UCEED 2024: Counselling Begins, Seat Matrix OUT, Results (OUT), & More Updates

Updated By Aarushi Jain on 14 Mar, 2024 12:39

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UCEED 2024

Starting from March 14th to March 31st, 2024, IIT Bombay will be handling the registration for UCEED 2024 counselling. If you wish to take part in the UCEED 2024 counselling, it's important to have achieved a merit rank in the UCEED 2024 exam. The UCEED seat matrix 2024 has also been released on the official website. Check the updated list of UCEED 2024 participating colleges for more information.

The UCEED 2024 results have been released on March 8, 2024, at uceed.iitb.ac.in. To view your UCEED 2024 results, you have to simply log in to the result portal using your email ID and password. IIT Bombay recently updated the seat matrix for UCEED 2024 participating colleges. The B.Des program's seat intake has been raised to 225, up from the previous 205. Additionally, IIT Roorkee has become a new member of the UCEED participating colleges, bringing the total number of institutes from five to six.

The UCEED 2024 cut-off marks for Part A was released on February 8, 2024. The average and standard deviation for Part A are 43.91 and 23.03, respectively. The UCEED final answer key 2024 for Part A was released on February 1, 2024, on the official website of UCEED. The draft answer key for UCEED 2024 was released on January 23, 2024, and candidates were allowed to challenge the draft key for UCEED 2024 till January 25, 2024 (5 pm). The UCEED 2024 exam analysis is currently available, indicating that the question paper's difficulty level ranged from easy to moderate. The UCEED 2024 exam took place on January 21, 2024, with Part A conducted in CBT mode and Part B held offline.

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What is the UCEED Exam?

The Undergraduate Common Entrance Examination for Design (UCEED) is a national-level test organized by IIT Bombay for admission to the BDes program at several institutes, including IIT BombayIIT DelhiIIT GuwahatiIIT Hyderabad and IIITDM Jabalpur. Admission is based on UCEED scores, determined through a Joint Seat Allotment Process managed by IIT Bombay. Candidates receiving a UCEED merit rank can participate in the UCEED 2024 seat allotment or UCEED 2024 counselling process. It is important to note that UCEED scores are also utilized by result-sharing institutes. However, these institutes, unlike participating colleges, do not engage in the Joint Seat Allotment process. Result-sharing institutes fill only a portion of the available seats based on UCEED scores, potentially using scores from other entrance exams to complete the remaining seats. The UCEED exam is held once a year, usually in January. In the previous UCEED 2023 edition, over 15,000 candidates registered, with around 13,500 appearing for the exam.

Colleges Accepting Exam UCEED :

UCEED 2024 Exam Dates & Schedule

The candidates can check out the important dates for the UCEED 2024 exam. The tentative dates are mentioned below.

Events

UCEED 2024 Dates 

Release of UCEED Application Form 2024

October 3, 2023

Last Date to Fill Out the UCEED 2024 Application Form Without Late Fees

Old: October 31, 2023

Extended: November 6, 2023

New Extended Date: November 13, 2023

Online UCEED Registration With a Late Fee 

Old: November 8, 2023

Extended: November 13, 2023

New Extended Date: November 20, 2023

Issue of UCEED Admit Card 2024

January 5, 2024

UCEED 2024 Exam Date

January 21, 2024

Release of Draft UCEED Answer Key for Part-A + Release Response for Part-A

January 23, 2024

Last Date for Uploading Comments (If Any) on the Draft Answer Key for Part-A 

January 25, 2024

Release of UCEED Final Answer Key for Part-A

February 1, 2024, at 5:00 pm

Announcement of UCEED Cut-Off Marks for Part-A

February 8, 2024

Declaration of UCEED Results 2024

March 8, 2024 (Released)

UCEED Score Cards are Available for Download

March 11, 2024

Submission of UCEED 2024 Counseling ApplicationMarch 14 - March 31, 2024

Last Date for Downloading UCEED Score Cards

June 12, 2024

Note: The dates for the seat allotment rounds are tentative. The date change(s) (if any) will be posted here. Candidates are advised to visit the website from time to time.

What’s NEW for UCEED 2024?

