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
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.
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.
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.
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 |
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There will tentatively three rounds of UCEED 2026 seat allotment.
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