Are you dreaming of a career in design at India's topmost institute? UCEED 2026 Entrance Exam will take you there. The UCEED Entrance Exam is a national-level examination, organised every year by IIT Bombay for Bachelor of Design (BDes) programmes. Read in detail to know about the Applications, Admission process, Dates, etc.
- What is UCEED?
- UCEED Seat Allotment and Counselling 2026
- UCEED 2026 Joint Counselling Cutoff
- UCEED Result/Score 2026
- UCEED Fee Structure 2026
- UCEED Participating Colleges 2026
- UCEED 2026 Result-sharing Institutes
- What are the UCEED eligibility criteria for 2026?
- UCEED Admission Process 2026
- UCEED Hall Ticket 2026
- UCEED Exam Centres 2026
- UCEED Entrance Exam Answer Key 2026
- UCEED Registration 2026
- UCEED Syllabus and Question Paper Pattern 2026
- UCEED Exams 2026
What is UCEED?
UCEED stands for Undergraduate Common Entrance Exam for Design. It is one of the top-notch exams conducted for admission in B.Des Programmes in IITs. UCEED 2026 will be conducted by the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay under the guidance of the UCEED-CEED Implementation Committee 2026 (UCI Committee). The admissions to the B.Des programme at IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati, IIT Hyderabad, IIT Roorkee, and IIITDM Jabalpur are done through the UCEED entrance Examination. Many result-sharing institutes accept the UCEED scores for B.Des Admissions.
UCEED Exam was conducted on January 18, 2026, by IIT Bombay. The exam time was from 9 AM to 12 PM on Sunday. UCEED reporting time for the exam was 7 AM. There was biometric attendance at the UCEED test centres.
The highlights of the UCEED 2026 Exams are as follows:
| Features |
Details |
|---|---|
| Exam name |
Undergraduate Common Entrance Examination for Design (UCEED) |
| Conducting institute |
IIT Bombay |
| Exam Level |
National |
| Exam frequency |
Once a year |
| Exam mode |
The UCEED question paper has two parts:
|
| Exam duration |
3 hours |
| No. of test cities |
27 |
| No. of test takers |
12,084 (UCEED 2020), 13,549 (UCEED 2023) |
| Exam website |
ucceed.iitb.ac.in |
Commonly asked questions
On the day of the UCEED 2026 exam, shikha.com correspondents did a live coverage of the exam. Our correspondents spoke to the exam takers once they came out of the exam hall and tried to extract all the key information about the exam and corresponding events.
This student interaction includes insights on the expected cut-off as well. The student were also asked to explain why they believe the cut-off would be what they think. The candidate by consulting the exam analysis would be able to access their performance.
The admission cut-off for Round I of UCEED 2026 was released on April 21, 2026.
This will be followed by the 2nd allotment on May 19, 2026. UCEED 3rd round of allotment will be declared on June 10, 2026.
IIT Bombay is among the most popular institutes to pursue a design course in India. So, it is no surprise that cut-off for admission to the institute is pretty high.
UCEED Seat Allotment and Counselling 2026
UCEED will have Five Rounds of Seat Allotment. The schedule is released. The seats will be allotted based on the applicant’s All India Rank (AIR) in UCEED 2026, category and choice of institutes. The candidates who will be selected for the allotment will be given a Provisional Allotment Letter via their registered Email. Candidates need to confirm their seats by paying the Seat Acceptance Fee of ₹60,000 (Rupees Sixty Thousand only) for GEN/EWS/OBC-NCL and ₹ 15,000/- (Rupees Fifteen Thousand only) for SC/ST/PwD.
UCEED Updated Counselling Schedule
The UCEED 2026 Seat Allotment schedule for Round I, Round II, Round III, Round IV and Round V are
| Seat Allotment Round | Date of Announcement | Payment of Seat Acceptance Fees | Withdrawal of seat / exit from seat allocation process | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start Date | End Date / Time | Start Date | End Date / Time | ||
| I | April 21, 2026 | April 21, 2026 | April 29, 2026; 6:00 PM |
April 30, 2026 | May 11, 2026; 6:00 PM |
| II | May 19, 2026 | May 19, 2026 | May 27, 2026; 6:00 PM |
May 28, 2026 | June 09, 2026; 6:00 PM |
| III | June 10, 2026 | June 10, 2026 | June 14, 2026; 6:00 PM |
June 15, 2026 | June 19, 2026; 6:00 PM |
| IV | June 24, 2026 | June 24, 2026 | July 03, 2026; 6:00 PM |
July 04, 2026 |
July 06, 2026; 6:00 PM |
| V | July 09, 2026 |
July 09, 2026 |
July 13, 2026 6:00 PM |
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UCEED 2026 Joint Counselling Cutoff
The cutoff for UCEED 2026 conducted by IIT Bombay is given below.
