks obtained by all the candidates in CEED Part A exam. The µ and σ will be rounded off to two decimal places. 

The cutoff for OBC-NCL category candidates will be 0.9δ.

The cutoff SC, ST, and PWD categories will be 0.5δ.

Steps to Check CEED 2024 Exam Results

Mentioned below are the steps that you will be required to follow in case you need to check the cutoff for CEED Exam 2024:

Step 1: Visit the official website of IIT Bombay at ceed.iitb.ac.in.
Step 2: As the homepage appears in front of you, click on the “CEED 2024 Result” link available on the page. 
Step 3: Fill in your login details the site asks from you. 
Step 4: Check your CEED 2024 Result and download the PDF version of the same for future reference.

Factors Determining CEED Cutoff 2024

The cutoff score for CEED 2024 exam is based on a number of factors, namely: 

  • Previous year cutoffs and the historical trend they have followed to date. 
  • The total number of applicants who appeared for the CEED exam. 
  • The total number of seats available for each design course. 
  • The difficulty level of the CEED Exam 2024 question paper. 
  • The performance level of each candidate in the exam. 

Want to know more about CEED

FAQs about CEED Cut Off

What is the difference between UCEED and CEED?

The UCEED exam is for students who wish to take admission to undergraduate courses in design programmes, whereas the CEED exam is conducted for students who want to get admission to postgraduate or doctoral programmes in the design field.

How many seats are there in CEED?

For 2024, the total number of students who registered for the exam was 6037 and the number of students who appeared for the CEED Exam 2024 was 4910. As per official records, there are 8 participating institutes in the CEED examination and all these institutes have more than 302 seats for the MDes course.

Is there a negative marking in the CEED exam?

The question paper of CEED has 2 sections - Part A and Part B. Part A of the CEED exam includes NAT, MSQ, and MCQ questions and there is a negative marking for MCQ-type questions and M.Sc. Although, no negative marking is applicable for NAT-type questions.

How long does it take to prepare for the CEED exam?

If a student studies dedicatedly, then it would take no more than 6 months for them to prepare for the CEED exam. Also, if the fundamentals of a student are clear beforehand, then it might take even less time to cover the entire syllabus of the CEED exam.

Was CEED 2024 tough?

If the experts and professors are to be believed, the difficulty level of the CEED 2024 exam was moderately difficult. The difficulty level of the exam is dependent on a lot of factors including the average marks of the students who appeared for CEED 2024.

Related Questions

Can I get into any good Architecture College for M.Arch without clearing any Entrance?

-Puneet PatnaikUpdated on June 08, 2021 03:20 PM
  • 3 Answers
Roma, Student / Alumni

M. Arch at LPU is a good choice based on my own personal experience. M.Arch at LPU is C.O.A approved professional degree preparing graduates for the full range of professional activities in the field of architecture. The faculty is very experienced and highly educated. In the program, innovative teaching practices are adopted. One such practice is called ‘Experiential learning week’ which is organized every semester in which students are taken to nearby historic and construction sites and are given live case studies to do. In design studios, the professors encourage students to take challenging and practical design problems. There is …

READ MORE...

Can I do M.Des Interior Designing through CEED score? If yes, where?

-SP PanjwaniUpdated on August 31, 2020 01:00 PM
  • 1 Answer
Shreya Sareen, Content Team

Dear Student,

M.DesInterior Designing can be done through CEED scores. Top colleges that offer the course can be checked in the list of CEED 2020 Participating Colleges.

Some other top institutes that offer M.Des Interior Design are Maeer's MIT Institute of Design, Pune, Rishihood University (RU), Sonepat, World University of Design (WUD), Sonepat, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj University (CSMU), Navi Mumbai.

For admission-related help, feel free to reach out to our admission experts either by dialling 1800-572-9877 (toll-free) or filling the Common Application Form. In case of more questions, write back to us on the …

READ MORE...

Still have questions about CEED Cut Off ? Ask us.

  • Typical response between 24-48 hours

  • Get personalized response

  • Free of Cost

  • Access to community

Related News

Related Articles

Top