UCEED Seat Matrix 2026 - Total Seats (B.Des), Colleges/ Category-wise Seat Intake, Reservation
Undergraduate Common Entrance Examination for Design 2026 ( UCEED )
UCEED 2027 Exam DATE
17 Jan '27
The Undergraduate Common Entrance Examination for Design (UCEED) is an important exam for students who want to join the Bachelor of Design (B.Des) programs at top design colleges in India. For the 2026-2027 academic year, only students who qualify for UCEED 2026 can apply for admission to B.Des programs at IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati, IIT Hyderabad, IIT Roorkee, and IIITDM Jabalpur. Read the full article for more detailed information.
There are currently seven participating institutes of UCEED 2026 that offer a combined intake of 245 seats to the B.Des program. The participating institutes are IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati, IIT Hyderabad, IIT Roorkee, IIITDM Jabalpur, and IIT Indore. Admission to the B.Des program was conducted through a UCEED Joint Admission Process, with the allotment of seats to be done based on UCEED 2026 merit rank.
It may be noted that a participating institute has the right to make any changes to the seat matrix. IIT Bombay released the updated seat matrix for UCEED 2026 on its admission portal - uceed.iitb.ac.in. So, the candidates are urged to keep looking for any new updates. UCEED Counselling process is underway. The UCEED 2026 Counselling has five rounds.
- Seat Allotment Process Overview
- UCEED 2026 Seat Allotment Schedule
- UCEED Seat Matrix for B Des 2026-2027
- UCEED 2026 Joint Counselling Cutoff
- UCEED 2026 Seat Allotment (FINAL Round): Do's and Don'ts
- UCEED 2026 Seat Matrix
- UCEED 2026-2027 Seat Matrix - Reservation of seats
- IIT Bombay UCEED Seat Matrix 2026
- IIT Delhi UCEED Seat Matrix 2026
- IIT Guwahati UCEED Seat Matrix 2026
- IIT Hyderabad UCEED Seat Matrix 2026
- IIT Roorkee UCEED Seat Matrix 2026
- IITDM Jabalpur UCEED Seat Matrix 2026
- UCEED 2026 Participating Institutes - Admission Process
- UCEED 2026 Result-sharing Institutes
- UCEED Seat Matrix - Gradual increase in Intake Capacity
Seat Allotment Process Overview
UCEED 2026 will conduct five rounds of seat allotment. Seats are provisionally allocated based on the candidate's All India Rank (AIR) in UCEED 2026, their category, and their preferred institutes. Selected candidates will receive provisional allotment letters via their registered email addresses. Upon receiving the allotment letter, candidates must remit a Seat Acceptance Fee of ₹60,000 for GEN/EWS/OBC-NCL categories and ₹15,000 for SC/ST/PwD categories through the provided online payment system.
Commonly asked questions
The important dates of UCEED 2027 cover events like the commencement and deadline to fill out the UCEED application, admit card release and exam date, result date, and seat allotment schedule. This means the important dates will cover all the events starting from the release of admission notification to the completion of the admission process. The candidate can keep track of upcoming events by consulting the important dates.
The important dates for UCEED 2027 have been released by IIT Bombay. IIT Bombay has the authority to change a pre-announced date; so candidates need to stay updated by visiting this space.
IIT Bombay will launch the new website for the UCEED 2027 exam on October 1, 2026 - uceed.iitb.ac.in.
New website carries information like important dates, an information brochure, and the candidate portal. There is also a download section, from where the candidate will be able to download useful resources like previous years question papers and answer keys.
IIT Bombay may conduct any complementary seat allotment round for UCEED counseling only if there are vacant seats left after the five regular seat allotment rounds. Note that, IIT Bombay will conduct FIVE seat allotment rounds. The seat allotment will be based on the merit rank of the candidate in UCEED 2026 and campus selected at the time of counseling registration. Candidates who qualify in UCEED 2026 exam can participate in counseling.
The counseling for UCEED 2026 will be held as a Joint Seat Allotment process. The participating institutes of UCEED 2026 can participate in counseling.