| UCEED Seat Allotment Rounds | UCEED 2026 Cutoff PDF |
|---|---|
| UCEED Seat Allotment Round I | Download Here |
| UCEED Seat Allotment Round II | Download Here |
| UCEED Seat Allotment Round III | Download Here |
| UCEED Seat Allotment Round IV | Download Here |
Commonly asked questions
The seat allotment to UCEED 2026 participating colleges will be through the Joint Admission Process conducted by IIT Bombay. Note that only such candidates who have been allocated a merit rank in UCEED 2026 are eligible to participate in the seat allotment process. The allotment of seats will be on the basis of merit rank of the candidate in UCEED 2026 and college option opted at the time of counseling registration. Also, to be included in the UCEED 2026 merit list, the candidate needs to have qualified Part A. Note that Part B answer booklets will be evaluated if the candidate qualifies Part A.
Admission to the B. Des programme at UCEED 2026 participating colleges will be on the basis of UCEED 2026 merit rank. So, candidates with a higher rank will get preference in the seat allotment process. The admission committee will also consider the college option opted by the candidate and their order of priority. Note that to get a merit rank in UCEED 2026, candidates must have qualified Part A. In case the candidate fails to qualify Part A, his or her Part B answer booklet will not be evaluated.
The cut off marks for UCEED 2026 Part A were released on February 05, 2026.
The candidate has to select a participating institute at the time of filling the UCEED 2026 counseling application form. The allotment of seats will be based on the merit rank of the candidate in UCEED 2026 and college option opted for at the time of registration. The admission committee will given preference to the higher ranked candidate in the allotment process. So, to give oneself a better chance of getting admission to ones preferred college, one must try to get a higher rank.
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UCEED Result/Score 2026
UCEED Results 2026 were released on March 06, 2026 on the official website (www.uceed.iitb.ac.in). Candidates must use their user login and password (created during registration) to check their results. No hard copies of the UCEED 2026 Scorecard will be sent to the candidates.
The responses of the candidates for Part-A of UCEED 2026 will be available for download ONLY until the declaration of the UCEED result. Candidates will not be able to download the Part-A responses once the UCEED results are declared. The responses will be disabled, and no requests will be entertained.
All the candidates who have qualified in the UCEED 2026 Entrance Examination will be shortlisted and will be given a common merit rank (All India Rank). The Ranks will be assigned by considering the total marks of Part A and Part B in UCEED 2026.
If the total marks scored by two or more candidates are the same, then the tie-break policy will be used for awarding ranks.
IIT Bombay released the UCEED cut-off for Part A on February 05, 2026. It is released on uceed.iitb.ac.in. Cut off for UCEED Part A is available in the form of Mean and Standard Deviation. The mean and standard deviation for Part-A (UCEED 2026) are 70.86 and 25.77. It will be released for all the students who have appeared for the UCEED Entrance Exam.
UCEED Seat Matrix 2026
The following table shows the Seat Allotment for different categories for the year 2026.
| Institute | Open | Open-PwD | EWS | EWS-PwD | OBC-NCL | OBC-NCL-PwD | SC | SC-PwD | ST | ST-PwD | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IIT Bombay | 14 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 37 |
| IIT Delhi | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 |
| IIT Guwahati | 22 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 56 |
| IIT Hyderabad | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 30 |
| IIT Roorkee | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 |
| IIITDM Jabalpur | 25 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 66 |
| IIT Indore | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
| Total | 94 | 5 | 25 | 2 | 63 | 1 | 34 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 245 |
UCEED Fee Structure 2026
The UCEED Fee for the B.Des programme will depend on the various participating and UCEED result-sharing institutes. Candidates need to check the fee structure of the respective institute.
Commonly asked questions
The closing rank for IIT Hyderabad was 43. So, if you secure a merit rank of 100 in the UCEED 2026 exam, you chances of admission to the B. Des will be very low. To have a good chance of admission into the institute, you must target a UCEED merit rank within the top 40. However, note that if you belong to reserved categories, in that case the cut-off would be lower. Further, you will be considered for admission under both the reserved category and the open category.
Yes, candidates from all streams can fill the application form of UCEED. Also, note that Biology will not be considered in place of Mathematics. The application form for UCEED 2027 must be filled out by candidates after ascertaining their eligibility. IIT Roorkee has the same eligibility criteria as IIT Guwahati.
