UCEED Exam Date:18 Jan' 26 - 18 Jan' 26
The IIT Bombay B.Des admission 2026 details will be notified on the official website -uceed.iitb.ac.in. The IIT Bombay B.Des 2026 admission will be done based on the UCEED entrance exam. Candidates have to appear and obtain a valid score in UCEED 2026. The admissions into IIT Bombay B.Des 2026 will be done as per the UCEED 2026 schedule. Candidates have to register and participate in UCEED counselling to obtain IIT Bombay B.Des admission 2026. Read the complete article to know more about the IIT Bombay BDes admission 2026, including dates, eligibility, and more.
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The IIT Bombay B.Des 2026 admission will be done in multiple rounds. Candidates who obtain the IIT Bombay B.Des 2026 seat allotment will be required to complete document verification and pay the fees within the prescribed deadline to confirm their admission.
The IIT Bombay B.Des 2026 admission dates will be notified on the official website. Candidates can check the IIT Bombay B.Des dates 2026 in the table below.
Particulars | Dates (tentative) |
IIT Bombay BDes application start and end dates | October 2025 |
Dates to apply for BDes at IIT Bombay with a late fee | First week of November 2025 |
UCEED BDes admit card download date | First week of January 2026 |
UCEED 2026 exam date | Third week of January 2026 |
UCEED result release date | First week of March 2026 |
Particulars | Dates (tentative) |
IIT Bombay BDes admission start date | Second week of March 2026 |
Last date to apply for BDes counselling at IIT Bombay | Fourth week of March 2026 |
Round 1 seat allotment | April 2026 |
Round 2 seat allotment | May 2026 |
Round 3 seat allotment | June 2026 |
Round 4 seat allotment | June 2026 |
Round 5 seat allotment | July 2026 |
The Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, will release the IIT Bombay BDes eligibility criteria 2026 along with the UCEED notification. Candidates seeking BDes course at IIT Bombay have to meet the eligibility criteria laid down by the authorities.
Age Limit: Aspirants belonging to OPEN/EWS/OBC-NCL category should have been born on or after October 1, 2001. However, candidates belonging to SC, ST or PwD category, should be born on or after October 1, 1996.
UCEED qualification: The candidate should have qualified, i.e., obtained a rank in UCEED 2026.
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.
Photograph
Signature
UCEED Score Card
Qualifying examination Mark Sheet (Class XII or equivalent)
EWS/OBC-NCL/SC/ST Certificate
PwD Certificate
OCI/PIO Card
To apply for IIT Bombay BDes course admission, candidates must visit the UCEED official website - uceed.iitb.ac.in. The common application form will be available through the IIT Bombay Admissions Portal. While filling a form for BDes course at IIT Bombay, aspirants have to fill in their personal particulars and select institutes of their choice by indicating the order of preference. To obtain B.Des admission at IIT Bombay, candidates must opt IIT Bombay as the first choice. After filling out all information, candidates will be required to upload documents as per specifications and make the payment of counselling registration fee.
The authorities released the IDC IIT Bombay seats BDes at the official website. The total seats for BDes course at IIT Bombay is 37.
Category | Number of seats |
Open | 14 |
Open-PwD | 0 |
EWS | 4 |
EWS-PwD | 1 |
OBC-NCL | 9 |
OBC-PwD | 0 |
SC | 5 |
SC-PwD | 1 |
ST | 3 |
ST-PWD | 0 |
Total | 37 |
The IIT Bombay B.Des fee 2026 is yet to be released by the institute. Meanwhile candidates can check the fee for the previous year below.
(A) IIT Bombay B.Des One-Time Fee
Particulars | Fees (Rs) |
Admission Fee | 9200 |
Student Welfare Fund | 1300 |
Total | 10500 |
(B) IIT Bombay BDes Per Semester Fees
Particulars | Fees (Rs) |
Tuition Fees - Statutory fees * | 100000 |
Registration Fee & Examination Fee | 2300 |
Gymkhana Fee | 2300 |
Student Benevolent Fund | 750 |
Student Accident Insurance Fund | 350 |
Medical Fee | 2050 |
Total | 107750 |
(C) Refundable Deposits (To be paid at the time of admission)
Particulars | Fees (Rs) |
Institute Security Deposits | 5000 |
Library Security Deposits | 5000 |
Total | 10000 |
Grand total of (A+B+C) | 128250 |
Note: All SC/ ST/ PwD category students are exempted from the payment of Tuition Fee from the section (B).
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
To get IIT Bombay BDes admission, candidates are required to appear and qualify the UCEED exam.
Yes, there is an age limit for IIT Bombay B.Des 2026 admission.
IIT Bombay BDes fees is Rs. 123350.
Total seats in IIT Bombay for Bdes are 37.
On Question asked by student community
Hello,
NIFT 2026 admission - Applications release around November–December 2025.
UCEED 2026- Registrations open around September–October 2025.
Pearl Academy - They have multiple admission cycles (Jan, April, June). Applications usually open by October 2025 for Jan cycle.
Keep checking official sites regularly since dates shift slightly every year.
Thank you!
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Hello Akanksha,
For NID DAT 2026, your eligibility is established based on your born date as you are born on or after July 1st 2005. For UCEED 2026, your eligibility is dependent on your born date by category. You are eligible if you are OPEN/EWS/OBC-NCL category and born on or after October 1, 2001. If you are SC/ST/PwD category you must be born on or after October 1, 1996 in order to be eligible. Based on your born date of December 20th, 2006 for both NID DAT 2026 and UCEED 2026; you will be eligible.
The UCEED exam is conducted by IIT Bombay, and the previous year’s question papers you can download the papers along with answer keys directly from the link given below :
https://design.careers360.com/articles/uceed-previous-year-question-papers
Thank you and all the best!
Currently, NSUT does not offer a B.Des. program. However, other institutes like IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, and IIITDM Jabalpur offer B.Des. through UCEED.
Expected UCEED Cutoffs (General Category):
IIT Bombay: Around Rank 14
IIT Delhi: Around Rank 35
IIITDM Jabalpur: Around Rank 165
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