The syllabus for UCEED 2024 has been modified by IIT Bombay. This implies that the test questions will not be prepared using the previous/ old course curriculum. Students should adhere to the recently updated syllabus to prepare for the test. It is essential not to forget that the modifications have been made to both the syllabus and the exam format.

For instance, Part B will now include two questions, and the test will now take sixty minutes, instead of thirty. There will be 59 questions overall on the UCEED 2024 question paper, down from 69 on the previous version of the exam. There will be two questions in Part B and 57 questions in Part A.

UCEED 2024 Highlights

The candidates can check the major highlights of the UCEED 2024 exam mentioned below in the table.

Particulars

Details 

Name of the Exam 

Undergraduate Common Entrance Examination for Design (UCEED)

Conducting Body

IIT Bombay

Level of the Exam 

National level exam

Exam frequency

Yearly

Mode of the Exam 

Part-A exam will be in an online mode

Part-B exam will be in an offline mode

Exam application fees

General category: INR 3,500 

Reserved category & Females of all categories: INR 1750

Duration of the Exam 

3 hours

Number of test cities

24 cities across India

Number of test takers 

12,084 (UCEED 2020)

Exam helpdesk no.

+91-22-2576 4063/ 9093/ 9094 

Exam website 

uceed.iitb.ac.in 

UCEED Syllabus 2024

IIT Bombay has announced a change for UCEED 2024, introducing a revised syllabus for the entrance exam. Here are the important details about the updated syllabus and pattern for UCEED 2024:

  • The UCEED 2024 question paper will maintain two parts: Part A and Part B.
  • Part A will be conducted as a computer-based test, consisting of three sections (NAT, MSQ, and MCQ).
  • Part B will now feature two questions: one on Drawing and the other on Design aptitude. The questions in Part B will be displayed on the computer screen, and responses must be written/drawn in the answer book provided by the invigilator.
  • The duration for Part A will be 120 minutes, while Part B will be allocated 60 minutes.

Part A will cover questions related to the following areas:

  • Visualization and Spatial Reasoning: This involves the ability to visualize and transform 2D shapes and 3D objects, understanding their spatial relationships.
  • Practical and Scientific Knowledge: Assessing knowledge of scientific principles and everyday objects.
  • Observation and Design Sensitivity: Evaluating the capacity to identify hidden properties in daily life, think critically, and demonstrate attention to detail, classification, analysis, inference, and prediction.
  • Environment and Society: Testing general awareness of environmental, social, and cultural connections with design.
  • Analytical and Logical Reasoning: Evaluating the ability to analyze both qualitative and quantitative information.
  • Language: Assessing proficiency in reading and comprehending Standard English.
  • Creativity: Measuring the understanding of verbal and non-verbal analogies, metaphors, signs, and symbols.

Part B will include questions on the following subjects:

  • Drawing: Evaluating the ability to draw products, people, or scenes with proportion, good line quality, composition, perspective, and shading.
  • Design Aptitude: Assessing the capability to respond practically and appropriately to problems or situations with creativity and empathy.

Note: The above topics provide a comprehensive indication of the nature of the questions in UCEED 2024. However, the exam may not cover all these topics.

UCEED Application Form 2024

Candidates who fulfilled the eligibility criteria for the BDes program were able to fill out the application form of UCEED 2023. The application process was done in an online mode. Candidates can follow the steps listed below to get registered for the UCEED exam. 

Step 1  - Registration

The candidates have to click on the application link. Then, they will be redirected to an application form. Fill in the details for the registration process like name, contact number, email id, etc. Once you are done with it, an account will be created for the candidate.

Step 2 - Fill in the details in the application form

The candidate has to fill in the application form that includes information like personal, academic, and contact, educational degree. The candidates have to fill in all the details of each section. The candidates need to make a selection for the exam center of UCEED entrance test. There will be a maximum of THREE exam cities based on the candidates priority that can be selected by the candidate.

Step 3 - Upload documents 

Next, the candidate has to upload documents like date of birth, signature, birth proof, photograph, and certificates if applicable. The qualifying exam certificates have to be uploaded in the prescribed format mentioned in the application form..

Step 4 - Pay the application fee 

The candidates have to pay the application fee in online mode. The fee can be paid via credit card/ debit card or net banking.

Step 5 - Take a printout of the application form

The candidate must take out the printout for future reference.

