UCEED
What is UCEED?
Undergraduate Common Entrance Exam-Design (UCEED) is a very competitive national-level entrance exam, organised by IIT Bombay, annually. It acts as the main portal of eligibility to pursue Bachelor of Design (B.Des.) courses in a few of the most reputed design institutes in India. UCEED does not merely check your creative and technical abilities, but also measures your problem-solving capacity and design sense, which allows the leading institutes to spot the brightest young designers in the country.
- IIT Bombay
- IIT Delhi
- IIT Guwahati
- IIT Hyderabad
- IIT Roorkee
- IIITDM Jabalpur
- Also accepted by many result-sharing institutes
- Besides, UCEED scores are also popular outside the institute via result-sharing agreements with many other institutes.
Eligibility & Reservation
- Age: Born on/after Oct 1, 2000 (General) or Oct 1, 1995 (SC/ST/PwD)
- Academic: Class XII pass/appearing in 2024 or 2025 from any stream
- Attempts: Max 2 attempts, in consecutive years
- Reservation: EWS 10%, OBC-NCL 27%, SC 15%, ST 7.5%, PwD horizontally 5%
Exam Structure
The exam has two parts:| Part | Mode | Duration | Marks | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part A | Computer-based | 120 minutes | 200 | Numerical Answer Type (NAT), Multiple Select Questions (MSQ), Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) |
| Part B | Offline (Drawing) | 60 minutes | 100 | 1 Drawing question + 1 Design aptitude question |
| Total | - | 3 hours | 300 | - |
Eligibility & Reservation
| Criteria | Details |
|---|---|
| Age Limit |
General: Born on or after Oct 1, 2000 SC/ST/PwD: Born on or after Oct 1, 1995 |
| Academic Qualification | Passed in Class XII in 2024 or 2025 (any stream) |
| Attempts Allowed | 2 attempts in consecutive years |
| Reservation Quota | EWS: 10%, OBC-NCL: 27%, SC: 15%, ST: 7.5%, PwD: 5% |
📚 What You’ll Learn
Part A Preparation
- Visualization & Spatial Reasoning
- Observation & Design Sensitivity
- Environmental & Social Awareness
- Analytical & Logical Reasoning
- Language & Creativity tasks
Part B Preparation
- Sketching: Perspective, composition, rendering
- Design Projects: Ideation, concept articulation, empathy-based solutions