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The Undergraduate Common Entrance Exam for Design is scheduled to be conducted on January 18, 2026, from 9 am to 12 pm. The UCEED 2026 exam day guidelines have been notified in the information brochure. Aspirants can also find the important UCEED exam instructions on the UCEED 2026 admit card, which was issued on January 2. Candidates who registered for UCEED 2026 must carefully follow the UCEED exam day guidelines to avoid any issues and successfully appear for the exam. In this article, check the UCEED exam day guidelines.
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IIT Bombay conducts the UCEED exam for admission into the B.Des programme of 6 participating IITs and IIITDM Jabalpur.
UCEED 2026 will be conducted on January 18, 2026 Sunday between 9 am 10 12 pm. Both Part A and Part B of the examination will be conducted on the same day. Candidates have to attempt both parts of the exam to be considered for admission.
Any request for a change in the exam date and time or the exam centre will not be entertained
IIT Bombay has notified the exam day guidelines in the information brochure. Failure to comply with the instructions can lead to the candidate’s disqualification from the UCEED admission process.
The authorities will put up a list of prohibited items for UCEED on its official website. The following is a list of items that are not allowed to be carried inside the examination hall for UCEED 2026 as per the notified exam day guidelines.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The UCEED 2026 exam day guidelines have been notified in the information brochure.
The UCEED exam guidelines clearly say that watches of any type are not allowed during the UCEED examination.
UCEED 2026 will be conducted on January 18, 2026, from 9 am to 12 pm
On Question asked by student community
Hello Dear Student,
With UCEED AIR 130 (Open category) and currently allotted IIITDM Jabalpur under the FLOAT option, your chances after Rounds 4 and 5 depend on how many higher-ranked candidates withdraw or move to their preferred institutes.
Based on recent Round 5 Open-category closing ranks:
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Hello,
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
Hi! To check the UCEED 2025 opening and closing rank, click on the link provided below.
Link:
UCEED 2025 cutoff
You can estimate your chances more accurately using the predictor here:
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