UCEED Score Card 2026: How to Download, Validity, Tie-breaker, Key Details

Note that the Part B answer booklet will be evaluated only if the candidate qualifies Part A. Further, only such candidates who have qualified Part A will be shortlisted and allocated a merit rank. 

This means if the candidates fails to qualify Part A of UCEED 2025, they will not be issued any merit ranks. The scorecards of such candidates will merely includes Part A scores. In contrast, the screcards of shortlisted will include a merit rank, total and sectional scores. Further, all shortlisted candidates will be eligible to participate in UCEED 2025 and seat allotment.

The results for the UCEED 2025 exam will be announced online at uceed.iitb.ac.in. The direct result link will be provided in this article.

Note that the result will not be sent by post or any other means, including by email.

To check their results, the candidate needs to log in to the result portal using their email ID and password. 

The results of UCEED 2025 will be declared on March 7, 2025. IIT Bombay will release the draft answer key on Janaury 21, 2025, while the FINAL key will be released on January 29, 2025.

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.

The UCEED 2025 scorecard will be valid for a period of one year from the date of its release. The scorecard will be available for downloaded from March 10, 2025 onward. 

The scorecard will contain the Part A marks for all candidates who appeared in the UCEED 2025 entrance exam. However, Part B, total marks, and merit ranks will be released only for candidates who qualify Part A. 

Using the UCEED scorecard, the candidate can get admission to B. Des programme offered by participating and result-sharing institutions.

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.

The registration fee for UCEED counselling 2025 is INR 4,000. The fees has to be paid in online mode using payment modes like net banking, credit cards, and debit cards. Note that if the candidate has been allotted a seat during UCEED counseling 2025, the candidate will also have to pay the seat-acceptance fee, which is separte from the counseling fee. If the candidate fails to pay the seat-acceptance fee, then the allotment will be cancelled and allotted to the candidate next in the order of merit. The seat allotment process for UCEED 2025 will be held in three rounds. The seat allotment for Round I will be announced on April 10, 2025.

The UCEED question paper will be of 3 hours and include two parts - The computer-based Part A and the offline-based Part B. It is mandatory for candidates to appear in both the paper. Also, Part B paper answer booklets will only be evaluated if the candidate qualifies Part A. IIT Bombay will release the cut-off marks for Part A before the declaration of results. Part A will include the following types of questions: Numerical Answer Type (NAT) Multiple Select Question (MSQ) Multiple Choice Question (MCQ). 

Note that IIT Bombay has revised the UCEED 2025 syllabus and UCEED 2025 exam pattern.

For instance, Part A will now include 57 questions (down from 68), while Part B will include 2 questions (up from 1).

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 UCEED 2025 scorecard became available for download on March 10, 2025, and will remain accessible until June 11, 2025, on the Candidate portal.

The admission cut-off for Round I of UCEED 2025 will be released alongside the seat allotment results on April 21, 2025.

This will be followed by 2nd allotment on May 19, 2025. The 3rd round of allotment will be declared on June 10, 2025.

The cut-off has been released in the form of category-wise opening and closing ranks. Also, the cut-off is released for all the participating institutes. Candidates who meet the cut-off criteria will get admission to the B. Des programme. However, if the candidate fails to meet the cut-off criteria, he or she will be considered for admission in subsequent rounds. Note that UCEED 2025 counseling will have FIVE seat allotment rounds, and for each round a separate cut-off would be released.

Note that the Part A cut-off will be released on February 6, 2024.

The UCEED question paper will be of 3 hours and include two parts - The computer-based Part A and the offline-based Part B. It is mandatory for candidates to appear in both the paper. Also, Part B paper answer booklets will only be evaluated if the candidate qualifies Part A. IIT Bombay will release the cut-off marks for Part A before the declaration of results. Part A will include the following types of questions: Numerical Answer Type (NAT) Multiple Select Question (MSQ) Multiple Choice Question (MCQ). 

Note that IIT Bombay has revised the UCEED 2025 syllabus and UCEED 2025 exam pattern.

For instance, Part A will now include 57 questions (down from 68), while Part B will include 2 questions (up from 1).

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.