UCEED Eligibility Criteria 2026: Age Limit, Qualifying Exam, Minimum Marks, Reservation
Undergraduate Common Entrance Examination for Design 2026 ( UCEED )
UCEED 2026 Score Card
10 Mar '26 - 31 Jul '26
Candidates seeking admission to B.Des through UCEED 2026 must meet the prescribed eligibility criteria, which include the no. of attempts, age limit, qualifying exam, minimum marks, etc. If a candidate fails to meet these criteria, then they can be disqualified at any stage of the admission process. So, go through the detailed eligibility criteria of UCEED below.
UCEED 2026 scores will be considered for admission to the B.Des program offered by UCEED 2026 participating colleges. Interested candidates need to ensure that they meet the eligibility criteria before proceeding to fill out the form. The eligibility criteria of UCEED 2026 for the B.Des program include parameters like age limit, qualifying exam, minimum marks, and other important details.
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The candidate must also keep in mind that using counterfeit data to fake one's identity could not only lead to disqualification of candidature, but legal action could also be initiated against such candidates. Go through the rest of the article to learn about the full details of the UCEED 2026 eligibility criteria.
- UCEED 2026 Eligibility Criteria
- Institute-specific Eligibility Criteria for Admission to B.Des course through UCEED 2026
- UCEED 2026: List of Qualifying Exams
- UCEED 2026 Reservation Criteria
- UCEED 2026 Seat Allotment Dates
UCEED 2026 Eligibility Criteria
The candidate needs to meet the following eligibility criteria to appear for UCEED 2026.
- Age limit - The candidate must be born on or after October 1, 2001. Relaxation in the upper age limit of 5 years applies to candidates belonging to SC, ST, and PwD categories.
- Number of attempts - A candidate is allowed to take the UCEED exam a maximum of two times and that too in consecutive years.
- Qualifying exam - The candidate must have passed all the subjects in the qualifying exam (10+2 or equivalent) in 2024 or should be appearing in the qualifying exam for the first time in 2026. Candidates who have appeared in the qualifying for the first time in 2024 or earlier are not eligible.
Additionally, the candidate also needs to meet the institute-specific eligibility requirements discussed below.
Commonly asked questions
For admission to most of the undergraduate and postgraduate courses offered at Delhi Technological University, students need to score 50% to 60% minimum total in their last qualifying degree or course to be eligible. A course-wise list of eligibility criteria for DTU admission is mentioned in the table:
| Course Name | Eligibility Criteria |
|---|---|
| BTech | Class 12 with 60% |
| BDes | A pass in Class 12 |
| BBA | Class 12 with 50% |
| MSc
| Class 12 with 50% in Economics |
| MTech | Relevant UG degree with at least 60% |
| MDes | 4-year UG with 55% |
| E-MBA | Any UG degree with 60% |
| E-MBA | UG degree with 50% |
Relevant BSc/ UG degree with 55% | |
| E-MBA | UG degree with 50% |
| PhD | Relevant PG degree with 55% |
No, DTU does not conduct any entrance exam of its own for admission to any of the UG, PG or doctoral-level courses. Admission for the flagship BTech programme is based on JEE Main scores and the entire process of counselling are conducted by JAC Delhi. Further, DTU admission to all the remaining courses is mostly based on national/ university-level entrance exams, such as UCEED, GATE, CAT, MAT and CMAT, among others. However, there are a few MBA specialised courses and BBA, admission to which is offered based on the past qualifying exam (UG level) followed by an interview round.
Yes, in fact, it is necessary for a student to have NATA scores to apply for BArch at this university. Further, the selection is subject to the merit scores of the applicants.
To secure seat at IIT Bombay for CSE, students should obtain rank as per the cutoff list. For BTech CSE admission, cutoff was 23 for EWS All India category candidates. Therefore, they should get a rank of 23 or below to secure a seat as per the last round cutoff list.
