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UCEED Important Dates 2025 - IIT Bombay will conduct the UCEED 2025 exam on January 19, 2025 (9 am - 12 noon).
IIT Bombay has released the detailed schedule for the UCEED 2025 exam.
The UCEED 2025 application form with regular fees was open until October 31, 2024. Applications with late fees closed on November 18, 2024 (extended from November 8, 2024).
The application opened on October 1, 2024.Â
IIT Bombay also launched the UCEED 2025 admission portal on October 1, 2024 - https://www.uceed.iitb.ac.in/2025/.
The admission portal includes all key updates related to the UCEED 2025 exam, including important dates, Information Brochure, resources (including previous years' question papers and answer keys), and the list of participating colleges. Â
The results of the UCEED 2025 exam will be declared on March 7, 2025.Â
Q: Â What is the eligibility criteria for UCEED 2025?
To appear in the UCEED 2025 exam, the candidate needs to meet the following criteria:
Age limit: The candidate must be born on or after October 1, 2000. In the case of candidates belonging to SC, ST, and PwD categories, there is a relaxation of 5 years.
Number of attempts - A candidate is allowed to appear in UCEED exam for a maximum of two times and that too in consecutive years.
Academic requirements - The candidate must have passed 10+2 exam in 2024. Candidates appearing in the qualifying exam in the exam year may also apply. Also, note that students from all streams are eligible for UCEED 2025.
Q: Â What is the application fee for UCEED 2025 exam?
The application form for UCEED 2025 has opened. As per the official notification, the application fee has been revised.
Here we provide the category-wise UCEED application fee.
- Female candidates (all categories) and SC/ST/PwD candidates had to pay INR 2,000.
- All other candidates needed to pay INR 4,000 as the application fee.
Mode of fee payment
The fee has to be paid online using credit card/ debit card/ internet banking. Note that the UCEED application fee is no-refundable. This means, once the fee is paid, it will not be refunded whether you appear in the UCEED 2025 exam or not.
Q: Â When will the UCEED 2025 exam be conducted?
IIT Bombay will conduct the UCEED 2025 exam on January 19, 2025 (9 am - 12 noon).
IIT Bombay has released the detailed admission schedule, including exam dates and application process.
The exam will be conducted in 27 cities aross India. Part A will be offline-based, while Part B will be conducted offline.
The application form commences on October 1, 2024.
Q: Â When will the UCEED 2025 application form open?
The application form for UCEED 2025 is now closed.
The last date to apply with regular fee was October 31; with late fees, applications were accepted till November 18, 2024.
IIT Bombay opened the application form for UCEED 2025 on October 1, 2024. It also launched a new website and released the admission notification.
The application link was given here.
The candidate had the option to apply for UCEED 2025 both with regular and late fees.
UCEED application form is for admission to the B. Des programme offered by participating colleges. Candidates who met the prescribed eligibility criteria were able to apply for admission.
UCEED 2025 Important Events & Dates
Candidates appearing for the UCEED exam can go through important exam events for the design entrance exam below.
Step 1: UCEED Application Form
To fill out the application form for UCEED, aspirants have to register online. Next, they have to duly fill in all the sections in the online application form, and then pay the UCEED application fee. UCEED 2025 application fee is INR 3,600 (for General and OBC candidates) and INR 1, 800 (for SC, ST, PwD, and female candidates).
Step 2: UCEED Admit Card
IIT Bombay will release the UCEED admit card 2025 tentatively in the 1st week of January 2025. The admit card will contain information like the candidate’s name, roll number, photograph, signature, exam schedule, examination center address, and exam instructions.
On the day of the exam, the candidate has to bring with him or her a valid photo ID proof alongside the UCEED admit card.
Step 3: UCEED Exam
UCEED paper comprises three sections containing different types of questions including Numerical Answer Type (NAT) questions, Multiple Select Questions (MSQs), and Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs).Â
Step 4: UCEED Result and Rank List
UCEED results will be declared on the official website of the exam. Candidates can view their UCEED results by using their registered email ID and password.Â
Step 5: UCEED Counselling
After securing a valid UCEED rank, aspirants need to further apply for admission at the colleges that are accepting UCEED 2025 ranks/ scores. Thereafter, candidates need to fulfill the admission criteria as listed by their respective colleges. A centralized UCEED seat allocation process will be conducted for admission in participating institutes of the UCEED 2025 exam.Â
Step 6: UCEED Admission List
Three admission lists will be announced by IIT Bombay on the official website of the exam. Â
Q: Â How many sample papers do I need to solve to prepare for UCEED 2025?
