UCEED

Undergraduate Common Entrance Exam for Design 2024

Undergraduate Common Entrance Exam for Design 2024

Mode of ExamOnline
LevelUG
Level of ExamNational Level

About UCEED 2024

The UCEED exam 2024 will be administered by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay in 24 national cities on January 21 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Online registration for UCEED is now open as of October 03, 2023. Aspirants in design have until November 20, 2023, to complete the UCEED 2024 application form and pay the standard cost.It is recommended that candidates review the UCEED eligibility requirements for 2024 prior to completing the registration form.

On October 3, 2023, IIT Bombay will host the official notice of the UCEED test. To take in the UCEED exam in 2024, candidates must fulfill the specified eligibility requirements. Applicants have until November 13, 2022, to pay the late fee and complete the UCEED application form 2024.The conducting authority, IIT Bombay, will make the UCEED 2024 admit card available on January 5 2024. 24 national cities will host UCEED on January 21 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

On January 23, 2024, the examination cell will make the UCEED draft answer key available. In the event that they discover any inconsistencies in the tentative UCEED answer key 2024, candidates may contest it. On February 1st, the UCEED exam 2024 final answer key will be made available. The results of UCEED 2024 will be made public on March 8 on uceed.iitb.ac.in, the official website. The UCEED exam scorecard is available for download by candidates from March 11 to June 12. Candidates who pass the UCEED 2024 exam may apply to UCEED participating institutes for admission to the B.Des program.

UCEED 2024: Key changes you must know

UCEED 2024 Exam Centres: The test centres of UCEED has been decreased to 24 from 2023 compared to 25 in 2020.  IIT Bombay will now conduct UCEED 2023 exam in 24 cities in India only. The concerned authorities has removed the UCEED exam international test centre at Dubai. 

Increase UCEED participating institutes: The number of UCEED participating institutes has been increased. IIT Delhi is all set to offer B.Des course to the aspirants through UCEED 2024. 

UCEED Exam Pattern 2024: There has been changes in the marking scheme of UCEED Part A - Multiple Select Question (MSQ) . Number of questions in MSQ remain same, however, there is a changed in marking scheme. 

  • +4 marks will be awarded if all the correct options are chosen for each question.
  • +3 marks will be given only if three options are chosen out of four correct options and no incorrect answer chosen. 
  • +2 marks will be awarded if three or more options are correct but chosen only two options and none of the incorrect option are selected. 
  • +1 mark will be allotted if only one option is chosen out of two or more correct options and and none of the incorrect options are chosen. 
  • Zero (0) mark to the attempted question.
  • -1 for incorrect answers.

What is UCEED Exam? 

IIT Bombay administers the Undergraduate Common Entrance Examination for Design (UCEED), a design entrance exam, to choose candidates for admission to the B.Des program at IIT Bombay, Delhi, Guwahati, Hyderabad, and IIITDM Jabalpur. Every year, the national UCEED exam is held in 24 cities across the country. UCEED is divided into two sections: Part A and Part B. Part B of the UCEED will be administered by pen and paper, while Part A will be administered entirely online. The UCEED 2024 exam lasts for three hours in total.

Apart from the UCEED participating institutes, students who have valid UCEED score can also apply for admission in the result-sharing institutes. However, these result-sharing institutes will not be a part of the Joint Admission Process held by IIT Bombay. Therefore, candidates are advised to check the eligibility criteria of the respective institute where they want to admit.

UCEED 2024 Application Process

Mode of Application : Online

Mode of Payment : Net Banking | Credit Card | Debit Card

IIT Bombay has released the UCEED application form 2023 on September 9. Eligible candidates can fill the UCEED application form online by visiting the official website - uceed.iitb.ac.in. 

The application process for UCEED 2024 exam is as follows: 

1. Candidates who want to appear for UCEED 2024 first need to register through the online portal link www.uceed.iitb.ac.in

2. The candidates are required to register by submitting their mobile number, name, email address, and date of birth.

3. After registration, candidates need to fill their personal and academic details in the application form along with three exam centres of their choice.

