How many students appeared for UCEED 2026?: Seat Intake of IIT & Previous Year Trends
Undergraduate Common Entrance Examination for Design 2026 ( UCEED )
Result - 6 Mar '26
IIT Bombay is expected to release the number of students who applied and appeared for the UCEED 2026 Exam. The number of students who registered/appeared for UCEED will be released soon. Aspirants can check how many students appear for UCEED year-wise here.
UCEED 2026 Statistics
How Many Students Apply for UCEED every year? The Indian Institute of Technology is expected to release data on how many students registered for B.Des programme. UCEED 2026 Entrance Exam is a national-level entrance test conducted by IIT Bombay for admission to Undergraduate (UG) programs offered by participating IITs. It is one of the biggest Design entrance examinations, which records nearly 15 thousand registrations. UCEED Entrance Test is to be conducted on January 18, 2026, from 9 AM to 12 PM. The exam will be conducted in two parts Part A and Part B. Part A will be computer-based and Part B will be pen-and-paper-based.
Latest Updates:
- How Many Students will appear for UCEED 2026?
- Previous Year Data: UCEED 2025 Statistics
- UCEED 2023 Statistics
- UCEED 2020 and 2019 Statistics
- Seat Intake of UCEED 2026
How Many Students will appear for UCEED 2026?
The number of applicants expected in UCEED 2026 is 15,000+ this year. The seats are expected to be around 245.
| Year | Exam | No. of Applications | Seats | Course & Institute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | UCEED | 13,549 | 225 | B.Des at IIT Bombay, IIT Guwahati, IIT Hyderabad, IIT Roorkee, IIITDM Jabalpur, IIT Indore (B.Des) and IIT Delhi (B.Des Industrial Design) |
| 2025 | UCEED | 15,408 | 245 | B.Des at IIT Bombay, IIT Guwahati, IIT Hyderabad, IIT Roorkee, IIITDM Jabalpur, IIT Indore (B.Des) and IIT Delhi (B.Des Industrial Design) |
Check out the number of students in 2026.
| Programme | Students Registered | Students Appeared |
|---|---|---|
| B.Des | To be released | To be released |
The candidate can find the previous years’ exam analysis for the UCEED exam on this page. The exam analysis will cover both Part A and Part B of the exam. Note that it is mandatory for candidates to qualify Part A; or else Part B answer booklet will not be evaluated.
The UCEED exam analysis for a particular year will cover in-depth analysis of the question paper for that year. Consequently, it will include details like sectional and overall difficulty, questions asked, marking scheme, good attempts, and expected cut-off. By consulting the cut-off for previous years, the candidate will be able to figure out what is a good score to get admission to one’s favorite college.
The exam analysis for the UCEED 2026 exam will be made available on this page within a few minutes of the conclusion of the entrance exam. The exam analysis will include the following elements: section-wise and overall difficulty level, types of questions, topic-wise weightage, and expected cut-off. It will also notify candidates if any technical glitches were observed during the exam.
The candidate can go through the detailed analysis and compare their performance and thus access their chances of admission. Note that analysis done by leading coaching institutes will also be updated here.
Previous Year Data: UCEED 2025 Statistics
In UCEED 2025, the total number of applications received by IIT Bombay was 15408. Out of this, 5703 qualified for the exam.
| Category | PwD | Registered | Appeared | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | No | 10626 | 9772 | 3215 |
| Yes | 56 | 53 | 31 | |
| OBC-NCL | No | 3955 | 3743 | 1295 |
| Yes | 27 | 26 | 17 | |
| EWS | No | 597 | 575 | 235 |
| Yes | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| SC | No | 1086 | 1007 | 750 |
| Yes | 6 | 6 | 1 | |
| ST | No | 246 | 224 | 157 |
| Yes | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 16601 | 15408 | 5703 |
UCEED 2023 Statistics
For UCEED 2023, 13549 candidates appeared for the entrance test. Out of this, 4836 qualified for the further admission process. 9797 females registered and 5691 males registered for the exam.
| Gender | Registered | Appeared | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | 5691 | 4970 | 2290 |
| Female | 9797 | 8578 | 2546 |
| Transgender | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 15491 | 13549 | 4836 |
| Category | Registered | Appeared | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|
| PwD | 53 | 49 | 31 |
| Foreign | 46 | 44 | 30 |
IIT Bombay doesn’t release any exam analysis for the UCEED exam. It simply conducts the exam and releases the draft and final answer keys. Consequently, no official analysis is available for the UCEED 2026 exam.
UCEED 2026 exam will have two parts - Part A and Part B. Part A will be conducted in a computer-based mode at various test centres. Question paper for Part A will include three types of questions NAT, MSQ and MCQ type questions. Test duration for Part A will be 2 hours. Part B will now include two questions - Design-based question and Design Aptitude question. Duration for Part B is 60 minutes. Exam pattern is given on the webiste of UCEED.
