UCEED 2025 Students Reaction, Easy to Moderate, Know UCEED Part A & B Difficulty level

UCEED 2025 Students Reaction, Easy to Moderate, Know UCEED Part A & B Difficulty level

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Isha JainUpdated on 19 Jan 2025, 04:04 PM IST

The Undergraduate Common Entrance Exam (UCEED) was conducted today, i.e. January 19, 2025 by IIT Bombay. The UCEED 2025 exam was held from 9 AM to 12 noon. As the UCEED exam has been concluded, aspirants can read the students' reactions in this article.
Also Check: Unofficial UCEED answer key 2025 | UCEED part A cutoff

UCEED 2025 Students Reaction, Easy to Moderate, Know UCEED Part A & B Difficulty level
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As the UCEED exam was completed and the candidates expressed their views on the difficulty levels of the UCEED question paper. Many aspirants have their thoughts about the UCEED questions in the exam and the comparison of preparation that they have gone through. Overall, the difficulty level of the UCEED question paper 2025 was easy to moderate.

To students' surprise, many GK questions were asked in the UCEED entrance exam 2025. There were more than 5 GK questions.

For the majority of the students, part A of UCEED 2025 was easy. However, student’s reaction to UCEED 2025 part B varies. For some aspirants, part B UCEED paper was easy but lengthy, while for others it was on a difficult side.

The part-B section that involved drawing tested the candidate’s creativity and visualisation skills. Not all candidates, but some found this section to be difficult to complete on time with the given details. The students who prepared well for this exam and referred the previous sample papers found to be more confident than other candidates.

Moreover, MCQ asked in UCEED 2025 question paper was tough as compared to previous years. NAT section was easy.

The UCEED paper had two parts A and B, where part - A was objective and part - B was drawing. There were a total of 68 questions in part-A that included 3 sections. Those were NAT, MCQ, and MSQ in part-A. According to the candidates who appeared for the UCEED exam, the questions asked in these sections were moderate and also some were difficult. Hence, they managed to set the time to complete the paper.

The students who appeared for the UCEED exam will be waiting for the release of the official UCEED answer key. Meanwhile, candidates can calculate their estimated scores using the UCEED predictor to know the marks. On an overall basis, UCEED 2025 challenges the students to obtain design admission at their desired university and build their confidence.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Q: What are the difficulty levels of the UCEED exam?
A:

The UCEED exam was moderate to difficult based on the sections.

Q: When was the UCEED exam 2025 conducted?
A:

The UCEED 2025 exam was conducted on January 19 from 9 AM to 12 noon.

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Have a question related to UCEED ?

Hello,

NIFT 2026 admission - Applications release around November–December 2025.

UCEED 2026- Registrations open around September–October 2025.

Pearl Academy - They have multiple admission cycles (Jan, April, June). Applications usually open by October 2025 for Jan cycle.

Keep checking official sites regularly since dates shift slightly every year.

Thank you!

Hello!

UCEED is a competitive exam for design aspirants, testing design aptitude, logical thinking, creativity, and visualisation skills. To improve your score out of 300, start by understanding the exam pattern—Part A (objective) and Part B (subjective). For Part A, practice reasoning, numerical aptitude, and environmental & social awareness questions. For Part B, focus on drawing, sketching, and presenting your ideas clearly. Solve past year UCEED papers and join online mock test series. Spend at least 2–3 hours daily practising creative problem-solving and sketching. Also, work on time management because the exam requires quick thinking.

Thank you for reading, and I wish you the best


Hello Akanksha,

For NID DAT 2026, your eligibility is established based on your born date as you are born on or after July 1st 2005. For UCEED 2026, your eligibility is dependent on your born date by category. You are eligible if you are OPEN/EWS/OBC-NCL category and born on or after October 1, 2001. If you are SC/ST/PwD category you must be born on or after October 1, 1996 in order to be eligible. Based on your born date of December 20th, 2006 for both NID DAT 2026 and UCEED 2026; you will be eligible.

The UCEED exam is conducted by IIT Bombay, and the previous year’s question papers  you can download the papers along with answer keys directly from the link given below :

https://design.careers360.com/articles/uceed-previous-year-question-papers

Thank you and all the best!


Currently, NSUT does not offer a B.Des. program. However, other institutes like IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, and IIITDM Jabalpur offer B.Des. through UCEED.

Expected UCEED Cutoffs (General Category):

IIT Bombay: Around Rank 14

IIT Delhi: Around Rank 35

IIITDM Jabalpur: Around Rank 165