UCEED 2018 is scheduled on 20th January

The Undergraduate Common Entrance Examination Examination for Design (UCEED) is admission test for entry into first year, first semester Undergraduate Design Programs offered by Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB), Indian Institute of Technology (IITG) and Indian Institute of Information Technology Design and Management (IIITDM) Jabalpur. The UCEED 2018 is scheduled on January 20, 2018 this year.


UCEED 2018 Timeline

• Start date for Online Registration-9th October, 2017
• Last date for Online Registration with regular fee-12th November, 2017
• Last date for Online Registration with late fee-17th November, 2017
• Start date for Admit Card downloading-25th December, 2017 onwards
• Last date for rectification of discrepancies in the admit card-5th January, 2018
• UCEED 2018 Examination-Saturday 20th January, 2018
• Release of Draft Answer Key-27th January, 2018
• Last date for sending Comments about Draft Answer Key-31st January, 2018
• Declaration of result-18th February, 2018
• Start date for Score Card downloading-18th February, 2018
• Application for B. Des. programme-8th to 23rd June 2018
• Seat allotment round 1- 2nd July, 2018
• Seat allotment round 2-9th July, 2018
• Seat allotment round 3-14th July, 2018

 
Besides IITs and IITDM some other institute will also accept UCEED 2018 Score for Undergraduate Admission in Design programs. These institutes are

•  Central Institute of Technology, Kokrajhar
•  Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology, Delhi
•  U.P. Institute of Design Noida (An Institute of Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University, Lucknow)
•  Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab
•  University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun
•  VIT University, Vellore, TamilNadu

Who can appear for UCEED 2018?

Anyone who have passed Class 12th examination in 2017 or appearing in 2018 with streams arts/science/commerce can appear for UCEED 2018

Age Limit: Candidate should have been born on or after October 1, 1993 (Open or OBC-NCL) and on or October 1, 1988 (SC/ST/PwD category)

UCEED 2018 Examination Centre

The UCEED 2018 Examination will be held in following cities

• Ahmedabad
• Bengaluru
• Bhopal
• Bhubaneswar
• Chandigarh
• Chennai
• Delhi
• Guwahati
• Hyderabad
• Jaipur
• Lucknow
• Kolkata
• Thrissur
• Mumbai
• Nagpur
• Patna
• Pune
• Raipur
• Thiruvananthapuram
• Vishakhapatnam

Syllabus UCEED 2018

The exam will have questions from the following six topics:

Visualization and spatial ability

Pictorial and diagrammatic questions to test: understanding of transformation and/or manipulation of 2D shapes and 3D objects and their spatial relationships; knowledge of practical and everyday mechanical and scientific concepts.

Observation and design sensitivity
Ability to detect concealed properties in ordinary things, people, situations, and events, and thinking critically about them. Applying attention to certain details, analysing, reasoning, classifying, inferring and predicting. Ability to discern subtle differences in visual properties and aesthetic outcomes.

Environmental and social awareness

General awareness of environmental factors such as climate, population, water, vegetation, pollution, weather, natural resources etc., and their implications on the design of products, images, infrastructure and environment. Awareness of social and cultural connection with design, history of the designed artefact, and socially responsible and environmentally sustainable design responses. History of art, sculpture and literature.

Analytical and logical reasoning

Ability to look at information, be it qualitative or quantitative in nature, and discern patterns within the information. Ability to weigh opinions, arguments or solutions against appropriate criteria. Ability to check for hidden bias or hidden assumptions and whether evidence and argument support conclusions. Ability to use logic and structured thinking to deduce from a short passage, which of a number of statements is the most accurate response to a posed question. Data Interpretation, brainteasers, and patterns.

Language and creativity

Ability to understand and use Standard English. Reading comprehension, knowledge of English grammar such as sentence structure and usage, the use of tenses, verb patterns, articles, and active and passive constructions, etc. & vocabulary skills. Ability to think creatively in terms of alternatives, ability to distinguish innovative options and think out of the box.

Design thinking and problem solving

Ability to use visual analogies, metaphors, signs and symbols. Ability to understand complexity, identify problem, generate alternatives, evaluate options and select solutions.


Contact for UCEED 2018
    UCEED enquiries may be addressed to:
    Chairman
    JEE (Advanced), UCEED & CEED 2018
    IIT Bombay
    Powai, Mumbai 400076
    Email: uceed@iitb.ac.in
    Phone: +91-22-2576 4063/9093/9094
    Fax: +91-22-2572-0305

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