UCEED 2024 Application Fee

The candidates can check the application fee for the UCEED 2024 exam.

Category

Quota

Mode

Gender

Amount in INR

ST, OBC, General, SC

Online

Female

1800

ST, OBC, General, SC

PWD

Online

Male, Transgender

1800

OBC, General

Online

Male, Transgender

3600

ST, SC

Online

Male

1800

Registration Fee for UCEED 2024

The registration fee for UCEED 2024 examination centres in India are as follows:

Nationality 

Category 

Fee in INR

Indian Nationals (including PIO/OCI)

Female Candidates (all categories)

1800

SC, ST, PwD Candidates

1800

All Other Candidates

3600

Foreign Nationals

Candidates from SAARC countries

USD 350

Candidates from Non-SAARC countries

USD 450

UCEED Eligibility Criteria 2024

The candidate should meet the following eligibility criteria for getting admission into the  BDes program offered by the participating institutes through UCEED 2024.

Parameters 

Eligibility Criteria

Academic Qualification

  • The candidate must have passed the 10+2 or equivalent exam and scored a minimum of 50% marks in all the subjects from the recognised board in 2024.

Or

  • Must be appearing for the 1st time in the qualifying examination.
  • Candidates from all streams such as Science, Commerce, and Arts & Humanities are eligible to apply for UCEED 2024.

Age Limit

  • For General/EWL/OBC-NCL the candidate should have been born on or after October 1, 1998.
  • For SC/ST/PwD the candidate must have been born on or after October 1, 1993.

Attempts

  • Can attempt the UCEED exam for a maximum of two times but in consecutive years.

UCEED Reservation Criteria 2024

Check the category-wise reservation criteria for the BDes program at participating colleges mentioned in the table below.

Category 

Reservation of seats

OBC-NCL

27%

EWS 

10%

PwD 

Horizontal reservation: 5%

SC

15%

ST

7.5%

UCEED 2024 Exam Centers

TheUCEED exam is conducted across 24 test centres in India and one test centre in Dubai. The exam centres of UCEED are selected while filling out theapplication form for the UCEED entrance exam. The applicants have the jurisdiction to shortlist any three exam centres of UCEED as per their preference and liking. The candidates must choose the exam centres wisely so that they may not face any issues on the exam day while reaching the exam centre.

The below table lists the  UCEED 2024 test cities:

Ahmedabad

Bhubaneswar

Bhopal

Bengaluru

Chandigarh

Chennai

Dehradun

Delhi

Ernakulum

Panaji

Guwahati

Hyderabad

Jaipur

Lucknow

Kolkata

Kozhikode

Mumbai

Nagpur

Patna

Pune

Raipur

Thiruvananthapuram

Thrissur

Visakhapatnam

UCEED Exam Pattern 2024

IIT Bombay specifies the UCEED 2024 exam pattern, which will cover all of the exam's requirements. The following information is mentioned in the UCEED exam pattern:

  • The test will last three hours, and the questions will be written in English.
  • There will be two sections to the exam: Part A and Part B, all of which are required.
  • The total marks would be 300.
  • A computer-based test in Part A will have 240 possible points and take 2 hours and 30 minutes to complete.
  • This portion of the UCEED exam consists of 3 components.

Particulars

Part-A

Part-B

Mode of Exam

Computer-Based Test (CBT)

Offline

Test Duration

150 minutes

60 minutes

Total Marks

240

60

Sections

NAT, MSQ, and MCQ

Drawing and Design Aptitude

Total Questions

68

1

Medium of Instruction

English

English

UCEED: Part A

  • There will be NAT (Numerical Answer Type) questions in Section 1: An answer is a numeric value that must be input using the computer's screen's virtual keyboard. For these queries, there will not be any available options.
  • Multiple Select Questions (MSQs) with one or more correct answers will make up Section 2. There will be four options available.
  • There will be four options for the MCQs (Multiple Choice Questions) in Section 3 but only one of them will be the right response.

UCEED: Part B

A drawing test worth 60 marks must be finished in 30 minutes. One drawing-related question will be posed to candidates. Candidates must either write their answer to the question or draw it on the given paper/sheet when it is presented on the computer screen. After the test, the Part B answer booklet will be removed for analysis

UCEED Admission Process 2024

The candidates can check the step-wise admission procedure of UCEED 2024.

