UCEED 2026 Practice Test: Check Question, Topics and Syllabus
Undergraduate Common Entrance Examination for Design 2026 ( UCEED )
UCEED 2027 Exam DATE
17 Jan '27
Solve UCEED 2026 sample questions to formulate a time management strategy for the exam day. UCEED Exam will be of 3 hours. Read on to know more.
UCEED Test
IIT Bombay will conduct the UCEED exam 2026 on January 18, 2026. The exam will be conducted from 9 AM to 12 PM. The exam is conducted for admission to the B.Des program offered by participating colleges. There are around 225 seats offered through the UCEED exam. UCEED 2026 exam will be conducted in 27 cities.
The name and address of the UCEED 2026 exam center allocated to the candidate will be mentioned on the admit card. The UCEED 2026 admit card is available for download on the website. Candidates must download it and bring the hall ticket to the exam centre.
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- Is there negative marking in UCEED Exam?
- Practice Questions for UCEED 2026
What is UCEED Entrance Exam?
UCEED is conducted by IIT Bombay to offer admission to aspirants in Bachelor of Design (BDes program) program offered at participating colleges. The UCEED exam has two parts. Part A is a computer-based test that comprises three sections, while Part B will include a design-aptitude and a sketching-based question. Three sections of Part A of the exam consist of Numerical Answer Type (NAT) questions, Multiple Select Questions (MSQ), and Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ). In UCEED 2026, candidates will have to attempt around 59 questions in three hours duration.
Commonly asked questions
Syllabus of UCEED is to help candidates identify topics and subjects from which questions can come in the UCEED Exam. Understand exam pattern and marking scheme and prepare accordingly. Candidates should check the syllabus before preparing UCEED.
IIT Bombay will release syllabus for UCEED 2027 on October 01, 2026. So, if you are planning to appear in UCEED 2027 exam, you must follow the official syllabus.
UCEED syllabus contains topics that candidates need to prepare for the national-level design entrance exam. As per the UCEED syllabus, Part A has 57 questions and Part B includes two questions.
Candidates can use the previous year's papers to practice for the exam. The more sample papers you solve, the better you will get. The question papers are available on the official website under the download section.
Part A has 57 questions and Part B will have two questions.
What topics are included in UCEED 2026 Syllabus?
UCEED Exam will have the following topics.
| Topics |
Description |
|---|---|
| Visualization and spatial reasoning |
Ability to visualize and transform 2D shapes and 3D objects and their spatial relationships. |
| Practical and scientific knowledge |
Capacity to detect concealed properties in day-to-day life and think critically about them. Attention to detail, classification, analysis, inference, and prediction. |
| Observation and design sensitivity |
General awareness of environmental, social and cultural connections with design. |
| Environment and society |
General awareness of environmental, social and cultural connections with design. |
| Analytical and logical reasoning |
Ability to analyse qualitative and quantitative information. |
| Language |
Proficiency in reading and comprehending Standard English |
| Creativity |
Grasp of verbal and non-verbal analogies, metaphors, signs and symbols. |
Is there negative marking in UCEED Exam?
There is negative marking in each exam section of UCEED Exam and so aspirants are advised to refrain from making any wild guesses in the test. This is the reason why mock test and sample papers are effective in UCEED exam preparation, because they help aspirants determine the format and pattern of the exam.
To determine how to effectively manage time in the UCEED exam, aspirants are advised to practice as many mock tests and sample papers as they can get. Listed below are some sample questions that candidates can solve to know the type of questions they can be asked in the UCEED 2025 exam paper.
