| Exam Name | Undergraduate Common Entrance Examination for Design |
| Exam Frequency | Once a year, in January |
| Exam Mode | Online |
| Exam Duration |
3 hours |
| Colleges accepting UCEED Score | Industrial Design Centre (IDC), Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay, Jabalpur, and Guwahati, etc. |
| Official Website | http://www.uceed.iitb.ac.in/2020/ |
| Eligibility | Candidates from any stream can apply forthe UCEED exam |
| Admission for which course? | Admission to the B. Des |
| Syllabus |
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The Undergraduate Common Entrance Examination for Design (UCEED) is a national-level design aptitude test conducted by IIT Bombay. It serves as the entrance exam for the Bachelor of Design (B.Des) programs at leading Indian Institutes of Technology and numerous other design schools.
- First held: 2015
- Mode:
- Part A: Computer-based (online)
- Part B: Offline (pen-and-paper)
- Language: English
- Frequency: Once a year
UCEED comprises two parts as follows:
Part A (Online – Computer-Based)
- Duration: 2 hours (120 minutes)
- Total Marks: 200
- Question Types (total 57):
- NAT (Numerical Answer Type): 14 questions, 4 marks each, no negative marks
- MSQ (Multiple Select Question): 15 questions, partial marking (up to 4 marks), penalty for incorrect options
- MCQ (Multiple Choice Question): 28 questions, +3 marks for correct, –0.71 for incorrect
- Duration: 1 hour (60 minutes)
- Total Marks: 100
- Questions: 2
- Sketching question (50 marks)
- Design Aptitude question (50 marks)
Exam Syllabus (What to Prepare)
Part A Topics
- Visualization & spatial reasoning (2D/3D)
- Practical & scientific knowledge (everyday objects, scientific concepts)
- Observation & design sensitivity (attention to detail, inference, analysis)
- Environmental & societal awareness
- Analytical & logical reasoning
- Language proficiency & creativity
- Freehand sketching (proportion, perspective, composition, shading)
- Design thinking & aptitude
- General / EWS / OBC: ₹3,600
- Female / SC / ST / PwD: ₹1,800
Participating IITs (Central Counselling)
These IITs are part of the centralized UCEED admission process:
- IIT Bombay (IDC School of Design): ~37 seats
- IIT Delhi: ~20 seats
- IIT Guwahati: ~56 seats
- IIT Hyderabad: ~30 seats
- IIT Roorkee: ~20 seats
- IIITDM Jabalpur: ~66 seats
- IIT Guwahati:
- General / EWS / OBC: ₹1,63,800 per year
- SC / ST / PwD: ₹63,800 per year
- IIT Hyderabad:
- Tuition Fee: ₹1,00,000 per semester (~₹2,00,000 per year)
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- other dues (joining, registration, security deposit, etc.) totaling around ₹13,500 + ₹6,000 + etc.
- IIITDM Jabalpur:
- Total yearly fees: ~₹82,750 (includes tuition ₹71,750 + hostel ₹11,000, plus small charges)
These accept UCEED scores but have their own admission process:
- BITS Design School
- FLAME University, Pune
- Rishihood University – School of Creativity
- Nirma University – Institute of Design
- CEPT University, Ahmedabad
- MAHE, Manipal
- Srishti Manipal Institute, Bengaluru
- Alliance University, Bengaluru
- Jain University, Bangalore
- Shiv Nadar IoE, Delhi NCR
- NSUT Design Dept., Delhi
- UPES School of Design, Dehradun
- Lovely Professional University, Phagwara
…and many more
- IITs: ₹2–3 lakh per year
- Private design institutes: ₹10–20 lakh total for full course
| Feature | Details |
| Exam Name | UCEED (Design entrance for B.Des in India) |
| Conducted By | IIT Bombay |
| Date | Annually (January) |
| Format | Part A – Online (2 hrs); Part B – Offline (1 hr); Total 3 hrs |
| Question Types | NAT, MSQ, MCQ (Part A) + Sketching & Design Aptitude (Part B) |
| Syllabus | Visualization, observation, reasoning, creativity, drawing |
| Application Fee | ₹3,600 (Gen); ₹1,800 (Females / SC/ST / PwD) |
| Top IITs That Accept | IIT Bombay, Delhi, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Roorkee, IIITDM Jabalpur |
| Annual Fees | IITs: ₹1–2.6 lakh per year; Private: ₹10–20 lakh total |
There are no undergraduate international colleges that accept UCEED. If you plan to study abroad, you’ll need to explore separate application processes (e.g., for B.Des or BFA programs) and may have to submit portfolios or take alternative exams.
