UCEED 2027: Notification and Application (Soon)

UCEED 2027 Entrance Exam will be on January 17, 2027 on Sunday. The exam is for B.Des programmes at IITs conducted by IIT Bombay.

Yes, candidates from all streams can fill the application form of UCEED. Also, note that Biology will not be considered in place of Mathematics. The application form for UCEED 2027 must be filled out by candidates after ascertaining their eligibility. IIT Roorkee has the same eligibility criteria as IIT Guwahati.

IIT Bombay will release a common application form for all the IITs for the UCEED 2027 Joint Seat Allocation on March 14, 2027, at 10 PM. The registration will open tentatively till April 10, 2027, 5:30 PM. 

• The 1st step of UCEED counseling is online registration. Candidates who have qualified in the entrance exam and have been assigned a merit rank in UCEED are eligible to participate in the counseling process. 
• The 2nd step is the selection of campuses. Eligible candidates must register for counseling and select their preferred colleges in order of priority during registration.
• In the 3rd step, seat allotment is made. The allotment of seats is as per the merit rank of the candidate in UCEED and the choices selected. Post the allotment of seats, the candidate has to pay the seat acceptance fee and confirm their admission.

Yes, you can use scribe service in UCEED exam.

The use of a scribe can be used by the candidate under the condition

• Candidates who have a disability and require assistance in operating the computer for Part-A of the examination
• Candidate has to upload a copy of the PwD certificate at the time of online registration for UCEED.

 UCEED application form is to be filled by candidates seeking admission to the B. Des programme. Also, UCEED scores are not considered for admission to the M.Des programme. So, the candidates must instead fill out the application form for CEED . Note that both the CEED and UCEED exams are conducted by IIT Bombay.

Yes, the candidate may have to pay the service charges, processing fees and/or any other charges that the banks may charge when filling out the UCEED application form. Note that this in addition to the application fee.

The IITs will not conduct any spot rounds after the completion of the regular counseling rounds. 

UCEED counseling will be conducted as a Joint Admission Process. The counseling will have five seat-allotment rounds. 

Meanwhile, IITDM Jabalpur may conduct a spot round of admissions at the institutional level if there are any vacant seats after completion of the UCEED counselling.

No, candidates from m Commerce, Arts or Humanities at 10+2 are not eligible to apply for BDes admissions at IIITDM Jabalpur. 

For admission to BDes at IIITDM Jabalpur, the candidate must have passed 10+2 with Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics/Biology. The candidate is urged to carefully go through the detailed UCEED eligibility criteria before applying for admission.

Exam officials will make the necessary arrangements through the test centre administrator (TCA) of the examination centre to provide a panel of scribes (amanuenses). Only such candidates who meet the eligibility criteria will be considered for scribe services.

Scribes will be students of Class XI. The PwD/Dyslexic (severe) candidate has to choose a scribe from this panel. The candidates are not be allowed to bring their own scribes.

If the candidate wishes to avail the services of a scribe and compensatory time, the same should be mentioned in the UCEED application form. The candidate is eligible for compensatory time of 20 minutes per hour in Part A and 20 minutes for Part B.

But note that the compensatory time for Part-A cannot be transferred to Part-B and vice versa.

Upload the PwD certificate along with such requests in the given format.

UCEED 2027 Applications for the B.Des programme will be released by IIT Bombay on the official site, October 01, 2026. The application form will be available on the official website of UCEEED. 

Yes, you can solve UCEED previous year question papers. UCEED 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 editions. So, candidates can use the previous years papers to practice these topics. For the other topics, the candidate can try out sample papers.

The exam analysis for the UCEED 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 assess their chances of admission. Note that analysis done by leading coaching institutes will also be updated here.

If IIT Bombay conducts any mock tests for UCEED exam, it will be hosted online at uceed.iitb.ac.in. So, to take mock tests, candidate will have to go to the UCEED - IIT Bombay admission portal and click on mock test link. 

On clicking on the mock test link, a log-in window will open. The login ID will likely be prefilled. So, all you need to do is click on the log-in button to access the mock tests. After logging in, click on the “Start” tab to start the mock test.

UCEED Round 2 Counselling will begin on May 19, 2027. The last day to accept the seat and pay the seat acceptance fee is May 27, 2027, 6:00 PM.

The evaluated answer booklets of Part-B will not be shared with the candidates. Further, the answer booklets of Part – B will be preserved ONLY for a period of three months from the date of declaration of the UCEED results.

Part B answer booklets will be evaluated manually. The panel will have two expert evaluators who will do the evaluation separately and independently.

The counseling fee of UCEED is neither refundable nor transferable. So, when making the payment, the candidate needs to be sure about their participation. UCEED counseling will have five seat allotment rounds. 

IIT Bombay will conduct the counseling process for UCEED for B.Des admission only. 

Candidates who have qualified in CEED exam need to apply directly to the participating college. Note that IIT Bombay will not conduct any Joint Admission Process for CEED . So, once CEED results are declared, go to the admission portal of the participating institutions for updates.

UCEED consists of two parts:

• Part A (Computer-based): Objective questions (NAT, MSQ, MCQ)

• Part B (Pen-and-paper): Drawing and design aptitude questions

To avoid any last-minute unforeseen transaction issues, you should pay the seat acceptance fee for a round well before the end time/date of the corresponding round.

