What is the UCEED Exam?
UCEED stands for Undergraduate Common Entrance Examination for Design. It is a national-level entrance examination conducted by the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB) for admissions into undergraduate design programs, such as Bachelor of Design (B.Des.), offered by IIT Bombay, IIT Guwahati, and IIITDM Jabalpur. UCEED assesses a candidate's aptitude for design and tests their skills in visual perception, creativity, and drawing, among other things. The exam is usually held in January every year, and it consists of three sections, namely, Numerical Answer Type (NAT), Multiple Select Questions (MSQ), and Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ).
UCEED 2025: Highlights
Exam Name
UCEED
Full Form
Undergraduate Common Entrance Examination for Design
Level
National Level
Conducting Authority
IIT Bombay
Course Offered
B.Des
Mode
Online
Question Type
Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ)
Total Marks
300
Marking Scheme
No Negative Marking for Section 1 and (-0.19) for Section 2 and (-1.32) for Section 3
Paper Medium
English
Official Website
UCEED Exam 2025: Important Dates
The UCEED 2025 exam was administered by IIT Bombay on January 22, 2025, and its results have been made available on the official website. The administering body has also publicized the examination dates for UCEED 2025.
Events
Dates
Online UCEED 2025 Application Form with a Regular Fee - Start Date
Sep 30, 2022
Online UCEED 2025 Application Form with a Regular Fee - End Date
Nov 9, 2022
Submission of online UCEED 2025 Application Form with Late Fee (INR 500)
Nov 16, 2022
Admit Card Date
Jan 13, 2025
The last date for rectification of discrepancies in the admit Card
Jan 17, 2025
UCEED 2025 Exam Date
Jan 22, 2025
Release of draft answer key for part-A
Jan 24, 2025
Last date for sending comments of draft answer key for part-A
Jan 26, 2025 (Till 5 PM)
Release of the Final Key for part-A
Jan 30, 2025
Announcement of cut-off marks for Part-A
Feb 9, 2025
Declaration of Results
Mar 9, 2025
Score Cards available for downloading
Mar 11, 2025
Last date for downloading Score Cards
Jun 13, 2025
Apply for UCEED 2025 Admission
Mar 14 - 31, 2025
UCEED Exam 2025: Eligibility Criteria
Parameters
Eligibility Criteria
Age Limit
The candidate must be born on or after October 1, 1998.
Relaxation in upper age limit:
SC, ST, Pwd categories - 5 years
Attempts
A candidate can attempt UCEED for a maximum of two times and that too in consecutive years.
Academic Qualification
The candidate should have passed in all subjects in 10+2 or equivalent exam in 2022
The candidate should be appearing for the qualifying examination for the first time in 2025
Note: Students from ALL STREAMS (Science, Commerce, and Arts & Humanities) are eligible.
UCEED 2025: Application Form
To register for the UCEED 2025 exam, candidates must complete the application process. Follow the steps below for new registration:
Step 1: Visit the official website at uceed.iitb.ac.in and click on the registration link.
Step 2: Enter your email ID and click on 'Register'. An activation URL will be sent to the email.
Step 3: Fill in all the required details and click on 'Register'.
Step 4: To check eligibility, enter your mobile number and verify it. An OTP will be sent to the registered mobile number. This is also to verify if you belong to the PWD category.
Step 5: Proceed to fill out the UCEED 2025 Application Form.
To complete the UCEED application process after registering as a new user, candidates can follow the steps below to upload their credentials/documents:
Step 1: Click the "Fill out the Registration Form" button.
Step 2: Enter your communication address, mother's name, father's name, educational qualification, and exam details.
Step 3: Click the 'Save' button and double-check the entered details. Once confirmed, click the 'Confirm' button to submit.
Step 4: Upload the required documents, including a passport size color photograph, a scanned copy of the candidate's signature, and class 10 and class 12 mark sheets. After uploading, click on the 'Submit' button.
Step 5: Pay the UCEED 2025 application form fee to complete the registration.
Step 6: Print a copy of the application form for future reference.
UCEED 2025 Admit Card
On January 13, 2025, the UCEED 2025 admit card was released on the official website. Candidates must carefully review the fields on their UCEED 2025 admit card for any discrepancies. If any are found, the Chairman JEE (Advanced), UCEED & CEED at IIT Bombay should be contacted via email (mentioned in the UCEED registration portal) before 5 PM on January 17, 2025.
The UCEED Admit Card will include the following details of the candidate:
- Candidate's Name
- UCEED 2025 Registration ID
- Roll Number
- Photograph
- Signature
- Examination Date and Time
- Examination Centre
- Instructions to candidates
To download the UCEED 2025 Admit Card, candidates who have successfully registered can follow these steps provided on the official website:
- Visit the official website of UCEED - uceed.iitb.ac.in
- Click on the Admit Card link on the homepage
- Log in to the UCEED portal using your Email ID and Password
- Download and print your UCEED 2025 Admit Card
- Candidates must carry the UCEED 2025 Admit Card along with certain documents like PAN Card, Aadhaar Card, Voter Identity Card, Driving License, or Identity card of college/school last attended to the UCEED 2025 exam center. It is crucial to carry these documents to gain entry to the exam hall.
