UCEED Seat Allotment 2026: Check Final Cut-Off and Admission Process

Q: How many students qualify for UCEED?

Each year close to 5000 candidates qualify through the UCEED exam.

Q: How many seats are available for UCEED?

Total seats in UCEED 2025 were 245. As per the UCEED seat matrix 2024, the total number of seats offered at IITs for B.Des admission is increased by 20 due to the addition of IIT Roorkee in the list of UCEED colleges. Candidates will be allotted B.Des seats in IITs based on their performance in UCEED entrance exam.

Q: Is there any Supplementary/Spot round after the 3rd round of seat allotment in UCEED Counselling 2026?

If a vacancy remains after the third round of allotment, additional rounds of allotment may be held, depending on seat availability and the willingness of the participating institute. This choice is only open to candidates who choose the “FLOAT” option.

Q: How many seats are available for B.Des admission in UCEED Counselling 2026?

Expected seats available (as per the data from last year) for the B.Des programme in UCEED 2026 across four IIT’s namely IIT Bombay, IIITDM Jabalpur, IIT Guwahati, and IIT Hyderabad is 245. The exact number can only be confirmed from the official notification on UCEED website (not released yet).

Q: How many B.Des programme seats were available in IIITDM Jabalpur last year?

IIITDM Jabalpur had 66 seats for B.Des admission through UCEED in the year 2024. Aspirants can go through category-wise seats available for admission in the B.Des course at IIITDM Jabalpur listed below: Open: 25 seats; Open-PwD: 1 seat; EWS: 7 seats; OBC-NCL: 17 seats; OBC-PwD: 1 seat; SC: 9 seats; SC-PwD: 1 seat; and ST: 5 seats.

Q: Which documents are required for UCEED Counselling and Seat allotment?

For B.Des application, candidates will have to upload scanned copies of their signature, UCEED mark sheet, photograph, other educational documents, and caste certificates (SC/ST/OBC-NCL Certificate, PwD Certificate, and OCI/PIO Card). For seat Allotment candidates will have to verify their original documents at the allotted college.

Q: What is the seat acceptance fee for open category candidates in UCEED Counselling 2026?

The UCEED Acceptance fee for open category candidates was Rs. 60,000 for 2025. This may be same or increase in 2026, as per the institute's discretion.

Q: How many seats are available through UCEED seat allotment?

UCEED does not have a fixed number of seats, as seat allocation depends on the participating institutes.

Q: How many seats are offered through UCEED seat allotment in IITs?

IITs offering B.Des programs have around 179 seats in total through UCEED.

Q: How may UCEED seats for general category?

For the General category, approximately 85 seats are available across IITs for UCEED

Author : Vineeta Agrawal

July 31, 2025

Overview: Get ahead in your design career with our insider's guide to UCEED Seat Allotment 2026. Crucial dates, seat allocation strategies, and exclusive insights into top design institutes - all in one place.

UCEED seat allotment is the final stage of admission process into B.Des program at participating IITs through UCEED entrance exam. Once the results are announced, shortlisted candidates participate in a centralised counselling process and the seats will be assigned based on your current year's UCEED rank, category, and institute preferences.

There are three rounds of seat allocation for UCEED 2026, and the seat allocation through UCEED will be completed once the UCEED seats are filled.

If applicants are allotted their FIRST choice of institute, they can either ACCEPT (‘freeze’) the offer or DECLINE it. If they choose to DECLINE the offer, they will NOT be considered for subsequent rounds, and their current seat allocation shall be CANCELLED. This seat will be filled during the subsequent rounds (if any) of allotment, as per the UCEED Seat Allotment rules.

UCEED Seats Allotment 2026

The seat allotment process will be conducted online as a joint admission process to 7 participating universities - IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati, IIT Indore, IIT Roorkee, IIT Hyderabad and IITDM Jabalpur. But, how many seats are available for UCEED?

For year 2025, the total seats available across all the seven participating institutes are 245. The total seats for 2026 UCEED admissions may be more or less than 245 and will be confirmed by the institute on it's official website with the exam announcement notification.

