UCEED Counselling 2026: Schedule, Seat Allotment, Acceptance Fee Window & Procedure
Undergraduate Common Entrance Examination for Design 2026 ( UCEED )
Registration - 1 Oct '25 - 31 Oct '25
UCEED Counselling 2026 - UCEED 2026 counselling is expected to have five-seat allotment rounds. IIT Bombay will process the common application form and conduct the joint seat allocation process for UCEED B.Des 2026. The seat allotment for Round 1 is expected to start in the last week of April 2026. The candidates will be able to check the allotment online once it is out. There will be no spot admission rounds in IITs after completing the counselling. IITDM Jabalpur may conduct a spot round of admissions at the institutional level if there are any vacant seats after completion of the counselling.
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The allotment will be based on the UCEED 2026 merit order and information entered at the time of registration. To register, candidates need to pay the counselling fees, fill in personal particulars, and select institutes in order of preference. The counselling for UCEED Entrance Exam 2026 is expected to be held online; the counselling will be held as per the schedule released by IIT Bombay. The candidate must keep checking the IIT Bombay admission portal for updates. Once the counselling opens, eligible candidates must register. To register, fill out all the required fields.
The counseling for UCEED 2026 will be conducted online as a Joint Seat Allocation process. The counseling will be conducted in a centralized manner.
IIT Bombay will conduct counseling registration from March 2026. All candidates who qualify in the UCEED 2026 exam will be eligible to register for counseling.
The allotment of seats for admission to the B.Des programme offered by participating colleges is based on the following parameters:
- UCEED 2026 merit rank of the candidate
- College option selected during registration.
The counseling process for UCEED 2026 will be conducted by IIT Bombay as a Joint Seat Allocation process.
To participate in UCEED 2026 counseling, the candidate must have qualfied in the UCEED 2026 entrance exam and been allocated a merit rank.
This means, if the candidate has failed to qualify Part A exam, he or she will not be allocated a merit rank, and therefore are not eligible to take part in the counseling process.
- UCEED Counselling 2026 - Eligibility criteria for participation
- UCEED 2026 Exam Dates & Schedule
- UCEED 2026 Counselling procedure
- How to Check UCEED 2026 Seat Allotment Result and Schedule
- UCEED 2026 Seat Allotment - Download Links
- Details mentioned in UCEED Seat Allotment Result
- Payment of Fees to Accept, Freeze, Float
- Key Points related to UCEED 2026 Seat Allotment (FINAL Round)
- Previous Years' UCEED Seat Allotment
- FAQs on UCEED Counselling 2026
UCEED Counselling 2026 - Eligibility criteria for participation
To participate in UCEED counseling, the candidate must meet the following conditions.
| Parameter | Eligibility Criteria for Participation in UCEED Counselling 2026 |
|---|---|
| Age Limit | General, EWS, and OBC-NCL category - The candidate must be born on or after October 1, 2000 SC, ST, and PwD category - The candidate must be born on or after October 1, 1995 |
| UCEED 2026 qualification | The candidate must have qualified in UCEED 2025, i.e., OBTAINED a rank in UCEED 2026 |
| Qualifying examination | The candidate must have passed all five subjects in 10+2 or an equivalent exam in 2025 or 2026. Those who appeared in the qualifying examination for the first time in 2024 or earlier are NOT eligible.
Appearing for the qualifying exam in 2026 Such candidates should ensure that (a) all parts of their final examination are completed by the date of application for admission, and (b) proof of having passed the qualifying examination with the required eligibility is submitted by September 30, 2025, to the admitting institute. Passing grades are not available; only letter grades are available If a qualifying Examination Board awards only letter grades without providing information on the passing grade on the grade sheet, the candidate should obtain a certificate from the Board specifying the passing grade and upload it along with the grade sheet. In case such a certificate is not provided, the decision taken by the UCI Committee will be final. |
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Commonly asked questions
The 1st step of UCEED 2025 counseling is online registration.
