UPES B.Des Admissions 2026
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Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay has released the UCEED 2026 seat allotment dates for their counselling rounds according to the official brochure on - uceed.iitb.ac.in. The seat allotment will be done as part of the UCEED counselling process, which begins after the UCEED result has been declared. IIT Bombay declared the UCEED result 2026 on March 6. To download the UCEED seat allotment 2026 letter, aspirants have to use their login credentials such as email Id and password. Shortlisted candidates have to accept the allotted seat by the prescribed date and also pay the acceptance fee. Only those candidates who clear the UCEED cutoff for each round will obtain the seat allotment in the counselling rounds. Candidates have to qualify in both parts of UCEED exam 2026 to be eligible to participate in seat allotment rounds IIT Bombay conducted UCEED 2026 on January 18, 2026.
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IIT Bombay conducts 5 rounds for UCEED seat allotment 2026. UCEED seat allotment is done based on the scores obtained in the UCEED exam. With each round of UCEED seat allotment, the authorities will release the UCEED cutoff 2026. According to UCEED seat matrix, the total seats allotted for IIT Bdes programme are 245. Read the complete article to know more details about UCEED seat allotment 2026.
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IIT Bombay announced the UCEED seat allotment 2026 dates on the official brochure. Aspirants can check the dates below.
| Events | Dates |
|---|---|
UCEED counselling 2026 registration dates | March 14 to April 10, 2026 |
UCEED round 1 allotment dates | |
Declaration of UCEED seat allotment round 1 | April 21, 2026 |
Payment of seat acceptance fee round 1 | April 21 to 29, 2026 |
Withdrawal of seat / exit from seat allocation process round 1 | April 30 to May 11, 2026 |
UCEED round 2 allotment dates | |
Declaration of UCEED seat allotment round 2 | May 19, 2026 |
Payment of seat acceptance fee round 2 | May 19 to May 27, 2026 |
Withdrawal of seat / exit from seat allocation process round 2 | May 28 to June 9, 2026 |
UCEED allotment dates round 3 | |
Declaration of UCEED round 3 seat allotment | June 10, 2026 |
Payment of seat acceptance fee round 3 | June 10 to June 14, 2026 |
Withdrawal of seat / exit from seat allocation process round 3 | June 15 to June 19, 2026 |
UCEED allotment dates round 4 | |
Declaration of UCEED round 4 seat allotment | June 24, 2026 |
Payment of seat acceptance fee round 4 | June 24 to June 28, 2026 |
Withdrawal of seat/exit from seat allocation process round 4 | June 29 to July 1, 2026 |
UCEED allotment dates round 5 | |
Declaration of UCEED seat allotment round 5 | July 3, 2026 |
Payment of seat acceptance fee round 5 | July 3 to July 9, 2026 |
Candidates can check the UCEED seat allotment 2026 date on the official brochure from the official website - uceed.iitb.ac.in. Also, the shortlisted candidates will receive the UCEED provisional seat allotment letters to their registered email from the concerned authority. Provided below are the steps to check UCEED 2026 seat allotment result online.
Visit the official website - uceed.iitb.ac.in
Click on the direct link to check IITB UCEED allotment result.
Login using the email id and password.
Upon successful login, details on the allotted UCEED participating institute will be displayed on the screen.
Once the authorities declare the UCEED 2026 seat allotment result, candidates will have to select any one of the following:
Float: Keep the allotted seat and wish for an upgrade.
Freeze: Satisfied with the allotment and don’t want to participate in further rounds.
Withdraw: Accepted the seat but wish to withdraw before the final round.
After selecting any of the options mentioned above as per their preference, candidates will have to pay the UCEED 2026 seat acceptance fee before the last date.
Category | UCEED seat acceptance fee 2026 |
GEN/EWS/OBC-NCL | Rs. 60,000 |
SC/ST/PwD | Rs. 15,000 |
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If a candidate fails to seat acceptance fee before the deadline or decline the admission, their application will stand cancelled. Moreover, such students will not be considered for further rounds of the UCEED seat allotment process.
If applicants are allotted their first choice of institute, they can either ACCEPT (‘freeze’) the offer or DECLINE it. If they choose to DECLINE the offer, they will not be considered for subsequent rounds, and their current seat allocation shall be cancelled.
In cases of ACCEPT/FLOAT/FREEZE, the candidates will have to pay the complete amount of the UCEED seat acceptance fee mentioned in the provisional seat allotment letter.
For candidates who accept the offered seat, the seat acceptance fee will be adjusted against the institute fees of the admitting institute at the time of joining. For candidates who decline the offered seat after remitting the seat acceptance fee, the refund of the seat acceptance fee will be governed by the policies of the admitting institute.
Aspirants can refer to the UCEED 2026 seat matrix to understand the category-wise distribution of seats. The UCEED seat matrix will provide information on the total number of seats available in UCEED 2026. The candidates can check the UCEED 2026 seat matrix from the below table.
Category | Number of seats for 2026 |
Open | 94 |
Open-PwD | 5 |
EWS | 25 |
EWS-PwD | 2 |
OBC-NCL | 63 |
OBC-NCL-PwD | 1 |
SC | 34 |
SC-PwD | 3 |
ST | 16 |
ST-PWD | 2 |
Total | 245 |
Note: There’s a 5% reservation specifically for PwD candidates. These reserved seats are distributed based on the candidates’ original categories. If any of these seats remain vacant, they will be returned to their initial categories.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The UCEED 2026 seat allotment is a process of steps that candidates must follow to secure a seat in the Bachelor of Design (BDes) programme at participating institutes. This process includes multiple rounds of UCEED seat allotment, acceptance or rejection of the allotted seat, payment of the Seat Acceptance Fee, and reporting to the allotted institute.
The UCEED 2026 seat allotment process is overseen by IIT Bombay.
After an allotment of seat, candidates have the option to either accept (Freeze) or decline (Float or Withdraw) the seat. If they accept the seat, they will be guided to an online payment system to pay the Seat Acceptance Fee.
The Seat Acceptance Fee is ₹ 60,000 for GEN/EWS/OBC-NCL candidates and ₹ 15,000 for SC/ST/PwD candidates. This seat acceptance fee is to be paid online after a seat is provisionally allotted.
If a PwD candidate does not accept their allotted seat, the seat will be reverted back to the original category.
The participating institutes include IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati, IIT Bombay, IIITDM Jabalpur, IIT Hyderabad, IIT Roorkee, and IIT Indore.
On Question asked by student community
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
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UCEED 2025 cutoff
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