What UCEED Tests

UCEED evaluates candidates on:

• Creativity and visual perception
• logical reasoning
• Design Aptitude
• Drawing and problem-solving skills

Key Features

• National-level undergraduate design entrance exam
• Mandatory for BDes admissions at IITs
• Objective + subjective test format
• All India Rank (AIR) based seat allocation
• Score valid only for 2026–27

Important Dates – UCEED 2026

• Registration Start: 01 Oct 2025 (01:00 PM)
• Last Date (Regular Fee): 31 Oct 2025
• Last Date (Late Fee): 07 Nov 2025 (05:00 PM)
• Admit Card: 02 Jan 2026
• Exam Date: 18 Jan 2026 (09:00 AM – 12:00 Noon)
• Results: 06 Mar 2026

BDes application portal will remain open from 14 March 2026 to 10 April 2026 .

Seat allotment rounds will be conducted between April to July 2026 .

Late submissions are not accepted. Candidates must follow deadlines strictly.

Eligibility Criteria

Age Limit

• OPEN / EWS / OBC-NCL: Born on or after 01 Oct 2001
• SC / ST / PwD: Born on or after 01 Oct 1996

Attempts

• Maximum 2 attempts
• Attempts must be consecutive

Qualifying Exam

• Appeared in Class 12 in 2025 or 2026
• All streams eligible (Science, Commerce, Arts)
• Class 12 passed in 2024 or earlier → Not eligible

Participating Institutes

• IIT Bombay – IDC School of Design
• IIT Delhi – Department of Design
• IIT Guwahati – Department of Design
• IIT Hyderabad – Department of Design
• IIT Indore – School of Innovation
• IIT Roorkee – Department of Design
• IIITDM Jabalpur – Design Discipline

Admission is conducted through a centralized Joint Seat Allocation process .

UCEED 2026 Exam Pattern

Total Duration: 3 Hours

Part A (CBT): 2 Hours | 200 Marks

• NAT – 14 Questions
• MSQ – 15 Questions
• MCQ – 28 Questions

Part B (Drawing & Design):

• Duration: 1 Hour
• Total Marks: 100
• Sketching-based question
• Design aptitude question

Part B is evaluated manually by expert examiners.

Reservation & Fees

• GEN-EWS: 10%
• OBC-NCL: 27%
• SC: 15%
• ST: 7.5%
• PwD: 5% (Horizontal)

Registration Fee

• Female / SC / ST / PwD: ₹2,000
• All other Indian candidates: ₹4,000
• Late Fee: ₹500 / USD 50