Indian Indian Institute of Technology Indore is the newest IIT to join UCEED. It admitted its first batch of B.Des students last year. With the addition of IIT Indore, the total number of IITs in the UCEED entrance exam currently stands at six. The only non-IIT that is part of the Undergraduate Common Entrance Exam for Design is IIITDM Jabalpur, which has been part of the design entrance exam for more than six years. Analysis of the UCEED 2025-26 cut-off of IIT Indore and IIITDM Jabalpur shows interesting insights. In this article, let’s find out how the data corroborates the popularity of the IIT brand among students
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Candidates shortlisted in UCEED 2026 will be eligible to secure admission into the 4-year B.Des programme of participating IITs and other result-sharing institutes.
IIT Indore started admitting the first batch of students into its 4-year B.Des programme in 2025-26. It is the newest institute and IIT in the UCEED exam. The institute offers the B.Des programme through its School of Innovation. IIT Indore offers 16 B.Des seats
IIITDM Jabalpur started its B.Des programmes a decade ago. Even though it is not an IIT, IIITDM Jabalpur is considered an Institute of National Importance and is among the top design colleges in India. IIITDM Jabalpur offers 66 B.Des seats.
Category | IIT Indore | IIITDM Jabalpur |
Open | 6 | 25 |
Open-PwD | 1 | 1 |
EWS | 2 | 6 |
EWS-PwD | 0 | 1 |
OBC-NCL | 4 | 18 |
OBC-NCL PwD | 0 | 0 |
SC | 2 | 10 |
SC PwD | 0 | 0 |
ST | 1 | 4 |
ST-PwD | 0 | 1 |
Total | 16 | 66 |
The UCEED cut-off shows that the closing ranks for IIT Indore are much higher than IIIDM Jabalpur. This indicates that higher-ranked candidates prefer to opt for IIT Indore during the UCEED counselling rounds. IIT Indore has emerged as a preferred choice ahead of the much older IIITDM Jabalpur in UCEED
Although the B.Des programme is newly launched and there is no precedent for candidates to rely on, they are opting for IIT Indore over IIITDM Jabalpur, which is the participating non-IIT. Past UCEED cut-off trends show that IIITDM Jabalpur has the lowest cut-off among participating institutes in UCEED. Despite the addition of a new IIT, the trend still remains unbroken.
This goes on to show that students still prefer and value the IIT Brand that comes along with pursuing B.Des at IIT Indore.
The tables below provide the category-wise opening and closing ranks for IIT Indore and IIITDM Jabalpur last year for five rounds of counselling. The cut-offs are much higher for IIT Indore than IIITDM Jabalpur. A smaller number of seats at IIT Indore could also be at play for this higher preference for IIT Indore.
Category | IIT Indore | IIITDM Jabalpur | ||
Opening Rank | Closing Rank | Opening Rank | Closing Rank | |
Open | 56 | 80 | 78 | 144 |
Open-PwD | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 |
EWS | 19 | 22 | 21 | 30 |
OBC-NCL | 49 | 54 | 45 | 78 |
SC | 23 | 24 | 30 | 42 |
ST | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 |
Category | IIT Indore | IIITDM Jabalpur | ||
Opening Rank | Closing Rank | Opening Rank | Closing Rank | |
Open | 56 | 83 | 78 | 162 |
Open-PwD | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 |
EWS | 19 | 22 | 21 | 30 |
OBC-NCL | 49 | 54 | 55 | 82 |
SC | 23 | 24 | 30 | 42 |
ST | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 |
Category | IIT Indore | IIITDM Jabalpur | ||
Opening Rank | Closing Rank | Opening Rank | Closing Rank | |
Open | 67 | 99 | 78 | 202 |
Open-PwD | 4 | 4 | 11 | 11 |
EWS | 22 | 23 | 24 | 38 |
OBC-NCL | 52 | 61 | 56 | 93 |
SC | 23 | 24 | 31 | 46 |
ST | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 |
Category | IIT Indore | IIITDM Jabalpur | ||
Opening Rank | Closing Rank | Opening Rank | Closing Rank | |
Open | 67 | 100 | 78 | 231 |
Open-PwD | 4 | 4 | 11 | 11 |
EWS | 22 | 23 | 24 | 39 |
OBC-NCL | 52 | 61 | 56 | 99 |
SC | 23 | 24 | 31 | 47 |
ST | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 |
Category | IIT Indore | IIITDM Jabalpur | ||
Opening Rank | Closing Rank | Opening Rank | Closing Rank | |
Open | 67 | 119 | 93 | 267 |
Open-PwD | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 |
EWS | 22 | 23 | 24 | 39 |
OBC-NCL | 52 | 61 | 63 | 104 |
SC | 24 | 31 | 36 | 51 |
ST | 13 | 13 | 14 | 19 |
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
IIITDM Jabalpur offers 66 B.Des seats.
There are six participating IITs in UCEED.
IIT Indore offers 16 B.Des seats.
IIT Indore started offering the B.Des programme in 2025-26.
On Question asked by student community
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Please tell me your obtained marks, total marks, and the exam year so I can estimate your UCEED rank and percentile based on previous trends. Once you provide these details, I will calculate an approximate rank and percentile for you. You can also check UCEED college predictor tool
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