UCEED 2027: Register by Oct 31 (regular fee) or Nov 6 (late fee)

IIT Bombay, the conducting body for the Undergraduate Common Entrance Examination for Design (UCEED), has released the eligibility criteria and key dates for UCEED 2027. The examination supports admission to Bachelor of Design (B.Des) programmes at participating Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and the Indian Institute of Information Technology Design and Manufacturing (IIITDM) Jabalpur.

Aspiring students must complete their UCEED 2027 registration by October 31, 2026, to avoid a late fee. The examination is scheduled for January 17, 2027, and results will be declared on March 6, 2027, preceding the B.Des application window.

UCEED 2027 Registration and Important Dates

The online registration for UCEED 2027 commenced on October 1, 2026. Candidates have until October 31, 2026, to register with the regular fee. A late fee of ₹500 will be applicable for registrations submitted between November 1 and November 6, 2026, with the final deadline at 5 PM on November 6, 2026.

Admit cards for the examination will be available for download from January 1, 2027. The UCEED 2027 examination is a three-hour test, scheduled from 9 AM to 12 Noon on January 17, 2027. Following the result declaration on March 6, 2027, the B.Des application process for qualified candidates will open on March 15, 2027, and conclude on April 12, 2027. The first seat-allocation round is set for April 21, 2027, with five rounds of seat allotment taking place between April and July 2027.

Eligibility Criteria for UCEED 2027 and B.Des Admission

Candidates from all academic streams, including Science, Commerce, and Arts and Humanities, are eligible to apply for UCEED 2027. However, specific subject requirements for Class XII vary among the participating institutes for B.Des admission. IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Hyderabad, and IIT Indore accept students from all streams. In contrast, IIT Guwahati and IIT Roorkee mandate Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics (PCM) in Class 12, while IIITDM Jabalpur requires Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics/Biology.

Age criteria for UCEED 2027 state that candidates in the OPEN, EWS, and OBC-NCL categories must have been born on or after October 1, 2002. For SC, ST, and PwD categories, the birth date must be on or after October 1, 1997. Candidates must have appeared for their Class XII or equivalent examination for the first time in either 2026 or 2027. A candidate is permitted a maximum of two attempts at UCEED, which must be in consecutive years.

UCEED 2027 Examination Pattern

The UCEED 2027 examination is a three-hour test with a total of 300 marks, split into two parts. Part A is computer-based and carries 200 marks, while Part B is pen-and-paper based and accounts for 100 marks. Part A has a duration of two hours and includes Numerical Answer Type (NAT), Multiple Select Questions (MSQ), and Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) sections. Part B, lasting one hour, assesses sketching and design aptitude.

Part A comprises 57 questions across three sections. Section 1 (NAT) has 14 questions, each carrying +4 marks, with no negative marking. Section 2 (MSQ) consists of 15 questions, each with +4 marks for correct answers and -1 for incorrect, with partial marking. Section 3 (MCQ) features 28 questions, each with +3 marks for correct answers and -0.71 for incorrect. Part B includes two questions: one on sketching (50 marks) and another on design aptitude (50 marks), evaluating drawing skill, proportion, perspective, light and shade, observation, ideation, problem-solving, creativity, and communication of a design idea.

Further reading

• UCEED 2027 exam on January 17: IIT Bombay releases admit card details
• UCEED 2027 success guide published: syllabus, exam pattern detailed
• UCEED exam pattern: sections, marking and duration Next step
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