IIT Bombay released the UCEED 2026 syllabus at uceed.iitb.ac.in at the time of the UCEED 2026 notification. Candidates who appear in UCEED 2026 must check the syllabus in the information brochure. UCEED syllabus 2026 has 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. The topics included in the UCEED exam syllabus are visualization and spatial reasoning, practical and scientific knowledge, Environment and society, and more.
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Through the Undergraduate Common Entrance Exam for Design, candidates are 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.
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:
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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To start your NID DAT and UCEED preparation, begin with the syllabus, exam pattern, and previous years' question papers. You can also refer to the Careers360 preparation resources and sample papers for regular practice using the links provided below.
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You can practise previous-year UCEED, NIFT and NID questions and check the correct answers or solutions after attempting them. For UCEED, Careers360 provides previous-year papers with answer keys, while NIFT papers are available with solutions. NID previous-year papers with solutions are also available for practice.
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