UCEED Application Form 2025 (Closed): Registration Link, How to Apply Online, Fees, What Next?

Undergraduate Common Entrance Examination for Design 2025 ( UCEED )

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UCEED Application Form 2025 - IIT Bombay closed the UCEED 2025 application form (with late fees) on November 18, 2024; the last date was extended to November 8, 2024. Applications with regular fees were accepted until October 31, 2024. The direct link to fill out the form was given here.

UCEED 2025 application form opened on October 1, 2024.

Go through UCEED 2025 eligibility criteria for the B.Des program before applying. 

To fill out the application form, register and fill in personal, academic, and personal information, select UCEED 2025 test centers, upload documents, and pay the application fee.

UCEED 2025 application fee is INR 4000 for General and INR 2000 for reserved and female candidates. 

The UCEED 2025 entrance exam will be conducted on January 19, 2025.

The scores of UCEED 2025 will be used for admission to the B.Des program offered by the UCEED participating institutes.  

Go through the rest of the article to learn the step-wise application process.

Q:   When will the UCEED 2025 application form open?

A:

The application form for UCEED 2025 is now closed.

The last date to apply with regular fee was October 31; with late fees, applications were accepted till November 18, 2024.

IIT Bombay opened the application form for UCEED 2025 on October 1, 2024.  It also launched a new website and released the admission notification.

The application link was given here. 

The candidate had the option to apply for UCEED 2025 both with regular and late fees.

UCEED application form is for admission to the B. Des programme offered by participating colleges. Candidates who met the prescribed eligibility criteria were able to apply for admission.

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Q:   What is the eligibility criteria for UCEED 2025?

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To appear in the UCEED 2025 exam, the candidate needs to meet the following criteria:

  • Age limit: The candidate must be born on or after October 1, 2000. In the case of candidates belonging to SC, ST, and PwD categories, there is a relaxation of 5 years.

  • Number of attempts - A candidate is allowed to appear in UCEED exam for a maximum of two times and that too in consecutive years.

  • Academic requirements - The candidate must have passed 10+2 exam in 2024 or 2025. Those who appeared for the first time in their qualifying examination in 2023 or earlier are NOT eligible.

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Q:   What is the application fee for UCEED 2025 exam?

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The application form for UCEED 2025 has opened. As per the official notification, the application fee has been revised.

Here we provide the category-wise UCEED application fee.

  • Female candidates (all categories) and SC/ST/PwD candidates had to pay INR 2,000.
  • All other candidates needed to pay INR 4,000 as the application fee.

Mode of fee payment

The fee has to be paid online using credit card/ debit card/ internet banking. Note that the UCEED application fee is no-refundable. This means, once the fee is paid, it will not be refunded whether you appear in the UCEED 2025 exam or not.

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Document Checklist for UCEED 2025 Application Form

Candidates can go through the list of important documents for filling out the UCEED 2025 application form.

Documents

File Format

File Size

Recent color photograph 

  1. Only JPEG image format with file extension .jpg is accepted
  2. The photograph must be taken in the last six months and show a full frontal (face) view with the head centered in the frame covering 70-80% of the photograph

Minimum Size: 5 KB

Maximum Size: 100 KB

Signature

  1. Only JPEG image format with file extension .jpg will be accepted
  2. A scanned copy of the candidate's full signature on a white paper should be uploaded

Minimum Size: 2 KB

Maximum Size: 50 KB

Qualifying examination certificate (Class 12 mark sheet)

  1. Only PDF format with file extension .pdf will be accepted
  2. Qualifying examination certificate to be uploaded if appeared for the exam in 2023 or before

Minimum Size: 30 KB

Maximum Size: 500 KB

Date of birth proof

  1. PDF format 
  2. SSC certificate, Passport, or Birth Certificate

Minimum Size: 30 KB

Maximum Size: 500 KB

Provisional certificate

  1. PDF format 
  2. Candidates who will be appearing for their qualifying exam in 2024 should upload a certificate from the school/college principal in the given format as mentioned in Appendix 1 of UCEED 2023 Information Brochure

Minimum Size: 30 KB

Maximum Size: 300 KB

Gazette notification showing the change of name

(If the name is not same as in the Class 12 certificate)

  1. Only PDF format with file extension .pdf will be accepted

Minimum Size: 30KB

Maximum Size: 300 KB

Category certificate issued by the competent authority

  1. Only PDF format with file extension .pdf will be accepted

Minimum Size: 30 KB

Maximum Size: 300 KB

Request letter (for PwD candidates requiring scribe and/or compensatory time)

  1. Only PDF formats with file extension .pdf will be accepted.

Minimum Size: 30 KB

Maximum Size: 300 KB

 

Q:   Which academic stream should I have studied in Class 12 to be eligible for UCEED 2025 exam?

