IIT Brand is Top Choice: Newest IIT Tops IIITDM Jabalpur in UCEED Cut-Offs

IIT Brand is Top Choice: Newest IIT Tops IIITDM Jabalpur in UCEED Cut-Offs

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Sumeet SudarshanUpdated on 25 Sep 2025, 05:11 PM IST

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

This Story also Contains

  1. IIT Indore vs IIITDM Jabalpur
  2. IIT Tag Still Preferred by Students in UCEED
  3. UCEED Cut-Off 2025 for IIT Indore and IIITDM Jabalpur
IIT Brand is Top Choice: Newest IIT Tops IIITDM Jabalpur in UCEED Cut-Offs
IIT Brand Top Choice for UCEED

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 vs IIITDM Jabalpur

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.

Seat Matrix for IIT Indore and IIITDM Jabalpur

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

IIT Tag Still Preferred by Students in UCEED

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.

UCEED Cut-Off 2025 for IIT Indore and IIITDM Jabalpur

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.

IIT Indore Cut-Off vs IIITDM Jabalpur Cut-Off (Round 1)

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

IIT Indore Cut-Off vs IIITDM Jabalpur Cut-Off (Round 2)

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

IIT Indore Cut-Off vs IIITDM Jabalpur Cut-Off (Round 3)

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

IIT Indore Cut-Off vs IIITDM Jabalpur Cut-Off (Round 4)

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

IIT Indore Cut-Off vs IIITDM Jabalpur Cut-Off (Round 5)

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)

Q: How many seats does IIITDM Jabalpur offer?
A:

IIITDM Jabalpur offers 66 B.Des seats.

Q: How many IITs are participating in UCEED?
A:

There are six participating IITs in UCEED.

Q: How many seats does IIT Indore offer for B.Des?
A:

IIT Indore offers 16 B.Des seats.

Q: When did IIT Indore start offering the B.Des programme?
A:

IIT Indore started offering the B.Des programme in 2025-26.

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Hello,

NIFT 2026 admission - Applications release around November–December 2025.

UCEED 2026- Registrations open around September–October 2025.

Pearl Academy - They have multiple admission cycles (Jan, April, June). Applications usually open by October 2025 for Jan cycle.

Keep checking official sites regularly since dates shift slightly every year.

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Hello!

UCEED is a competitive exam for design aspirants, testing design aptitude, logical thinking, creativity, and visualisation skills. To improve your score out of 300, start by understanding the exam pattern—Part A (objective) and Part B (subjective). For Part A, practice reasoning, numerical aptitude, and environmental & social awareness questions. For Part B, focus on drawing, sketching, and presenting your ideas clearly. Solve past year UCEED papers and join online mock test series. Spend at least 2–3 hours daily practising creative problem-solving and sketching. Also, work on time management because the exam requires quick thinking.

Thank you for reading, and I wish you the best


Hello Akanksha,

For NID DAT 2026, your eligibility is established based on your born date as you are born on or after July 1st 2005. For UCEED 2026, your eligibility is dependent on your born date by category. You are eligible if you are OPEN/EWS/OBC-NCL category and born on or after October 1, 2001. If you are SC/ST/PwD category you must be born on or after October 1, 1996 in order to be eligible. Based on your born date of December 20th, 2006 for both NID DAT 2026 and UCEED 2026; you will be eligible.

The UCEED exam is conducted by IIT Bombay, and the previous year’s question papers  you can download the papers along with answer keys directly from the link given below :

https://design.careers360.com/articles/uceed-previous-year-question-papers

Thank you and all the best!


Currently, NSUT does not offer a B.Des. program. However, other institutes like IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, and IIITDM Jabalpur offer B.Des. through UCEED.

Expected UCEED Cutoffs (General Category):

IIT Bombay: Around Rank 14

IIT Delhi: Around Rank 35

IIITDM Jabalpur: Around Rank 165