UCEED 2022 Exam: Application Form (Out), Exam (Jan 23), Eligibility, Pattern, Syllabus

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay will conduct the UCEED exam 2022 on January 23 from 9 am to 12 noon in 24 national cities. UCEED 2022 registration has been commenced from September 9, 2021 in online mode. Design aspirants can fill the UCEED 2022 application form with regular fee till October 10, 2021. Aspirants are advised to check the UCEED eligibility criteria 2022 before filling the registration form. 

IIT Bombay released the official notification of the UCEED 2022 exam on September 1, 2021.  It is mandatory for the candidates to meet the prescribed UCEED eligibility criteria in order to appear in the UCEED exam 2022. Aspirants can fill the UCEED application form 2022 by paying the late fee from October 11 to October 17, 2021. IIT Bombay, the conducting body will release the UCEED 2022 admit card on January 8. UCEED 2022 will be held on January 23 from 9 am to 12 noon in 24 national cities.

The examination cell will release the UCEED draft answer key on January 25, 2022. Candidates can challenge the provisional UCEED answer key 2022 if they found any discrepancy on it. The final answer key of UCEED exam 2022 will be released on January 31. UCEED 2022 result will be announced on March 10 on the official website uceed.iitb.ac.in. Candidates can download the UCEED exam scorecard from March 14 to June 14. UCEED 2022 exam qualified candidates can apply for B.Des admission at UCEED participating institutes from March 14 to March 31.  UCEED exam seat allotment result for round 1, 2 and 3 will be announced on April 10, May 10 and June 10 respectively. 

UCEED 2022: Key changes you must know

UCEED 2022 Exam Centres: The test centres of UCEED has been decreased to 24 this year compared to 25 in 2020.  IIT Bombay will now conduct UCEED 2022 exam in 24 cities in India only. The concerned authorities has removed the UCEED exam international test centre at Dubai. 

Increase UCEED participating institutes: The number of UCEED participating institutes has been increased. IIT Delhi is all set to offer B.Des course to the aspirants through UCEED 2022. 

UCEED Exam Pattern 2022: There has been changes in the marking scheme of UCEED Part A - Multiple Select Question (MSQ) . Number of questions in MSQ remain same, however, there is a changed in marking scheme. 

• +4 marks will be awarded if all the correct options are chosen for each question.
• +3 marks will be given only if three options are chosen out of four correct options and no incorrect answer chosen. 
• +2 marks will be awarded if three or more options are correct but chosen only two options and none of the incorrect option are selected. 
• +1 mark will be allotted if only one option is chosen out of two or more correct options and and none of the incorrect options are chosen. 
• Zero (0) mark to the attempted question.
• -1 for incorrect answers. 

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What is UCEED Exam? 

Undergraduate Common Entrance Examination for Design (UCEED) is a design entrance exam conducted by IIT Bombay to shortlist the candidates for B.Des admission in IIT Bombay, Delhi, Guwahati, Hyderabad and IIITDM Jabalpur. UCEED exam is conducted at the national level once in year at 24 cities across the nation. UCEED consists of two parts - part A and part B. UCEED part A is a computer-based mode test, whereas part B will be held in pen and paper mode. The total duration of UCEED 2022 exam is three hours. 

Apart from the UCEED participating institutes, students who have valid UCEED score can also apply for admission in the result-sharing institutes. However, these result-sharing institutes will not be a part of the Joint Admission Process held by IIT Bombay. Therefore, candidates are advised to check the eligibility criteria of the respective institute where they want to admit.

Know all about IIT Design Entrance Exam UCEED 2022

UCEED Exam 2022 Latest Updates:

September 9, 12.30 am: IIT has released the UCEED 2022 application form at uceed.iitb.ac.in Apply Online Here

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The eligibility criteria for appearing for UCEED 2022 exam are:

1.  To be eligible for appearing UCEED 2022, candidates must be born on or before October 1, 1997, if they belong to open or OBC-NCL category, and if they belong to SC, ST, PWD category, then they must be born on or after October 1, 1992.

2. The maximum number of attempt will be two times in consecutive years.

3. Candidates should have passed the qualifying examination, that is class 12th or equivalent in 2021 or appearing in 2022. Students who have passed in 2020, or earlier are not eligible to apply. Further, students from all streams all eligible to apply for the exam.

The eligibility criteria for applying for B.Des after UCEED 2022 exam is as follows:

1. To be eligible for applying for B. Des programme, candidates must be born on or before October 1, 1997, if they belong to open or OBC-NCL category and if they belong to SC, ST, PWD category, then they must be born on or after October 1, 1992.

2. Candidates must have obtained the qualified rank in the UCEED 2021 exam.

3. Candidates should have passed the qualifying examination, that is class 12th or equivalent in 2021 or appearing in 2022. Further, students from all streams all eligible to apply for the exam.

