UCEED Counselling

The UCEED 2025 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 wiill 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 2025 counseling will have five seat allotment rounds. Note that the seat-acceptance fee will have to be paid as per the seat allotment round.

To participate in UCEED counseling, the candidate has to meet the following conditions:

• Age limit - The candidate must be born on or after October 1, 2001.

• UCEED qualification - The candidate must have qualifed in the UCEED 2026 exam.

• Qualifying exam - The candidate must have passed all five subjects in 10+ 2 or an equivalent exam in 2025 or 2026. Candidates appearing in the qualifying exam for the first time in 2024 or earlier are NOT eligible.

The candidate needs the following documents to participate in UCEED 2026 counseling.

• Signed copy of the first page of the completed application form

• UCEED 2026 scorecard

• Qualifying exam (Class 12 or equivalent) mark sheet

• Photo

• Signature

• OBC-NCL/ SC/ ST/ PwD certificate (if applicable)

• OCI/ PIO card (if applicable)

The Joint Admission Process of UCEED 2025 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. 

The registration fee for UCEED counselling 2026 is INR 4,000. Fees have to be paid in online mode. Candidates will also have to pay seat-acceptance fee, which is separate from the counseling fee. 

The counseling for UCEED 2025 will be held as a Joint Seat Allotment process by IIT Bombay.

The Joint Admission Process will have five seat allotment rounds.  

The seat allotment for Round I will be declared around the 2nd week of April 2025.

Candidates who are allotted seats have to pay the seat acceptance fees to confirm their seats. There is no option to withdraw seats in the last round.

All the five participating institutes of UCEED 2025 are participating in the counseling process.

IIT Bombay may conduct any complementary seat allotment round for UCEED counseling only if there are vacant seats left after the five regular seat allotment rounds. Note that, IIT Bombay will conduct FIVE seat allotment rounds. The seat allotment will be based on the merit rank of the candidate in UCEED 2025 and campus selected at the time of counseling registration. Candidates who qualify in UCEED 2025 exam can participate in counseling.

The counseling for UCEED 2025 will be held as a Joint Seat Allotment process. The participating institutes of UCEED 2025 can participate in counseling.