Design Entrance Exam

The candidate will receive a compensatory time of 20 minutes per hour in Part A and 20 minutes for Part B. The compensatory time for Part-A cannot be transferred
to Part-B and vice versa.

The candidate must go through the detailed guidelines for using a scribe services given in the information brochure. 

Yes, you can use scribe service in UCEED 2026 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 2026.

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 2026 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 2026 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.

To be considered for seat allocation, foreign national candidates must meet all the eligibility requirements.

UCEED seat allotment for foreign nationals will be held online. Eligible candidates may apply 

The candidate is urged to go through the admission process carefully. Read the details given in the admission brochure.

There are no separate supernumerary seats or sub-category for females in the foreign national supernumerary seats. So, female and male candidates will be treated as the same. 

The candidate is urged to consult the UCEED 2025 information brochure for the detailed admission process for foreign nationals. Note that the eligibility criteria for UCEED 2025 will be different for foreign nationals from Indian applicants.

Foreign national or candidates are outside the ambit of reservation of seats under the GENEWS, OBC-NCL, SC, ST, and PwD categories / sub-categories. So, they will be considered for admission to the B.Des program under open category.

Also, foreign nationals will only be considered for admission to supernumerary with a cap of 10% of total seats in each course.

Applicants under this category need to verify their eligibility before applying.

Candidates need to appear for the written tests consisting of Creative Ability Test (CAT) and General Ability Test (GAT) conducted by the Institute. The shortlisted candidates will have to appear for a Situation Test. Admission is done through counselling based on the performance in CAT/ GAT and Situation Test scores.To get into PG courses, individuals should have completed a UG degree from NIFT, NID or any other recognized institution. Aside from the educational qualifications, aspirants are required to attend an entrance exam to attain a NIFT admission.