Pearl Academy B.Des Admissions 2026
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IIT Bombay has released the UCEED cut-off 2026 for round 1 on its official website - uceed.iitb.ac.in. The UCEED 2026 part A cutoff has been released on February 5. Only those candidates who clear the UCEED 2026 cut-off will be able to secure IIT B.Des admission 2026. The UCEED cut-off has been published in the form of opening and closing ranks of candidates admitted into the participating IITs for each round of UCEED counselling under various categories. IIT Bombay conducted the UCEED entrance exam on January 18, 2026.
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Only those candidates who clear the UCEED cut-off Part A will be evaluated for Part B. Through the UCEED entrance exam, candidates are admitted into the B.Des programme of participating IITs. The UCEED participating institutes include 6 IITs and IIITDM Jabalpur.
Candidates can check the table below to see the opening and closing ranks for the UCEED Round 1 cutoff for all the categories:
| Open | Open-PwD | EWS | EWS-PwD | OBC-NCL | OBC-NCL-PwD | SC | SC-PwD | ST | ST-PwD | FN | ||||||||||||
| Institute | Opening | Closing | Opening | Closing | Opening | Closing | Opening | Closing | Opening | Closing | Opening | Closing | Opening | Closing | Opening | Closing | Opening | Closing | Opening | Closing | Opening | Closing |
| IIT Bombay | 1 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | - | - | 6 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | - | - | 1 | 5 | - | - | - | - |
IIT Delhi | 17 | 28 | - | - | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 31 | - | - | 8 | 10 | - | - | 9 | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| IIT Guwahati | 15 | 77 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 16 | - | - | 19 | 44 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 22 | - | - | 2 | 11 | - | - | - | - |
| IIT Hyderabad | 19 | 40 | - | - | 9 | 14 | - | - | 16 | 41 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 18 | - | - | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
IIT Indore | 42 | 66 | - | - | 18 | 19 | - | - | 36 | 48 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 27 | - | - | 12 | 12 | - | - | - | - |
| IIT Roorkee | 59 | 90 | - | - | 15 | 20 | - | - | 37 | 51 | - | - | 23 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 17 | - | - | - | - |
| IIITDM Jabalpur | 91 | 142 | 11 | 11 | 21 | 29 | - | - | 52 | 70 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 22 | - | - | - | - |
The following factors will influence the UCEED 2026 cut-off
A good rank in UCEED 2026 is 180 to 200 for a general category candidate for admission into IIT Bombay. With a rank of 40 or higher in UCEED a candidate is expected to obtain a B.Des seat at IIT Delhi.
The UCEED Part A cut-off sets the minimum marks candidates must score in Part A of UCEED 2026 to qualify for Part B evaluation and merit list ranking.
| Particulars | Details |
| Mean | 70.86 |
| Standard deviation | 25.77 |
Particulars | Part A Cutoff |
Mean | 61.50 |
Standard Deviation | 25.69 |
The UCEED 2026 final cut-off will be released after the declaration of the UCEED 2026 final result. It will be available in the form of opening and closing ranks for candidates from various categories. Aspirants can check the UCEED previous year cut-off to understand the trends.
Open | EWS | OBC-NCL | SC | ST | |||||||
Institute | Opening | Closing | Opening | Closing | Opening | Closing | Opening | Closing | Opening | Closing | |
IIT Bombay | 1 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 5 | |
IIT Delhi | 15 | 41 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 28 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 8 | |
IIT Guwahati | 19 | 96 | 7 | 21 | 22 | 50 | 9 | 27 | 1 | 7 | |
IIT Hyderabad | 23 | 61 | 13 | 19 | 24 | 44 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 11 | |
IIT Indore | 67 | 119 | 22 | 23 | 52 | 61 | 24 | 31 | 13 | 13 | |
IIT Roorkee | 87 | 111 | 17 | 18 | 51 | 56 | 26 | 33 | 9 | 12 | |
IIITDM Jabalpur | 93 | 267 | 24 | 39 | 63 | 104 | 36 | 51 | 14 | 19 | |
On Question asked by student community
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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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UCEED 2025 cutoff
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