UCEED Counseling 2025 – IIT Bombay declared UCEED 2025 seat allotment for Round I on April 21, 2025. The direct link to download the seat allotment PDF is provided below.
The seat allotment is based on UCEED 2025 merit rank and options entered during registration. UCEED 2025 counseling registration was held from March 14-April 3. Candidates must have qualified UCEED 2025 and been assigned a merit rank to participate in counseling.
Candidates who are allotted seats must pay the seat acceptance fee by April 29 (6 pm), or else the allotment will be canceled. UCEED 2025 seat acceptance is INR 60,000 (INR 15,000 for SC, ST, and PwD categories).
The candidate can also withdraw their seats (Round I) from April 30-May 11 (6 pm).
UCEED 2025 counseling fee is INR 4000 (for all categories and genders). During registration, the candidate had to pay the fee, select institutes in the order of preference, and upload documents. UCEED 2025 seat matrix has been revised.
UCEED 2025 counseling has FIVE seat allotment rounds. The UCEED 2025 participating colleges offer 245 seats.
For admissions to “Result Sharing Institutes“, candidates need to visit the respective institutes’ websites.
The UCEED 2025 exam was conducted on January 19, 2025.
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UCEED Counselling Schedule 2025
The official counseling schedule for the UCEED 2025 exam is given below.
To read the official version of B.Des admission schedule for UCEED 2025 – Click Here
UCEED Counselling 2025 – Who can participate?
The candidate needs to meet the following eligibility criteria to participate in the UCEED 2025 counseling process.
| Parameter | Eligibility Criteria for Participation in UCEED Counseling 2025 |
| Age Limit | The candidate must be born on or after October 1, 2000, if belonging to the OPEN/EWS/OBC-NCL category and on or after October 1, 1995, if belonging to the SC, ST or PwD category. |
| Qualifying examination | The candidate must have appeared for the Class XII (or equivalent) exam for the first time in either 2024 OR 2025. Students from ALL STREAMS (Science, Commerce, and Arts & Humanities) are eligible. Those who appeared for the first time in their qualifying exam (Class XII) in 2023 or earlier are NOT eligible to appear in UCEED 2025. |
| Number of UCEED attempts | A candidate can attempt UCEED a maximum of two times, and that too in consecutive years. The UCEED score is valid for one year and only for admissions in the same corresponding academic year. |
| UCEED qualification | The candidate must have qualified in UCEED 2025, i.e., OBTAINED a rank in UCEED 2025. |
| More on Qualifying Examination | The candidate must have passed all five subjects in 10+ 2 or an equivalent exam in 2024 or 2025. Those who appeared in the qualifying examination for the first time in 2023 or earlier are NOT eligible. Candidates from the Science Stream with Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics are eligible to apply to ALL the SIX participating institutes. Candidates from any other stream (Science without Mathematics or Physics or Chemistry, Commerce, and Arts & Humanities) are eligible to apply to IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, and IIT Hyderabad. Admission to the B.Tech. in Design program at IIT Delhi will be based on JEE (Advanced) rankings. However, the aspirants will also have to qualify in UCEED. For admission to BDes at IIITDM Jabalpur, only students with Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics/Biology at 10+2 are eligible. Students from Arts or Humanities at 10+2 are not eligible to apply for BDes admissions at IIITDM Jabalpur. Candidates from Science Stream with PCM are eligible to apply to IIT Guwahati and IIT Roorkee. Candidates from any other stream are NOT eligible. Candidates appearing for their qualifying exam in 2025 must ensure that, (a) all parts of their final examination are completed by the date of application for admission, and (b) proof of having passed the qualifying examination with required eligibility is submitted by September 30, 2025 to the admitting institute. If a qualifying Examination Board awards only letter grades without providing information on the passing grade on the grade sheet, the candidate must obtain a certificate from the Board specifying the passing grade and upload it along with the grade sheet. In case such a certificate is not provided, the decision taken by the UCI Committee will be final. |
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UCEED Counseling 2025 – Stepwise Process
IIT Bombay is conducting UCEED 2025 counseling in FIVE rounds. The online registration for counseling was held from March 14-April 3, 2025.
UCEED counseling will be held in a centralized manner as a Joint Admission Process for the six participating colleges.
UCEED 2025 Counseling Process
- Step 1 – Register for Counseling: Candidates who have been assigned a merit rank in UCEED 2025 need to register for counseling. As part of the registration process, the candidate will have to enter their UCEED 2025 scores and other details, select participating colleges in the order of preference, and lock the choices. The candidate will also have to pay the UCEED 2025 counseling fee.
- Step 2 – Allotment of Seats – The seat allotment process will be conducted in FIVE rounds. The admission committee will consider factors like seat intake, candidate’s category, and merit rank for making the allotment. The candidate must meet the UCEED 2025 cut-off to be allotted a seat.
- Step 3 – Payment of Seat Acceptance and Confirmation of Seat – Candidates who are allotted seats need to pay the seat-acceptance fee within the given deadline to book their seats. If the payment is not made within the given deadline, the allocation will be canceled and the seat will be allocated to the candidate next in the order of merit.