If the fee is not paid within the given deadline, allotment will be cancelled. Also, such seats will be offered to the candidate next in the order of merit.

Yes, the seat-acceptance fee paid by the candidate will be adjusted against the institute fees of the admitting institute at the time of joining. In case the candidate
declines the offered seat after remitting the seat acceptance fee, the refund of the seat acceptance fee will be done per the policies of the admitting institute.

So, carefully go through the counseling process.

IIT Bombay will not release any hard copies of the UCEED scorecard. The scorecard will be available online mode only.

It will be released in the form of a downloadable pdf; you can download it from the official admission portal.

No, candidates will not be given a refund for UCEED 2027 application fee under any circumstances. UCEED application fee is non-refundable and non-transferable. So, before paying the application fee, the candidate needs to make up their minds whether they want to appear in the UCEED exam or not. 

UCEED seat-acceptance fee for GEN/EWS/OBC-NCL candidates is INR 60,000. SC, ST, and PwD candidates only need to pay INR 15,000. The fee will have to be 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 counselling process for UCEED 2027 will be conducted by IIT Bombay as a Joint Seat Allocation process.

To participate in UCEED 2027 counselling, the candidate must have qualified in the UCEED 2027 entrance exam and been allocated a merit rank.

This means that if the candidate has failed to qualify Part A exam, he or she will not be allocated a merit rank, and therefore is not eligible to take part in the counselling process.

UCEED Counselling Round 1 will begin on April 21, 2027. The seat acceptance fee has to be paid by April 29, 2027, at 6 PM.

The allotment of seats for UCEED admission to the B.Des programme offered by participating colleges is based on the following parameters:

• UCEED merit rank of the candidate
• College option selected during registration.

Yes, to sit in the Joint Counselling Process conducted by IIT Bombay, you must fill the B.Des Application. It is a common application form for admission to the BDes programme at IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati, IIT Hyderabad, IIT Indore, IIT Roorkee and IIITDM Jabalpur.

The counselling for UCEED will be conducted online as a Joint Seat Allocation process. The counselling will be conducted in a centralised manner.

No, you cannot participate if you have not been given a merit rank in the UCEED.

The counseling process for UCEED will be conducted as a Joint Seat Allotment process. To participate in the counseling, the candidate must have qualified for the UCEED and been assigned a merit rank in the UCEED exam. If the candidate doesn't have a merit rank, he or she is not eligible to participate the counseling-cum-seat allotment process.

You can download candidate responses for Part-A of UCEED only till the declaration of the UCEED result. The download option will be disabled once the UCEED results are declared. No further requests will be entertained in this regard.

Using the candidate responses, the candidate can check their answers with those given in the answer key. This will help to calculate probable scores and thus chances of admission.

Visual and spatial reasoning section of UCEED will include pictorial and diagrammatic questions that will evaluate candidates' understanding of the transformation and manipulation of 2D shapes and 3D objects and their spatial relationships. The candidate needs to practice the following topics to prepare for the section: Conventional/Unconventional Materials for Construction, Design, and Decoration Texture Making Materials, Production Materials, Decoration Materials - Flooring, Cladding (protective material which covers the surface of something), Wall Protection and Decoration - Paints, Plasters, etc. Pattern and Design of Paper Folding Materials and Type of Texture Optical Illusion (2D/3D objects and understanding).

The important topics for UCEED 2027 Part B are given below.

• Drawing: Ability to draw products, people or scenes in proportion with good line quality, composition, proportion, perspective and shading.
• Design Aptitude Capability to practically and appropriately respond to problems/situations with ingenuity and empathy.

Candidate needs to remember following points about Part B question paper of UCEED.

• Part B will include TWO questions. Question for section will be shown on the computer monitor.
•  Candidate, after reading the question, has to write/ draw the answer option in the answer booklet provided by the invigilator.
• Part B test will evaluate the drawing ability and Design Aptitude of the candidate.
• Part B is mandatory and will only be evaluated if the candidate qualifies for Part A.
• The cut-off marks for Part A will be declared by IIT Bombay before the declaration of results.

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.

Candidates from any academic stream are eligible to apply for UCEED exam. However, for admission to IIT Guwahati, it is mandatory for candidates to have passed Class 12 from Science stream. The candidate needs to carefully go through the eligibility criteria before they apply. This is because the candidate will not be considered for admission to the B. Des programme even if they get a rank in UCEED if they don't meet the prescribed eligibility criteria. Also, any candidate who is found to be using incorrect information about their eligibility stands to be disqualified if caught.

To register for the UCEED Counselling, candidates need to fill the B.Des Application for Counselling. There is a common application form for all the IITs. 

Eligibility criteria to participate in UCEED counselling are given below.

• Candidate must be born on or after October 1, 2002.

• Candidate must have qualified in UCEED exam.

• Candidate must have passed all five subjects in 10+ 2 or an equivalent exam in 2026 or 2027. Candidates appearing in the qualifying exam for the first time in 2025 or earlier are NOT eligible.

Yes, the UCEED Result was out. It was showing 502 Bad Gateway initially, due to heavy traffic on the website.