Check: UCEED Placement Package 2026

UCEED Seat Allotment Dates

The following are important dates for UCEED Seat Allotment 2026:

Events	Dates
Start date for Online Registration	October 2025 (Expected)
UCEED 2026 Examination	January 2026 (Expected)
Declaration of UCEED result	March 2026 (Expected)
Score Card Downloading	March 2026 (Expected)
Application for B. Des. programme	March 2026 (Expected)
Seat allotment for UCEED round 1	April 2026 (Expected)
Seat allotment for UCEED round 2	May 2026 (Expected)
Seat Allotment for UCEED round 3	Jun 2026 (Expected)

The dates for the seat allotment rounds for UCEED are tentative. The date change(s) (if any) will be posted on the official UCEED website.

UCEED Counselling and UCEED Seat Allotment Process 2026

Step-1: Register for the counselling process on the UCEED Portal. Only candidates who qualify the UCEED exam are eligible to sit for counselling.

Step-2: Fill personal, academic and category details and upload required verification documents.

Step-3: Pay the counselling fees of INR 4000/- (non-refundable) online to successfully submit the form.

Step-4: Choice filling of institutes: Choose and rank the UCEED colleges or participating institutes in the order of your preference. This can only be modified till the deadline.

Step-5: After the online application for the UCEED B.Des program is submitted, the UCEED Seat Allotment Process 2026 has three stages. Wait for round-wise allotments. As you may be upgraded to a higher preferred choice of institute in case availability arises in later rounds of UCEED Seat Allotment process.

Step-6: If you wish to accept the seat allotted to you, pay the seat acceptance fee which is ₹60,000 for GEN/EWS/OBC-NCL candidates and ₹15,000 for SC/ST/PwD candidates. Failing to pay will result in cancellation of seat.

Step-7: Upload documents and confirm admission.

Check: UCEED vs CEED

How is UCEED Seat Allotment Done?

1. The UCEED Seat Allotment is done based on the Common Rank List (CRL)

2. Separate list is prepared for different categories (GEN, EWS, OBC-NCL, SC,ST, PwD)

3. Bring a candidate under reserved category doesn't guarantee admission. However, a higher rank will increase the chance of getting into B.Des of top IITs. For ex: A general category candidate with rank 25 will have higher chance of getting into IIT Bombay than anyone from any other category with rank 100.

Also check: UCEED Exam Pattern 2026 for Part-A & Part-B

UCEED Participating Institutes 2026 and Seat Matrix

Five institutes will take part in the UCEED test to admit students to their B.Des programs. Below is a list of UCEED participating institutes for 2026 and the UCEED number of seats offered.

UCEED Seat Matrix for 2025

UCEED Colleges	Open	Open-PwD	EWS	EWS-PwD	OBC-NCL	OBC-NCL-PwD	SC	SC-PwD	ST	ST-PWD	Total
IIT Bombay	14	0	4	1	9	0	5	1	3	0	37
IIT Delhi	8	1	2	0	5	0	3	0	1	0	20
IIT Guwahati	22	1	6	0	15	0	7	1	3	1	56
IIT Hyderabad	11	1	3	0	8	0	4	1	2	0	30
IIT Roorkee	8	0	2	0	4	1	3	0	2	0	20
IIITDM Jabalpur	25	1	6	1	18	0	10	0	4	1	66
IIT Indore	6	1	2	0	4	0	2	0	1	0	16
Total	94	5	25	2	63	1	34	3	16	2	245

The seat matrix for UCEED Colleges 2026 has not been released officially yet. However, the 2025 seat matrix can help you get an idea of the seats availability and distribution. Note that, the number of seats may or may not change every year.

Know More: UCEED Cut-Off

Previous Year's UCEED Seat Matrix

Here is the institute-wise Previous Year's UCEED Seats Matrix:

Institute Name	2021	2022	2023	2024
IIT Bombay	37	37	37	37
IIT Delhi	-	20	20	20
IIT Guwahati	56	56	56	56
IIT Hyderabad	20	20	26	20
IIITDM Jabalpur	66	66	66	66
Total	179	199	205	199

Know More: UCEED Syllabus 2026

UCEED Seat Allotment Guidelines

The following rules will govern the UCEED Joint Seat Allotment process:

1. Your application will be cancelled if you do not remit the seat acceptance fee before the deadline or decline admission. These vacant seats will be filled in the subsequent rounds of UCEED Seat Allotment 2026.

