UCEED 2022 Eligibility Criteria

# May 17, 2021 by Ojasvi Gupta

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The UCEED Eligibility Criteria 2022 is necessary for students to read before doing registration for the examination.

The Eligibility Criteria is important for any examination because even if a candidate does not fulfil a single criterion of the eligibility criteria declared for the examination then the candidate is not allowed to appear for the examination or even after appearing for the examination and clearing the same the admission through the examination stands canceled or void.

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The UCEED Eligibility Criteria 2022 in detail are as follows: 

Age Limit

  • For OPEN/EWS/OBC-NCL, candidate should have been born on or after October 1, 1997.
  • For SC/ST/PwD, Candidate should have been born on or after October 1, 1992.

Nationality

  • The candidate must be an Indian Citizen.
  • Candidates who are NOT citizens of India and whose parents are not citizens of India and do not come under UCEED 2022 7 PIO/OCI category at the time of registering for UCEED 2022 are treated as foreign nationals.

Number of Attempts

Candidate can attempt UCEED for a maximum of two times and that too in consecutive

Qualification

  • The candidate should have passed in all subjects in the Qualifying Examination (Class XII or equivalent) in 2021, OR should be appearing for the qualifying examination in 2022 in order to be eligible to attempting UCEED 2022.
  • All streams (Science, Commerce, and Arts & Humanities) Candidate are eligible for UCEED 2022.

 

NOTE: Candidates appeared for the first time in their qualifying examination in 2020 or earlier are NOT eligible.

 

Qualifying Examination:

  • The final examination of the 10+2 system, conducted by a Central or State Board recognized by the Association of Indian Universities.
  • Intermediate or two-year Pre-University examination conducted by a Board or University recognized by the Association of Indian Universities.
  • Final examination of the two-year course of the Joint Services Wing of the National Defence Academy.
  • Senior Secondary School Examination conducted by the National Institute of Open Schooling with a minimum of five subjects.
  • Any Public School, Board or University examination in India or in a foreign country recognized as equivalent to the 10+2 system by the Association of Indian Universities (AIU).
  • H.S.C. vocational examination.
  • A Diploma recognized by the All India Council for Technical Education (www.aicteindia.org) or a State Board of Technical Education of at least 3 years duration.
  • General Certificate Education (GCE) examination (London, Cambridge or Sri Lanka) at the Advanced (A) level.
  • High School Certificate Examination of the Cambridge University or International Baccalaureate Diploma of the International Baccalaureate Office, Geneva.
  • Candidates who have completed Class XII (or equivalent) examination outside India or from a Board not specified above should produce a certificate from the Association of Indian Universities to the effect that the examination they have passed is equivalent to the Class XII examination.
  • In case the Class XII examination is not a public examination, the candidate must have already passed at least one public (Board or Pre-University) examination before appearing for UCEED.

UCEED 2022 Key Points:

UCEED Full Form

Undergraduate Common Entrance Examination for Design

Conducting Body

IIT Bombay

Exam Level

National

Mode of Application

Online

Mode of Exam

Online and Offline

Exam Duration

3 hours (Part A: 2 hours and 30 minutes, Part B: 30 minutes)

Exam Frequency

Once every year

Score Validity

Same Academic year

Number of Questions

69

Questions Type

NAT or Numerical Answer Type, MCQ or Multiple Choice Question, MSQ or Multiple Select Question and Drawing Question

Application Fee

Registration Fee for Examination Centres in India:

 

Indian Nationals (including PIO/OCI)-

₹1750 for Female Candidates (all categories), SC, ST, PwD Candidates ₹3500 for All Other Candidates

 

Foreign Nationals-

USD $350 for Candidates from SAARC countries

USD $450 for Candidates from Non-SAARC countries

 

Registration Fee for Examination Centres in Dubai:

 

Indian Nationals (including PIO/OCI)-

USD $350 for All Indian Nationals Foreign Nationals-

USD $350 for Candidates from SAARC countries

USD $450 for Candidates from Non-SAARC countries

Total Seats Offered

179

Accepting Colleges

IIT Bombay, IIT Guwahati, IIT Hyderabad and IIITDM, Jabalpur

Official Website

www.uceed.iitb.ac.in

Helpline

022-2576-4063/ 9093/ 9094

 

The UCEED Application Form 2022 was available online on the UCEED 2022 official website: www.uceed.iitb.ac.in tentatively from September 2022 and the last date to submit the online application would be tentatively in November 2022. The Last dates for the Online Registration with regular and late fee were extended multiple times due to the ongoing covid-19 pandemic.

