Note:
Please read the Information
Brochure for more details on the eligibility criteria for applying for BDes
admission.
Eligibility Criteria for applying for BDes
To apply for admission to the BDes programmes of the participating institutes, i.e., IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati, IIT Hyderabad, IIT Roorkee and IIITDM Jabalpur, an applicant is required to fulfil ALL the following three criteria simultaneously.
Criterion 1 – Age limit:
The candidate should have been born on or after October 1, 1999 if belonging to the
OPEN/EWS/OBC-NCL category and, on or after October 1, 1994 if belonging to the SC, ST
or PwD category.
Criterion 2 – UCEED qualification:
The candidate should have qualified, i.e., obtained a rank, in UCEED 2024.
Criterion 3 – Qualifying examination:
The candidate should have passed in all five subjects in the qualifying examination (Class
XII or equivalent) in 2023 or 2024. Those who appeared for the first time in their qualifying
examination in 2022 or earlier are NOT eligible.
Candidates from the Science Stream with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics as subjects
are eligible to apply to all the six participating institutes (IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT
Guwahati, IIT Hyderabad, IIT Roorkee and IIITDM Jabalpur). Candidates from any other stream
(Science without Mathematics or Physics or Chemistry, Commerce, and Arts & Humanities)
are eligible to apply to IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, and IIT Hyderabad. For admission to BDes at
IIITDM Jabalpur, only students with Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics/Biology at 10+2 can
apply. Students from Arts or Humanities at 10+2 are not eligible to apply for BDes
admissions at IIITDM Jabalpur. Candidates from the Science Stream with Physics,
Chemistry and Mathematics as subjects are eligible to apply to IIT Guwahati and IIT Roorkee. Candidates
from any other stream (Science without Mathematics or Physics or Chemistry, Commerce,
and Arts & Humanities) are NOT eligible to apply to IIT Guwahati and IIT Roorkee.
The candidates appearing for their qualifying examination (Class XII or equivalent) in 2024
should ensure that, (a) all parts of their final examination are completed by the date of
application for admission, and (b) proof of having passed the qualifying examination with
required eligibility is submitted by September 30, 2024 to the admitting institute.
If a qualifying Examination Board awards only letter grades without providing information
on the passing grade on the grade sheet, the candidate should obtain a certificate from the
Board specifying the passing grade and upload it along with the grade sheet. In case such a
certificate is not provided, the decision taken by the UCI Committee will be final.
The criteria, as specified above, are applicable “in toto” to all the applicants, including foreign nationals. Seats allotted to foreign nationals are supernumerary, with a cap of 10% of the total seats in a program. Applications from foreign nationals holding OCI/PIO cards issued ON or BEFORE 4 th March 2021 are only considered under the OPEN category. They are outside the ambit of seat reservation under the EWS, OBC-NCL, SC, and ST categories.