How to Fill UCEED Application Form 2027: Steps to Apply Online

Undergraduate Common Entrance Examination for Design 2027 ( UCEED )

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UCEED 2027 Application DATE with Regular fee

1 Oct '26 - 31 Oct '26

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Sayeba Naushad
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Updated on Oct 1, 2026 17:25 IST
The UCEED 2027 registration will start soon, with IIT Bombay releasing the official notification by October 1, 2026. The exam is scheduled for January 17, 2027 (9 AM–12 PM). Regular registration will close in October, while late registration with a fee will continue into November. Admit cards will be available in January 2027.

Candidates need to fill the UCEED Application Form to participate in the UCEED entrance exam conducted by IIT Bombay. Candidates aspiring to pursue a B.Des programme from IITs must read the eligibility criteria and must apply for the same.

UCEED Application

UCEED Application

IIT Bombay has started the UCEED 2027 Registration form. All the candidates who wish to pursue B.Des from IITs must fill the application form. The applIcation form is available online at uceed.iitb.ac.in. Candidates applying must read the UCEED Eligibility criteria first. Candidates must provide the correct information regarding the qualifying exam and category, and upload the VALID documents in the required formats in UCEED registration form. If the registration forms for the UCEED Exam are incomplete in any way, they will be rejected, and the registration will be considered invalid.

The registration fee will be INR 4000 for Indian nationals and INR 2,000 for Indian Female candidates and SC/ST/PwD candidates. UCEED 2027 Registration form can be filled with regular and late fees.

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Table of contents
  • Important Documents for UCEED 2027
  • Steps to Fill UCEED 2027 Application Form
  • UCEED 2027 Application Fee
  • UCEED Scribe Services
  • Details to check in UCEED Application 2027?

Important Documents for UCEED 2027

Candidates need to upload the documents to register successfully for UCEED 2027:

Documents

File Format

File Size

Recent color photograph

  1. Only JPEG image format with file extension .jpg is accepted
  2. The photograph must be taken in the last six months and show a full frontal (face) view with the head centered in the frame, covering 70-80% of the photograph

Minimum Size: 5 KB

Maximum Size: 100 KB

Signature

  1. Only JPEG image format with file extension .jpg will be accepted
  2. A scanned copy of the candidate's full signature on a white paper should be uploaded

Minimum Size: 2 KB

Maximum Size: 50 KB

Qualifying examination certificate (Class 12 mark sheet)

  1. Only PDF format with file extension .pdf will be accepted
  2. Qualifying examination certificate to be uploaded if appeared for the exam in 2023 or before

Minimum Size: 30 KB

Maximum Size: 500 KB

Date of birth proof

  1. PDF format
  2. SSC certificate, Passport, or Birth Certificate

Minimum Size: 30 KB

Maximum Size: 500 KB

Provisional certificate

  1. PDF format
  2. Candidates who will be appearing for their qualifying exam in 2024 should upload a certificate from the school/college principal in the given format as mentioned in Appendix 1 of the UCEED 2023 Information Brochure

Minimum Size: 30 KB

Maximum Size: 300 KB

Gazette notification showing the change of name

(If the name is not the same as in the Class 12 certificate)

Only PDF format with file extension .pdf will be accepted

Minimum Size: 30KB

Maximum Size: 300 KB

Category certificate issued by the competent authority

Only PDF format with file extension .pdf will be accepted

Minimum Size: 30 KB

Maximum Size: 300 KB

Request letter (for PwD candidates requiring scribe and/or compensatory time)

Only PDF formats with file extension .pdf will be accepted.

Minimum Size: 30 KB

Maximum Size: 300 KB

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Commonly asked questions
Q:   When will UCEED 2027 admit cards be released?
A: 

The admit cards for the UCEED 2027 exam will be released on January 02, 2027. Admit cards will be released for all candidates who successfully complete the application form. It was released online.

Q:   What is the difficulty level of UCEED exam?
A: 

If you consider the question paper of UCEED 2026, then the exam can be considered to be moderately difficult. For instance, of the 68 questions asked, around 18 questions fall in the moderate category, 18 in the moderate to difficult category, while the rest can be tagged easy to moderate. 

In contrast, NIFT and NID DAT are considered to be tougher. This is because in NID DAT, more weightage is given to subjective and drawing-related questions. Consequently, the candidate needs to be very creative and have strong fundamentals to answer the questions. In NID DAT for the B. Des programme, DAT Prelims carries 40% weightage, while DAT Mains carries 60% weightage. 

Q:   What are the important topics candidates need to prepare for Part B of UCEED 2027?
A: 

The important topics for UCEED 2027 Part B are given below.