The counseling registration process for UCEED 2025 will be conducted starting the 2nd week of March 2025. Candidates who have qualified in the entrance exam and have been assigned a merit rank in UCEED 2024 were eligible to participate in the counseling process.
The 2nd step is selection of campuses.
Eligible candidates had to register for counseling and select their choice of colleges in the order of priority at the time of registration.
In the 3rd step, seat allotment is made.
The allotment of seats is as per the merit rank of the candidate in UCEED 2025 and choices selected. Post the allotment of seats, the candidate have to pay the sea-acceptance fee and confirm their admission.
The counseling process for UCEED 2025 will be conducted as a Joint Seat Allotment process. To participate in the counseling, the candidate must have qualified UCEED 2025 and assigned a merit rank in the UCEED 2024 exam. If the candidate doesn’t have a merit rank, he or she is not eligible to participate the counseling-cum-seat allotment process.
The Joint Seat Allotment process for UCEED 2025 will be conducted in an online mode. A total of five institutes will participate in the counseling process. Seat allotment during counseling will be as per the merit rank of the candidate in UCEED 2025 and choices selected at the time of counseling registration.
Also, the seat allotemt will be conducted in five rounds.
UCEED 2026 Exam Dates & Schedule
Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of UCEED 2026 exam
| Dates | Upcoming Exam Dates |
|---|---|
| 20 Jan ' 26 | UCEED 2026 Release of Draft Answer Key |
| 22 Jan ' 26 | UCEED 2026 - Challenges Against Draft Answer Key |
| 28 Jan ' 26 | UCEED 2026 Release of FINAL Answer Key |
| 06 Mar ' 26 | UCEED 2026 Result Date |
| 10 Mar ' 26 - 31 Jul ' 26 | UCEED 2026 Score Card |
| Apr ' 26 | Seat Allotment Round I TENTATIVE |
| Apr ' 26 - May ' 26 | Round I: Withdrawal of seat / exit from seat allocation process TENTATIVE |
UCEED 2026 Counselling procedure
Counselling: Apr ' 26
UCEED 2026 counseling may have five seat-allotment rounds.
The step-wise counseling process is explained below.
- Step 1 - Submission of B.Des admission application form
- Step 2 - Allotment of seats / Acceptance and Payment of Seat Acceptance Fee
- Step 3 - Post seat allotment options
- Step 4 - Reporting to the allotted institute
Step -1 Registration Process for UCEED Counselling 2026
Candidates had to follow the steps below to fill out the UCEED application form for BDes admissions:
- Visit the official website of exam - uceed.iitb.ac.in
- Click on the BDes application portal button
- Login to the account using your registered email ID and password
- Fill out the 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 INR 4,000 through net banking, debit card, or credit card
- Submit the B.Des admission application form
Note: Candidates will be provided with the facility to edit their application form, including the order of preference of institutes, and resubmit it till the last date of the application process only.
Documents required for UCEED BDes Applications 2026
Scanned documents that candidates need to upload at the time of filling out the UCEED application form 2026 for BDes admissions are:
- A signed copy of the first page of the completed application form
- UCEED 2026 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 the BDes application form at participating institutes are mentioned in the table below:
| Document | Maximum Size | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Caste Certificate (OBC-NC/SC/ST) | Less than 500 KB | |
| PwD Certificate | Less than 500 KB | |
| Age Proof Certificate | Less than 500 KB | |
| Nationality Certificate | Less than 500 KB |
Step 2 - Seat Allotment
The seat allotment for UCEED 2026 will be conducted in THREE rounds. Candidates 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
The candidates have to remit the seat acceptance fee. If a candidate does not submit the fee, the seat will be canceled and offered to other candidates in the order of merit. Further, the candidate is not to be considered for subsequent rounds of seat allotment. Candidates who are allotted seats in any counseling Round have to pay the seat acceptance fee by the given deadline.
