UCEED Study Material 2026 / 2027 – Books & Online Study Material Kit

Study Books Kit orders contain a set of 10 books as follows:

• 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., and vocabulary skills. Being able to think of 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 problems, generate alternatives, evaluate options and select solutions.

UCEED study material for 2026 / 2027 covers the basics as well as the advanced concepts of the aforementioned syllabi for UCEED examination. The rationale behind designing the study material for UCEED is to make it simple and easy for students to focus on exam-oriented questions and the way to answer them in the best possible manner.

The SILICA UCEED exam study material has been prepared by eminent experts with several years of experience under their belt. It is essentially a study guide consisting of video lessons, books, PDFs, previous years’ questions, mock test questions, and many solved questions based on different UCEED exam patterns. To help students in memorizing the concepts for UCEED examination 2026 / 2027, UCEED 2026 / 2027 study material presents important information concerning the various concepts in tabular form.

Authors of the UCEED entrance study material hope that their work will help students in grasping the concepts with ease so they can do well in their UCEED entrance examinations.

Thus, it is a comprehensive study guide which aims at acquainting the students thoroughly with the basic concepts. Overall, it comes across in six modules: each module is dedicated to a particular syllabus and attaches importance to the preparation for the examination.

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1. The question paper will consist of two parts: Part A (Objective Section) and Part B (Drawing Section)
2. The question paper will be for 300 marks. Part A = 200 marks. Part B = 100 marks exam will be for 3 hours. Part A = 2 hours. Part B = 1 hour.
3. The question paper will be in English.
4. Questions from both parts are compulsory.

PART-A – 200 marks | 2 hours

The summary of the paper structure is given below:

PART-B – 100 marks | 1 hour

1. Part-B has two questions to test drawing skills and design aptitude, evaluated subjectively. Questions will be shown on the computer screen, and answers must be written or drawn in the provided answer book. PwD candidates using a scribe cannot get assistance with Part-B, as it tests their drawing skills.
2. It will require subjective evaluation.
3. The question in Part-B will be displayed on the computer screen and the answer has to be written/drawn in Part-B answer booklets, which will be collected at the end of the examination.
4. Part-B question is mandatory for evaluation of UCEED paper.

The syllabus in each part of UCEED exam is as follows:

I. Part A (Objective Section) Part A of the UCEED exam will have questions from the following topics-

1. 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.

2. Practical and scientific knowledge: Know-how of scientific principles and everyday objects.

3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. Language and creativity: Ability to understand and use Standard English. Reading comprehension, knowledge of English grammar. Ability to think creatively in terms of alternatives, ability to distinguish innovative options and think out of the box..

SILICA Experts Note: The expected weightage of different topics of the UCEED syllabus is as follows

II. Part B (Subjective Section): Part B of the UCEED exam will have question which will test the candidate’s ability to draw.

Drawing: 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. 

SILICA Experts Note: The answers to these questions are assessed on the basis of:

i. The Idea or Concept: How creative, unique, interesting, sensible the idea or concept of the answer is.

ii. The Presentation: Quality of visualization, technical drawing, coloring, overall presentation.

Download the Past / Original papers for UCEED exam from the following link-
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The original UCEED papers for 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 are available at the above link along with expert analyses by SILICA experts.

These are the important dates in the admission process of BDes at IITs through UCEED score:

A rank list is prepared based on the combined marks obtained in Part A + B of the UCEED exam. Only candidates who score the minimum prescribed marks in each section of both Part-A and Part-B and minimum total marks will be included in the rank list. The minimum prescribed marks varies with the category as shown in the table below:

SILICA Expert Notes:

1. Candidates equal to about 10 times the number of seats available obtain ranks in the UCEED exam.
2. Obtaining a rank in UCEED 2020 does not guarantee admission to the B. Des program. Only top 200 ranks or so obtain admission in IITs.
3. However, UCEED score is considered for admission by several other Design Institutes for admission.

Part-A of the examination is a computer based test, there is no scope for review, re-grading or re-totalling of the Part-A marks of the examination paper. 

The evaluation of Part-B will be done manually . 

• If the difference in marks awarded by the two evaluators <= 10 marks, a simple average of the two evaluations will be considered.
• If the difference is > 10 marks, the answer sheet of Part-B will be evaluated by a third expert examiner (and so on until the difference of marks <= 10).
  A simple average of the closest of two evaluations will be selected as the final marks.
• If the difference in marks of the closest of two evaluations is >10 after several evaluations, a moderator will be invited to examine the answers.
• If the difference in marks between the moderator and either of the examiners is the same, then the higher average will be considered for calculating the score

UCEED 2019 exam was conducted on January 19, 2025. From 2015 to 2019, UCEED exam only had the Part A (Objective Section). The comparison of the weightage of different topics in Part A of the exam is as follows: