UCEED 2025 Exam 10 Days Away, Total Marks, Types of Questions

UCEED 2025 Exam 10 Days Away, Total Marks, Types of Questions

Rajyalaxmi VenkatapuramUpdated on 09 Jan 2025, 01:14 PM IST

Aspirants gear up as the UCEED entrance exam is just 10 days away. UCEED is the gateway for offering design admissions into the IITs and other UCEED participating colleges. UCEED 2025 is conducted by IIT Bombay to explore the creativity skills of students willing to obtain design admissions into this academic year. The UCEED exam date is January 19, 2025. Continue to read to know more about the UCEED total marks and the types of questions.

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  1. UCEED 2025 Paper Pattern
  2. UCEED 2025 Total Marks
  3. UCEED Types of Questions
UCEED 2025 Exam 10 Days Away, Total Marks, Types of Questions
UCEED 2025 Exam 10 Days Away

UCEED 2025 Paper Pattern

IIT Bombay conducts UCEED exam to offer undergraduate design admissions. The UCEED exam will be for 3 hours and the medium of conducting the paper will be in English only. UCEED 2025 will be having two parts A & B. Students need to attempt both parts of UCEED. The Part-A will be a computer-based test while Part-B will be in pen and paper mode. The questions of Part-B will be displayed on the computer screen, and the answer must be written/drawn in the answer book that will be provided by the invigilator in the exam.

UCEED 2025 Total Marks

The UCEED total marks are 300. These marks will be divided into Part -A and Part-B marks. The UCEED Part-A total marks will be 200 and the Part-B will be for 100 marks. Each part of the UCEED 2025 exam has a different marking pattern. The detailed description of the UCEED total marks can be found in the next section of this article.

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UCEED Types of Questions

The authorities will conduct Part-A in online mode where there are 3 types of question patterns. The types of questions for UCEED Part-A are described below.

UCEED PART - A has 3 sections: NAT (Numerical Answer Type), MSQ (Multiple Select Question), and MCQ (Multiple Choice Question).

Types of questions

No. of questions

Marks for correct answer

Negative marking for wrong answers / unattempted questions

Total marks

NAT (Numerical Answer Type)

14

4

0 / 0

56

MSQ (Multiple Select Question)

15

Partial marking

-1 / 0

60

MCQ (Multiple Choice Question

28

3

-0.71 / 0

84

Total

57



200

UCEED Part - B has a total of 2 questions. One for sketching and one for design aptitude. The marks for each question is 50. Hence the UCEED Part-B total marks are 100.

Types of questions

No. of questions

Total marks

Sketching

1

50

Design aptitude

1

50

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Q: Should we appear for both the UCEED parts?
A:

Yes, the students need to attempt both the Parts A & B. Failure in attempting any of the parts will lead to cancellation of admission. 

Q: What are the types of questions in UCEED?
A:

The UCEED types of questions are as below.

  • NAT (Numerical Answer Type), MSQ (Multiple Select Question), and MCQ (Multiple Choice Question) in Part-A

  • Sketching and design aptitude in Part-B

Q: What is the mode of the UCEED 2025 exam?
A:

The UCEED exam 2025 will be conducted online for Part-A (Computer based) and offline for Part-B (Pen and paper based).

Q: What are the UCEED total marks?
A:

UCEED total marks are 300 where Part-A is for 200 marks and Part-B is for 100 marks.

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