UCEED 2026 Cutoff for OBC Category: Expected Cutoff for 2026 and Previous Year Cutoffs
Undergraduate Common Entrance Examination for Design 2026 ( UCEED )
Result - 10 Mar '26 - 31 Jul '26
UCEED has declared the IIT UCEED Cutoff for Part A on February 05, 2026. Candidates can calculate the score using the formula 𝜇 + (𝜎⁄2) = 𝛿. This cutoff will determine whether UCEED Part B will be checked or not. IIT Bombay checks the Part B only for candidates who clear the Part A cutoff. Read on to find the Cutoff for Part A and the Cutoff for Admission Process.
UCEED 2026 Cutoff for OBC
UCEED Cutoff for OBC and other categories will be released soon by IIT Bombay. UCEED Entrance Exam cutoff marks are released in two forms: UCEED Qualifying marks and UCEED Admission Cutoff (Final Rank). UCEED Qualifying marks were released on February 5, 2026. Candidates were required to use the formula 𝜇 + (𝜎⁄2) = 𝛿 to calculate their score. If they clear Part A cutoff, then only their Part B was evaluated.
Latest Updates:
- UCEED Cutoff 2026 Released for Part A; Check Mean and Standard Deviation
- UCEED 2026: Expected Cutoff and IIT-wise Rank Trends Every B.Des Candidate Should Know
UCEED Admission Cutoff includes the final ranks and opening and closing ranks for candidates to participate in the UCEED Counselling. The OBC Category gets relaxation as compared to the General Category. The candidates belonging to the reserved categories shall have to fulfil a relaxed cut-off mark, which will be 0.9𝛿 for OBC-NCL/EWS, 0.5𝛿 for SC/ST/PwD, where 𝛿 is the cut-off mark for the Open category.
- UCEED Cutoff 2026 Overview for OBC
- UCEED 2026 Cutoff for OBC and OBC NCL (Expected)
- UCEED Cutoff 2025 for OBC and OBC NCL
- UCEED Cutoff 2024 for OBC and OBC NCL
- UCEED 2023 Cutoff for IIT Bombay - Round I for OBC Category
- UCEED 2026 Subject wise Eligibility to IITs
UCEED Cutoff 2026 Overview for OBC
Check out the details for UCEED Cutoff 2026.
| Events |
Dates |
|---|---|
| UCEED OBC Cutoff Marks Part A: Date |
February 05, 2026 |
| UCEED OBC Cutoff Part B |
Not released |
| Status |
Released |
| Format |
Mean and Standard Deviation |
| Formula to Caluculate OBC Cutoff marks |
𝜇 + (𝜎⁄2) = 𝛿 |
| Cutoff Marks Use |
Cutoff marks (Mean and Median) is used to evaluate Part B |
| UCEED Overall Cutoff Marks |
Rank and cutoff marks (Part A + Part B) = Admission Porcess |
| Link |
uceed.iitb.ac.in/2026 |
| UCEED Result 2026 | March 06, 2026 |
Commonly asked questions
The admission cut-off for Round I of UCEED 2026 will be released alongside the seat allotment results on April 21, 2026.
This will be followed by 2nd allotment on May 19, 2026. The 3rd round of allotment will be declared on June 10, 2026.
The cut-off has been released in the form of category-wise opening and closing ranks. Also, the cut-off is released for all the participating institutes. Candidates who meet the cut-off criteria will get admission to the B. Des programme. However, if the candidate fails to meet the cut-off criteria, he or she will be considered for admission in subsequent rounds. Note that UCEED 2026 counseling will have FIVE seat allotment rounds, and for each round a separate cut-off would be released.
The cut off marks for UCEED 2026 Part A were released on February 05, 2026.
IIT Bombay is among the most popular institutes to pursue a design course in India. So, it is no surprise that cut-off for admission to the institute is pretty high. UCEED Cutoff marks for Part A were out on February 05, 2026. For IIT Bombay, in 2024, the cutoff marks for Open category were: Opening: 1 and Closing: 14.
