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The UCEED is an exam that's just recently been instituted for admissions into the B.Des programme in the IITs. It is conducted by IIT Bombay and is known for the unpredictability of its questions. Each year the weightage for different sections of the paper changes and since it's a relatively new exam there isn't a whole lot of information regarding this paper. It Is entirely a computer based test, and therefore heavily aptitude based. However a thorough understanding of the exam pattern as well as the syllabus of the exam will go a long mile in your preparation. The Exam pattern is as follows:
The structure of the test is as follows:
Section A: Numerical Answer Type (NAT) questions
For these questions, the answer is a number that needs to be entered using a virtual keyboard in the computer screen. No choices will be shown for these questions. Each correct answer will be awarded 4 marks. There is NO NEGATIVE marks for this section. Questions not attempted will be given zero mark. This sections contains 20 questions.
Section B: Multiple Select Questions (MSQ)
Each MSQ has one or more correct answer(s) out of the four given choices. The candidate gets 4 marks only if ALL the correct choices and NO wrong choices are selected. There is NO NEGATIVE or PARTIAL marks for this section. Questions not attempted will be given zero mark. This sections contains 20 questions.
Section C: Multiple Choice Questions (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 (minus one) mark. Questions not attempted will be given zero mark. This sections contains 40 questions.
The exam is for a total of 300 marks, so all the best for your future endeavours!
The structure of the test is as follows:
Section A: Numerical Answer Type (NAT) questions
For these questions, the answer is a number that needs to be entered using a virtual keyboard in the computer screen. No choices will be shown for these questions. Each correct answer will be awarded 4 marks. There is NO NEGATIVE marks for this section. Questions not attempted will be given zero mark. This sections contains 20 questions.
Section B: Multiple Select Questions (MSQ)
Each MSQ has one or more correct answer(s) out of the four given choices. The candidate gets 4 marks only if ALL the correct choices and NO wrong choices are selected. There is NO NEGATIVE or PARTIAL marks for this section. Questions not attempted will be given zero mark. This sections contains 20 questions.
Section C: Multiple Choice Questions (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 (minus one) mark. Questions not attempted will be given zero mark. This sections contains 40 questions.
The exam is for a total of 300 marks, so all the best for your future endeavours!