UCEED 2027: Exam Date, Eligibility, Pattern, Syllabus and Registration
UCEED 2027 is on Sunday, 17 January 2027, from 9:00 AM to 12:00 noon. Regular registration closed on 31 October 2026. Late registration, with a ₹500 late fee, is open until 6 November 2026, 5:00 PM. IIT Bombay has published the full 2027 schedule, so every date below is official.
UCEED is the entrance test for the B.Des. programme at IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati, IIT Hyderabad, IIT Indore, IIT Roorkee and IIITDM Jabalpur. Students from any stream can take it.
UCEED 2027 important dates
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Online registration opens | 1 Oct 2026, 1:00 PM |
| Last date with regular fee | 31 Oct 2026 |
| Last date with late fee | 6 Nov 2026, 5:00 PM |
| Admit card download | From 1 Jan 2027, 1:00 PM |
| Last date to report admit card errors | 8 Jan 2027, 5:00 PM |
| UCEED 2027 exam | Sunday, 17 Jan 2027, 9:00 AM – 12:00 noon |
| Draft answer key and responses (Part A) | 19 Jan 2027 |
| Comments on the draft key | Until 21 Jan 2027, 5:00 PM |
| Final answer key (Part A) | 26 Jan 2027, 5:00 PM |
| Shortlist based on Part A | 4 Feb 2027 |
| Results | 6 Mar 2027 |
| Score card download | 10 Mar – 31 Jul 2027 |
Eligibility
You must meet all three criteria:
That applies to OPEN, EWS and OBC-NCL candidates. SC, ST and PwD candidates must be born on or after 1 October 1997.
A UCEED score is valid for one year, for admission in that academic year only.
Students from all streams (Science, Commerce and Arts/Humanities) are eligible. If you first appeared in Class 12 in 2025 or earlier, you cannot take UCEED 2027, except for a narrow exception for boards that declared 2024-25 results late.
UCEED 2027 exam pattern
One paper of 3 hours and 300 marks, in English, with two parts. Both parts are compulsory.
| Part A (computer-based, 2 hours) | Questions | Correct | Wrong | Marks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Section 1: Numerical Answer Type (NAT) | 14 | +4 | 0 | 56 |
| Section 2: Multiple Select Questions (MSQ) | 15 | +4 (partial +1 to +3) | −1 | 60 |
| Section 3: Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) | 28 | +3 | −0.71 | 84 |
| Part A total | 57 | 200 |
Part B (1 hour, 100 marks)
Two questions: one on sketching (50 marks) and one on design aptitude (50 marks). You draw in an answer booklet; the questions appear on screen.
How ranking works
Part A is marked first, and only candidates shortlisted on Part A have Part B evaluated. Those who clear both parts get a rank based on the total of Parts A and B.
MSQ partial marks
You score +1, +2 or +3 for picking some of the correct options and no wrong one. One wrong option gives −1.
NAT has no penalty
Numerical answers have no negative marking, so always enter an answer.
Syllabus
| Part | Topics |
|---|---|
| Part A | Visualisation and spatial reasoning · Practical and scientific knowledge · Observation and design sensitivity · Environment and society · Analytical and logical reasoning · Language (reading and comprehension in English) · Creativity (verbal and non-verbal analogies, metaphors, signs and symbols) |
| Part B | Drawing: products, people or scenes with good proportion, line quality, composition, perspective and shading · Design aptitude: responding to problems with ingenuity and empathy |
Registration fee
| Indian nationals | Fee |
|---|---|
| Female (all categories) | ₹2,000 |
| SC, ST, PwD | ₹2,000 |
| All others | ₹4,000 |
Registering after 31 October 2026 adds a ₹500 late fee, and the last chance is 6 November 2026, 5:00 PM. Register on the candidate portal linked from uceed.iitb.ac.in, and read the information brochure before you fill in the form.
How to prepare in the 10 weeks to 17 January
- Weeks 1–3: learn the paper. Solve two previous UCEED papers untimed and try the official sample exam interface. Note which Part A topics cost you the most.
- Every day: sketch for 30–45 minutes. Draw everyday objects from different angles, people in motion and simple scenes in perspective. Part B is a third of your total once you are shortlisted.
- Spatial reasoning drills. Practise paper folding, mirror images, 3D rotations and counting faces. Visualisation and spatial reasoning is the first topic in the official Part A syllabus.
- Weeks 4–10: timed papers. One full UCEED paper a week under exam conditions: 2 hours for Part A, then 1 hour for Part B.
- Use MSQ partial marking carefully. Mark only the options you are sure of: a partly right answer earns marks, and one wrong option costs you a mark.
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Sunday, 17 January 2027, 9:00 AM to 12:00 noon.
31 October 2026 with the regular fee, or 6 November 2026 (5:00 PM) with a ₹500 late fee.
Yes. Students from all streams are eligible.
6 March 2027. Score cards can be downloaded from 10 March to 31 July 2027.
For B.Des.: IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati, IIT Hyderabad, IIT Indore, IIT Roorkee and IIITDM Jabalpur. Several other design schools use UCEED scores through result sharing.
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