One tool for both design entrances. Switch between UCEED and NID DAT, enter your score, and see what rank it's historically been worth.
Your combined Part A (200) + Part B drawing (100) marks decide your All India Rank directly — category doesn't change your AIR, only which cutoff you need to clear.
How UCEED turn marks into rank
UCEED's All India Rank is a straight function of your total score (Part A + Part B) - there's no separate curve per category. Category only decides which institute's closing cutoff you need to beat, not what AIR you get.
300
Total marks
Part A (200, objective) + Part B (100, drawing).
1
Curve, all categories
Marks → AIR is the same line for everyone; category changes the cutoff, not the rank.
83.75
Part A qualifying score (Open)
Miss this and Part B isn't evaluated at all, regardless of drawing quality.
UCEED marks vs rank (recent cycle)
Actual reported score-to-AIR pairs from the most recent UCEED result analysis. Use the two nearest rows to your own score to judge where you'd likely land.
Marks (out of 300)
All India Rank
How NID's marks-to-rank actually behaves
NID doesn't publish a marks-vs-rank curve like UCEED — no percentile, no distribution chart. What exists is a single reported benchmark per category: the score a specific rank actually closed at. The estimate below is built from that one anchor point.
100
Total Mains score
Studio Test + Sensitivity Test / Interview — holistically evaluated, not machine-scored.
0%
Prelims weightage (since 2026)
Prelims only shortlists ~1.5× seats for Mains; it no longer feeds the final merit score.
1
Benchmark point per category
Not a full curve — treat estimates as directional, not an exact conversion.
NID DAT marks vs rank — B.Des & M.Des
The reported "good score → rank" benchmark for each category from the last admission cycle. Reserved-category ranks are within that category, not All-India.
B.Des — marks vs rank
Category
Marks (out of 100)
Expected rank
General
60
48 (AIR)
General-EWS
51
16
OBC-NCL
54
40
SC
52
24
ST
48
11
PwD
41
7
M.Des — marks vs rank
Category
Marks (out of 100)
Expected rank
General
55
12 (AIR)
General-EWS
52
3
OBC-NCL
53
9
SC
40
6
ST
55
2
PwD
52
1
A note on accuracy (UCEED): the marks-to-AIR pairs above come from the most recently published result analysis and shift year to year with paper difficulty and the number of test-takers. Between two listed rows, treat the rank as a rough straight-line estimate rather than an exact figure — IIT Bombay's own scorecard is the only authoritative source once results are out.
A note on accuracy (NID DAT): NID does not release an official marks-vs-rank distribution — the figures above are the single "good score → good rank" benchmark reported after the last cycle for each category. A few marks either side of these numbers can move your rank by a wide margin, since Mains is holistically scored rather than machine-graded. Treat the estimate as directional and confirm your actual standing once NID publishes the official rank card.
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