UCEED 2020

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UCEED 2020

Admissions to the Bachelor of Design (B.Des.) programmes at IIT Bombay, IIT Guwahati, IIT Hyderabad, and IIITDM Jabalpur are done through the Undergraduate Common Entrance Exam for Design (UCEED). Students who have passed Class XII (or equivalent) in 2019 or appearing in 2020 in ANY STREAM (Science, Commerce, or Arts & Humanities), are eligible to appear for UCEED 2020.

Part 1 provides information related to UCEED 2020, and Part 2 provides information related to the subsequent joint seat allocation for B. Des. admissions in the four Participating Institutes for the Academic Year 2020–2021.

IMPORTANT DATES

Activity Date
Start date for Online Registration 9th October 2019
Last date for Online Registration with regular fee 9th November 2019
Last date for Online Registration with late fee 16th November 2018
Start date for Admit Card downloading 1stJanuary 2020 onwards
Last date for rectification of discrepancies in Admit card 5th January 2020
UCEED 2020 Examination Saturday 18th January 2020 Time: 10:00 to 13:00
Release of Draft Answer Key 21st January 2020
Last date for sending Comments about Draft Answer Key 27th January 2020
Release of Final Answer Key 4th February 2020
Declaration of result 13th  March 2020
Start date for Score Card downloading 13th March, 2020
Application for B. Des. Programme 8th to 30th June 2020
Seat allotment round 1 4th July 2020
Seat allotment round 2 11th July 2020
Seat allotment round 3 15th July 2020

PART 1 UCEED 2020

GENERAL INFORMATION

UCEED 2020 will be conducted by Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, under the guidance of the UCEED-CEED Implementation Committee 2020.

UCEED 2020 is open to all nationals (Indian/Foreign). Candidates seeking admission to the Bachelor Degree programme in Design (B. Des.) at Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB), Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IITG), Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IITH), and Indian Institute of Information Technology Design and Manufacturing Jabalpur (IIITDMJ) must appear in UCEED 2020.

Candidates should note that the mere appearance in UCEED 2020 or being in the rank list neither guarantees nor provides any automatic entitlement to admission. UCEED qualified candidates will have to apply separately for B. Des admissions as per the prescribed procedure described in Part 2 of the Information Brochure. Admissions shall be made in order of merit in each category.

UCEED 2020 score is valid only for admission to the academic year 2020-2021.

With regard to the interpretation of the provisions on any matter not covered in this Information Brochure, the decision of the Organizing Institute (IIT Bombay) shall be final and binding on all the parties concerned.

In all matters concerning UCEED 2020, the decision of the Organizing Institute or the Organizing Chairman, JEE(Advanced), UCEED & CEED 2020 will be final and binding on all the applicants.

Although UCEED 2020 is held at different centres across the country, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay is the Organizing Institute and has the overall responsibility of conducting UCEED 2020. In case of any claims or disputes arising in respect of UCEED 2020, it is hereby made absolutely clear that the Mumbai High Court alone shall have the exclusive jurisdiction to entertain and settle any such claims and disputes.

THE INSTITUTES


SCHEDULE OF UCEED 2020

UCEED is a test centre based examination and has two parts: Part A is computer based and Part B contains question related to sketching that needs to be attempted on the provided sheet. It is compulsory to attempt both the parts in the given time.

The total time for the examination (that includes both Part A and Part B) is 3 hours duration and it will be held as per the following schedule:

DateSaturday, January 18, 2020
Session10:00 to 13:00

Candidates appearing for UCEED 2020 are therefore advised to make their travel arrangements accordingly.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR APPEARING IN UCEED 2020

A candidate, including a foreign national, must fulfil each and every one of the following three criteria to appear in UCEED 2020.

Criterion 1 – Age limit:

The candidate should have been born on or after October 1, 1995 if belonging to the OPEN/EWS/OBC-NCL category and on or after October 1, 1990 if belonging to the SC, ST or PwD category.

Criterion 2 – Number of attempts:

A candidate can attempt UCEED for a maximum of two times and that too in consecutive years. Note that UCEED score is valid for one year, and only for admissions in the corresponding academic year.

Criterion 3 – Qualifying examination:

The candidate should have passed the qualifying examination (Class XII or equivalent) in 2019, OR appearing in 2020. Students from ALL STREAMS (Science, Commerce, and Arts & Humanities) are eligible.

