Undergraduate Common Entrance Examination for Design (UCEED) 2020 Notification Released
Admissions to the Bachelor of Design (B.Des) programmes at IIT Bombay, IIT Guwahati, IIT Hyderabad and IIITDM Jabalpur are done through the Undergraduate Common Entrance Examination for Design (UCEED). Students who have passed Class XII (or equivalent) in 2019, or appearing in 2020
Eligibility Criteria:
Criterion 1 – Age limit:
- The candidate should have been born on or after October 1, 1995 if belonging to the OPEN/EWS/OBC-NCL category and on or after October 1, 1990 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 corresponding academic year.
Criterion 3 – Qualifying examination:
- The candidate should have passed the qualifying examination (Class XII or equivalent) in 2019, OR appearing in 2020. Students from ALL STREAMS (Science, Commerce, and Arts & Humanities) are eligible
- Those who appeared for the first time in their qualifying examination in 2018 or earlier are NOT eligible.
Mode of Application: Online
Application Fee:
|
Registration Fee for Examination Centres in India |
Indian Nationals (including PIO/ OCI) |
Female Candidates (all categories) |
INR 1500 |
SC, ST, PwD Candidates |
INR 1500 |
All Other Candidates |
INR 3000 |
Foreign Nationals |
Candidates from SAARC countries |
USD 200 |
Candidates from Non-SAARC countries |
USD 325 |
|
Registration Fee for Examination Centres in Dubai |
Indian Nationals (including PIO/ OCI) |
All Indian Nationals |
USD 200 |
Foreign Nationals |
Candidates from SAARC countries |
USD 200 |
Candidates from Non-SAARC countries |
USD 325 |
Mode of Payment: Online
Mode of Exam: Online & Offline
Test Pattern:
Part A:
- Part-A of the question paper will be administered through a computer based test.
- Part-A of the question paper will consist of 3 sections.
- SECTION 1: NAT (Numerical Answer Type)
- SECTION 2: MSQ (Multiple Select Questions)
- SECTION 3: MCQ (Multiple Choice Questions)
Part B:
- Part-B consists of one question that is aimed at testing 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.
- 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 overall time duration of 3 hours.
Section |
No. of Questions |
Marks if Correct |
Marks if Wrong |
Total Marks |
Part-A (240 marks, 2 hours 30 mins) |
NAT |
18 |
4 |
0 |
72 |
MSQ |
18 |
4 |
-0.19 |
72 |
MCQ |
32 |
3 |
-0.71 |
96 |
Part-B (60 marks, 30 mins) |
|
1 |
60 |
0 |
60 |
TOTAL (Part-A and Part-B combined): 300 MARKS |
Important Dates:
Activity |
Date |
Start date for Online Registration |
9th October, 2019 |
Last date for Online Registration with regular fee |
9th November, 2019 |
Last date for Online Registration with late fee |
16th November, 2019 |
Start date for Admit Card downloading |
1st January, 2020 onwards |
Last date for rectification of discrepancies in the admit card |
5th January, 2020 |
UCEED 2020 Examination |
Saturday 18th January, 2020 10:00 To 13:00 Hours |
Release of Draft Answer Key for Part-A |
21st January, 2020 |
Last date for sending Comments about Draft Answer Key |
27th January, 2020 |
Release of Final Answer Key for Part-A |
4th February, 2020 |
Declaration of result |
13th March, 2020 |
Start date for Score Card downloading |
13th March, 2020 |
Application for B. Des. programme |
8th to 30th June 2020 |
Seat allotment round 1 |
4th July, 2020 |
Seat allotment round 2 |
11th July, 2020 |
Seat allotment round 3 |
15th July, 2020 |