- If candidates find any discrepancies on their UCEED Admit Card, they can rectify them by contacting the Chairman, JEE (Advanced), UCEED & CEED 2025 at IIT Bombay. They should verify all the details on the admit card before downloading it.
UCEED Exam Centres 2025
The UCEED 2025 Exam is scheduled to take place in 24 cities throughout India, and it will also be conducted in Dubai. When filling out the UCEED 2025 Application Form, candidates must choose three preferred cities in India in order of preference, but they will only be assigned one of the selected options. It is important to note that the UCEED conducting authority has the authority to add or remove a city/town and may assign a location that was not among the candidate's preferences.
The list of UCEED 2025 Exam Centres can be found below:
Ahmedabad
Bengaluru
Bhopal
Bhubaneswar
Chandigarh
Chennai
Dehradun
Delhi
Ernakulam
Panaji
Guwahati
Hyderabad
Jaipur
Lucknow
Kolkata
Kozhikode
Mumbai
Nagpur
Patna
Pune
Raipur
Trivandrum
Thrissur
Vizag
UCEED Exam Centre: International Centre
To include Dubai as an International UCEED Exam Centre, candidates must also choose two preferred cities from the 24 Indian cities while filling out the UCEED 2025 Application Form. If the number of registrations for the Dubai Exam Centre is less than 25, it may be removed from the final list, and candidates may be assigned an exam center from their two preferred Indian cities, in the order of preference.
On the day of the UCEED 2025 Exam, candidates must bring the following documents to the exam hall:
- UCEED 2025 Admit Card
- Valid government ID proof
- Aadhar Card
- Passport
- Voter ID
- Driving License
- PAN Card
UCEED Exam Pattern 2025
The UCEED 2025 exam will be an online computer-based test conducted in English. The exam comprises three sections: Numerical Answer Type (NAT) Questions, Multiple Select Questions (MSQ), and Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ), for a total of 300 marks. The paper is divided into two parts, Part A and Part B. It is essential for candidates to be familiar with the UCEED 2025 Exam Pattern to prepare effectively for the exam.
Elements
Details
Mode of Exam
Online (Computer Based Test)
Duration
3 hours
Total marks
Part A - 240 MarksPart B - 60 MarksTotal: 300 marks
Sections
Part A (Section 1, 2, and 3) and Part B
Duration
Part A- 150 Minutes, Part B- 30 Minutes
UCEED 2025 Result
The UCEED 2025 results were announced on March 9, 2025, and candidates could download their UCEED scorecards from March 11 to June 13, 2025.
Typically, the UCEED result is presented in the form of a UCEED 2025 Rank List. To view the UCEED 2025 results on the website, candidates need to use their User ID and Password, which they created during the registration process. Qualified candidates can obtain their Scorecards from the official website. However, obtaining a rank in UCEED 2025 does not guarantee admission to the B.Des program.
To download the UCEED 2025 result from the official website, candidates should follow the steps below:
Step 1: Go to the official website, uceed.iitb.ac.in
Step 2: Click on the Result link
Step 3: Log in by entering your Email ID and Password
Step 4: Download and print the UCEED Result.
UCEED Seat Allotment 2025
The allotment of seats in UCEED 2025 depends on several factors, including the applicant's rank, category, and institute preferences. Provisionally selected candidates will receive their allotment letter via registered email ID and are required to pay a seat acceptance fee of INR 60,000 for General/OBC/EWS and INR 15,000 for other reserved categories. The conducting authority sets the rules for seat allocation, which are as follows:
- Failure to pay the seat acceptance fee before the deadline or decline the admission offer will result in the cancellation of the UCEED 2025 application. These vacant seats will be filled during further UCEED 2025 seat allotment rounds.
- If the candidate receives their first-choice institute, they may either accept (freeze) the choice or reject the seat offer.
- If the candidate receives their second or third institute preference, they may either accept (freeze) the choice or select the option to be considered for upward movement (Float).
- Candidates may withdraw an allotted seat only after the final round of seat allocation has been published by IIT Bombay.
- Admissions are granted for the Bachelor of Design (B.Des) programs at IIT Bombay, IIT Hyderabad, IIT Guwahati, IIITDM Jabalpur, and other participating institutes.
UCEED Exam 2025: Seat Matrix
The B.Des program has a total of 205 seats available, distributed across different institutes and categories. Candidates can find the detailed breakdown of the number of seats available for each category below.
Name of the institute
Open
Open- PwD
EWS
EWS -PwD
OBC-NCL
OBC -PwD
SC
SC- PwD
ST
ST - PwD
Total
IIT Bombay
15
0
3
1
10
0
5
0
2
1
37
IIT Delhi
7
0
2
0
5
1
3
0
2
0
20
IIT Guwahati
22
1
6
0
14
1
7
1
4
0
56
IIT Hyderabad
10
0
2
1
7
0
4
0
2
0
26
IIITDM Jabalpur
25
1
7
0
17
1
9
1
5
0
66
UCEED total seats 2025- 24
79
2
20
2
53
3
28
2
15
1
205