Those who appeared for the first time in their qualifying examination in 2018 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 (www.aiuweb.org).
  • 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.aicte- india.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 passed at least one public (Board or Pre-University) examination earlier.

REGISTRATION FOR UCEED 2020

  • Candidates should register for appearing in UCEED 2020. Application can be done ONLY online through the registration portal linked from www.uceed.iitb.ac.in.
  • Candidates should satisfy ALL THE THREE eligibility criteria [Refer ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR APPEARING IN UCEED 2020].
  • Registration will be cancelled if, at a later date, it is found that the candidate does not meet any of the three eligibility criteria.
  • Registration fee is NEITHER refundable NOR transferable.
  • It will entirely be the responsibility of the candidate to provide the correct information regarding the qualifying exam and category, and upload the correct documents in the required formats in the registration form. Registration forms, incomplete in any way, will be summarily rejected and the registration will be considered invalid. The admitting institutes have the right to cancel, at any stage, the admission of a candidate in accordance with the rules and regulations in force, if it is found that any information provided by the candidate is incorrect or the registration is incomplete.

Detailed instructions for the online registration are provided on the registration portal.

Online registration portalwww.uceed.iitb.ac.in
Start Date9th October, 2019
End Date (with regular fee)9th November, 2019
End Date (with Rs.500 late fee) 16th November, 2019

Following is the registration fee structure for UCEED 2020.

RESULTS OF UCEED 2020

  • Results will be declared on March 13, 2020.
  • UCEED results will be available on the website. Candidates need to use their user login and password (created during registration process) for viewing the results on the webpage.
  • UCEED qualified students will be able to download their score cards from March 13, 2020.
  • Hard copy of the UCEED score card will not be available and hence will not be sent to the qualified candidates.
  • Obtaining a rank in UCEED 2020 does not guarantee admission to the B. Des programme.

REGISTRATION FEE FOR UCEED 2020

Following is the registration fee structure for UCEED 2019.

Registration Fee for Examination Centres in India
Indian Nationals (including PIO/OCI) Female Candidates (all categories) INR 1500
SC, ST, PwD Candidates INR 1500
All Other Candidates INR 3000
Foreign Nationals Candidates from SAARC countries USD 200
Candidates from Non-SAARC countries USD 325
Registration Fee for Examination Centres in Dubai
Indian Nationals (including PIO/OCI) All Indian Nationals USD 200
Foreign Nationals Candidates from SAARC countries USD 200
Candidates from Non-SAARC countries USD 325

The registration fees shown above DOES NOT INCLUDE service charges, processing fees and any other charges that the banks may charge.

  • The above registration fee is applicable till the closing date of 9 November 2019, 23:55 hours.
  • A late fee of Rs. 500 is applicable to ALL candidates for registration done after that, and till the late registration closing date of 16 November 2019, 23:55 hours.
  • Detailed instructions related to the payment of registration fee are given on the online registration portal.

REVIEW, REGRADING OR RETOTALLING

  • 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.
  • Part-B contains only one question which is going to be manually evaluated through the sheet provided by the invigilator irrespective of it being marked online.
  • Marks obtained in Part-A will be used to shortlist candidates. The cut-offs for Part-A marks for shortlisting candidates in the Open category will be X + yΣ, where X is the average marks obtained by all candidates in Part A, Σ is the standard deviation and y is calculated on the basis of total number of seats.
  • The evaluation of Part-B will be done manually by two evaluators independently.
    • If the difference <= 12 marks (20%), a simple average of the two examiners will be considered.
    • If the difference > 12 marks (20%), the answer sheet of Part-B will be evaluated by a third examiner (and so on until the difference <= 20%).
      A simple average of the closest of 2 evaluators will be selected as the final marks.
  • Total UCEED score will be calculated by adding the marks obtained in Part-A and Part-B. This total score will be used to prepare the final result.
  • UCEED 2020 Question Paper and Draft Answer Key will be released on the UCEED website on January 21, 2020.
  • Candidates can check the draft answer key (Part-A) and compare their answers to know the correct answers.
  • Any discrepancy/comment must be addressed to uceed@iitb.ac.in, on or before January 27, 2020. Candidates have to mention “Comments on Answer Keys” in the subject of the mail.
  • Final decision regarding the answer keys will be taken by the UCEED committee after consolidating all the comments from the candidates and the paper setting team. This decision will be binding on all the candidates.

