Undergraduate Common Entrance Exam for Design (UCEED) is conducted by IIT Bombay for Bachelor of Design (B.Des.) programmes at IIT Bombay, IIT Guwahati and IIITDM Jabalpur
UCEED 2020 Eligibility:-
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.
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.
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.
QUALIFYING EXAMINATION -
The final examination of the 10+2 system, conducted by a Central or State Board recognized by the Association of Indian Universities (www.aiuweb.org).
Intermediate or two-year Pre-University examination conducted by a Board or University recognized by the Association of Indian Universities.
Final examination of the two-year course of the Joint Services Wing of the National Defence Academy.
Senior Secondary School Examination conducted by the National Institute of Open Schooling with a minimum of five subjects.
Any Public School, Board or University examination in India or in a foreign country recognized as equivalent to the 10+2 system by the Association of Indian Universities (AIU).
H.S.C. vocational examination.
A Diploma recognized by the All India Council for Technical Education (www.aicteindia.org) or a State Board of Technical Education of at least 3 years duration.
General Certificate Education (GCE) examination (London, Cambridge or Sri Lanka) at the Advanced (A) level.
High School Certificate Examination of the Cambridge University or International Baccalaureate Diploma of the International Baccalaureate Office, Geneva.
Candidates who have completed Class XII (or equivalent) examination outside India or from a Board not specified above should produce a certificate from the Association of Indian Universities to the effect that the examination they have passed is equivalent to the Class XII examination.
In case the Class XII examination is not a public examination, the candidate must have passed at least one public (Board or Pre-University) examination earlier.
UCEED Registration / Application Form
UCEED 2020 Application Form / Registration:-
Apply online at website - http://www.uceed.iitb.ac.in from 9th October 2019
End Date (with regular fee) - 9th November 2019
End Date (with Rs. 500 late fee) - 16th November 2019
Registration Fee for Examination Centres in India -
Indian Nationals (including PIO/OCI) -
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Female Candidates (all categories) - Rs 1500
SC, ST, PwD Candidates - Rs 1500
All Other Candidates - Rs 3000
Foreign Nationals -
Candidates from SAARC countries - USD 200
Candidates from Non-SAARC countries - USD 325
Detailed instructions related to the payment of registration fee are given on the online registration portal.
Upload -
A recent colour photograph of full frontal (face) view, with the head centred in the frame covering 70–80% of the photograph and taken within the last six months. The photograph should be such that it allows unambiguous identification of the candidate (only JPEG image formats with file extension .jpg will be accepted).
Scanned copy of candidate’s full signature on white paper (only JPEG image formats with file extension .jpg will be accepted).
Qualifying examination certificate, if appeared in 2019 (only PDF formats with file extension .pdf will be accepted).
Candidates who will be appearing in 2020 for the board exam, a certificate from the school/college principal in the given format (Appendix 1) should be uploaded (only PDF formats with file extension .pdf will be accepted).
UCEED Exam Dates
UCEED 2020 Date:- 18th January 2020, Saturday
Time - 10:00 to 13:00
UCEED 2020 Exam Cities -
UCEED 2020 will be held in the following 24 cities in India -
Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Dehradun, Delhi, Ernakulum, Panaji, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Lucknow, Kolkata, Kozhikode, Mumbai, Nagpur, Patna, Pune, Raipur, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur and Visakhapatnam.
UCEED Syllabus
UCEED 2020 Syllabus:-
UCEED 2020 will have two parts. Part-A will have questions from the following topics:
Visualization and spatial ability: Pictorial and diagrammatic questions to test, understanding of transformation and/or manipulation of 2D shapes and 3D objects and their spatial relationships, knowledge of practical and everyday mechanical and scientific concepts.
Observation and design sensitivity: Ability to detect concealed properties in ordinary things, people, situations, and events, and thinking critically about them. Applying attention to certain details, analysing, reasoning, classifying, inferring and predicting. Ability to discern subtle differences in visual properties and aesthetic outcomes.
Environmental and social awareness: General awareness of environmental factors such as climate, population, water, vegetation, pollution, weather, natural resources etc., and their implications on the design of products, images, infrastructure and environment. Awareness of social and cultural connection with design, history of the designed artefact, and socially responsible and environmentally sustainable design responses. History of art, sculpture and literature.
Analytical and logical reasoning: Ability to look at information, be it qualitative or quantitative in nature, and discern patterns within the information. Ability to weigh opinions, arguments or solutions against appropriate criteria. Ability to check for hidden bias or hidden assumptions and whether evidence and argument support conclusions. Ability to use logic and structured thinking to deduce from a short passage, which of a number of statements is the most accurate response to a posed question. Data Interpretation, brainteasers, and patterns.
Language and creativity: Ability to understand and use Standard English. Reading comprehension, knowledge of English grammar. Ability to think creatively in terms of alternatives, ability to distinguish innovative options and think out of the box.
Design thinking and problem solving: Ability to use visual analogies, metaphors, signs and symbols. Ability to understand complexity, identify problem, generate alternatives, evaluate options and select solutions.
Part-B will have question from the following topic:
Drawing: Ability to draw products, people or scenes in proportion with good line quality, composition, proportion, perspective and shading.
Paper Pattern
UCEED 2020 Pattern:-
There will be ONE question paper of total 3 hours duration.
The question paper will be in English.
The question paper will carry a total of 300 marks.
The question paper will consist of two parts: Part A and Part B. Questions from both the parts are compulsory.
Details from both the parts are given below:
PART-A (Total marks: 240 marks; Maximum time: 2 hours 30 mins)
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):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 Ques.): 18 questions (4 marks each; 0.19 negative marks). Each MSQ has one or more correct answer(s) out of the four given choices.
Section 3: MCQ (Multiple Choice Ques.): 32 questions (3 marks each; 0.71 negative marks). Each MCQ has four choices out of which only one is the correct answer.
PART-B (Total marks: 60 marks; Maximum time: 30 mins)
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.
UCEED Notification
UCEED 2020 Notification:-
Apply online at website - http://www.uceed.iitb.ac.in from 9th October 2019
End Date (with regular fee) - 9th November 2019
End Date (with Rs. 500 late fee) - 16th November 2019
Download Admit Card from - 1st January 2020 onwards
UCEED 2020 Date - 18th January 2020, Saturday
Time - 10:00 to 13:00
Results will be declared on - 13th March 2020.
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