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IIT Bombay has conducted the UCEED 2015 exam for admission to the BDes programme at all participating IIT campuses and other participating institutes through the UCEED exam. Students who are planning to appear for the UCEED 2027 exam are advised to go through the exam format of UCEED 2015 to prepare a proper preparation strategy. Candidates can use the previous year’s question papers & answer keys to know about the UCEED exam pattern. Read the complete article by Careers360 to know about the UCEED 2015 question paper and answer key.
Particular | Details |
UCEED full form | Undergraduate Common Entrance Exam for Design |
Commonly Known as | UCEED |
Conducting Body | Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay |
Exam Mode |
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Mode of releasing of UCEED answer key | Online |
Type of UCEED answer key |
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Particulars | Details |
UCEED 2015 Question Paper | |
UCEED 2015 Answer Key |
Based on the UCEED 2015 question paper instructions, the complete question paper was mainly focused on design aptitude rather than focusing on drawing and creativity. The UCEED 2015 question paper consisted of 100 questions. In which the NAT and MCQ sections had negative marking, while the MSQ section had no negative or partial marking, encouraging students to answer only when confident.
In the NAT questions, each correct answer was awarded 3 marks and each wrong answer was awarded −1 mark. Questions not attempted were given zero marks. In the MCQ section, each correct answer was awarded 3 marks and each wrong answer was awarded −1 mark.
Candidates can check the UCEED 2015 exam structure and marking scheme for a detailed analysis:
Particulars | Details |
UCEED 2015 Exam Duration | 3 Hours |
Total Marks | 300 |
Total Number of Questions | 100 questions |
Mode of Examination | Online (Computer-based test) |
Sections | Type of Questions | No. of Questions | Marks for Correct Answer | Marks for Incorrect Answer | Total Marks for each section |
NAT | 20 | 3 | ( -1) | 60 | |
MSQ | 30 | 3 | No Negative or Partial marking | 90 | |
MCQ | 50 | 3 | (-1) | 150 | |
Total | 100 | 300 | |||
UCEED 2015 question paper is divided into two sections, A, B, and C. These sections are further divided into three sections: NAT, MSQ, and MCQ.
1. Section A (NAT - Numerical Aptitude Test):
Particulars | Details |
Difficulty level | The exam was moderate to easy |
Focus Areas | Geometrical Concepts, Fundamentals of Mathematics |
2. Section 2: (MSQ – Multiple Select Questions)
Particulars | Details |
Difficulty Level | The exam was moderate |
Focus Areas | Data visualisation & Design principles |
3. Section 3: (MCQ – Multiple Choice Questions)
Particulars | Details |
Difficulty Level | The exam was easy to moderate |
Focus Areas | Understanding of materials, logic & observation |
Candidates can check the steps to download the UCEED 2015 answer key PDF as mentioned below:
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Based on recent Round 5 Open-category closing ranks:
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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
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