  • Drawing: Ability to draw products, people or scenes in proportion with good line quality, composition, proportion, perspective and shading.
  • Design Aptitude Capability to practically and appropriately respond to problems/situations with ingenuity and empathy.
Q:   What is the application fee for UCEED 2027 exam?
A: 

The application fee (expected) for UCEED 2027 form is 

  • Female candidates (all categories) and SC/ST/PwD candidates have to pay INR 2,000.
  • All other candidates need to pay INR 4,000 as the application fee.

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Steps to Fill UCEED 2027 Application Form

Candidates can go through the step-by-step process to fill UCEED 2027 application form below:

Step 1: Go to the official website of UCEED 2027

To fill the application form for this design entrance exam, candidates need to navigate to the official website of UCEED Registration Portal. Thereafter, one needs to navigate to the tab ‘Register Online’.

Step 2: Register for UCEED exam

  • Next, candidates need to click on the Registration link here and thereafter go through details mentioned in UCEED 2027 information booklet related to eligibility criteria, documents required and how to fill the application form.
  • When candidates have all the details, they can click on the ‘Register’ tab here to start the application process for UCEED 2027 exam.
  • Next, candidates need to enter the email ID with which they want to register for UCEED Exam or they can even sign in with their Google account.
  • As soon as this is done, a window opens where ‘Eligibility Check for UCEED’ is done. Here, candidates need to provide details such as physical disability, birth category, date of birth, HSC/ 10+2 qualifying year, mobile number, and then click on the Mobile Verification tab.
  • On clicking here, an OTP is generated, which candidates can check on their mentioned mobile number and email ID. Candidates need to enter this OTP within the space provided. The OTP will expire in five minutes, so candidates are advised to quickly enter it on the official website of UCEED 2027 as soon as they receive it.

Step 3: Fill personal, educational and contact details

  • After this, the registration form for UCEED 2027 opens. Some details are pre-filled in the form based on details provided by candidates earlier. Information to be provided in the form includes address, educational details such as qualifying exam, year of passing, board, stream, school/ college name and address. Next, candidates need to select three preferred test cities.
  • Once all these details are filled in, candidates need to click on the ‘Save’ button. If the candidate wants to change any details filled by them, then they can even click on the ‘Back’ button.
  • Right after clicking the Save button, the registration number is generated and candidates are shown their filled-out form. Candidates can go through the details mentioned by them. If they find that all the details are correctly filled, then they can click on the ‘Confirm’ button; otherwise, they can click the ‘Back’ button and make the necessary changes.
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Step 4: Upload documents

  • Next, candidates need to upload the required documents in the format mentioned by exam authorities. Here, the documents to be uploaded include a coloured photograph, signature, date of birth proof and qualifying exam certificate. Once all these documents are uploaded, candidates need to click on the ‘Upload Documents’ button.
  • On clicking this button, the ‘Registration Form Confirmation’ page opens where candidates can check details filled by them in their UCEED 2027 application form. If candidates find any incorrect information provided by them then they can click on the ‘Edit Registration Form’ button. Otherwise, candidates can check the application form declaration boxes mentioned right at the bottom of the page and click on the ‘Save and Proceed for Payment ’ button.
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Upload Signature in UCEED Application form 2021
Upload Qualifying Exam Certificate in UCEED Application form 2021

Step 5: Pay UCEED application fee

  • Next, candidates are prompted to pay the UCEED application fee and are provided details related to do’s and don’ts of paying the fee. After going through the Payment Disclaimer information, candidates can either click on ‘Edit Registration Form’ button if they want to make any changes in their application form or click on ‘ Make Payment and Submit’ button.
  • Thereafter, candidates will be navigated to the Payment details page, which would include their User ID, User Name, Payment Description, Amount due and mode of payment. Candidates need to go through these details and select the mode of payment and then click on Proceed button.
  • Candidates are navigated to the payment page where they need to pay UCEED application fee. Once the application fee has been paid successfully, candidates are provided with a payment receipt and their application form is submitted successfully for scrutiny by IIT Bombay UCEED 2027 exam officials.
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UCEED 2027 Application Fee

The UCEED 2027 application fee is given below.

Candidates Expected Fee
Female Candidates (all categories) ₹ 2000
SC, ST, PwD Candidates ₹ 2000
All Other Candidates ₹ 4000
Female Candidates and PwD Candidates ₹ 2000
All Other Candidates (Foreign Nationals) (holders of OCI/PIO cards) ₹ 4000

Candidates need to note that UCEED 2027 application fee does not include service charges, processing fees and any other charges that the banks may charge. If any candidate is unable to pay UCEED application fee within the stipulated time, then he/ she needs to pay a late fee of Rs 500.

