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    How Many Marks are Required to Crack UCEED 2026 Exam?

    How Many Marks are Required to Crack UCEED 2026 Exam?

    Sumeet SudarshanUpdated on 18 Jan 2026, 02:05 PM IST

    The UCEED is the most prominent entrance exam conducted by IIT Bombay to offer undergraduate design admission. These BDesign admissions are offered by various IITs and the participating institutions that accept UCEED scores. The UCEED entrance exam is conducted every year where a huge number of students compete to obtain the UCEED admission. Hence, the students want to know “How many marks are required to crack the UCEED?”. The final UCEED 2026 score will be determined based on the candidate's score in Part A and Part B of the exam. Go through and read the full article to know the marks required to crack the UCEED exam.

    This Story also Contains

    1. How Many Marks Are Required To Crack The UCEED?
    2. Understanding the UCEED Exam Pattern
    3. UCEED Qualifying Marks vs UCEED Cutoff
    4. Marks required to qualify for UCEED
    How Many Marks are Required to Crack UCEED 2026 Exam?
    How Many Marks are Required to Crack UCEED 2026 Exam?

    How Many Marks Are Required To Crack The UCEED?

    There are certain factors on which the UCEED marks depend on such as the UCEED cutoff. The factors on which the UCEED qualifying marks depend are the total number of applicants, the number of candidates who appeared for UCEED 2026, the difficulty levels of the exam, seat availability and the previous year cutoff trends. As per trends, a good score in UCEED 2026 is expected to be 125+ marks.

    Understanding the UCEED Exam Pattern

    Before moving forward to know the marks required, the aspirants are advised to check and know about the UCEED exam pattern. This has two parts, A & B, where the UCEED total marks are 300. The details of UCEED Part A and Part B are given below.

    UCEED Part-A

    UCEED Part-B

    • Total marks are 200

    • Test duration is 2 hours

    • Computer-based test

    • Includes the question types such as NAT, MSQ, and MCQ

    • Tests the candidate’s aptitude skills, logical reasoning, observation skills, creativity and design sensitivity.

    • Total marks are 100

    • Test duration is 1 hour

    • Pen and paper-based test

    • Evaluates the drawing and creative skills of the candidates

    • Also tests the problem-solving methodology

    UCEED Qualifying Marks vs UCEED Cutoff

    Candidates should know that there are two aspects to understand before appearing for the UCEED exam. They are the UCEED qualifying marks and the cutoff. UCEED qualifying marks are the minimum marks required for consideration to pass the exam which will be published by IIT Bombay after the declaration of UCEED results. Whereas the UCEED cutoff marks or ranks are required to obtain design admission into the IITs or other UCEED participating institutes. For clarity, candidates can note that the UCEED qualifying marks ensures that the student has cleared the exam, and the UCEED cutoff is used to decide that the candidate will get admission in their desired institute.

    Marks required to qualify for UCEED

    Aspiring candidates can check the UCEED qualifying marks as below based on each category according to the previous years.

    Year - 2025

    Category

    UCEED qualifying marks 2025

    Open

    74.35

    OBC-NCL/EWS

    66.92

    SC/ST

    37.18

    PwD

    37.18

    Year - 2024

    Category

    UCEED qualifying marks 2024

    Open

    69.89

    OBC-NCL/EWS

    62.90

    SC/ST

    34.95

    PwD

    34.95

    Year - 2023

    Category

    UCEED qualifying marks 2023

    Open

    85.05

    OBC-NCL/EWS

    76.54

    SC/ST

    42.52

    PwD

    42.52

    Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

    Q: How many marks are required to get into IITs through UCEED?
    A:

    As per past trends, 125+ marks can be considered a good score in UCEED 2026.

    Q: Will the UCEED cutoff be the same every year?
    A:

    No, the UCEED cutoff varies every year depending on the factors such as total number of applicants, previous year trends, seat availability, category reservation and the difficulty levels of the exam.

    Q: Are the UCEED qualifying marks and UCEED cutoff the same?
    A:

    No, the qualifying marks and the cutoffs of UCEED differ. The qualifying marks are the marks to be obtained to pass the UCEED entrance exam whereas the cutoff marks decides the UCEED admission into IITs. 

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    Questions related to UCEED

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    Have a question related to UCEED ?

    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

    Hi! To check the UCEED 2025 opening and closing rank, click on the link provided below.
    Link: UCEED 2025 cutoff

    Some of the top-ranked UCEED coaching institutes in Noida include BRDS, Pahal Design, Bhardwaj Classes, MY Design Studio, and Design Aspirants.