UPES B.Des Admissions 2026
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IIT Bombay has released the UCEED 2026 syllabus at uceed.iitb.ac.in at the time of the UCEED 2026 notification. The UCEED syllabus 2026 has been released through the official brochure online. The topics included in the UCEED exam syllabus are visualization and spatial reasoning, practical and scientific knowledge, Environment and society, and more. Through the Undergraduate Common Entrance Exam for Design, candidates will be offered admission into the UG design programmes of the participating IITs. Read the complete article to know more about the UCEED syllabus 2026, including important topics, exam pattern, and other relevant details.
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                UCEED 2026 will have 2 parts - Part A which is an objective paper and Part B which is subjective. Only those candidates who score more than the prescribed qualifying marks for part A will be evaluated for Part B. Candidates have to appear for both parts of the exam. Candidates can also download the UCEED syllabus 2026 pdf. The UCEED exam syllabus 2026 is designed to evaluate the suitability of candidates to pursue design as a career.
The UCEED question paper consists of 2 parts - A and B. In the section below, candidates can find important topics for both Part A and Part B of the UCEED syllabus.
The UCEED 2026 Part A syllabus will have questions from the following topics:
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Part B syllabus for the UCEED entrance exam will have questions on the following topics:
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Candidates who are planning to appear for the UCEED 2026 exam are advised to refer to different books to enhance the preparation better. With the help of UCEED exam books, candidates can understand each topic in syllabus of UCEED 2026 detail along with sample questions. Some of the popular books for UCEED exam are as follows:
UCEED Books Name  | Author’s Name  | 
Quantitative Aptitude  | R.S. AGGARWAL  | 
Verbal and non-verbal reasoning  | R.S. Aggarwal  | 
Analytical Reasoning  | M.K. Pandey  | 
UCEED Previous year’s papers  | Ashok Goel and Arjun Kamal  | 
UCEED Design Environment & Social Awareness In Design Perspective Combined With Mental & Verbal Aptitude  | Sreejanshilpa  | 
UCEED (B.Des) Entrance Books and Test Series  | AFAINDIA  | 
UCEED Entrance Exam Guide  | Surendra Kavimandan  | 
Comprehensive English for Competitive Exams  | Designologue  | 
English for Competitive exams  | Wren and Martin  | 
Manorama Yearbook  | Manorama  | 
UCEED Books Name  | Author’s Name  | 
Design of everyday things  | Don Norman  | 
Design Drawing  | Francis D.K. Ching  | 
Perspective Drawing Handbook  | Joseph D'Amelio  | 
Drawing made easy  | Subodh Narvekar  | 
Art perception  | David Cycleback  | 
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
IIT Bombay has released the UCEED 2026 syllabus through the UCEED 2026 official brochure.
IIT Bombay will conduct UCEED 2026 on January 18, 2026.
Yes, analytical and logical reasoning is one of the topics included in part A of UCEED exam syllabus.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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