IIT Delhi UCEED Cutoff 2026: Check Previous Year Cutoff, Category-Wise, Opening and Closing Ranks

Ankita Jha

Updated On: January 18, 2026 02:40 PM

IIT Delhi UCEED Cutoff 2026 will help the students to get an idea about the score they must obtain to get admission to IIT Delhi B.Des courses. Check this space for category-wise opening and closing ranks for IIT Delhi from 2023–2025 and plan your UCEED 2026 target accordingly.​


 
IIT Delhi UCEED Cutoff 2026

IIT DelhiUCEED Cutoff 2026 will be announced after the conduct of UCEED 2026 which is scheduled on January 18, 2026. IIT Delhi’s UCEED cutoff trends can be used by the students to estimate what rank they must target for B.Des admission in 2026. To take admissions at IIT Delhi for B.Des courses, the ranks for General (Open) category usually closes within the top 10-35 All India UCEED ranks. It is important for them to score beyond the target to secure their admissions at IIT Delhi as IIT Delhi UCEED cutoff range are even tighter for EWS, OBC-NCL, SC and ST.​

IIT Delhi offers a B.Des programme where admission is granted through the UCEED common counselling based on All India Rank (AIR) and student’s category. For 2026, the official cutoff will be released after UCEED results and joint seat allocation, but you can get an idea about the cutoff with reference to previous year cutoffs for different categories.
Also Read: Top Colleges Accepting UCEED Scores

IIT Delhi UCEED Cutoff 2026: Expected

If you are planning to be part of BDes courses at IIT Delhi, then you must know about the expected cutoff that you need to target to confirm your seats at IIT Delhi as per the table given below:

Category

Opening Rank

Closing Rank

Open

12-18

35-40

Open- PwD

6-7

6-7

EWS

6-7

9-10

OBC-NCL

16-18

20-25

SC

8-10

10-13

ST

8-10

10-11

IIT Delhi Previous Year UCEED Cutoff Category-wise

Students must check previous year cutoffs for various rounds so that they can have an idea about the minimum score they need to obtain to confirm their seats and also gauge their chances of getting selected for BDes Courses.

IIT Delhi UCEED Cutoff 2025 (All Rounds Combined)

Though students can check UCEED cutoff for different rounds separately as well but one can get an idea about the range of score that allows them to be part of any course. In this article, we have provided UCEED Cutoff 2025 for all rounds combined as tabled below.

Category

Approx. Closing Rank Range 2025

Source / Note

Open (General)

35 – 41

Final round around 41; Round 1 at 35.​

EWS

Around 8 – 10

Reported EWS closing rank near single-digit range.​

OBC-NCL

Around 28 – 34

OBC-NCL closing rank near high-20s/low-30s.​

SC

Around 11

SC closing rank reported near 11.​

ST

Around 8

ST closing rank around single digits.​

IIT Delhi UCEED Cutoff 2024

UCEED 2024 Cutoff for Delhi was announced for five rounds. One can look at the range of score between Round 1 and Round 5 to get an idea about the marks they need to Score for UCEED 2026 to get at admission in BDes course at IIT Delhi. The table below represents the overall UCEED cutoff 2026 for different categories across different rounds.

Category

Opening Rank (Round 1)

Closing Rank (Round 5)

Open

15

35

Open- PwD

3

3

EWS

7

8

OBC-NCL

20

28

SC

8

10

ST

5

7

How To use Previous Year Cutoffs for UCEED 2026

You can consider these previous-year ranks as minimum targets that you need to obtain to reserve your seats at IIT Delhi. Please keep in mind the following major points.

  • If you belong to General (Open) category, you must aim for an All India Rank well within 15-30, so that you don’t have to wait till the last round of counselling.
  • For EWS / OBC-NCL category, always target single-digit or low-double-digit ranks, ideally less than 18 so that you are able to reach to the closing rank. ​
  • For SC / ST, try to stay within the top 10-12 ranks in your category to stay ahead of fluctuations.

IIT Delhi UCEED Seat Matrix 2026

Students appearing for UCEED 2026 and planning to take admission in BDes course at IIT Delhi must have an idea about the seat matrix at IIT Delhi so that they can plan accordingly and make strategies to score marks which will fetch them admissions at IIT Delhi.

Category

Number of Seats

Open

8

Open-PwD

1

EWS

2

OBC-NCL

5

SC

3

ST

1

Total-

20

Also Read: Updated List of UCEED 2026 Participating Institutes
You can be a part of B.Des at IIT Delhi if you score beyond the expected UCEED cutoffs for 2026 or at least score as per the previous year’s cutoff as mentioned in this article. IIT Delhi has consistently closed for General category within the first 15-40 ranks, with even tighter windows for EWS, OBC-NCL, SC and ST. You must aim to score a little higher as compared to previous years because of increased competition and limit number of seats which is 20 seats across all categories.

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