Application to BDes Programmes at IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati, IIT Hyderabad, IIT Indore, IIT Roorkee and IIITDM Jabalpur (Participating Institutes) began from March 14, 2026 (Saturday), 10:00 Hrs. The application portal closed on April 10, 2026 (Friday), at 5:30 PM.
UCEED Participating Colleges 2026
There are seven participating institutes of UCEED 2026. IIT Roorkee was newly added in the previous edition of the exam. The participating institutes offer B.Des courses and have an intake of 245 seats. Admission to the course will be strictly based on UCEED 2026 merit ranks.
The List of UCEED Participating Institutions is as follows:
| Sr No. |
Institute |
Design Department |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
IIT Bombay |
IDC School of Design |
| 2 |
Department of Design |
|
| 3 |
IIT Guwahati |
Department of Design |
| 4 |
Department of Design |
|
| 5 |
IIT Roorkee |
Department of Design |
| 6 |
Design Discipline |
|
| 7 |
IIT Indore |
School of Innovation |
UCEED 2026 Result-sharing Institutes
IIT Bombay released the list of UCEED 2026 result-sharing institutes on its admission portal. The following institutes have given consent to use UCEED 2026 scores.
| Sr. No. |
Result Sharing Institute |
Location |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
FLAME University |
Pune |
| 2 |
MODY University of Science and Technology |
Rajasthan |
| 3 |
Ahmedabad |
|
| 4 |
Alliance University |
Bengaluru |
| 5 |
CEPT University |
Ahmedabad |
| 6 |
MIT ID Indore – Avantika University |
Indore |
| 7 |
Navrachana University |
Gujarat |
| 8 |
GLS University |
Gujarat |
| 9 |
Department of Design, Shiv Nadar IoE |
Delhi NCR |
| 10 |
Delhi |
|
| 11 |
Jain (Deemed-to-be-University) |
Bangalore |
| 12 |
World University of Design |
Sonipat |
| 13 |
ITM Skills University |
Navi Mumbai |
| 14 |
CMR University |
Bengaluru |
| 15 |
JK Lakshmipat University |
Jaipur |
| 16 |
Somaiya School of Design, Somaiya Vidyavihar University |
Mumbai |
| 17 |
RV University |
Bengaluru |
| 18 |
Lovely Professional University |
Phagwara |
| 19 |
Department of Design, Netaji Subhas University of Technology (NSUT) |
New Delhi |
| 20 |
Dr. Vishwanath Karad MIT World Peace University |
Pune |
| 21 |
Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University |
Katra |
| 22 |
Srishti Manipal Institute of Art, Design and Technology |
Bengaluru |
| 23 |
Mumbai |
|
| 24 |
D Y Patil University School of Design |
Pune |
| 25 |
VIT School of Design (V-SIGN), VIT |
Vellore |
| 26 |
Various places |
|
| 27 |
Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies |
— |
| 28 |
Dr. D Y Patil School of Design |
Pune |
| 29 |
Tezpur University |
Assam |
| 30 |
Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) |
Manipal |
| 31 |
School of Creativity, Rishihood University |
Delhi NCR |
| 32 |
Dehradun |
|
| 33 |
O.P. Jindal Global University |
Sonipat |
| 34 |
Delhi Technological University |
Delhi |
| 35 |
Anant National University |
Ahmedabad |
| 36 |
U. P. Institute of Design |
Noida |
| 37 |
Mahindra University |
Hyderabad |
| 38 |
Ratan Tata Maharashtra State Skills University |
|
| 39 |
Sandip University, Nashik |
Nashik |
| 40 |
ARCH College of Design and Business, Jaipur |
Jaipur |
| 41 |
Somaiya School of Design, Somaiya Vidyavihar University, Mumbai
|
Mumbai |
| 42 |
Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Katra |
Katra |
| 43 |
VIT School of Design (V-SIGN), Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore |
Vellore |
What are the UCEED eligibility criteria for 2026?
All the candidates who wish to appear for the UCEED 2026 Entrance Examination must fulfill the following three Criteria.
| Criteria 1 Age limit | The candidate should have been born on or after October 1, 2001, if belonging to the OPEN/EWS/OBC-NCL category, and born on or after October 1, 1996, if belonging to the SC, ST, or PwD category |
| Criteria 2 Number of attempts | The maximum attempts a candidate can have is two times in two consecutive years. The UCEED score is valid for one year and only for admissions in the same corresponding academic year. |
| Criteria 3 Qualifying examination | A candidate should have appeared for the Class XII (or equivalent) examination for the first time in either 2025 or 2026 to be eligible for attempting UCEED 2026. Students from all the streams (Science, Commerce, and Arts & Humanities) are eligible. Those who appeared for the first time in their qualifying examination (Class XII) in 2024 or earlier are NOT eligible to appear in UCEED 2026. |
UCEED Admission Process 2026
The step-wise UCEED 2026 admission process is as follows.
