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    UCEED 2027 Admission, Registration Open, Eligibility, Cutoff, Participating Colleges, Process

    UCEED 2027 Admission, Registration Open, Eligibility, Cutoff, Participating Colleges, Process

    Sumeet SudarshanUpdated on 01 Oct 2026, 06:58 PM IST

    The UCEED 2027 admissions will be for the BDes programme at participating IITs and other institutes. IIT Bombay has released the UCEED 2027 application form on October 1, 2026. Interested applicants have to submit the application form by October 31, 2026, to avoid a late fee, or by November 6, 2026, with a late fee. Authorities will conduct the UCEED 2027 exam on January 17, 2027. Candidates must first clear the UCEED Part A cut-off to be evaluated for Part B and be eligible for UCEED admissions. Candidates who wish to get B.Design admission in IITs have to qualify the UCEED entrance exam and appear for the counselling. BDes admission at IITs is offered under courses like product design, interaction design, communication design, furniture design, visual communication. etc. Read the complete article to know more about UCEED admission 2027 dates, criteria, form-filling process, and more.

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    1. UCEED 2027 Admission Selection Process
    2. UCEED Admission Process 2027
    3. UCEED Admission Dates 2027
    4. UCEED Admission Eligibility 2027
    5. UCEED Admission Application Form 2027
    6. UCEED Entrance Exam 2027
    7. UCEED Admission 2027: Participating Institutes
    8. UCEED Admission Colleges Apart from IITs
    9. UCEED 2027 Admission Counselling
    10. UCEED Admission Seat Allotment 2027
    UCEED 2027 Admission, Registration Open, Eligibility, Cutoff, Participating Colleges, Process
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    UCEED 2027 Admission Selection Process

    Students who qualify in the UCEED exam and clear the UCEED cut-off will be eligible for admission into the participating institutes, which include IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Hyderabad, IIITDM Jabalpur, IIT Guwahati, IIT Indore, and IIT Roorkee. There are many other design colleges in India accepting the UCEED score. Aspirants must also fulfil the eligibility criteria to get admission into these colleges. However, they are not part of the centralised counselling process, and aspirants have to apply separately to these colleges.

    UCEED Admission Process 2027

    The UCEED admission process into various IITs and other colleges accepting UCEED marks can be checked below. Here is a detailed UCEED admission process given step-wise that the students can follow.

    • The students must fulfil the required UCEED admission eligibility, which includes age requirements, minimum educational qualification, along with stream specifications.
    • The students must fill out the UCEED application form before the deadline along with all the correct details and relevant documents. The students must make a UCEED admission form fee payment, without which their admission form will not be accepted.
    • The students must prepare for the UCEED entrance exam and secure a rank above the cutoff of the college that they want to take admission in.
    • The students who qualify in the UCEED entrance exam must appear for the counselling process. The students must register for the counselling process and upload their preferences for institutions along with the required. The students also need to pay Rs. 4000 to complete the registration.
    • After the UCEED counselling process is over, the students who are allotted seats need to pay the seat acceptance fee and further pay the UCEED admission fee to ensure that their seat is secure.

    UCEED Admission Dates 2027

    The UCEED dates 2027 will be notified published along with the UCEED exam notification. The table below provides the important dates regarding the UCEED admission.

    UCEED Dates 2027

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    UCEED notification release date

    October 1, 2026

    UCEED 2027 application form release date

    October 1, 2026 (5:00 PM Onwards)

    Last date to apply

    October 31, 2026 (Without late fee)
    November 6, 2026 (With late fee)
    UCEED 2027 admit card dateJanuary 1, 2027
    Last date to rectify discrepancies in the admit cardJanuary 8, 2027

    UCEED 2027 Exam Date

    January 17, 2027 (09:00 am to 12:00 noon)
    UCEED 2027 draft answer key dateJanuary 19, 2027
    Last date to submit comments on draft answer keyJanuary 21, 2027
    UCEED 2027 final answer keyJanuary 26, 2027
    Announcement of shortlisting based on Part A
    February 04, 2027
    UCEED 2027 result dateMarch 06, 2027
    Scorecard download startsMarch 10, 2027
    Last date to download scorecardJuly 31, 2027
    Submission of application for the B.Des programmeMarch 15 to April 12, 2027
    Round 1 seat allotmentApril 21, 2027
    Payment of seat acceptance fee

    April 21 to 29, 2027

    Withdrawal of seatApril 30 to May 11, 2027
    Round 2 seat allotmentMay 19, 2027
    Payment of seat acceptance feeMay 19 - 27, 2027
    Withdrawal of seatMay 28 - June 9, 2027
    Round 3 seat allotmentJune 14, 2027
    Payment of the seat acceptance feeJune 14 to 18, 2027
    Withdrawal of seatJune 19 to 22, 2027
    Round 4 seat allotmentJune 25, 2027
    Payment of the seat acceptance feeJune 25 to July 3, 2027
    Withdrawal of seatJuly 4 to July 7, 2027
    Round 5 seat allotmentJuly 09, 2027
    Payment of the seat acceptance feeJuly 9 to 13, 2027
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    UCEED Admission Eligibility 2027

