UCEED Counseling 2023: Registration OPEN, Step-wise Process, Seat Allotment, Fees, Withdrawal of Seats

UCEED Counselling 2023 - Online registrations for UCEED 2023 counseling are currently being conducted online from March 14-31. The direct link to register for UCEED 2023 counseling is given below.

Candidates who have been assigned a merit rank in UCEED 2023 are eligible to participate in the counseling process for admission to the B.Des program. 

The counseling registration fee is INR 3000; the fee is non-refundable and non-transferable.

UCEED counseling 2023 will be conducted online as a Joint Admission Process to fill 205 B.Des seats offered by the five participating institutes. 

The seat allotment will have THREE rounds.

Round I allotment will be announced on April 10, 2023. This will be followed by allotment for Round II on May 10, and allotment for Round III on June 10, 2023.

The seat allotment would be made institute-wise considering the UCEED 2023 merit rank, Options selected at the time of choice filling, and category.

Candidates who are allotted seats have to pay the seat acceptance fee to confirm their seats. The seat acceptance fee is Rs. 60,000 for GEN/EWS/OBC-NCL, and Rs. 15,000 for SC, ST, and PwD candidates. 

The UCEED 2023 entrance exam was held on January 22, 2023.

Latest Updates:

• To register for UCEED 2023 counseling - Click Here
• To check UCEED 2023 result (OUT) - Click Here

How to Check UCEED 2023 Seat Allotment Result?

• Go to the official counseling portal - Click Here
• Under the Announcements section, click on the relevant seat allotment PDF link
• Download and save the UCEED seat allotment PDF 

Sample of UCEED seat allotment letter

Details mentioned in UCEED Seat Allotment Result

The seat allotment result for UCEED 2023 will carry the following information:

• Allotment summary, including the opening and closing ranks (UCEED cutoff)
• College-wise roll numbers of candidates offered seats
• Roll number of allotted candidates
• Status (fresh allotment, Upgrade, etc.)

UCEED Counselling 2023 - Who can Participate?   

To participate in UCEED 2023 counseling, the candidate needs to meet the following conditions.

UCEED 2023 counseling procedure

There will be a total of THREE joint seat allotment rounds. 

The step-wise counseling process is explained below.

1. Step 1 - Submission of B.Des admission application form
2. Step 2 - Allotment of seats / Acceptance and Payment of Seat-acceptance Fee
3. Step 3 - Post seat allotment options
4. Step 4 - Reporting to the allotted institute

Step -1 Registration Process for UCEED Counselling 2023

IIT Bombay will conduct the application process for B.Des programs from Mah 14-31, 2023. The application process will be conducted at the IIT Bombay UCEED 2023 admission portal.

Candidates can follow the below-mentioned steps to fill UCEED application form for BDes admissions:

• Visit the official website of exam - uceed.iitb.ac.in/2023/
• Click on the BDes application portal button
• Login to the account using your registered email ID and password
• Fill BDes application form
• Select participating institutes in order of preference
• Upload scanned copies of prescribed documents (list of documents mentioned below)
• Pay the application fee of Rs 3,000 through net banking, debit card, or credit card
• Submit the B.Des admission application form

Note: Candidates were provided with the facility to edit their application form including the order of preference of institutes and re-submit it till the last date of the application process only.

Documents required for UCEED BDes Applications 2023

Scanned documents that candidates need to upload at the time of filling UCEED application form 2023 for BDes admissions are:

• Signed copy of the first page of the completed application form
• UCEED 2023 scorecard
• Qualifying exam (Class 12 or equivalent) mark sheet
• Photo
• Signature
• OBC-NCL/ SC/ ST/ PwD certificate (if applicable)
• OCI/ PIO card (if applicable)

The specifications of the documents that need to be uploaded along with BDes application form at participating institutes are mentioned in the table below:

Step 2 - Seat Allotment

The seat allotment for UCEED 2023 will be conducted in THREE rounds.

Candidates who have been selected for admission will be sent provisional seat allotment letters on their registered email IDs (the letter will also include a fee payment link to remit the seat acceptance fee).

Remittance of seat-allotment fee - Candidates selected for admission need to remit the seat acceptance fee. If a candidate doesn’t remit the fee:

1. The candidate will not be considered for subsequent rounds of seat allotment.
2. The vacant seat will be offered to other candidates in the order of merit. 

UCEED Seat Acceptance Fees

Factors considered for UCEED 2023 Seat Allotment  

The allotment of seats (institutes) will be based on the following factors.

1. UCEED 2023 merit rank 
2. Choices opted at the time of choice filling.
3. Category of the candidate

Step 3 - UCEED 2022 Post-seat allotment options

Allotment of FIRST Choice institute: If a candidate is offered his/her FIRST choice of institute, the candidate can choose to ACCEPT (FREEZE) or DECLINE the offer. Note that if the seat is declined, the candidate will not be considered for seat allotment in any subsequent rounds. Also, the current allocation will be canceled.

Allotment of SECOND/THIRD choice of institute - In this case, the candidate has two options before him/her: to ACCEPT (FREEZE) the choice or ACCEPT with the OPTION to be CONSIDERED for UPWARD MOVEMENT (‘float’) for subsequent rounds (if any).

1. If the candidate accepts the seat, then he/she will not be considered for subsequent rounds as the current allocation is confirmed.
2. If a candidate opts for the “FLOAT” option, the candidate may be offered a higher preference seat (if available) in a subsequent round. The candidate then has the option to accept the higher preference seat or decline it. 
3. If the higher preference seat is accepted, the seat allocated in the previous round will automatically get canceled. 
4. If the candidate declines the higher preference seat or no higher preference seat is offered (or available), the candidate will continue to hold the current allocation.