2. If you are allotted your FIRST choice of institute, you can either ACCEPT ('freeze') the choice or DECLINE the offer. If you choose to DECLINE the offer, you will NOT be considered for subsequent rounds.

3. Suppose you are allotted your SECOND/THIRD/FOURTH choice of the institute. In that case, you can opt to either ACCEPT ('freeze') the choice or ACCEPT WITH THE OPTION TO BE CONSIDERED FOR UPWARD MOVEMENT ('float') the choice for the subsequent round(s), if any, of the joint seat allocation.

4. If you choose the 'freeze' option, it means you have ACCEPTED the offer and do not wish to participate in further rounds of seat allocation, and you will NOT be considered in subsequent rounds of admission.

5. If you choose the 'float' option, it means you have ACCEPTED the offer and have indicated that you will accept admission to an institute of your higher preference. Otherwise, you will continue with the currently accepted institute.

6. If you choose the 'float' option, allocating a seat in an institute of your higher preference would automatically result in the forfeiture of the seat accepted by you in the earlier round.

7. You must remit the seat acceptance fee only once if offered a seat. Thus, those allotted another seat (because they chose the 'float' option) do not have to pay the seat acceptance fee again.

8. Suppose you have paid the seat acceptance fee and opted for withdrawal after the first round and one day before the announcement of the third round. In that case, you will get a refund after deducting seat cancellation and processing charges of ₹ 5000.

9. Refund requests after the announcement of the third round will not be entertained, and no refund shall be given after that.

10. After the last round of seat allocation is announced, you do not have the option to withdraw an accepted/allotted seat.

11. No refund is given post the 3rd round as there is no option of "float" of the seats after the 3rd round.

Know More: UCEED Preparation Tips 202 6

UCEED Seats Allotment 2026: Result-Sharing Institutes

The list of result-sharing institutes has undergone some significant revision. These are some of the institutes that will accept the UCEED score for undergraduate admission to the B.Des program.

Institute Name	Seat Intake
World University of Design, Sonipat	420
Alliance University, Bangalore	-
RV University, Bangalore	120
JK Lakshmipat University, Jaipur	-
Department of Design, Netaji Subhas University of Technology (NSUT), New Delhi	60
Footwear Design & Development Institute (FDDI)	1640 (Across all campuses)
Institute of Design, Nirma University, Ahmedabad	80
Srishti Manipal Institute of Art, Design and Technology, Bangalore	-
FLAME University, Pune	120
Presidency University, Bangalore	-
Lovely Professional University, Phagwara	140
MIT ID Indore – Avantika University	60
CEPT University, Ahmedabad	80
ARCH College of Design and Business, Jaipur	150
O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat	30
Navrachana University, Gujarat	40
Aayojan School of Architecture, Jaipur	-
Symbiosis School of Architecture and Design, Nagpur	60
Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence Deemed to be University, Delhi NCR	-
Dr. D. Y. Patil School of Design, Pune	60
Delhi Technological University, Delhi	120
VIT School of Design, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore	30
ITM Skills University, Navi Mumbai	-

Know More: UCEED Reservation Policy 2026

Key Takeaways

Note that the UCEED Seats Allotment 2026 for PwD reservations at 5% will be horizontal. You must check the final seat matrix when applying for B.Des admissions.
The UCEED seat allotment process might seem intricate, but you can navigate it confidently with the right information and a strategic approach. Remember, this is a crucial step towards securing your dream B.Des program.
By understanding the process, considering your options carefully, and adhering to deadlines, you'll be well on your way to starting your exciting design journey.
During the counselling process, e-mail or phone queries regarding the status of vacant seats at various institutes will NOT be entertained. For such queries, check the official UCEED 2026 website.

Check: Enroll to Creative Edge UCEED Online Coaching