Candidates should register for appearing in UCEED 2026. Registration can be done only online through the Registration Portal. Detailed instructions for the online application are provided on the Registration Portal.

Registration Portal

• Online Registration starts on October 01, 2025.
  [Refer Important Dates]
• Candidates should simultaneously satisfy ALL the THREE eligibility criteria.
  [Refer Eligibility Criteria for appearing in UCEED 2026]
• Registration will be cancelled if, at a later date, it is found that the candidate does NOT meet any of the three eligibility criteria.
• Registration fee is NEITHER refundable NOR transferable.
• It will be the sole responsibility of the candidate to provide the correct information regarding the qualifying exam and category, and upload the VALID documents in the required formats in the registration form. Registration forms, incomplete in any way, will be summarily rejected and the registration will be considered invalid.
• The admitting institutes have the right to cancel, at any stage, the admission of a candidate in accordance with their rules and regulations in force, if it is found that any information provided by the candidate is incorrect or the registration is incomplete.

Registration Fee:
Following is the registration fee structure for UCEED 2026: The registration fees shown above does NOT include service charges, processing fees and/or any other charges that the banks may charge.

• The above registration fee is applicable till the closing date of October 31, 2025, (11:55 P.M.).
• A late fee of Rs. 500/-/US $ 50 is applicable to candidates registering after the closing date of October 31, 2025, and till the late registration closing date, i.e., November 07, 2025, (05:00 P.M.). It is not possible to register after 05:00 P.M. on November 07, 2025, as the online registration portal will close automatically.
• Detailed instructions related to the payment of registration fee will be available on the online registration portal.

Documents Required For Registration For UCEED 2026
Below is a list of certificates and other documents that must be uploaded during online registration for UCEED 2026. The certificates MUST be in the Central Government format as given in the appendices.

• A recent colour photograph of a full frontal (face) view, with the head centred in the frame covering 70–80% of the photograph and taken within the last six months. The photograph should be such that it allows unambiguous identification of the candidate (only JPEG image formats with file extension .jpg will be accepted).
  A clear image of the candidate's full signature on white paper (only JPEG image formats with file extension .jpg will be accepted).
• A document for the proof of age such as SSC certificate/Passport/Birth certificate needs to be submitted (only PDF format with the file extension .pdf will be accepted).
• Qualifying examination certificate, if appeared in 2025 (only PDF format with file extension .pdf will be accepted).
• For candidates appearing in 2026 for the Class XII exam, a certificate from the school/college Principal in the given format (Appendix 1) should be uploaded (only PDF format with file extension .pdf will be accepted).
• If the name is not the same as in the Class XII certificate, a gazette notification showing the name change is required (only PDF format with file extension .pdf will be accepted).
• Candidates seeking admission under the EWS, OBC-NCL, SC, ST or PwD category
• OBC-NCL (Appendix 2), Caste (for SC), Tribe (for ST) (Appendix 3), EWS (Appendix 4) or PwD certificate (Unique Disability Identification (UDID) certificate or copy of UDID card or Forms in Appendices 5 – 7) issued by a competent authority (only PDF formats with file extension .pdf will be accepted).
• Dyslexic candidates need to submit FORM-DYSLEXIC 1 and 2 (Appendices 8 and 9) instead of PwD certificate. The certificate must mention ‘SEVERE’ under Dyslexia category to enable the candidate to get the benefit of PwD category.
• PwD Candidates requiring Scribe (Amanuensis) and/or Compensatory Time
• PwD candidates requiring scribe and/or compensatory time (20 minutes per hour) during the exam need to upload a request letter (Appendix 11). Also refer to sections 11.2 and 11.3 for further details on availing the services of a scribe.
• The compensatory time for Part-A cannot be transferred to Part-B and vice versa.
• For Foreign Candidates (holders of OCI/PIO cards issued BEFORE 4th March 2021)
• Nationality Certificate – valid Passport will be accepted.
• OCI/PIO card –OCI/PIO card issued before 4th March 2021 will be accepted
• For Foreign Candidates (holders of OCI/PIO cards issued AFTER 4th March 2021)
• Nationality Certificate – valid Citizenship Certificate/Foreign Passport will be accepted.
• OCI/PIO card – valid OCI/PIO card will be accepted

NOTE: All documents and information uploaded by the candidate shall be subject to verification at a subsequent stage(s). The candidature shall be cancelled if it is found at any stage that the information or document(s) furnished by the candidate is false.

