The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay will conduct UCEED 2026 on January 18, 2026. With the UCEED 2026 exam just days away, candidates must have a firm grasp of the type of questions, total marks, and marking scheme for the exam. IIT Bombay will conduct the Undergraduate Common Entrance Exam for Design for admission into B.Des programme of the participating IITs. Candidates who are appearing for UCEED 2026 can read on to get full details about the total marks and types of questions in UCEED.
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The UCEED exam pattern informs candidates about the exam structure and modalities and devise appropriate preparation strategies for the exam.
The total marks in UCEED 2026 are 300. UCEED Part A will be for 200 marks, UCEED Part B will be for 100 marks. While Part A is objective, Part B of the question paper is subjective.
Particulars | Marks |
Part A | 200 marks |
Part B | 100 marks |
The type of questions in UCEED varies for Part A and Part B. Part A is the objective section in UCEED, which will be administered online and will have three types of questions. Part B is a subjective section where candidates have to attempt offline.
Numerical Answer Type (NAT)- For a numerical answer type of question in UCEED, the answer will be a number that must be entered on the screen using a virtual keyboard.
Multiple Select Questions (MSQ) - For the multiple select type of questions in UCEED, there will be one or more correct answers to a particular question. Candidates will be given full or partial marks depending on the answers they mark
Multiple Choice Question (MCQ)- For multiple choice questions in UCEED, the candidates have to select one correct answer from four given choices.
The questions in Part B of UCEED will test the candidate’s design aptitude and drawing skills. Candidates have to attempt the question offline, while the questions will be displayed on the computer screen
The table below provides the marking scheme for UCEED for both parts of the exam.
Type of questions | No. of questions | Marks for each correct answer | Negative marking for every wrong answer | Total marks |
NAT | 14 | 4 | 0 | 56 |
MSQ | 15 | Partial marking | -1 | 60 |
MCQ | 28 | 3 | -0.71 | 84 |
Total | 57 | 200 |
Type of question | No. of questions | Total Marks |
Sketching | 1 | 50 |
Design Aptitude | 1 | 50 |
Total | 100 |
Particulars | Details |
Full marks | + 4 marks If all the correct options are chosen, no incorrect option is chosen |
Partial marks | +3 marks if all the given options are correct, but only three correct options are chosen, and none of the incorrect options are chosen |
Partial marks | +2 marks if three or more of the given options are correct, but only two correct options are chosen, and none of the incorrect options are chosen |
Partial marks | +1 mark if two or more of the given options are correct, but only one correct option is chosen, and none of the incorrect options are chosen |
Zero marks | If none of the options is chosen |
Negative marks | -1 mark in all other cases |
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
UCEED part A will have numerical answer type, multiple select, and multiple choice questions.
UCEED 2026 is for 300 marks.
Yes, there is negative marking for Part A of UCEED.
Part B of UCEED will have drawing and sketching-type questions.
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