UCEED

No, IIT Bombay has not revised the syllabus for UCEED 2026. As per the syllabus for the UCEED exam, the question paper continues to have two parts - Part A and Part B. Also, Part A will be conducted in a computer-based test (CBT) mode and will have three sections NAT MSQ, and MCQ). However, Part B has two sections - 1) the Drawing-based section, and 2) the Design Aptitude Section.

The application form for UCEED 2026 is open till October 31, 2025.

Here we provide the category-wise UCEED application fee.

• Female candidates (all categories) and SC/ST/PwD candidates have to pay INR 2,000.
• All other candidates need to pay INR 4,000 as the application fee.

Mode of fee payment

The fee has to be paid online using credit card/ debit card/ internet banking. Note that the UCEED application fee is no-refundable. This means, once the fee is paid, it will not be refunded whether you appear in the UCEED 2026 exam or not.

Eligibility criteria for UCEED 2026 are given below.

• Age limit - Candidate must be born on or after October 1, 2001. In the case of candidates belonging to SC, ST, and PwD categories, there is a relaxation of 5 years.

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

• Academic requirements - Candidate must have passed 10+2 exam in 2025 or 2026. Those who appeared for first time in their qualifying examination in 2024 or earlier are NOT eligible.

The counseling for UCEED 2026 will be conducted online as a Joint Seat Allocation process. The counseling will be conducted in a centralized manner.

The counseling process for UCEED 2026 will be conducted by IIT Bombay as a Joint Seat Allocation process.

To participate in UCEED 2026 counseling, the candidate must have qualfied in the UCEED 2026 entrance exam and been allocated a merit rank.

This means, if the candidate has failed to qualify Part A exam, he or she will not be allocated a merit rank, and therefore are not eligible to take part in the counseling process.

The cut-off for UCEED is not out yet . It will be released during the seat allotment process. 

(Note: only the candidates qualifying the UCEED part A cut-off will be qualified to go for part B ). 

To know more about UCEED, refer to the official website of UCEED.

Yes, FDDI Noida accepts UCEED scores for admission to its B.Des program. Candidates with a valid UCEED score are exempted from appearing in the FDDI AIST exam. The UCEED score is used for shortlisting candidates for counseling, where they are ranked based on their UCEED score and their performance in the counseling process.

UCEED dates are out for admission. DTU students can check the complete schedule. The university will release the scorecard between March and July.