UCEED Drawing Questions: Past Year and Sample Questions

UCEED Part B includes questions related to sketching and drawing. No colors are required to be used in these questions. Read on to find some of the questions that are asked in UCEED Entrance Exam conducted by IIT Bombay.

UCEED Drawing Question

UCEED entrance exam has two sketching questions in Part B of UCEED Question Paper. Part B will be of 100 marks and will be of 1 hour. It tests candidates’ drawing skills and design aptitude. There will be no negative marking in this section. There will be two questions. The questions will be based on the syllabus given by IIT Bombay. Drawing Questions will include questions that check the ability to draw products, people or scenes in proportion with good line quality, composition, proportion, perspective and shading. Design aptitude questions will check the capability to practically and appropriately respond to problems/situations with ingenuity and empathy.

Type of question	Number of questions	Total marks
Sketching	1	50
Design Aptitude	1	50

UCEED Drawing/Skecthing Questions:

1.Read and visualize the following:  

• A rat is spotted inside a school canteen.
• A school boy is afraid and standing on a stool/chair.
• A brave school girl is chasing the rat out of the canteen.
• A tiffin box is falling on the floor.
• Two school bags and two water bottles are kept on a table.
• A few plates are broken and lying on the floor.
•  The canteen owner is watching this in shock, standing on top of the counter table.

Sketch this scene from the canteen owner’s point of view.
Note:

• Make a pencil sketch only
• Do not use colours

2. You are sitting in a well ventilated drawing room. It is 9 in 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 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.

Note:

·       Make pencil sketches only

·       Do not use colours

Evaluation Criteria:

• Observation
• Imagination, selection & composition of objects
• Quality of line
• Presentation
• Attention to detail

3. You are sitting on the balcony of a first-floor apartment. It is 6 in the evening and the sun is setting in the West, casting long orange-tinted shadows (to be shown through shading, not colour) across the balcony floor. A pigeon is perched on the railing, looking out at the street below. A cup of coffee, now empty, sits on a small stool along with a book left open, face-down. There are two hanging plant pots suspended from hooks in the ceiling, and one large potted plant standing in the corner of the balcony. A pair of slippers lies near the balcony door, and a folded newspaper rests on the balcony ledge, held down by a small stone.

From the above description, sketch the scene from your point of view.

Note:

• Make pencil sketches only
• Do not use colours

Evaluation Criteria:

• Observation
• Imagination, selection & composition of objects
• Quality of line
• Presentation
• Attention to detail

4. Nandu is giving a dance exam in online mode in front of a laptop kept on a table. His mother is prompting from behind. While the exam is going on, his pet cat Poco is running around tumbling over a glass of water, a plate of biscuits and a few books. No one can stop Poco and the exam must go on.

Visualize and draw the whole situation as if you are sitting on the floor witnessing the scene.

Note:

• Make pencil sketches only
• Do not use colours

Evaluation Criteria:

• Observation
• Imagination
• Selection & composition of objects
• Quality of lines
• Presentation
• Attention to details

5. On a Sunday morning, 5-year-old Geet, her grandmother and father are cleaning their old garage. It is a big garage with large open windows near the ceiling. It has an old bicycle, a football and other objects. The father is cleaning the cobwebs. The grandmother while cleaning, finds her old guitar which she used to play during her college days. She gets excited and starts playing it as Geet starts dancing around. The garage also has a lot of old memories of Geet’s sporty grandmother and her studious father. Geet’s school friend stands at the door of the garage watching this whole scene. Draw this scenario from the friend’s point of view.

Note:

• Use only pencil
• Do not use colours

Evaluation Criteria:

• Perspective
• Proportion
• Composition
• Observation
• Imagination
• Quality of sketch
•  Attention to detail 

6. A six-year-old girl is going to school for the first time. She needs to carry a lunch box in her school bag. Her lunch can contain typical Indian food items (both dry as well as liquid food items, such as Roti, Rice, Dosa, Dal, Sambar, etc.). Design a lunch box for her, considering her needs. Sketch your design, and visually explain the features of your design along with clear labels.
Note:

• Use only pencil. Do not use colours.
• Explain your design only through visuals and short labels.
• Do not write separate explanations.

Evaluation Criteria:

• Appropriateness of three-dimensional form and visual graphics
• Provisions for fulfilling functional requirements
• Considerations for product usability by the user
• Attention to detail and explanation of features through visuals only
•  Clarity of the sketch and quality of presentation, and uniqueness of design

7. Read and visualize the following:

• A monkey has entered a crowded park.
• A child is trying to protect his ice cream from the monkey.
• Another child is pointing towards the monkey and laughing.
• A woman is dropping her shopping bag in surprise.
• A few fruits are scattered on the ground.
• A bench, dustbin and two bicycles are placed nearby.
• A security guard is running towards the scene.

Sketch this scene from the security guard’s point of view.
Note:

• Make a pencil sketch only
• Do not use colours
• Show the relative size and position of all major elements

8. Read and visualize the following:

• A child has accidentally released several balloons inside a classroom.
• The teacher is trying to catch one of the balloons.
  Two students are standing on chairs and reaching towards the ceiling.
• One student is laughing while pointing at the balloons.A school bag has fallen near the teacher’s desk.
• Books and notebooks are scattered on the floor.
• A clock and blackboard are visible on the wall.

Sketch this scene from the teacher’s point of view.
Note:

• Make a pencil sketch only
• Do not use colours
• Maintain correct perspective and proportions