Note:

• Any request for change in the examination date and time will not be considered.
• The dates for the seat allotment rounds are tentative. The change in date(s) (if any) will be posted on the official website (www.uceed.iitb.ac.in).

Eligibility Criteria for appearing for the Exam:
A candidate, including a foreign national, must simultaneously fulfil every one of the following three criteria to appear in UCEED 2026.

Criterion 1 – Age limit:
The candidate should have been born on or after October 1, 2001, if belonging to the OPEN/EWS/OBC-NCL category and born on or after October 1, 1996, if belonging to the SC, ST or PwD category.

Criterion 2 – Number of attempts:
A candidate can attempt UCEED a maximum of two times, and that too in consecutive years. Note that the UCEED score is valid for one year and only for admissions in the same corresponding academic year.

Criterion 3 – Qualifying examination:

• A candidate should have appeared for the Class XII (or equivalent) examination for the first time in either 2025 OR 2026 to be eligible for attempting UCEED 2026. Students from ALL STREAMS (Science, Commerce, and Arts & Humanities) are eligible.
• Those who appeared for the first time in their qualifying examination (Class XII) in 2024* or earlier are NOT eligible to appear in UCEED 2026.

* By appearance in Class XII (or equivalent) examination, it is meant that the Board concerned declared the result for that year irrespective of whether or not examination was conducted. It will be considered as an appearance even if the result of a particular candidate got withheld.

However, if the examination Board of Class XII (or equivalent) declared the results for the academic year 2023-24 on or after September 30, 2024, then the candidates of that Board who appeared for their Class XII (or equivalent) examination in 2024 are also eligible to appear in UCEED 2026, provided they meet all the other eligibility criteria. In case the examination Board of Class XII (or equivalent) declared the results for the academic year 2023-24 before September 30, 2024 but the result of a particular candidate was withheld for whatever reason, then the candidate will not be eligible to appear in UCEED 2026.

Qualifying Examination:

• Final examination of the 10+2 system, conducted by a Central or State Board recognized by the Association of Indian Universities.
• Intermediate or two-year Pre-University examination conducted by a Board or University recognized by the Association of Indian Universities (www.aiu.ac.in).
• Final examination of the two-year course of the Joint Services Wing of the National Defence Academy.
• Senior Secondary School Examination conducted by the National Institute of Open Schooling with a minimum of five subjects
• Any Public School, Board or University examination in India or a foreign country recognized as equivalent to the 10+2 system by the Association of Indian Universities (AIU).
• H.S.C. vocational examination.
• General Certificate of Education (GCE) examination (London, Cambridge or Sri Lanka) at the Advanced (A) level.
• High School Certificate Examination of the Cambridge University or International Baccalaureate Diploma of the International Baccalaureate Office, Geneva.
• Candidates who have completed Class XII (or equivalent) examination outside India or from a Board not specified above should produce a certificate from the Association of Indian Universities to the effect that the examination they have passed is equivalent to the Class XII examination.
• In case the Class XII examination is not a public examination, the candidate must have already passed at least one public (Board or Pre-University) examination before appearing for UCEED.
• A Diploma recognized by the All-India Council for Technical Education (www.aicte-india.org) or a State Board of Technical Education of at least THREE years duration. It is important to note that the eligibility criteria of the participating Institutes may not consider candidates with a Diploma of three-year duration.

