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A score of 100 in UCEED 2026 is expected to be a good score for reserved category candidates to secure admission. A score of 100 in UCEED translates to a percentage score of 33% in the UCEED entrance exam which can help candidates qualify the UCEED 2026 cut-off. Only those candidates who score above the qualifying marks for Part A of UCEED 2026 will be evaluated for Part B. In this article, let’s understand whether 100 is a good score in UCEED 2026 by analysing previous year trends.
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The UCEED 2026 result will be declared on March 6, 2026. The candidates will be assigned ranks in UCEED based on the combined performance in Part A and Part B. Candidates have to clear the UCEED cut-off for the respective IITs for each round of counselling to secure admission into their B.Des programme.
As per the UCEED shortlisting criteria, candidates have to first qualify for Part A as only shortlisted candidates get evaluated for Part B and assigned a rank So, to find out if 100 marks is a good score in UCEED 2026, we have to first understand whether 100 is a good score for Part A.
The UCEED Part A cut-off data for the previous year shows that 100 is a very good score in UCEED Part A for all categories, and a candidate can easily get shortlisted for evaluation of Part B. As per the evaluation criteria, the UCEED Part A cut-off marks for the open category will be calculated as the sum of the average marks and half of the standard deviation of the distribution of marks.
For candidates from the OBC-NCL category, the qualifying score in Part A is 90% of that for the general category, and for candidates from the SC/ST the qualifying score in UCEED 2026 Part A is 50% of that for the general category.
Particulars | Details |
General | 74.35 |
EWS | 66.92 |
OBC NCL | 66.92 |
SC | 37.18 |
ST | 37.18 |
Particulars | Details |
Mean | 61.50 |
Standard Deviation | 25.69 |
As noted above in the article, IIT B.Des admissions 2026 will be done based on the candidate’s rank assigned based on the combined score in both Part A and Part B of the UCEED entrance exam. With a score of 100 marks, a general category candidate may find it difficult to secure UCEED admission. However, for SC/ST and OBC candidates, 100 is expected to be a good score to secure admission into the IITs.
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