4. The following documents need to be uploaded while online registration for UCEED 2024

  • Recent colored photograph
  • A scanned copy of the candidate's full signature on the white sheet/paper 
  • Qualifying examination certificate if appeared in 2024 or before 
  • Certificate from school/college principal, if they are appearing in 2024
  • Date of birth proof, such as passport, SSC certificate or birth certificate

5. Candidates need to pay the fee through online mode that is through net banking, debit and credit card.

6. Candidates are required to submit the application form.

Following is the registration fee details for UCEED 2024

 Registration Fee for Examination Centres in India

 Indian Nationals
 (including PIO/OCI)
 Female Candidates (all categories)  INR 1900
 SC, ST, PwD Candidates  INR 1900
 All Other Candidates  INR 3800

 Foreign Nationals 
 (with holders of OCI/PIO cards issued BEFORE 4th March 2021)

 All Candidates   INR 3800
 Foreign Nationals
 (with holders of OCI/PIO cards issued AFTER 4th March 2021)
 Candidates from SAARC countries  USD 400
 Candidates from Non-SAARC countries  USD 500

Application Fees

 Category  Quota   Mode  Gender   Amount 
 General, ST, OBC, SC     Online  Female  ₹ 1900
 General, OBC    Online  Transgender, Male   ₹ 3800
 General, ST, OBC, SC PWD  Online  Transgender, Male  ₹ 1900

UCEED 2024 Highlights

 Full Exam Name  Undergraduate Common Entrance Examination for Design
 Short Exam Name  UCEED
 Conducting Body  Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
 Frequency of Conduct  Once a year
 Exam Level  National Level Exam
 Languages  English
 Mode of Application  Online
 Application Fee (General)  3800 Rs [Online]
 Mode of Exam  Online
 Mode of Counselling  Online / Offline
 Participating Colleges  19
 Exam Duration  3 Hours

 

 

 

 

 

UCEED 2023 Eligibility Criteria

The eligibility criteria for appearing for UCEED 2023 exam are:

1.  To be eligible for appearing UCEED 2023, candidates must be born on or after October 1, 1997, if they belong to open or OBC-NCL category, and if they belong to SC, ST, PWD category, then they must be born on or after October 1, 1992.

2. The maximum number of attempt will be two times in consecutive years.

3. Candidates should have passed the qualifying examination, that is class 12th or equivalent in 2022 or appearing in 2023. Students who have passed in 2020, or earlier are not eligible to apply. Further, students from all streams all eligible to apply for the exam.

The eligibility criteria for applying for B.Des after UCEED 2023 exam is as follows:

1. To be eligible for applying for B. Des programme, candidates must be born on or after October 1, 1997, if they belong to open or OBC-NCL category and if they belong to SC, ST, PWD category, then they must be born on or after October 1, 1992.

2. Candidates must have obtained the qualified rank in the UCEED 2022 exam.

3. Candidates should have passed the qualifying examination, that is class 12th or equivalent in 2022 or appearing in 2023. Further, students from all streams all eligible to apply for the exam.

4.  Candidates from science stream with physics, chemistry and maths, as subjects are eligible to apply for admissions to IIT Bombay, IIT Guwahati, IIT Hyderabad and IIITDM Jabalpur. Candidates from any other stream, that is science without physics, chemistry or maths, commerce, arts, humanities, are eligible to apply to only IIT Bombay, and IIITDM Jabalpur.

UCEED 2023 Syllabus

Visualization and spatial ability-

Visualization and spatial ability: Unit 01

Pictorial and diagrammatic questions

Visualization and spatial ability: Unit 02

Transformation and/ or manipulation of 2D shapes and 3D objects and their spatial relationships

Visualization and spatial ability: Unit 03

Mechanical and scientific concepts

Observation and design sensitivity-

Observation and design sensitivity: Unit 01

Concealed properties in ordinary things, people, situations, events, and thinking critically about them

Observation and design sensitivity: Unit 02

Certain details, analysing, reasoning, classifying, inferring and predicting

Observation and design sensitivity: Unit 03

Visual properties and aesthetic outcomes

Environmental and social awareness-

Environmental and social awareness: Unit 01

General awareness of environmental factors such as climate, population, water, vegetation, pollution, weather, natural resources etc, and their implications on the design of products, images, infrastructure, and environment

Environmental and social awareness: Unit 02

Awareness of social and cultural connection with design

Environmental and social awareness: Unit 03

History of the designed artefact

Environmental and social awareness: Unit 04

Socially responsible and environmentally sustainable design responses

Environmental and social awareness: Unit 05

History of art, sculpture, and literature

Analytical and logical reasoning-

Analytical and logical reasoning: Unit 01

Data interpretation, brainteasers, and patterns

Language and creativity-

Language and creativity: Unit 01

Reading comprehension

Language and creativity: Unit 02

English Grammar

Design thinking and problem solving-

Design thinking and problem solving: Unit 01

Visual analogies

Design thinking and problem solving: Unit 02

Metaphors

Design thinking and problem solving: Unit 03

Signs and symbols

Drawing-

Drawing: Unit 01

Draw products, people, or scenes in proportion with good line quality, composition, proportion, perspective, and shading
Application Start Date :

3rd October 2023

Application End Date :

20th November 2023

Exam Date :

21st January 2024

Result Date :

8th March 2024

Conducted By :

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Official Website : http://www.uceed.iitb.ac.in