A:

Candidates from any academic stream (Science, Commerce or Humanities) are eligible to apply for UCEED exam. However, for admission to IIT Guwahati it is mandatory for candidates to have passed Class 12 from Science stream with Physics Chemistry and Mathematics subjects. The candidate needs to carefully go through the eligibiity criteria before they apply. It is because the candidate will not be considered for admission to the B. Des programme even if they get a rank in UCEED 2025 if they don't meet the prescribed eligibility criteria. Also, any candidate who is found to be using incorrect information about their eliigibity stands to be disqualified if caught.

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Q:   I do not have a birth Certificate. What should I do when submitting UCEED 2025 application form?

A:

If any aspirant does not have birth Certificate then s/he can upload a copy of Class 10 Certificate Aadhar Card or Passport. The candidate can check the list of applicable documents in the information brochure. Alternately, they may visit this article to learn about the eligibility criteria and the list of applicable documents. Note that the documents submitted by the candidate at the time of filling out the form will be verified during counseling. Any candidate who fails in the verification process will be disqualified.

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Q:   What are the eligibility criteria I need to meet to apply for UCEED 2025?

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To apply for UCEED 2025, candidate must the following THREE criteria:

Criterion 1 – Age limit: The candidate must be born on or after October 1, 2000, if belonging to the OPEN/EWS/OBC-NCL category and born on or after October 1, 1995, if belonging to the SC, ST or PwD category.

Criterion 2 – Number of attempts: The candidate is allowed to attempt UCEED a maximum of two times, and that too in consecutive years.

Note that the UCEED score is valid for one year and only for admissions in the same corresponding academic year.

Criterion 3 – Qualifying examination: The candidate should have passed all subjects in the qualifying examination (Class XII or
equivalent) in 2024 or should be appearing for the qualifying examination for the first time in 2025. Students from ALL STREAMS (Science, Commerce, and Arts & Humanities) are eligible.

Those who appeared for the first time in their qualifying examination (Class XII) in 2023 or earlier are NOT eligible to appear in UCEED 2025.

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UCEED 2025 Exam Dates & Schedule

Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of UCEED 2025 exam

DatesUpcoming Exam Dates

03 Jan '25

UCEED 2025 Issue of Admit Cards

19 Jan '25

UCEED 2025 Exam DATE

DatesPast Exam Dates

01 Nov '24 -

18 Nov '24

UCEED 2025 Application DATE (Late Fees)

01 Oct '24 -

31 Oct '24

UCEED 2025 Application DATE

UCEED Application Video - Step-wise process

 

Q:   Whom should I contact if I have any problem with UCEED registration?

A:

Candidates can report any issue faced while filling the UCEED application form by clicking the 'Report Problem' tab that is present on the right side of the application window. The tab is highlighted in yellow colour. On clicking the tab, candidates have to elaborate on the problem that they are experiencing and also mention their registration number. It is recommended that the candidate don't wait for the dying hour to fill the form. It is because in the last few hours of the application window, there is a chance the server may crash or there may be a lag due to heavy traffic.

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Q:   After submitting UCEED 2025 application fee, can I cancel the application form and get a refund?

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No, candidates will not be given a refund for UCEED 2025 application fee under any circumstance. UCEED application fee is non-refundable and non-transferable. So, before paying the application fee, the candidate needs to make up their minds whether they want to appear in the UCEED 2025 exam or not. The UCEED 2025 application fee is INR 4000 for open, and INR 2000 for female and reserved category candidates.

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Steps to Fill UCEED Application Form 2025

The application form for UCEED 2025 is open at uceed.iitb.ac.in. Candidates who meet the eligibility criteria for the B.Des program need to follow the steps given below to apply for UCEED admission 2025.

  1. Online Registration
  2. Filling of Personal Details
  3. Providing Academic Information
  4. Selection of Test Centers 
  5. Uploading of Documents
  6. Payment of Application Fees

Step 1: Registration for UCEED 2025

  • Click on the registration link 
  • A registration form will open
  • Enter your email id and click on the "Register" button. An activation link will be sent to your registered email id. 
  • On clicking on the link, you will be redirected to a page where you have to fill in some additional details like name, DOB, gender, mobile number, etc. 
  • Select and confirm a password for the new applicant account
  • Once you submit all the details, the registration process would be complete.

Step 2: Fill in Personal Details 

The candidate has to next fill in their personal details, including:

  • Birth category
  • Economically Weaker Section (EWS) status
  • PwD status
  • Email address
  • Mobile number, etc.

