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    What are your admission chances for the UCEED 2026 Round 2 Allotment?

    What are your admission chances for the UCEED 2026 Round 2 Allotment?

    Himanshu ShekharUpdated on 12 May 2026, 12:56 PM IST

    IIT Bombay will publish the UCEED 2026 round 2 allotment on May 19, 2026. To understand one’s admission chances in the UCEED round 2 seat allotment, one has to clear UCEED cutoff 2026 for round 2. The best point to understand one’s admission chances for UCEED 2026 round 2 seat allotment is the UCEED cutoff. In this article, let’s look at last year’s UCEED cutoff trends to know the chances for obtaining UCEED seat allotment for the second round

    What are your admission chances for the UCEED 2026 Round 2 Allotment?
    What are your admission chances for the UCEED 2026

    IIT Bombay offers the seat allotment based on the scores in the UCEED entrance exam and the IIT preferences given by candidates at the time of UCEED counselling registration.

    Admission Chances in UCEED 2026 Seat Allotment Round 2

    The UCEED cutoff data does not show any change for top preferences such as IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, and IIT Hyderabad. A higher variation in the cutoff for a particular institute means candidates have more admission chances in the second round. It means, candidates are more likely to obtain a seat at one of the newer IITs such as IIT Indore than the older established ones such as Bombay and Delhi. IIITDM Jabalpur cutoff also shows good variation in round 1 and round 2.

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    The cutoff data also shows more variation for the open (general) category than for the reserved categories. It means, usually, open category candidates have more admission chances in round of UCEED 2026 admissions, than the reserved categories. Let’s look at the variation in the UCEED previous year cutoff for the open category in round 1 and 2.

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    UCEED Previous Year Cutoff Round 1 & 2 Variation (Open Category)

    IIT Name

    Closing rank (Round 1)

    Closing rank (Round 2)

    Change

    IIT Bombay

    14

    14

    No change

    IIT Delhi

    35

    35

    No change

    IIT Guwahati

    77

    81

    +4

    IIT Hyderabad

    52

    52

    No change

    IIT Indore

    80

    83

    +3

    IIT Roorkee

    91

    96

    +5

    IIITDM Jabalpur

    144

    162

    +18

    Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

    Q: How many rounds of UCEED 2026 seat allotment?
    A:

    There will tentatively three rounds of UCEED 2026 seat allotment.

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    You can practise previous-year UCEED, NIFT and NID questions and check the correct answers or solutions after attempting them. For UCEED, Careers360 provides previous-year papers with answer keys, while NIFT papers are available with solutions. NID previous-year papers with solutions are also available for practice.

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    Hello Dear Student,

    With UCEED AIR 130 (Open category) and currently allotted IIITDM Jabalpur under the FLOAT option, your chances after Rounds 4 and 5 depend on how many higher-ranked candidates withdraw or move to their preferred institutes.

    Based on recent Round 5 Open-category closing ranks:

    • IIT Delhi: around AIR

    Hello,

    With an SC category rank of 92 in UCEED, you may be eligible for admission to some IITs, depending on the cutoff and seat availability during the counselling process. The cutoff varies each year, so you can check the details for the previous year's cutoff here: UCEED Previous Years