NIFT Entrance Exam 2019 Student Reaction

NIFT Entrance Exam 2019 was conducted on January 20, 2019. Candidates who took NIFT Entrance Exam shared that the paper was easy. Aspirants can go through the test pattern as well as difficulty level of NIFT Entrance exam 2019 for BDes, BFTech, MDes, MFTech and MFM admissions in the article below.

NIFT Entrance Exam 2019 Student Reaction - NIFT Entrance Exam was held across 32 test cities today, January 20, 2019. NIFT Entrance Exam pattern 2019 for BDes and MDes courses was such that candidates had to take two different tests, that is, NIFT Creative Ability Test (CAT) and NIFT General Ability Test (GAT). NIFT CAT 2019 was conducted from 10 AM to 1 PM whereas NIFT GAT paper was held from 2:30 PM to 4:30 PM.

NIFT admission process 2019 is such that aspirants who clear NIFT CAT and GAT exams are only eligible to take part in the NIFT situation test and personal interview rounds for BDes and MDes admissions, respectively. On the other hand, candidates who had applied for BFTech, MFTech, and MFM course admissions at NIFT need to take GAT exam only.

NIFT Entrance Exam 2019: Weightage for Each Test
Programme	Test	Weightage
Bachelor of Design	CAT	50%
	GAT	30%
	Situation Test	20%
Master of Design	CAT	40%
	GAT	30%
	GD/PI	30%
Bachelor of Fashion Technology	GAT	100%
Master of Fashion Technology	GAT	70%
	GD/PI	30%
Master of Fashion Management	GAT	70%
	GD/PI	30%

 

For NIFT admissions 2018 there are a total of 3,547 seats available for admission in UG and PG design courses. Go through the list of colleges accepting NIFT Entrance Exam 2019 scores here.

Shiksha spoke to students after NIFT Entrance Exam 2019. Most of the students who took this design entrance exam shared that the design entrance exam was easy.

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NIFT Entrance Exam 2019 Student Reaction: Difficulty Level of CAT & GAT

The NIFT Entrance Exam 2019 was easy for Arpita Chugh a student of National Public School. She further said, “The theory was fine, the English section was easy and the Maths part wasn’t that hard”. She was able to complete her paper on time and further shared that “The exam pattern and marking scheme in NIFT GAT was exactly as told in the brochure”. If she clears the NIFT admission test then Arpita would like to take up Fashion Design course offered at NIFT Delhi.

Having given NID Entrance Exam as well, a student of Amity International School, Mayur Vihar, Ananya Mishra said, “I also gave NID entrance exam but I think the NIFT exam was easier. NIFT paper was a lot lengthier than NID but I think comparatively the theory was easier”. Talking about the difficulty level of NIFT Entrance Exam 2019, she said, “The GAT part was comparatively easier as I feel that my theory was stronger than my creative skills. But overall, the paper was easy from all the other design entrances I gave”. She also revealed that, “Maximum questions in NIFT GAT were from Maths as there were questions for two pages on it. Maths was the most asked area and even GK had many questions”. So as per Ananya both Maths and GK questions were well balanced in the paper.

“NIFT CAT was really good for me. The GK part in NIFT GAT was a bit confusing and even the Maths part was fine but it could have been better. Rest overall, NIFT Entrance Exam 2019 was fine”, shared Rishi Naik, a graduate from Dubai. NIFT CAT was easy for her to attempt. She also shared that the NIFT exam was not very difficult and she could complete her paper on time.

She also revealed that maximum questions were asked in NIFT GAT from topics such as – Compound Interest, Elementary Maths, LCM, Percentage, Ratio Proportion, Money and the likes. Rishi also gave other popular design entrance exams like CEED and NID DAT. As per her in terms of difficulty level, NID Entrance Exam was the most difficult followed by CEED and NIFT was the easiest of the three.

An MDes aspirants for NIFT, Tanya a Graphic and Web Design graduate from LISAA School of Design revealed that although her NIFT exam was good but CEED was better. Difficulty level wise, NIFT entrance exam “was not very difficult. But I felt that there wasn’t much time for NIFT GAT paper and there was too much time for CAT exam in which there were two theory questions and one sketching question”. Elaborating further she said, “The NIFT exam pattern for GAT was as expected. The pattern and marking scheme was exactly as mentioned by the authorities. Some topics from which questions were asked were Work and Wages in the numerical ability section”.

NIFT Entrance Exam 2019: Questions asked in NIFT CAT for BDes Admissions 2019

The three questions asked in NIFT CAT for Bachelor of Design (BDes) course admissions are listed below. The weightage of NIFT CAT 2019 was 100 marks.

S. No.	Question	Marks Allotted
1	It is the year 2050. Draw any of the following items for the future: An umbrella A lunch box A door knob	30 Marks
2	Different shapes were given and students had to design any of the following: A wind chime A letter box A Computer	30 Marks
3	Show a process in four frames for the following: A bird flying for the first time. A rose blooming from a bud. A wet shirt drying on a line.	40 Marks

 

NIFT Entrance Exam 2019: Questions asked in NIFT CAT for MDes Admissions 2019

The three questions asked in NIFT CAT for Master of Design (MDes) course admissions are listed below. The weightage of NIFT CAT 2019 was 100 marks.

S. No.	Question	Marks Allotted
1	Write an essay on using pen and paper to using a laptop.	30 Marks
2	If you were blindfolded for a whole day then what are the five tasks that you would find difficult. Elaborate further on one of the tasks.	30 Marks
3	Design spectacles for different groups like: School children Sportsperson People who travel in public transport Traffic policeman	40 Marks

 

NIFT Entrance Exam 2019 Student Reaction: Difficulty Level as compared to Past Years’ Papers

Tanya who gave the entrance exam to secure admission in MDes course offered at NIFT Bangalore shared that compared to last year the difficulty level of NIFT exam was the same.

Ananya who gave NIFT Entrance Exam for BDes admission 2019 shared, “I did not go through legit NIFT question papers of last year but I saw sample papers and some questions for the exam here and there. The paper was easier this year. Just the Maths part I would say had tricky questions but I wouldn’t say it was difficult. Maths was a little more intruding than last years’ paper”. She also revealed that if she clears NIFT Entrance Exam then she would like to join NIFT Delhi for BDes in Fashion Communication.

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• CEED Exam Analysis 2019
• NIFT Exam Analysis 2019 & Review for MDes Admissions
• NIFT Exam Analysis 2019 & Cutoffs for BDes Admissions