The UCEED 2026 exam fees include two main components - the UCEED 2026 registration fees and the UCEED admission counselling fee. The details are available in the UCEED 2026 notification, which was published on October 1, 2025. The UCEED 2026 application window is now closed. Candidates were allowed to submit the UCEED 2026 application form till November 10, 2025. Candidates must be aware of the UCEED exam fees 2026 to complete the registration and obtain admission. In this article, get complete details of the UCEED 2026 fees.
IIT Bombay will conduct UCEED 2026 on January 18. 2026. Candidates who have been shortlisted in the Undergraduate Common Entrance Exam for Design will be admitted into the B.Des programme of participating IITs.
As stated above, there are two main components to the UCEED exam fees as given below -
UCEED 2026 Application Fees: This is the UCEED entrance exam fee that candidates have to pay at the time of completing their registration.
The table below provides the UCEED 2026 entrance exam fee as given in the exam notification.
Type of Candidate | Category | Fees |
Indian Nationals | Female candidates (all categories) | Rs 2000 |
SC, ST, PwD candidates | Rs 2000 | |
All Other Candidates | Rs 4000 | |
Foreign Nationals (holders of OCI/PIO cards issued before March 4, 2021) | Female candidates and PwD candidates | Rs 2000 |
All other candidates | Rs 4000 | |
Foreign Nationals (including holders of OCI/PIO cards issued on or after March 4, 2021) | Candidates from SAARC countries | USD 200 |
Candidates from Non-SAARC Countries | USD 250 |
Candidates have to pay a late fee of Rs 500 or USD 50 after the deadline to complete the registration, with the regular fee ends.
Category | Fee |
Indian nationals | Rs 500 |
Foreign nationals | USD 50 |
Particulars | Admission Fee |
All Categories | Rs 4000 |
Candidates to pay the UCEED registration fees online at the time of submitting the online application form on the official website - uceed.iitb.ac.in. Candidates must pay the fees before the UCEED application form fee last date. Applicants had to register with the regular UCEED 2026 application fee, as well as a late fee.
The UCEED admission counselling processing fee has to be paid online through IIT Bombay’s admission portal at the time of UCEED counselling registration.
The detailed UCEED 2026 schedule was published in the information brochure at the time of release of the exam notification. The UCEED registration last date was November 5 with a regular fee and November 10, 2025 with a late fee of Rs 500.
The UCEED exam fees 2026 is non-refundable and non-transferable. It means candidates will not be able to get back the UCEED registration fee or the UCEED admission counselling fee once they pay it.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The UCEED entrance exam application fee is Rs 2000 for females, SC, ST, and PwD candidates and Rs 4000 for other candidates.
The UCEED exam fee for the general category is Rs 4000.
The UCEED exam fees are the application fee to be paid at the time of registration and the admission counselling fee.
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With an SC category rank of 92 in UCEED, you may be eligible for admission to some IITs, depending on the cutoff and seat availability during the counselling process. The cutoff varies each year, so you can check the details for the previous year's cutoff here: UCEED Previous Years
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