UCEED Colleges: List of Colleges Accepting UCEED 2026 Score

Summary: Unlock your design career with UCEED 2026: Explore top IITs and other prestigious institutes accepting UCEED scores. Dive into the list of UCEED colleges in India, unique courses offered, and the vital role of UCEED in shaping your design education. Learn more about this exciting opportunity in our comprehensive guide."

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Until 2021 there were only four participating IITs in the UCEED. However, IIT Delhi joined the UCEED exam in 2022 to offer admission to the B.Des program.

There are various result-sharing institutes associated with IITs. In 2026, these institutes will grant admission to their undergraduate design program based on UCEED scores.

The number of result-sharing institutes changes from year to year. 

According to the most recent update published by the Industrial Design Centre, there will be 19 UCEED result-sharing colleges/universities in 2026. (IDC) also referred to as UCEED Colleges in india, in 2026 and Colleges under UCEED​

What is the distinction between UCEED 2026 participating institutes and result-sharing institutes?

• Participating institutes - These institutes will participate in IIT Bombay's Joint Admission Process (or centralized UCEED counselling).
• Institutes for sharing UCEED 2026 results - Will not take part in the Joint Admissions Process and will instead conduct their counseling. As a result, you must apply to each of these institutes separately based on their UCEED 2026 results.

Read more: UCEED Seat Allotment 2026 [Admission Procedure]

UCEED Colleges in India 2026 - Participating Institutes

IIT Bombay is the conducting body of UCEED 2026 exam.

Colleges accepting UCEED score - 

• IIT Bombay
• IIT Delhi
• IIT Guwahati
• IIT Hyderabad
• IITDM Jabalpur

Note that there are other list of UCEED 2026 colleges under UCEED that are UCEED result sharing colleges. 

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UCEED Colleges 2026 - Result-Sharing Institutes

After passing the exam, the UCEED Counselling Process 2026 commences. There are three rounds of seat allocation for UCEED 2026, and the seat allocation through the exam will be closed once the seats are packed in result-sharing institutes. 

The list of result-sharing institutes has undergone significant revision for 2026.

You can estimate the possibilities of admission to the IITs through the marks you are securing as per the UCEED Answer Key 2026.

Currently, the following institutes will accept the UCEED score for undergraduate admission to the B.Des program.

UCEED score accepting colleges 2026 - 

• Central Institute of Technology, Kokrajhar
• CEPT University, Ahmedabad
• Delhi Technological University, Delhi
• Department of Design, Netaji Subhas University of Technology (NSUT), New Delhi
• Dr Vishwanath Karad, MIT World Peace University, Pune
• Footwear Design & Development Institute (FDDI)
• Institute of Design, Nirma University, Ahmedabad
• Jain (Deemed-to-be-University), Bangalore
• JK Lakshmipat University, Jaipur
• Lovely Professional University, Phagwara
• MIT ID Ujjain Avantika University, Ujjain
• RV University, Bengaluru
• Shoolini University, Solan
• Srishti Manipal Institute of Art, Design and Technology, Bengaluru
• Symbiosis School of Planning Architecture and Design, Nagpur
• UPES School of Design, Dehradun
• Vidyavardhan's Institute of Design Environment and Architecture (IDEA), Nashik
• VIT School of Design (V-SIGN), Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore
• World University of Design, Sonepat

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UCEED Colleges 2026 - Category-wise Seat Distribution

The UCEED 2026 participating institutes are listed below.

The number of seats in the table is based on the most recent notification issued by IIT Bombay:

UCEED Colleges in India List	UCEED 2026 Colleges - Course(s) Offered	Open/Unreserved	EWS	OBC-NCL	SC	ST	UCEED 2026 Colleges - Total Number
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing, Jabalpur (IIITDMJ)	B.Des	27	6	18	10	5	66
IIT Guwahati	B.Des	23	6	15	8	4	56
IIT Bombay	B.Des B.Des+M.Des	15	4	10	5	3	37
IIT Delhi	B.Des	7	2	6	3	2	20
IIT Hyderabad	B.Des	9	2	5	3	1	20

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Other Colleges Accepting UCEED 2026 Scores

Here are the UCEED 2026 result-sharing institutes or the private colleges that accept UCEED scores for admission to B.Des: 

UCEED accepting colleges -

Colleges through UCEED	UCEED Colleges - Course/Specialisation Available	UCEED 2026 Colleges - Total Seat Intake
Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science, Chennai	B.Des Communication Design B.Des Interior Design B.Des Fashion & Apparel Design	NA
D Y Patil University's School of Architecture & School of Design, Pune	B.Des Product Design B.Des Automobile Design	NA
Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, New Delhi	B.Des	120
Swarrnim Institute of Designs, Gandhinagar	B.Des Fasion Communication B.Des Fashion Design B.Des Interior Design B.Des Visual & Digital Communication Design B.Des UX	180
Symbiosis School of Planning Architecture and Design, Nagpur	B.Des	NA
U. P. Institute of Design, Noida	B.Des	NA
School of Architecture & Interior Design, SRM Institute of Science & Technology, Kattankulathur, Chennai	B.Des	NA
JK Lakshmipat University, Jaipur	B.Des	NA
Department of Design, Nirma University, Ahmedabad	B.Des Industrial Design B.Des Communication Design	80
Srishti Institute of Art, Design and Technology, Bengaluru	B.Des Creative and Applied Computation B.Des Business Services and Systems Design B.Des Human-centred Design B.Des Information Arts and Information Design Practices B.Des Visual Communication & Strategic Branding B.Des Creative Education	NA
Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab	B.Des Fashion B.Des Film & TV Production B.Des Gaming B.Des Graphics B.Des Interior & Furniture B.Des Multimedia B.Des Product & Industrial	20
World University of Design, Sonepat, Haryana	B.Des Product Design B.Des Animation & Game Design B.Des Interior Design B.Des Graphic & Communication Design B.Des Lifestyle Accessory Design B.Des Fashion Design	400
UPES School of Design, Dehradun	B.Des Animation & VFX B.Des Fashion Design B.Des Game Design B.Des Graphics & Communication Design B.Des Interior & Retail Space Design B.Des Product Design B.Des Transportation & Mobility Design B.Des User Experience & Interaction Design	290
ARCH College of Design and Business, Jaipur	B.Des, BA, B.Voc (Interior Design; Fashion Design; Jewellery Design; Product Design; Graphic Design)	125+
Anant National University, Ahmedabad	B.Des	200
U. P. Institute of Design, Noida	B.Des	30
MIT-WPU School of Design, Pune	B.Des Product Design B.Des User Ex Design B.Des Visual Communication Design	NA
VIT School of Design (V-SIGN), VIT, Vellore	B.Des Industrial Design	NA
Auro University, Surat	B.Des Fashion & Textile Design B.Des Graphic & Communication Design B.Des Interior Space Design	NA
Vishwakarma University, Pune	B.Des Graphic Design B.Des Animation & Multimedia B.Des Product Design B.Des Fashion & Apparel Design B.Des Interior Design & Decoration B.Des User Experience Design	NA
Central Institute of Technology, Kokrajhar	B.Des	45
ICAT Design and Media College, Chennai	B.Des Game Art & Design B.Des UI Design & Development B.Des Interior Design B.Des Graphic Design B.Des Fashion Design	NA

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Conclusion

With a valid UCEED score, you can now apply at IITs and several other result-sharing universities. Note that the counseling process may differ in all these design institutes, ensure you check the official website of the respective UCEED 2026 Colleges in India to learn more the UCEED Colleges cut-off and other important details.

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