UCEED Counseling 2026 – IIT Bombay will START registrations for UCEED 2026 counseling on March 14. Candidates who qualify UCEED 2026 and are assigned a merit rank are eligible to participate in the counseling process. The deadline to register for counseling is April 10, 2026 (5.30 pm). The counseling will be conducted online as a Joint Admission Process.

UCEED 2026 counseling fee is INR 4000.

As part of the counseling registration process, the candidate has to log-in to the portal and fill in UCEED 2026 scores, merit rank, select their choice of participating institutes in the order of preference. UCEED 2025 participating colleges offer 245 seats.

UCEED 2026 counseling will have FIVE seat-allotment rounds.

The 1st allotment will be declared on April 21. Candidates who are allotted seats must pay seat acceptance fee by July 9 (6 pm). UCEED 2025 seat acceptance fee is INR 60,000 (INR 15,000 for SC, ST, and PwD categories).

The seat allotment will be based on UCEED 2026 merit rank and options entered during registration.

For admissions to “Result Sharing Institutes“, candidates need to visit the respective institutes’ websites. UCEED 2026 exam will be conducted on January 18.

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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 2025 Seat Allotment (Round I-V) – Download Here

The UCEED 2025 seat allotment for Round III was released on June 10. Download UCEED 2025 seat allotment for Round I to III. Seat allotment for Round IV will be announced on June 24.

UCEED Counselling 2025 – Who can participate?

The candidate needs to meet the following eligibility criteria to participate in the UCEED 2025 counseling process.

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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

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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

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.

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.
• Withdrawal of seat and refunds – 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 INR 55,000/- (Rupees Fifty-Five Thousand only) for GEN/EWS/OBC-NCL candidates, and INR10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand only) for SC/ST/PwD candidates, after deducting the seat cancellation and processing charges of INR 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 Cut-off 2025

IIT Bombay has released the UCEED 2025 cut-off for all the five rounds of counseling.

The cut-offs have been released in the form of category-wise opening and closing ranks for each participating institute. Candidates who meet the cut-off only will be considered for admission.

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.

1. BITS Design School
2. FLAME University, Pune
3. School of Creativity, Rishihood University
4. Institute of Design, Nirma University, Ahmedabad
5. CEPT University, Ahmedabad
6. Mahindra University, Hyderabad
7. Srishti Manipal Institute of Art, Design and Technology, Bengaluru
8. Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Manipal
9. Alliance University, Bengaluru
10. Jain (Deemed-to-be-University), Bangalore
11. Department of Design, Shiv Nadar IoE, Delhi NCR
12. MODY University of Science and Technology, Rajasthan
13. Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Katra
14. MIT ID Indore – Avantika University
15. JK Lakshmipat University, Jaipur
16. GLS University, Gujarat
17. JS Institute of Design, New Delhi
18. Dr D Y Patil School of Design, Pune
19. Somaiya School of Design, Somaiya Vidyavihar University, Mumbai
20. Footwear Design and Development Institute – Govt. of India.
21. Nitte (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru
22. Department of Design, Netaji Subhas University of Technology (NSUT), New Delhi
23. Lovely Professional University, Phagwara
24. Navrachana University, Gujarat
25. Anant National University, Ahmedabad
26. Sister Nivedita University, Kolkata
27. VIT School of Design (V-SIGN), Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore
28. MIT Vishwaprayag University, Solapur
29. CMR University, Bengaluru
30. Delhi Technological University, Delhi
31. U. P. Institute of Design, Noida
32. Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology Delhi
33. Dr Vishwanath Karad MIT World Peace University, Pune
34. O. P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat
35. RV University, Bengaluru
36. D Y Patil University School of Design, Pune
37. Ajeenkya D Y Patil University School of Design, Pune
38. University School of Design & Innovation, GGSIPU, New Delhi
39. Tezpur University, Assam
40. ATLAS SkillTech University, Mumbai
41. Ratan Tata Maharashtra State Skills University
42. UPES School of Design, Dehradun