UCEED

Hi,
Yes, there are quite a few exams for Design entrance apart from NIFT and UCEED. You can apply for the following colleges also:1 - NID (National Institute of Design)
2 - NIIFT
3 - PEARL ACADEMY
4 - UID (United world institute of Design)
5 - IID (Indian institute of art and Design)
6 - WSD (World school of Design)
7 - TDV (The design village)
8 - Arch Academy of Design
9 - Chitkara University
10 - FDDI
But, I will suggest you to go for NIFT, IIT or NID only. These are the top government colleges for Design and their market value is much better than the other colleges. They provide excellent quality education and knowledge. You will easily get a good job opportunity after completing your graduation from these colleges. They have a record of 100% placements and a starting package of at least three Lacs per annum. I am not sure about the other colleges.
All the best.

Hi,
The topics you should prepare for the UCEED are:
1 - Visualization and spatial ability: pictorial and diagrammatic questions to test, understanding of the transformation of 2D shapes and 3D objects and their relationships, knowledge of practical and everyday mechanical and scientific concepts.
2 - Observation & design sensitivity: an ability to detect concealed properties in ordinary things. Applying attention to certain details, analysing, reasoning, classifying, inferring and predicting.
3 - Environmental & social awareness: general awareness of environmental factors such as climate, population, water, vegetation, pollution, weather, natural resources etc., and their implication on the design of products, images, infrastructure and environment. Awareness of social and cultural connection with design& history
4 - Analytical and logical reasoning.
5 - Language and creativity ability: to understand and use standard English. Reading comprehension, knowledge of English grammar such as sentence structure and usage.
6 - Design thinking and problem-solving: ability to use visual analogies, metaphors, signs and symbols. Ability to understand complexity, identify a problem, generate alternatives, evaluate options and select solutions.
About examination pattern:
There will be one question paper of three hours duration. The question paper will be in English only. It will be administered through a computer-based test. The question paper will carry total 300 marks and it will be divided into three sections.
Section A: Numerical Answer Type (NAT) questions. For these questions, an answer is a number that needs to be entered using a virtual keyboard on the computer screen. No choices will be shown for these questions. Each correct answer will be awarded 4 marks. There is no negative marking for this section. Questions not attempted will be given zero marks.
Section B: multiple select questions (MSQ). Each MSQ has one or more correct answers out of the four given choices. The candidate gets 4 marks only if all the correct choices and no wrong choices are selected. There are no negative or partial marks for this section. Questions not attempted will be given zero marks.
Section C: Multiple Choice Question (MCQ). Each MCQ has four choices out of which only one is the correct answer. There is negative marking for this section. Each correct answer will be awarded 3 marks and each wrong answer will be awarded 1 mark. Questions not attempted will be zero marks.

To score good rank in UCEED, one should brush up their basic knowledge of Science, Maths, design animation techniques, and computer.
Since the range of Aptitude and syllabus is vest, one should prepare themselves well before the exams through every day mental marathon.
Below listed are the most important topics to focus in UCEED:
1) Famous designers and iconic products
2) General knowledge and current affairs
3) Art history and movements (including literature and sculpture)
4) Architectural history, monuments, elements, terminology
5) Verbal and non-verbal reasoning
6) English vocabulary and comprehension skills
7) Logical reasoning
8) Basic Maths like mensuration, geometry theory, statistics etc.
9) Basic Science fundamentals, mechanisms like gears and pulleys
10) Biomechanics
11) Color theory
12) Typography
13) Popular logos - automobiles, companies or organizations
14) Animation techniques like walk cycle, etc.
15) Photography terms and techniques
16) Mirroring, tessellations, sociography, lights and shadows
17) Globally recognized Indians in the corporate or technology sector, sports or Olympics, Performing and fine arts, and also any famous international personalities.
One can solve the Practice Tests from
https://www.shiksha.com/design/fashion-design/articles/uceed-2017-practice-test-blogId-12007
Some of the sample questions can be found at
https://www.shiksha.com/design/fashion-design/articles/uceed-2017-sample-questions-blogId-11978

Below listed are the most important topics to focus in UCEED:
1) Famous designers and iconic products
2) General knowledge and current affairs
3) Art history and movements (including literature and sculpture)
4) Architectural history, monuments, elements, terminology
5) Verbal and non-verbal reasoning
6) English vocabulary and comprehension skills
7) Logical reasoning
8) Basic Maths like mensuration, geometry theory, statistics etc.
9) Basic Science fundamentals, mechanisms like gears and pulleys
10) Biomechanics
11) Color theory
12) Typography
13) Popular logos - automobiles, companies or organizations
14) Animation techniques like walk cycle, etc.
15) Photography terms and techniques
16) Mirroring, tessellations, sociography, lights and shadows
17) Globally recognized Indians in the corporate or technology sector, sports or Olympics, Performing and fine arts, and also any famous international personalities.
One can solve the Practice Tests from
https://www.shiksha.com/design/fashion-design/articles/uceed-2017-practice-test-blogId-12007
Some of the sample questions can be found at
https://www.shiksha.com/design/fashion-design/articles/uceed-2017-sample-questions-blogId-11978