UPES B.Des Admissions 2026
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Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay released the seat matrix for BDes 2026 - 27 academic year on their official brochure on uceed.iitb.ac.in. Candidates can check the UCEED 2026 seat matrix on the official website. With the addition of IIT Indore as one of the participating institutes the total seats in UCEED 2026 have been increased. Now, UCEED colleges have a total of 7 IITs with revised total seat count as 245.
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The candidates will be allotted BDes seats in IITs based on their performance in UCEED entrance exam. In this article candidates can check UCEED seats in IIT Bombay and other campuses. Read the complete article to know more about UCEED seat matrix pdf 2026.
As per UCEED seat matrix pdf in 2024, the total seats allotted to candidates who qualified in the entrance exam were 225, out of which, 87 were assigned to general category candidates. 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 (2024) | Number of seats (2026) |
---|---|---|
Open | 87 | 94 |
Open-PwD | 4 | 5 |
EWS | 22 | 25 |
EWS-PwD | 1 | 2 |
OBC-NCL | 57 | 63 |
OBC-NCL-PwD | 3 | 1 |
SC | 32 | 34 |
SC-PwD | 1 | 3 |
ST | 16 | 16 |
ST-PWD | 2 | 2 |
Total | 225 | 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 |
PwD reservations @ 5% will be horizontal. The allocation of seats in the PwD category will be displayed along with the seat matrix of academic year 2026-27.
During the UCEED counselling process, e-mail or phone queries regarding the status of vacant seats at various institutes will NOT be entertained.
Seats remaining vacant under the SC, ST, EWS, and OBC-NCL categories shall not be allotted to candidates belonging to other categories.
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Candidates belonging to certain categories such as EWS, OBC, SC and ST are offered UCEED admissions under the seats reserved. Aspirants should 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. If it is discovered at any stage that a candidate has used a false / fake / incorrect document, or has furnished false, incorrect or incomplete information, in order to avail the benefit of reservation, then such a candidate shall be excluded from all admission processes.
Category | Percentage of Seats Reserved |
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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 and for 2024 it was 225.
The total number of seats available in IIT Bombay for BDes 2026 are 37.
IIT Bombay will conduct the UCEED 2026 exam on January 18, 2026.
UCEED result 2026 date is March 6, 2026.
For BDes course, the total seats available for general category students in IIT Delhi are 8.
On Question asked by student community
Hello Dear Candidate,
Here's the full study material for UCEED 2026: https://design.careers360.com/download/ebooks/uceed-full-study-material Thank You
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NIFT 2026 admission - Applications release around November–December 2025.
UCEED 2026- Registrations open around September–October 2025.
Pearl Academy - They have multiple admission cycles (Jan, April, June). Applications usually open by October 2025 for Jan cycle.
Keep checking official sites regularly since dates shift slightly every year.
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UCEED is a competitive exam for design aspirants, testing design aptitude, logical thinking, creativity, and visualisation skills. To improve your score out of 300, start by understanding the exam pattern—Part A (objective) and Part B (subjective). For Part A, practice reasoning, numerical aptitude, and environmental & social awareness questions. For Part B, focus on drawing, sketching, and presenting your ideas clearly. Solve past year UCEED papers and join online mock test series. Spend at least 2–3 hours daily practising creative problem-solving and sketching. Also, work on time management because the exam requires quick thinking.
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Hello Akanksha,
For NID DAT 2026, your eligibility is established based on your born date as you are born on or after July 1st 2005. For UCEED 2026, your eligibility is dependent on your born date by category. You are eligible if you are OPEN/EWS/OBC-NCL category and born on or after October 1, 2001. If you are SC/ST/PwD category you must be born on or after October 1, 1996 in order to be eligible. Based on your born date of December 20th, 2006 for both NID DAT 2026 and UCEED 2026; you will be eligible.
The UCEED exam is conducted by IIT Bombay, and the previous year’s question papers you can download the papers along with answer keys directly from the link given below :
https://design.careers360.com/articles/uceed-previous-year-question-papers
Thank you and all the best!
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