NIFT 2024 - Syllabus, Eligibility, Application form, 2024 Notification

Exam Summary

What is NIFT?

NIFT stands for National Institute of Fashion Technology. This eminent institute is believed to be the pioneer in the fashion and apparel industry. It was established in the year 1986 and from 2006 it has become a statutory institute. It creates qualified professionals in the fashion design, management and technology fields. It has 16 campuses located across the country.

Every year NIFT conducts an entrance examination to filter the aspirants for the admission in design programmes. NIFT offers various courses like Bachelor of Design (B.Des), Bachelor Fashion Technology (BF.Tech), Master of Design (M.Des), Master of Fashion Technology (MF.Tech) and Master of Fashion Management (MFM).

NIFT also provides candidates with a chance to apply in the dual courses in a year. Apart from that, NIFT offers a Lateral Entry Admission Test through which an aspirant can directly get admission in the second year of B.Des and BFTech programmes.

NIFT offers below-mentioned specializations in the Bachelor of Design (BDse) programme.

• Leather Design
• Fashion Design
• Textile design
• Accessories Design
• Fashion Communication and
• Knitwear Design

Structure of NIFT exam

The exam includes 2 preliminary tests (CAT & GAT), group discussion and personal interview session. Candidates have to take note of the fact that for each of the courses offered by NIFT there is a different selection procedure.

For B.Des Exam Pattern

To apply for the Bachelor of Design course a candidate has to go through the preliminary tests:

• CAT – Creative Ability Test, judges a candidates observation, innovation in development of concept and basic designing ability. Along with that a candidate’s skill in understanding and using colors is also judged through CAT. The best strategy to crack this test is to take mock tests available online and go through the basic concepts required.
• GAT- General Ability Test. It is a 2-hour long(for B.Des) and 3-hour long (for BF.Tech) general aptitude based test to measure a candidate’s Quantitative ability, Communication skills, English comprehension and Analytical ability.( GAT is a written paper)

Topics covered in the GAT test are all very basic, involving elementary level questions based on logic and awareness (current affairs). For the preparation of GAT a candidate can take help from the study materials available in the market on each subject as well as solve sample papers for the same.

Total number of questions in GAT will be 100 for B.Des and a merit list will be posted for qualifying candidates.

Here’s a table highlighting the marking scheme for GAT:

Situation test- Usually held during the month of May, this test is meant for candidates who have cleared their CAT and GAT and have been shortlisted by the NIFT authorities, according to the official website of NIFT this test evaluates candidates “on Space Visualization, Innovative and creative use of given material, composition of elements, color scheme, construction skill , finesse of the model and overall presentation etc. These parameters will be checked with the write up explaining the concept / idea behind the model constructed.

The weightage of the write up is 30%. Since the medium of teaching in NIFT is English, the write-up will be in English language. No marks will be given for write-up in any other language”

For BFTech Exam Pattern

For candidates seeking admission in the BFTech course, the GAT test will constitute 100% weightage.

• The GAT test will be the only evaluation factor for this course, topics covered in the GAT exam are listed below in the syllabus section.

For M.Des Exam Pattern

For candidates seeking admission in NIFT’s M.Des course, in place of a situation test (as in the case of B.Des) Group discussion and Personal interview will constitute 30% weightage.

Candidates have to clear their CAT & GAT tests first, before being shortlisted for GD, another important thing to note: maximum marks for the GAT test for a Master of Design course is 120.

Group Discussions – After the preliminaries, the shortlisted candidates will appear for the GD round. Candidates for GD round will be accessed on all the basic evaluation factors such as

• Leadership skills
• Effective communication
• Ability to work in a team
• Knowledge of the topic
• Contribution to the discussion
• Problem-solving skills

For this round candidates are advised to take mock GD classes to improve their comfort level in dealing with groups (as other participants can turn highly competitive to gain attention). Focus on the (don’t)’s of a GD rather than Do’s to keep a good image while being effective at the same time.

