UCEED Study Material 2025 - Recommended Books, Prep Tips

Undergraduate Common Entrance Examination for Design 2025 ( UCEED )

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Exam On: 19 Jan '25

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Manashjyoti Hazarika
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If the study material is good, the candidate can start their preparation for UCEED with one foot in the door. Good study material will be well written, cover the entire syllabus, and contain examples and problem sets. But if instead, you follow not-so-good study material for UCEED 2025, your prep can fall apart!

UCEED Study Material 2024 - IIT Bombay will conduct the UCEED 2025 exam on January 19, 2025.

The UCEED exam has two parts - Part A and Part B. Candidates need to appear in both parts. Note that the Part B answer booklet will be evaluated only if the candidate qualifies Part A. To prepare for the UCEED exam, the must candidate take the help of top-quality UCEED study material. 

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Top-quality study material will not only be written as per the updated syllabus and pattern but will be easy to follow and contain lots of practice sets

Please note that the syllabus for the UCEED exam has been revised for the 2023-2024 session. A few changes were also made to the UCEED exam pattern.

So, these are important details the candidate needs to bear in mind when preparing for the UCEED 2025 entrance 

In this article, we will discuss why the candidate needs to refer to good quality study material for the UCEED 2025 exam, and the pros and cons. The candidate can also find the list of section-wise books to prepare for the exam below.

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Characteristic features of good study material for UCEED 2025

Here are some of the common traits that a good UCEED 2025 study material would have:

  • These books will be well written keeping in mind the candidate, and are easy to follow.
  • Good study material for UCEED 2025 will contain few to no errors
  • Also, these books will explain the concepts in detail, with the help of examples, diagrams, etc.
  • These books will also contain problem sets at the end of the chapter or book that the candidate can practice.
  • Importantly, good study material will cover the revised syllabus and exam pattern of UCEED 2025.

Why you should stay away from poor-qualify UCEED 2025 study material

If the study material for the UCEED 2025 exam preparation is poor, then it will not be written as per the exam syllabus, may contain silly to major errors, and won’t explain the concepts in detail.

Note that if you follow poor-quality study material, you may end up learning the wrong things, and unlearning these details would take a long time and tedious effort.

Subject-wise study material for UCEED 2025 - Recommended by Toppers

The subject-wise study material of UCEED 2025 is given below. The books listed below have been recommended by UCEED toppers and experts.

Recommended UCEED 2025 study material - Subject-wise books, Publisher

Name of the book

Author/Publisher

UCEED (BDes) Entrance Books and Test Series

AFA India

NIFT Entrance Exam Mock Papers

D Mittal

Analytical Reasoning, Mental Aptitude, Verbal Aptitude (UCEED Guide)

Institute Of Creative Sciences

Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning

RS Aggarwal

Quantitative Aptitude

RS Aggarwal

UCEED (B.Des) Entrance Books and Test Series

AFA India

UCEED Design Environment & Social Awareness In Design Perspective Combined With Mental & Verbal Aptitude

Sreejanshilpa

Cracking CEED & UCEED (with Previous Years' Papers and Mock Tests)

Ashok Goel and Arjun Kamal

NIFT Entrance Examination Preparation

Arihant

Cracking CEED & UCEED (with Previous Years' Papers and Mock Tests)

Ashok Goel and Arjun Kamal

Other resources to prepare for UCEED 2025

While the study material needs to be good for UCEED 2025 exam preparation, it is only one of many facets of UCEED 2025 exam preparation.

To ensure that the UCEED 2025 exam preparation is wholistic, the candidate needs to ensure that they also:

  1. Solve sample papers
  2. Practice previous years’ UCEED questions papers
  3. Take mock tests

Sample and Question Papers for UCEED 2025

The candidate can and must solve sample papers of UCEED 2024 very early on in their exam preparation. Sample papers for the UCEED exam are available online and offered by coaching institutes. Many publications also have published hard copies of sample papers that the candidate can purchase to practice for the exam.

Meanwhile, the candidate can download the previous years’ question papers of UCEED and get a number of key exam insights:

  • The difficulty level of the UCEED exam
  • The types of questions asked
  • The marking scheme, the distribution of questions, and the weightage
  • Any specific trend that has been observed in the last few years

By solving sample papers and previous years’ question papers the candidate will also be able to develop their problem-solving ability and time-management skills.

Note that the candidate can also download the corresponding answer keys for the UCEED question paper. These answer keys will help the candidate check their answer with the one’s given in the question papers to verify their correctness.

UCEED Mock Test 2025

The mock tests for the UCEED 2025 exam may be conducted a few weeks before the conduct of the entrance exam. The mock tests will help the candidate get familiar with the functionalities of the entrance exam.

Note that the Part A of the UCEED 2025 exam will be administered in an online, computer-based mode, whereas Part B will be conducted offline.

The mock test may contain fewer questions than the number of questions that will be asked in the UCEED 2025 exam. To take the mock test, the candidate will have to go to the UCEED 2025 exam portal and click on the mock test link.

Typically, to take the mock test, no unique log-in is required, as a default log-in will be given.

UCEED exam preparation tips

 UCEED 2025 application form

IIT Bombay has closed the application process for UCEED 2025. The application form was open online at the admission portal of IIT Bombay. To fill out the online application form, the candidate had to register first using their email ID, mobile number, and other personal details.

The application fee for UCEED is INR 3,800 for general, and INR 1,900 for female, SC, ST, and PwD candidates.

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