UCEED · Cutoff
UCEED cutoff: expected score and rank bands
No official UCEED cutoff is published on Shishya yet — the score bands below are indicative, not official. Official cutoffs are published at uceed.iitb.ac.in.
AI-curated from historic cutoff patterns. Indicative, not official. Always verify with the latest official notification.
Category-wise expected cutoff (indicative)
| Category | Expected cutoff (indicative) |
|---|---|
| General | 125–145 marks (52–60%) |
| EWS | 115–135 marks (48–56%) |
| OBC-NCL | 105–125 marks (44–52%) |
| SC | 75–95 marks (31–40%) |
| ST | 65–85 marks (27–35%) |
| PwD (across categories) | 55–75 marks (23–31%) |
- Category differential: General cutoffs typically run 8–12 percentage points above OBC-NCL, 18–22 points above SC, and 22–28 points above ST. EWS slots fall 3–5 points below General benchmarks.
- Year-on-year shifts: Cutoffs fluctuate with paper difficulty, total applicant pool strength, and seat matrix changes. Highly creative/abstract papers compress score distributions and may lower cutoffs by 3–6%; straightforward editions push them upward.
- Qualifying vs. admission: These figures reflect *admission cutoffs* for IIT Bombay B.Des programmes (primary UCEED destination). Mere qualification thresholds sit considerably lower; focus on the 50–60% band (General) for realistic IIT entry prospects.
What does your score in Undergraduate Common Entrance Examination for Design (UCEED) actually get you? These bands map a mock or exam percentage to the rank window and the outcomes that score range has typically achieved.
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Score → rank → outcome bands (indicative)
Top 100 — Elite tier, IIT Bombay assured
96–100%rank ~1–100
- IIT Bombay BDes — virtually assured admission (top 100 consistently get seats)
- Top choice of specialisation at any participating IIT
- Scholarship prospects and merit recognition
- Strong foundation for design career at India's premier technology institute
- Typically also competitive for NID, NIFT with parallel preparation
Top 300 — IIT Bombay strong prospect
90–96%rank ~100–300
- IIT Bombay BDes — very strong prospect for admission (cut-off typically rank 200-250 General)
- IIT Guwahati BDes — guaranteed first preference
- IIT (BHU) Varanasi BDes — assured admission, any specialisation
- IIT Hyderabad BDes — guaranteed seat with preferred branch
- Round 1 seat allocation highly likely at preferred IIT
Excellent — top IIT contention
82–90%rank ~300–1,000
- IIT Bombay BDes — strong contention (General category last rank typically 800-1000)
- IIT Guwahati BDes — top choice of specialisation guaranteed
- IIT (BHU) Varanasi BDes — first choice in round 1
- IIT Hyderabad BDes — preferred branch selection
- All IITs accessible with choice of Industrial/Communication/Interaction Design
Strong performance — multiple IIT options
70–82%rank ~1,000–3,000
- IIT Bombay BDes — reachable in later rounds or reserved categories (General cut-off rank approximately 800-1200)
- IIT Guwahati BDes — comfortable admission across specialisations
- IIT (BHU) Varanasi BDes — good choice of branches
- IIT Hyderabad BDes — multiple specialisation options
- Early round seat allocation likely in counselling
Mid-tier — newer IIT BDes programs
55–70%rank ~3,000–8,000
- IIT Guwahati BDes — Industrial Design (rank approximately 4000-6000 General)
- IIT (BHU) Varanasi BDes — Industrial Design (rank approximately 3500-5500)
- IIT Hyderabad BDes — some branches in later rounds
- Good prospects in reserved category seats at all IITs
- Realistic chance at preferred specialisations in counselling rounds 2-3
Qualifying range — limited options
35–55%rank ~8,000–15,000
- May qualify but limited seat prospects at IITs
- IIT Guwahati BDes — last few seats in final rounds (General category cut-off approximately rank 6000-8000)
- Better prospects in reserved categories (OBC/SC/ST)
- Consider preparatory courses or reappear for better IIT options
- Explore NIFT, NID, other design colleges as parallel options
Below qualifying threshold
0–35%
- Unlikely to meet minimum cut-off (~35-40% typically)
- No call for counselling or seat allocation
- Strong foundation building recommended for next attempt
- Consider state-level design entrance exams as alternatives
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