1. Fill the UCEED Application Form.
2. Download the UCEED Admit Card.
3. Appear for the UCEED Entrance Exam.
4. Check UCEED Result and Rank. Download the Scorecard.
5. Appear for the UCEED Seat Allotment Rounds/ Counselling.
6. Wait for the Provisional Offer Letter and pay the fees after getting the Provisional Offer Letter.
UCEED Hall Ticket 2026
UCEED Admit card was released on January 02, 2026 for all the candidates who have successfully completed the registration. The UCEED Hall ticket is available on the website. Candidates can log in using their credentials. Admit Card UCEED will have information like Name, UCEED Registration ID, Roll Number for UCEED 2026, Date of Birth, Category, photograph, signature, examination schedule, examination centre details, and instructions to candidates.
UCEED also provides an opportunity to the candidates to rectify any discrepancies that might have occurred in the Admit Card. Candidates must do so within the time alloted.
UCEED Exam Centres 2026
UCEED had test centres in almost all parts of the country. Students had to select three cities at the time of filling out the application form. No request to change the city were accepted once the registration is complete. Candidates had to make their own arrangements in the city allotted to them for the examination. The city was allotted to the candidates on the basis of the city preference filled by them.
UCEED 2026 Entrance exam was conducted in the following UCEED Test Centres:
| UCEED 2026 Exam Cities |
||
|---|---|---|
| Ahmedabad |
Bengaluru |
Bhopal |
| Bhubaneswar |
Chandigarh/ Mohali |
Chennai |
| Dehradun |
Delhi |
Ernakulum |
| Panaji |
Guwahati |
Hyderabad |
| Jaipur |
Lucknow |
Kolkata |
| Kozhikode |
Mumbai |
Nagpur |
| Patna |
Pune |
Raipur |
| Thiruvananthapuram |
Thrissur |
Visakhapatnam |
| Coimbatore |
Ernakulam |
Mysuru |
UCEED Entrance Exam Answer Key 2026
UCEED released answer key for the IIT UCEED Exam. Draft Answer Key and candidates’ response for Part-A was out on January 19, 2026. The last date for uploading comments (if any) on the Draft Answer Key in the candidate’s portal was January 22, 2026, 05:00 pm. UCEED released the final answer key on January 28, 2026 for Part A.
UCEED Registration 2026
UCEED Registration closed with late fee November 10, 2025. UCEED Application is closed with regular fee. The last date for UCEED Application 2026 with regular fees was extended from October 31, 2025 to November 05, 2025. UCEED B.Des Application fee was INR. 4,000 for all the applicants (all categories and genders). Application fee for female and reserved candidates is INR 2,000. The fee will be non-refundable and non-transferable.
UCEED Syllabus and Question Paper Pattern 2026
UCEED Entrance Exam is conducted by IIT Bombay. The exam is conducted in two parts: Part A and Part B.
UCEED Part- A had questions from the following topics:
- Visualization and spatial reasoning: This will check the candidate’s ability to visualise and transform 2D shapes and 3D objects and their spatial relationships.
- Practical and scientific knowledge: This topic is know-how of scientific principles and everyday objects.
- Observation and design sensitivity:This topic will check the capacity to detect concealed properties in daily life and think critically about them. Attention to detail, classification, analysis, inference and prediction.
- Environment and society: How much a candidate is good with General awareness of environmental, social, and cultural connections with design.
- Analytical and logical reasoning: Candidate’s ability to analyse qualitative and quantitative information.
- Language: How proficient is the candidate in reading and comprehending Standard English?
- Creativity: How well-versed is the candidate in grasping verbal and non-verbal analogies, metaphors, signs, and symbols?
UCEED Part B had questions on the following topics:
- Drawing: Will check candidate’s ability to draw products, people or scenes in proportion with good line quality, composition, proportion, perspective, and shading.
- Design aptitude: Will analyze candidate’s capability to practically and appropriately respond to problems/situations with ingenuity and empathy.