Step 1: Fill in the UCEED application form

Step 2: Download the admit card when released

Step 3: Appear for the UCEED exam 2024

Step 4: Check the result of UCEED when declared and also the rank list

Step 5: Attend the counselling process of UCEED 2024.

Step 6: Check for the Final admission list released by the participating institutes of UCEED 2024.

UCEED Admit Card 2024

At least two weeks before the exam, the UCEED 2024 admit card is made available. The official website, www.uceed.in, is where enrolled applicants must visit to download their UCEED 2024 admit card. To download the same, applicants need to provide the valid email address and password they used to first register for the exam.

On January 5, 2024, the admit card for the UCEED 2024 exam had been made accessible. Admit cards will be issued to all candidates who filled out the UCEED application form correctly and paid the exam fee.

The UCEED 2024 admit card contains details about the applicants, including their exam schedule, roll number, application ID, and exam centre. Applicants should make sure that the data provided on the admit card is correct before downloading the UCEED hall ticket or admit card. Before the deadline for the application correction window, each student who notices a discrepancy must notify it right away to the relevant authority. Without the UCEED 2024 admit card, applicants will not be permitted to enter the examination area.

UCEED 2024 Answer Key and Question Paper

Within a day or two of the UCEED 2024 exam's completion, IIT Bombay will provide the UCEED 2024 answer key. Additionally, the UCEED 2024 exam questions will be made available. The official answers to the questions in the entrance exam were included in the draught answer key. The candidate can compute the likely scores using the keys. Additionally, within the specified window, candidates may submit any complaints they may have regarding the draught answer key using the candidate site; comments or objections received through mail or other methods will not be considered. 

It should be reminded that each candidate's question sequence may differ, therefore they must input any complaints or questions using the Master Question Paper. Only up to the announcement of exam results is it possible to obtain the candidates' replies for Part A of the UCEED 2023 exam. Following consideration of candidate input, the final answer key for the UCEED 2024 exam will likely be made public during the final week of January 2024.

UCEED 2024 Marking Scheme

The marking scheme for the UCEED 2024 exam is as follows: 

  • If all of the appropriate answers are selected for each question, +4 marks will be given.
  • Only if three of the four right choices are selected and no wrong response is selected will there be +3 marks awarded.
  • If three or more of the choices are accurate but only two of them are picked and none of the erroneous choices is made, you will receive +2 marks.
  • If just one choice is selected out of two or more valid alternatives and none of the erroneous options are selected, a +1 will be added.
  • The attempted question received a score of zero (-).
  • -1 for wrong responses.

UCEED Result 2024

The UCEED 2023 result was released on March 9, 2023, in an online mode. The result can be checked on the official website followed by the merit list. The UCEED Scorecard was made available on March 11, 2023, by the authorities. Candidates must have to enter their login credentials to check the scorecard of UCEED 2023.

UCEED 2024 results will be announced by IIT Bombay in the second week of March 2024. The results will be posted on the UCEED 2024 - IIT Bombay entrance page. Candidates can get their UCEED exam results by logging in using their registered email address and password.

UCEED 2024 Cut-off for Part A

On February 8, 2024, IIT Bombay announced the UCEED 2024 cut-off marks for Part A. The mean and standard deviation for Part A (UCEED 2024) are 43.91 and 23.03, respectively. 

It is important to note that the qualifying cut-off is only used to select candidates. Only if the candidate is shortlisted are the Part B answer booklets reviewed. Here is some important information about the UCEED 2024 cut-off marks for Part A: 

  • The cut-offs will be announced in each category.
  • The candidate's Part B answer booklets will be reviewed only if he or she meets the cut-off.
  • All candidates who meet the cut-off will be considered.
  • A particular formula is used to compute the cut-off mark.
  • All applicants that are shortlisted will be assigned a rank.
  • Candidates' Part B papers will not be reviewed, and they will not be allocated any ranks if they are not shortlisted.
  • Part B assessed papers will not be shared by IIT Bombay.
  • Part B assessment will be done manually.

UCEED 2024 Participating Institutes (REVISED)

Check out the table for a detailed overview of seat allotment in Bachelor of Design (BDes) programs at various IITs and IIITDM Jabalpur for the upcoming academic year 2024-2025. The categories include IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati, IIT Hyderabad, IIT Roorkee, and IIITDM Jabalpur.