4.  Candidates from science stream with physics, chemistry and maths, as subjects are eligible to apply for admissions to IIT Bombay, IIT Guwahati, IIT Hyderabad and IIITDM Jabalpur. Candidates from any other stream, that is science without physics, chemistry or maths, commerce, arts, humanities, are eligible to apply to only IIT Bombay, and IIITDM Jabalpur.

Mode of Application : Online

Mode of Payment : Net Banking | Credit Card | Debit Card

IIT Bombay has released the UCEED application form 2022 on September 9. Eligible candidates can fill the UCEED application form online by visiting the official website - ceed.iitb.ac.in. 

The application process for UCEED 2022 exam is as follows: 

1. Candidates who want to appear for UCEED 2022 first need to register through the online portal link www.uceed.iitb.ac.in

2. The candidates are required to register by submitting their mobile number, name, email address, and date of birth.

3. After registration, candidates need to fill their personal and academic details in the application form along with three exam centres of their choice.

4. The following documents need to be uploaded while online registration for UCEED 2022

• Recent colored photograph
• A scanned copy of the candidate's full signature on the white sheet/paper 
• Qualifying examination certificate if appeared in 2021 or before 
• Certificate from school/college principal, if they are appearing in 2022
• Date of birth proof, such as passport, SSC certificate or birth certificate

5. Candidates need to pay the fee through online mode that is through net banking, debit and credit card.

6. Candidates are required to submit the application form.

Following is the registration fee details for UCEED 2022.

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• Candidates should be aware of the structure of the exam and the syllabus.    
     
• Students must practice previous years’ question papers to get an idea of what kind of questions asked in the exam.    
     
•  Questions will be based on the fundamentals of drawing, although the UCEED exam does not have a drawing section. Get insight into concepts and theories of drawing, such as perspective, human figure and proportion, shade, shadows and textures.
     
•   Improve your vocabulary, general knowledge and current affairs by reading

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IIT Bombay precribed the exam pattern of UCEED 2022 which include all the parameters of the exam. UCEED 2022 exam pattern mentions that the following details:

• Duration of the exam is 3 hours and the question paper will be in English.
• The question paper will consist of two parts: Part A and Part B which are both mandatory.
• The total marks are 300
• Part A will be a computer based test for 240 marks and a duration of 2 hours 30 minutes. There will be 3 sections in this part of the exam.

Part A:

• Section 1 will consist of NAT (Numerical Answer Type): The answer is a number that needs to be entered using a virtual keyboard in the computer screen. No choices will be shown for these questions.
• Section 2 will consist of MSQ (Multiple Select Questions) with one or more correct answer(s) out of the four given choices.
• Section 3 will have MCQ (Multiple Choice Questions) with four choices out of which only one is the correct answer.

Part B:

It will be a drawing test for 60 marks to be completed in 30 minutes. Candidates will be asked one question aimed at testing drawing skills. The question will be displayed on the computer screen while candidates will have to answer or draw it on the paper provided. The answer booklet for Part B will be taken away at the end of the exam for evaluation.

UCEED 2021 Exam Pattern - Marking scheme

IIT Bombay will release the UCEED 2022 admit card on January 8.  UCEED admit card 2022 is an important document that students should not forget to carry with them to the examination hall. Before downloading the admit card, candidates checked all the information mentioned on the UCEED admit card 2022. In case candidates are unable to download the admit card, they should contact the authorities.

How to download admit card of UCEED 2022?

Candidates have to follow the steps that are given below to download UCEED admit card 2022:

• Visit  the official website - uceed.iitb.ac.in
• Click on the 'UCEED admit card 2022' link
• Enter the registered login id and password
• UCEED  admit card 2022 will appear on the screen
• Check  all the information mentioned on UCEED 2022 admit card
• Download the admit card of UCEED

The information mentioned on UCEED Admit Card 2022

The following information will be mentioned on UCEED 2022 admit card:

• Name of candidate
• UCEED registration ID
• Roll Number for UCEED 2022
• Photograph of candidate
• Signature of candidate
• Examination schedule
• Examination centre details
• Instructions to candidates.

IIT Bombay will release UCEED Draft Answer Key for Part-A on January 25, 2022. Candidates can raise objection against the provisional UCEED answer key 2022 if discrepancy are found. Candidates can compare their answer with the UCEED answer key 2022 and accordingly calculate their score. While calculating the score, candidates have to follow the same marking scheme prescribed by IIT Bombay. The final Answer Key for Part-A will be released on January 31.