The candidate needs the following documents to participate in UCEED 2026 counseling.
Signed copy of the first page of the completed application form
UCEED 2026 scorecard
Qualifying exam (Class 12 or equivalent) mark sheet
Photo
Signature
OBC-NCL/ SC/ ST/ PwD certificate (if applicable)
OCI/ PIO card (if applicable)
UCEED 2026 Seat Allotment Schedule
The schedule for UCEED Seat Allotment is as follows.
| 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 | July 03, 2026; 6:00 PM | July 04, 2026 | July 06, 2026; 6:00 PM |
| V | July 09, 2026 | July 09, 2026 | July 13, 2026, 6:00 PM | ||
UCEED Seat Matrix for B Des 2026-2027
The category-wise distribution of available seats across IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati, IIT Hyderabad, IIT Roorkee, IIITDM Jabalpur, and IIT Indore is as follows:
| 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 |
Commonly asked questions
UCEED 2026 scorecard will be valid for a period of one year from the date of its release. The scorecard was made available for download on March 10, 2026.
Scorecard contains Part A marks for all candidates who appeared in the UCEED 2026 entrance exam. However, Part B, total marks, and merit ranks are released only for candidates who qualify Part A.
Yes, there will be biometric verification at the UCEED 2026 exam centre. The biometric information (thumb impression and photograph) will be collected from the candidate before the commencement of the exam. On exam day, the candidate needs to bring with them a valid photo id proof and the admit card. Note that the photo id proof must be in the original; photocopies will not be accepted. Note that the candidate needs to report at the UCEED 2026 exam centre at least 2 hours before the commencement of the exam.
No, you cannot come out of the UCEED exam centre before the final bell rings. The candidate is not allowed to leave the exam hall until the exam is over. Once the exam is over, the invigilator will collect the answer sheets and complete any other formalities.
IIT Bombay will conduct the UCEED 2027 exam on January 17, 2027 from 9 AM- 12 PM. UCEED Test was conducted at the centres. The reporting time was 7 AM.
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UCEED 2026 Joint Counselling Cutoff
The cutoff for UCEED 2026 conducted by IIT Bombay is given below.
| UCEED Seat Allotment Rounds | UCEED 2026 Cutoff PDF |
|---|---|
| UCEED Seat Allotment Round I | Download Here |
| UCEED Seat Allotment Round II | Download Here |
| UCEED Seat Allotment Round III | Download Here |
| UCEED Seat Allotment Round IV | Download Here |
| UCEED Seat Allotment Round V | Download Here |
UCEED 2026 Seat Allotment (FINAL Round): Do's and Don'ts
- Candidates who are allotted a seat for the first time in the final round have to directly pay the UCEED seat acceptance fee to the institute where they are offered provisional admission.
- Candidates who have paid the seat acceptance fee have to contact their respective institutes concerning the balance fee payment and registration process.
- There will be no further rounds of seat allocation, and hence there is NO option to withdraw an accepted/allotted seat.
- It will be the responsibility of the candidate to provide the correct and complete information regarding the qualifying exam and category and upload the correct documents in the required formats in the application form. Application forms that are incorrect and/or incomplete in any way will be summarily rejected, and the application will be considered invalid. The admitting institutes will conduct a document verification exercise for each candidate during admission. The admitting institutes have the right to cancel, at any stage, the admission of a candidate per their rules and regulations in practice if it is found that any information provided by the candidate is incorrect or the application is incomplete.
- Candidates may note that the offer of admission made to them during the online seat allocation process is provisional and will be confirmed by the admitting institutes only after the requisite fees are paid, the documents are duly verified, and their formalities are completed. Once the counselling is closed, the entire process of BDes admissions through the UCEED office is considered to be over, and no further changes (viz. changing institute etc.) are permitted.
