Jain (Deemed-to-be-University), Bangalore will allot some seats in their undergraduate programme for admission through UCEED, for the academic year 2026-2027. The Jain (Deemed-to-be-University), however will not be part of the Joint Admission Process conducted by IIT Bombay. For more details on the number of seats, application process, admission for BDes course, refer to their website. If you have further queries, contact the institute.

Mahindra University, Hyderabad will allot some seats in their undergraduate programme for admission through UCEED, for the academic year 2026-2027. The Mahindra University, however will not be part of the Joint Admission Process conducted by IIT Bombay. For more details on the number of seats, application process, admission for BDes course, refer to their website. If you have further queries, contact the institute.

FLAME University, Pune will allot some seats in their undergraduate programme for admission through UCEED, for the academic year 2026-2027. The FLAME University, however will not be part of the Joint Admission Process conducted by IIT Bombay. For more details on the number of seats, application process, admission for BDes course, refer to their website. If you have further queries, contact the institute.

UCEED Candidate portal will not be available on Tuesday, 21st October 2025, between 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM, due to a maintenance activity. Any inconvenience is highly regretted.

BITS Design School will consider UCEED Scores for their B Des (Hons) programme, 2026 intake. Interested candidates are required to complete their application to BITSDES with their UCEED Registration/Roll Number on or before 01 Feb 2026. Only candidates who have submitted their BITSDES application by 01 Feb 2026 will be able to upload their UCEED scores when these are released. Shortlisted candidates will be required to then clear a portfolio interview. Do note that BITSDES is not a part of the joint seat allocation process conducted by IIT Bombay. For more details on the number of seats, programme and curriculum, application and admission process, scholarships etc., refer to the BITSDES website or contact the institute through the appropriate channels mentioned on their website.

UCEED Candidate portal will not be available on Wednesday, 15th October 2025, between 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM, due to a maintenance activity. Any inconvenience is highly regretted.

The Eligibility Criterion-3 in Section 7 of UCEED 2026 (page#18) is modified in version 1.1:

(i) The following statement has been removed, in the Version 1.1.
"Candidates who have been allotted a B. Des. seat in any of the participating Institutes, and have NOT withdrawn from the admission process by the end of the withdrawal schedule after Round IV, are not eligible to appear for UCEED 2026 even if they are left with an option of second attempt."

(ii) The guidelines on the qualifying examination (Class XII or equivalent) are more clearly stated.

Admissions to the Bachelor of Design (BDes) programmes at IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati, IIT Hyderabad, IIT Indore, IIT Roorkee and IIITDM Jabalpur are done through the Undergraduate Common Entrance Examination for Design (UCEED). Students who have passed Class XII (or equivalent) in 2025, or appearing in 2026, in ANY STREAM (Science, Commerce, or Arts & Humanities) are eligible to appear for UCEED 2026.

The online registration with regular fees will start from 5 pm. The deadline for the same is 31 October, 2025.

Click here to download the UCEED 2026 Information Brochure.