Industrial / Product Design

CEED 2026 exam has two sections Part A and Part B. Part A will be conducted in online mode and Part B will be conducted offline. Part A will have three sections, NAT, MCQ and MSQ. Part B will include drawing based questions only. Part A is of 150 marks and Part B is of 100 marks.

Yes, there is negative marking in CEED question paper. Part A will include NAT, MSQ, and MCQ questions, and there is negative marking for MSQ and MCQ-type questions. There is no negative marking for NAT-type questions. Part B will be a subjective paper and will have no negative marking. 

CEED question paper will have two sections, Part A and Part B. Both sections are mandatory. Part A will have three sections, MCQ, MSQ and NAT. Part B will include only subjective type questions.

To appear in the UCEED 2024 exam, the candidate needs to meet the following criteria:

• Age limit: The candidate must be born on or after October 1, 1999. In the case of candidates belonging to SC, ST, and PwD categories, there is a relaxation of 5 years.

• Number of attempts - A candidate is allowed to appear in UCEED exam for a maximum of two times and that too in consecutive years.

• Academic requirements - The candidate must have passed 10+2 exam in 2023. Candidates appearing in the qualifying exam in the exam year may also apply. Also, note that students from all streams are eligible for UCEED 2024. 

UCEED 2026 Exam will be conducted on January 18, 2026. The exam will be conducted in 27 cities in offline mode. The reporting time is 7 AM.

The seat allotment results for Round 1 of UCEED 2023 were declared by IIT Bombay on April 10, 2023. On May 10, 2023, the seat allotment results for Round 2 were announced. Subsequently, on June 10, the results for Round 3 were made available. 

The UCEED 2026 seat-acceptance fee for GEN/EWS/OBC-NCL candidate is INR 60,000. However, note that SC, ST, and PwD candidates only need to pay INR 15,000. The fee will have to 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 UCEED 2026 counseling will have five seat allotment rounds. Note that the seat-acceptance fee will have to be paid as per the seat allotment round.

The Joint Admission Process of UCEED 2026 will have five regular seat allotment rounds.

Also, any updates on SPOT round may only be notified by IIT Bombay at the end of the 5th round of seat allotment. Note that the SPOT round will be held only if there are vacant seats left after the complexion of the five regular rounds.

The allotment of seats during SPOT round will be allocated as per the merit rank of the candidate. However, the allotment will also be made on a first-come, first-served basis.