Which is best for the BDes, GLS Institute of Design Entrance Exam or UCEED?
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For BDes UCEED scores are accepted in more than 30-40 colleges. While GLS Institute of Design Entrance Exam is only considered for GLS Institute. For UCEED students have to prepare two section Part A and B, both are conducted in English medium. While GLS DAT considers various parts with a interview. If you are targeting GLS Institute, then you should appear for GLD DAT, otherwise you should give UCEED Entrance exam.
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GLS Institute of Design only accepts admission through its own conducted entrance exam known as the Design Aptitude Test for which the candidate must have passed class 12 with a minimum of 50% aggregate and should fill out the application form through the institute’s official website by paying an application fee of INR 2,000. Candidates selected through the GLS Institute entrance test will have to go through the Personal Interview (PI) round and those who qualify for the PI round will be selected for final seat allotment.
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No, UCEED 2025 entrance exam has been concluded at this point of time. Saintgits Design School BDes course admissions also accept different entrance exam scores as well including the SDAT entrance exam conducted by Saintgits Design School itself. Candidates can find all the accepted entrance exams for BDes admissions on the official website. If candidates have appeared for any of them, candidates can apply for admission through those.
For students belonging to the SC category under the AI quota, the UCEED last round closing rank was 31 for IIT Indore B.Des admission. Please note that the cutoff ranks vary for different rounds. The round-wise UCEED 2025 closing ranks for IIT Indore are tabulated below for the SC category.
| Round | UCEED Cutoff 2025 (Closing Rank) |
|---|---|
| 1 | 24 |
| 2 | 24 |
| 3 | 24 |
| 4 | 24 |
| 5 | 31 |
Yes, the IIT Indore cutoff 2025 varies across different rounds and categories. For the last round, IIT Indore cutoff UCEED 2025 was 119 for BDes admission for the General AI quota. On the other hand, for the OBC category candidates, the cutoff rank was 61 for the last round. Refer to the table below to view the category-wise UCEED last round closing ranks for IIT Indore.
| Category | UCEED 2025 Last Round Closing Rank |
|---|---|
| General | 119 |
| OBC | 61 |
| EWS | 23 |
| SC | 31 |
| ST | 13 |
| PWD | 8 |
The official notification of UCEED 2026 will be released by October 01, 2025, by IIT Bombay on the official website. The exam dates are out and will be conducted on January 18, 2026.
UCEED Exam 2026 will be conducted on January 18, 2026 (Sunday), from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM. The details released on October 01, 2025, on the official website.
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