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Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay has released the seat matrix for BDes 2026 - 27 academic year on their official brochure on uceed.iitb.ac.in. The UCEED 2026 participating institutes include 6 IITs and IIITDM Jabalpur. Candidates can check the UCEED 2026 seat matrix on the official website. The total seats in UCEED 2026 have been increased over recent years. Now, UCEED colleges include 6 IITs and IIITDM Jabalpur with a revised total seat count as 245. IIT Bombay conducted UCEED 2026 on January 18, 2026. The candidates will be allotted BDes seats in IITs based on their performance in UCEED entrance exam. Read the complete article by Careers360 to understand the UCEED seats in IIT Bombay and other campuses. Read the complete article to know more about UCEED seat matrix pdf 2026.
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The following table shows category-wise distribution of the available seats in Bachelor of Design (BDes) programmes at IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati, IIT Hyderabad, IIT Indore, IIT Roorkee and IIITDM Jabalpur for the academic year 2026-2027:
| 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 | - | - | - | - |
Aspirants looking to get seats in IITs can check the category-wise UCEED seat matrix below according to 2024 and 2026.
Category | Number of seats (2026) |
|---|---|
Open | 94 |
Open-PwD | 5 |
EWS | 25 |
EWS-PwD | 2 |
OBC-NCL | 63 |
OBC-NCL-PwD | 1 |
SC | 34 |
SC-PwD | 3 |
ST | 16 |
ST-PWD | 2 |
Total | 245 |
Candidates can check the UCEED seat matrix pdf 2026 on this page provided as per the UCEED official release. Aspirants can check institute-wise and category-wise UCEED seat matrix as below.
Category | Number of seats |
|---|---|
Open | 14 |
Open-PwD | 0 |
EWS | 4 |
EWS-PwD | 1 |
OBC-NCL | 9 |
OBC-NCL-PwD | 0 |
SC | 5 |
SC-PwD | 1 |
ST | 3 |
ST-PWD | 0 |
Total | 37 |
Category | Number of seats |
|---|---|
Open | 8 |
Open-PwD | 1 |
EWS | 2 |
EWS-PwD | 0 |
OBC-NCL | 5 |
OBC-NCL-PwD | 0 |
SC | 3 |
SC-PwD | 0 |
ST | 1 |
ST-PWD | 0 |
Total | 20 |
Category | Number of seats |
|---|---|
Open | 22 |
Open-PwD | 1 |
EWS | 6 |
EWS-PwD | 0 |
OBC-NCL | 15 |
OBC-NCL-PwD | 0 |
SC | 7 |
SC-PwD | 1 |
ST | 3 |
ST-PWD | 1 |
Total | 56 |
Category | Number of seats |
|---|---|
Open | 11 |
Open-PwD | 1 |
EWS | 3 |
EWS-PwD | 0 |
OBC-NCL | 8 |
OBC-NCL-PwD | 0 |
SC | 4 |
SC-PwD | 1 |
ST | 2 |
ST-PWD | 0 |
Total | 30 |
Category | Number of seats |
Open | 8 |
Open-PwD | 0 |
EWS | 2 |
EWS-PwD | 0 |
OBC-NCL | 4 |
OBC-NCL-PwD | 1 |
SC | 3 |
SC-PwD | 0 |
ST | 2 |
ST-PWD | 0 |
Total | 20 |
Category | Number of seats |
|---|---|
Open | 25 |
Open-PwD | 1 |
EWS | 6 |
EWS-PwD | 1 |
OBC-NCL | 18 |
OBC-NCL-PwD | 0 |
SC | 10 |
SC-PwD | 0 |
ST | 4 |
ST-PWD | 1 |
Total | 66 |
Category | Number of seats |
Open | 6 |
Open-PwD | 1 |
EWS | 2 |
EWS-PwD | 0 |
OBC-NCL | 4 |
OBC-NCL-PwD | 0 |
SC | 2 |
SC-PwD | 0 |
ST | 1 |
ST-PWD | 0 |
Total | 16 |
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Candidates belonging to certain categories such as EWS, OBC, SC and ST are offered UCEED admissions under the seats reserved. It is advised to note that the benefit of reservation will be given only to those castes and tribes that are mentioned in the respective central list of corresponding states published by the Government of India. Moreover, the benefit of reservation will be given to them subject to verification of documents. UCEED officials has full authority to exclude if the candidate uses false / fake / incorrect document, or has furnished false, incorrect or incomplete information.
Category | Percentage of Seats Reserved |
|---|---|
Economically Weaker Sections (GEN-EWS) | 10% |
Other Backward Classes belonging to the Non-Creamy Layer (OBC-NCL) | 27% |
Scheduled Caste (SC) | 15% |
Scheduled Tribe (ST) | 7.5% |
Persons with Disability (PwD) | 5% |
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The total seats in UCEED 2026 are 245
The total number of seats available in IIT Bombay for BDes 2026 are 37.
IIT Bombay conducted the UCEED 2026 exam on January 18, 2026.
For BDes course, the total seats available for general category students in IIT Delhi are 8.
UCEED result 2026 date is March 6, 2026.
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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