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UCEED, the entrance exam for design admissions at the IITs is one of the top design entrance exams in India. However, a closer look at the UCEED eligibility criteria shows that IIITDM Jabalpur, IIT Guwahati, and IIT Roorkee is only for science students. Candidates who have completed 10+2 with a science background will be eligible for B.Des programmes at IIT Guwahati, IIT Roorkee and IIITDM Jabalpur. IIT Bombay will conduct UCEED 2027 on January 17, 2027.
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It is important to know which IITs are only for science students before candidates fill out their college preferences at the time of UCEED counselling. Candidates who are shortlisted in UCEEED entrance exam will be eligible to register for UCEED counselling and secure admissions into seven participating institutes.
Candidates who are applying at the IITs for the Bachelor of Design programme need to fulfill the basic age limit criterion given below and also qualify in UCEED.
Age Limit is extended to candidates who are born on or after Oct 1, 2002 (OPEN/EWS/OBC-NCL) or on/after Oct 1, 1997 (SC/ST/PwD).
Exam Qualification requires that the candidates must have a valid UCEED rank.
Academic Eligibility requires that candidates must have passed Class XII (all 5 subjects) in 2026 or 2027. Those appeared in 2025 or earlier are not eligible.
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The differences in the course eligibility are as stated below.
Candidates from the Science Stream (at 10+2 level) with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics as subjects are eligible to apply to all the seven participating institutes.
IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Hyderabad, IIT Indore: Open to students from all streams (Science, Commerce, Arts & Humanities). Science without Mathematics is also accepted here.
IIT Guwahati & IIT Roorkee: Only candidates from Science with Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics at 10+2 are eligible. Students from Commerce, Arts, or Science without PCM cannot apply.
IIITDM Jabalpur: Accepts students with Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics/Biology at 10+2. Commerce, Arts, and Humanities students are not eligible.
Class XII Passing Condition: Candidates appearing in 2026 must complete all parts of their exam before application and submit proof of passing by September 30, 2026.
Eligibility Criteria | Name of the Institutes |
Students from all streams (Science, Commerce, Arts & Humanities) and Science without Mathematics |
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Students from the Science Stream (at 10+2 level) with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. |
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Students with Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics/Biology at 10+2 can apply. Commerce, Arts or Humanities at 10+2 are not eligible. |
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The differences in the IITs Admission Criteria can be traced to the eventual differences in the syllabus for B.Des offered at the Institutes. Some institutes like IIT Roorkee and IIT Guwahati focus on a science based curriculum as opposed to IIT Mumbai which has a curriculum that is tailored more to design.
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In the latter case, we can see that Universities that are strictly focused on the science background candidates have core/elective courses that involve engineering and computer science courses.
Candidates who are applying for courses in either category can benefit from knowing the eventual Placement packages that are allotted. The IIT placement packages are specified in the table below.
Name of the Institute | Percentage Placed | Average CTC |
IDC School of Design, IIT Mumbai | B.Des: 52.94% | Rs.16 - 17 LPA |
IIT Delhi | B.Des: 12.50% | Rs.20.54 LPA on average |
IIT Hyderabad | B.Des: 55.56 % | Rs.14.40 LPA |
IIT Indore | - | - |
IIT Guwahati | 74% | Rs.18 LPA |
IIT Roorkee | - | Rs.17 LPA |
IIIT DM, Design and Manufacturing Jabalpur | B.Des: 38.51% | Rs.16 LPA |
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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