UCEED 2026 registration begins today at 5 pm; application fee, eligibility, important dates
Vikas Kumar Pandit | October 1, 2025 | 02:34 PM IST | 3 mins read
UCEED Registration 2026: The exam will be held on January 18 from 9 am to 12 noon. Apply online at uceed.iitb.ac.in/2026/ for BDes admission.
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Download EBookThe Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay will begin the registration process for the Undergraduate Common Entrance Examination for Design (UCEED) 2026 today at 5 pm. Candidates can apply for the UCEED entrance exam 2026 through the official website at uceed.iitb.ac.in/2026/.
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As per the announced schedule, the last date to register for the UCEED 2026 is October 31 without late fee. UCEED 2026 will be conducted in 27 cities across India. Candidates are required to select three preferred cities in order of priority during online registration.
The UCEED 2026 exam will be conducted on January 18, 2026, in a single shift from 9 am to 12 noon. The UCEED 2026 results are scheduled to be declared on March 6, 2026. Candidates will be able to download their score cards starting from March 10, 2026, through the official UCEED website.
The exam serves as the basis for admissions to Bachelor of Design (BDes) programmes at IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati, IIT Hyderabad, IIT Indore, IIT Roorkee, and IIITDM Jabalpur. Several other institutes also accept the UCEED score for admission to their BDes courses.
UCEED 2026: Eligibility criteria
Candidates, including foreign nationals, should meet the following eligibility criteria to appear in UCEED 2026.
- Candidates from OPEN, EWS, and OBC-NCL categories should be born on or after October 1, 2001, while those in the SC, ST, or PwD categories should be born on or after October 1, 1996.
- Candidates can attempt the exam a maximum of two times, and only in consecutive years. The UCEED score is valid for one year and can be used only for admissions in the corresponding academic year.
Qualifying examination
- Candidates should have appeared for the Class 12 (or equivalent) exam for the first time in 2025 or 2026.
- Students from all streams—Science, Commerce, and Arts & Humanities—are eligible.
- Candidates who appeared for Class 12 for the first time in 2024 or earlier are not eligible.
- Candidates already allotted a BDes seat in any participating institute after seat allocation closure are not eligible, even if they have a remaining attempt.
UCEED 2026 registration fee
The category-wise registration fee for the UCEED 2026 is given in the table below.
|
Nationality |
Category |
Fee (In Rs) |
|
Indian Nationals |
Female Candidates (all categories) |
2,000 |
|
SC, ST, PwD Candidates |
2,000 |
|
|
All Other Candidates |
4,000 |
|
|
Foreign Nationals (holders of OCI/PIO cards issued BEFORE 4th March 2021) |
Female Candidates and PwD Candidates |
2,000 |
|
All Other Candidates |
4,000 |
|
|
Foreign Nationals (including holders of OCI/PIO cards issued ON or AFTER 4th March 2021) |
Candidates from SAARC countries |
USD 200 |
|
Candidates from Non-SAARC countries |
USD 250 |
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UCEED 2026: Important dates
The detailed UCEED 2026 schedule is given on the table below.
|
Activity |
Date |
|
Start date for Online Registration |
October 1, 2025 |
|
Last date for Online Registration with regular fee |
October 31, 2025 |
|
Last date for Online Registration with late fee |
November 7, 2025 |
|
Start date for Admit Card downloading |
January 2, 2026 |
|
Last date for rectification of discrepancies in Admit card |
January 8, 2026 |
|
UCEED 2025: date and time of exam |
January 18, 2026 from 9 am to 12 noon |
|
Release of Draft Answer Key and candidates’ response for Part-A |
January 20, 2026 |
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Last date for uploading comments (if any)
|
January 22, 2026 |
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Release of Final Answer Key for Part-A |
January 28, 2026 |
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Announcement of cut-off marks for Part-A |
February 5, 2026 |
|
Declaration of results |
March 6, 2026 |
|
Start date for Score Card downloading |
March 10, 2026 |
|
Last date for Score Card downloading |
July 31, 2026 |
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