UCEED Counselling

UCEED Round 2 Counselling will begin on May 19, 2026. The last day to accept the seat and pay the seat acceptance fee is May 27, 2026,6:00 PM.

UCEED 2026 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 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)

UCEED Counselling Round 1 will begin on April 21, 2026. The seat acceptance fee must be paid by April 29, 2026, 6 PM.

No, you cannot participate if you have not been given a merit rank in the UCEED 2026.

Counseling process for UCEED 2026 will be conducted as a Joint Seat Allotment process. To participate in the counseling, the candidate must have qualified for the UCEED 2026 and 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.

UCEED B. Des admission application counselling processing fee for all categories and genders is ₹ 4,000/-  (Rupees Four Thousand only). This fee is non-refundable and non-transferable. 

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.

Eligibility criteria to participate in UCEED counselling are given below.

• Candidate must be born on or after October 1, 2001.

• Candidate must have qualified in UCEED 2026 exam.

• 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.

To register for the UCEED 2026 Counselling, candidates need to fill the B.Des Application for Counselling. There is a common application form for all the IITs. The application portal will be active from March 14, 2026 (Saturday) till April 10, 2026 (Friday), 5:30 PM.