RANK LISTS

  • Rank list will be prepared based on the total marks (Part-A and Part-B combined) in UCEED 2020.
  • There will be only ONE rank list. However, candidates will be able to check their provisional category-wise standing from the results page.
    • If the total marks scored by two or more candidates are same, then the following tie-break policy will be used for awarding ranks:
    • Higher rank will be assigned to the candidate who has obtained higher marks in Part-B.
    • Higher rank will be assigned to the candidate who has obtained higher marks in Part-A’s Section 2.
    • If this does not break the tie, higher rank will be assigned to the candidate who has obtained higher marks in Part-A’s Section 1.
  • If there is a tie even after this, candidates will be assigned the same rank.
  • Only candidates who score the minimum percentage prescribed marks in both Part-A (section wise) and Part-B, each Section of the question paper 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.
  • However, the UCEED Committee reserves the right to decrease the minimum % of marks in each section as well as the minimum total marks such that 10×N ranks can be announced, where N is the total number of available seats.

Minimum prescribed marks for inclusion in the rank list

Merit List Minimum % of marks in each Section in Part-A and Part-B Minimum Total Marks
Common rank list (CRL) 10% 100
OBC-NCL rank list 9% 90
SC rank list 5% 50
ST rank list 5% 50
PwD rank list 5% 50

PART 2 - B.Des Admissions

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR APPLYING FOR B. DES

To apply for admission, an applicant is required to fulfil the following 3 criteria.

Criterion 1 – Age limit: The candidate should have been born on or after October 1, 1995 if belonging to the OPEN/EWS/OBC-NCL category and, on or after October 1, 1990 if belonging to the SC, ST or PwD category.

Criterion 2 – UCEED qualification: The candidate should have qualified, i.e., obtained a rank in UCEED 2020.

Criterion 3 – Qualifying examination: The candidate should have passed the qualifying examination (Class XII or equivalent) in 2019 or 2020. Those who appeared for the first time in their qualifying examination in 2018 or earlier are NOT eligible.

Candidates from the Science Stream with Physics, Chemistry and Maths as subjects are eligible to apply to all the four institutes. Candidates from any other stream (Science without Maths or Physics or Chemistry, Commerce, and Arts & Humanities) are eligible to apply to IIT Bombay, IIT Hyderabad and IIITDM Jabalpur.

The candidates appearing for their qualifying examination (Class XII or equivalent) in 2020 should ensure that, (a) all parts of their final examination are completed by the date of registration in respective admitting institute, and (b) proof of having passed the qualifying examination with required eligibility is submitted by September 30, 2020 to the admitting institute.

If a qualifying examination Board awards only letter grades without providing information on the passing grade on the grade sheet, the candidate should obtain a certificate from the Board specifying the passing grade and upload it along with the grade sheet. In case such a certificate is not provided, the decision taken by the B. Des Admissions Committee will be final.

The criteria, as specified above, is applicable “in toto” to all the applicants including foreign nationals. Applications from foreign nationals including OCI (Overseas Citizen of India)/ PIO (People of Indian Origin) card holders are considered under the open category and they are outside the ambit of reservation of seats under the EWS, OBC-NCL, SC, ST and PwD categories. Seats allotted to foreign nationals are supernumerary. However, seats allotted to OCI/PIO candidates are not supernumerary.

APPLICATION FORM FOR ADMISSION

Only UCEED 2020 qualified students can apply for admission to the B. Des programme at IIT Bombay, IIT Guwahati, IIT Hyderabad and IIITDM Jabalpur for the academic year 2020-2021. IIT Bombay, IIT Guwahati and IIT Hyderabad will have a common application form for admissions to their respective B. Des programmes. The UCEED Office, IIT Bombay will process the common application form and carry out the joint seat allocation process.

The common application form available through the IIT Bombay Admissions Portal. Applicants will be able to fill in their personal particulars and select institutes of their choice by indicating the order of preference.

The application can be submitted after paying the application processing fee, uploading digital copies of relevant supporting documents, and uploading the signed copy of the completed application form (first page only). Detailed instructions on each step of the application process are provided within the online application form.

The supporting documents required for application are digital copies of Photo, Signature, UCEED Score Card, Qualifying Examination Mark Sheet (Class XII or equivalent), and where applicable, OBC-NCL/SC/ST Certificate, PwD Certificate, EWS certificate and OCI/PIO Card.

