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The UCEED entrance test is conducted by IIT Bombay for admission to various B.Des courses across participating IITs. The Undergraduate Common Entrance Exam for Design is one of the most popular design exams in India. UCEED courses offered across various IITs vary. Here is a list of all the IIT BDes courses that are offered through UCEED 2026. Read the article to know about UCEED courses and various colleges offering them.
The Industrial Design Centre (IDC) of IIT Bombay organises the UCEED exam in which lakhs of students appear each year. The UCEED courses are designed to bring forward innovation and design through young students and they teach how to incorporate functionality and aesthetics in a product.
Particulars | Details |
|---|---|
UCEED Full Form | Undergraduate Common Entrance Exam for Design |
Conducting Authority | The Industrial Design Centre (IDC) of IIT Bombay |
Courses Offered | Bachelor’s in Design courses (B.Des) |
Course Duration | 4 years and can be extended up to 5 years if the students opt for an integrated degree. |
Course Type | Undergraduate |
Several institutions participate in the UCEED exam to select candidates for offering undergraduate design courses. IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Hyderabad, IIITDM Jabalpur, IIT Guwahati, IIT Indore, and IIT Roorkee are the top institutions that offer B.Des courses through the UCEED exams.
IIT Bombay offers a unique B.Des course through the Industrial Designs Centre at the institute. The unique place of the program comes from its dual degree nature. Students can have the choice to pursue and integrate BDes and MDes in the third year of their B.Des program. The duration of the B.Des course is 4 years, and the integrated course is 5 years. The total number of seats is 37 for IIT Bombay. The total fees for IIT Bombay are around Rs 8.59 lakhs.
Participating Institution | Total Fee | Total Seats |
Rs 8.59 lakhs | 37 |
IIT Delhi offers a 4-year course, B.Des, through UCEED. The courses offered are in product design, interaction design, and communication design. There are a total of 20 seats for B.Des at IIT Delhi. IIT Delhi B.Des course fee is around Rs 8.55 lakhs.
Participating Institution | Total Fee | Total Seats |
Rs 8.55 lakhs | 20 |
The Department of Design at IIT Guwahati offers a four-year B.Des programme through UCEED. The course is designed to teach the students design from the very basic level. As the course proceeds the students delve into multiple spectrums of design. From graphic design, product design to furniture design the students learn multiple types of designing. The students are also made to do projects in the final year of their course to have hands-on experience in designing. IIT Guwahati has a total seats of 56. The IIT Guwahati B.Des fee is around Rs 8.55 lakhs.
Participating Institution | Total Fee | Total Seats |
Rs. 8.55 lakhs | 56 |
IIT Hyderabad has a full-time 4-year BDes course which takes the students from the general foundation course in design to introductory level and then to detailed domains at the final stage. The students are free to develop their design thinking, problem solving skills through the course. Students can then choose from the area of their interest from the core domains of product design, visual communication and interaction design. There are 26 seats in IIT Hyderabad. The IIT Hyderabad B.Des fee is Rs 9.37 lakhs.
Participating Institution | Total Fee | Total Seats |
Rs. 9.37 lakhs | 26 |
IIT Roorkee offers a four year B.Des Course designed to help the students navigate in the world of design. The course is newly introduced and consists of theory and practical approaches in studies. The IIT Roorkee B.Des fee is Rs 8.90 lakhs. There are 20 seats in the institution.
Participating Institution | Total Fee | Total Seats |
Fees and Seats | Rs. 8.90 lakhs | 20 |
IIITDM Jabalpur has a B.Des course which aims to provide a holistic perspective of design to the students. The curriculum is designed to develop designers with strong fundamentals about designing and who can navigate through the complex area of designing. Product design, communication design, space design, interaction or service design are some of the most common areas offered. In a total of 8 semesters the students start from basics of design and arts and learn the most conflicting modern design courses of interface design, industrial design, service design, transportation design etc. There are a total of 66 seats in the institution. The IIITDM Jabalpur B.Des fee is Rs 6.45 lakhs.
Participating Institution | Total Fee | Total Seats |
Fees and Seats | Rs. 6.45 lakhs | 66 |
IIT Indore UCEED Courses With Fees
IIT Indore admitted the first batch of B.Des from 2025-26 onwards. It is the newest IIT in UCEED. IIT Indore offers a total of 16 seats. The total fee is around Rs 10.02 lakhs.
Participating Institution | Total Fee | Total Seats |
Fees and Seats | Rs.10.02 lakhs | 16 |
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
UCEED offers Bachelor's in Design degree in various IITs across India.
If a student qualifies the UCEED exam he or she can take part in prestigious Indian institutes to pursue design studies.
After one cracks the UCEED exam one must sit for the counselling session and join the preferred college to start the design studies.
IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Hyderabad, IIITDM Jabalpur, IIT Guwahati and IIT Roorkee offer courses through UCEED.
The duration of UCEED courses is 4 years.
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