IIT Bombay conducted UCEED 2026 on January 18, 2026. The intitial UCEED 2026 student reactions is available after the exam. As per the initial feedback obtained from candidates, the exam was relatively easier. The UCEED 2026 cut-off is expected to be higher this time. The UCEED exam analysis specify all the aspects of the exam, such as the UCEED difficulty level, important topics, and the expected good score. In this article, get the student reactions to the exam. Candidates have to appear for both Part A, which is the objective section, and Part B, which is the subjective/drawing section, on the exam day.
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Through the UCEED entrance exam, candidates will be admitted into the B.Des programme of participating IITs through a centralised counselling process.
The student reactions to UCEED 2026 covered the general feedback and the difficulty level of the exam. Meanwhile, aspirants can check out the student reactions and difficulty level. The UCEED 2026 student reaction initially points to an easier paper due to which the cut-off is expected to go up.
The UCEED exam feedback from students from the previous year shows that the difficulty level of UCEED ranges from easy to moderate. Students often find Part B lengthy.
Year | Details |
2025 | The exam was easy to moderate. While Part A was perceived to be easy, the subjective part was lengthy. |
2024 | Students perceived it to be easier compared to the previous year. Some questions were repeated from the previous year's question paper. |
2023 | While Part A was considered easier overall, the NAT section was perceived to be difficult within the objective section. Part B continues to be perceived as more challenging than Part A. |
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The difficulty level of UCEED 2026 was easy to moderate.
A general category candidate will need an All India rank below 100 to get into IIT.
Around 13000 students are expected to have appeared for UCEED 2026.
On Question asked by student community
Hello Dear Student,
With UCEED AIR 130 (Open category) and currently allotted IIITDM Jabalpur under the FLOAT option, your chances after Rounds 4 and 5 depend on how many higher-ranked candidates withdraw or move to their preferred institutes.
Based on recent Round 5 Open-category closing ranks:
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.
Link:
UCEED 2025 cutoff
You can estimate your chances more accurately using the predictor here:
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