UPES B.Des Admissions 2026
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Indian Institute of Technology Bombay will issue the UCEED 2027 notification tentatively in October 2027 on its official website - iitb.ac.in. Candidates will be able to complete UCEED 2027 registration online. IIT Bombay conducts the Undergraduate Common Entrance Examination for Design for admission into the B.Des programmes of participating IITs. UCEED 2027 will be tentatively conducted in January 2027. Shortlisted candidates in the exam will be offered IIT B.Des admission through the UCEED counselling process. In this article, get complete details of UCEED 2027, including dates, eligibility, syllabus, and more.
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The UCEED participating institutes include 6 IITs, namely IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati, IIT Hyderabad, IIT Roorkee, and IIT Indore, and also IIITDM Jabalpur. The IIT B.Des admission will be conducted through the UCEED counselling process.
Particulars | Details |
Exam name | Undergraduate Common Entrance Examination for Design |
Short name | UCEED |
Conducting body | IIT Bombay |
Frequency | Once a year |
Mode | Online (Part A) and Offline (Part B) |
Programmes offered | B.Des |
Participating Institutes | 7 |
The UCEED 2027 dates will be notified on the official website - iitb.ac.in. Candidates can check all the UCEED dates in the table below.
Events | Dates (tentative) |
UCEED notification release date | October 1, 2026 |
UCEED 2027 application form release date | October 1, 2026 |
Last date to apply | Without late fee - October 31, 2026 |
With late fee - November 2026 | |
UCEED 2027 admit card date | First wek of January 2027 |
Last date to rectify discrepancies in the admit card | Second week of January 2027 |
UCEED 2027 Exam Date | Third week of January 2027 |
UCEED 2027 draft answer key date | Third week of January 2027 |
Last date to submit comments on draft answer key | Fourth week of January 2027 |
UCEED 2027 final answer key | Fourth week of January 2027 |
UCEED 2027 part A cut-off date | First week of February 2027 |
UCEED 2027 result date | First week of March 2027 |
Scorecard download starts | Second week of March 2027 to July 2027 |
Submission of application for the B.Des admission | March to April 2027 |
Round 1 seat allotment | Fourth week of April 2027 |
Payment of seat acceptance fee | Fourth week of April 2027 |
Withdrawal of seat | Second week of May 2027 |
Round 2 seat allotment | Third week of May 2027 |
Payment of seat acceptance fee | Third week of May 2027 |
Withdrawal of seat | Fourth week of May 2027 |
Round 3 seat allotment | First week of June 2027 |
Payment of seat acceptance fee | Second week of June 2027 |
Withdrawal of seat | Third week of June 2027 |
Round 4 seat allotment | Fourth week of June 2027 |
Payment of seat acceptance fee | Fourth week of June 2027 |
Withdrawal of seat | Fourth week of June 2027 |
Round 5 seat allotment | First week of July 2027 |
Payment of seat acceptance fee | First week of July 2027 |
The Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, notifies the eligibility criteria for UCEED on its official website. Interested applicants must ensure they fulfill the UCEED 2027 eligibility criteria before completing registration. UCEED eligibility criteria includes requirements about the educational qualification, age limit, attempts and more.
Particulars | Details |
Year of passing the qualifying exam | Candidates who will be appearing in UCEED exam, they should have either passed the class XII or any other relevant qualifying exam exam either during the year of application or the next year. |
Age limit | Candidates must not be more than 24 years of age at the time of application. Candidates from SC/ST and PwD have an age relaxation of 5 years |
Number of attempts | Candidates who would be appearing for UCEED, they have the option to appear in the exam two consecutive times. The score for UCEED will be valid for a year and candidates will be entitled to admission to the corresponding academic year. |
Subjects | IIITDM Jabalpur requires students to have physics, chemistry and biology/mathematics in class 12.. IIT Guwahati and IIT Roorkee require students to have physics, chemistry, and mathematics as a compulsory subject in class 12th. However, candidates from all streams can apply for IIT Bombay, Delhi, Hyderabad, and Indore. |
IIT Bombay will release the UCEED application form tentatively in October 2026. Candidates will be able to complete UCEED registration from the official website - uceed.iitb.ac.in
Visit the official website - uceed.iitb.ac.in
Click on the new registration link
Generate login credentials by providing basic details such as name, date of birth, mobile number, and email ID.
Next, login and and fill up the application form by providing personal information, academic details, and communication details.
