How to Apply for B.Des Programs at IITs – SILICA INSTITUTE

UCEED EXAM FOR B.DES AT IIT’S:

The Undergraduate Common Entrance Exam for Design(UCEED) is being used to admit students to the Bachelor of Design (BDes) programs at IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati, IIT Hyderabad, and IIITDM Jabalpur (UCEED Coaching). Many institutes accept the UCEED Score Card for admission to BDes programs. On the official UCEED website, you may find a list of result-sharing institutes that accept UCEED scores for admissions to the BDes program.

The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay will host UCEED 2025, which will be guided by the UCEED-CEED Implementation Committee 2025.

All nationalities (Indian and foreign) are welcome to apply for UCEED 2022. Candidates applying to the Bachelor of Design (BDes) programs at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB), Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IITD), Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IITG), Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IITH), and Indian Institute of Information Technology Design and Manufacturing Jabalpur (IIITDMJ) must take the UCEED 2025 exam. Candidates should be aware that simply appearing in UCEED 2025 or being on the rank list does not guarantee or grant automatic admission to the participating institutes’ BDes programs.

Candidates who have completed the UCEED must apply separately for BDes admissions through the combined seat allocation process. Only admission to programs in the academic year 2025-2026 is possible with a UCEED 2025 score.

ADMISSION TO BDes PROGRAMMES

In IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati, IIT Hyderabad, and IIITDM Jabalpur (participating institutes), applications will be accepted from March 14 to 31, 2025.

ELIGIBILITY

1. Age Limit: Candidates in the OPEN/EWS/OBC-NCL categories should be born on or after October 1, 2000 and those of the SC, ST, or PWD categories must have been born October 1, 1995..
2. UCEED qualification: The candidate should have qualified, i.e., obtained a rank, in UCEED 2025. 
3. Qualifying examination: The candidate should have passed all five subjects in Class XII or equivalent in 2024 or 2025.Candidates who appeared for their qualifying examination in 2023 or earlier are NOT eligible.

   Candidates from the Science Stream (with Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics) at the 10+2 level are eligible to apply to all six participating institutes (IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati, IIT Hyderabad, IIT Roorkee, and IIITDM Jabalpur).

   Candidates from other streams (Science without Mathematics or Physics or Chemistry, Commerce, and Arts & Humanities) are eligible to apply to IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, and IIT Hyderabad.

   Admission to the B.Tech. in Design program at IIT Delhi will be based on JEE (Advanced) rankings. However, aspirants must also qualify in UCEED.

   For admission to BDes at IIITDM Jabalpur, only students with Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics/Biology at the 10+2 level can apply.

   Students from Commerce, Arts, or Humanities at the 10+2 level are NOT eligible to apply for BDes admissions at IIITDM Jabalpur.

   Candidates from the Science Stream (with Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics) are eligible to apply to IIT Guwahati and IIT Roorkee.

   Candidates from other streams (Science without Mathematics or Physics or Chemistry, Commerce, and Arts & Humanities) are NOT eligible to apply to IIT Guwahati and IIT Roorkee.

   Candidates appearing for their qualifying examination (Class XII or equivalent) in 2025 should:

   Complete all parts of their final examination by the date of application for admission.

   Submit proof of having passed the qualifying examination with required eligibility by September 30, 2025, to the admitting institute.

ONLINE application Steps:

For the academic year 2025-2026, only UCEED 2025 qualified students can apply for admission to the BDes program at IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati, IIT Hyderabad, and IIITDM Jabalpur. Admissions to the various BDes programs will be handled through a single application form. IIT Bombay’s UCEED Office will process the same application form and supervise the shared seat allocation procedure. The IIT Bombay Admissions Portal will have the same application form available. On the official UCEED website, a link to the same will be available (www.uceed.iitb.ac.in). Applicants will be able to fill out their personal information and rank their preferred institutes in order of preference.

Online Application Steps

1. Step 1. Click here to check the Eligibility criteria
2. Step 2. Click here to view the revised seat matrix
3. Step 3. Click (Link – https://portal.iitb.ac.in/bdesapp/#) to verify your UCEED Details.
4. Step 4. Fill in the application form
   • Personal Details
   • Education Details
   • Institute Preferences
5. Step 5. Upload the necessary documents
   • Marksheet of 12th standard
   • Age Proof
   • Physical Disability Certificate ( If Applicable)
   • Caste Certificate ( If Applicable)
   • EWS Certificate ( If Applicable)
   • Nationality Certificate ( If Applicable)
   • OCI/PIO Certificate ( If Applicable)
6. Step 6. Pay Fees
7. Step 7. Submit form
8. Step 8. Print, Sign, and upload signed form

Application fees – The BDes admission application counseling processing fee for applicants of all categories and genders is Rs. 4000 (Rupees Four Thousand only). This fee is non-refundable and non-transferable

. SEAT MATRIX FOR BDes 2022-23

The following table shows the category-wise distribution of the available seats in Bachelor of Design (BDes) programs at IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati, IIT Hyderabad, and IIITDM Jabalpur for the academic year 2022-2023:

• PwD reservations @ 5% will be horizontal. PwD candidates will consume seats from their birth category quota.

Seat Allotments :  Apr 10, 2022 to Jun 10, 2022

UCEED Result Sharing Institutes

For admissions to “Result Sharing Institutes”, please visit the respective institutes website.

2025

1. BITS Design School
2. Flame University
3. School of Creativity, Rishihood University
4. Institute of Design, Nirma University, Ahmedabad
5. CEPT University, Ahmedabad

2024

1. World University of Design, Sonepat, Haryana
2. UPES School of Design, Dehradun
3. JK Lakshmipat University, Jaipur
4. Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab
5. Department of Design, Nirma University, Ahmedabad
6. CEPT University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat
7. Jain (Deemed-to-be-University), Bangalore
8. RV University, Bengaluru
9. Srishti Manipal Institute of Art, Design and Technology, Bengaluru
10. MIT ID Ujjain Avantika University, Ujjain
11. Department of Design, Netaji Subhas University of Technology (NSUT), New Delhi
12. VIT School of Design (V-SIGN), VIT, Vellore
13. CEPT University, Ahmedabad
14. MIT ID Indore – Avantika University
15. Navrachana University, Gujarat
16. GLS University, Gujarat
17. Department of Design, Shiv Nadar IoE, Delhi NCR
18. Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology Delhi
19. ITM Skills University, Navi Mumbai
20. CMR University, Bengaluru
21. Somaiya School of Design, Somaiya Vidyavihar University, Mumbai
22. Dr Vishwanath Karad MIT World Peace University, Pune
23. Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Katra
24. BITS Design School
25. D Y Patil University School of Design, Pune
26. Footwear Design & Development Institute (FDDI)
27. Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies
28. Dr D Y Patil School of Design, Pune
29. Tezpur University, Assam
30. Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Manipal
31. School of Creativity, Rishihood University
32. O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat

Please contact your SILICA Faculty or Center Coordinator if you have any queries or concerns.

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