UCEED Exam Fee 2027: Check registration fees for General, OBC, PwD, SC and ST Categories

The 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.

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.

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.

UCEED 2027 Application will open from October 01, 2026, on the official website. Last date to apply with regular fees will be in November. Candidates who met the prescribed eligibility criteria were able to apply for admission.

No, candidates will not be given a refund for UCEED 2027 application fee under any circumstances. UCEED application fee is non-refundable and non-transferable. So, before paying the application fee, the candidate needs to make up their minds whether they want to appear in the UCEED exam or not. 

IIT Bombay will release the admission notification for UCEED 2027 on October 1, 2026.

Candidates can check out the notification online at the UCEED admission portal. IIT Bombay will launch a new admission portal for UCEED 2027. 

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.

Yes, the application form for UCEED 2027 will open on October 01, 2026. The candidate has the option to fill out the form with regular and late fees. 

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 UCEED 2026 seat-acceptance fee for GEN/EWS/OBC-NCL candidate is INR 60,000. However, note that SC, ST, and PwD candidates only need to pay INR 15,000. The fee will have to paid within the schedule notified by IIT Bombay. If the candidate fails to make the payment within the given deadline, then the allotment will be cancelled. Also, the seat vacated in such cases will be allocated to the candidate next in the order of merit. 

The UCEED 2026 counseling will have five seat allotment rounds. Note that the seat-acceptance fee will have to be paid as per the seat allotment round.

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.

Three months is not a lot of time to prepare for an exam of the magnitude of UCEED. But the silver lining is that it could be done, provided your fundamentals are strong.

Here is how you prepare for UCEED in three months.

• Follow UCEED syllabus and exam pattern.
• Make a timetable.
• To start with, focus on topics that are easy but carry decent weightage.
• Once you are done with the easy topics, move on to the moderately difficult and difficult topics.
• Solve sample papers and practice mock tests.