Select the UCEED 2027 exam centre
Upload the scanned photograph and the prescribed documents
Pay the UCEED registration fee
Download and take a print of the UCEED 2026 application form
Category | Fee |
Female candidates (all categories) | Rs. 2000 |
SC/ST/PwD candidates | Rs. 2000 |
All other candidates | Rs. 4000 |
IIT Bombay will notify the UCEED 2027 syllabus in its admission brochure. The UCEED syllabus provides the important topics and sections to be covered in the exam. The UCEED 2027 syllabus for Parts A and B is given below.
Topics | Description |
Visualisation and Spatial Reasoning | Ability to visualise and transform 2D shapes and 3D objects and their spatial relationships. |
Practical and Scientific Knowledge | Know-how of scientific principles and everyday objects. |
Observation and Design Sensitivity | Capacity to detect concealed properties in day-to-day life and think critically about them. Attention to detail, classification, analysis, inference, and prediction. |
Environment and Society | General awareness of environmental, social, and cultural connections with design. |
Analytical and Logical Reasoning | Ability to analyse qualitative and quantitative information. |
Language | Proficiency in reading and comprehending Standard English. |
Creativity | Grasp verbal and non-verbal analogies, metaphors, signs, and symbols. |
Topics | Description |
Drawing | Ability to draw products, people, or scenes in proportion with good line quality, composition, proportion, perspective, and shading. |
Design Aptitude | Capability to practically and appropriately respond to problems/situations with ingenuity and empathy. |
The UCEED 2027 exam pattern lays out the structure and modalities of the exam. The UCEED exam pattern informs the candidates on the exam duration, number of questions asked, and total number of marks, and also it acts as a guide for focused preparation. Given below is an overview of the exam pattern.
Particulars | Exam Details |
Duration | 3 Hours |
Medium | English |
Sections | Part-A and Part-B |
Mode | Part A - Online Part B - To be answered offline |
UCEED total marks | 300 |
Division of marks and time | Part A: 2 hours and 200 marks Part B: 1 hour and 100 marks |
Given below are a few preparation tips for UCEED 2027 that candidates can follow to improve their performance in the exam.
Understanding the syllabus and exam pattern
Create a study schedule and stick to the routine
Solve the mock test and the sample question paper of the previous year
Understand the elements and basic principles of design, such as colour theory, typography, and animation techniques
Focus on maintaining speed and accuracy at the same time
Boost your creativity and observation skills
The UCEED previous year question papers are an important learning resource for candidates. The table below provides the UCEED question paper for earlier years.
IIT Bombay will issue the UCEED admit card 2027 tentatively two weeks before the exam. Candidates who have completed UCEED 2027 registration will be able to download the UCEED admit card through their login. The UCEED admit card 2027 is a mandatory document for the exam as it consists of details such as the candidate's name, exam date and time, exam venue, and instructions to the candidates. The candidates will be required to carry a printout of the admit card on the exam day.
Visit the official website - uceed.iitb.ac.in
Click on the UCEED admit card link
Enter the required credentials
The UCEED 2027 admit card PDF will be displayed on the screen
Download and take a printout of the admit card
IIT Bombay will release the UCEED 2027 draft answer key online, tentatively 1-2 days after the exam. The authorities will also allow candidates to raise objections against the UCEED answer key within the specified deadline. After considering the valid objections, the UCEED 2027 final answer key will be released tentatively 10 days after the exam.
IIT Bombay will declare the UCEED 2027 entrance exam results tentatively in the first week of March 2027. Candidates will be able to download the UCEED result through their login. The UCEED 2027 scorecard will be available tentatively in the second week of March 2027.
It must be noted that the authorities will evaluate Part B of the question paper for only those candidates who have scored the minimum cut-off marks required for Part A. The UCEED result 2027 will be prepared based on the consolidated score in Part A and Part B of the exam.
Given below are the steps to download the result of UCEED 2027-
Visit the official website - uceed.iitb.ac.in
Click on the UCEED result/scorecard link
Enter the required credentials
The UCEED 2027 result will be displayed on the screen
Download and save the result for future reference
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IIT Bombay will notify the UCEED 2027 counselling schedule on its official website. Candidates who have been shortlisted in the results will be able to register for UCEED counselling. The authorities will conduct multiple rounds of UCEED counselling 2027. Candidates will be offered seat allotment based on their ranks and college preferences given at the time of counselling.
The UCEED cut-off 2027 will be published on the official website. The UCEED cut-off indicates the rank of the last candidate admitted into a particular course from a particular category. Only those candidates who clear the cut-off will be offered IIT B.Des admission.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
UCEED 2027 will be conducted tentatively in the third week of January 2027.
UCEED 2027 registration will open tentatively in October 2026
Candidates will be offered admission into the B.Des programmes of participating IITs.
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay will conduct UCEED 2027.
The full form of UCEED is Undergraduate Common Entrance Exam for Design
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