UCEED Eligibility

IIT Bombay will conduct the UCEED 2026 Entrance Exam for B.Des programmes on January 18, 2026. The notification will be out in the first week of October 2025.

Yes, candidates who have passed their H.S.C. vocational examination may apply for admission to the B.Des program.

If any aspirant does not have birth Certificate then s/he can upload a copy of Class 10 Certificate Aadhar Card or Passport. The candidate can check the list of applicable documents in the information brochure. Alternately, they may visit this article to learn about the eligibility criteria and the list of applicable documents. Note that the documents submitted by the candidate at the time of filling out the form will be verified during counseling. Any candidate who fails in the verification process will be disqualified.

Candidates from any academic stream are eligible to apply for UCEED exam. However, for admission to IIT Guwahati it is mandatory for candidates to have passed Class 12 from Science stream. The candidate needs to carefully go through the eligibiity criteria before they apply. It is because the candidate will not be considered for admission to the B. Des programme even if they get a rank in UCEED 2025 if they don't meet the prescribed eligibility criteria. Also, any candidate who is found to be using incorrect information about their eliigibity stands to be disqualified if caught.

To appear in the UCEED 2025 exam, the candidate needs to meet the following criteria:

• Age limit: The candidate must be born on or after October 1, 2000. 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 2024 or 2025. Those who appeared for the first time in their qualifying examination in 2023 or earlier are NOT eligible.

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.