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UCEED Cutoff 2026 — expected score & rank bands

What does your score in Undergraduate Common Entrance Examination for Design (UCEED) actually get you? These bands map a mock/exam percentage to the rank window and outcomes that score range has typically achieved.

AI-curated from historic cutoff patterns — indicative, not official. Always verify with the latest official notification.

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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.

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Score → rank → outcome bands

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

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