UCEED Seat Acceptance Fees
| Category |
UCEED Seat Acceptance Fee 2026 |
|---|---|
| GEN/EWS/OBC-NCL |
INR 60,000 |
| SC/ ST/ PwD |
INR 15,000 |
Factors considered for UCEED 2026 Seat Allotment
The allotment of seats (institutes) will be based on the following factors.
- UCEED 2026 merit rank
- Choices opted at the time of choice filling.
- Category of the candidate
Step 3 - UCEED 2026 Post-seat allotment options
Allotment of FIRST Choice Institute: If a candidate is offered his/her FIRST choice of the 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 the 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).
- If the candidate accepts the seat, then he/she will not be considered for subsequent rounds as the current allocation is confirmed.
- 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.
- If the higher preference seat is accepted, the seat allocated in the previous round will automatically be canceled.
- 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.
Commonly asked questions
The counseling for UCEED 2025 will be held as a Joint Seat Allotment process by IIT Bombay.
The Joint Admission Process will have five seat allotment rounds.
The seat allotment for Round I will be declared around the 2nd week of April 2025.
Candidates who are allotted seats have to pay the seat acceptance fees to confirm their seats. There is no option to withdraw seats in the last round.
All the five participating institutes of UCEED 2025 are participating in the counseling process.
IIT Bombay may conduct any complementary seat allotment round for UCEED counseling only if there are vacant seats left after the five regular seat allotment rounds. Note that, IIT Bombay will conduct FIVE seat allotment rounds. The seat allotment will be based on the merit rank of the candidate in UCEED 2025 and campus selected at the time of counseling registration. Candidates who qualify in UCEED 2025 exam can participate in counseling.
The counseling for UCEED 2025 will be held as a Joint Seat Allotment process. The participating institutes of UCEED 2025 can participate in counseling.
The UCEED 2025 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 wiill 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 2025 counseling will have five seat allotment rounds. Note that the seat-acceptance fee will have to be paid as per the seat allotment round.
How to Check UCEED 2026 Seat Allotment Result and Schedule
- Go to the official counselling portal.
- Under the Announcements section, click on the relevant seat allotment PDF link.
- Download and save the UCEED seat allotment PDF
- Note that no log-in is required to check the seat allotment result.
Online Application Steps for UCEED B.Des 2025 Counselling
UCEED 2025 qualified candidates MUST apply separately for BDes admissions as per the prescribed procedure through the joint seat allocation process.
The following steps should be followed for UCEED Counselling:
Step 1. Click on the link provided to check the Eligibility criteria
Step 2. Click on the link to view for revised seat matrix
Step 3. Fill in the application form
- Personal Details
- Education Details
- Institute Preferences
Step 4. Upload the necessary documents.
- Marksheet of 12th standard
- Age Proof
- Physical Disability Certificate ( If Applicable)
- Caste Certificate ( If Applicable)
- EWS Certificate ( If Applicable)
- Nationality Certificate ( If Applicable)
- OCI/PIO Certificate ( If Applicable)
Step 5. Pay Fees
Step 6. Submit form
Step 7. Print, Sign and upload signed form
Schedule for UCEED 2026 Counselling
Check out some important dates (tentative dates) for UCEED 2026 Counselling:
| Seat Allotment Round | Date of Announcement | Payment of Seat Acceptance Fees | Withdrawal of Seat / Exit from Process |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | ||
| Round I | Third week of April 2026 | Third week of April 2026 | Last week of April 2026 |
| Round II | Third week of May 2026 | Third week of May 2026 | Last week of May 2026 |
| Round III | Second week of June 2026 | Second week of June 2026 | Second week of June 2026 |
| Round IV | Last week of June 2026 | Last week of June 2026 | Last week of June 2026 |
| Round V | First week of July 2026 | First week of July 2026 | - |
Commonly asked questions
The Joint Admission Process of UCEED 2025 will have five regular seat allotment rounds.
Also, any updates on SPOT round may only be notified by IIT Bombay at the end of the 5th round of seat allotment. Note that the SPOT round will be held only if there are vacant seats left after the complexion of the five regular rounds.
