Most Asked Questions in UCEED Entrance Exam

Undergraduate Common Entrance Examination for Design 2026 ( UCEED )

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UCEED Exam will have 57 questions in part A and 2 questions in Part B. The exam will be conducted at the exam centre. part A will have Numerical Answer Type (NAT), Multiple Select Question (MSQ), Multiple Choice Question (MCQ). part B will have Sketching and Design Aptitude. The question paper will carry a total of 300 marks. The question paper wi

UCEED Exams are concluded now. The pressure to complete the syllabus and revise everything is too much. So make this process a bit simpler, we have collected some questions that are repeated in UCEED most of the time. Read on to find more.

UCEED Repeated Questions

UCEED Repeated Questions

UCEED Entrance Exam was conducted by IIT Bombay on January 18, 2026 from 9 AM to 12 PM. The exam was conducted at the UCEED Test centres. The reporting time of UCEED Entrance Test was 7 AM. It is mandatory to bring UCEED Hall ticket to the centre. Admit card is available on the website. Candidates could download it till January 18, 2026.

UCEED 2026 exam Part A will have 57 questions, and Part B will have 2 questions - one question will be drawing-based, while the other question will be aptitude-based. The test duration for Part A will be of 200 marks and 2 hours, and Part B will be of 100 marks and 1 hour

Table of contents
  • What is the Pattern for UCEED Entrance Test?
  • What is included in the UCEED Syllabus 2026?
  • Most Asked Question Type for UCEED 2026
  • Answers for Questions

What is the Pattern for UCEED Entrance Test?

The exam pattern for UCEED 2026 is given below.

UCEED Exam Parts

Sections

No. of Questions

Marks for every correct answer 

Marks for every wrong answer

Total Marks

Part A

NAT

14

4

0

56

MSQ

15

Partial marking

- 1

60

MCQ

28

3

- 0.71

84

 

Total

57

 

 

200

Part B

 

Sketching

1

-

-

50

Design Aptitude

1

-

-

50

Total

2

 

 

100

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Commonly asked questions
Q:   Who will set the UCEED 2025 question paper?
A: 

IIT Bombay which is the exam conducting body of UCEED 2025 will prepare the question paper for the entrance exam. The question paper of UCEED 2025 will include two parts - Part A and Part B. It is mandatory for candidates to appear in both the parts and also qualify Part A. Note that Part B answer booklet will only be evaluated if the candidate qualifies Part A.

Note that IIT Bombay has revised the syllabus for the UCEED 2025 exam. Now Part B of the question paper will include two questions - one question will be aptitude-based, while the second question will be sketching-based. The test duration for Paper B has also been increased to 60 minutes (from 30 minutes).

Q:   What do I need to know about the UCEED 2026 question paper?
A: 

The UCEED question paper will be of 3 hours and include two parts - The computer-based Part A and the offline-based Part B. It is mandatory for candidates to appear in both the paper. Also, Part B paper answer booklets will only be evaluated if the candidate qualifies Part A. IIT Bombay will release the cut-off marks for Part A before the declaration of results. Part A will include the following types of questions: Numerical Answer Type (NAT) Multiple Select Question (MSQ) Multiple Choice Question (MCQ). 

Q:   Where can I find previous years' exam analysis for the UCEED exam?
A: 

The candidate can find the previous years’ exam analysis for the UCEED exam on this page. The exam analysis will cover both Part A and Part B of the exam. Note that it is mandatory for candidates to qualify Part A; or else Part B answer booklet will not be evaluated.

The UCEED exam analysis for a particular year will cover in-depth analysis of the question paper for that year. Consequently, it will include details like sectional and overall difficulty, questions asked, marking scheme, good attempts, and expected cut-off. By consulting the cut-off for previous years, the candidate will be able to figure out what is a good score to get admission to one’s favorite college.

Q:   What is the best time to take UCEED 2026 mock tests?
A: 

The official mock tests are meant to be taken in the last few weeks before the UCEED 2026 exam. So, you shouldn’t typically take mock tests at the start or even middle of your UCEED 2026 exam preparation. The logic being mock tests are not designed to help you improve your problem-solving ability or your time-management skills. In fact, mock tests are meant to help you get a exam like ambience before the exam and understand what is like to be inside the exam centre. 

That being said, mock tests designed by some coaching institutes are more comprehensive and might help you build problem-solving ability and time-management skills. 

 

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What is included in the UCEED Syllabus 2026?