UCEED 2026 will be held in the following 27 cities in India only: Candidates should compulsorily opt for THREE cities of their choice, in the order of preference, at the time of online registration. Once the registration is complete, a request for a city change will NOT be entertained.

Suppose a sufficient number of candidates are not available in a listed city, such a city may be dropped from the final list, and those candidates will be allotted a centre in the city of either their second or third preference. Additionally, because of operational contingencies, the UCEED-CEED Implementation Committee(UCIC) reserves the right to add a new city/town or remove an existing one and allot a city/town that may not be among the preferences stated by a candidate.

Candidates must make their own arrangements for appearing at the allotted centre.

UCEED 2026 will have two parts.
Part-A will have questions from the following topics:

• Visualization and spatial reasoning: Ability to visualise and transform 2D shapes and 3D objects and their spatial relationships.
• Practical and scientific knowledge: Know-how of scientific principles and everyday objects.
• Observation and design sensitivity: The capacity to detect concealed properties in daily life and think critically about them. Attention to detail, classification, analysis, inference and prediction.
• Environment and society: General awareness of environmental, social and cultural connections with design.
• Analytical and logical reasoning: Ability to analyse qualitative and quantitative information.
• Language: Proficiency in reading and comprehending Standard English.
• Creativity: Grasp of verbal and non-verbal analogies, metaphors, signs and symbols.

Part-B will have questions on the following topics:

• Drawing: Ability to draw products, people or scenes in proportion with good line quality, composition, proportion, perspective and shading.
• Design aptitude: Capability to practically and appropriately respond to problems/situations with ingenuity and empathy.

• There will be ONE question paper of total THREE hours duration.
• The question paper will be in English only.
• The question paper will carry a total of 300 marks.
• The question paper will consist of two parts: Part-A and Part-B. It is compulsory to attempt questions from both parts.
• Utmost care is taken to prepare an error free question paper. However, if an error is detected in the question paper, the UCEED-CEED Implementation Committee(UCIC) shall take an appropriate decision after the examination, which shall be final.

Details of the two parts of the question paper are given below:

• Part-A (Total marks: 200; Maximum time: 2 hours)
  - This part will be administered through a computer-based test.
  - This part will consist of three sections.
  
  Section 1: NAT (Numerical Answer Type): 14 questions (4 marks each; no negative marks).
  For these questions, the answer is a number that needs to be entered using a virtual keyboard on the computer screen. No choices will be shown for these questions.
  
  Section 2: MSQ (Multiple Select Question): 15 questions.
  Each MSQ may have one or more than one correct choice(s) out of the four given. The following is the marking scheme:
  - Full Marks: + 4 If only (all) the correct option(s) is(are) chosen and NONE of the incorrect options is chosen.
  - Partial Marks: + 3 If all the four options are correct but ONLY three options are chosen and NONE of the incorrect options is chosen.
  - Partial Marks: + 2 If three or more options are correct but ONLY two options are chosen, both of which are correct and NONE of the incorrect options is chosen.
  - Partial Marks: + 1 If two or more options are correct but ONLY one option is chosen and it is a correct option and NONE of the incorrect options is chosen.
  - Zero Marks: 0 If none of the options is chosen (i.e., the question is unanswered).
  - Negative Marks: -1 In all other cases.
  
  Section 3: MCQ (Multiple Choice Question): 28 questions (3 marks each for the correct answer; 0.71 negative marks for incorrect answers). Each MCQ will have four choices, out of which only one is the correct answer.
• Part-B (Total marks: 100; Maximum time: 1 hour)
  • Part-B consists of TWO questions to test the candidates’ drawing skills and design aptitude. This will require subjective evaluation. The questions in Part-B will be displayed on the computer screen, and the answer must be written/drawn in the answer book provided by the invigilator. In the case of PwD candidates availing the use of a scribe, assistance in attempting Part-B is not permitted, as the question is aimed at evaluating their drawing skill.
  • Part-B answer booklets will be collected at the end of the examination.
  • Part-B question is mandatory.
  • The entire paper (Part-A and Part-B) must be finished within the stipulated time for each part.