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Practice Questions for UCEED 2026
1) Identify the bank whose logo is mentioned below:
2) For the given pulley system shown below, if mass M2, goes down by 10 cm, choose the correct choice:
- Mass M1 goes down by 10cm
- Mass M1 goes up by 10cm
- Mass M1 goes up by 5cm
- Mass M1 goes up by 20cm
3) Which type of materials is/are recyclable completely or partly (MSQ)
- Coke bottles
- Coke tins
- Use and throw tea/juce cups
- Tennis ball
- Foam plates
- Incandescent light Bulbs,
- Card board boxes tarnished with food
- Aquafina water bottle
- CFL bulbs
4) Identify the famous personality whose image is shown below:
- Hrishikesh Mukherjee
- Dadasaheb Phalke
- Satyajit Ray
- Kamal Amrohi
5) Observe the image below, and and identify the things that could possibly be made from the pattern. (MSQ)
- Zebra
- Elephant
- Hen/cock
- Lion
- Whale
- Human
- Fox
6) Identify to which organisation the below mentioned logo belongs to?
7) Which word does not belong to this series:
Door, Match, Stove, Inkwell, Candle
8) What is the fourth color in the rainbow?
- Blue
- Yelow
- Green
- Purple
9) Which of the following are true related to Paint brush. (MSQ)
a) Two basic types of bristles: natural and synthetic
b) Only one type: made from animal hair
c) synthetic bristles are made from nylon
d) synthetic bristles are made from Polyster
e) Natural bristles are made from hog or badger
- b,e
- a,c,e
- a,c,d,e
- b,c,d
10) Find the odd picture out:
11) Count the number of squares in the given figure.
12) Which number should come next in this series:
26, 24, 20, 18, 14, ......
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Student Forum
Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 3 weeks ago
Yes, UCEED Exam score is accepted for NMIMS DAT Admission. Such candidates have to submit their portfolios and appear for a Personal interview.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
Yes, a 30 UCEED score can get you admission at IIT Hyderabad in the first round itself if you belong to the General AI category. The IIT Hyderabad UCEED cutoff 2026 was released till round 3 for the BDes course. All students under the All India quota were eligible for admission if they attained the
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
Both institutions offer the BDes course but with completely different admission processes. IIT Indore accepts admission based on the UCEED entrance exam, while BITS Pilani considers the NID Entrance exam/ BITSAT exam result.
See the table below to compare both insttutions on different factors:
| Institution | NIRF Ranking | Tuition Fee |
|---|---|---|
| BITS Pilani | 11 | ₹ 30.8L |
| IIT Indore | 12 | ₹ 8.5L |
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
To get a seat at this institution, students have to first attempt the UCEED entrance exam and then appear for the counselling process to be considered eligible for admission to the UG-level course.
The IIITDM Jabalpur BDes cutoff 2026 was published till round 3 for various All India categories, like
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
To get a seat at IIT Hyderabad for the BDes course, students have to first attempt the UCEED entrance exam and then appear for the counselling process. Only those who have appeared in the counselling process are considered eligible for the UG-level course.
The IIT Hyderabad cutoff 2026 has been publi
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
Yes, you can get into IIT Delhi with a rank of 30 if you belong to the OBC AI quota. As per the IIT Delhi BDes cutoff 2026 for the third round, the cutoff for this category was 32.
Hence, getting admission with a rank of 30 is possible for the OBC AI category. Other categories, rounds, etc., will ha
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
No, you cannot get into IIT Bombay with a UCEED cutoff rank of 20 for the BDes course. IIT Bombay 2026 admission closed at a cutoff rank of 14 for B.Des in the General category under the AI quota. Hence, candidates must target a lower cutoff rank than 2020 to secure a B.Des seat at this college.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 months ago
UCEED 2027 Entrance Exam will be on January 17, 2027 on Sunday. The exam is for B.Des programmes at IITs conducted by IIT Bombay.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 months ago
No, students can not get admission in Symbiosis Institute of Design Nagpur with UCEED scores. The institute conducts its own entrance exam. Students must appear for the Symbiosis Entrance Exam for Design - SEEED instead.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 months ago
Yes, Arch College of Design and Business accepts UCEED scores for admission to BDes course. Students with a valid UCEED rank may be exempt from parts of the AIEED exam, though they still have to complete the interview and situation test rounds. This provides an alternative path for students who have
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Contributor-Level 9
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