The allotment of seats during SPOT round will be allocated as per the merit rank of the candidate. However, the allotment will also be made on a first-come, first-served basis.
To participate in UCEED 2025 counseling, the candidate has to meet the following conditions:
Age limit - The candidate must be born on or after October 1, 2000
UCEED 2025 qualification - The candidate must have qualifed in the UCEED 2025 exam.
Qualifying exam - The candidate must have passed all five subjects in 10+ 2 or an equivalent exam in 2024 or 2025. Candidates appearing in the qualifying exam for the first time in 2023 or earlier are NOT eligible.
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Bachelor of Design (B.Des.) : UCEED 2025 Last Round Closing Rank (General-All India)
| College | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Industrial Design Centre - IIT Bombay | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Bachelor of Design (B.Des.) in IITs : UCEED 2025 Last Round Closing Rank (General-All India)
| College | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IIT Delhi - Indian Institute of Technology | 40 | 35 | 41 |
| IIT Hyderabad - Indian Institute of Technology | 67 | 58 | 61 |
| IIT Guwahati - Indian Institute of Technology | 86 | 80 | 96 |
| IIT Roorkee - Indian Institute of Technology | – / – | 110 | 111 |
| IIT Indore - Indian Institute of Technology | – / – | – / – | 119 |
UCEED 2026 Seat Allotment - Download Links
The UCEED 2026 Seat Allotment links for Round I, Round II, Round III, Round IV and Round V are:
| UCEED 2025 Seat Allotment Round | Download Link |
|---|---|
| Round I | Click Here |
| Round II | Click Here |
| Round III | Click Here |
| Round IV | Click Here |
| Round V | Click Here |
Sample of UCEED Seat Allotment Letter
Commonly asked questions
The candidate needs the following documents to participate in UCEED 2025 counseling.
Signed copy of the first page of the completed application form
UCEED 2025 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 candidate needs to ensure that they follows the prescribed spefications when uploading the documents. If the prescribed specification is not followed, either the candidate may face difficulty in uploding the documents or there is a chance the documents may be rejected and the candidate may be disqualified. Only such candidates who successfully complete the document verification process will be considered for admission to the B.Des program.
Details mentioned in UCEED Seat Allotment Result
The seat allotment result for UCEED 2026 will include 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
- Type or status of seat allotment (fresh allotment, Upgrade, etc.)
Commonly asked questions
IIT Bombay conducted the UCEED 2025 exam on January 19, 2025 (9 am – 12 noon). The exam had two mandatory parts: the computer-based Part A and the offline Part B. The UCEED 2025 admission portal was uceed.iitb.ac.in, which hosted all key updates including the information brochure, eligibility criteria, syllabus, candidate portal, and downloadable resources like previous years' question papers and answer keys.
The exam analysis for the UCEED 2025 exam will be made available on this page within a few minutes of the conclusion of the entrance exam. The exam analysis will include the following elements: section-wise and overall difficulty level, types of questions, topic-wise weightage, and expected cut-off. It will also notify candidates if any technical glitches were observed during the exam.
The candidate can go through the detailed analysis and compare their performance and thus access their chances of admission. Note that analysis done by leading coaching institutes will also be updated here.
Payment of Fees to Accept, Freeze, Float
To opt for UCEED B.Des Seat, any of the three options - accept, freeze, or float - the candidate had to pay the complete seat acceptance fee (no partial payment is accepted). If payment is not done, the allotted seat is canceled. Further, the candidate is not 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 INR 5000. Refund requests made after the announcement of Round III will not be entertained.
Reporting at the Allotted College
After accepting the UCEED B.Des 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.
Key Points related to UCEED 2026 Seat Allotment (FINAL Round)
- Candidates who are allotted a seat for the first time in the final round have to directly pay the seat acceptance fee to the institute where they are offered provisional admission.
- Candidates who have paid the seat acceptance fee have to contact their respective institutes concerning the balance fee payment and registration process.
- There will be no further rounds of seat allocation, and hence there is NO option to withdraw an accepted/allotted seat.
