UCEED Exam Date 2026 (Jan 18): Notification (Oct 1st), Check Exam Full Schedule Here

UCEED Exam Date 2026 (Jan 18): Notification (Oct 1st), Check Exam Full Schedule Here

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Sumeet SudarshanUpdated on 01 Aug 2025, 11:10 AM IST

The Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IIT Bombay) has notified the UCEED 2026 exam date on its official website at uceed.iitb.ac.in. The UCEED 2026 notification will be released on October 1, 2025. IIT Bombay will conduct UCEED 2026 on January 18, 2026, from 9 am to 12 pm. Candidates can check the UCEED 2026 schedule in the information brochure when the notification is released. The UCEED 2026 important dates will include the registration dates, exam date, result date, and counselling dates. Interested applicants must track all the UCEED 2026 dates to successfully appear for the exam and secure admissions. In this article, get the complete dates for UCEED 2026 based on the previous year's trends.

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  1. UCEED Important Dates 2026
  2. UCEED 2026 Exam Date and Schedule
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  4. UCEED 2026 Cutoff Date
  5. UCEED 2026 Result Date
  6. UCEED 2026 Counselling Dates
UCEED Exam Date 2026 (Jan 18): Notification (Oct 1st), Check Exam Full Schedule Here
UCEED Important Dates

IIT Bombay will conduct the UCEED 2026 entrance exam for admissions into the UG design programmes of participating IITs. Candidates will be admitted into the B.Des programmes of the IITs through the exam.

UCEED Important Dates 2026

Candidates to check the tentative UCEED 2026 schedule below based on the dates for previous year. The complete UCEED 2026 dates will be updated upon official notification by the authorities.

UCEED Dates 2026 (Tentative)

EventsDates

UCEED notification release date

October 1 2025

UCEED 2026 application form release date

October 2025

Last date to apply

Without late fee - October 2025

With late fee - November 2025

UCEED 2026 admit card dateTwo weeks before the exam

UCEED 2026 exam Date

January 18, 2026

UCEED 2026 draft answer key date1-2 days after exam
Last date to submit comments on draft answer keyWill be notified
UCEED 2026 final answer keyTen days after the exam
UCEED 2026 part A cut-off dateFirst week of March 2026
UCEED 2026 result dateSecond week of March 2026
Submission of application for the B.Des programmeThird week of March 2026
UCEET 2026 seat allotmentApril 2026

UCEED 2026 Application Form Date

IIT Bombay will notify the UCEED 2026 registration dates on its official website. The UCEED 2026 application form will open in October 2025. Candidates can submit the application form online from the official website - uceed.iitb.ac.in. Candidates must make sure they fulfil the UCEED 2026 eligibility criteria before filling up the application form. The institute will specify separate deadlines to apply without a late fee and with a late fee.

UCEED 2026 Admit Card Date

The UCEED admit card will be issued tentatively two weeks before the exam. Candidates can download the admit card of UCEED 2026 from the official website using their login credentials. The admit card of UCEED 2026 will include details such as the candidate's name, roll number, exam centre, exam timing, and important exam instructions. If candidates find any discrepancies in the details mentioned on the admit card, then they must report it to the examination authority for modification.

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UCEED 2026 Exam Date and Schedule

The UCEED 2026 exam date has bee notified on the official website - uceed.iitb.ac.in. IIT Bombay will conduct UCEED 2026 on January 18, 2026. The exam will be conducted simultaneously at all the exam centres. IIT Bombay conducts UCEED every year to offer admission to aspiring students in B.Des programmes at IIT Bombay, IIT Guwahati, IIT Hyderabad, IIT Delhi, IIT Roorkee and IIITDM Jabalpur. The UCEED full form is Undergraduate Common Entrance Examination for Design.

UCEED 2026 Exam Timings

The UCEED 2026 exam timings are notified in the UCEED official brochure. Candidates had to complete UCEED part A and part B of the exam within the allotted time.

UCEED Exam Date and Time 2026

Particulars

Details

UCEED exam date 2026

January 18, 2026

UCEED entrance exam timings

09:00 am to 12:00 noon

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UCEED 2026 Answer Key Date

The authorities will release the UCEED 2026 draft answer key shortly after the exam. Candidates will be allowed to submit their comments and objections against the draft answer key. After considering the valid objections, the authorities will publish the UCEED 2026 final answer key.

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UCEED 2026 Cutoff Date

The authorities will release the UCEED cutoff for part-A tentatively in February 2026 at uceed.iitb.ac.in. Only those candidates who manage to clear the cut-off for Part A will be evaluated for Part B.

UCEED 2026 Result Date

The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay will declare the UCEED result on its official website tentatively in the first week of March 2026. Students can check the result from the ‘Candidate’ portal by providing the required details. UCEED 2026 scorecard will be available to download at the official website till July 2026.

UCEED 2026 Counselling Dates

The UCEED counselling dates will be published on the official website. Candidates will be shortlisted for the UCEED counselling process based on their consolidated scores in part A and part B of the exam. There will tentatively be five rounds of UCEED seat allotment

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Q: What is UCEED exam date 2026?
A:

UCEED 2026 exam date is on January 18, 2026.

Q: When will UCEED 2026 official notification be released?
A:

IIT Bombay will release the UCEED official notification 2026 on October 1, 2025.

Q: What is the official website to check UCEED exam date 2026?
A:

The UCEED exam date 2026 has been notified at uceed.iitb.ac.in. 

Q: What are the counselling dates for UCEED 2026?
A:

UCEED 2026 counselling will be tentatively held in April 2026

Q: When will IIT Bombay open the UCEED 2026 registrations?
A:

IIT Bombay will tentatively open the UCEED 2026 registration in October 2025.

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Hello,

NIFT 2026 admission - Applications release around November–December 2025.

UCEED 2026- Registrations open around September–October 2025.

Pearl Academy - They have multiple admission cycles (Jan, April, June). Applications usually open by October 2025 for Jan cycle.

Keep checking official sites regularly since dates shift slightly every year.

Thank you!

Hello!

UCEED is a competitive exam for design aspirants, testing design aptitude, logical thinking, creativity, and visualisation skills. To improve your score out of 300, start by understanding the exam pattern—Part A (objective) and Part B (subjective). For Part A, practice reasoning, numerical aptitude, and environmental & social awareness questions. For Part B, focus on drawing, sketching, and presenting your ideas clearly. Solve past year UCEED papers and join online mock test series. Spend at least 2–3 hours daily practising creative problem-solving and sketching. Also, work on time management because the exam requires quick thinking.

Thank you for reading, and I wish you the best


Hello Akanksha,

For NID DAT 2026, your eligibility is established based on your born date as you are born on or after July 1st 2005. For UCEED 2026, your eligibility is dependent on your born date by category. You are eligible if you are OPEN/EWS/OBC-NCL category and born on or after October 1, 2001. If you are SC/ST/PwD category you must be born on or after October 1, 1996 in order to be eligible. Based on your born date of December 20th, 2006 for both NID DAT 2026 and UCEED 2026; you will be eligible.

The UCEED exam is conducted by IIT Bombay, and the previous year’s question papers  you can download the papers along with answer keys directly from the link given below :

https://design.careers360.com/articles/uceed-previous-year-question-papers

Thank you and all the best!


Currently, NSUT does not offer a B.Des. program. However, other institutes like IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, and IIITDM Jabalpur offer B.Des. through UCEED.

Expected UCEED Cutoffs (General Category):

IIT Bombay: Around Rank 14

IIT Delhi: Around Rank 35

IIITDM Jabalpur: Around Rank 165