Drawing Questions for NIFT 2025: Sample Questions & Weightage

Along with GAT, candidates seeking admission to the B.Des and M.Des courses need to take a Creative Ability Test (CAT). Given the CAT carries 50% weightage for the B.Des program and 40% weightage for the M.Des program, the exam is of paramount importance to do well in NIFT 2024. So, here we bring you sample and previous years’ questions, which are among the best tool to practice.

The National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) will conduct the NIFT 2025 exam on February 9, 2025. The exam will have two parts - the Creative Ability Test (CAT) and the General Ability Test (GAT).

While B.F.Tech, M.Des, and M.F.M candidates only need to take the GAT, B.Des and M.Des candidates need to also appear in the CAT.

The CAT is a pen-and-pencil exam and more often than not decides the fate of B.Des and M.Des aspirants. So, if you plan to get a good score in the NIFT 2025 exam, it is important to do well in CAT. 

Latest Updates:

The B.Des and M.Des courses will have various test components like CAT, GAT, and Situation Test /Personal Interview. Check the weightage for each test component below.

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Drawing questions for NIFT 2025

We have collated the drawing questions asked in the previous editions of the NIFT exam. Go through and practice these questions to get a proper grip and enhance your drawing prowess.

Time allocated: 3 hours

NIFT 2015 CAT Paper

Question 1: Draw a poster using any “One Proverb”

1. Every cloud has a silver lining
2. Better later than never
3. Where there is a will, there’s a way.

Marks: 40

Question 2: Draw any one English or Hindi alphabet in the first box. In the next 2 to 4 boxes by adding or deducting lines/curves in the alphabet, convert it into a product.

Marks: 30

Question 3: Design a mascot and draw a poster using the mascot on any ONE topic.

1. Swacch Bharat
2. Make in India
3. Food Security

Marks: 30

NIFT 2016 CAT Paper

Question 1: Depict any two of the following colors.

1. Sky dawn at night
2. Metal shine to rust
3. Leaves spring to autumn
4. Cocoon to butterfly

Marks: 40

Question 2: Using any of the given shapes - square, triangle, rectangle, and circle. Draw any two of the below-mentioned options (only line drawing).

1. Tabletop item
2. Textile print
3. Clothing
4. Footwear

Marks: 30

Question 3: Depict a word in the figure provided (attempt any two). Explain your concept in 30 words. 

(Marks 30)

1. Happiness
2. Sorrow
3. Rebel
4. Astonishment

The candidate will be provided with the images.

NIFT 2023 CAT Official Papers - Download Here

The official sample question papers for the CAT paper are given in the table below

More questions for practice

Here are a few more questions from previous years’ NIFT question papers:

Question 1: You are sitting in a well-ventilated drawing room. It is 9 in the morning, and the sunlight is streaming through the window in the East, casting shadows on the floor. A cat is resting on one of the bright patches. A newspaper is placed beside a cup of hot tea on a small side table. There are three freshly watered potted plants in the room; one on the floor and two on the window sill with the watering jug next to it. 

From the above description, sketch the scene from your point of view

Question 2: Sketch the view of a drawing room with facilities like sitting arrangement, tables, wall plates, etc. All should be in perspective.

Question 3: Draw a classroom view with a few students giving an exam and an invigilator observing the students.

The drawing should also show the view of the classroom board and all.

Question 4: Prof. Shastri was checking maths papers when she got a call from her husband. Mr Shastri was upset that she forgot the diet lunch box he had specially prepared. He was also annoyed that she left the dining table in a mess with all her papers and books piled up. He accused her of cheating on her diet by eating canteen Pakoras and Aloo Parathas for lunch. Prof. Shastri tried to soothe him by saying that she had been working since morning as she needed to finish checking papers and writing her research proposal by 5 pm that evening. She even had a headache from skipping lunch. Mr Shastri was not convinced and reminded her that she hadn't even read the diet book he had sent and was probably using it as a paperweight in her office. He concluded that she wasn't serious about her health and declared that he would not cook for her from then on. In frustration, Prof. Shastri hung up the phone and ordered her fifth cup of tea from the canteen and her second plate of Pakoras. From the above description, sketch Prof. Shastri's desk from her usual point of view.

Note: Make pencil sketches only, Do not use colours, and Do not draw Prof. Shastri.

Question 5: Draw a room scene with at least one person, dating back to the early '40s, 1940-1950 time. The very look of the image should give the perception that the scene dates back to the '40s.