    Students who want to take admission into the IIT must fulfil certain UCEED 2027 eligibility criteria. The UCEED admission criteria were released along with the exam notification. The UCEED admission eligibility criteria include the student's minimum educational qualification and age limit. The UCEED Admission Criteria are listed below:

    • The candidates must have been born on or after October 1, 2002. In case of SC, ST and PwD candidates, there is an age relaxation of 5 years.
    • The candidate should have qualified the UCEED and must have a valid rank.
    • The students are allowed to appear for the exam only twice within 2 years of qualifying 12th class. Only candidates who appeared for their class 12th exam for the first time in 2026 or 2027 are eligible.
    • The students must have qualified the 10 + 2 level of examination or equivalent.
    • Students who want admission into IIITDM Jabalpur must have physics, chemistry, and mathematics/biology in the 10 + 2. Students who want admission into IIT Guwahati and IIT Roorkee must be from the science stream with physics, chemistry, and mathematics as compulsory subjects. IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Hyderabad, and IIT Indore accept students from all streams.

    UCEED Admission Application Form 2027

    Authorities have opened the UCEED 2027 applications on October 1, 2026. The UCEED application process includes registration of the students for the exam, appearing for the exam, and qualifying for it, followed by a counselling process. Candidates can follow the steps given below to complete UCEED 2027 registration. Female and SC/ST/PwD candidates must pay an application fee of Rs 2000. Other candidates must pay an application fee of Rs 4000.

    • The students must visit the official website of UCEED - uceed.iitb.ac.in.
    • They need to fill out the details such as the candidate's name, mobile numbe,r and email address
    • The students need to give additional details such as address, educational qualifications, parents' name and personal details.
    • Relevant documents, which include a recent passport-size photograph, signature, educational qualification, certificate of caste/tribe/PwD certificate, etc should be provided.
    • After the completion of uploading the documents, the students need to pay the UCEED admission fee for application using net banking/debit card/credit card. Without the payment of the application form the UCEED admission form is invalid.

    After the UCEED admission form is completely filled out the students must submit it and download it for further reference.

    UCEED Entrance Exam 2027

    UCEED 2027 will be conducted on January 17, 2027. The UCEED entrance exam or IITs BDes entrance test is conducted for 3 hours to test the students' design aptitude and drawing skills. IIT Bombay conducts the UCEED entrance exam every year to select students for B.Des admission. Candidates who qualify in the entrance exam have to participate in the UCEED counselling process.

    UCEED Admission 2027: Participating Institutes

    The IITs taking part in the UCEED exam admission include:

    • IIT Bombay
    • IIT Delhi
    • IIT Guwahati
    • IIT Hyderabad
    • IIITDM Jabalpur
    • IIT Roorkee
    • IIT Indore

    UCEED Admission Colleges Apart from IITs

    There are several colleges apart from IITs that offer admission to courses based on the marks obtained by the students in the UCEED exam. The list provided below gives the UCEED participating institutes.

    UCEED 2027 Admission Counselling

    The UCEED counselling process comprises the submission of the online admission for the BDes programme. The UCEED counselling process will take place online in multiple rounds. The UCEED counselling process includes the following steps-

    • The students must have a valid UCEED rank, after which they can register for the counselling process through the official website.
    • The students need to log in with their email ID and create a password to fill out the application form for counselling.
    • They must select their preferred Institute and fill in other personal details.
    • They need to upload documents such as photograph, signature, UCEED scorecard, qualifying examination scorecard, caste, or tribe certificate etc.
    • A payment of Rs. 4000/- needs to be made as a counselling fee.
    • Once the application form is submitted, they need to take a printout of the same for future reference.

    UCEED Admission Seat Allotment 2027

    The UCEED seat allotment of the candidates will be done on the basis of all India rank that they have obtained. The candidates will be sent provisional allotment letters to their email id and they will be directed to an online payment system in order for them to pay the seat acceptance fee which is Rs. 60,000 for General, EWS, OBC NCL and Rs 15,000 for SC, ST and PWD. Students who have not paid the seat acceptance fee will be declined of their admission.

    In the first round of the UCEED seat allotment, the students can either accept (freeze) or decline it. If the students choose to decline it, they won't be able to participate in the subsequent rounds of counselling. In the second, third, fourth or fifth round of counselling, the candidates will be given a freeze/float option. If the candidates choose the freeze option, it means that they have accepted the offer, and if they choose the float option, it means that they are willing to accept the higher preference.

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    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:

    • IIT Delhi: around AIR

    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