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Commonly asked questions
Q:   What are the important topics candidates need to prepare for Part A of UCEED?
A: 

UCEED question paper will have two parts: 1. computer-based Part A and 2. Drawing and aptitude based Part B.

Some of topics to prepare for UCEED are given below.

  • Visualization and spatial reasoning: Ability to visualise and transform 2D shapes and 3D objects and their spatial relationships.
  • Practical and scientific knowledge: Know-how of scientific principles and everyday objects. 
  • Observation and design sensitivity: Capacity to detect concealed properties in day-to-day life and think critically about them. Attention to detail, classification, analysis, inference and prediction.
  • Environment and society: General awareness of environmental, social and cultural connections with design.
  • Analytical and logical reasoning: Ability to analyse qualitative and quantitative information.
  • Language: Proficiency in reading and comprehending Standard English.
  • Creativity: Grasp of verbal and non-verbal analogies, metaphors, signs and symbols.
Q:   When will UCEED 2027 application correction window open?
A: 

There is no option to edit UCEED application form once it is submitted. There is no application edit window. So, candidates must be very careful while filling the application form.

Q:   When will IIT Bombay release the application form for UCEED Joint Seat Allocation?
A: 

IIT Bombay will release a common application form for all the IITs for the UCEED 2027 Joint Seat Allocation on March 14, 2027, at 10 PM. The registration will open tentatively till April 10, 2027, 5:30 PM. 

Q:   Is the UCEED application the same for the B. Des and M.Des courses?
A: 

 UCEED application form is to be filled by candidates seeking admission to the B. Des programme. Also, UCEED scores are not considered for admission to the M.Des programme. So, the candidates must instead fill out the application form for CEED . Note that both the CEED and UCEED exams are conducted by IIT Bombay.

 

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UCEED Scribe Services

  • To avail of scribe benefit, the candidate should select the SCRIBE option in the UCEED online registration form and upload a copy of the PwD certificate (Appendices 5 – 9) at the time of online registration for UCEED 2027.
  • The eligible candidates will receive a compensatory time of 20 minutes per hour in Part A and 20 minutes for Part B. The compensatory time for Part A cannot be transferred to Part B and vice versa.
  • If a PwD candidate wants to avail compensatory time (20 minutes per hour) and/or request the assistance of a scribe, the same request should be mentioned while filling out the registration form. PwD certificate is to be uploaded along with such requests, which will be made in the given format (Appendix 11).

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Details to check in UCEED Application 2027?

The following information must be checked after filling the UCEED Registration Form.

  • Application Name
  • Date of Birth
  • Certificates uploaded
  • Marksheets uploaded
  • Personal Details Filled
  • Centre option selected

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Answered a week ago

The most difficult part can vary from student to student. In UCEED 2026, MSQs and some NAT questions were reported to be more challenging, while Part B was also time-consuming.

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Porishmita Paul

Contributor-Level 10

Answered a week ago

Yes, but drawing practice is important because Part B includes drawing questions. Candidates don't need professional-level drawing skills, but they should be able to communicate ideas clearly through sketches.

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Porishmita Paul

Contributor-Level 10

Answered a month ago

MIT-WPU, Pune offers scholarships to BDes students based on their UCEED rank. Below is the UCEED score requirement to get the scholarship:

Scholarship for AY 2026-27

UCEED Rank

Dr. Vishwanath Karad Scholarship (100%)

Upto 800 All India Rank

MIT-WPU Scholarship I (50%)

801-2000 All India Rank

MIT-WPU Scholarship II (25%)

2001 to 2500 All India Rank

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Nishtha Shukla

Guide-Level 15

Answered a month ago

 IIT Bombay UCEED cutoff 2026 was 16 for the General AI category in the last round. Hence, this category of students need a rank of at least 16 or lower to be qualified for admission. To know the IIT Bombay branch-wise cutoff 2026, students can check the table below. 

CategoryIIT Bombay UCEED cutoff 2026
General16
OBC16
SC8
ST5
EWS5
OBC Non-Creamy PWD1

 

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Neerja Rohatgi

Contributor-Level 10

Answered 2 months ago

Yes, 20 might be an excellent rank for gaining admission to the IIT Delhi BDes course if you belong to the General or OBC AI category. For both these categories, the last round closing ranks were 28 and 32, respectively.

Students can check the table below to know the highest rank accepted by differe

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Neerja Rohatgi

Contributor-Level 10