The UCEED Application Form 2022 will be available only in the Online Mode on the UCEED 2022 Online Registration Portal: https://uceedapp.iitb.ac.in/UCEED/home.jsp

The UCEED Exam Pattern 2022 gives a clear idea to the student about the type of questions, exam duration exam language and various other important details about the examination.

The UCEED Exam Pattern 2022 details are as follows:

Particulars

Details

Mode of Examination

Part A- Computer Based Test (CBT)

Part B- Pen and Paper based

Exam Duration

3 hours

Total Marks

300 marks

Medium of Paper

English only

 

The UCEED Participating Colleges 2022 or UCEED Participating Institutes 2022 are as follows:

S.No.

Institute Name

Courses Offered

Total Seats Offered

  1.  

Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IITB)

B.Des

37

  1.  

Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati (IITG)

B.Des

56

  1.  

Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad (IITH)

B.Des

20

  1.  

Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing, Jabalpur (IIITDMJ)

B.Des

66

 

The UCEED Admit Card 2022 will be available for download on the UCEED 2022 official website: www.uceed.iitb.ac.in from 1st January, 2022.

Candidates whose registration is complete in all aspects will be able to download the admit card for UCEED 2022 from the registration portal (www.uceed.iitb.ac.in) from 1st January, 2022.

The admit card will bear the following details of the candidate: Name, UCEED registration ID, Roll Number for UCEED 2022, photograph, signature, examination schedule, examination centre details and instructions to candidates.

The UCEED Result 2022 will be declared tentatively in March, 2022 on the UCEED 2022 Official Website: www.uceed.iitb.ac.in .

Here are the details of UCEED Result 2022:

  • UCEED results will be available only on the official website (www.uceed.iitb.ac.in). Candidates need to use their user login and password (created during registration process) for viewing the results on the webpage.
  • All candidates who appeared in UCEED 2022 will be able to download their score card.
  • All shortlisted candidates will get a common merit rank (All India Rank). All shortlisted candidates are considered as qualified candidates in UCEED 2022.
  • Obtaining a rank in UCEED 2022 does not guarantee admission to the B. Des programme. Hard copy of the UCEED score card will not be available and hence will NOT be sent to the qualified candidates either by post or by email.
  • The responses of the candidates for Part-A of UCEED 2022 will be available for download ONLY until the declaration of the UCEED result. Downloading of Part-A responses will be DISABLED once the UCEED results are declared. No further requests shall be entertained in this regard.

 

The UCEED Counseling Procedure 2022 or the BDes Admissions through UCEED 2022 will start after the UCEED Result 2022 are declared.

The Admission Schedule for BDes on the basis of UCEED 2022 Result is as follows:

Activity

Date

Application for B. Des. Programme

March 13 to March 31, 2022.

Seat allotment Round 1

April 10, 2022

Seat allotment Round 2

May 10, 2022

Seat allotment Round 3

June 10, 2022

 

Application Fee: The B. Des. Admission application counseling processing fee for applicants of all categories and genders is ₹ 2000 (Rupees Two Thousand only). This fee is non-refundable and non-transferable.

Seat Allotment:

Three rounds of seat allocation will be conducted. However, once the seats are filled, the seat allocation will be closed. Seats will be provisionally allotted based on the applicant UCEED rank, category and choice of institutes. Selected candidates will be sent provisional allotment letters via their registered email, and will be directed to an online payment system to remit the Seat Acceptance Fee of ₹60,000 (Rupees Sixty Thousand only) for GEN/EWS/OBC-NCL and ₹15,000/- (Rupees Fifteen Thousand only) for SC/ST/PwD.

After the UCEED Counselling Procedure 2022 is completed or the B. Des. Admission Procedure is completed via UCEED 2022 the classes for the first year of the Bachelor of Design course at all the 4 Participating Institutes will start as per their respective schedules.

 

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Ojasvi Gupta
Ojasvi Gupta

Ojasvi Gupta has worked for the Indian Express and Enactus DSC as a writer. Currently pursuing BCom Hons from Delhi University, she loves to spend her free time listening to music, reading, or playing with her dog. With her strong inclination towards writing, she serves as an author for Educere India.