Previous Years' UCEED Seat Allotment
FAQs on UCEED Counselling 2026
Commonly asked questions
IIT Bombay usually doesn't make any arrangements like baggage counters. So, it is a good idea for candidates not be bring any unnecessary stuff with them to the exam centre. Also, if the candidate has any doubts, he or she must go through the exam-day guidelines published by exam officials to check if any special arrangements are being made. Since it is unlikely that there will be a baggage counter, the candidate can not afford to bring valuable items and leave it unattended outside the exam hall. It is because if any valuable item is lost, IIT Bombay will not take any responsibility.
Yes, there will be biometric verification at the UCEED 2025 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 2025 exam centre at least 2 hours before the commencement of the exam.
The UCEED 2025 exam will have two sections - Part A and Part B. While the syllabus has been revised for the exam, there are still some topics that overlap. For instance, Part A still continues to have the Analytical and Logical Reasoning, Observation and Design sensitivity, and a few other topics from the various edition. So, candidates can use the previous years papers to practice these topics. For the other topics, the candidate can try out sample papers.
In addition to the syllabus, IIT Bombay has also revised the UCEED 2025 exam pattern.
Part A will now have 57 questions (down from 68), while Part B will have two questions (instead of 1).
UCEED 2026 question paper included a total of 59 questions. The section-wise questions asked in Part A was: NAT (14), MSQs (15), and MCQs (28). Part B included a solitary Drawing-based question. The section-wise difficulty level of UCEED 2026 is given below.
Part A | Number of questions | Total marks | Difficulty level |
NAT | 14 | 56 | Moderate |
MSQ | 15 | 60 | Moderate to difficult |
MCQ | 28 | 84 | Easy to moderate |
Part B of the question paper included a sketching-based question of moderate difficulty level. The question will carry100 marks.
UCEED Exam
Student Forum
Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered a month ago
No, UCEED 2025 entrance exam has been concluded at this point of time. Saintgits Design School BDes course admissions also accept different entrance exam scores as well including the SDAT entrance exam conducted by Saintgits Design School itself. Candidates can find all the accepted entrance exams f
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
For students belonging to the SC category under the AI quota, the UCEED last round closing rank was 31 for IIT Indore B.Des admission. Please note that the cutoff ranks vary for different rounds. The round-wise UCEED 2025 closing ranks for IIT Indore are tabulated below for the SC category.
| Round | UCEED Cutoff 2025 (Closing Rank) |
|---|---|
| 1 | 24 |
| 2 | 24 |
| 3 | 24 |
| 4 | 24 |
| 5 | 31 |
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
Yes, the IIT Indore cutoff 2025 varies across different rounds and categories. For the last round, IIT Indore cutoff UCEED 2025 was 119 for BDes admission for the General AI quota. On the other hand, for the OBC category candidates, the cutoff rank was 61 for the last round. Refer to the table belo
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 months ago
The official notification of UCEED 2026 will be released by October 01, 2025, by IIT Bombay on the official website. The exam dates are out and will be conducted on January 18, 2026.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 months ago
UCEED Exam 2026 will be conducted on January 18, 2026 (Sunday), from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM. The details will be released by October 01, 2025, on the official website.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 months ago
UCEED consists of two parts:
Part A (Computer-based): Objective questions (NAT, MSQ, MCQ)
Part B (Pen-and-paper): Drawing and design aptitude questions
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 months ago
UCEED 2026 Applications for the B.Des programme will be released by IIT Bombay in the last week of September 2025 or in the first week of October 2025. The application form will be available on the official website of UCEEED. The UCEED Entrance Exam 2026 will be conducted on January 18, 2026 (Sunda
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 months ago
IIT Bombay will conduct the UCEED 2026 Entrance Exam for B.Des programmes on January 18, 2026. The notification will be out in the first week of October 2025.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 months ago
Yes, candidates who have passed their H.S.C. vocational examination may apply for admission to the B.Des program.
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