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.
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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- 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 |
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Minimum Size: 5 KB Maximum Size: 100 KB |
| Signature |
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Minimum Size: 2 KB Maximum Size: 50 KB |
| Qualifying examination certificate (Class 12 mark sheet) |
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Minimum Size: 30 KB Maximum Size: 500 KB |
| Date of birth proof |
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Minimum Size: 30 KB Maximum Size: 500 KB |
| Provisional certificate |
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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 |
Commonly asked questions
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.
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.
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.
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’.
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.
Commonly asked questions
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.
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.
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.
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).
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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Student Forum
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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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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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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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.
| Category | IIT Bombay UCEED cutoff 2026 |
|---|---|
| General | 16 |
| OBC | 16 |
| SC | 8 |
| ST | 5 |
| EWS | 5 |
| OBC Non-Creamy PWD | 1 |
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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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Contributor-Level 10

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