UCEED 2023 Exam - Dates, Application Form, Admit Card, Pattern, Syllabus, Sample Papers, Results, Cut Off

UCEED 2023: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay will release the UCEED 2023 application form in the first week of September 2022. The last date to submit the application form for the UCEED exam 2023 will be closed in the second week of October 2022. Aspirants satisfying the stated UCEED eligibility criteria 2023 can able to fill the UCEED 2023 application form which will be available at uceed.iitb.ac.in. Aspirants will be able to select the preferred UCEED exam centres while filling out the application form. 

According to the last year's trends, the Undergraduate Common Entrance Examination for Design (UCEED 2023) will be conducted in the last week of January 2023 from 9 am to 12 noon in 24 national cities.

UCEED 2023: Key changes you must know

UCEED 2023 Exam Centres: Last year, the test centres of UCEED decreased to 24. So it is expected that there will be the same exam centers this year as well. IIT Bombay will conduct UCEED 2023 exam in 24 cities in India only. The concerned authorities have removed the UCEED exam international test centre in Dubai. 

Increase UCEED participating institutes: The number of UCEED participating institutes has increased. IIT Delhi is all set to offer a B.Des course to the aspirants through UCEED 2023. 

UCEED Exam Pattern 2023: As per the last year's data, there have been changes in the marking scheme of UCEED Part A - Multiple Select Question (MSQ). A number of questions in MSQ remain the same, however, there is a change in the 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 is chosen. 
• +2 marks will be awarded if three or more options are correct but chosen only two options and none of the incorrect options is selected. 
• +1 mark will be allotted if only one option is chosen out of two or more correct options and none of the incorrect options is chosen. 
• Zero (0) mark to the attempted question.
• -1 for incorrect answers.

Also Read: Colleges accepting UCEED scores for admission

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 a year in 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 the UCEED 2023 exam is three hours. 

Apart from the UCEED participating institutes, students who have valid UCEED scores can also apply for admission to 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 to which they want to admit.

Revised UCEED syllabus (Effective from 2024)

IIT Bombay has introduced changes in the syllabus and exam structure for UCEED entrance exams. The revised syllabus and structure of UCEED will be effective from 2024.

As per the new paper structure of UCEED, the question paper will consist of 2 parts - Part A and Part B.

• Part A will be administered through a computer-based test and will consist of three sections such as NAT, MSQ, and MCQ.
• Part B will have two questions: one is drawing and the other is design aptitude.
• The question in Part B will be displayed on the computer screen and the answer should be written/ drawn only in the answer book provided by the supervisor.
• The duration of Part B is 60 minutes.

UCEED Revised Syllabus

NOTE: The topics given above are exhaustive and indicative of the nature of the questions. However, the UCEED may not cover all the topics.

The eligibility criteria for appearing for UCEED 2023 exam are:

• To be eligible for appearing in UCEED 2023, candidates must be born on or after October 1, 1998, if they belong to the open or OBC-NCL category, and if they belong to SC, ST, PWD category, then they must be born on or after October 1, 1993.
• The maximum number of attempts will be two times in consecutive years.
• Candidates should have passed the qualifying examination, that is class 12th or equivalent in 2022 or appearing in 2023. Students who have passed in 2021, 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 2023 exam are as follows:

• To be eligible for applying for the B. Des programme, candidates must be born on or after October 1, 1998, if they belong to the open or OBC-NCL category, and if they belong to SC, ST, or PWD Category, then they must be born on or after October 1, 1993.
• Candidates must have obtained the qualified rank in the UCEED 2023 exam.
• Candidates should have passed the qualifying examination, that is class 12th or equivalent in 2022 or appearing in 2023. Further, students from all streams all eligible to apply for the exam.
• Candidates from the science stream with physics, chemistry, and maths, as subjects are eligible to apply for admission 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, or 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 will release the UCEED 2023 application form in the first week of September 2022. Eligible candidates can fill out the UCEED application form online by visiting the official website - uceed.iitb.ac.in. 

The application process for UCEED 2023 exam is as follows: 

• Candidates who want to appear for UCEED 2023 first need to register through the online portal link www.uceed.iitb.ac.in
• The candidates are required to register by submitting their mobile number, name, email address, and date of birth.
• After registration, candidates need to fill in their personal and academic details in the application form along with three exam centres of their choice.
• The following documents need to be uploaded while online registration for UCEED 2023
  • Recent colored photograph
  • A scanned copy of the candidate's full signature on the white sheet/paper 
  • Qualifying examination certificate if appeared in 2022 or before 
  • Certificate from school/college principal, if they are appearing in 2023
  • Date of birth proof, such as passport, SSC certificate, or birth certificate
• Candidates need to pay the fee through online mode which is through net banking, debit, and credit card.
• Candidates are required to submit the application form.