UCEED Marking Scheme
Check out the marking scheme of UCEED.
| Marks |
Cases |
|---|---|
| Full Marks: + 4 |
If only (all) the correct option(s) is (are) chosen and NONE of the incorrect options is chosen. |
| Partial Marks: + 3 |
If all the four options are correct but ONLY three options are chosen and NONE of the incorrect options is chosen. |
| Partial Marks: + 2 |
If three or more options are correct but ONLY two options are chosen, both of which are correct and NONE of the incorrect options is chosen. |
| Partial Marks: + 1 |
If two or more options are correct but ONLY one option is chosen and it is a correct option and NONE of the incorrect options is chosen. |
| Zero Marks: 0 |
If none of the options is chosen (i.e., the question is unanswered). |
| Negative Marks: -1 |
In all other cases. |
UCEED Exams 2026
UCEED Exams were conducted on January 18, 2026. The Entrance Exam of UCEED is conducted in two parts.
- There will be one question paper with both parts: A and B. The exam will be of three hours.
- The medium of the exam will be in English.
- The UCEED 2026 exam will be of 300 marks. Candidates will have to attend both parts as both parts are compulsory.
UCEED Question Paper Format 2026: Part A
The following table shows the types of questions, number of questions, marking scheme and total marks for UCEED Part A:
| Section | Type of Questions | Number of Questions | Marks for Correct Answer | Marks for Wrong Answer | Marks for Not Attempted | Total Marks for the Section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Numerical Answer Type (NAT) | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 56 |
| 2 | Multiple Select Question (MSQ) | 15 | Partial Marking | -1 | 0 | 60 |
| 3 | Multiple Choice Question (MCQ) | 28 | 3 | -0.71 | 0 | 84 |
| Total | 57 | 200 |
UCEED Question Paper Format 2026 : Part B
The following table shows the types of questions, number of questions, and total marks for UCEED Part B:
| Type of Question | Number of Questions | Total Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Sketching | 1 | 50 |
| Design Aptitude | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 2 | 100 |
Also read:
| UCEED Question Paper | UCEED Mock Test | UCEED Preparations |

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Student Forum
Answered a week ago
Yes, UCEED Exam score is accepted for NMIMS DAT Admission. Such candidates have to submit their portfolios and appear for a Personal interview.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 4 weeks ago
Yes, a 30 UCEED score can get you admission at IIT Hyderabad in the first round itself if you belong to the General AI category. The IIT Hyderabad UCEED cutoff 2026 was released till round 3 for the BDes course. All students under the All India quota were eligible for admission if they attained the
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 4 weeks ago
Both institutions offer the BDes course but with completely different admission processes. IIT Indore accepts admission based on the UCEED entrance exam, while BITS Pilani considers the NID Entrance exam/ BITSAT exam result.
See the table below to compare both insttutions on different factors:
| Institution | NIRF Ranking | Tuition Fee |
|---|---|---|
| BITS Pilani | 11 | ₹ 30.8L |
| IIT Indore | 12 | ₹ 8.5L |
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
To get a seat at this institution, students have to first attempt the UCEED entrance exam and then appear for the counselling process to be considered eligible for admission to the UG-level course.
The IIITDM Jabalpur BDes cutoff 2026 was published till round 3 for various All India categories, like
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
To get a seat at IIT Hyderabad for the BDes course, students have to first attempt the UCEED entrance exam and then appear for the counselling process. Only those who have appeared in the counselling process are considered eligible for the UG-level course.
The IIT Hyderabad cutoff 2026 has been publi
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
Yes, you can get into IIT Delhi with a rank of 30 if you belong to the OBC AI quota. As per the IIT Delhi BDes cutoff 2026 for the third round, the cutoff for this category was 32.
Hence, getting admission with a rank of 30 is possible for the OBC AI category. Other categories, rounds, etc., will ha
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
No, you cannot get into IIT Bombay with a UCEED cutoff rank of 20 for the BDes course. IIT Bombay 2026 admission closed at a cutoff rank of 14 for B.Des in the General category under the AI quota. Hence, candidates must target a lower cutoff rank than 2020 to secure a B.Des seat at this college.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
UCEED 2027 Entrance Exam will be on January 17, 2027 on Sunday. The exam is for B.Des programmes at IITs conducted by IIT Bombay.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 months ago
No, students can not get admission in Symbiosis Institute of Design Nagpur with UCEED scores. The institute conducts its own entrance exam. Students must appear for the Symbiosis Entrance Exam for Design - SEEED instead.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 months ago
Yes, Arch College of Design and Business accepts UCEED scores for admission to BDes course. Students with a valid UCEED rank may be exempt from parts of the AIEED exam, though they still have to complete the interview and situation test rounds. This provides an alternative path for students who have
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