There are only 245 seats available through UCEED 2026 across all 7 institutes, including IIITDM Jabalpur. Out of 245 seats, Design Discipline by IIITDM has the highest intake of 66 students for their B. Des program.
- The IDC School of Design by IIT Bombay takes only 37 students per batch, out of which 9 seats are for OBC, 5 for EWS, 9 for SC/ST, and the rest of the seats are up for the Open category.
- The number of seats at IIT Delhi for their B.Des program is just 8, and requires top ranks to secure admission.
- Apart from these 7 institutes, there are over 39 colleges that accept UCEED, including BITS Design School, Mahindra University, and RV University.
Source: Official UCEED 2026 Seat Allotment
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- Check UCEED 2026 Results and Scorecard
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- Check Seat Intake and Category Wise Seat Distribution through UCEED 2026
Key Summary
- Out of 245 seats, 25 seats are reserved for EWS students across all 7 institutes.
- There are 63 seats offered to OBC-NCL students for the B. Des program across all 7 Design programs.
- 34 seats at B.Des programs across all 7 colleges are offered for SC students, while 16 seats are offered for ST candidates.
- 94 seats out of 245 are unreserved and open to all qualified candidates.
- There is a 5% horizontal reservation within all categories for UCEED 2026.
Total Available B. Des Seats through UCEED 2026
The total number of B. Des seats available for 2026-27 has not announced yet. However, based on the official 2025-26 seat matrix, there are 245 seats available for the B. Des program through UCEED.
- The number of B. Des seats through UCEED at IITs is very limited.
- IIITDM Jabalpur has the highest seat intake of 66, followed by IIT Guwahati, with around 56.
- The School of Innovation by IIT Indore takes only 16 students per batch.
- Over 15,000 students take the exam annually for 245 seats, making the acceptance rate less than 2%.
| College Name | Total Seats (Tentative) |
|---|---|
| IIT Bombay (IDC School of Design) | 37 |
| IIT Delhi (Department of Design) | 20 |
| IIT Guwahati (Department of Design) | 56 |
| IIT Hyderabad (Department of Design) | 30 |
| IIT Roorkee (Department of Design) | 20 |
| IIT Indore (School of Innovation) | 16 |
| IIITDM Jabalpur (Design Discipline) | 66 |
| Total | 245 |
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Ques. Will there be Spot rounds if the seats are still vacant after round 5?
Ans. Seat allocation conducted by UCEED, IIT Bombay, typically ends after 5 rounds. IITs rarely have vacancies after the 5th round, considering the very few available seats. However, IITDM Jabalpur sometimes conducts an independent spot round at the institutional level if any seats remain vacant after the counselling.
Ques. Do all participating institutes follow the same reservation percentage?
Ans. Yes, as per the UCEED 2026 information brochure, institutes follow the same reservation percentages.
- GEN-EWS : 10%
- OBC-NCL : 27%
- SC : 15%
- ST : 7.5%
- PwD : 5% in each category.
Users on the r/uceedtakers thread on Reddit discuss the changes in the UCEED Seat Matrix 2025 vs 2023. There were only 205 seats offered in UCEED 2023, whereas the number of seats increased to 245 in UCEED 2025.
UCEED 2026 Seat Matrix for IIT Bombay
IIT Bombay is the most popular choice for students who are taking the UCEED exam because of its great design program. IIT Bombay offered a total of 37 seats in 2025-26, and it is expected to continue the same this year as well.
- IIT Bombay is the first choice for many top rankers in UCEED.
- With only a few seats available, a top rank is a must to be able to get admission chances at the IIT Bombay design program.
- Out of 37 seats, 9 seats are reserved for OBC, 5 for EWS, 6 for SC, 4 for ST, and the remaining seats are up for the open category.
| Category | 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 |
Check: Predict Your Admission Chances with your UCEED Rank
UCEED 2026 Seat Matrix for IIT Delhi
IIT Delhi offers a strong design program that attracts many UCEED exam takers. IIT Delhi only takes 20 students for its B. Des program, so the competition is intense. As per last year’s seat matrix, 5 seats are available for OBC, 2 for EWS, 3 for SC, 1 for ST, and the remaining seats are open seats.
| Category | 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 |
Also Read:
Check UCEED 2026 Cutoff for IIT Delhi
UCEED 2026 Seat Matrix for IIT Guwahati
IIT Guwahati has a comparatively higher number of B. Des seats through UCEED. IIT Guwahati takes 56 students per batch for its B. Des program.
Here is the seat matrix for IIT Guwahati for its B.Des program
| Category | 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 |
Also Read:
Check UCEED 2026 Cutoff for IIT Guwahati
UCEED 2026 Seat Matrix for IIT Hyderabad
IIT Hyderabad offers 30 seats for its B.Des program. Out of 30 seats, 3 seats are reserved for EWS, 8 for OBC, 5 for SC (including 1 PwD seat), 2 seats for ST, and the remaining 11 seats are open seats.
| Category | 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 |
Also Read:
Check UCEED 2026 OBC and EWS Cutoff
UCEED 2026 Seat Matrix for IIT Indore
The School of Innovation by IIT Indore has the lowest intake out of 7 institutes. It takes only 16 students per batch for their B.Des program. Out of 16 seats, 2 seats are reserved for EWS, 4 for OBC, 3 for SC, 1 for ST, and the remaining 6 seats are for the open category.
| Category | 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 |
Also Read:
Check UCEED 2026 SC, ST, and PwD Cutoff
UCEED 2026 Seat Matrix for IIT Roorkee
Available seats for IIT Roorkee’s B.Des program are very limited. Only 20 students are offered admission to their design program through UCEED 2026.
As per the reservation, 8 seats are reserved for the open category, 2 for EWS, 5 for OBC-NCL, 3 for SC, and 2 seats are reserved for ST candidates.
| Category | 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 |
UCEED 2026 Seat Matrix for IIITDM Jabalpur
IITDM Jabalpur takes a total of 66 students for its 4-year B. Des program. Design Discipline takes the highest number of students, i.e., 66 per batch. Out of 66, 25 seats are reserved for the Open category, remaining seats are reserved for EWS (7), OBC(18), SC (10), and ST(4).
| Category | 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 |
UCEED 2026 Results Sharing Institutes
Apart from the 7 institutes, there are several other institutes that accept UCEED scores but conduct their own separate admission processes.
Seat matrix for these colleges is not part of the UCEED admission process, but they offer hundreds of additional seats for their own design programs.
| Colleges | Location |
|---|---|
| BITS Design School | Pilani |
| FLAME University | Pune |
| Institute of Design, Nirma University | Ahmedabad |
| MIT Institute of Design | Indore |
| Department of Design, Shiv Nadar University | Delhi |
| Department of Design, NSUT | New Delhi |
To sum up, there are only a few hundred seats offered for Design programs through UCEED, with only a 2% acceptance rate. To get admission into these top-tier design programs, you need to be in the top rank.
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