Commonly asked questions
IIT Bombay usually doesn't make any arrangements like baggage counters. So, it is a good idea for candidates not be bring any unnecessary stuff with them to the exam centre. Also, if the candidate has any doubts, he or she must go through the exam-day guidelines published by exam officials to check if any special arrangements are being made. Since it is unlikely that there will be a baggage counter, the candidate can not afford to bring valuable items and leave it unattended outside the exam hall. It is because if any valuable item is lost, IIT Bombay will not take any responsibility.
The counseling for UCEED 2026 is held as a Joint Seat Allotment process by IIT Bombay. The Joint Admission Process has five seat allotment rounds.
Candidates who are allotted seats have to pay the seat acceptance fees to confirm their seats. There is no option to withdraw seats in the last round. All participating institutes of UCEED 2026 are participating in the counseling process.
Yes, there will be biometric verification at the UCEED 2027 exam centre. The biometric information (thumb impression and photograph) will be collected from the candidate before the commencement of the exam. On exam day, the candidate needs to bring with them a valid photo id proof and the admit card. Note that the photo id proof must be in the original; photocopies will not be accepted.
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.
UCEED 2026 Seat Matrix
The category-wise seat intake for the UCEED participating institutes is given in the table below.
| Institute |
Total |
|---|---|
| 37 |
|
| 20 |
|
| 56 |
|
| 30 |
|
| IIT Roorkee | 20 |
| 66 |
|
| IIT Indore |
16 |
| Total |
245 |
UCEED 2026-2027 Seat Matrix - Reservation of seats
IIT Bombay will reserve seats for Indian nationals belonging to certain categories in accordance with the rules prescribed by the Government of India. The categories and the extent of reservation for the Academic Year 2026-27 are given below:
Commonly asked questions
UCEED 2027 counseling will be conducted by IIT Bombay. The counseling process will have five rounds. The Joint Admission Process will not have any spot rounds.
IIT Bombay UCEED Seat Matrix 2026
The seat intake for IIT Bombay is given below:
| Category | Seats |
|---|---|
| Open | 14 |
| Open-PwD | 0 |
| EWS | 4 |
| EWS-PwD | 1 |
| OBC-NCL | 9 |
| OBC-NCL-PwD | 0 |
| SC | 5 |
| SC-PwD | 1 |
| ST | 3 |
| ST-PwD | 0 |
| Total Seats | 37 |
IIT Delhi UCEED Seat Matrix 2026
The seat intake for IIT Delhi is given below:
| Category |
No. of Seats |
|---|---|
| Open |
7 |
| Open – PwD |
1 |
| EWS |
2 |
| EWS – PwD |
0 |
| OBC – NCL |
5 |
| OBC – PwD |
0 |
| SC |
3 |
| SC – PwD |
0 |
| ST |
2 |
| ST – PwD |
0 |
| Total |
20 |
IIT Guwahati UCEED Seat Matrix 2026
The seat intake for IIT Guwahati is given below:
| Category |
No. of Seats |
|---|---|
| Open |
23 |
| Open – PwD |
0 |
| EWS |
5 |
| EWS – PwD |
1 |
| OBC – NCL |
15 |
| OBC – PwD |
0 |
| SC |
7 |
| SC – PwD |
1 |
| ST |
3 |
| ST – PwD |
1 |
| Total |
56 |
IIT Hyderabad UCEED Seat Matrix 2026
The seat intake for IIT Hyderabad is given below:
| Category | Seats |
|---|---|
| Open | 11 |
| Open-PwD | 1 |
| EWS | 3 |
| EWS-PwD | 0 |
| OBC-NCL | 8 |
| OBC-NCL-PwD | 0 |
| SC | 4 |
| SC-PwD | 1 |
| ST | 2 |
| ST-PwD | 0 |
| Total | 30 |
IIT Roorkee UCEED Seat Matrix 2026
The seat intake for IIT Roorkee is given below:
| Category |
No. of Seats |
|---|---|
| Open |
7 |
| Open – PwD |
1 |
| EWS |
2 |
| EWS – PwD |
0 |
| OBC – NCL |
5 |
| OBC – PwD |
0 |
| SC |
3 |
| SC – PwD |
0 |
| ST |
2 |
| ST – PwD |
0 |
| Total |
20 |
IITDM Jabalpur UCEED Seat Matrix 2026
The seat intake for IITDM Jabalpur is given below.