Institute-specific Eligibility Criteria for Admission to B.Des course through UCEED 2026
Apart from the eligibility criteria mentioned above, the participating institutes have their own eligibility conditions, given below.
- Candidates from the Science Stream with Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics are eligible to apply to all the participating institutes.
- Candidates from any other stream (Science without Mathematics or Physics or Chemistry, Commerce, and Arts & Humanities) are eligible to apply to IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, and IIT Hyderabad.
- For admission to BDes at IIITDM Jabalpur, only students with Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics/Biology at 10+2 are eligible.
- Students from Arts or Humanities at 10+2 are not eligible to apply for BDes admissions at IIITDM Jabalpur.
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UCEED 2026: List of Qualifying Exams
Candidates can go through the list of qualifying exams that are accepted as part of UCEED eligibility criteria 2026 in the table below:
| S No |
List of UCEED 2026 Qualifying Examinations |
|---|---|
| 1 |
The final examination of the 10+2 system, conducted by a Central or State Board recognised by the Association of Indian Universities. |
| 2 |
Intermediate or two-year Pre-University examination conducted by a Board or University recognised by the Association of Indian Universities. |
| 3 |
Final examination of the two-year course of the Joint Services Wing of the National Defence Academy. |
| 4 |
Senior Secondary School Examination conducted by the National Institute of Open Schooling with a minimum of five subjects. |
| 5 |
Any Public School, Board or University examination in India or in a foreign country recognised as equivalent to the 10+2 system by the Association of Indian Universities (AIU). |
| 6 |
HSC vocational examination. |
| 7 |
A Diploma recognised by the All India Council for Technical Education (www.aicte-india.org) or a State Board of Technical Education of at least 3 years duration. |
| 8 |
General Certificate Education (GCE) examination (London, Cambridge or Sri Lanka) at the Advanced (A) level. |
| 9 |
High School Certificate Examination of the Cambridge University or International Baccalaureate Diploma of the International Baccalaureate Office, Geneva. |
| 10 |
Candidates who have completed Class XII (or equivalent) examination outside India or from a Board not specified above should produce a certificate from the Association of Indian Universities to the effect that the examination they have passed is equivalent to the Class XII examination. |
| 11 |
In case the Class XII examination is not a public examination, the candidate must have passed at least one public (Board or Pre-University) examination earlier. |
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UCEED 2026 Reservation Criteria
The category-wise reservation of seats in UCEED 2026 is given in the table below:
| Category |
Reservation of Seats |
|---|---|
| Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) |
10% |
| Other Backward Classes belonging to the Non-Creamy Layer (OBC-NCL) |
27% |
| Scheduled Caste (SC) |
15% |
| Scheduled Tribe (ST) |
7.5% |
| Person with Disability (PwD) |
5% |
| Note: 5% reservations for PwD candidates, which will be horizontal. Candidates with benchmark disabilities as per PwD Act are eligible for reservation in this category. Unfilled PwD seats (if any) will be reallotted to the respective category. |
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UCEED 2026 Counselling
UCEED 2026 Counselling will have five seat allotment rounds. IIT Bombay will process the common application form and conduct the joint seat allocation process for UCEED B.Des 2026.
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 |
| IIT Guwahati and IIT Roorkee | Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics |
| IIITDM Jabalpur | Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics/Biology |
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| V | July 03, 2026 | July 03, 2026 | July 09, 2026; 6:00 PM |
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Both institutions offer the BDes course but with completely different admission processes. IIT Indore accepts admission based on the UCEED entrance exam, while BITS Pilani considers the NID Entrance exam/ BITSAT exam result.
See the table below to compare both insttutions on different factors:
| Institution | NIRF Ranking | Tuition Fee |
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| BITS Pilani | 11 | ₹ 30.8L |
| IIT Indore | 12 | ₹ 8.5L |
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Yes, you can get into IIT Delhi with a rank of 30 if you belong to the OBC AI quota. As per the IIT Delhi BDes cutoff 2026 for the third round, the cutoff for this category was 32.
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