UCEED 2025 Drawing Test Practice Questions

Undergraduate Common Entrance Examination for Design 2026 ( UCEED )

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Part B of the UCEED 2025 question paper will include a drawing-based question that the candidate has to attempt in around 30 minutes. Here we bring you drawing test practice questions that can help you prepare for the exam.

UCEED 2025 Drawing Test Practice Questions - IIT Bombay conducts the UCEED entrance exam for shortlisting candidates for B.Des admission. The UCEED 2025 exam will be conducted on January 19, 2025. The online registration for UCEED 2025 is closed. Candidates who met the prescribed UCEED 2025 eligibility criteria could apply for the exam. On the day of the exam, bring the admit card and a valid ID proof. Also, the candidate needs to report at the UCEED 2025 exam center at 7 am; the exam timings are 9 am - 12 noon. Candidates who arrive late at the venue will not be allowed to sit in the design entrance exam. The UCEED 2025 question has two parts - Part A and Part B. The Part B question paper will include two questions, including a sketching-based questions. So, possessing good drawing skills is one of the major components to doing well in the exam. Also, given that there are many different forms of drawing like line drawing, figure drawing, perspective and abstract drawing, illustration, and doodle, to name a few, well-rounded is paramount.

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In this article, we bring tips that can help the candidate prepare for the drawing section of UCEED 2025.

Table of content
  • Updates on UCEED 2025 exam
  • Syllabus & Recommended Topics for UCEED 2025 test:
  • Drawing Test Practice Questions for UCEED 2025:
  • UCEED 2025 Evaluation criteria for drawing questions:
  • FAQs on UCEED Drawing Test 2025

Updates on UCEED 2025 exam

IIT Bombay will conduct the UCEED 2025 exam on January 19. The exam will be conducted in 27 cities across the country. The name and address of the UCEED 2025 exam center allocated to the candidate will be mentioned on the admit card. Candidates who have applied for the exam can download the UCEED 2025 admit card from January 3 (onward). 

Q:   Can I download previous years UCEED question papers along with answer keys for practice?
Q:   What types of questions will be asked in Section 1 of UCEED 2025 question paper?
Q:   What types of questions will be asked in Section 2 of UCEED 2026 question paper?

Syllabus & Recommended Topics for UCEED 2025 test:

The complete syllabus for UCEED 2025 has been published on its official site. It is very important to understand these topics to crack UCEED 2024. Shiksha has collected some must-prepare topics for you to read:

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UCEED 2025 Part-A will have the following topics:

  • Visualization and spatial reasoning: Ability to visualise and transform 2D shapes and 3D objects and their spatial relationships.
  • Practical and scientific knowledge: Know-how of scientific principles and everyday objects.
  • Observation and design sensitivity: The capacity to detect concealed properties in daily life and think critically about them. Attention to detail, classification, analysis,
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  • Environment and society: General awareness of environmental, social and cultural connections with design.
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  • Language: Proficiency in reading and comprehending Standard English.
  • Creativity: Grasp of verbal and non-verbal analogies, metaphors, signs and symbols. 

UCEED 2025 Part-B will have one question from the given topic:

  • Drawing: Ability to draw products, people or scenes in proportion with good line quality, composition, proportion, perspective and shading.
  • Design aptitude: Capability to practically and appropriately respond to problems/situations with ingenuity and empathy

Drawing Test Practice Questions for UCEED 2025:

The UCEED 2025 mock tests in online mode will be conducted sometime in January 2025. These tests by IIT Bombay are aimed at helping the candidate to understand the UCEED 2025 question paper structure, navigation, marking, and answering process. Shiksha has collected some sample drawing test practice questions for UCEED 2025 candidates.

Sample Question 1

Imagine seated in a side lower berth of 2nd AC compartment of Indian railways and observing the opposite side berths, i.e. upper and lower berths (total four berths). Sketch the illustration that combines the railway windows, berths, AC, lights, one person sitting or sleeping on the berth, center stands, water bottle with holders and charging ports.

Q:   What is the difference between UCEED 2025 mock tests and sample papers?
Q:   What key points do candidates need to remember about UCEED 2026 Part B of question paper?
Q:   What types of questions will be asked in UCEED 2025?

Sample Question 2

Imagine and visualize a topic with the things mentioned below. Also, once done, draw it. 

List of Objects

  • A young boy opening the fridge
  • The fridge is partially opened
  • Draw a cooking stove/ gas stove, including kitchen tools.

Sample Question 3

You are sitting in a well-ventilated drawing room. It is 9 in the morning, and the sunlight is streaming through the window in the East, casting shadows on the floor. A cat is resting on one of the sunlit patches. A newspaper is placed beside a cup of hot tea on a small side table. There are three 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.

Sample Question 4

Prof. Shastri was checking maths papers when she got a call from her husband. Mr. Shastri was upset that she forgot the diet lunch box that he had specially prepared for her. He was also annoyed that she left the dining table in a mess with all her papers and books piled up. He further accused her of cheating on her diet by eating canteen Pakoras and Aloo Parathas for lunch. Prof. Shastri tried to pacify him by saying that she had been working since morning as she needed to finish checking papers and writing her research proposal by 5 pm that evening. She even had a headache from skipping lunch. Mr. Shastri was not convinced and reminded her that she hadn’t even read the diet book he had sent and was probably using it as a paperweight in her office. He concluded that she wasn’t serious about her health and proceeded to declare that he will not be cooking for her from then on. Prof. Shastri hung up the phone and, in frustration, ordered her fifth cup of tea from the canteen and her second plate of Pakoras. From the above description, sketch Prof. Shastri’s desk from her usual point of view.

Note: Make pencil sketches only, Do not use colors, and Do not draw Prof. Shastri.

Sample Question 5

You are three cm tall inside a 5-storey mall. You are standing on the Groundfloor looking at the First floor. Many people are shopping for clothes, Some people are standing on the grill, and the other crowds moving up & down towards the colorful displays. Make a freehand perspective drawing of this setup, showing all the above elements. 

UCEED 2025 Evaluation criteria for drawing questions:

The candidates for the drawing test will be evaluated on these given points:

  • Understanding of composition.
  • Imagination and drawing skills.
  • Sense of perspective.
  • Scaling and relative proportions.
  • Use of light, shade, and surface finish.
  • Presentation of drawing

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FAQs on UCEED Drawing Test 2025

Q.How UCEED 2025 drawing practice should be done?

A. One should start practicing all types of drawing as early as possible. UCEED 2025 aspirants should focus on pencil strokes, shading, scale, proportion, live sketching, human figures, and still drawing.

Q. Can I prepare for UCEED 2025 drawing test at home?

A. Yes, one can definitely prepare for UCEED 2025 drawing test at home by understanding the exam pattern, solving previous year drawing paper and multiple drawing mock series.

Q. How much time will be given for UCEED drawing section 2025?

A. Note that the UCEED 2025 syllabus was revised in the last edition of the exam. The Part B paper now has two questions that candidate has to attempt in 60 minutes.

UCEED Part-B now includes a drawing-based question and a Design Aptitude (one question).

In the previous edtion (UCEED 2023 and earlier), Part B had only one question that was asked from the Drawing section.

Q.What are the best drawing books for UCEED preparation?

A. One may refer to the following books for UCEED drawing practice: 1. Basic Rendering by Robert W.Gill 2. Design Drawing by Francis D. K. Ching

Q. What is the mode of UCEED drawing 2025 paper?

A.The UCEED drawing 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.

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