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.
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 |
Commonly asked questions
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.
IIT Bombay which is the exam conducting body of UCEED 2025 will prepare the question paper for the entrance exam. The question paper of UCEED 2025 will include two parts - Part A and Part B. It is mandatory for candidates to appear in both the parts and also qualify Part A. Note that Part B answer booklet will only be evaluated if the candidate qualifies Part A.
Note that IIT Bombay has revised the syllabus for the UCEED 2025 exam. Now Part B of the question paper will include two questions - one question will be aptitude-based, while the second question will be sketching-based. The test duration for Paper B has also been increased to 60 minutes (from 30 minutes).
The official mock tests are meant to be taken in the last few weeks before the UCEED 2026 exam. So, you shouldn’t typically take mock tests at the start or even middle of your UCEED 2026 exam preparation. The logic being mock tests are not designed to help you improve your problem-solving ability or your time-management skills. In fact, mock tests are meant to help you get a exam like ambience before the exam and understand what is like to be inside the exam centre.
That being said, mock tests designed by some coaching institutes are more comprehensive and might help you build problem-solving ability and time-management skills.
Mock tests are useful only when you take them closer to the exam. They are also by no means an integral part of one’s exam preparation in the early stages. When you are starting off your preparation and reach until the mid stage, all you need are test books, sample papers, and the notes you have taken. Once you have mastered the concepts and honed your problem-solving skills sufficiently, you can take the mock test. The mock tests at this stage will help you get acquainted with the exam process, especially the exam environment.
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 |
Commonly asked questions
If IIT Bombay conducts any mock tests for UCEED 2026 exam, it will be hosted online at uceed.iitb.ac.in. So, to take mock tests, candidate will have to go to the UCEED - IIT Bombay admission portal and click on mock test link.
On clicking on the mock test link, a log-in window will open. It is likely that the log-in id will be prefilled. So, all you need to start the do is click on the log-in button to access the mock tests. After logging in, click on the “Start” tab to start the mock test.
The UCEED question paper will be of 3 hours and include two parts - The computer-based Part A and the offline-based Part B. It is mandatory for candidates to appear in both the paper. Also, Part B paper answer booklets will only be evaluated if the candidate qualifies Part A. IIT Bombay will release the cut-off marks for Part A before the declaration of results. Part A will include the following types of questions: Numerical Answer Type (NAT) Multiple Select Question (MSQ) Multiple Choice Question (MCQ).
IIT Bombay doesn’t release any exam analysis for the UCEED exam. It simpy conducts the exam, and releases the draft and final answer keys. Consequently, no official analysis will be available for the UCEED 2026 exam.
So, the candidate has to rely on exam analysis brought to them by shiksha.com and a other unofficial sources. Shiksha.com correspondents visited the exam centre on exam-day and brings you student reactions and detailed exam analysis.
You can go through the analysis and get inputs like question paper difficulty level, types of and specific question asked, expected cut-off, etc.
Note that IIT Bombay will release the question paper for the UCEED 2026 exam soon after the exam is over.
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.
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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 |
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 |
Reservation Policy:
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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
Answered 4 days ago
UCEED 2027 Entrance Exam will be on January 17, 2027 on Sunday. The exam is for B.Des programmes at IITs conducted by IIT Bombay.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a week ago
No, students can not get admission in Symbiosis Institute of Design Nagpur with UCEED scores. The institute conducts its own entrance exam. Students must appear for the Symbiosis Entrance Exam for Design - SEEED instead.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 weeks ago
Yes, Arch College of Design and Business accepts UCEED scores for admission to BDes course. Students with a valid UCEED rank may be exempt from parts of the AIEED exam, though they still have to complete the interview and situation test rounds. This provides an alternative path for students who have
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Contributor-Level 9
Answered a month ago
UCEED Exam analysis will provide insights into exam, including sectional and overall difficulty level, types of questions asked, and expected cut-off. Analysis also informs candidate if there were any technical or other issues during the exam. Candidate, thus by consulting UCEED exam analysis, will
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
Yes, you need to fill the ADEPT Application form even if you have scored rank under 2500 in UCEED. Only one step will be eliminated, which is ADEPT written exam.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 months ago
Ecole Intuit Lab, New Delhi offers both merit and entrance based admission to its BVoc programme. The students may get selected without a valid UCEED score as well. However, the candidates may have to go through other selection rounds.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 months ago
Yes, the UCEED Result was out. It was showing 502 Bad Gateway initially, due to heavy traffic on the website.
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Contributor-Level 10

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