Industrial / Product Design

The CEED 2026 applications are open now, from October 1, 2025. The application has to be filled online at ceed.iitb.ac.in.

The candidate can apply with both regular and late fees.

All the details pertaining to the CEED 2026 application form have been updated on the admission portals, including the information brochure. The candidate needs to carefully go through the brochure to check their eligibility. Note that information entered by the candidate at the time of submitting their application form will be verified at the time of counseling. Any candidate who doesn't meet the criteria will be disqualified.

IIT Bombay released the admission notification for UCEED 2026 on October 1, 2025. Candidates can check out the notification online at the UCEED admission portal - uceed.iitb.ac.in.

The admission notification carries updates about the exam, for instance, when will the exam be conducted, the deadlines to fill out the application form, etc. It also contain the eligibility criteria that candidates need to fulfill for admission. The candidate needs to careful go through the admission notification to learn about the upcoming exam, especially if any new update is released. 

The UCEED 2026 exam will be conducted on January 18, 2026.

IIT Bombay revised syllabus for the UCEED exam in the previous edition. As per the revised syllabus, the exam conducting released the part-wise topics that candidates needed to prepare for the exam. It also released some information related to the new exam pattern, for instance the Part B now includes two questions (instead of one), while the test duration for the part was increased to 60 minutes (from 30 minutes). IIT Bombay released the full details about the UCEED  in its information brochure. Note that the information brochure was released on its official website.

The Part A question paper will include three sections. Of these three sections, Section 3 will include 28 multiple-choice questions. Each of these questions will carry 3 marks, while 0.71 marks will be deducted for each incorrect answer. So, the total marks for the section will be 96 marks. Each MCQ will be followed by four answer choices. Out of these four choices, only one is the correct answer.

It is of paramount importance that the candidate follows the official exam pattern to prepare for UCEED 2026. It is because the exam pattern will provide insights into the types of questions asked, sections covered, marking scheme, mode of the exam, etc. Unless the candidates has any knowledge of these subjects, it will be like searching for a needle in a haystack. Also, note that IIT Bombay has revised the syllabus for UCEED 2026. As per the exam pattern, the Part B question paper will include a drawing and an Design Aptitude question. Also, the test duration for Part B is 60 minutes.

The UCEED 2026 exam will have two parts - Part A and Part B. As per the pattern, Part A will be conducted in a computer-based mode at various test centres across the country. The question paper for Part A will include three types of questions NAT MSQ, and MCQ type questions. The test duration for Part A will be 2 hours. Part B will now include two questions - A design-based question and a Design Aptitude question. Also, the test duration for Part B is 60 minutes.

The candidate needs to remember the following points about the Part B question paper of UCEED 2026:

• Part B will include around TWO questions. The question for the section will be shown on the computer monitor.
•  The 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.

Only such candidates who belong to the PwD category are allowed to use the services of a scribe. The candidate can use scribe services only for Part A. However, using the services of a scribe is not allowed for Part B. It is because Part B of the question paper is used to evaluate the candidates drawing skill. The candidate can select their category (PwD in this case) at the time of filling out the UCEED 2026 application form. In case of candidates belonging to any other category than PwD, scribe services is not allowed.

Section 1 of the UCEED question paper 2026 will include NAT (Numerical Answer Type). There will be a total of 18 questions, each carrying 4 marks. There is no negative marking for an incorrect attempt. For NAT-type questions, the answer will be a number that the candidate needs to be entered using a virtual keyboard in the computer screen. Note that the candidate will not be given any choices for these questions.