UCEED Application Date:01 Oct' 25 - 31 Oct' 25
Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay offers design courses at undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral level. Aspirants who are seeking admission to IIT Bombay need to go through the detailed information about courses and their fee structure. Along with the courses offered, aspirants can also check IIT Bombay design courses along with their fee structure.
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IIT Bombay offers admissions to design courses on the basis of the UCEED for UG and CEED scores for PG courses respectively. The institute has a separate Industrial Design Centre (IDC) which is solely dedicated to IIT Bombay design courses. Continue to read for more details on IIT Bombay design courses and fee structure.
Candidates are required to have a valid UCEED score of the session to take admission in the four years B.Des courses in IIT Bombay. According to the IIT Bombay Design Courses & Fee Structure, all the candidates, irrespective of their categories are expected to pay Rs.2000 (Rupees Two Thousand Only) as the application counselling fees for IIT Bombay BDes Course admission. IIT Bombay design fees 2026 is yet to be released. In the meantime, candidates can also check previous year’s IIT Bombay design course fees.
Particulars | Fees |
Admission Fee | Rs. 8750 |
Student welfare fund | Rs. 1250 |
Tuition Fee | Rs. 100,000 |
Registration/ Examination Fee | Rs. 2200 |
Gymkhana Fee | Rs. 2200 |
Student Benevolent Fund | Rs. 700 |
Student Accident Insurance fee | Rs. 300 |
Medical Fee | Rs. 1950 |
Institute Security Deposit | Rs. 3000 |
Library Security Deposit | Rs. 3000 |
Total | Rs. 1,23,350 |
Through CEED ranks students will be given admission in various M.Des programmes at IIT Bombay. Before applying for admission in IIT Bombay, design aspirants must check the prescribed eligibility criteria of admission to the institute. Candidates must note that only those students who will qualify CEED are eligible to apply for the MDes and PhD programmes in IIT Bombay and other top colleges accepting CEED scores. After clearing the CEED entrance test, candidates will have to appear for an admission test followed by an Interview at IDC, IIT Bombay. The institute is most likely to offer the following M.Des programme -
Programme | Stream | Duration and Basic Eligibility Criteria |
M.Des | Communication Design (CD) |
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Animation Design (AN) | ||
Industrial Design (ID) | ||
Mobility and Vehicle Design (MD) | ||
Interaction Design (IN) |
MDes fees 2026 of IIT Bombay has not been out yet. The candidates can check the MDes fee from the previous year that will help them get an estimate.
Fee Components / Applicable programmes | For Group-I Admission Category | For Group- II Admission Category | For SC/ST/ PWD Category | For Institute Staff category | Non Specified Group | ||||||
A. Admission Fees (to be paid one time at the time of admission) – Non Refundable | |||||||||||
1 | Admission Fees | 9200 | 9200 | 9200 | 9200 | 9200 | |||||
2 | Student Welfare Fund | 1300 | 1300 | 1300 | 1300 | 1300 | |||||
Total one time Non-refundable admission fees payable at the time of Admission for M.Des | 10500 | 10500 | 10500 | 10500 | 10500 | ||||||
B. Deposits (to be paid one time at the time of admission) – Refundable * | |||||||||||
* - Deposits will be refunded to the students after he/she has left (leaves of his/her own/asked to leave/graduates) from the Institute, subject to clearing all the dues. If any dues are pending, they can be deducted from the deposits and the remaining amount will be refunded. For the graduated students, the charges of Lifetime membership of IITBAA will be deducted from the Deposits. | |||||||||||
1 | Institute Security Deposits | 5000 | 5000 | 5000 | 0 | 5000 | |||||
2 | Library Security Deposits | 5000 | 5000 | 5000 | 0 | 5000 | |||||
One time Deposits payable at the time of admission | 10000 | 10000 | 10000 | 0 | 10000 | ||||||
C. Total Per Semester Fees payable) FOR BATCH 2024 (New entrants) | |||||||||||
For M.Des | 25750 | 67750 | 7750 | 5350 | |||||||
Fees payable for applicable programmes and batch | For Group-I Admission Category | For Group- II Admission Category | For SC/ST/ PWD Category | For Institute Staff category | Non Specified Group | ||||||
For M.Des (Tuition Fee concession of Rs.42000/- is included for Group-I category) | 46250 | 88250 | 28250 | 15850 |
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Students who will qualify in the CEED exam will be eligible to apply for the PhD programmes at IIT Bombay and other top colleges accepting the CEED scores. Students will be able to take the PhD programmes as part-time or full-time at IIT Bombay design courses. To have better insight into the courses offered along with the eligibility criteria and respective fees, candidates must read the complete article of IIT Bombay design courses & fee structure. From the date of confirmation of registration, PhD candidates will have five/six years to complete the programmes.
IDC School of Design currently offers PhD programmes in the following six domains -
Industrial Design
Communication Design
Interaction Design
Mobility and Vehicle Design
Human Factors and Ergonomics
Animation and Film
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Yes, only those candidates who qualify the UCEED exam will be eligible for BDes admission at IIT Bombay.
Candidates with valid CEED scores will be able to apply for IIT Bombay M.Des admission. However, before applying for admission, candidates are advised to go through the prescribed eligibility criteria for IIT Bombay M.Des admission.
Candidates with valid CEED scores can apply for IIT Bombay M.Des admission. However, before applying for admission, candidates are advised to go through the prescribed eligibility criteria for IIT Bombay M.Des admission.
To seek admission in IIT Bombay, aspirants will need a valid score of CEED. The admission committee will offer admissions based on the overall criteria of one’s previous academic performance, work experience, performance in the design aptitude test, interview, and portfolio.
To seek admission in IIT Bombay, aspirants need to have a valid score of CEED. The admission committee will offer you admission based on the overall criteria of your previous academic performance, work experience, performance in the design aptitude test, interview, and portfolio.
The basic criteria for admission in IIT Bombay for B.Des programmes will be considered based on overall previous academic performance, work experience, performance in design test, interview, portfolio, and UCEED scores of candidates.
Yes, only those candidates who qualify the UCEED exam are eligible for BDes at IIT Bombay.
On Question asked by student community
Hello Dear Candidate,
Here's the full study material for UCEED 2026: https://design.careers360.com/download/ebooks/uceed-full-study-material Thank You
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!
Hello!
UCEED is a competitive exam for design aspirants, testing design aptitude, logical thinking, creativity, and visualisation skills. To improve your score out of 300, start by understanding the exam pattern—Part A (objective) and Part B (subjective). For Part A, practice reasoning, numerical aptitude, and environmental & social awareness questions. For Part B, focus on drawing, sketching, and presenting your ideas clearly. Solve past year UCEED papers and join online mock test series. Spend at least 2–3 hours daily practising creative problem-solving and sketching. Also, work on time management because the exam requires quick thinking.
Thank you for reading, and I wish you the best
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!
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