UCEED 2026 Eligibility: Check age limit, number of attempts and qualifying exam details

UCEED 2026 Entrance Exam: UCEED 2026 (Undergraduate Common Entrance Examination for Design)  is organized for admission in B.Des programs at IIT Bombay, IIT Guwahati, IIT Delhi, IIITDM Jabalpur, and IIT Hyderabad. To be eligible, candidates must meet certain criteria related to age, number of attempts, and qualifying examination. General candidates should be born on or after October 1, 2001, while SC/ST/PWD candidates get 5 5-year relaxation. Each candidate can try the exam twice in consecutive times, and the score is only valid for the year of exam. Students who have passed or are appearing for their class 12 (or equivalent) examinations in 2025 or 2026 are eligible regardless of their stream, Science, Commerce, or Arts. Many boards and examinations are recognized, including national and international counterparts, but the candidates who have already won BDES seats are disqualified. These rules ensure an appropriate opportunity for fresh applicants to carry out design education.

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UCEED 2026 Eligibility: Age Limit, Number of Attempts, Eligibility Test

Candidates who are eager to appear for UCEED 2026 have to meet these eligibility criteria

Age limit

• For Open / EWS / OBC-NCL candidates: should be born on or after October 1, 2001.
• SC / ST / PWD (Reserved) for candidates: There is a 5-year relaxation, so the date of birth cutoff is 1 October 1996.

Number of Attempts

• A candidate can try a maximum of 2 times.
• These two attempts should be done in consecutive years.
• The UCEED score is valid for one year (for admission in the same academic year only)

Qualifying Examination

• The candidate should have passed all subjects in the class 12 or equivalent, either in 2025, or 2026
• Students of any stream (science, commerce, art/humanities) are eligible.
• Those who appeared for the first time (for class 12 /equivalent) in or before (ie, before 2025) are not eligible for UCEED 2026.

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