UCEED 2021: Application (Extended till Nov 10), Admit Card, Syllabus, Papers

UCEED result 2021 will be announced by IIT Bombay on March 10. The result will be released in the form of a scorecard on the official website of the exam. The final UCEED answer key 2021 was released on January 31.  

UCEED applications for BDes programme will commence from March 13 onwards. The UCEED 2021 seat allotment round 1 will be conducted on April 10.  

What is UCEED Exam?

Undergraduate Common Entrance Examination for Design (UCEED) is conducted by IIT Bombay under the guidance of the UCEED-CEED Implementation Committee every year to offer admission to eligible candidates in Bachelor of Design (BDes) programmes offered at colleges accepting UCEED scores.

UCEED is an online examination of three hours duration that is typically conducted in the month of January every year. Merely appearing for the UCEED exam or securing a spot in the UCEED rank list does not guarantee admission in BDes programmes. Candidates who qualify for UCEED need to separately apply for admission as per the procedure prescribed by IIT Bombay. Admissions in BDes are done on the basis of merit in each category. The merit list is prepared on the basis of scores obtained by candidates in the written entrance exam. 

Latest Updates

• January 31: UCEED 2021 final answer key for Part A exam released. Read More
• January 25: Three more colleges to accept UCEED 2021 scores for admission. Read More

UCEED 2021 Highlights

UCEED 2021 Important Dates & Events 

Candidates can view important exam events and related dates for UCEED 2021 in the table below:

UCEED 2021 Eligibility Criteria

Both Indian, as well as foreign nationals, can apply for UCEED 2021. Aspirants meet UCEED eligibility, if they fulfill the below-mentioned criteria:

Age Limit

Candidates should have been born on or after October 1, 1996, if they belong to the General/ Open/ EWS/ OBC-NCL category. However, aspirants from SC/ ST/ PwD category should have been born on or after October 1, 1991.

Number of Attempts

Candidates who meet the UCEED age criteria can take the exam a maximum of two times and that too in consecutive years. Candidates need to possess UCEED rank to secure admission in the BDes programme at its participating colleges. UCEED score is valid for one year and is applicable for admission only in the corresponding academic year.

Qualifying Exam

Aspirants who have cleared their Class 12 or equivalent (qualifying) examination in 2020 OR are appearing for the exams in 2021 fulfill UCEED eligibility 2021. Candidates who have appeared for their Class XII (or equivalent) examination the first time in 2019 or earlier are not eligible to appear for the UCEED exam. Candidates from all streams, that is, Arts & Humanities, Science, and Commerce are eligible to apply for the UCEED exam.

Go through detailed UCEED eligibility criteria 2021 here.

Colleges Accepting UCEED Scores for Admission 

Admission to BDes programmes is provided through UCEED counselling/ joint seat allocation process conducted by IIT Bombay. Other than IIT Bombay, institutes that participate in joint seat admission counselling are IIT Guwahati, IIT Hyderabad, and IIITDM Jabalpur. It may be noted that IIT Hyderabad was added to the list of participating institutes in 2019 only. 

Other than the institutes mentioned above, some other colleges and universities also accept UCEED scores for admission in BDes programmes offered by them. However, these institutions do not take part in joint admission counselling conducted by IIT Bombay. In 2021, 13 colleges will be accepting UCEED scores for BDes admissions on result sharing basis. However, last year, 23 institutes accepted the exam scores for BDes admissions. The list of UCEED 2021 result sharing institutes is mentioned below:

The list of institutes that accepted UCEED scores for admission last year are mentioned in the table below:

Go through the list of colleges and seats available for admission basis UCEED 2021 scores.

UCEED 2021 Admission Process

UCEED Selection Process 2021

Candidates need to ensure that they complete each and every step that forms a part of the UCEED admission process. Candidates are informed that merely securing a UCEED rank does not guarantee admission. Thus, candidates need to fulfill UCEED eligibility criteria, clear the entrance exam, and thereafter take part in the counselling round in order to secure admission through UCEED 2021. Further, candidates can go through the steps they need to follow as part of the UCEED selection process.

Step 1: UCEED Application Form

The application form for UCEED is to be filled in three steps. Firstly, aspirants have to register for the exam online. Next, candidates need to complete filling the online application form. Lastly, candidates have to pay UCEED application fee in the online mode. UCEED 2021 application fee is Rs 3,000 (for General and OBC candidates) and Rs 1,500 (for SC, ST, PwD, and female candidates). UCEED application process to take place from September 9 to October 17, 2020.

Step 2: UCEED Admit Card

Candidates can download UCEED admit card 2021 from the official website of the exam. The admit card for UCEED contains information such as the candidate’s name, roll number, photograph, signature, exam schedule, examination centre address, and exam instructions. UCEED admit card to be made available for download from January 1, 2021, onwards.

Step 3: UCEED 2021 Exam

UCEED paper comprised three sections containing different types of questions including Numerical Answer Type (NAT) questions, Multiple Select Questions (MSQs), and Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs). UCEED 2021 was conducted from 9 am to 12 noon on January 17.

Step 4: UCEED Result and Rank List

UCEED result 2021 is declared on the official website of the exam. Candidates can view their UCEED result by using their registered email ID and password on March 10. 

Step 5: UCEED Counselling

After securing a valid UCEED rank, aspirants will need to further apply for admissions at the colleges that will accept UCEED 2021 ranks/ scores. Thereafter, candidates will need to fulfill the admission criteria as listed by respective colleges. A centralised seat allocation process will be conducted for admission in participating institutes of the UCEED 2021 exam. 

Step 6: UCEED Admission List

Three admission lists will be announced by IIT Bombay once the counselling process is over. The admission/ merit lists will be released in the month of June/ July.

UCEED 2021 Exam Centres

UCEED exam centers for BDes admissions 2021 were declared by IIT Bombay on the official website of the exam. UCEED 2021 was conducted on January 17 across 24 test cities in the country and test centre outside India. International test centres for UCEED 2021 were located in Dubai. Candidates opting for Dubai as a UCEED test centre had to select any two Indian test cities as well in their preference list.

Candidates selecting Indian test centres as their preference for UCEED 2021 had to compulsorily select three cities of their choice, in the order of preference, at the time of online registration.

Click here to view UCEED 2021 exam centres.

UCEED 2021 Exam Analysis

UCEED 2021 exam was conducted on January 17. The examination itself was in keeping with its ongoing format of 3-hour duration, which is further divided into two parts A & B. While part A, worth 240 marks, was held in CBT mode for the duration of 2.5 hours, the part B, worth 60 marks, was a paper-based drawing test for 30 minutes duration.

About 95% of the paper was visual-based this year. This in itself is always a challenge in the Computer Based Test (CBT) mode where the students have to give undivided attention to the screen. However, the overall exam level was more doable than the last year. Get detailed UCEED 2021 exam analysis here.

UCEED 2021 Student Reaction

UCEED 2021 has been conducted. The exam was conducted in 24 cities across India. In the exam, candidates had to answer a total of 69 questions spread across Part A and Part B exams. Part A had three sections, Section A- Numerical Answer Type (NAT), Section B- Multiple Select Questions (MSQs), and Section C- Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) whereas Part B had a drawing question.

Most of the students who gave the UCEED 2021 exam shared that the exam was of moderate difficulty and they were able to complete their paper on time. IIT Bombay had ensured that all the safety measures were in place while conducting the UCEED exam offline during the time of the COVID-19 pandemic.