What is the syllabus & exam pattern of the UCEED?
UCEED: Undergraduate Common Entrance Examination for Design.
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The topics you should prepare for the UCEED are:
1 - Visualization and spatial ability: pictorial and diagrammatic questions to test, understanding of the transformation of 2D shapes and 3D objects and their relationships, knowledge of practical and everyday mechanical and scientific concepts.
2 - Observation & design sensitivity: an ability to detect concealed properties in ordinary things. Applying attention to certain details, analysing, reasoning, classifying, inferring and predicting.
3 - Environmental & social awareness: general awareness of environmental factors such as climate, population, water, vegetation, pollution, weather...more -
Exam pattern of UCEED is mentioned below:
UCEED test paper is of three hours duration and candidates will be evaluated out of 300 marks. The test paper comprises of 80 questions. The medium of instruction of the exam is English. UCEED exam is conducted as a computer-based test and the exam paper is divided into three sections which are:
UCEED Section A: Numerical Answer Type (NAT) questions
As per UCEED exam pattern, in this section of the exam, the answer to questions asked is a number that candidates need to enter using a virtual keyboard present on the computer screen. Aspirants are not provided with any choices (to mark answers) for t...more
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Yes, candidates who applied through the scores of the UCEED are required to appear for the Drawing Test for further evaluation. This rule applies to all candidates who applied through non MIT-WPU CET scores. These candidates are also required to appear for the Portfolio Review as well as the personal interview round.
Application to BDes Programmes at IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati, IIT Hyderabad, IIT Indore, IIT Roorkee and IIITDM Jabalpur (Participating Institutes) will begin from March 14, 2026 (Saturday), 10:00 Hrs. The application portal will be closed on April 10, 2026 (Friday), at 5:30 PM.
UCEED 2026 Counselling will start on April 21, 2026 and will end on April 29, 2026; 6:00 PM for Round 1.
| Seat Allotment Round | Date of Announcement | Payment of Seat Acceptance Fees | Withdrawal of seat/exit from seat allocation process | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start Date | End Date / Time | Start Date | End Date / Time | ||
| I | April 21, 2026 | April 21, 2026 | April 29, 2026; 6:00 PM | April 30, 2026 | May 11, 2026; 6:00 PM |
The UCEED 2026 scorecard became available for download on March 10, 2026, and will remain accessible until July 31, 2026, on the Candidate portal.
To avoid any last-minute unforeseen transaction issues, you should pay the seat acceptance fee for a round well before the end time/date of the corresponding round.
If the fee is not paid within the given deadline, allotment will be cancelled. Also, such seats will be offered to the candidate next in the order of merit.
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