UCEED -2022

 UCEED 2022 will be conducted by Indian Institute of Technology Bombay. Admissions to the Bachelor of Design (BDes) programmes at IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati, IIT Hyderabad, and IIITDM Jabalpur are done through the Undergraduate Common Entrance Exam for Design (UCEED).

UCEED 2022 is open to all nationals (Indian/Foreign). Candidates seeking admission to the Bachelor Degree programme in Design (BDes) at Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB), Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IITD), Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IITG), Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IITH), and Indian Institute of Information Technology Design and Manufacturing Jabalpur (IIITDMJ) must appear for UCEED

A candidate, including a foreign national, must simultaneously fulfil each and every one of the following three criteria to appear in UCEED 2022.

Criterion 1 – Age limit: The candidate should have been born on or after October 1, 1997 if belonging to the OPEN/EWS/OBC-NCL category and born on or after October 1, 1992 if belonging to the SC, ST or PwD category.

Criterion 2 – Number of attempts: A candidate can attempt UCEED for a maximum of two times and that too in consecutive years. Note that UCEED score is valid for one year, and only for admissions in the same corresponding academic year.

Criterion 3 – Qualifying examination: The candidate should have passed in all subjects in the qualifying examination (Class XII or equivalent) in 2021, OR should be appearing for the qualifying examination for the first time in 2022 in order to be eligible for attempting UCEED 2022. Students from ALL STREAMS (Science, Commerce, and Arts & Humanities) are eligible. Those who appeared for the first time in their qualifying examination (Class XII) in 2020 or earlier are NOT eligible.

Examination Pattern
The question paper will be in English.

Part-A (Total marks: 240; Maximum time: 2 hours 30 minutes)

• This part will be administered through a computer-based test.

• This part will consist of three sections.

Section 1: NAT (Numerical Answer Type): 18 questions (4 marks each; no negative marks).

For these questions, 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: MSQ (Multiple Select Question): 18 questions. Each MSQ may have one or more

than one correct choice(s) out of the four given.

Section 3: MCQ (Multiple Choice Question): 32 questions (3 marks each for the correct

answer; 0.71 negative marks for incorrect answers). Each MCQ will have four choices, out of

which only one is the correct answer.

Part-B (Total marks: 60; Maximum time: 30 minutes)

• Part-B consists of ONE question that is aimed at testing the candidate’s drawing

skills, which will require subjective evaluation. The question in Part-B will be

displayed on the computer screen and the answer has to be written/drawn in the

answer book provided by the invigilator only. In case of PwD candidates availing the

use of a scribe, assistance in attempting Part-B is not permitted, as the question is

aimed to evaluate the candidate’s drawing skill.

• Part-B answer booklets will be collected at the end of the examination.

• Part-B question is mandatory.

• The entire paper (both Part-A and Part-B) must be finished within the time stipulated

for each part.

Important dates UCEED 2022

Start Date September 9, 2021, 01:00 pm

End Date (with regular fee) October 10, 2021, 11:55 pm

End Date (with late fee) October 17, 2021, 11:55 pm

Start date for Admit Card downloading Jan 8, 2022 onwards

UCEED 2022 Jan 23, 2022 (Sunday) 09:00 am to 12:00 noon

Release of Draft Answer Key Jan 25, 2022

Last date for uploading comments (if any) Jan 27, 2022, 05:00pm

Release of Final Answer Key Jan 31, 2022

Announcement of cut-off marks for Part-A Feb 10, 2022

Declaration of results Mar 10, 2022

Start date for Score Card downloading Mar 14, 2022 - Jun 14, 2022