UCEED

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.

UCEED notification carries updates about the exam, like when the exam will be conducted, deadlines to fill out the application form, etc. 

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.

UCEED 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. 0.71 marks will be deducted for each incorrect answer. The total marks for this section is  96. Each MCQ will have four options. Out of these four options, only one is correct.

Candidate needs to remember following points about Part B question paper of UCEED.

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

UCEED question paper will have questions from Numerical Answer Type (NAT) in Section 1. There will be 18 questions of 4 marks each. There will be no negative marking for incorrect answers. 

Process to fill UCEED application form is given below.

1. Go to UCEED 2027 admission portal
2. Click on application tab. A registration form will open.
3. Fill in your name, email id, and mobile number to get registered
4. After this, a candidate account is created, log in to fill the rest of the application form
5. Enter academic, personal and contact details
6. Upload all documents
7. Pay UCEED application fee
8. Download UCEED online form.

The application form for UCEED 2026 were available online at UCEED.iitb.ac.in. The application form was open from October 01, 2025 to October 31, 2025. You could apply with regular and late fees.

To fill out the UCEED application form, the candidate will have to go to the portal and click on the registration button. IIT Bombay will also release the admission notification and launch the admission portal for the exam.

The UCEED 2026 application form is for admission to the B. Des program offered by participating colleges.

There is no option to edit UCEED application form once it is submitted. There is no application edit window. So, candidates must be very careful while filling the application form.