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    Is there Negative Marking in UCEED 2026? Know the Complete Marking Rules

    Is there Negative Marking in UCEED 2026? Know the Complete Marking Rules

    Himanshu ShekharUpdated on 26 Dec 2025, 12:27 PM IST

    The national-level design exam is the Undergraduate Common Entrance Exam for Design (UCEED). Candidates planning to obtain design admission through UCEED need to understand the marking scheme also. IIT Bombay conducts the UCEED entrance exam. Students appearing for UCEED 2026, mainly check if "Is there negative marking in UCEED 2026?”. Read the full information to know if UCEED negative marking is applicable or not.

    Is there Negative Marking in UCEED 2026? Know the Complete Marking Rules
    Is there Negative Marking in UCEED 2026?

    UCEED 2026 - Overview

    UCEED 2026 is divided into two parts - A & B. UCEED total marks are 300 where part-A is for 200 marks, with duration of 2 hours and part-B is for 100 marks for 1 hour duration. According to the UCEED 2026 exam pattern, Part-A is a computer based test whereas part-B is a subjective test. UCEED part-A has 3 sections - NAT, MSQ and MCQ. Part-B has sketching and design aptitude. Candidates can go through the UCEED syllabus to prepare for all these pattern of questions.

    Is there negative marking in UCEED 2026?

    Provided below is the detailed information about the UCEED 2026 negative marking according to each section.

    UCEED Part-A Negative Marking

    Section 1: NAT (Numerical Answer Type)

    The total number of questions in NAT is 14. Each question will be given 4 marks for a correct answer. This section has no negative marking either for incorrect answers or for the unattempted questions.

    Section 2: MSQ (Multiple Select Question)

    The total number of questions in MSQ are 15. Each question will be given partial marks for correct answer. The negative marking for MSQ is applicable as -1 for an incorrect answer. There is no negative marking for unanswered questions.

    Section 3: MCQ (Multiple Choice Question)

    There are a total of 28 questions in the MCQ section. Each question will be given 3 marks for correct answer. The negative marking for MCQ is applicable as -0.71 for an incorrect answer. There is no negative marking for unanswered questions.

    UCEED Part-B Negative Marking

    Candidates in part-B of UCEED are evaluated based on their drawing and creativity skills. Hence the concept of UCEED negative marking is not applicable for this part-B section.

    UCEED Negative Marking - Summary Table

    In UCEED 2026, negative marking is applicable for Part-A which is only in MSQ and MCQ. For the NAT section, the negative marking is not applicable. As the part-B section is subjective, hence the negative marking concept is not applicable.

    Aspirants can refer to the below table that provides a detailed description of breakup about UCEED marking scheme and the negative marking.

    PART-A

    Section

    Question types

    No. of questions

    Marks for correct answer

    Marks for wrong answer

    Marks for unattempted questions

    Total marks allotted for the section

    A

    NAT

    14

    4

    0

    0

    56

    B

    MSQ

    15

    Partial marking

    -1

    0

    60

    C

    MCQ

    28

    3

    -0.71

    0

    84


    Total

    57




    200

    PART-B

    Question types

    No. of questions

    Total marks

    Sketching

    1

    50

    Design aptitude

    1

    50

    Total

    2

    100

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    Hello Dear Student,

    With UCEED AIR 130 (Open category) and currently allotted IIITDM Jabalpur under the FLOAT option, your chances after Rounds 4 and 5 depend on how many higher-ranked candidates withdraw or move to their preferred institutes.

    Based on recent Round 5 Open-category closing ranks:

    • IIT Delhi: around AIR

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    With an SC category rank of 92 in UCEED, you may be eligible for admission to some IITs, depending on the cutoff and seat availability during the counselling process. The cutoff varies each year, so you can check the details for the previous year's cutoff here: UCEED Previous Years