CEED 2026 Final Answer Key has been released on 28th January 2026 with question paper. The authority releases the provisional answer key in two sections namely CEED Part-A & CEED Part-B. CEED is a national level exam conducted by the IIT Bombay for Design Courses.
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CEED Final Answer Key 2026 – Released
CEED 2026 Final Answer Key has been released on 28th January 2026. Click here for final answer key.
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CEED 2026 Provisional Answer Key & Question paper has been released on 19th January 2026. Click here to download answer key (PDF).
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| Note: Commenting on draft answer key is open. Last date is 22nd January 2026 (5pm). Click here to get link to submit comments. |
Admission is offered in M.Sc. and Ph.D. level courses. Candidates have to clear both the parts of the exam to become eligible for the admission. To get complete information regarding CEED answer key 2026, candidates should go through this article.
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CEED 2026 Provisional Answer key
Provisional answer key also known as CEED draft answer key 2026 is available now for downloading. Students can download PDF to see section wise answers of the questions. Question paper PDF is also provided along with provisional key.
The comment facility on provisional key open. Comments on the draft answer key can be given only by the registered candidates. To know complete procedure for submission of challenge/ comments
Some other important points about CEED 2026 answer key in detail are as follows:
- Answer key helps the candidates to check their answers and examine their marks secured in the online entrance examination.
- Final answer key will be released on 28th January 2026 (5 pm).
- Authority has released draft/ provisional answer key along with the question papers.
- For calculating the scores, the participating candidates have to strictly follow the marking scheme of the entrance test.
- The CEED 2026 answer Key has been released in the PDF format only.
CEED 2026 Exam Analysis
According to review of some students, the paper was moderate to difficult level. However, questions were easy to understand but paper was overall not very easy.
Some students felt anxious in solving part A but considered part B fine to solve.
CEED 2026 Answer Key Dates
The dates related to the CEED 2026 Official Answer Key are provided below:
| Events | Dates 2026 (Official) |
| Release of draft answer key | 19th January 2026 |
| Last date to upload comments on draft answer key | 20th- 22nd January 2026 |
| Final answer key release | 28th January 2026 (5 pm) |
| Cut-off available | 5th February 2026 (5 pm) |
| Result announcement | 4th March 2026 |
| Score card availability | 10th March to 31st July 2026 |
How to Download CEED 2026 Answer Key
The process to download the CEED 2026 Answer Key is provided below:
- Visit the website of CEED (Direct link is given above).
- Search for CEED 2026 answer key and click on that tab.
- Click on the link ‘Click here to get answer key’ tab.
- New page will appear on your screen in the PDF format.
- The candidates are required to download and compare it in order to get their predicted score.
- Also take the printout for future use.
Previous Year Answer Key
Students can check below the previous year answer key and questions paper for CEED to take an idea of the exam:
| Exam | Question Paper | Answer Key |
| CEED 2025 | Click here | Click here |
| CEED 2024 | Click here | Click here |
| CEED 2023 | Click Here | Click Here |
| CEED 2022 | Click Here | Click Here |
| CEED 2021 | Click Here | Click Here |
| CEED 2019 Exam (19th January 2019) | Click Here | Click Here |
| CEED 2018 Exam (20th January 2018) | Click Here | Click Here |
Challenging CEED 2026 Answer Key
If a candidate has any doubt regarding the official answer key then by following the steps provided below, a candidate can challenge the provisional answer key of CEED 2026.
- Candidates have click on the candidates portal and enter login details.
- Click on the step 3 which is ‘Enter your comment on responses’ and submit your comments.
- Comments on the draft answer key can only be done by the candidates portal, through any email it will not be accepted.
Click here to login for Official CEED key challenge steps.
Marking Scheme of CEED 2026
Marking scheme of CEED entrance test is given below. The candidates can view this and get to know how they are supposed to assign scores while comparing the answer key along with their responses.’
PART A:
| Section | No. of Questions | Question Number | Marking Scheme | Negative marking | Marks if not attempted | Total marks |
| NAT | 8 | 1-8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| MSQ | 10 | 9-18 | Partial Marking | -1 | 0 | 40 |
| MCQ | 26 | 19-44 | 3 | -0.5 | 0 | 78 |
| Total | 44 | 1-44 | 150 |
Part B:
| Section | No. of Questions | Question No. | Total Marks |
| Sketching | 1 | 1 | 20 |
| Creativity | 1 | 2 | 20 |
| Form Sensitivity | 1 | 3 | 20 |
| Visual Sensitivity | 1 | 4 | 20 |
| Problem Identification | 1 | 5 | 20 |
| Total | 5 | 1-5 | 100 |
CEED 2026 Result
The CEED 2026 result will be declared on 4th March 2026. It can be checked through online mode. The score card will be downloaded from 10th March to 31st July 2026.
The candidates will be able to check their results and download their scorecard through candidate login. No hard copy would be sent to any candidate by the authorities by post or similar means. Candidates will also be able to know the CEED 2026 cut off marks after few days of the completion of exam.
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