Following are the registration fee details for UCEED 2023

Quick Link- Top Colleges Accepting UCEED Score for Admission 2023

Application Fees

• 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 are 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, the human figure and proportion, shade, shadows, and textures.   
•   Improve your vocabulary, general knowledge, and current affairs by reading

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UCEED 2023 Admission Process

Candidates need to ensure that they complete each and every step that forms a part of the UCEED admission. Merely securing a UCEED rank does not guarantee admission. Candidates need to fulfill UCEED eligibility, clear the entrance exam, and thereafter take part in the counseling round in order to secure admission through UCEED 2023. Further, candidates can go through the steps they need to follow as part of the UCEED selection process.

IIT Bombay will prescribe the exam pattern of UCEED 2023 which will include all the parameters of the exam. UCEED 2023 exam pattern mentions the following details:

• The 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): An answer is a number that needs to be entered using a virtual keyboard on 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 2023 Exam Pattern - Marking scheme

IIT Bombay will release the UCEED 2023 admit card in the second week of January 2023. UCEED exam 2023 admit card 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 2023 admit card. In case candidates are unable to download the admit card, they should contact the authorities.

How to download admit card for UCEED 2023?

Candidates have to follow the steps that are given below to download UCEED admit card 2023:

• Visit  the official website - uceed.iitb.ac.in
• Click on the 'UCEED admit card 2023' link
• Enter the registered login id and password
• UCEED  admit card 2023 will appear on the screen
• Check  all the information mentioned on UCEED 2023 admit card
• Download the admit card of UCEED entrance exam 2023

The information mentioned on UCEED Admit Card 2023

The following information will be mentioned on UCEED 2023 admit card:

• Name of candidate
• UCEED registration ID
• Roll Number for UCEED 2023
• Photograph of candidate
• Signature of candidate
• Examination schedule
• Examination centre details
• Instructions to candidates.

UCEED 2023 Admit Card login window

IIT Bombay will release UCEED 2023 draft answer key for Part-A along with the question paper in pdf format in the last week of January 2023. The final answer key of UCEED 2023 will be released after the closure of the objection window. Candidates will be able to raise objections against the provisional UCEED answer key 2023 if discrepancies are found till the stipulated time period.

Candidates can compare their answers with the UCEED 2023 answer key and accordingly calculate their scores. While calculating the score, candidates have to follow the same marking scheme prescribed by IIT Bombay.

NOTE: The UCEED response sheet download page will be inactive and the pdf file will be automatically deleted from the server.

UCEED Result and Rank List

IIT Bombay will declare the UCEED 2023 result tentatively in the second week of March 2023. The scorecard of UCEED 2023 will be downloaded from the official website from the second week of March to the second week of June 2023. Part B score, Rank(s), and Total marks obtained are not displayed for the students who have not qualified for UCEED 2023.

Steps to check UCEED 2023 Result

• Click on the UCEED result link       
• Students have to enter their registered ID and password   
• UCEED result 2023 will be reflected on the screen   
• Check the details

UCEED Score Card 2023

Candidates who will qualify entrance test are able to download the UCEED scorecard from the official website. UCEED 2023 scores will be valid for one year from the date of the result declaration i.e. March 2024.

The steps to download the UCEED scorecard are 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 2023 Rank list

• The rank list is prepared on the basis of the total marks (Part-A and Part-B combined) obtained in UCEED 2023.
• 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 obtain equal marks, a tie-breaker policy followed will be

• A higher rank will be assigned to the candidate who has obtained higher marks in Part-B.
• A higher rank will be assigned to the candidate who has obtained higher marks in section 2 of Part-A.
• 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 cut-off 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 2023 - IIT Bombay will release the UCEED 2023 cutoff in online mode. The cutoff of UCEED entrance exam 2023 is determined by certain parameters. The actual cutoff for seat allotment differs from institute to institute and category-wise. Candidates can check the UCEED 2023 Qualifying Cutoff below as well as the last year's cutoff marks to get an idea

UCEED qualifying cutoff (Previous year)

UCEED Cutoff (Past year)

Second Round of UCEED Cutoff (Past year)

Mode of Counselling: Online, Offline

Candidates who cleared UCEED 2023 will have to register for UCEED 2023 counselling and seat allotment. Students have to enter their personal, educational, and contact details in the registration form and also fill out the institutes according to their choice. Once candidates accept the seat at the time of UCEED 2023 seat allotment, then they have to confirm their admission by paying the necessary fee.

Seat allotment will be announced in three rounds. The list of selected candidates in the 1st round of admissions to the BDes programme at IIT Guwahati, IIT Delhi, IIT Hyderabad, IIT Bombay, and IIITDM Jabalpur for Academic Year 2023-2024 is announced. 

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 2023 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 the institute can either ACCEPT (‘freeze’) the choice or DECLINE the offer.
• Candidates who have been allotted their second or third choice of the 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 admission.
• Candidates who have paid the seat acceptance fee and withdrawn from the UCEED 2023 counselling can claim a refund wherein Rs 3000 will be deducted as processing charges and the rest refunded. Refunds 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 2023 seat allotment.

UCEED 2023 Participating Institutes and Fee Structure:

Other institutes that accept UCEED 2023 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 2023