Personal Interview- A panel of interviewers will judge the candidate in person, assessing his/her aptness for a creative course, their communication skills and general awareness, to prepare for PI a candidate can take help from all the various online tools available and create an interesting but professional resume.

For MF.Tech Exam Pattern

For admission in MF.Tech course, GAT will be the only preliminary test (with 70% total weightage) before getting shortlisted for GD and PI. General evaluation points for GD and PI are mentioned below.

• Candidates are required to clear their GAT and then appear for GD and Personal Interview.(merit based)

For MFM Exam Pattern

Admission procedure for MF.Tech and MFM is similar as in both the courses candidates are shortlisted on the basis of their GAT score before appearing for GD and PI. (GAT constituting 70% weightage and rest 30%)

• Same as in MF.Tech but with varying weight age for selection tests.

Below is a detailed table discussing the weightage for all the courses and their respective tests.

Creative Ability Test (CAT):I have already mentioned that the aspirants those who are seeking admission in Design Programmes (Both B.Des & M.Des) only they need to appear in CAT examination. The motto of this exam is to evaluate candidate’s intuition and observation and innovation power.
Situation test: Only the B.Des aspirants who have cleared the GAT and CAT examinations can get the call for Situation test. The motto of this exam is to judge candidate’s material handling ability.

Group Discussion and Personal Interview: The M.Des aspirants after clearing the GAT & CAT exam can get the call for Group Discussion and Personal Interview and the MF.Tech and MFM aspirants first need to appear GAT examination and after clearing the GAT exam they can get the call for Group Discussion and Personal Interview.

The motto of this exam is to evaluate candidate’s conceptual clarity, knowledge of the assigned topics, contribution to make the topic, interpersonal skills, problem-solving approach, communication skill etc.

Those who have cleared this step they get the call for the last step of this examination and i.e Personal Interview(PI). The moto of this step is to judge candidate’s approach towards career, aptness for the field, overall personal achievements, general awareness and communication skill.

The applicants get the call for centralized counselling on the basis of their performance in the exam.

NIFT 2018 Eligibility Criteria

There are some eligibility criteria set by the NIFT exam authority. Like exam structure, eligibility criteria also vary from course/programme to course/programme.

B.Des Eligibility Criteria

• Either the candidate need to complete 10+2 course from any recognized board or they need to complete General Certificate Education(GCE) exam(London/Cambridge/Srilanke) at the advanced(A) level/ international Board(IB) or they need to pass from any public school/board /university examianation in India /abroad which is recognized by Indian Universities as equivalent to10 +2 course or they need to pass Senior Secondary grade conducted by National Open School with 5 subjects or they need to do 3-4 years diploma recognized by AICTE /SBTE( State Board of Technical Education.
• There is no lower age limit. But maximum age should be 23 years as on 1 October 2017 (applicable for NIFT Entrance Exam,2018). There are 5 years of age relaxation for SC/ST/PHP candidates.

Below mentioned are the eligibility criteria for NLEA to B.Des course/programme

• Either the candidate need to clear the secondary /10 exam from any recognized board or the candidate need to clear class 12^th Exam recognized by AIU
• They need to clear 3-4 years of diploma course recognized by AICTE/AIU/UGC/ SBTE
• Either they need to attend Fashion/Apparel/Textile & Accessories/Home Science/Handloom Technology/Products/Visual communication/ Graphic Design/Multimedia design /Leather Technology or they need to complete 2 years regular UG diploma course at NIFT.

Apart from that 15% of seats are reserved for NRI/SAARC/Foreign Nationals.