There is no specific number as such that you need to solve. But that being said, you must try to solve as many sample papers as possible for UCEED 2025. Note that at the initial stage, when you are starting of you exam preparation, you will not be able to solve the complete sample paper. It is only in the last few months, or may be weeks, that you can solve all the questions given in the sample papers. So, if you are able to solve may be say 10 odd sample papers before the exam, you will be in a good place to do well. There are multiple benefits of solving sample papers. The prime being, it will help you develop problem-solving and time-management skills.
Q: Â How can I prepare for UCEED 2025 in 6 months?
If you have six months to prepare for UCEED and not an year, you need to be judicious with your time and prepare smart. Here are a few tips to prepare for the exam in six months: Make a study time table. Take note of weightage carried by various sections, and dedicate time accordingly. Another point to note is the difficulty level of the exam. Get going with your preparation without any delay. Take notes during study; this exercise will not only help you stay focused, but jot down all the important points. These notes will also come in handy for quick revision. Solve sample papers and take mock tests.
Q: Â What are the important topics candidates need to prepare for Part B of UCEED 2025?
Note that IIT Bombay revised the syllabus for the UCEED exam starting 2024. As per the revised syllabus, Part B will now have two sections: 1) Drawing and 2) Design Aptitude. Note that in the previous editions of the exam, the Part A included only a sketching-based section. The important topics for UCEED 2024 Part B are given below: Drawing: Ability to draw products, people or scenes in proportion with good line quality, composition, proportion, perspective and shading. Design Aptitude Capability to practically and appropriately respond to problems/situations with ingenuity and empathy.
UCEED 2025 Exam Dates & Schedule
Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of UCEED 2025 exam
Dates | Upcoming Exam Dates |
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03 Jan '25 | UCEED 2025 Issue of Admit Cards |
19 Jan '25 | UCEED 2025 Exam DATE |
21 Jan '25 | UCEED 2025 Release of Draft Answer Key |
21 Jan '25 - 23 Jan '25 | UCEED 2025 - Challenges Against Draft Answer Key |
29 Jan '25 | UCEED 2025 Release of FINAL Answer Key |
07 Mar '25 | UCEED 2025 Result Date |
Dates | Past Exam Dates |
01 Nov '24 - 18 Nov '24 | UCEED 2025 Application DATE (Late Fees) |
01 Oct '24 - 31 Oct '24 | UCEED 2025 Application DATE |
UCEED 2025 Application Form Date
IIT Bombay opened the application form for UCEED 2025 on October 1, 2024.Â
The UCEED 2025 application form is available online at uceed.iitb.ac.in.
IIT Bombay also launched the admission portal for the exam along with the release of the application form.
The admission portal will include key resources related to the entrance exam, including the UCEED 2025 information brochure, previous years' question papers and answer keys, eligibility criteria, fee details, etc.
The candidate has to carefully go through the important details before filling out the UCEED 2025 application form.
Q: Â When will the admission notification for UCEED 2025 be released?
IIT Bombay released the admission notification for UCEED 2025 on October 1, 2024. Candidates can check out the notification online at the UCEED admission portal - uceed.iitb.ac.in.
The admission notification carries updates about the exam, for instance, when will the exam be conducted, the deadlines to fill out the application form, etc. It also contain the eligibility criteria that candidates need to fulfill for admission. The candidate needs to careful go through the admission notification to learn about the upcoming exam, especially if any new update is released.
The UCEED 2025 exam will be conducted on January 19, 2025.
Q: Â What kind of questions will be asked from the UCEED 2025 visualization and spatial reasoning section?
This section will include pictorial and diagrammatic questions that will evaluate the candidates understanding of the transformation and manipulation of 2D shapes and 3D objects and their spatial relationships. The candidate needs to practice the following topics to prepare for the section: Conventional/Unconventional Materials for Construction, Design, and Decoration Texture Making Materials, Production Materials, Decoration Materials - Flooring, Cladding (protective material which covers the surface of something), Wall Protection and Decoration - Paints, Plasters, etc. Pattern and Design of Paper Folding Materials and Type of Texture Optical Illusion (2D/3D objects and understanding).
