UCEED

Undergraduate Common Entrance Examination for Design (UCEED)

Joint design admission test conducted by IIT Bombay — gates entry to B.Des at IIT Bombay, IIT Guwahati, IIT Hyderabad, IIITDM Jabalpur and IIT Roorkee. Visualisation + observation + analytical reasoning + language + creativity.

60 Qs240 marks180 minNegative: −0.71

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UCEED eligibility

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Education

Class 12 pass (any stream) for the first time in the current or previous year. Candidates appearing in Class 12 can also apply.

No subject restriction — Humanities / Commerce / Science students are all eligible (unlike most design entrances).

Attempts

Maximum 2 attempts in consecutive years.

Nationality

Open to Indian and foreign nationals.

UCEED cutoffs

Historical cutoffs are a guide, not a prediction. Use them to set a realistic target, not to predict next year's exact number.

UCEED closing ranks — B.Des (Open category, 2024)

Year	Category	Cutoff
2024	IIT Bombay B.Des — Open	Rank ~60 – 80
2024	IIT Guwahati B.Des — Open	Rank ~150 – 200
2024	IIT Hyderabad B.Des — Open	Rank ~180 – 230

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UCEED

UCEED eligibility

UCEED cutoffs

UCEED closing ranks — B.Des (Open category, 2024)

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UCEED paper analysis — what actually got asked

Part A — Objective (240 marks)

Part A

Part B — Drawing (60 marks within total)

Takeaways for prep planning

Top colleges that admit via UCEED