UCEED 2021 Registration Form Page 2


Step 3: Fill in Educational Qualification 

Next, candidates need to provide their education-related details such as:

Educational Details to be filled in UCEED application form

Year of passing/appearing in Class 12 or equivalent examination

Name of Board

Name of School/College

State

City/Town

Address of School/ College

Educational Details in UCEED 2021 Application Form

Step 4: Select Test Centres

A maximum of three test cities can be selected in the order of preference. Note that requests for a change in the UCEED exam cities will not be entertained.

UCEED 2021 Test Centre Preference

Step 4: Upload Documents

Scanned copies of the following documents have to be uploaded in the prescribed format:

  • Recent color photograph
  • Signature
  • Qualifying examination certificate (if applicable)
  • Gazette notification showing the change of name (If the name is not the same as in the Class 12 certificate) 
  • Provisional certificate (if applicable)
  • Category certificate (if applicable)
  • Request letter to avail scribe or compensatory time (if applicable)
Photograph Upload in UCEED 2021 application form
Signature Upload in UCEED 2021 application form
Qualifying Exam Certificate Upload in UCEED 2021 application form

Step 5: Pay UCEED Application Fee

Before paying the application fee, the candidate needs to confirm that the UCEED application form is complete in all respects. The application fee for UCEED 2025 has to be paid online. 

UCEED 2025 Application Fee

Category
UCEED Registration Fee
Indian Nationals Female Candidates (all categories) INR 2,000
SC, ST, PwD Candidates INR 2,000
All Other Candidates INR 4,000

Foreign Nationals

(including PIO/OCI)

Candidates from SAARC countries USD 420
Candidates from Non-SAARC countries USD 525

Q:   When will UCEED 2025 application correction window open?

A:

There is no option to edit the UCEED application form once it is submitted. IIT Bombay has released the application schedule for UCEED 2025 exam; there is no application edit window.

So, it is recommended that when filling out the application form, you can the necessary precaution.

The UCEED 2025 application form opened on October 1, 2024. With regular fees, the application can be filled till October 31, 2024. However, with late fees, you can submit applications till the November 8, 2024.

The UCEED 2025 exam will be conducted on January 19, 2025.

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Q:   Is the UCEED 2025 application the same for the B. Des and M.Des courses?

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The UCEED 2025 application form may be filled by candidates seeking admission to the B. Des programme. Also, UCEED 2025 scores is not considered for admission to the M.Des programme. So, the candidates must instead fill out the application form for CEED 2025. Note that both the CEED and UCEED exams are conducted by IIT Bombay.

The application form for UCEED 2025 is open from October 1-31, 2024 (regular fees). Note that the CEED 2025 application form is also open and has the same schedule.

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UCEED Eligibility Criteria 2025

To appear in the UCEED 2025 exam, the candidate needs to meet the following UCEED eligibility criteria 2025:

Criterion 1 – Age limit:
The candidate should be born on or after October 1, 2000. If the candidate belongs to the SC, ST, or PwD category, then they need to be born on or after October 1, 1995  
Criterion 2 – Number of attempts:
A candidate can attempt UCEED a maximum of TWO times and that too in consecutive years.

The score of UCEED is valid for one year, and only for admissions in the same corresponding academic year.
Criterion 3 – Qualifying examination:
The candidate should have passed in all subjects in the 10+2 exam in 2024 OR should be appearing for the qualifying examination for the first time in 2025 to be eligible for attempting UCEED 2025. Students from all streams (Science, Commerce, and Arts & Humanities) are eligible. Those who appeared for the first time in their qualifying examination (Class XII) in 2022 or earlier are NOT eligible to appear in UCEED 2025.

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UCEED Exam Centre 2025

The candidate will have to select their choice of UCEED 2025 exam centers at the time of filling out the application form. The UCEED 2025 exam will be conducted in 24 cities, and each of these cities can have one or more exam centers. 

A maximum of THREE exam cities can be selected. The entries must be in the order of priority.

List of UCEED 2025 exam centers

UCEED 2024 Exam Cities

Ahmedabad

Bengaluru

Bhopal

Bhubaneswar

Chandigarh

 Chennai

Dehradun

 Delhi

 Ernakulum

Panaji

 Guwahati

 Hyderabad

Jaipur

 Lucknow

Kolkata

Kozhikode

Mumbai

Nagpur

Patna

Pune

Raipur

Thiruvananthapuram

Thrissur

Visakhapatnam

Steps to Fill UCEED BDes Application Form To Participate in Counseling

The candidate will be eligible to participate in the UCEED 2025 counseling and seat allotment process if they:

  1. Qualify UCEED 2025 exam 
  2. Assigned a merit rank

IIT Bombay will conduct a Joint Seat Allotment Process for UCEED 2025 participating colleges. The B.Des application for admission to participating colleges will open soon after UCEED 2025 results are declared.

