Pearl Academy B.Des Admissions 2026
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The list of top colleges accepting UCEED 2027 scores will be made available on the official website - uceed.iitb.ac.in. Candidates with a valid score in the UCEED entrance exam have to separately apply to the colleges that accept UCEED scores. The centralised UCEED counselling process is conducted only for the participating IITs and IIITDM Jabalpur. The UCEED 2027 result-sharing institutes will conduct their admissions separately and not through a centralised counselling process. The UCEED 2027 will be held on January 17, 2027. BITS Pilani design school, FDDI, VIT Vellore are some of the well-known colleges in India accepting UCEED scores.
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Interested applicants must make sure they fulfil the eligibility criteria before applying to the colleges accepting UCEED scores. A complete list of colleges accepting UCEED scores has been updated on this page.
The top UCEED colleges are the UCEED participating institutes and other private and government colleges that accept UCEED scores. The candidates will be admitted into the BDes programme offered by these institutes. The details are given below.
UCEED 2027 Participating Institutes | Seats |
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| IIT Indore | 16 |
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Apart from IITs, various design colleges in India conduct their design admission based on UCEED score. There are around 47 colleges that are part of the UCEED 2027 result-sharing institutes. Aspirants seeking BDes admission to these colleges must register separately on their respective websites. The list of these colleges is given below.
| Sl. no | College Name |
| 1 | FLAME University, Pune |
| 2 | Mahindra University, Hyderabad |
| 3 | Jain (Deemed-to-be-University), Bangalore |
| 4 | CEPT University, Ahmedabad |
| 5 | Footwear Design & Development Institute (FDDI), Noida |
| 6 | Parul University, Vadodara, Gujarat |
| 7 | Sister Nivedita University, Kolkata |
| 8 | Unitedworld Institute of Design, Gandhinagar, Gujarat |
| 9 | Bennett University - School of Design, Greater Noida |
| 10 | Institute of Design, Nirma University, Ahmedabad |
| 11 | Alliance University, Bengaluru |
| 12 | MIT Vishwaprayag University, Solapur |
| 13 | GLS University, Gujarat |
| 14 | Navrachana University, Gujarat |
| 15 | MIT ID Indore - Avantika University |
| 16 | Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Katra |
| 17 | VIT School of Design (V-SIGN), Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore |
| 18 | Somaiya School of Design, Somaiya Vidyavihar University, Mumbai |
| 19 | Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology Delhi |
| 20 | ARCH College of Design and Business, Jaipur |
| 21 | Sandip University, Nashik |
| 22 | Ratan Tata Maharashtra State Skills University |
| 23 | Department of Design, Shiv Nadar IoE, Delhi NCR |
| 24 | Delhi Technological University, Delhi |
| 25 | Anant National University, Ahmedabad |
| 26 | School of Design, Rishihood University |
| 27 | Lovely Professional University, Phagwara |
| 28 | Department of Design, Netaji Subhas University of Technology (NSUT), New Delhi |
| 29 | DJ Academy of Design, Coimbatore |
| 30 | Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Manipal |
| 31 | KIIT Deemed to be University (KIIT School of Design), Bhubaneswar |
| 32 | ATLAS SkillTech University, Mumbai |
| 33 | Vidyashilp University, Bengaluru |
| 34 | CMR University, Bengaluru |
| 35 | JS Institute of Design, New Delhi |
| 36 | MODY University of Science and Technology, Rajasthan |
| 37 | RV University, Bengaluru |
| 38 | Srishti Manipal Institute of Art, Design and Technology, Bengaluru |
| 39 | DPU Dr. D. Y. Patil School of Design, Pune |
| 40 | Tezpur University, Assam |
| 41 | University School of Design & Innovation, GGSIPU, New Delhi |
| 42 | Dr Vishwanath Karad MIT World Peace University, Pune |
| 43 | REVA University, Bengaluru |
| 44 | O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat |
| 45 | D Y Patil University School of Design, Pune, Ambi |
| 46 | U. P. Institute of Design, Noida |
| 47 | BITS Design School |
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Result-sharing institutes are those colleges that accept UCEED scores for admission into various B.Des programmes. Numerous prestigious institutions are part of the UCEED score-accepting colleges, offering a wide range of design programs to aspirants. The list of specialisations offered by some of the colleges accepting UCEED scores is given in the table below.
Colleges Accepting UCEED Score | B.Des Courses |
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Department of Design, Netaji Subhas University of Technology (NSUT), New Delhi |
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VIT School of Design (V-SIGN), Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore |
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
UCEED stands for Undergraduate Common Entrance Examination for Design. It is a national-level entrance exam conducted by IIT Bombay for admission to the Bachelor of Design (B.Des) program at IIT Bombay, IIT Guwahati, IIT Hyderabad, IIT Delhi, IIT Roorkee, IIT Indore and IIITDM Jabalpur and other colleges acceptin UCEED scores.
There are around 47 result sharing institutes under UCEED 2027.
Yes, candidates have to separately apply to UCEED result sharing institutes as there is no centralised counselling.
Yes, BITS School of Design is one of the private colleges through UCEED. Aspirants who have passed class 12th and have a valid UCEED score will be eligibile to apply for the BITS design school admission.
The fee structure of the B.Des program at the participating IITs varies depending on the category and domicile of the candidates.
The UCEED score is accepted by many colleges and institutes in India that offer B.Des programs. Some of the participating institutes include IIT Bombay, IIT Guwahati, IIT Hyderabad, IIT Delhi, and IIITDM Jabalpur. Additionally, there are several result-sharing institutes such as Srishti Manipal, FDDI, FLAME University, and many others.
Yes, IIT Delhi offers a four-year Bachelor in Design (B.Des) course with a seat intake of 20.
The number of candidates who qualify for UCEED is determined by the cutoff marks and the number of available seats in the participating institutes.
Several government colleges accept UCEED scores for admission to their B.Des programs. These include IIT Bombay, IIT Guwahati, IIT Hyderabad, IIT Delhi, IIITDM Jabalpur, Central Institute of Technology Kokrajhar, Delhi Technological University, Footwear Design and Development Institute, and Nirma University. These colleges have their own eligibility criteria for admission based on UCEED scores.
Yes, BITS Pilani is one of the private colleges through UCEED. Aspirants who have passed class 12th and have a valid UCEED score will be eligibile to apply for the BITS design school admission.
On Question asked by student community
Hello Anvi, as you have to apply for design programs other than NIFT, NID and UCEED. There are various institutions which provides fashion design courses such as, Pearl University , MIT institute of Design , Symbiosis Institute of Design , FDDI , BITS Design School and many more. These colleges
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.
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