UCEED 2026 Cutoff for OBC and OBC NCL (Expected)
The cutoff for IIT Bombay is expected to be around 13 opening and 16 closing. For IIT Delhi, opening rank is expected around 20 and closing rank will be around 30. Check out the estimated cutoff for OBC for UCEED 2026.
| Institute | Expected Closing Category Rank |
|---|---|
| IIT Bombay | 13 – 16 |
| IIT Delhi | 20 – 30 |
| IIT Guwahati | 42 – 50 |
| IIT Hyderabad | 44 – 52 |
| IIT Roorkee | 56 – 65 |
| IIITDM Jabalpur | 78 – 150 |
UCEED Cutoff 2025 for OBC and OBC NCL
Check out the UCEED OBC Cutoff for the previous year.
| Institute | R1-OBC AI | R1-ObcNclPwd-AI | R2-OBC-AI | R2-ObcNclPwd-AI | R3-OBC-AI | R3-ObcNclPwd-AI | R4-OBC-AI | R4-ObcNclPwd-AI | R5-OBC-AI | R5-ObcNclPwd-AI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IIT Bombay | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| IIT Delhi | 21 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| IIT Guwahati | 44 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 50 | 0 |
| IIT Hyderabad | 42 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 44 | 0 |
| IIT Indore | 54 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 61 | 0 |
| IIT Roorkee | 51 | 2 | 51 | 2 | 55 | 0 | 55 | 3 | 56 | 3 |
| IIITDM Jabalpur | 78 | 0 | 82 | 0 | 93 | 0 | 99 | 0 | 104 | 0 |
Commonly asked questions
On the day of the UCEED 2026 exam, shikha.com correspondents did a live coverage of the exam. Our correspondents spoke to the exam takers once they came out of the exam hall and tried to extract all the key information about the exam and corresponding events.
This student interaction includes insights on the expected cut-off as well. The student were also asked to explain why they believe the cut-off would be what they think. The candidate by consulting the exam analysis would be able to access their performance.
Yes, the exam analysis will also include the expected cut-off.
On the day of the UCEED 2026 exam, shikha.com correspondents will do a live coverage of the exam. Our correspondents will speak to the exam takers once they come out of the exam hall and try to extract all the key information about the exam and corresponding events.
This student interaction will include insights on the expected cut-off as well. The student will also be asked to explain why they believe the cut-off would be what they think. The candidate, by consulting the exam analysis, will be able to access their performance.
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 candidates who qualify Part A will be allocated a merit rank and total score.
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UCEED Cutoff 2024 for OBC and OBC NCL
Check out the UCEED OBC Cutoff for the previous year.
| Institute | R1-OBC-AI | R1-ObcNclPwd-AI | R2-OBC-AI | R2-ObcNclPwd-AI | R3-OBC-AI | R3-ObcNclPwd-AI | R4-OBC-AI | R4-ObcNclPwd-AI | R5-OBC-AI | R5-ObcNclPwd-AI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IIT Bombay | 14 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 16 | 1 |
| IIT Delhi | 26 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| IIT Guwahati | 46 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 49 | 0 |
| IIT Hyderabad | 36 | 2 | 36 | 2 | 46 | 2 | 46 | 2 | 46 | 2 |
| IIT Roorkee | 63 | 0 | 63 | 0 | 65 | 0 | 65 | 0 | 65 | 0 |
| IIITDM Jabalpur | 75 | 3 | 78 | 3 | 82 | 3 | 85 | 5 | 89 | 0 |
UCEED 2023 Cutoff for IIT Bombay - Round I for OBC Category
Check out the cutoff for IIT Bombay for different categories.
| Institute | Opening Rank | Closing Rank |
|---|---|---|
| IIT Bombay | 4 | 14 |
| IIT Delhi | 15 |
20 |
| IIT Guwahati | 21 |
42 |
| IIT Hyderabad | 17 |
44 |
| IIITDM Jabalpur | 46 |
68 |
UCEED 2026 Seat Allotment Dates
The UCEED 2026 Seat Allotment schedule for Round I, Round II, Round III, Round IV and Round V are
| 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 |
| II | May 19, 2026 | May 19, 2026 | May 27, 2026; 6:00 PM |
May 28, 2026 | June 09, 2026; 6:00 PM |
| III | June 10, 2026 | June 10, 2026 | June 14, 2026; 6:00 PM |
June 15, 2026 | June 19, 2026; 6:00 PM |
| IV | June 24, 2026 | June 24, 2026 | June 28, 2026; 6:00 PM |
June 29, 2026 | July 01, 2026; 6:00 PM |
| V | July 03, 2026 | July 03, 2026 | July 09, 2026; 6:00 PM |
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UCEED 2026 Subject wise Eligibility to IITs
| Participating Institute for B.Des Admission | Subjects in 10+2 for eligibility |
|---|---|
| IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Hyderabad, IIT Indore | All streams |
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Yes, the UCEED Result is not out now. It was showing 502 Bad Gateway initially, due to heavy traffic on the website.
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To fill the Common application form for B.Des released by IIT Bombay,
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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