Undergraduate Common Entrance Exam for Design 2024

UCEED 2024

UCEED 2024 will be conducted by the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay under the guidance of the UCEED-CEED Implementation Committee 2024 (hereafter referred to as the UCI Committee).

UCEED 2024 is open to all nationals (Indian/Foreign). Candidates seeking admission to the Bachelor’s Degree programme in Design (B.Des.) 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 2024.

Candidates should note that the mere appearance in UCEED 2024 or being in the rank list neither guarantees nor provides any automatic entitlement to admission to the B.Des. programmes of the participating institutes. UCEED 2024 qualified candidates MUST apply separately for B.Des. admissions as per the prescribed procedure described in Part 2 of this Information Brochure through the joint seat allocation process.

UCEED 2024 score is valid only for admission to the programmes in the academic year 2024-2025.

Exam and Admission Timeline

Participating Institutes

• IIT Bombay (IDC School of Design)
• IIT Delhi (Department of Design)
• IIT Guwahati (Department of Design)
• IIT Hyderabad (Department of Design)
• IIITDM Jabalpur (Design Discipline)

UCEED Examination

UCEED is a test centre-based examination and has two parts: Part-A is computer-based and Part-B contains question related to sketching that needs to be attempted on the provided sheet. It is compulsory for the candidates to attempt both the parts in the given time. The total time for the examination (that includes both Part-A and Part-B) is THREE hours and it will be held as per the following schedule:

Date & Time: January 21, 2024 (Sunday) 9 am to 12 noon

Eligibility Criteria

A candidate, including a foreign national, must simultaneously fulfil every one of the following three criteria to appear in UCEED 2024.

• Age limit: The candidate should have been born on or after October 1, 1999, if belonging to the OPEN/EWS/OBC-NCL category and born on or after October 1, 1994, if belonging to the SC, ST or PwD category.
• Number of attempts: A candidate can attempt UCEED a maximum of two times, and that too in consecutive years. Note that the UCEED score is valid for one year and only for admissions in the same corresponding academic year.
• Qualifying examination: The candidate should have passed all subjects in the qualifying examination (Class XII or equivalent) in 2023 OR should be appearing for the qualifying examination for the first time in 2024 to be eligible for attempting UCEED 2024. 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 2022 or earlier are NOT eligible to appear in UCEED 2024.

Admissions to the Bachelor of Design (B.Des.) programmes at IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati, IIT Hyderabad, and IIITDM Jabalpur are done through the Undergraduate Common Entrance Exam for Design (UCEED). Many institutes also recognize the UCEED Score Card for admissions to their B.Des. program.

Only those students who have passed Class XII (or equivalent) in 2023 in all subjects or are appearing in 2024 in ANY STREAM (Science, Commerce, or Arts & Humanities) for the first time are eligible to appear for the UCEED 2024.

Important Dates

Admission Schedule

Contact Details

UCEED enquiries may be addressed to:

Chairman
UCEED-CEED Office, IIT Bombay
Powai, Mumbai 400076

Phone
+91 22 2576 4063 / 9093 / 9094
(Monday to Friday, 09:30 – 17:30 hrs)

E-mail
uceed@iitb.ac.in

Related Links

Information Brochure
Registration Portal
Syllabus
Test Pattern
Important Dates
Exam Day
Institutes
Seat Allotment
Fee Structure
Previous Question Papers

Source: www.uceed.iitb.ac.in