UCEED Exam Dates 2026: Check Counselling, Seat Allotment Dates Here

Updated By Intajur Rahaman on 04 Aug, 2025 06:21

Registration Starts On December 15, 2025

The UCEED 2025 exam will be conducted on January 18, 2026. The UCEED exam date 2026 was released on July 30, 2025. The UCEED 2026 notification will be released on October 1, 2025. The UCEED 2026 application form is expected to be released in October 2025.

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UCEED Exam Dates 2026 Overview

The UCEED 2026 exam will be conducted on January 18, 2026. The UCEED 2026 exam date was released on July 30, 2025, on the official website. The UCEED notification 2026 will be released on October 1, 2025. The UCEED registration 2026 is expected to begin in October 2025.IIT Bombay will conduct the UCEED 2026 exam from 9 AM to 12 Noon in 27 test cities across India. The UCEED 2026 admit card will be released in January 2026. Here, you can find UCEED 2026 registration dates, admit card release dates, answer key release dates, result declaration dates, and more information on the UCEED 2026.

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UCEED 2026 Important Dates and Schedule

Students can check the important dates of UCEED 2026 Exam through the table given below:

Events 

Dates 

Start Date for Online Registration with Regular Fee

October 01, 2025

Last Date for Online Registration with Regular Fee

October 31, 2025

Start Date for Admit Card Downloading

January 2026

CEED 2026: Date and Time of Exam 

January 18, 2026
9:00 am to 12:00 noon

Release of Final Answer Key for Part A 

January 2026

Announcement of Cut-Off Marks for Part A 

February 2026

Declaration of UCEED Results 2026

March 2026

Note: Please refer to the official UCEED 2026 website for updates on dates, if any. 

UCEED 2026 Counselling Dates

The UCEED 2026 counselling dates will be released by IIT Bombay on their official website, uceed.iitb.ac.in. If you have qualified for the UCEED 2026 exam, you must register for UCEED counselling. 

Events

Dates

UCEED Counselling and Seat Allotment 2026 Registration Start Date

March 2026

UCEED Counselling 2026 Registration Last Date

April 2026

UCEED Counselling & Seat Allotment Round 1 Date

April 2026

UCEED Counselling & Seat Allotment Round 2 Date

May 2026

UCEED Counselling & Seat Allotment Round 3 Date

June 2026

UCEED Counselling & Seat Allotment Round 4 Date

June 2026
UCEED Counselling & Seat Allotment Round 5 Date

July 2026

Seat Acceptance Fee Payment & Acceptance of Seat Allotment for Round 1

April 2026

Seat Acceptance Fee Payment & Acceptance of Seat Allotment for Round 2

May 2026

Seat Acceptance Fee Payment & Acceptance of Seat Allotment for Round 3

June 2026

Seat Acceptance Fee Payment & Acceptance of Seat Allotment for Round 4

June 2026

Seat Acceptance Fee Payment & Acceptance of Seat Allotment for Round 5

July 2026

UCEED 2026 Registration Date

Students can check the registration dates for UCEED 2026 from the table given below:

Events 

Dates 

Start Date for Online Registration with Regular Fee

October 01, 2025

Last Date for Online Registration with Regular Fee

October 31, 2025

Last Date for Online Registration with Late Fee

November 2025

UCEED 2026 Admit Card Date

Students can check the admit card release date for UCEED 2026 from the table given below:

Events 

Dates 

Start Date for Admit Card Downloading

January 2026

Last Date for Rectification of Discrepancies in the Admit Card

January 2026

UCEED 2026 Answer Key Release Date

Students can check the answer key release dates for UCEED 2026 from the table given below:

Events 

Dates 

Release of Draft Answer Key for Part-A and Release of Candidate’s Response for Part-A

January 2026

Last Date for Uploading Comments (if any) on the Draft Answer Key for Part-A in the Candidate’s Portal

January 2026

Release of Final Answer Key for Part-A 

January 2026

UCEED 2026 Result and Cutoff Date

Students can check the results declaration, scorecard release date and cutoff announcement dates for UCEED 2026 from the table given below:

Events 

Dates 

Announcement of Cutoff Marks for Part A 

February 2026

Declaration of UCEED Results 2026

March 2026

Score Cards Available for Downloading

March 2026

Last Date for Downloading Score Cards

July 2026

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FAQs about UCEED

What are the registration fees for UCEED 2025?

The registration fee for Indian Nationals willing to appear for the UCEED 2025 exam for the General Category is INR 4,000. For candidates belonging to the SC/ST/PwD categories, the registration fees are INR 2,000. Lastly, the registration fees for female candidates under UCEED 2025 guidelines are INR 2,000.

What is the tie-breaking policy for UCEED 2025?

If the total marks obtained by two or more candidates are the same, then the following tie-break policy will be used for awarding ranks:

  • A higher rank will be assigned to the candidate who has obtained higher marks in Part B.
  • If the criterion given in (i) does not break the tie, a higher rank will be assigned to the candidate who has obtained higher marks in Section 2 of Part A.\
  • If the criteria (i) and (ii) do not break the tie, then a higher rank will be assigned to the candidate who has obtained higher marks in Section 1 of Part A.
  • If there is a tie even after this, the candidates will be assigned the same rank.

What is the syllabus of UCEED 2025?

The syllabus for UCEED 2025 is also divided into two sections, Part A and Part B. The syllabus of UCEED 2025 Part A consists of topics like visualization and spatial reasoning, practical and scientific knowledge, observation and design sensitivity, environment and society, analytical and logical reasoning, language, and creativity. On the other hand, the UCEED 2025 Part B syllabus will test the student based on their sketching and design aptitude.

What is the exam pattern of UCEED 2025?

The exam pattern for UCEED 2025 will consist of 2 sections, Part A and Part B. It is compulsory to attempt questions from both parts. The question paper’s medium will be English. UCEED 2025 Part A will be divided into 3 sections wherein objective-type questions will be asked of students in the form of NATs, MSQs, and MCQs. UCEED 2025 Part B will consist of 2 questions of 50 marks each. The first question will be based on sketching and the latter on design aptitude.

Who is eligible for UCEED 2025?

For candidates to appear for the UCEED Exam 2025, they should stand eligible against the guidelines mentioned by the conducting institute, IIT Bombay. The Undergraduate Common Entrance Exam for Design 2025 eligibility criteria state that the students appearing for the UCEED 2025 must have passed Class 12th or its equivalent from a recognized board in the year 2204 or 2025. Students appearing for UCEED 2025 could have completed their Class 12th from any stream (Science, Commerce, Arts). As for the age limit for this exam, the candidate should have been born on or after October 1, 2000, if belonging to the OPEN/EWS/OBC-NCL category and born on or after October 1, 1995, if belonging to the SC, ST or PwD category.

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