The syllabus for UCEED Part A and Part B is as follows:

  • Visualization and spatial reasoning
  • Environment and society
    Practical and scientific knowledge
  • Analytical and logical reasoning
  • Language
  • Observation and design sensitivity
  • Creativity

UCEED Part-B Syllabus

Check out the syllabus for Part B

  • Drawing
  • Design Aptitude
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Commonly asked questions
Q:   If I take only mock tests of UCEED 2026, is it enough to get a good score in the design entrance exam?
A: 

Mock tests are useful only when you take them closer to the exam. They are also by no means an integral part of one’s exam preparation in the early stages. When you are starting off your preparation and reach until the mid stage, all you need are test books, sample papers, and the notes you have taken. Once you have mastered the concepts and honed your problem-solving skills sufficiently, you can take the mock test. The mock tests at this stage will help you get acquainted with the exam process, especially the exam environment.

Q:   What is the process to take mock tests for UCEED 2026?
A: 

If IIT Bombay conducts any mock tests for UCEED 2026 exam, it will be hosted online at uceed.iitb.ac.in. So, to take mock tests, candidate will have to go to the UCEED - IIT Bombay admission portal and click on mock test link. 

On clicking on the mock test link, a log-in window will open. It is likely that the log-in id will be prefilled. So, all you need to start the do is click on the log-in button to access the mock tests. After logging in, click on the “Start” tab to start the mock test.

Q:   Will IIT Bombay release any official analysis of the UCEED 2026 exam?
A: 

IIT Bombay doesn’t release any exam analysis for the UCEED exam. It simpy conducts the exam, and releases the draft and final answer keys. Consequently, no official analysis will be available for the UCEED 2026 exam.

So, the candidate has to rely on exam analysis brought to them by shiksha.com and a other unofficial sources. Shiksha.com correspondents visited the exam centre on exam-day and brings you student reactions and detailed exam analysis.

You can go through the analysis and get inputs like question paper difficulty level, types of and specific question asked, expected cut-off, etc.

Note that IIT Bombay will release the question paper for the UCEED 2026 exam soon after the exam is over.

Q:   What details will be covered in the UCEED 2026 exam analysis?
A: 

The exam analysis for the UCEED 2026 exam will be made available on this page within a few minutes of the conclusion of the entrance exam. The exam analysis will include the following elements: section-wise and overall difficulty level, types of questions, topic-wise weightage, and expected cut-off. It will also notify candidates if any technical glitches were observed during the exam.

The candidate can go through the detailed analysis and compare their performance and thus access their chances of admission. Note that analysis done by leading coaching institutes will also be updated here.

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Most Asked Question Type for UCEED 2026

The following type of questions are mostly asked in UCEED Exam.

1. Create a morning view with shadows, cat, news.

Hint: Show light, shadows, newspaper, tea pot, cat, etc.

2. Count the circles given in the figures.

Question 2

 

3. Shown here are letters of an alphabet, from A to Z. How many of these letters, if flipped along the horizontal axis, can still be read as capital letters?

Alphabets

Alphabets

4. Prof. Xxyxyx was checking the maths papers and she got a call from her husband complaining that she forgot her diet lunchbox and not taking care of herself and diet and eating pakoras. He even said that she didn't read the diet book which he gave and used as paper weight. She convinced that she didn't have time for lunch as she was busy in checking the maths papers and have to complete her research work by 5 pm. But her husband was not convinced & disconnected the call. She ordered tea for the 5th time and pakoras for the 2nd time.

Draw the view how she would see her desk. Do not draw prof. Хухухух.

5. You are sitting in a well ventilated drawing room. It is 9in the morning and sun light is streaming through the window on the East casting shadows on the floor. A cat is resting on one of sunlit patches.

A newspaper is placed beside a cup of hot tea on a small side table. There freshly watered potted plants in the room; one on the floor and two on the window sill with the watering jug next to it. From the above description, sketch the scene from your point of view.

6. An object was sharply focused and a photograph was taken using a camera. The photographer wants to blur the background (change the depth of field) in the next photograph. This can be achieved by changing
a.  the size of opening of the lens (aperture).
b. distance of the object from the camera and again focusing
c. shutter speed to change the duration for which light enters the camera.
d. focal length of the lens.
 
7. Count the number of fonts used in this figure.
Fonts

 

8. Count the number of parallelograms in this figure.

Parallelogram

Parallelogram

9. Two trains of unequal length have speeds of 60 and 50 km/hr. When they travel in opposite directions in straight line tracks, they take 9 seconds to completely cross each other. When they travel in the same direction, a person in the faster train sees the slower train for 18 seconds. For how much time (in seconds) would a person in the slower train see the faster train when the trains travel in the same direction?

10. In photography, f-numbers represent lens aperture. Write the missing f-number in the sequence below.
f/2.8, f/3.2, f/3.5, f/_, f/4.5, f/5.0, f/5.6

 

Answers for Questions

1. NA

2. 22

3. 14

4. NA

5. NA

6. abd

7. 09

8. 15

9. 50

10. 04

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