Undergraduate Common Entrance Examination for Design

Key facts

Conducting body

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Eligible class

Class-12

Exam level

National

Exam areas

Design

Typical exam month

January

Academic year

2026-2027

Primary goal

Entrance examination for admission to the 4-year Bachelor of Design (BDes) programmes at IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati, IIT Hyderabad, IIT Indore, IIT Roorkee, IIITDM Jabalpur, and other result-sharing institutions.

Syllabus subjects

Part A, Part B

Exam structure

Total Exam Duration: 3 hours (180 minutes). Part-A Duration: 2 hours (120 minutes). Part-B Duration: 1 hour (60 minutes). Exam Mode: Hybrid. Part-A is administered online as a Computer-Based Test (CBT). Part-B questions are displayed on the computer screen, but candidates must write or sketch their answers in a physical answer booklet provided in the exam hall. Language of Exam: English only. Total Questions: 59 questions (57 in Part-A and 2 in Part-B). Total Marks: 300 marks (Part-A: 200 marks; Part-B: 100 marks).