Last round of seat allotment

There will be no option to withdraw/ decline an accepted/ allotted seat after the seat allotment results have been announced in the last round.

Payment of Fees to Accept, Freeze, Float

• To opt for any of the three options - accept, freeze, or float - the candidate will have to pay the complete seat acceptance fee (no partial payment will be accepted). If payment is not done, the allotted seat will be canceled. Further, the candidate will not be considered for seat allotment in any subsequent rounds. 
• Seat acceptance fee to be adjusted against institute fee - The fee will be adjusted at the time of joining. 
• Refund of fees - In case the candidate declines the offered seat after remitting the seat acceptance fees, the refund of the fee will be governed by the policies of the admitting institute.
• Withdrawal and refund - If a candidate has paid the seat acceptance fee but opts for withdrawal after Round I up to one day before the announcement of Round III will get a refund amount equivalent to the seat acceptance fee minus the seat cancellation fee and processing charge of Rs. 5000. Refund requests after announcement after Round III will not be entertained.

Step 4 - Reporting at the Allotted College

After accepting the seat and making the payment, the candidate has to report to the allotted college and complete all admission formalities.

At the time of reporting, the candidate must bring with them originals and photocopies of all essential documents.

UCEED 2023 participating colleges:

1. IIT Bombay
2.  IIT Guwahati
3. IIT Hyderabad
4. IIITDM Jabalpur
5. IIT Delhi

The participating institutes have a combined intake capacity of 199 B.Des seats. 

UCEED Participating Institutes 2023 - Seat Intake

Previous Years' UCEED Seat Allotment 

While the UCEED 2023 seat allotment is yet to commence, candidates can check the institute-wise opening and closing ranks of all the admission rounds conducted in previous years in the tables below:

UCEED 2021 Seat Allotment Round 3: Opening & Closing Ranks

Given below are the opening and closing ranks for UCEED admissions 2021 basis the third admission list. It may be noted that there is no change in the UCEED cutoff for the General category as compared to the second admission list.

Check complete UCEED 2021 third seat allotment result

UCEED 2021 Counselling Seat Allotment Round 2: Opening & Closing Ranks

Given below are the opening and closing ranks for UCEED admissions 2021 basis the second admission list:

Check complete UCEED 2021 second seat allotment result PDF

UCEED 2021 Counselling Seat Allotment Round 1: Opening & Closing Ranks

IIT Bombay has released the first cutoff based on UCEED counselling round-I on April 10. Candidates whose roll numbers have been mentioned in UCEED first seat allotment list need to complete their admission process and pay the seat acceptance fee latest by April 26. Mentioned below are the opening and closing ranks for UCEED admissions 2021 basis first admission list.

Check complete UCEED 2021 first seat allotment result PDF

UCEED 2020 Second Supplementary Round of Seat Allotment

Mentioned in the table below are the opening and closing ranks for UCEED admissions basis second supplementary seat allotment:

Click here to download UCEED 2020 Second (Final) Supplementary Round for Seat Allotment.

Further, candidates can also go through the college-wise list of students who have been selected for admissions basis UCEED 2020 second supplementary round of seat allotment.  

UCEED 2020 First Supplementary Round of Seat Allotment

Mentioned in the table below are the opening and closing ranks for UCEED admissions basis first supplementary seat allotment:

Click here to download UCEED 2020 Supplementary Round for Seat Allotment.

Further, candidates can also go through the college-wise list of students who have been selected for admissions basis UCEED 2020 first supplementary round of seat allotment.  

UCEED Counselling Round-III Seat Allotment

Mentioned below are the opening and closing ranks for UCEED admissions basis second admission list.

Click here to view UCEED 2020 third admission list.

Further, candidates can also go through the college-wise list of students who have been selected for admissions basis UCEED 2020 third round of seat allotment.  

UCEED Counselling Round-II Seat Allotment

UCEED second allotment list was released on July 19. Candidates whose names are present in UCEED second seat allotment list had to exercise their option (freeze/ float) latest by July 22, 2020. Mentioned below are the opening and closing ranks for UCEED admissions basis second admission list.

Click here to view UCEED 2020 second admission list.

Further, candidates can also go through the college-wise list of students who were selected for admissions basis UCEED 2020 second round of seat allotment.  

UCEED Counselling 2020 Round-I Seat Allotment

IIT Bombay released the first cutoff based on UCEED counselling round-I on July 9. Candidates whose UCEED roll numbers were mentioned in UCEED first seat allotment list had to complete their admission process within the stipulated time. Mentioned below are the opening and closing ranks for UCEED admissions basis first admission list.

Click here to view UCEED 2020 first admission list.

Further, candidates can also go through the college-wise list of students who were selected for admissions basis UCEED 2020 first admission list. 

UCEED 2023 Result-Sharing Institutes

The following institutes will use UCEED 2023 scores to fill some seats in the undergraduate design programs.

1. World University of Design, Sonepat, Haryana
2. Alliance University, Bengaluru
3. RV University, Bengaluru
4. JK Lakshmipat University, Jaipur
5. Department of Design, Netaji Subhas University of Technology (NSUT), New Delhi
6. Footwear Design & Development Institute (FDDI)
7. Institute of Design, Nirma University, Ahmedabad
8. Srishti Manipal Institute of Art, Design and Technology, Bengaluru
9. FLAME University, Pune
10. Presidency University, Bangalore
11. Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab
12. MIT ID Indore - Avantika University
13. CEPT University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat
14. ARCH College of Design and Business, Jaipur
15. O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonepat
16. Navrachna University, Gujarat
17. Aayojan School of Architecture, Jaipur
18. Symbiosis School of Planning Architecture and Design, Nagpur 

To learn more about UCEED 2023 participating institutes - Click Here

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