NIFT vs UCEED: Which is Better?

NIFT and UCCED are the two most sought-after examinations in the field of design. These entrance exams are conducted to select students for undergraduate programmes in designing. The NIFT exam is conducted once every year by National Testing Agency (NTA) to grant students admission to different design courses in the NIFT campuses in India. The UCEED exam on the other hand is conducted by IIT Bombay once a year to grant admission to various B.Des courses across IITs and other reputed institutions in India. To better understand the difference between NIFT and UCEED exams read the full article.

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1. NIFT Vs UCEED: Highlights
2. NIFT Vs UCEED: Registration Process
3. NIFT vs UCEED: Selection Criteria
4. NIFT vs UCEED: Paper Pattern
5. UCEED vs NIFT: Participating Institutes/Colleges
6. NIFT vs IIT: BDes/B.F.Tech Courses Offered
7. IIT vs NIFT Fee
8. IIT vs NIFT: Placements

NIFT Vs UCEED: Highlights

NIFT Vs UCEED: Registration Process

NIFT - The NIFT application form is released early December every year. Candidates can use the official website nift.ac.in. to register themselves. NIFT application form fees is Rs. 3000. However, for SC/ST/PwD the fee is Rs. 1500.

UCEED - The UCEED application form is released tentatively in the first week of October at uceed.iitb.ac.in. The UCEED registration form fee is Rs. 3600. However, there is a concession for female, SC, ST and PWD candidates as they need to pay only Rs. 1800. For late fees the candidate needs to pay Rs. 500 extra for each category.

NIFT vs UCEED: Selection Criteria

In order to get admission in IITs or NIFT, candidates are required to meet the following eligibility criteria laid down by the concerned authorities. The eligibility criteria include conditions and requirements related to minimum qualification, age limit, minimum aggregate marks and more.

NIFT Eligibility Criteria

As per NIFT eligibility criteria, the students must know the following for UG admission:

• Candidates must have passed the 12th or equivalent examination in any stream science, arts, or commerce. Or the candidate must be appearing for the 12th examination or equivalent in the year of application.

• The candidate must also be less than 24 years old on August 1 of the year of application.

UCEED Eligibility Criteria

Aspirants seeking admission to BDes course at IITs or other UCEED colleges must know the following eligibility criteria for UCEED set by the conducting authority. UCEED eligibility criteria is as follows:

• For the candidates appearing for the UCEED exam, they must know the age limit which is 23. The candidate must be under the age of 23 on or after October 1 of the year of application. There is a relaxation of 5 years for SC, ST and PWD candidates

• The candidates can only appear for the UCEED exam, a maximum of two times and that too in consecutive years.

• The candidates must have passed all the exams in 12th class or equivalent from a recognised institution.

• There are some colleges which state that science stream is compulsory. And some colleges which state Maths is compulsory as a subject. Students must check the eligibility criteria of individual colleges before applying to them.

NIFT vs UCEED: Paper Pattern

The NIFT entrance exam has three parts to it. The first two parts are the creative ability test (CAT) and the general ability test (GAT). The NIFT GAT paper is a computer-based test that tests students' general knowledge, English knowledge, current affair knowledge, quantitative ability etc. The NIFT CAT paper is an offline mode exam meant for the candidates to showcase their creativity on pen and paper. However, B.F.Tech aspirants have only the GAT paper. According to the NIFT exam pattern, there is a -0.25 negative marking.

UCEED exam is a three-hour exam consisting of 300 marks. UCEED question paper consists of two parts- Part A and Part B. Further, the UCEED paper A consists of three sections- numerical answer type (NAT), multiple select question (MSQ), multiple choice question (MCQ). The total mark for UCEED part A is 200. As per UCEED exam pattern, Part B consists of two questions of 50 marks each which evaluates the student's sketching and design aptitude. There is negative marking in UCEED.

UCEED vs NIFT: Participating Institutes/Colleges

Many reputed institutes accept the score of UCEED. However the top IITs that participate in the UCEED exam to intake students are IIT Delhi, IIT Bombay, IIT Hyderabad, IIITDM Jabalpur, IIT Roorkee and IIT Guwahati. However, it is compulsory for IIITDM Jabalpur to have science stream with physics, chemistry and biology or maths as compulsory subjects. IIT Guwahati and IIT Roorkee prescribe science stream with mathematics as a compulsory subject.

UCEED Colleges with Seats

The total number of seats offered by each college is given in the seat matrix below:

NIFT Colleges and Seats:

NIFT vs IIT: BDes/B.F.Tech Courses Offered

NIFT Colleges offer BDes and B.F.Tech courses offered at different campus. Here is a list of all the courses:

UCEED: Courses offered in IITs are:

IIT vs NIFT Fee

NIFT is a central government institute that has a nominal fee for the students who want to pursue a career in designing. There are also several scholarship opportunities that the institute offers to the deserving candidates. Different semesters has a different fee structure. The overall fee for candidates applying for UG courses across 8 semesters is Rs. 13,69,600.

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IIT is also a reputed central government Institution. The sum of amount required for under graduation course at IIT in B.Des is around Rs. 6-10 Lakhs depending on the college and the course.

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IIT vs NIFT: Placements

Both NIFT and IIT have stellar placement records. Both the institutions are famous for their excellent packages offered in design courses.

NIFT Salary Offered:

IIT Salary Offered: