UCEED Answer Key 2026: Check Release Date, Steps to Download Answer Key and Raise Objections

UCEED 2026 Answer Key: IIT Bombay will be releasing the answer key for the UCEED 2026 examination in January 2026. The answer key will be released for Part A of the examination. Candidates can check the draft answer key and their response sheet at uceed.iitb.ac.in. UCEED Final Answer Key 2026 Out at uceed.iitb.ac.in

The Undergraduate Common Entrance Examination for Design (UCEED) is an entrance test conducted by IIT Bombay for admission to the undergraduate programme in design in the participating institutes. The main institutes offering Bachelor’s Degree in design are IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati, IIT Hyderabad, IIT Roorkee and IIITDM Jabalpur.

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UCEED 2026 will be held on January 18, 2026.

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UCEED 2026: last date to apply is October 31, 2025 at uceedapp.iitb.ac.in.

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The UCEED 2026 examination is scheduled on January 18, 2026. The examination is for a duration of three hours carrying a total of 300 marks. It has two parts Part A and Part B. Part A contains multiple choice type questions and Part B is a Drawing and Design Aptitude Test. Candidates can raise objections, if any, soon after the release of the draft answer key. The final answer key will be out on January 29, 2025. As per the schedule, UCEED result 2026 will be out in March 2026. 

UCEED Answer Key 2026

UCEED 2026 Answer Key will be released on the official website of the UCEED in January 2026. Candidates can check the draft answer key and their response sheet from the UCEED 2026 website. The answer key is provided for Part A of the examination. The answer key for the Part B of the examination is not provided as it is subjective.

Candidates who have any objection or comments regarding the draft answer key can submit their objections or comments within two days after the release of answer key. The final answer key for the UCEED Part 1 will be out in January 2026. Further, IIT Bombay has also notified about the dates for announcement for the cut off marks for the Part A of the UCEED examination.

UCEED 2026: Dates

Candidates applying for the UCEED 2026 must check the importance dates for the activities related to the examination from the table below.

UCEED Answer Key 2026: How to check?

Candidates who will appear for the UCEED 2026 can check the draft answer key for the Part A of the examination and raise an objection, if any, in January 2026 only at uceed.iitb.ac.in. The steps below show the procedure to check the UCEED answer key 2026. 

Step 1: Go to the official website of the UCEED 2026 i.e., uceed.iitb.ac.in.

Step 2: In the announcement section of the website, click on the link for UCEED draft answer key 2026.

Step 3: The answer key will appear on the screen in a pdf format.

Step 4 : Download the draft answer key and save it for future reference.

Candidates can download their response sheet using their login credentials from the candidate portal and match their response with the draft answer key. 

UCEED Answer Key 2026: How to raise objections?

Candidates have an opportunity to raise any objection or comment on any answer provided in the UCEED 2026 draft answer key. The portal for the same will be open in January 2026. The steps for raising objections are listed below.

• Visit the official website of UCEED 2026.
• Open to the candidate portal using your login credentials.
• Click on the tab for the raising objection.
• Select the correct question number from the dropdown menu. The candidates are advised to use the Master Question Paper uploaded on the official UCEED website as a reference to upload their comments/queries.
• Support your objection with some comment or evidence in the box provided for the same. Candidates can also upload a file or document to support their objections.
• Submit your responses within the two days after the release of the draft answer key.
• The exam conducting body will not accept objections, comments or queries via mail or any other mode of communication. 

UCEED Answer Key 2026: Result

The UCEED Result 2026 will be out in March 2026. The final answer key for Part A of the examination will be out before the result. It is expected scheduled to be out in January 2026. Candidates who qualify the UCEED 2026 examination will be eligible for Bachelor’s degree in Design (B.Des.) at the participating institutes.