Following is the question paper structure for UCEED 2026:

• Candidates whose registration is complete in all aspects can download the Admit Card for UCEED 2026 from the registration portal Candidate Portal from the date specified below.
• The Admit Card will bear the following details of the candidate: Name, UCEED Registration ID, Roll Number for UCEED 2026, Date of Birth, Category, photograph, signature, examination schedule, examination centre details and instructions to candidates.
• Candidates should carefully examine ALL the entries in the Admit Card, and in case of any discrepancy, please refer to the website www.uceed.iitb.ac.in for required modification, latest by January 08, 2026, 05:00 P.M.
• If the Admit Card is unavailable for downloading, the candidate should contact the UCEED Office at IIT Bombay immediately via email or phone [see contact information below].
• A printed copy of the downloaded Admit Card MUST be produced during the examination.

Changes to the above dates, if any, will be notified on the official UCEED website (www.uceed.iitb.ac.in).

• Exam date and time: 18 January 2026, 09:00 A.M. - 12:00 Noon.
• Reporting time: Candidates can report at the examination centre (as allotted in the admit card) from 7:00 am on Sunday, January 18, 2026, with a printout of the Admit Card and a Valid Original Photo Identity Proof. This is required to record the biometric information (thumb impression and photograph) before appearing for the examination. The thumb impressions may be verified again at the time of admissions and therefore, it is recommended to ensure that fingerprints are clearly captured.
  Entry to examination centre after the start of examination (09:00 A.M.) will not be permitted.
• Only candidates with valid Admit Card and a Photo Identity Proof will be allowed inside the examination centre.
• The identity of the candidates will be verified by invigilators as well as IIT representatives. If the identity of any candidate is in doubt, the candidate may not be allowed to appear for the examination. However, at their discretion, the authorities may permit the candidate to appear for the examination after completing certain formalities. No extra time will be allowed to complete the examination instead of the time taken to complete these formalities. If candidates with doubtful identities are permitted to appear, their candidature shall be subject to the decision of UCEED-CEED Implementation Committee(UCIC), which shall be final and binding.
• Impersonation and/or use of any unfair means in the examination is a serious offence which will result in immediate disqualification of the candidate from UCEED and lead to criminal proceedings against the candidate.
• Candidates will NOT be allowed to carry any electronic devices (mobile phones, smart phones, watches of any type, calculators, tablets and the like), abacus, slide rule, log books, study material of any type, geometry box, and so on to the examination hall. A list of forbidden items will be put-up on the website before the exam, if there are additional items.
• Drawing Materials: Candidates must bring their own pencils in a transparent packet. Shades of black colour are permitted. However, sketch pens, color pencils, poster colors and other colouring materials are NOT permitted inside the examination hall. Candidates may bring a writing board of A4 size. Exchanging and borrowing of these materials is NOT permitted inside the examination hall.
• Candidates have to remain in the examination hall for the entire duration of the examination.
• Part-A of the examination is a computer-based test. In the event of any technical problems, candidates may approach the invigilator for assistance, and steps will be immediately taken to remedy the problem or assign a different computer terminal if required. Candidates will get the allotted time to attempt their paper even in the event of any technical problem, and the time lost due to technical problems shall be automatically adjusted in the server.
• Any request for change in the examination date and time will not be considered.

• Results will be declared on March 06, 2026.
• UCEED results will be available only on the official website (www.uceed.iitb.ac.in). Candidates must use their user login and password (created during registration) to view the results on the webpage.
• All the candidates who appeared in UCEED 2026 can download their Score Card from March 10, 2026 to July 31, 2026 from the official UCEED 2026 website.
• All shortlisted candidates will get a common merit rank (All India Rank). All shortlisted candidates are considered as qualified candidates in UCEED 2026.
• Obtaining a rank in UCEED 2026 does NOT guarantee admission to the BDes programme. Hard copies of the UCEED Score Card will not be available. Hence, they will NOT be sent to qualified candidates by post or email.
• The responses of the candidates for Part-A of UCEED 2026 will be available for download ONLY until the declaration of the UCEED result. Downloading of Part-A responses will be DISABLED once the UCEED results are declared. In this regard, no further requests will be entertained.
• Digital copies of the scorecards will be maintained at the UCEED office for a maximum duration of five years from the date of issue.