BFTech Eligibility Criteria

• Either the candidate need to complete 10+2 course from any recognized board with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics or they need to complete General Certificate Education(GCE) exam(London/Cambridge/Srilanke) at the advanced(A) level/ international Board(IB) with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics or they need to pass from any public school/board /university examianation in India /abroad which is recognized by Indian Universities as equivalent to 10 +2 course with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics or they need to pass Senior Secondary grade conducted by National Open School with 5 subjects with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics or they need to do 3-4 years diploma in any branches of Engineering recognized by AICTE /SBTE( State Board of Technical Education.
• Final year students whose final result has not been published by the concerned board can also appear in this entrance exam. In that case, the aspirant needs to take provisional admission latter they need to provide their result.
• The candidate who gets compartment in the class 12 exam can also appear in this entrance exam. In this case, they need to take provisional admission later they need to provide their pass result to the concerned authority.

Apart from that 15% of seats( 5 seats in each programme) are reserved for NRI/SAARC/Foreign Nationals.

For NRI/SAARC/Foreign Nationals below mentioned exams scores are acceptable for their admission in NIFT offered courses.

• B.Des & BFTech- SAT score
• MFM -GMAT Score
• M.Des & MF.Tech-GRE Score

Application forms and submission procedure

The candidates can get NIFT entrance examination form from their official website and they need to have following documents.

These are-

• A valid personal email ID
• Personal and educational details
• Category Certificate( Only for SC/STcandidates)
• Disability Certificate( Only for PHP candidates)

There are few simple steps to complete the application form fill up the process.

Step-1: Registration process

First, the candidate needs to create a login ID. For creating login ID, the candidate needs to enter his/her name, date of birth, category, email id and programme name. Once the login ID created the candidate can move to the next step.

Step-2: Form Fill up

After successfully creating login id the candidate needs to fill up the other part of the form viz choice of exam centre, mother’s name, father’s name nationality, address, gender, qualification etc. After completion of this step the candidate can move to the next step.

Step-3: Image upload

Once Form fills up step is the candidate need to upload his/her scanned passport size photograph and signature. Both the file should be uploaded in JPG/JEPG format only. Moreover, size of the file should be less than 50 KB.

Step-4: Application fee payment

The candidate can make his/her payment through Debit Card/Credit Card (Online mode). The candidate can also make his/her payment through DD(Demand Draft). The DD should be in favour of “ NIFT HO” and should be payable at New Delhi. Moreover, along with the DD, a print out of duly filled up application form need to be sent to the NIFT Delhi address.

 

Take Print out: After payment procedure, the candidate needs to take a clear print out of the application form along with the proof of the payment and keep it for future reference.

Admit Card

After successful completion of form fill up process the candidate needs to download the Admit Card from their official website. To download the Admit Card the candidate needs to provide six digit application number(which is generated during form fill up), his/her Date of Birth and email ID.

The candidates who are shortlisted for situation test/GD/PI need to download another Admit Card (issuing by the exam authority) from the official website.

Admission Procedure

After the final result declared the counselling process will start at 16 campuses separately. For taking part in this process the candidate first, needs to Register himself/herself on the above mentioned official website by providing, his/her Application number. DOB and password.

After Registering, the candidate can get a system generated letter containing a list of required documents, and details of the Nodal officer. The candidate needs to carry this letter and the required documents in the counselling centre. At the counselling centre candidate’s documents are verified.

After document verification, the candidate needs to take part in the seat allocation process. The candidate needs to choose the college by clicking on College name on a computer screen in front of the Nodal Officer After getting the seat the candidate need to pay the admission fee.

Syllabus

The admission process in NIFT includes many levels. Candidates who are seeking admission for B.des programme have to initially appear for two tests, CAT, Which is creative ability test and GAT which is General Ability Test.

However, candidates who are seeking admission in B.F.Tech programmes have to only appear for GAT i.e. General Ability Test.

The candidates who make it through the above-given rounds are shortlisted for the Situation or Group Discussion and Personal Interview depending upon the programmes one is applying for-

The following tables show the weightage of the marks of the qualifying examinations for different programmes:

Bachelor of Design

Master of Design

Bachelor of Fashion Technology

Master of Fashion Technology

Master of Fashion Management

NIFT 2018 Important Dates

Aspirants must keep in mind the following dates while applying for NIFT entrance examination:

List of NIFT Examination Centres

The NIFT 2018 entrance exam will be held in 32 cities across the countries. Candidates will have to fill in their preference for their centres during the time of filling the form. The following table shows the list of exam centres.

