UCEED 2026 Exam Fees: Category-wise Registration Fee, Late Fee, Refund Policy

UCEED 2026 Exam Fees: Category-wise Registration Fee, Late Fee, Refund Policy

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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 dates were from October 1 to November 5, 2025, with a regular fee. Further candidates could submit the UCEED 2026 application form with a late fee 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.

UCEED 2026 Exam Fees: Category-wise Registration Fee, Late Fee, Refund Policy
UCEED 2026 Registration 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.

UCEED Exam Fees 2026 Components

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.

  • 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.

UCEED 2026 Application Fees

The table below provides the UCEED 2026 entrance exam fee as given in the exam notification.

UCEED 2026 Registration Fees

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

UCEED 2026 Exam Fee with Late Fees

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.

UCEED 2026 Exam Late Fees

Category

Fee

Indian nationals

Rs 500

Foreign nationals

USD 50

UCEED Admission Counselling Fees

Particulars

Admission Fee

All Categories

Rs 4000

How to Pay UCEED Exam Fees Online?

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.

UCEED Registration Last Date

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.

Is the UCEED Exam Fee Refundable?

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)

Q: What are the UCEED exam fees?
A:

The UCEED exam fees are the application fee to be paid at the time of registration and the admission counselling fee.

Q: How much is the UCEED entrance exam application fee?
A:

The UCEED entrance exam application fee is Rs 2000 for females, SC, ST, and PwD candidates and Rs 4000 for other candidates.

Q: What is the UCEED exam fee for the general category?
A:

The UCEED exam fee for the general category is Rs 4000.

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