UCEED Exam Date:18 Jan' 26 - 18 Jan' 26
The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay) has announced the release date of the UCEED 2026 notification and the UCEED 2026 exam date. Candidates must be aware of the UCEED exam fees 2026 to complete the registration and obtain admission. The UCEED 2026 exam fees include two main components - the UCEED 2026 registration fees and the UCEED admission counselling fee. The details will be available in the UCEED 2026 notification, which will be published on October 1, 2025. In this article, get complete details of the UCEED 2026 fees as per last year's trends.
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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 UCEED 2026 application form is expected to open in October 2025.
UCEED Admission Counselling Fees: This is the B.Des admission application counselling processing fee that candidates have to pay while filling up the Common Application Form at the time of UCEED counselling for admission into the UG design programme participating IITs.
The table below provides the tentative UCEED 2026 entrance exam fee as per the trends seen last year.
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) | Female candidates and PwD candidates | USD 420 |
All other candidates | USD 525 |
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 can pay the UCEED registration fees online at the time of submitting the online application form on the official website - uceed.iitb.ac.in. The institute is expected to open UCEED registrations tentatively in October 2025. Candidates must pay the fees before the UCEED application form fee last date. Applicants will have the chance 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 UCEED 2026 schedule will be published in the information brochure at the time of release of the exam notification. The UCEED registration last date is expected to be in November 2025, when the institute will close the applications with a late fee. The UCEED 2026 registration last date with regular fee is expected to be in the last week of October 2025.
The UCEED exam fees 2026 are 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 exam fee for the general category is Rs 4000.
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 fees are the application fee to be paid at the time of registration and the admission counselling fee.
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!
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!
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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