Contact Details

Candidates can reach out to the authorities in case they face any inconvenience.

Address:

National Institute of Fashion Technology,

NIFT Campus,

HauzKhas, Near Gulmohar Park,

New Delhi– 110016

Contact Person: Prof. Dr.VandanaNarang, Campus Director

Phone No: 011-26867704, 26542148/49/59

Fax No: 011-26542151

E-mail: director.delhi@nift.ac.in

Reservation/Seat Distribution

The following table shows the reservation of seats for different sections:

The following table shows the distribution of seats across NIFT campuses all over the country:

The following table shows the distribution of seats for Foreign Nationals/SAARC/NRI candidates:

NIFT Result

The final results for the NIFT 2018 entrance exam will be declared on end of May/June 2018

The students can access their results from the official site of the

How to check your NIFT Result?

NIFT. The following steps should be followed to access the mark sheet by the aspirants:

1. Visit the official website of NIFT
2. Click on the “NIFT Results” tab present on the home page
3. Now the candidates need to enter their details including date of birth, roll number and unique application number
4. Click on the submit button
5. The result will appear on the screen and candidate must download the score card and keep it for future use

Details on the NIFT Scorecard

Candidates can note that the score card will contain the following details:

• Name of the candidate
• The roll number that has been allotted
• The unique registration number
• Date of birth of the candidate
• Photograph and signature of the candidate
• Score of CAT,GAT, Situation test as is applicable
• Total marks scored by the candidate
• Lastly, rank of the candidate in case s/he has qualified.

Score Validity

It is important to remember that the NIFT 2018 Score Card is valid up to one year only.

Cut-Off

The Cut off for NIFT is different every year and  differs from colleges to colleges and course to course. A lot of factors go into deciding the cut off each including the difficulty level of the paper, number of students who have sat for the exam and others.

Colleges like NIFT New Delhi, NIFT Bangalore, usually do have higher cut offs than other campuses because of the popularity and opportunities.

The following tables show the cut off (closing rank) for some of the courses in some of the colleges in 2016:

B.Des Accessory Design

B.Des Fashion Communication

NIFT 2018 Counselling Schedule

The Counselling will begin from end of May/June 2018. Candidates who have made through the entrance examination are eligible to sit for the counselling process. Candidates need to follow the following steps for the process of counselling:

STEP-1: Candidates first need to register on the official site of NIFT

Candidates need to register by filling in their unique registration number, roll number and date of birth.

Step-2: Once they have registered, candidates will be sent a system generated letter which will contain the details of the Nodal officer and a list of the documents that they need to carry during the process of counselling as well as admission.

Document required during counselling

Candidates have to carry the original copy as well as a photocopy of the required documents.

Given below is a list of the documents that the candidates need to carry:

• The system generated letter received by the candidate
• Photographs including 2 passport size and 4 stamp size
• Certificate from the Board from where the candidate has passed the High School/Higher Secondary Examination
• For candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC category, they need to carry Certificate from the prescribed authority showing that he/she belongs to a Schedules Caste/ Scheduled Tribe/OBC (Non-Creamy) category
• For PWD candidates, they have to carry their valid PWD certificate
• Semester Fee – Demand Draft of Rs 110450 (Non-NRI) drawn in favour of the “NIFTHO” payable at the city of Counselling
• Certificate of clearance for 10+2 or equivalent examination, showing the subjects offered by him/her in the examination. Physics, Chemistry and Math for BFTech.
• Copy of 12th class School Leaving Certificate. However, this is only applicable for domicile seats
• For students seeking admission in master’s programme, they need to carry self- attested marks transcripts for 1^st ,2^nd and 3^rd year of graduation
• Undertaking about Eligibility, Fee and Refund
• Fitness Certificate