UCEED Part A Questions
Undergraduate Common Entrance Examination for Design 2027 ( UCEED )
UCEED 2027 Issue of Admit Cards
1 Jan '27
UCEED Part A is of 2 hours long and all the questions are mandatory in this section. It is of 200 marks and the paper will be in computer-based mode at the allotted centres. Check out what types of questions are asked in UCEED Part A.
UCEED Part A Questions
UCEED Part A questions are asked in three sections: NAT (Numerical Answer Type), MSQ (Multiple Select Question) and MCQ (Multiple Choice Question). There are 14 NAT questions, 15 MSQs and 28 MCQs in the UCEED Entrance Exam. Negative marking is done only in MSQs and MCQs. Part A of UCEED paper covers questions from Visualization and spatial reasoning, Practical and scientific knowledge, Observation and design sensitivity, Environment and society, Analytical and logical reasoning, and Language and Creativity. Questions will be on 2D shapes and 3D objects, analogies, metaphors, signs and symbols, mirror image, find the difference, count the objects, etc.
- UCEED Part A Questions Marking Scheme
- UCEED Part A Questions
- UCEED Part A Solutions
UCEED Part A Questions Marking Scheme
There are 57 questions in UCEED Part A. There will be negative marking in MSQ and MCQs. There is no negative marking in UCEED Section A.
| Section | Type of question | Number of questions | Marks for correct answer | Marks for wrong answer | Marks for question not attempted | Total marks for the section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Numerical Answer Type (NAT) | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 56 |
| 2 | Multiple Select Question (MSQ) | 15 | Partial Marking (as detailed in Section 2 above) |
-1 | 0 | 60 |
| 3 | Multiple Choice Question (MCQ) | 28 | 3 | -0.71 | 0 | 84 |
| Total | 57 | 200 |
UCEED Part A Questions
- With a straight cut you can slice a circular piece of paper into two pieces. A second cut that crosses the first cut will produce a maximum of four pieces. What is the maximum number of pieces that you can get with a total of four straight cuts?
- “Betty bought some butter but the butter was too bitter, so she put a little gummy to make the bitter butter yummy.” In the above sentence, if you replace every letter‘t’ with letter ‘b’, what is the total number of instances in which the same letter appears at least twice in a word?
- 27 cubes of edge 10 cm are arranged to create a larger cube. If the cubes at the eight corners are replaced with spheres of diameter10cm, what is the minimum number of cubes that do not touch any of the spheres?
- A painter mixes white and black paints to create different shades in two different buckets. He prepares 10 kg in one bucket with 20% black paint in it. He then prepares 20 kg of another shade in the second bucket with 20% black paint in it. He pours the second bucket into the first one. What is the percentage of black paint in the mixture?
- At most, how many triangles can appear by adding two straight lines to the figure?
6. A family of four - grandfather, father, son and daughter—are caught in a heavy rain and are stranded at a bus stop close to their home. However they have only one umbrella with them. The umbrella can take a maximum of two people without either of them getting wet. The four members of the family take different times to walk from bus stop to home. The grandfather is slowest of all, taking 10 minutes, followed by the father who takes 5 minutes. The son takes 2 minutes, while the daughter takes only a minute. What is the minimum total time (in minutes) for all four members of the family to reach home without any of them getting wet?
7. 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 the
A. 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
8. Pedestrian crossing buttons often have a raised tactile arrow mainly to:
(A) Make them cheaper
(B) Help visually impaired users find the crossing direction
(C) Look decorative
(D) Prevent rain damage
9. X1 is a 3D form generated from the shape X, using certain 3D operations. It has 14 surfaces in total. If the same operations are carried out on shape Y, how many surfaces would the resulting 3D form have?
10. Count the number of differences between the two images shown below.
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If UCEED 2027 fee payment fails, check your bank or payment gateway status before attempting another payment. If amount has been deducted but application status is not updated, use Report Problem option on UCEED application portal and provide your registration details.
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For Indian candidates, UCEED 2027 registration fee is INR 2,000 for female candidates of all categories and SC, ST and PwD candidates. All other candidates must pay INR 4,000. Foreign candidates pay USD 200 for SAARC countries and USD 250 for non-SAARC countries.
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Check the list of documents below:
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For UCEED 2027, general category students must be born on or after October 1, 2002. SC, ST and PwD students must be born on or after October 1, 1997, as per eligibility criteria.
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No. UCEED 2027 registration fee is non-refundable and non-transferable. Candidates should verify their details and eligibility before paying application fee.
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Last date to submit UCEED 2027 application form with regular fee was November 05, 2026. Candidates could register with a late fee until November 10, 2026, at 5 PM.
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Candidates can attempt UCEED a maximum of two times in consecutive years. The UCEED score is valid for admission during the corresponding academic year only.
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A good score in the UCEED exam is 180 to 200+ marks out of 300 for General category to land a competitive rank. However, a good UCEED score depends on candidate's category, preferred institute, seat availability and admission cutoff.
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Candidates must have passed or be currently appearing for their Class 12 board exams (any stream) in either 2026 or 2027 for first time. They must be born on or after October 1, 2002 (relaxed to October 1, 1997, for SC/ST/PwD). They can attempt the exam a maximum of two times in consecutive years.
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Yes, there is negative marking in UCEED exam. Part A has selective negative marking. MCQs deduct 0.71 marks and MSQs deduct 1 mark for wrong answers. Part B has no negative marking.
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