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Indian Institute of Technology Indore offers admission to its BDes programme through UCEED 2026, and the admission cycle has now progressed with key updates. UCEED authorities have released the UCEED 2026 seat allotment and UCEED 2026 cut off for round 1 on the official website. Candidates who have got shortlisted have to confirm their seats and pay the seat acceptance fees before April 29, 2026. IIT Bombay has conducted the UCEED 2026 exam on January 18, 2026. Earlier, the authorities announced the UCEED 2026 Part A cut off on February 5, 2026. The UCEED 2026 result was declared on March 6, 2026. The UCEED 2026 authorities have closed the UCEED 2026 application process on their official website. Read the complete article by Careers360 to know complete details about IIT Indore B.Des admissions and other important updates.
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Candidates needed to clear the UCEED entrance exam to qualify for evaluation and then meet the overall UCEED cut off to secure admission through the UCEED seat allotment process. Admission to IIT Indore depends on the marks obtained in UCEED 2026, and candidates who meet the UCEED cut off have higher chances of securing a seat.
IIT Indore offers BDes programme as an interdisciplinary one with the specialisations in Urban System Innovation, Healthcare Systems, Ed-Tech., and Sustainable Energy. On completion of this programme, the candidates will be able to address the problems easily with innovative solutions. Also, the students will be able to develop creative and innovative skills, problem-solving techniques, system design, project management, planning, visual sensitivity, communication, research & documentation, collaborative working and team building skills and more, etc.
The BDes programme offered by IIT Indore helps the candidates to shape their future in the design sector. The aspirants need to meet the eligibility criteria to appear for UCEED. The basic eligibility criteria required is as below.
Candidates must have passed their Class XII or equivalent from CBSE, State Boards, ICSE, and IB in any stream such as Science, Commerce, and Arts & Humanities.
Also the age limit is specified for the students to check before proceeding to apply. Please refer to the table below for category-wise eligibility.
Category | IIT Indore BDes Eligibility |
OPEN/EWS/OBC-NCL | Should be born on or after October 1, 2000 |
SC, ST or PwD | Should be born on or after October 1, 1995 |
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay opened the UCEED 2026 registration on October 1, 2025 on the official website and closed the application process on November 10, 2025. Candidates must now wait for the next admission cycle of UCEED to apply for admission to Indian Institute of Technology Indore.
Particulars | Dates |
| Submission of Online Application for BDes | October 1 - November 10, 2025 |
UCEED Entrance Exam | January 18, 2026 |
UCEED 2026 Admit Card | January 2, 2026 |
UCEED 2026 Result | March 6, 2026 |
UCEED 2026 Score Card downloading | March 10 - June 11, 2026 |
UCEED 2026 Seat allotment round 1 | April 21 - 29, 2026 |
UCEED 2026 Seat allotment round 2 | May 19 - 27, 2026 |
UCEED 2026 Seat allotment round 3 | June 10 - 14, 2026 |
UCEED 2026 Seat allotment round 4 | June 24 - 28, 2026 |
UCEED 2026 Seat allotment round 5 | July 03 - 9, 2026 |
To get admission in the BDes course offered at IIT Bombay, candidates are required to apply and qualify the IIT Bombay BDes entrance exam - UCEED. Aspirants who qualify the UCEED entrance exam will be eligible to participate in the IIT Bombay BDes centralised counselling in which candidates can select IIT Indore as their preferred campus. The UCEED application process has been closed on the official website.
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IIT Bombay has released the UCEED 2026 round 1 seat matrix for B.Des programme on its official website. The BDes seat matrix is provided as per the category. Candidates can find the below table that consists of the number of seats available category-wise at IIT Indore.
| IIT Indore | |||
Open | Opening | 42 | |
| Closing | 66 | ||
Open-PwD | Opening | - | |
| Closing | - | ||
| EWS | Opening | 18 | |
| Closing | 19 | ||
EWS-PwD | Opening | - | |
| Closing | - | ||
OBC-NCL | Opening | 36 | |
| Closing | 48 | ||
| OBC-NCL-PwD | Opening | 4 | |
| Closing | 4 | ||
| SC | Opening | 20 | |
| Closing | 27 | ||
SC-PwD | Opening | - | |
| Closing | - | ||
| ST | Opening | 12 | |
| Closing | 12 | ||
ST-PwD | Opening | - | |
| Closing | - | ||
| FN | Opening | - | |
| Closing | - | ||
The authorities have released the UCEED 2026 round 1 cutoff along with the seat allotment results. After each round of seat allotment, the candidates will be able to check the IIT BDes 2026 cutoff. The IIT BDes cutoff 2026 are the minimum and maximum marks required for the students to obtain admission at the institute.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The IIT Indore official website is - iiti.ac.in
The BDes programme at IIT Indore is offered for a duration of 4 years.
Candidates need to appear for the UCEED exam conducted by IIT Bombay and the BDes admission process is based on the UCEED scores.
The total number of seats available for the BDes programme at IIT Indore is 16.
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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
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