UCEED Exam Date 2026 (Jan 18): Check Complete Exam Schedule Here

Candidates appearing for the UCEED exam can go through important exam events for the design entrance exam below.

Step 1: UCEED Application Form

To fill out the application form for UCEED, aspirants have to register online. Next, they have to duly fill in all the sections in the online application form and then pay the UCEED application fee. UCEED 2026 application fee is INR 3,600 (for General and OBC candidates) and INR 1, 800 (for SC, ST, PwD, and female candidates).

Step 2: UCEED Admit Card

IIT Bombay will release the UCEED admit card 2026 tentatively in the 1st week of January 2026. The admit card will contain information like the candidate’s name, roll number, photograph, signature, exam schedule, examination center address, and exam instructions.

On the day of the exam, the candidate has to bring with him or her a valid photo ID proof alongside the UCEED admit card.

Step 3: UCEED Exam

UCEED paper comprises three sections containing different types of questions, including Numerical Answer Type (NAT) questions, Multiple Select Questions (MSQs), and Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs). 

Step 4: UCEED Result and Rank List

UCEED results are declared on the official website of the exam. Candidates can view their UCEED results by using their registered email ID and password. 

Step 5: UCEED Counselling

After securing a valid UCEED rank, aspirants need to further apply for admission at the colleges that are accepting UCEED 2026 ranks/ scores. Thereafter, candidates need to fulfill the admission criteria as listed by their respective colleges. A centralized UCEED seat allocation process will be conducted for admission in participating institutes of the UCEED 2026 exam. 

Step 6: UCEED Admission List

Three admission lists will be announced by IIT Bombay on the official website of the exam.  

The UCEED 2026 exam will be conducted on January 18, 2026. The scores of the UCEED 2026 exam will be considered for admission to the B.Des courses offered by the UCEED participating colleges.

The UCEED 2026 exam will have two parts: 1) The computer-based Part A, which will be 1 hour long and include NAT, MCQ, and MSQ-type questions; 2) Part B will include two subjective-type questions and will be 2 hours long. Note that Part B answer booklets will be evaluated only if the candidate qualifies Part A.

The cut-off marks for Part A will be declared before or at the time of the declaration of UCEED 2026 results.

UCEED Round I, Seat allotment for B Des 2026-2027 will be announced in the last week of April 2026. The window for payment of seat acceptance fees will open on the same day. Candidates will be given an opportunity to accept their seat, choose either the FREEZE or FLOAT option, and complete payment of the seat acceptance fee.

Candidates must complete their applications for admission to premier institutes, including IIT Bombay (IITB), IIT Delhi (IITD), IIT Guwahati (IITG), IIT Hyderabad (IITH), IIT Indore (IITI), IIT Roorkee (IITR), and IIITDM Jabalpur (IIITDMJ). As part of the registration process, the candidate has to fill in their institute preferences and other information.

UCEED 2026 counseling seat allotment will be conducted in five Rounds. The seat allotment will be based on the UCEED 2026 merit rank of the candidate and the institute opted for at the time of admission (and their order of priority).

B.Des 2026-2027 Seat Allotment Schedule

The expected scheule for UCEED 2026 Seat allotment rounds are:

Go through the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) related to the UCEED important dates 2026 below.