UCEED

Dates

Official 2027 dates

Application opens

01/10/2026

Last date to apply

05/11/2026 (regular fee, extended from 31/10/2026); 10/11/2026 5 PM (with late fee)

Exam

17/01/2027 (Sunday), 09:00 am to 12:00 noon

Result

06/03/2027

Conducted by

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (UCEED-CEED Office)

For

B.Des. at IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati, IIT Hyderabad, IIT Indore, IIT Roorkee and IIITDM Jabalpur; score also accepted by some other institutes

Mode

Centre-based: Part-A computer-based test; Part-B drawing in an answer booklet

Duration

3 hours (Part-A 2 hours, Part-B 1 hour)

Languages

English only

Attempts per year

Once a year (maximum two attempts in consecutive years)

Application fee

Indian nationals: Female (all categories) ₹2,000; SC, ST, PwD ₹2,000; rest ₹4,000; late fee ₹500 extra. Foreign nationals without pre-04/03/2021 OCI/PIO: SAARC US$ 200, non-SAARC US$ 250. Bank/service charges extra

Eligibility

Candidates must have appeared for Class XII (or equivalent) for the first time in 2026 or 2027, in any stream (Science, Commerce or Arts & Humanities). Age: born on or after 01/10/2002 (OPEN/EWS/OBC-NCL) or on or after 01/10/1997 (SC/ST/PwD). A maximum of two attempts, in consecutive years.

Exam pattern

300 marks. Part-A (200 marks): 14 NAT (4 marks, no negative), 15 MSQ (up to 4 marks with partial marking, -1 wrong), 28 MCQ (3 marks, -0.71 wrong). Part-B (100 marks): 1 sketching question (50) and 1 design aptitude question (50)

Score used for

B.Des. admission at IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati, IIT Hyderabad, IIT Indore, IIT Roorkee and IIITDM Jabalpur through joint seat allocation by IIT Bombay; BITS Design School (BITS Pilani) also considers UCEED 2027 scores outside that process

For Maharashtra students

A Maharashtra Class XII student from any stream who wants a B.Des. seat at IIT Bombay (Powai, Mumbai) or the other participating IITs needs UCEED; it is not part of Maharashtra state CAP.