Institute

Open

Open-PWD

EWS

EWS-PWD

OBC-NCL

OBC-PWD

SC

SC-PwD

ST

ST-PwD

Total

IIT Bombay 

14

1

4

0

9

0

5

0

3

1

37

IIT Delhi

7

1

2

0

5

0

3

0

2

0

20

IIT Guwahati

23

0

5

1

15

0

7

1

3

1

56

IIT Hyderabad

10

0

3

0

6

1

4

0

2

0

26

IIITDM Jabalpur

26

1

6

0

17

1

10

0

4

1

66

lIT Roorkee

7

1

2

0

5

0

3

0

2

0

20

Total

87

4

22

1

57

3

32

1

16

2

225

Note: Reservation for Persons with Disabilities (PwD) stands at 5%, applying horizontally. Specifically allocated from their corresponding birth categories, PwD seats are ensured. Any vacant seats will revert to their initial categories.

UCEED - Seat Intake (Previous Edition)

Institute

Open

Open-PWD

EWS

OBC-NCL

OBC-PWD

SC

SC-PwD

ST

ST-PwD

Total

IIT Bombay 

15

0

3

10

0

5

0

2

1

37

IIT Delhi

7

0

2

5

1

3

0

2

0

20

IIT Guwahati

22

1

6

14

1

7

1

4

0

56

IIT Hyderabad

10

0

2

7

0

4

0

2

0

26

IIT Jabalpur

25

1

7

17

1

9

1

5

0

66

Total

79

2

20

53

3

28

2

15

1

205

UCEED Result Sharing Institutes

Apart from  the participating institutes, a number of other various institutes also grant admission through UCEED scores for admission into undergraduate design courses.

However, there is a difference between these institutes UCEED result-sharing institutes will not participate in the joint seat allotment process conducted by IIT Bombay for the participating institutes of UCEED 2023.

UCEED 2024 Conducting Body

IIT Bombay is the  conducting body of UCEED 2024. IIT Bombay is the the second-oldest institute of the Indian Institutes of Technology system after IIT Kharagpur. Founded in 1958, the institute is located at Powai, Mumbai. IIT Bombay offers various programmes in the field of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. The institute is responsible for conducting UCEED.

UCEED Contact Details 2024

The candidates can check the contact details of UCEED 2024.

Address 

JEE (Advanced), UCEED & CEED Office,

IIT Bombay

Powai, Mumbai – 400 076

Website

www.uceed.iitb.ac.in

Email

uceed@iitb.ac.in

Phone

+91-22-2576-4063/9093/9094

Fax

+91-22-2572-0305

Important Dates

UCEED 2024 Important EventsDates
Registration Date 03 Oct to 13 Nov, 2023
Admit Card Date 05 Jan, 2024
Exam Date 21 Jan, 2024
Result Date 08 Mar, 2024
Answer Key Release Date 23 Jan to 31 Jan, 2024 (*Tentative)

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FAQs about UCEED

Who conducts the exam of UCEED?

UCEED is an institute-level entrance exam which is conducted by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay.

What is the full form of UCEED?

The full form of UCEED is Undergraduate Common Entrance Exam for Design.

Which courses are offered through UCEED?

UCEED is used for admission of candidates to the undergraduate degree of design. The popular course offered through UCEED is B.Des.

Is UCEED held for UG courses only?

Yes, UCEED is conducted for shortlisting candidates for the UG courses of design. For admission to PG courses, the exam of CEED is conducted.

Is UCEED conducted online?

Yes, UCEED is an online exam conducted in the CBT mode (Computer-Based Test).

How frequently is UCEED held?

UCEED is an annual entrance examination of design which is conducted once every year.

For how many years are UCEED scores valid?

The validity of UCEED scores is one year. Candidates will have to appear for the exam in the same year in which they seek admission.

Are UCEED scored accepted for admission to other colleges?

Yes, many popular design colleges accept UCEED scores for shortlisting candidates for admission.

How many other IITs provide admission through UCEED?

IIT Bombay, IIT Guwahati, and IIIT Jabalpur accept UCEED scores and provide admissions through the exam.

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