Undergraduate Common Entrance Examination for Design (UCEED) 2026

IIT Bombay, under the guidance of the UCEED-CEED Implementation Committee, organizes UCEED for admission to the Bachelor of Design (B.Des) programmes at IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati, IIT Hyderabad, IIT Roorkee, and IIITDM Jabalpur.

1. Important Application Deadlines

• Information Brochure Release: Late September 2025.
• Registration Launch: October 2025.
• Exam Conduction: Mid-January 2026 (Part A & Part B).

2. Test Format details

• Part A: Computer Based Test (CBT) covering Visualization, Spatial Ability, Environmental & Social Awareness, Analytical & Logical Reasoning, Language & Creativity, and Design Thinking. (2 Hours).
• Part B: Drawing skills test. A question displayed on the computer must be answered on an provided answer booklet. (1 Hour).
• Overall Duration: 3 Hours block without intervals.

3. Official Resource Pointers

4. Why UCEED?

• Unlike NID DAT which leans heavily on sketching in its first tier, UCEED’s Part A heavily screens for logical reasoning, math skills up to the 10th-grade level, and intense visual-spatial IQ.
• Numerous other non-IIT reputed institutions (result sharing institutes) also allocate seats based on the UCEED rank.