Rank Lists

• All shortlisted candidates will get a rank. All shortlisted candidates are considered as qualified candidates in UCEED 2026. For details on shortlisting criteria, see EVALUATION section of the Information Brochure.
• Rank list will be prepared based on the total marks (Part-A marks and Part-B marks combined) in UCEED 2026.
• If the total marks scored by two or more candidates are the same, then the following tie-break policy will be used for awarding ranks:
  • A higher rank will be assigned to the candidate who has obtained higher marks in Part-B.
  • If the criterion given in (i) does not break the tie, higher rank will be assigned to the candidate who has obtained higher marks in Section 2 of Part-A.
  • If the criteria (i) and (ii) do not break the tie, higher rank will be assigned to the candidate who has obtained higher marks in Section 1 of Part-A.
  • If there is a tie even after this, the candidates will be assigned the same rank.

Only UCEED 2026 qualified students can apply for admission to the BDes programme at IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati, IIT Hyderabad, IIT Indore, IIT Roorkee and IIITDM Jabalpur for the academic year 2026-2027. There will be a common application form for admissions to respective BDes programmes. The UCEED Office, IIT Bombay, will process the common application form and conduct the joint seat allocation process.

The application portal will be active from March 14, 2026 (Saturday), 10:00 Hrs, till April 10, 2026 (Friday), 17:30 Hrs.

B.Des. Application

• The common application form is available through the IIT Bombay Admissions Portal. Applicants can fill in their personal particulars and select institutes of their choice by indicating the order of preference.
• The application can be submitted after paying the application processing fee, uploading digital copies of relevant supporting documents, and the signed copy of the completed application form. The online application form provides detailed instructions on each step of the application process.
• Supporting documents required for application are digital copies of photograph, signature, UCEED Score Card, qualifying examination Mark Sheet (Class XII or equivalent), and where applicable, EWS/OBC-NCL/SC/ST Certificate, PwD Certificate, and OCI/PIO Card.
• UCEED and BDes admissions are two different activities. The category-wise rank obtained in UCEED indicates the candidate’s position in the respective category at the time of the result declaration.
• Seat allocation will be based on the All-India Rank (merit order), reservation category and seat availability in each institute at the time of seat allocation.
• Applicants will be able to edit their application form, including the order of preference of institutes and resubmit it till the closing date of the application period. However, after the closing date, all institute choices and information filled in the applications are treated as FINAL. Requests for ANY changes in the application (after the closing date) will strictly NOT be entertained.
• It will be the sole responsibility of the candidate to provide the correct and complete information regarding the qualifying exam and category and upload the correct documents in the required formats in the application form. Application forms that are incorrect and/or incomplete in any way will be summarily rejected, and the application will be considered invalid. The admitting institutes will conduct a document verification exercise for each candidate during admission. The admitting institutes have the right to cancel, at any stage, the admission of a candidate per their rules and regulations in practice if it is found that any information provided by the candidate is incorrect or the application is incomplete.
• Candidates may note that the offer of admission made to them during the online seat allocation process is provisional and will be confirmed by the admitting institutes only after the requisite fees are paid, the documents are duly verified, and their formalities are completed. Once the counselling is closed, the entire process of BDes admissions through the UCEED office is considered to be over and no further changes (viz. changing institute etc.) are permitted.

To know about the eligibility criteria for applying for BDes, visit this page: Eligibility for Admission.

Application Fee:
The B.Des. admission application counselling processing fee for applicants of all categories and genders is Rs. 4,000/- (Rupees Four Thousand only). This fee is non-refundable and non-transferable.

