The Undergrdaute Common Entrance Examination for Design (UCEED) is a national-level entrance test conducted by IIT Bombay for aspirants seeking admission into the Bachelor of Design (B.Des) program at prestigious design institutes such as IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati, IIT Hyderabad, IIT Roorkee, IIT Indore, and IITDM Jabalpur. Admissions to the B.Des program was conducted through a joint admission process, with the allotment of seats to be done based on UCEED 2025 merit rank. UCEED exam evaluates candidates on their creativity skills, visualization, logical reasoning, and design aptitude.
The UCEED 2025 exam was successfully conducted on January 19, 2025 of which results were announced on March 07, 2025. Candidates can download the scorecard from UCEED official website www.uceed.iitb.ac.in. The UCEED 2025 seat allotment round 1 has been released on April 21, 2025, and will continue till July 3, 2025. According to the important dates notified by IIT Bombay at its official portal, those who pass the UCEED exam 2025 can apply for the UCEED 2025 seat allotment process.
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UCEED 2025 Seat Allotment Overview
UCEED 2025 will conduct 5 rounds of seat allotment. The seats are provisionally allocated based on the candidate’s All India Rank (AIR)in UCEED 2025, their category, and their preferred institutes. Selected candidates will receive provisional allotment letters via their registered email addresses. Upon receiving the allotment letter, candidates must remit a Seat Acceptance Fee of Rs. 60,000/- for GEN/EWS/OBC-NCL categories and Rs. 15,000/- for SC/ST/PwD categories through the provided online portal.
UCEED 2025 Seat Allotment Schedule
Rounds | Scheduled Date(s) | ||
| Provisional Seat Allotment | Acceptance of Seat Allotment & Payment of Seat Acceptance | Withdrawl of Seat/Exit from Seat Allocation Process | |
| Round 1 | April 21, 2025 | April 21, 2025 to April 29, 2025 | April 30, 2025 to May 11, 2025 |
| Round 2 | May 19, 2025 | May 19, 2025 to May 27, 2025 | May 28, 2025 to June 09, 2025 |
| Round 3 | June 10, 2025 | June 10, 2025 to June 14, 2025 | June 15, 2025 to June 19, 2025 |
| Round 4 | June 24, 2025 | June 24, 2025 to June 28, 2025 | June 29, 2025 to July 01, 2025 |
| Round 5 | July 3, 2025 | July 03, 2025 to July 09, 2025 | – |
Note: The dates for UCEED 2025 seat allotment rounds are tentative. Candidates are advised to visit the website from time to time in case of any changes in date(s)(if any).
Guidelines – UCCED 2025 Seat Allotment
The following rules will govern the joint seat allotment:
- If the selected candidates DO NOT remit the seat acceptance fee before the deadline or DECLINE the admission, their application will stand CANCELLED.
- They will NOT be considered for the subsequent round of seat allotment.
- These vacant seats will be offered to other eligible candidates to be filled up during the subsequent rounds (if any) of seat allotment.
- If applicants are allotted their FIRST choice of institute, they can either ACCEPT (‘freeze’) the offer or DECLINE it. If they choose to DECLINE the offer, they will NOT be considered for subsequent rounds, and their current seat allocation shall be CANCELLED. This seat will be filled during the subsequent rounds (if any) of allotment.
- Suppose applicants are allotted their SECOND/THIRD/FOURTH/FIFTH choice of institute. In that case, they can opt to either ACCEPT (‘freeze’) the choice or ACCEPT WITH THE OPTION TO BE CONSIDERED FOR UPWARD MOVEMENT (‘float’) choice for subsequent rounds (if any) of the joint seat allocation.
- If the candidates choose the ‘freeze’ option, it means they have ACCEPTED the offer and do not wish to participate in further rounds of seat allocation. Such candidates will NOT be considered in subsequent round(s) of seat allocation.
- If the candidates choose ‘float’ option, it means they have ACCEPTED the offer and have indicated that, if admission to an institute of their higher preference is offered, they will accept it. Else, they will continue with the currently accepted institute. Such candidates will be considered in subsequent round(s) of seat allocation.
- For candidates who choose the ‘float’ option, allocation of a seat in an institute of their higher preference in a subsequent round would AUTOMATICALLY result in the forfeiture of the seat accepted by them in the earlier round.
- In cases of ACCEPT/FLOAT/FREEZE, the candidates must pay the complete amount of the seat acceptance fee mentioned in the provisional seat allotment letter. Failure to make the payment will result in the cancellation of their allotted seat, and they will not be considered in any further rounds (if any) of seat allocation.