Step-wise process to fill UCEED 2025 counseling registration form

  1. Candidates who are assigned UCEED 2025 merit rank are eligible
  2. Go to the UCEED admission portal - uceed.iitb.ac.in
  3. Click on the registration tab to participate in the Joint Seat Allotment process
  4. After logging in, fill in your choices of colleges in the order of preference
  5. Upload any relevant documents
  6. Pay the admission fee
  7. Submit the form and take a printout.

Application Fee for BDes Admission at Participating Institutes

The application fee to be paid while filling the admission form for UCEED participating Institutes is INR 2,000. Candidates can pay the application fee through credit card/debit card/internet banking.

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UCEED Application Form 2025 - FAQs

Go through the frequently asked questions (FAQs) related to the UCEED 2025 application form below.

Q:   Where can I fill out the UCEED 2025 application form?

A:

The application form for UCEED 2025 will be available online at UCEED.iitb.ac.in. The application form will open around October 2024.

You can apply with regular and late fees.

To fill out the UCEED 2025 application form, the candidate will have to go to the portal and click on the registration button. IIT Bombay will also release the admission notification and launched the admission portal for the exam.

The UCEED 2025 application form is for admission to the B. Des programme offered by participating colleges.

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Q:   How do I apply for UCEED 2025?

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The UCEED 2025 application form has to be filled online following the link that is given on this page.

The step-wise process to fill out the UCEED application form 2025 is given below:

  1. Go to the UCEED 2025 admission portal
  2. Click on the application tab A registration form will open
  3. Fill in your name, email id, and mobile number to get registered
  4. After candidate account is created, log in to fill the rest of the application form
  5. Enter academic, personal, and contact details
  6. Upload all the prescribed documents
  7. Pay UCEED application fee
  8. Download and print the UCEED online form.
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Q:   Can I fill out the UCEED 2025 application form in offline mode?

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There is no option to fill out the UCEED 2025 application form in offline mode. Also, the candidate does not have the option to take printout of the online application form, fill it, and submit it at the admission office. Instead, the entire application process has to be completed online. So, to fill out the form, go the UCEED 2025 admission portal, click on the application link, and complete the application process. Note that the application form will be hosted at the UCEED 2025 web portal, which will be launched once application form opens.

The application form for UCEED 2024 is currently closed.

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No, one can not join IDC IIT Bombay without qualifying UCEED for B.Des. The eligibility criteria for getting admission into the college is that one should have passed the qualifying examination (Class XII or equivalent ) from the recognised Board/Examination.

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It is very much possible for candidates to prepare for the UCEED 2025 exam at home.

To prepare for the exam follow these tips:

  1. Make a study plan
  2. Divide the syllabus into smaller chunks and allocate time accordingly. 
  3. Refer to the exam pattern
  4. Take notes during study
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The Department of Design, IITD, is set ton introduce a B.Tech in Design program from the upcoming admission session.

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Manashjyoti Hazarika

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To study BDes at IIT Bombay, candidate must appear in the UCEED and attain the require the neccessary rank. IIT Bombay BDes Cutoff 2024 among the General AI category candidates was 14. 

IIT Bombay will release the cut-off marks for the 1st round of UCEED 2025 seat allotment on April 21, 2025.

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Neha Arora

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The counseling for UCEED 2025 will commence on March 14, 2025. The counseling process will have five seat allotment rounds.

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Manashjyoti Hazarika

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To avoid any last-minute unforeseen transaction issues, the candidate should pay the seat acceptance fee for a round well before the end time/date of the
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Manashjyoti Hazarika

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Yes, the seat-acceptance fee paid by the candidate will be adjusted against the institute fees of the admitting institute at the time of joining. In case the candidate
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Manashjyoti Hazarika

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The candidate has to pay the seat-acceptance fee only once. If the candidate is allotted another seat (because they chose the ‘float’ option), they aren't required to pay the fee again.

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Manashjyoti Hazarika

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The candidate can contact UCEED 2025 admission officials at the following address:

Chairperson,
UCEED-CEED Office,
IIT Bombay,
Powai, Mumbai – 400 076.
Website: www.uceed.iitb.ac.in
Email: uceed@iitb.ac.in
Phone: +91-22-2576 4063/9093/9094

The candidate may use any of the contact options provided here.  

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