| Category |
No. of Seats |
|---|---|
| Open |
26 |
| Open – PwD |
1 |
| EWS |
6 |
| EWS – PwD |
0 |
| OBC – NCL |
17 |
| OBC – PwD |
1 |
| SC |
10 |
| SC – PwD |
0 |
| ST |
4 |
| ST – PwD |
1 |
| Total |
66 |
UCEED 2026 Participating Institutes - Admission Process
Candidates seeking admission to the B.Des program at UCEED 2026 participating colleges need to qualify in the exam and must be assigned a merit rank. The UCEED 2026 exam was conducted on January 18, 2026 (9 am - 12 noon). The UCEED 2026 question paper will have two parts - Part A and Part B. Part B answer booklets will be evaluated only if the candidate meets the UCEED 2026 cut-off marks for Part A.
UCEED 2026 Result-sharing Institutes
The result-sharing institutes of UCEED 2026 will not participate in the Joint Admission Process. Instead, they will conduct their counselling at the institute level. The counselling application for the result-sharing institutes will open soon after the UCEED 2026 results are declared. The participating institute will only fill some of the UG seats based on UCEED 2026 scores. However, for the remaining seats, they may use scores from other entrance exams.
| Sr. No. |
Result Sharing Institute |
Location |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
FLAME University |
Pune |
| 2 |
MODY University of Science and Technology |
Rajasthan |
| 3 |
Ahmedabad |
|
| 4 |
Alliance University |
Bengaluru |
| 5 |
CEPT University |
Ahmedabad |
| 6 |
MIT ID Indore – Avantika University |
Indore |
| 7 |
Navrachana University |
Gujarat |
| 8 |
GLS University |
Gujarat |
| 9 |
Department of Design, Shiv Nadar IoE |
Delhi NCR |
| 10 |
Delhi |
|
| 11 |
Jain (Deemed-to-be-University) |
Bangalore |
| 12 |
World University of Design |
Sonipat |
| 13 |
ITM Skills University |
Navi Mumbai |
| 14 |
CMR University |
Bengaluru |
| 15 |
JK Lakshmipat University |
Jaipur |
| 16 |
Somaiya School of Design, Somaiya Vidyavihar University |
Mumbai |
| 17 |
RV University |
Bengaluru |
| 18 |
Lovely Professional University |
Phagwara |
| 19 |
Department of Design, Netaji Subhas University of Technology (NSUT) |
New Delhi |
| 20 |
Dr. Vishwanath Karad MIT World Peace University |
Pune |
| 21 |
Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University |
Katra |
| 22 |
Srishti Manipal Institute of Art, Design and Technology |
Bengaluru |
| 23 |
Mumbai |
|
| 24 |
D Y Patil University School of Design |
Pune |
| 25 |
VIT School of Design (V-SIGN), VIT |
Vellore |
| 26 |
Various places |
|
| 27 |
Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies |
— |
| 28 |
Dr. D Y Patil School of Design |
Pune |
| 29 |
Tezpur University |
Assam |
| 30 |
Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) |
Manipal |
| 31 |
School of Creativity, Rishihood University |
Delhi NCR |
| 32 |
Dehradun |
|
| 33 |
O.P. Jindal Global University |
Sonipat |
| 34 |
Delhi Technological University |
Delhi |
| 35 |
Anant National University |
Ahmedabad |
| 36 |
U. P. Institute of Design |
Noida |
| 37 |
Mahindra University |
Hyderabad |
| 38 |
Ratan Tata Maharashtra State Skills University |
|
| 39 |
Sandip University, Nashik |
Nashik |
| 40 |
ARCH College of Design and Business, Jaipur |
Jaipur |
| 41 |
Somaiya School of Design, Somaiya Vidyavihar University, Mumbai
|
Mumbai |
| 42 |
Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Katra |
Katra |
| 43 |
VIT School of Design (V-SIGN), Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore |
Vellore |
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UCEED Seat Matrix - Gradual increase in Intake Capacity
With every passing year, the seat intake for UCEED has been increasing gradually. For instance, in 2021, the intake was 179 seats. By 2023, this number will have increased to 205 seats. Refer to the table below to check how the UCEED seat intake has changed over the years.