It is of paramount importance that the candidate follows the official exam pattern to prepare for UCEED 2026. It is because the exam pattern will provide insights into the types of questions asked, sections covered, marking scheme, mode of the exam, etc. Unless the candidates has any knowledge of these subjects, it will be like searching for a needle in a haystack. Also, note that IIT Bombay has revised the syllabus for UCEED 2026. As per the exam pattern, the Part B question paper will include a drawing and an Design Aptitude question. Also, the test duration for Part B is 60 minutes.
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UCEED 2020 and 2019 Statistics
Check out the stats for UCEED 2020 and 2019.
| Year | Appeared | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 12,084 | 2,885 |
| 2019 | 12,414 | 2,930 |
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Seat Intake of UCEED 2026
Check out the expected seat intake of IIT UCEED 2026.
| Institute | Open | Open-PwD | EWS | EWS-PwD | OBC-NCL | OBC-NCL-PwD | SC | SC-PwD | ST | ST-PwD | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IIT Bombay | 14 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 37 |
| IIT Delhi | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 |
| IIT Guwahati | 22 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 56 |
| IIT Hyderabad | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 30 |
| IIT Roorkee | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 |
| IIITDM Jabalpur | 25 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 66 |
| IIT Indore | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
| Total | 94 | 5 | 25 | 2 | 63 | 1 | 34 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 245 |
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PwD (Persons with Disabilities) reservation is 5% horizontal and is carved out from the respective birth category.
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Any unfilled PwD seats will revert to the original category.
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Student Forum
Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered Yesterday
To fill the Common application form for B.Des released by IIT Bombay,
- Digital copies of relevant supporting documents, and the signed copy of the completed application form.
- Supporting documents required for the application are digital copies of photograph, signature, UCEED Score Card, qualifying e
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered Yesterday
The qualifying cut-off for UCEED 2026 will be prepared based on the following formulae: 𝜇 + (𝜎⁄2) = 𝛿, where 𝜇 and 𝜎 are the average marks and standard deviation of distribution of marks obtained by all the candidates in Part-A of UCEED 2026.
- 𝜇, 𝜎, and 𝛿 will be rounded-off to two decimal p
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered Yesterday
UCEED 2026 question paper will have two parts, Part A and Part B. Part B answer booklet will be checked only if a candidate qualifies Part A or meets cut-off. The qualifying cut-off for Part A will be determined by admission committee. It will be used to shortlist candidates for Part A. All candidat
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered Yesterday
Yes, UCEED Cutoff will be round specific. It will be released separately for each round of seat allotment. Candidates who meet cut-off criteria in their categories will be considered for admission to the B. Des programme.
Cut-off for each round will be different for various categories like OPEN, OBC-
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered Yesterday
The closing rank for IIT Hyderabad was 43. So, if you secure a merit rank of 100 in the UCEED 2026 exam, you chances of admission to the B. Des will be very low. To have a good chance of admission into the institute, you must target a UCEED merit rank within the top 40. However, note that if you bel
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered Yesterday
Admission cutoff for UCEED 2026 is the minimum marks a candidate needs to secure in their category for admission to B.Des programme.
Candidates who meet cutoff criteria will be considered for admission. If the candidate fails to meet the cutoff, he or she will not be considered for admission. Admissi
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered Yesterday
If you have biology as a subject in 10+2, then you can apply for B.Des programme at IIITDM Jabalpur, IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Hyderabad and IIT Indore.
To apply at IIITDM, you need to have Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics/Biology subjects in 10+2.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered Yesterday
No, you cannot apply for B.Des programme at IIT Roorkee even if you have cleared the UCEED Entrance Exam because Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics are compulsory subjects in 10+2. But you can apply for B.Des programme at IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Hyderabad and IIT Indore.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered Yesterday
To be eligible to apply for B.Des programme through UCEED, candidates should have Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics as subjects in 10+2.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered Yesterday
Yes, students from all the streams can apply for B.Des programme at IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Hyderabad and IIT Indore. They can fill the Joint seat allocation form if they have cleared the UCEED 2026 Entrance Exam.
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Contributor-Level 10
IIT Bombay had released a notification on its official website notifying that the UCEED exam starting in 2024 will be conducted following a revised syllabus. As per the revised syllabus, there has also been some changes to the UCEED exam pattern. For instance, the Part B question paper will now include two questions - 1) one question will be on Drawing and 2) the other question will be on Design Aptitude. Note that previously, Part B included a solitary, drawing-based question. Also, the time duration for Part B has been increased to 60 minutes from 30 minutes.