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UCEED, CEED 2027 on January 17, sketching is 50 of 300 marks
The Story in Brief
IIT Bombay will conduct UCEED 2027 and CEED 2027 on 17 January next year. UCEED has two parts: a two-hour computer-based test covering visualisation, spatial reasoning, observation, logic, language and design awareness, and a one-hour paper-based section with one sketching question and one design aptitude question. Only 50 of the 300 total marks are for sketching, and Part B is evaluated only if the candidate clears the Part A cut-off.
CEED also has a two-part structure: a one-hour computer-based Part A and a two-hour hand-drawn Part B with five questions covering sketching, creativity, form sensitivity, visual sensitivity and problem identification. Part B carries 75 per cent of the final score but is checked only after clearing Part A. For both exams, the seven participating institutes offered about 245 B.Des seats in the last cycle. The World Economic Forum’s Future of Jobs Report 2025 lists UI and UX designers among the ten fastest-growing global job roles between 2025 and 2030.
Indian Opinion Analysis
The 50-mark sketch component in UCEED is routinely overestimated by aspirants who neglect the 250-mark objective section that serves as the real filter. CEED reverses the weight: Part B carries 75% of the final score but is only reachable after clearing Part A. Both exams share a common gate structure that many students misunderstand until mock scores force a reset. The small seat pool, about 245 B.Des seats across seven institutes, means every objective mark counts, and negative marking in Part A punishes blind guessing. For postgraduates, the hiring outlook is strong: the World Economic Forum lists UI and UX designers among the ten fastest-growing global roles through 2030, which gives career clarity but does nothing to shorten the daily habit of observation and problem-spotting that both papers reward.
Source: indianexpress.com
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