UCEED Seat Matrix 2026 - Total Seats (B.Des), Colleges/ Category-wise Seat Intake, Reservation
Undergraduate Common Entrance Examination for Design 2026 ( UCEED )
Admit Card - 2 Jan '26
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 Joint Admission Process, with the allotment of seats to be done based on UCEED 2026 merit rank.
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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 started its Counselling process from April 21, 2026. The UCEED 2026 Counselling will be conducted in five rounds.
UCEED 2026 exam will be conducted for a duration of 3 hours from 9 am - 12 noon. On the day of exam, candidate needs to report at the exam centre at least 2 hours before exam commences. Candidate will have to report at 7 am. No candidate will be allowed entry inside the exam hall once the exam commences. So, the candidate must be punctual about reaching the UCEED 2026 exam venue.
IIT Bombay will release the list of exam centres for UCEED 2025 sometime in September 2024. Note that IIT Bombay will only release the list of exam cities. The name of the exam UCEED 2025 centre allocated to be candidate will be mentioned on the admit card. The candidate can check the list of exam cities in the information brochure. In the previous edition of UCEED the exam was administered in 27 cities across India. The candidate had to select their choice of exam city at the time of filling out the application form.
- Seat Allotment Process Overview
- UCEED 2026 Seat Allotment Schedule
- UCEED Seat Matrix for B Des 2026-2027
- UCEED 2025-2026 Seat Matrix
- UCEED 2026-2027 Seat Matrix - Reservation of seats
- IIT Bombay UCEED Seat Matrix 2026
- UCEED Seat Matrix - Gradual increase in Intake Capacity
- UCEED 2026 Participating Institutes - Admission Process
- UCEED 2026 Result-sharing Institutes
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.
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UCEED 2026 Seat Allotment Schedule
The schedule for UCEED Seat Allotment are as follows:
| Rounds |
Date |
|---|---|
| Round 1 | April 21, 2026 |
| Round 2 | May 19, 2026 |
| Round 3 | June 10, 2026 |
| Round 4 | June 24, 2026 |
| Round 5 | July 3, 2026 |
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 |
UCEED 2025-2026 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:
IIT Bombay UCEED Seat Matrix 2026
The seat intake for IIT Bombay is given below:
The admission cut-off for UCEED 2025 will be released on April 21, 2025.
The seat allotment will be released online at the UCEED 2025 - IIT Bombay admission portal uceed.iitb.ac.in.
To download the seat allotment-cum-cutoff, you need to click on the seat allotment download button given under B. Des 1st Round of Seat Allotment heading. Note that no log-in is required to download the seat allotment results pdf.
Candidates who are allotted seats have to accept the seat and pay the fees. Note that candidates were also given the option to withdraw their seats.
Only such candidates who belong to the PwD category are allowed to use the services of a scribe. The candidate can use scribe services only for Part A. However, using the services of a scribe is not allowed for Part B. It is because Part B of the question paper is used to evaluate the candidates drawing skill. The candidate can select their category (PwD in this case) at the time of filling out the UCEED 2026 application form. In case of candidates belonging to any other category than PwD, scribe services is not allowed.
Exam officials will make the necessary arrangements through the test centre administrator (TCA) of the examination centre to provide a panel of scribes (amanuenses). Only such candidates who meet the eligibility criteria will be considered for scribe services.
Scribes will be students of Class XI. The PwD/Dyslexic (severe) candidate has to choose a scribe from this panel. The candidates are not be allowed to bring their own scribes.
| 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 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 |
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.
Also, all candidates who meet the cut-off marks will be assigned a merit rank and will be eligible to participate in UCEED 2026 counseling. UCEED 2026 results are declared on the official website and shortlisted or merit-list candidates will have to register for counseling. 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), 17:30 Hrs. The candidate will have to register and fill in their choice of participating institutes in order of priority. The allotment of seats will be based on the UCEED 2026 merit rank of the candidate and the college option selected.
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 counseling at the institute level. The counseling 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.
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No, UCEED 2025 entrance exam has been concluded at this point of time. Saintgits Design School BDes course admissions also accept different entrance exam scores as well including the SDAT entrance exam conducted by Saintgits Design School itself. Candidates can find all the accepted entrance exams f
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To do well in UCEED 2026 exam, improve these skills: Improve your drawing skills - Practice free-hand drawing. Use 2 grades of pencil - H-grade to do rough work and B to do quick sketch and shading. Work on improving your creativity and be innovative Solve previous years question papers to improve problem-solving and time-management skills. Understand the basic concept of drawing, and learn various forms of drawing - composition, proportion, line drawing, etc. Taking mock tests will help the candidate get an idea as to how much time it takes to solve a section or question.