- Candidates offered seats have to remit the seat acceptance fee only ONCE. Thus, candidates allotted another seat (because they chose the ‘float’ option) need not pay the seat acceptance fee again.
- For candidates who accept the offered seat, the seat acceptance fee will be adjusted against the institute fees of the admitting institute at the time of joining. For candidates who decline the offered seat after remitting the seat acceptance fee, the refund of the seat acceptance fee will be governed by the policies of the admitting institute.
- To avoid any last-minute unforeseen transaction issues, candidates are advised to pay the Seat Acceptance Fee for a round well before the end time/date of the corresponding round.
- All candidates, who will pay the Seat Acceptance Fee in rounds I and II, can withdraw till the round-II withdrawal end date for claiming the refund. Withdrawals can be done only during the prescribed withdrawal schedules. The refund will be ₹ 55,000/- (Rupees Fifty-Five Thousand only) for GEN/EWS/OBC-NCL candidates, and ₹ 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand only) for SC/ST/PwD candidates, after deducting the seat cancellation and processing charges of ₹ 5,000/- (Rupees Five Thousand only).
- Seat Allotment Rounds III, IV and V are for filling of the vacant seats, if any. The option “FLOAT” will remain ACTIVE till the payment end date of Round IV. Candidates can withdraw during the prescribed withdrawal schedules for Rounds III and IV but Seat Acceptance Fees paid in the Rounds III, IV and V will not be refunded.
- Candidates do not have an option to withdraw/decline an accepted/allotted seat after the announcement of the last round of seat allocation
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UCEED Seat Matrix for B.Des 2025-26 – Participating Institutes
The following table shows category-wise distribution of the available seats in Bachelor of Design (B.Des) program at IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Hyderabad, IIT Roorkee, IIT Indore, and IITDM Jabalpur for the academic year 2025-26:
Institute | Open | Open- PwD | EWS | EWS- PwD | OBC- NCL | OBC- NCL- Pwd | SC | SC- PwD | ST | ST- PwD | Total |
| IIT Bombay | 14 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 37 |
| IIT Delhi | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 |
| IIT Guwahati | 22 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 56 |
| IIT Hyderabad | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 30 |
| IIT Roorkee | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 |
| IITDM Jabalpur | 25 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 66 |
| IIT Indore | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
| Total | 94 | 5 | 25 | 2 | 63 | 1 | 34 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 245 |
UCEED Seat Matrix for B.Des 2025-26 – Result-Sharing Institutes
The list of result-sharing institutes has undergone some significant changes. There are some of the institutes that will accept the UCEED score for admission in B.Des program. Here’s is the list below:
| Institute Name | Seat Intake |
| World University of Design, Sonipat | 420 |
| Alliance University, Bangalore | – |
| RV University, Bangalore | 120 |
| JK Lakshmipat University, Jaipur | – |
| Department of Design, Netaji Subhas University of Technology (NSUT), New Delhi | 60 |
| Footwear Design & Development Institute (FDDI) | 1640 (Across all campuses) |
| Institute of Design, Nirma University, Ahmedabad | 80 |
| Srishti Manipal Institute of Art, Design and Technology, Bangalore | – |
| FLAME University, Pune | 120 |
| Presidency University, Bangalore | – |
| Lovely Professional University, Phagwara | 140 |
| MIT ID Indore – Avantika University | 60 |
| CEPT University, Ahmedabad | 80 |
| ARCH College of Design and Business, Jaipur | 150 |
| O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat | 30 |
| Navrachana University, Gujarat | 40 |
| Aayojan School of Architecture, Jaipur | – |
| Symbiosis School of Architecture and Design, Nagpur | 60 |
| Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence Deemed to be University, Delhi NCR | – |
| Dr. D. Y. Patil School of Design, Pune | 60 |
| Delhi Technological University, Delhi | 120 |
| VIT School of Design, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore | 30 |
| ITM Skills University, Navi Mumbai | – |
FAQs UCEED 2025 Seat Allotment
The UCEED 2025 seat allotment process is overseen by the IIT Bombay.
After an allotment of seat, candidates have the option to either accept (freeze) or decline (float or withdraw) the seat. If they accept the seat, they will be guided to an online payment system to pay the seat acceptance fee.
The UCEED seat acceptance fee is Rs. 60,000/- for GEN/EWS/OBC-NCL and Rs. 15,000/- for SC/ST/PwD candidates.
UCEED 2025 seat allotment will be based on the rank, courses and institutes preferences, availability of seats, and the category to which the candidate belongs. Also, the choice to accept, decline, or float the seat will be considered.