What is UCEED Exam?
The Undergraduate Common Entrance Examination for Design (UCEED) is a national-level exam conducted by IIT Bombay for admission to the BDes program at the following participating institutes: IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati, IIT Hyderabad, and IIITDM Jabalpur.
Admission is done on the basis of UCEED scores through a Joint Seat Allotment Process conducted by IIT Bombay.
Candidates who are issued a UCEED merit rank are eligible to participate in the seat allotment or counseling process.
Note that UCEED scores are also used by result-sharing institutes.
The result-sharing institutes, unlike participating colleges, however, will not participate in the Joint Seat Allotment process. Further, result-sharing institutes will only fill some of the available seats based on UCEED scores.
This means they may also use scores of other entrance exam scores to fill out the remaining seats.
The UCEED exam is conducted once every year, typically in the month of January.
In the previous edition of the exam, i.e. UCEED 2023, more than 15,000 candidates registered for the exam, out of which around 13,500 candidates appeared in the exam.
UCEED 2024 Syllabus
IIT Bombay has notified that starting from UCEED 2024, the entrance exam will now be conducted following a revised syllabus.
Here are the key points about the revised syllabus and structure for UCEED 2024:
- As per the revised syllabus, the UCEED 2024 question paper will continue to have two parts - Part A and Part B
- Part A will be administered through a computer-based test and will consist of three sections (NAT, MSQ, and MCQ).
- However, Part B will now have two questions: one on Drawing and the other on Design aptitude. The question in Part B will be displayed on the computer screen and the answer has to be written/drawn in the answer book provided by the invigilator only.
- The duration for A will be 120 minutes, while Part B will be 60 min.
Part A will have questions on the following topics:
- Visualization and spatial reasoning: Ability to visualize and transform 2D shapes and 3D objects and their spatial relationships.
- Practical and scientific knowledge: Know-how of scientific principles and everyday objects.
- Observation and design sensitivity: The capacity to detect concealed properties in daily life and think critically about them. Attention to detail, classification, analysis, inference, and prediction.
- Environment and society: General awareness of environmental, social, and cultural connections with design.
- Analytical and logical reasoning: Ability to analyze qualitative and quantitative information.
- Language: Proficiency in reading and comprehending Standard English.
- Creativity: Grasp of verbal and non-verbal analogies, metaphors, signs, and symbols.
Part B will have questions on the following topics:
- Drawing: Ability to draw products, people, or scenes in proportion with good line quality, composition, proportion, perspective, and shading.
- Design aptitude: Capability to practically and appropriately respond to problems/situations with ingenuity and empathy.
Note: The topics listed above are exhaustive and indicative of the nature of the questions. However, the UCEED 2024 may not cover all the topics.
UCEED Entrance Exam 2024 - IIT Bombay will conduct UCEED 2024 on January 21, 2024 (9 am - 12 noon).
The application form for UCEED 2024 OPENED on October 3, 2023. The application link is given below.
The application fee for UCEED 2024 is INR 3,800 (OPEN category).
Before applying for UCEED, the candidate needs to ensure that they meet the prescribed eligibility criteria.
Candidates may note that the UCEED 2024 syllabus has been REVISED. Part B will now have two sections and TWO questions. So, consult only the revised syllabus for exam preparation.
Part A of UCEED 2024 will be 120 minutes long and will be held in a computer-based mode. Meanwhile, Part B will be a 60-minute exam that will be held offline. Also, the Part B answer booklet will be evaluated only if the candidate qualifies Part A. The cut-off marks for Part A will be released before the declaration of UCEED 2024 results.
The results of UCEED 2024 will be declared on March 8, 2024. All candidates who are assigned a merit rank in UCEED 2024 will be eligible to participate in the Joint Seat Allotment process conducted by IIT Bombay.
