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IIT Bombay conducts the UCEED Exam every year in January. In order to remain prepared well in advance, aspirants for UCEED 2026 should familiarize themselves with previous years' question papers because these outline the exam structure, question types, marking scheme and many more relevant details. Reviewing these past papers aids significantly with understanding the exam pattern alongside the variety of questions posed in previous sessions. This helps students understand the format, level of difficulty, and enhance their confidence, therefore improving their preparation.
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IIT Bombay has released a sample UCEED 2024 paper at the official website. Aspirants are advised to solve sample paper to get a better understanding of UCEED exam pattern. Candidates can access UCEED 2024 questions below.
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UCEED 2025 Part A Question Paper With Solution
UCEED 2025 Part B Question Paper With Solution
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UCEED Question 1 - Four identical pieces of wood of length 50 cm X 80 cm X 2 cm are arranged as shown in the figure. Another larger square is generated by rotating all the wooden panels along the outer edges and extending the outermost edges till they touch each other. What is the area of the larger square thus constructed?
UCEED Question 2 - Area of the black surface in the following image is _____ cm square. All curves have the same radii 2. What is the value of pi as 22/7?
UCEED Question 3: Chinnu was excited about the new year when she bought a new calendar to keep on her study table. While playing, her baby sister poked a hole through the entire calendar from January to December as seen in the image. If every page has a same 5 week table structure for each month, and if all consecutive months were printed back to back, which date in the month of April has a hole in it?
UCEED Question 4: A smaller square of 5 cm is placed inside a bigger square that all 4 corners of the square are touching the sides of the bigger square. If the smallest distance between the corners of the two squares is 3 cm, what is the area of the bigger square in sq cm that falls outside smaller one?
Part A of UCEED 2024 paper was conducted for the total of 200 marks and aspirants had to complete all question in 2 hours. Part A of UCEED exam question paper 2024 had three sections and was administered through a computer-based test.
Section 1: NAT (Numerical Answer Type)
Section 2: MSQ (Multiple Select Question)
Section 3: MCQ (Multiple Choice Question)
Section | Type of question | Number of questions | Total marks for the section |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Numerical Answer Type (NAT) | 14 | 56 |
2 | Multiple Select Question (MSQ) | 15 | 60 |
3 | Multiple Choice Question (MCQ) | 28 | 84 |
Total | 57 | 200 |
Type of question | Marks for correct answer | Marks for wrong answer | Marks for question not attempted |
---|---|---|---|
Numerical Answer Type (NAT) | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Multiple Select Question (MSQ) | Partial Marking* | -1 | 0 |
Multiple Choice Question (MCQ) | 3 | -0.71 | 0 |
Part B of UCEED question paper 2024 consisted of a total 100 marks. Aspirants had to complete Part B UCEED 2024 paper in 1 hour. Part-B consisted of two questions to test the candidates' drawing skills and design aptitude. This required subjective evaluation. The questions in Part-B were displayed on the computer screen, and the answer must be written/drawn in the answer book provided by the invigilator. In the case of PwD candidates availing the use of a scribe, assistance in attempting Part-B is not permitted, as the question is aimed at evaluating their drawing skill.
Type of question | Number of questions | Total marks |
---|---|---|
Sketching | 1 | 50 |
Design Aptitude | 1 | 50 |
All UCEED question papers are available on the official website for students to download and refer for preparation. To download the UCEED question paper, candidates will have to follow the below given steps:
Visit UCEED official website - uceed.iitb.ac.in
Click on the link to download IIT Bombay UCEED 2024 papers
Login using the email id and password
Upon successful login, the UCEED question paper pdf 2024 will be displayed on the screen.
Candidates who are going to appear for the upcoming UCEED entrance exam can attempt previous year question papers. UCEED previous year question papers will help them understand the UCEED paper pattern effectively.
Download Free PDF - UCEED Past 6 Year's Question Papers with Solutions PDF (2019-2024)
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Yes, IIT Bombay has released the question paper of UCEED 2024 at the official website.
UCEED 2024 part A was conducted for the total of 200 marks.
Part B of UCEED question paper 2024 consisted of a total 100 marks.
Questions from design aptitude and sketching were asked in UCEED 2024 Part B section.
On Question asked by student community
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
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