Q: Â When will UCEED 2025 application correction window open?
There is no option to edit the UCEED application form once it is submitted. IIT Bombay has released the application schedule for UCEED 2025 exam; there is no application edit window.
So, it is recommended that when filling out the application form, you can the necessary precaution.
The UCEED 2025 application form opened on October 1, 2024. With regular fees, the application can be filled till October 31, 2024. However, with late fees, you can submit applications till the November 8, 2024.
The UCEED 2025 exam will be conducted on January 19, 2025.
UCEED 2025 Exam Date
The UCEED 2025 exam will be conducted on January 19, 2025.
The scores of the UCEED 2025 exam will be considered for admission to the B.Des courses offered by the UCEED participating colleges.
The UCEED 2025 exam will have two parts - 1) The computer-based Part A, which will be 1 hour long, and include NAT, MCQ, and MSQ-type questions 2) Part B will include two subjective-type questions and will be 2 hours long.Â
Note that Part B answer booklets will be evaluated only if the candidate qualifies Part A.
The cut-off marks for Part A will be declared before or at the time of declaration of UCEED 2025 results.
UCEED 2025 Counseling and Seat Allotment
The counseling registration for UCEED 2025 will be conducted from March 14-31, 2025. Candidates who qualify UCEED 2025 exam and are allotted a merit rank will be eligible to register for counseling.
As part of the registration process, the candidate has to fill in their institute preferences and other information.
UCEED 2025 counseling seat allotment will be conducted in five Rounds. The 1st round of seat allotment for UCEED 2025 will be released on April 21, 2025. Note that the seat allotment will be based on the UCEED 2025 merit rank of the candidate and institute opted for at the time of admission (and their order of priority).
UCEED Important Dates 2025 - FAQs
Go through the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) related to the UCEED important dates 2025 below.
Q: Â What is the last date to fill the UCEED 2025 application form with late fees?
The last date to apply for UCEED 2025 with a regular fee is October 31, 2024. The late fee application window will open once the regular window closed.
With a late fee of INR 500, application forms can be submitted from November 1-8, 2024.
Note that the late fee amount has to be paid in addition to the application fees. The UCEED 2025 application form opened on October 1, 2024.
Q: Â What is the last date to apply for UCEED 2025 with regular fee?
The application form for UCEED 2025 OPENED on October 1, 2024.
Note that the application can be filled with both regular and late fees.
With regular fees, the candidate will have to fill out the form latest by october 31, 2024. Meanwhile, the last date to fill out the UCEED 2025 application form with late fees is November 8, 2024.
The candidate has to apply for UCEED 2025 following the instuctions given by the exam conducting body.
Q: Â When will the new website be launched for UCEED 2025 exam?
IIT Bombay has launched the new website for the UCEED 2025 exam on October 1, 2024 - https://www.uceed.iitb.ac.in/2025/index.html.
The new website carries information like important dates, information brochure, and the candidate portal. There is also a download section, from where the candidate will be able to download useful resources like previous years question papers and answer keys.
The candidate can get all exam-related updates from the UCEED 2025 admission website.
Q: Â When will the results of UCEED 2025 exam be declared?
IIT Bombay will declare the results of UCEED 2025 on March 7, 2025.
The candidate has to check the results online at the UCEED 2025 admission portal - uceed.iitb.ac.in.
The results would be declared for all candidates who appear in the design entrance exam. However, merit ranks will be released only for candidates who qualify Part A and get shortlisted. Part B answer booklets of candidates who fails to qualify Part A will not be evaluated. IIT Bombay will release the qualifying marks for Part A at the time of declaration of results or sometime thereabout.
Q: Â When will the admission notification for UCEED 2025 be released?
IIT Bombay released the admission notification for UCEED 2025 on October 1, 2024.
Candidates can check out the notification online at the UCEED admission portal uceed.iitb.ac.in. IIT Bombay has launched a new admission portal for UCEED 2025 - https://www.uceed.iitb.ac.in/2025/index.html.
