UCEED Exam Centers 2026: List of Exam Cities, How to Select, Reporting Time, Exam-day Guidelines

Admit Card - 2 Jan '26

Updated on Oct 2, 2025 22:37 IST

By Sayeba Naushad, Assistant Manager

UCEED Exam Centre 2026 - IIT Bombay will conduct the UCEED 2026 exam in 27 cities across India. An exam city can have one or more exam centres. The candidate had to select their choice of exam city when filling out the UCEED 2026 application form. Requests for a change in the UCEED 2026 exam centre (city) will not be entertained. The name and address of the exam centre allocated to the candidate will be mentioned in the UCEED admit card. The admit card would also contain details like exam-centre reporting time, the list of items allowed and barred inside the UCEED exam centre, etc.

The UCEED 2026 exam will be conducted on January 18, 2026 (9 am - 12 noon).

On the day of the exam, the candidates were advised to report to the exam centre as per the reporting time mentioned in the admit card. To take the exam, the admit card and a photo ID are required. Also, they need to follow UCEED 2026 exam-day guidelines.

Q: When will the UCEED 2026 application form open?

UCEED 2026 Application is expected to open by October 01, 2025, on the official website. The last date to apply with regular fees will be in the second week of November 2025. Candidates who met the prescribed eligibility criteria were able to apply for admission.

Table of content

List of UCEED Exam Centres 2026
UCEED 2026 Exam Dates & Schedule
UCEED 2026 Exam Day - Item Checklist
UCEED Exam Centres 2026 - FAQs

List of UCEED Exam Centres 2026

The list of the 27 cities where the UCEED exam is to be conducted is given in the table below.

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 2026 Exam Centre Timings

The timing of the UCEED Entrance Exam 2026 is

Event

Tentative Timings

Reporting Time

7 am

UCEED 2026 exam timings

January 18, 2026 (9 am - 12 noon)

Note that you are not allowed to leave the exam centre until the conclusion of the exam

Commonly asked questions

Q: When will the admission notification for UCEED 2026 be released?

IIT Bombay released the admission notification for UCEED 2026 on October 1, 2025. Candidates can check out the notification online at the UCEED admission portal - uceed.iitb.ac.in.

UCEED notification carries updates about the exam, like when the exam will be conducted, deadlines to fill out the application form, etc.

Q: What time do I need to report at UCEED 2026 exam center?

UCEED 2026 exam will be conducted for a duration of 3 hours from 9 am - 12 noon. On the day of exam, candidate needs to report at the exam centre at least 2 hours before exam commences. Candidate will have to report at 7 am. No candidate will be allowed entry inside the exam hall once the exam commences. So, the candidate must be punctual about reaching the UCEED 2026 exam venue.

Q: When will the UCEED 2026 application form open?

UCEED 2026 Exam Dates & Schedule

Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of UCEED 2026 exam

Dates	Upcoming Exam Dates
02 Jan ' 26	UCEED 2026 Issue of Admit Cards
18 Jan ' 26	UCEED 2026 Exam DATE

Dates	Past Exam Dates
06 Nov ' 25 - 10 Nov ' 25	UCEED 2026 Application DATE (Late Fees)
01 Oct ' 25 - 05 Nov ' 25	UCEED 2026 Application DATE (Regular Fee)

UCEED 2026 Exam Day - Item Checklist

Before appearing for the exam, candidates are advised to read the exam day instructions mentioned on the UCEED admit card carefully. Candidates are also advised to carry the following items and documents to the test centre on the day of the exam.

What to carry on UCEED 2026 exam day?

The Part A section of UCEED will be a computer-based test. However, candidates are advised to carry a pen or pencil for the test. Apart from this, candidates are also advised to carry the following documents to their UCEED exam centre 2026.

UCEED Admit Card: It is a mandatory document to be carried to the test centre. Candidates without a valid copy of their UCEED admit card will not be allowed to give the exam.
Photo ID: Candidates are recommended to carry a valid and original photo ID to the exam centre. Candidates can carry documents like PAN card/ Driving Licence/ Voter ID/ Passport/ Aadhaar Card/ Ration Card as their photo ID proof.
Photo: Lastly, candidates are advised to carry a passport-size photograph to the test centre. The photograph should be the same as the one used at the time of filling out the UCEED application form.

What NOT to carry on UCEED 2026 exam day?

Candidates are not allowed to carry the following items inside the UCEED exam hall.

Electronic devices such as mobiles, smartphones, digital/ smart watches, calculators, tablets, etc
Abacus
Slide rule
Logbooks
The study material of any type
Geometry box

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Commonly asked questions

Q: What items am I allowed to carry to the UCEED 2026 exam centre?

You should bring pens, pencils, sketch pens and colours for UCEED examination. You are not allowed to bring any electronic devices like mobile phones, smart phones, digital/smart watches, calculators, and tablets.

UCEED Exam Centres 2026 - FAQs

The frequently asked questions (FAQs) related to UCEED 2026 exam centers are given below.

Commonly asked questions

Q: When will IIT Bombay release UCEED 2025 exam center list?

IIT Bombay will release the list of exam centres for UCEED 2025 sometime in September 2024. Note that IIT Bombay will only release the list of exam cities. The name of the exam UCEED 2025 centre allocated to be candidate will be mentioned on the admit card. The candidate can check the list of exam cities in the information brochure. In the previous edition of UCEED the exam was administered in 27 cities across India. The candidate had to select their choice of exam city at the time of filling out the application form.

Q: Will there be biometric verification for candidates at UCEED 2026 exam centre?

Yes, there will be biometric verification at the UCEED 2026 exam centre. The biometric information (thumb impression and photograph) will be collected from the candidate before the commencement of the exam. On exam day, the candidate needs to bring with them a valid photo id proof and the admit card. Note that the photo id proof must be in the original; photocopies will not be accepted. Note that the candidate needs to report at the UCEED 2026 exam centre at least 2 hours before the commencement of the exam.

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