CEED 2026 Exam Dates have been announced via online mode. Candidates must check all dates carefully and follow them accordingly. CEED is one of the national level exams of Design. It is conducted once a year by IIT- Bombay.
CEED Schedule for 2026 session is available now. Check dates for various events below >>
CEED 2026 Exam Dates – Announced
CEED 2026 Exam Dates have been announced. It will be conducted on 18th January 2026. Check other dates from below.
CEED exam offers admission into Master in Design and Ph.D program at various IITs. CEED exam is conducted in two parts – A and B. Candidates qualifying part A are eligible to appear for part B. While preparing the merit list of CEED, only score in part B section is taken into account.
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In the given below article, know detailed description regarding CEED Exam dates 2026 including the application form, correction, admit card, answer key, result, etc.
CEED 2026 Exam Dates
Given below are the official exam schedule for CEED (Common Entrance Exam for Design) 2026:
| Events | Dates 2026 (Announced) |
| Registration starts | 1st October 2025 |
| Last date to apply for CEED | 31st October 2025 |
| Last date to apply with late fee | 1st to 7th November 2025 |
| Availability of admit card | 2nd January 2026 (1 pm) |
| Last date to make correction in admit card | 1st week of January 2026 |
| Exam Date | 18th January 2026 |
| Release of draft answer key | 20th January 2026 |
| Last date to upload comments on draft answer key | 22nd January 2026 (5 pm) |
| 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 |
CEED 2026 Exam Schedule
Here, we have provided the CEED 2026 examination pre dates & post dates. Candidates should go through all the events & dates carefully below.
Pre- Examination Dates:
The exam conducting authority has released application form of CEED 2026 from 1st October 2025. The last date to submit the application form is till 31st October 2025 without any late fee. Candidates can submit CEED 2026 application form from 1st to 7th November 2025 with late fee.
The CEED 2026 exam will be conducted on 18th January 2026. The CEED question papers consist of 2 parts- A and B.
IIT-Bombay will release the CEED 2026 admit card on 2nd January 2026 (1 pm). Admit card will be made available for candidates who will successfully fill the application form of CEED 2026 and pay the application fee on time.
After downloading the admit card, if candidate finds any error in the particulars, they must report it to exam conducting authority for rectification till last week of January 2026.
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Post Examination Dates:
The draft CEED 2026 answer key for part A will be released on 20th January 2026. If candidates find any discrepancy in the answer key they can submit comments and feedback with proof to the authority.
The final answer key for part A will be released on 28th January 2026 (5 pm). The part A cut off marks can be checked on the website on 5th February 2026 (5 pm).
The exam conducting authority will declare the CEED 2026 result on 4th March 2026. The result will be made available via online mode and candidate need to enter their registered email-ID and password. The scorecard can be downloaded from 10th March to 31st July 2026.
The exam conducting authority will not conduct counselling for CEED exam. After the declaration of the result various participating institutes will organise counselling and admission procedure for M.Des program.
Candidates need to separately apply for different institutes by visiting the application portal of theses institutes. The participating institutes will conduct aptitude test or interview as part of counselling and admission procedure.
To summarise, all the events related to CEED Exam Dates 2026 have been provided in this article. Candidates should be aware of each and every event and not miss the dates as it may lead to confusion later.
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