How many students appear for UCEED every year?
Undergraduate Common Entrance Examination for Design 2026 ( UCEED )
Exam On - 18 Jan '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 |
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 |
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
Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered a week ago
Yes, candidates who applied through the scores of the UCEED are required to appear for the Drawing Test for further evaluation. This rule applies to all candidates who applied through non MIT-WPU CET scores. These candidates are also required to appear for the Portfolio Review as well as the persona
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 weeks ago
Application to BDes Programmes at IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati, IIT Hyderabad, IIT Indore, IIT Roorkee and IIITDM Jabalpur (Participating Institutes) will begin from March 14, 2026 (Saturday), 10:00 Hrs. The application portal will be closed on April 10, 2026 (Friday), at 5:30 PM.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 weeks ago
UCEED 2026 Counselling will start on April 21, 2026 and will end on April 29, 2026; 6:00 PM for Round 1.
| Seat Allotment Round | Date of Announcement | Payment of Seat Acceptance Fees | Withdrawal of seat/exit from seat allocation process | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start Date | End Date / Time | Start Date | End Date / Time | ||
| I | April 21, 2026 | April 21, 2026 | April 29, 2026; 6:00 PM | April 30, 2026 | May 11, 2026; 6:00 PM |
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