Indian entrance exam

UCEED

Undergraduate Common Entrance Examination for Design

UCEED, run by IIT Bombay, is the entrance for the B.Des programmes at IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati, IIT Hyderabad and IIITDM Jabalpur.

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Dates

UCEED 2026 (Undergraduate Common Entrance Exam for Design, IIT Bombay)

Last year's dates (2025-26 cycle) — this year's have not been announced yet. Use them to plan, not as this year's.

1 October 2025 — Start date for online registration (13:00 IST) [Source]
5 November 2025 — Last date for online registration with regular fee [Source]
10 November 2025 — Last date for online registration with late fee (17:00 IST) [Source]
2 January 2026 — Start date for admit card downloading (13:00 IST) [Source]
18 January 2026 — UCEED 2026 examination (09:00 IST) [Source]
20 January 2026 — Release of draft answer key for Part-A [Source]
28 January 2026 — Release of final answer key for Part-A (17:00 IST) [Source]
5 February 2026 — Announcement of cut-off marks for Part-A [Source]
6 March 2026 — Declaration of results [Source]
10 March 2026 — Start date for score card downloading [Source]
31 July 2026 — Last date for score card downloading [Source]

Each date links to the official notice it was read from. Dates can be revised — check the official site.

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