Application to BDes Programmes at IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati, IIT Hyderabad, IIT Indore, IIT Roorkee and IIITDM Jabalpur (Participating Institutes) will begin from March 14, 2026 (Saturday), 10:00 Hrs. The application portal will be closed on April 10, 2026 (Friday), 17:30 Hrs.

B.Des. 2026-27 Seat Allotment Schedule The following rules will govern the joint seat allotment:

• If the selected candidates DO NOT remit the seat acceptance fee before the deadline or DECLINE the admission, their application will stand CANCELLED.
  - They will NOT be considered for the subsequent round of seat allotment.
  - These vacant seats will be offered to other eligible candidates to be filled up during the subsequent rounds (if any) of seat allotment.
• If applicants are allotted their FIRST choice of institute, they can either ACCEPT (‘freeze’) the offer or DECLINE it. If they choose to DECLINE the offer, they will NOT be considered for subsequent rounds, and their current seat allocation shall be CANCELLED. This seat will be filled during the subsequent rounds (if any) of allotment.
• Suppose applicants are allotted their SECOND/THIRD/FOURTH/FIFTH choice of institute. In that case, they can opt to either ACCEPT ('freeze') the choice or ACCEPT WITH THE OPTION TO BE CONSIDERED FOR UPWARD MOVEMENT ('float') choice for subsequent rounds (if any) of the joint seat allocation.
  -If the candidates choose the 'freeze' option, it means they have ACCEPTED the offer and do not wish to participate in further rounds of seat allocation. Such candidates will NOT be considered in subsequent round(s) of seat allocation.
  - If the candidates choose 'float' option, it means they have ACCEPTED the offer and have indicated that, if admission to an institute of their higher preference is offered, they will accept it. Else, they will continue with the currently ac-cepted institute. Such candidates will be considered in subsequent round(s) of seat allocation.
  - For candidates who choose the 'float' option, allocation of a seat in an institute of their higher preference in a subsequent round would AUTOMATICALLY result in the forfeiture of the seat accepted by them in the earlier round.
• In cases of ACCEPT/FLOAT/FREEZE, the candidates must pay the complete amount of the seat acceptance fee mentioned in the provisional seat allotment letter. Failure to make the payment will result in the cancellation of their allotted seat, and they will not be considered in any further rounds (if any) of seat allocation.
• Candidates offered seats have to remit the seat acceptance fee only ONCE. Thus, candidates allotted another seat (because they chose the ‘float’ option) need not pay the seat acceptance fee again. Candidates must exercise extreme caution and avoid getting tricked by fraudsters contacting them regarding rank allotment and admissions. Please follow information provided on the UCEED website (www.uceed.iitb.ac.in) only.
• For candidates who accept the offered seat, the seat acceptance fee will be adjusted against the institute fees of the admitting institute at the time of joining. For candidates who decline the offered seat after remitting the seat acceptance fee, the refund of the seat acceptance fee will be governed by the policies of the admitting institute.
• To avoid any last-minute unforeseen transaction issues, candidates are advised to pay the Seat Acceptance Fee for a round well before the end time/date of the corresponding round.
• All candidates, who will pay the Seat Acceptance Fee in rounds I and II, can withdraw till the round-II withdrawal end date for claiming the refund. Withdrawals can be done only during the prescribed withdrawal schedules. The refund will be Rs. 55,000/- (Rupees Fifty-Five Thousand only) for GEN/EWS/OBC-NCL candidates, and Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand only) for SC/ST/PwD candidates, after deducting the seat cancellation and processing charges of Rs. 5,000/- (Rupees Five Thousand only).
• Seat Allotment Rounds III, IV and V are for filling of the vacant seats, if any. The option “FLOAT” will remain ACTIVE till the payment end date of Round-IV. Candidates can withdraw during the prescribed withdrawal schedules for Rounds III and IV but Seat Acceptance Fees paid in the Rounds III, IV and V will not be refunded.
• Candidates do not have an option to withdraw/decline an accepted/allotted seat after the announcement of the last round of seat allocation.