The admission notification carry updates about the exam, for instance, when will the exam be conducted, the deadlines to fill out the application form, etc. It also contain the eligibility criteria that candidates need to fulfill for admission. The candidate needs to careful go through the admission notification to learn about the upcoming exam, especially if any new update is released.
Q: Â What is UCEED 2025 important dates?
The important dates of UCEED 2025 cover events like the commencement and deadline to fill out the UCEED application, admit card release and exam date, result date, and seat allotment schedule. This means the important dates will cover all the events starting from the release of admission notification to the completion of the admission process. The candidate can keep track of upcoming events by consulting the important dates.
The important dates for UCEED 2025 has been released by IIT Bombay. Note that IIT Bombay has the authority to change a pre-announced date; so candidates need to stay updated by visiting this space.
Q: Â When will UCEED 2025 admit cards be released for the design entrance exam?
The admit cards for the UCEED 2025 exam will be released on January 3, 2025.
Admit cards will be released for all candidates who successfully complete the application form. The admit card will be released online at uceed.iitb.ac.in.
To download the admit card, you need to log in to the portal using your email ID and password.
On the day of the exam, the candidate needs to bring with them a valid photo id proof and admit card.
Q: Â When will the draft answer key available for UCEED 2025?
The draft answer key for UCEED 2025 will be released on January 21, 2025.
Note that the draft key will only be released for Part A of the exam. However, no answer keys will be released for Part B.
To download the draft answer key, the candidate needs to go to the admission portal and click the draft answer link. No log in is required to download the answer key.
The draft key will contain the official answers to all the questions asked in the UCEED 2025 exam. The candidate is also allowed to challenge the draft key. The objection filing window will be available soon after the draft key is released.
Q: Â When can I upload comments against the draft answer key of UCEED 2025?
The draft answer keys of UCEED 2025 will be released on Janaury 21, 2024.
The candidate will be given an option to upload comments against the draft key from Janaury 21-23, 2024.
To upload comments, the candidate will have to go to the UCEED 2025 admission portal and click on the relevant link. The candidate will have to next log in using their candidate credentials. After logging in, fill in the objection form, upload supporting documents, and pay the relevant fees.
Comments have to be submitted online through the candidate portal. The admission committe will consider the comments and then publish the final answer key.
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No, one can not join IDC IIT Bombay without qualifying UCEED for B.Des. The eligibility criteria for getting admission into the college is that one should have passed the qualifying examination (Class XII or equivalent ) from the recognised Board/Examination.
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Answered 2 months ago
It is very much possible for candidates to prepare for the UCEED 2025 exam at home.
To prepare for the exam follow these tips:
- Make a study plan
- Divide the syllabus into smaller chunks and allocate time accordingly.Â
- Refer to the exam pattern
- Take notes during study
- Work on your drawing and visulalization
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To study BDes at IIT Bombay, candidate must appear in the UCEED and attain the require the neccessary rank. IIT Bombay BDes Cutoff 2024 among the General AI category candidates was 14.Â
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The cut-
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Answered 2 months ago
The counseling for UCEED 2025 will commence on March 14, 2025. The counseling process will have five seat allotment rounds.
The candidate is allowed to withdraw seats till the 4th round of counseling. However, after the announcement of the last round of seat allocation, an option to withdraw/decline
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Answered 2 months ago
To avoid any last-minute unforeseen transaction issues, the candidate should pay the seat acceptance fee for a round well before the end time/date of the
corresponding round.
Note that if the fee is not paid within the given deadline, the allotment will be cancelled. Also, such seats will be offered t
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Yes, the seat-acceptance fee paid by the candidate will be adjusted against the institute fees of the admitting institute at the time of joining. In case the candidate
declines the offered seat after remitting the seat acceptance fee, the refund of the seat acceptance fee will be done per the policie
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The candidate has to pay the seat-acceptance fee only once. If the candidate is allotted another seat (because they chose the ‘float’ option), they aren't required to pay the fee again.
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Answered 2 months ago
The candidate can contact UCEED 2025 admission officials at the following address:
Chairperson,
UCEED-CEED Office,
IIT Bombay,
Powai, Mumbai – 400 076.
Website: www.uceed.iitb.ac.in
Email: uceed@iitb.ac.in
Phone: +91-22-2576 4063/9093/9094
The candidate may use any of the contact options provided here. Â
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