Common Mistakes to avoid while preparing for NIFT 2025

NIFT is one of the most competitive exams, so you can’t afford to put a foot wrong. Here we have listed out the common mistakes you need to look out for.

The NTA will conduct the NIFT 2025 written exam on February 9, 2025. 

Candidates who qualify in the written exams will have to appear in a Situation Test.

Note that many candidates fail to crack the NIFT exam, not because of their lack of effort, but because they couldn’t identify or rectify the mistakes cropping into their NIFT exam preparation.

Here we have identified the common mistakes that candidates generally make.

The good thing is that if you stop making these mistakes, your chances of getting a good rank in NIFT 2025 will increase manifold.

So, without any ado, let’s check out the list.

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Mistakes to avoid during NIFT 2025 exam preparation

• Poor quality study material - If you are using sub-standard books to prepare for NIFT 2025, you flirting with disaster. Instead, go for NIFT 2025 preparation material used by toppers and recommended by experts. Good study material not only helps you understand the concepts better, but they only help build confidence.
• Inconsistent approach - A good student will religiously complete the quota of daily study hours and that too diligently. But if you go on dilly-dallying with your exam preparation routine, you will have a hard time completing the NIFT 2023 syllabus. Note that not completing the syllabus will severely impact your chances of getting a good score.

• Not solving sample papers - By solving NIFT 2025 sample papers and previous years’ question papers, you can improve problem-solving and time management skills. You can do this activity after you complete a chapter or topic; this way you can immediately judge whether you are able to understand the underlying concepts and use them to solve related questions. 
• Not taking mock tests - Mock tests for NIFT 2025 exam will be released by exam officials a few weeks before the exam. It will help you understand the exam environment, navigation, and answering process. 
• Not keeping notes - Well-maintained notes can have multiple benefits, including quick revision. At other times, this exercise will keep you on your toes when you are preparing a topic.  
• To be inconsistent - There are many sins that can be forgiven, but not this one. It is because, if you are not regular with your studies, you will forever be playing catch up! So, tighten up your shocks and be consistent.
• Forgoing rest - If you don’t rest enough, your body will wear out and it won’t respond to your command anymore. So, to get the most out of it, ensure it gets proper and timely rest.
• Falling sick - Something sickness is all your own making - not taking rest, unhealthy and untimely eating habits, not staying hydrated, etc. And if you fall sick in the middle of your preparation, it can be catastrophic. So, you need to keep one eye on your health as well. 

Mistakes to avoid during NIFT 2025 exam

• Getting late on exam day- The NIFT 2025 admit card will contain the exam timings, including the NIFT 2025 exam-center reporting time. Don't be late. It is because one thing you need to stay away from on exam day is “anxiety.”
• Forgetting to carry the admit or identity card - To avoid such kind of gaffes, make sure you have an exam-day checklist in a place where you list down all the to-dos. 
• Stationery items missing - You will be required to carry some items like pencils, pens, rubber, etc. Double-check that they are neatly packed in the bag.  
• Depending on guesswork - Unless you are extremely lucky, guesswork rarely works. So, it is better to depend on one’s own abilities and effort.
• Being impatient - The NIFT 2025 question paper may surprise you; for instance, you may find the questions difficult. In such a situation, you need to keep your equanimity. Because the opposite of it is to get all agitated, which unfortunately is not going to help your cause. But if you keep your peace, and give yourself some time, you will find that there are some questions that you can attempt. And once you get some sure-shot marks in the bag, move to the next question, and see if you can solve it. This way you move up the ladder. 

How to prepare for the NIFT situation test

1. Start making models to learn the craft of model making and also to learn how to use various materials.
2. Work on improving your power of imagination and creativity.
3. Use as many materials as you can so that on exam day you don't get overawed if some alien material is given to you to make a model.
4. Some of the materials you can use to learn model making can be glaze papers, plasticine clay, cardboard, colored clay, fabric, copper wire, and vegetables including potatoes, carrots, etc.
5. Note that the candidate will be given limited time to make the model; so, it is important for the candidate to improve their speed without compromising on quality. 
6. In addition to model making, the candidate must also be able to explain the model through a write-up, so it is best advised to learn the ABCs of writing an interesting and to-the-point write-up.

NIFT 2025 Admission Process

Candidates seeking admission to the B.Des and M.Des courses need to appear in the Creative Ability Test (CAT) and General Ability Test (GAT) written tests, while B.F.Tech, M.F.M, and M.F.Tech need to appear only in the GAT test. 

The scores of the written tests are used to shortlist candidates for the next round, which is a Situation Test for B.Des, and Group Discussion and Personal Interview (GDPI) for Masters.

Note that B.F.Tech candidates needn’t appear in any more rounds.

The final merit list for NIFT 2025 will be based on the weightage given to the written tests and Situation Test / GDPI.

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