The eligibility criteria as per the information brochure released by IIT Bombay is as follows:
A candidate, including a foreign national, must simultaneously fulfil each and every one of the following three criteria to appear in UCEED 2022.
Criterion 1 – Age limit:
The candidate should have been born on or after October 1, 1997 if belonging to the OPEN/EWS/OBC-NCL category and born on or after October 1, 1992 if belonging to the SC, ST or PwD category.
Criterion 2 – Number of attempts:
A candidate can attempt UCEED for a maximum of two times and that too in consecutive years. Note that UCEED score is valid for one year, and only for admissions in the same corresponding academic year.
Criterion 3 – Qualifying examination:
The candidate should have passed in all subjects in the qualifying examination (Class XII o requivalent) in 2021, OR should be appearing for the qualifying examination for the first time in 2022 in order to be eligible for attempting UCEED 2022. Students from ALL STREAMS ( SCIENCE, COMMERCE, AND ARTS & HUMANITIES) ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY.
Those who appeared for the first time in their qualifying examination (Class XII) in 2020 or earlier are NOT eligible.