UCEED Result 2022

IIT Bombay will declare the UCEED 2022 result on March 10. Along with the UCEED 2022 result, students who will qualify will be able to download their scorecards which will also be released along with the result. The scorecard of UCEED 2022 can be downloaded from official website from March 14 to June 14. 

Steps to check UCEED 2022 Result

•  Click on the UCEED result link       
• Students have to enter their registered ID and password   
•  UCEED result 2022 will be reflected on the screen   
• Check the details

UCEED Score Card 2022:

Candidates who will qualify entrance test will be able to download the UCEED score card from the official website. UCEED 2022 scores will be valid for one year from the date of the result declaration.

The steps to download the UCEED scorecard is the same as the result except that scorecard can be downloaded for admission purposes by only candidates who have qualified and awarded a rank.

UCEED 2022 Rank list 

The rank list will be prepared on the basis of the total marks (Part-A and Part-B combined) obtained in UCEED 2022.

There will be only ONE rank list. Candidates can however check their provisional category-wise rank from the results page.

In case of two or more candidates obtaining equal marks, tie breaker policy followed will be

• Higher rank will be assigned to the candidate who has obtained higher marks in Part-B.
• Higher rank will be assigned to the candidate who has obtained higher marks in section 2 of Part-A.
• Higher rank will be assigned to the candidate who has obtained higher marks in section 1 of Part-A.
•  If there is a tie even after this, candidates will be assigned the same rank.

Only candidates who score the qualifying cutoff marks in both Part-A and Part-B, each section of the question paper and the minimum total marks will be included in the rank list. 

UCEED  Cutoff 2022 - While the qualifying cutoff has been mentioned by IIT Bombay, the actual cutoff for seat allotment differs from institute to institute and category wise. Candidates can check the UCEED 2022 Qualifying Cutoff below as well as the past year cutoff marks to get an idea

UCEED qualifying cutoff (Previous year)

UCEED Cutoff 2019

Second Round of UCEED Cutoff 2019

Mode of Counselling: Online, Offline

Candidates who will clear UCEED will have to register for UCEED 2022 counselling and seat allotment. Students have to enter the personal, educational and contact details in the registration form and also fill the institutes according to their choice. Once candidates accept the seat at the time of UCEED 2022 seat allotment, then they have to confirm their admission by paying the necessary fee.

Seat allotment will be announced in three rounds. Candidates will be allotted seats on the basis of UCEED scores and choice of institutes as entered by them. Provisional letters will be sent to selected students on their registered email IDs. Thereafter they must pay the seat acceptance fee of Rs. 60,000 (Rupees Sixty Thousand Only) for GEN/EWS/OBC-NCL and Rs. 15,000 (Rupees Fifteen Thousand Only) for SC/ST/PwD through an online payment system 

Guidelines for UCEED 2022 seat allotment are:

• Selected candidates should remit the seat acceptance fee before the given deadline or decline the admission else their application will stand cancelled. 
• Candidates who are allotted their first choice of institute can either ACCEPT (‘freeze’) the choice or DECLINE the offer.
• Candidates who have been allotted their second or third choice of institute can opt to either ACCEPT (‘freeze’) the choice, or ACCEPT WITH THE OPTION TO BE CONSIDERED FOR UPWARD MOVEMENT (‘float’) the choice for subsequent rounds.
• Candidates who choose, "Freeze" cannot participate in further rounds. 
• Candidates who have opted for "Float",  indicate that, if admission to an institute of their higher preference is offered, they will accept it. Else, they will continue with the currently accepted institute. Such candidates will be considered in subsequent rounds of admission and need not pay the acceptance fee again.
• The seat acceptance fee will be adjusted with the institute fee at the time of admissions.
• Candidates who have paid the seat acceptance fee and withdraw from the UCEED 2022 counselling can claim refund wherein Rs 3000 will be dedcuted as processing charges and the rest refunded. Refund will only be processed till the third round. Thereafter no such claim will be entertained by the authorities.
• Withdrawal is not allowed after the announcement of the third round of UCEED 2022 seat allotment.

UCEED 2022 Participating Institutes and Fee Structure:

Other institutes that accept UCEED 2022 Scores are as follows:

• Nirma University, Ahmedabad
• World University of Design, Delhi NCR
• Chitkara University, Punjab
• Srishti Institute of Art, Design and Technology, Bengaluru
• Anant National University, Ahmedabad
• VIT University, Vellore
• Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab
• UPES, Dehradun
• CIT, Kohrajhar
• Vivekananda Global University, Jaipur
• Delhi Technological University, Delhi  
• Khyati School of Design, Ahmedabad
• MIT World Peace University, Pune
• U.P. Institute of Design, Noida
• ARCH College of Design and Business, Jaipur
• Aram Centre for Art, Design and Environmental Studies, Coimbatore

UCEED Result Sharing Institute 2021