Document Checklist for UCEED Counseling 2025
The candidate will need digital copies of the following documents (with given specifications) to register for UCEED 2025 counseling.
- Signed copy of the completed application form (first page only).
- Photograph
- Signature,
- UCEED 2025 Score Card
- Qualifying examination Mark Sheet (Class XII or equivalent)
- Age Proof
- EWS/OBC-NCL/SC/ST Certificate (if applicable)
- PwD Certificate (if applicable)
- OCI/PIO Card (if applicable)
- Nationality Certificate (if applicable)
UCEED Counseling 2025 – Specifications of documents to be uploaded
| Document | Size (Up to) | Format |
| Marksheet of 12th standard | 500 kb | PFD |
| Age Proof | 500 kb | PFD |
| Physical Disability Certificate ( If Applicable) | 500 kb | PFD |
| Caste Certificate ( If Applicable) | 500 kb | PFD |
| EWS Certificate ( If Applicable) | 500 kb | PFD |
| Nationality Certificate ( If Applicable) | 500 kb | PFD |
| OCI/PIO Certificate ( If Applicable) | 500 kb | PFD |
Basis of UCEED 2025 Seat Allotment
The UCEED 2025 seat allotment will be based on the following factors:
- All-India Rank (merit order)
- Reservation category
- Seat availability in each institute at the time of seat allocation
UCEED 2025 Seat Acceptance Fee
The seat acceptance fee must be paid online by the given deadline. Failure to do so will mean cancellation of the allotted seat.
| Category | UCEED Seat Acceptance Fee 2025 |
| GEN/EWS/OBC-NCL | INR 60,000 |
| SC/ ST/ PwD | INR 15,000 |
UCEED 2025 provisional seat allocation?
The offer of admission made to candidates during the online seat allocation process is provisional and will be confirmed by the admitting institutes only after the requisite fees are paid, the documents are duly verified, and any remaining formalities are completed.
Once the counselling is closed, the entire process of BDes admissions through UCEED is over and shifting from one institute to another is NOT possible.
Rules governing UCEED 2025 Seat Allotment
The following rules laid down by IIT Bombay will govern the UCEED 2025 seat allotment process.
- 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.
- 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.
UCEED Counseling 2025 – List of Participating Colleges
UCEED 2025 participating colleges will participate in the Joint Seat Allotment process conducted by IIT Bombay. The list of UCEED 2025 participating colleges is given below. The participating colleges have a combined intake of 245 seats (increased from 225 seats in the previous edition).
Candidates who have qualified UCEED 2025 exam are eligible for admission to the participating colleges. The candidate can select their choice of college when filling out the counseling registration form.
Enter the options in the order of priority.
- IIT Bombay
- IIT Delhi
- IIT Guwahati
- IIT Hyderabad
- IIT Indore
- IIT Roorkee
- IIITDM Jabalpur
UCEED Counseling 2025 – List of Result-sharing Institutes
The result-sharing institutes of UCEED 2025 will conducted individual counseling and an institute level and will not participate in Joint Seat Allotment conducted by IIT Bombay.
- BITS Design School
- FLAME University, Pune
- School of Creativity, Rishihood University
- Institute of Design, Nirma University, Ahmedabad
- CEPT University, Ahmedabad
- Mahindra University, Hyderabad
- Srishti Manipal Institute of Art, Design and Technology, Bengaluru
- Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Manipal
- Alliance University, Bengaluru
- Jain (Deemed-to-be-University), Bangalore
- Department of Design, Shiv Nadar IoE, Delhi NCR
- MODY University of Science and Technology, Rajasthan
- Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Katra
- MIT ID Indore – Avantika University
- JK Lakshmipat University, Jaipur
- GLS University, Gujarat
- JS Institute of Design, New Delhi
- Dr D Y Patil School of Design, Pune
- Somaiya School of Design, Somaiya Vidyavihar University, Mumbai
- Footwear Design and Development Institute – Govt. of India.
- Nitte (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru
- Department of Design, Netaji Subhas University of Technology (NSUT), New Delhi
- Lovely Professional University, Phagwara
- Navrachana University, Gujarat
- Anant National University, Ahmedabad
- Sister Nivedita University, Kolkata
- VIT School of Design (V-SIGN), Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore
- MIT Vishwaprayag University, Solapur
- CMR University, Bengaluru
- Delhi Technological University, Delhi
- U. P. Institute of Design, Noida
- Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology Delhi
- Dr Vishwanath Karad MIT World Peace University, Pune
- O. P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat
- RV University, Bengaluru
- D Y Patil University School of Design, Pune
- Ajeenkya D Y Patil University School of Design, Pune
- University School of Design & Innovation, GGSIPU, New Delhi
- Tezpur University, Assam
- ATLAS SkillTech University, Mumbai
- Ratan Tata Maharashtra State Skills University
- UPES School of Design, Dehradun