To apply for admission to the BDes programmes of the participating institutes, i.e., IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati, IIT Hyderabad, IIT Indore, IIT Roorkee and IIITDM Jabalpur, an applicant is required to fulfil ALL the following three criteria simultaneously.

Criterion 1 – Age limit:
The candidate should have been born on or after October 1, 2001, if belonging to the OPEN/EWS/OBC-NCL category and on or after October 1, 1996, if belonging to the SC, ST or PwD category.

Criterion 2 – UCEED qualification:
The candidate should have qualified, i.e., obtained a rank, in UCEED 2026.

Criterion 3 – Qualifying examination:
The candidate should have passed all five subjects in the qualifying examination (Class XII or equivalent) in 2025 or 2026. Those who appeared for the first time in their qualifying examination in 2024 or earlier are NOT eligible.

Candidates from the Science Stream (at 10+2 level) with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics as subjects are eligible to apply to all the seven participating institutes (IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati, IIT Hyderabad, IIT Indore, IIT Roorkee and IIITDM Jabalpur). Candidates from any other stream (Science without Mathematics or Physics or Chemistry, Commerce, and Arts & Humanities) are eligible to apply to IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Hyderabad and IIT Indore.

The following table provides the consolidated information on the eligibility of admissions to B.Des. programme in the participating institutes. The candidates appearing for their qualifying examination (Class XII or equivalent) in 2026 should ensure the following:

• all parts of their final examination are completed by the date of application for admission. However, in exceptional cases where the qualifying examination is expected to be held after the date of application for admission, candidates must contact UCEED office by email addressed to uceed@iitb.ac.in.
• proof of having passed the qualifying examination with required eligibility is submitted by September 30, 2026 to the admitting institute.

If a qualifying Examination Board awards only letter grades without providing information on the passing grade on the grade sheet, the candidate should obtain a certificate from the Board specifying the passing grade and upload it along with the grade sheet. In case such a certificate is not provided, the decision taken by the UCEED-CEED Implementation Committee(UCIC) will be final.

The criteria, as specified above, are applicable “in toto” to all the applicants, including foreign nationals. Seats allotted to foreign nationals are supernumerary, with a cap of 10% of the total seats in a program. Applications from foreign nationals holding OCI/PIO cards issued BEFORE 4th March 2021 are only considered under the OPEN category. They are outside the ambit of seat reservation under the EWS, OBC-NCL, SC, and ST categories.

FIVE rounds of seat allotment will be conducted. The schedule for the seat allotment rounds is given below. However, the seat allotment will be closed once the seats are filled. A seat will be provisionally allotted based on the applicant's All India Rank (AIR) in UCEED 2026, category and choice of institutes. Selected candidates will be sent provisional allotment letters via their registered email. They will be directed to an online payment system to remit the Seat Acceptance Fee of Rs. 60,000/- (Rupees Sixty Thousand only) for GEN/EWS/OBC-NCL and Rs. 15,000/- (Rupees Fifteen Thousand only) for SC/ST/PwD.

Seat Matrix:
The following table shows category-wise distribution of the available seats in Bachelor of Design (B.Des.) programmes at IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati, IIT Hyderabad, IIT Indore, IIT Roorkee and IIITDM Jabalpur for the academic year 2025-2026. PwD reservation is 5% will be horizontal. The allocation of seats in the PwD category will be displayed along with the seat matrix of academic year 2026-27.

Candidate may refer to the final seat matrix for the academic year 2026-27 from the official UCEED 2026 website (www.uceed.iitb.ac.in) at the time of application for BDes admissions.

Please click on the respective Institutes for the fee structure of undergraduate programmes.

• IIT Bombay
• IIT Delhi
• IIT Guwahati
• IIT Hyderabad
• IIT Roorkee
• IIITDM Jabalpur
• IIT Indore