| Institute Name |
Seat Intake (2021) |
Seat Intake (2022) |
Seat Intake (2023) |
Seat Intake 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IIT Bombay |
37 |
37 |
37 |
37 |
| IIT Delhi |
- |
20 |
20 |
20 |
| IIT Guwahati |
56 |
56 |
56 |
56 |
| IIT Hyderabad |
20 |
20 |
26 |
30 |
| IIT Roorkee | - | - | - | 20 |
| IIITDM Jabalpur |
66 |
66 |
66 |
66 |
| IIT Indore | - | - | - | 16 |
| Total |
179 |
199 |
205 |
245 |
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Student Forum
Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered a week ago
MIT-WPU, Pune offers scholarships to BDes students based on their UCEED rank. Below is the UCEED score requirement to get the scholarship:
Scholarship for AY 2026-27 | UCEED Rank |
|---|---|
Dr. Vishwanath Karad Scholarship (100%) | Upto 800 All India Rank |
MIT-WPU Scholarship I (50%) | 801-2000 All India Rank |
MIT-WPU Scholarship II (25%) | 2001 to 2500 All India Rank |
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Guide-Level 15
Answered a week ago
IIT Bombay UCEED cutoff 2026 was 16 for the General AI category in the last round. Hence, this category of students need a rank of at least 16 or lower to be qualified for admission. To know the IIT Bombay branch-wise cutoff 2026, students can check the table below.
| Category | IIT Bombay UCEED cutoff 2026 |
|---|---|
| General | 16 |
| OBC | 16 |
| SC | 8 |
| ST | 5 |
| EWS | 5 |
| OBC Non-Creamy PWD | 1 |
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 weeks ago
Yes, 20 might be an excellent rank for gaining admission to the IIT Delhi BDes course if you belong to the General or OBC AI category. For both these categories, the last round closing ranks were 28 and 32, respectively.
Students can check the table below to know the highest rank accepted by differe
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
UCEED is one of the accepting exams for admission in BDes programme of MIT-WPU, Pune. However, it is not mandatory. Aspirants with scores in NATA, NIFT Entrance Exam or NID or MIT-WPU CET can also get admission in BDes provided they also pass the selection rounds.
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Contributor-Level 9
Answered a month ago
Yes, UCEED Exam score is accepted for NMIMS DAT Admission. Such candidates have to submit their portfolios and appear for a Personal interview.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 months ago
Yes, 30 could be considered a good enough rank for admission to the BDes course at IIT Hyderabad.
For the General AI category, the highest rank acceptable was 42. So, the attained rank of 30 might get you admitted at IIT Hyderabad.
It also worth knowing if you belong to any reservered category, its no
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 months ago
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 |
|---|---|---|
| BITS Pilani | 11 | ₹ 30.8L |
| IIT Indore | 12 | ₹ 8.5L |
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 months ago
To get a seat at this institution, students have to first attempt the UCEED entrance exam and then appear for the counselling process to be considered eligible for admission to the UG-level course.
The IIITDM Jabalpur BDes cutoff 2026 was published till round 3 for various All India categories, like
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 months ago
To get a seat at IIT Hyderabad for the BDes course, students have to first attempt the UCEED entrance exam and then appear for the counselling process. Only those who have appeared in the counselling process are considered eligible for the UG-level course.
The IIT Hyderabad cutoff 2026 has been publi
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 months ago
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.
Hence, getting admission with a rank of 30 is possible for the OBC AI category. Other categories, rounds, etc., will ha
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Contributor-Level 10
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