Applicants will be able to edit their application form, including the order of preference of institutes and resubmit it, till the closing date of the application period. However, after the closing date, all applications are treated as FINAL. Requests for ANY changes in the application will be strictly NOT entertained.

It will entirely be the responsibility of the candidate to provide the correct information regarding the qualifying exam and category, and upload the correct documents in the required formats in the application form. Application forms, incomplete in any way, will be summarily rejected and the application will be considered invalid. The admitting institutes have the right to cancel, at any stage, the admission of a candidate in accordance with the rules and regulations in force, if it is found that any information provided by the candidate is incorrect or the application is incomplete.

ADMISSION APPLICATION COUNSELLING PROCESSING FEES

The B. Des admission application counselling processing fee for applicants of all categories and genders is Rupees 2000 (Rupees Two Thousand only).

SEATS AVAILABLE FOR ACADEMIC YEAR 2020-2021

Open Open- PWD EWS EWS- PWD OBC- NCL OBC- NCL- PWD SC SC- PWD ST ST- PWD TOTAL
IITB 15 4 10 5 3 37*
IITG 22 1 6 0 14 1 7 1 4 0 56
IITH 6 0 1 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 13
IIITDMJ 15 1 3 0 10 0 6 0 3 0 38
TOTAL 58 2 14 0 37 1 20 2 10 0 144

* PWD reservations @ 5% (total 2 seats in all above programmes) will be horizontal (i.e. PWD candidates will consume seats from their birth category quota)

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 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 Rs. 60,000 (Rupees Sixty Thousand only) for GEN/EWS/OBC-NCL and Rs.15,000/- (Rupees Fifteen thousand only) for SC/ST/PwD. The joint seat allotment will be governed by the following rules:

  • If the selected candidates do not remit the seat acceptance fee before the given deadline or decline the admission, their application will stand cancelled. These vacant seats will be filled during the subsequent rounds of seat allotment.
  • If an applicant is allotted his/her FIRST choice of institute, the candidate can either ACCEPT (‘freeze’) the choice or DECLINE the offer.
  • If an applicant is allotted his/her SECOND or THIRD choice of institute, the candidate can opt to either ACCEPT (‘freeze’) the choice, or ACCEPT WITH THE OPTION TO BE CONSIDERED FOR UPWARD MOVEMENT (‘float’) the choice for subsequent round(s), if any, of the joint seat allocation.
  • In the ‘freezing’ option, candidates ACCEPT the offer and indicate that they do not want to participate in further rounds of seat allocation. Such candidates will NOT be considered in subsequent rounds of admission.
  • In the ‘floating’ option, candidates ACCEPT the offered seat and indicate that, if admission to an institute of his/her higher preference is offered, they will accept it. Else, they will continue with the currently accepted institute. Such candidates will be considered in subsequent rounds of admission.
  • For candidates who choose the ‘float’ option, allocation of a seat in an institute of his/her higher preference would automatically result in the forfeiture of the seat accepted by him/her in the earlier round.
  • Candidates offered seats have to remit seat acceptance fee only once. Thus candidates who are allotted another seat (because they chose the ‘float’ option) do not have to pay seat acceptance fee again.
  • For candidates who accept offered seat, the seat acceptance fee will be adjusted against the institute fees of the admitting institute at the time of joining. For candidates who decline the offered seat after remitting the seat acceptance fee, the refund will be governed by the policies of the admitting institute.
  • If a candidate has paid the seat acceptance fee and opts for withdrawal either during the end of first round or before the end of second round will get refund after deducting seat cancellation and processing charges of Rs. 3000 (Rupees three thousand only). No refund will be allowed after end of last round. No refund is given post 3rd round as there is no option of “float” of the seats after the 3rd round.
  • Candidates do not have an option to withdraw an accepted/allotted seat after the announcement of last round of seat allocation.

UCEED Contact

UCEED
  • For UCEED & B. Des Seat Allocation related inquiries only:
  • Address:Chairman, JEE (Advance),UCEED-CEED 2020, IIT Bombay, Powai, Mumbai – 400 076
  • Phone : +91-22-2576-4063/ 9093/ 9094
  • Email: uceed@iitb.ac.in
  • Website: www.uceed.iitb.ac.in
  • For all other information related to the B. Des programmes such as curriculum, course structure, facilities etc., at IIT Bombay, IIT Guwahati, IIT Hyderabad, and IIITDM Jabalpur or general information related to the institutes, please contact the respective department or institute.