NIFT Chennai News & Updates 2026: Notifications, Notice, Result

UCEED 2026 Score Accepting Institutes: Candidates who are planning to appear for the UCEED 2026 exam, which is scheduled to be held on January 18, 2026, should refer to the list of colleges participating in the UCEED admission process, meanwhile. This year, the authority has added some new colleges to the list, which will accept the UCEED 2026 scores for completing their admission process. If the candidates are seeking admission to any specific colleges from the newly added list, then they can visit their official websites once to get detailed information on the same. Also note that the authority will close the UCEED 2026 registration without a late fee today. Interested candidates should visit the official website to complete the process and avoid unnecessarily paying the late fee.

UCEED 2026 Extended Registration Window without Late Fee Closing Today: IIT Bombay has extended the last date of UCEED 2026 registration without the late fee till today, November 5, 2025 (up to 11.55 PM). Candidates yet to complete registration should visit the official website- uceed.iitb.ac.in and submit the application form before today, if they do not want to pay extra as registration fees. Note that there is no further chance of extending the last date of UCEED registration without a late fee, under any circumstances. If the candidates fail to submit the online application form by today, then they can do it by paying an extra Rs 500 as late fees on or by November 10, 2025 (up to 5 PM). The authority will issue the UCEED admit card only for those who submit the application form successfully before the stipulated date. 

UCEED Registration 2026: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay has extended the last date to register for the UCEED 2026 entrance exam without a late fee. The revised UCEED registration 2026 date is November 7, 2025.  Candidates who will not apply within the stipulated timeline will have to pay late fees of Rs 500/- and submit their application by November 10. Do note, admit cards for the UCEED 2026 examination will be issued only to the registered candidates.

Design Thinking for the NIFT 2026 exam is more of a problem solving technique where you focus on approaches like empathy i.e. how you can understand the needs of the user, ideation i.e. creating creative solutions and prototyping i.e. visualise and test ideas. To be successful in this particular section you are not only required to draw beautifully but at the same time it is important to express your ideas very clearly and also visualise what you are thinking. In order to score good marks in CAT and situation tests, design thinking is particularly helpful as it assists you to generate ideas, connect and visualise them. During your preparation phase, for this section mind maps and sketches in design thinking can boost your level of preparedness. You can check this article to know more about how to use these techniques in the CAT and situation tests. 

One of the most important sections of NIFT CAT (Creative Ability Test) is Freehand Sketching. In this section, your creativity level, imagination, visualisation and confidence in drawing is tested which are all quite essential for your career in the field of design. To improve NIFT CAT 2026 freehand sketching you need to understand what freehand sketching means, practice basic forms daily, train your observation skills, improve line quality, and work on creative composition. If your foremost requirement is to improve your score in the NIFT CAT 2026 then you must focus on Freehand Sketching.