The NIFT entrance exam is currently conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) to shortlist aspirants for admission in courses like Bachelor of Design (BDes), Bachelor of Fashion Technology (BFTech), Master of Design (MDes), Master of Fashion Management (MFM) and Master of Fashion Technology (MFTech) offered at NIFT campuses. Go through the list of colleges offering admission basis NIFT Entrance Exam scores/ranks.
Sources share that each year more than 40,000 students appear in NIFT entrance exam to secure admission to fill around 5, 289 seats.
Although NIFT Entrance Exam is not high on difficulty level but one needs to be at his/her creative best to crack the exam. And what better way to form a prep strategy for it than to know what to expect in the entrance test.
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Q: Can I get into NIFT Mumbai with 400 rank?
NIFT Mumbai Cutoff 2024 was released for different categories under the All India quota. At 400 rank, it is possible to get admission into a few courses for candidates belonging to any category. For instance, the last-round closing cutoff for the General All India category candidates closed at a range of 65 and 654.
Students can refer to the table below to have an idea of the courses available at the mentioned rank. The table consists the cutoff for the General All India category:
Q: How much rank is required for NIFT Kolkata?
NIFT Kolkata offers admission to UG and PG courses through the NIFT Exam. NIFT has released the last round cutoff for admission to the B.Des, M.Des, B.Des. M.Des,4 href="https://www.shiksha.com/college/national-institute-of-fashion-technology-kolkata-salt-lake-city-27351/courses/mftech-bc">M.FTech courses. Find below the cutoff for the UG and PG courses for the consecutive year 2021, 2022, and 2023:
| Course | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| M.Des,8 in Fashion Design | 615 | 649 | 632 |
| M.Des,7 in Leather Design | 1927 | 2356 | 3180 |
| B.Des. in Textile Design | 1324 | 1269 | 2645 |
| M.Des,4 in Knitwear Design | 1245 | 1479 | 1807 |
| B.Des. in Fashion Communication | 479 | 631 | 467 |
| M.Des,4 in Apparel Production | – / – | – / – | 488 |
| Master of Fashion Management (MFM) | – / – | – / – | 255 |
| M.Des,45 in Accessory Design | 1400 | 1418 | 1247 |
However, for BFTech course, candidates need to take only the GAT. But for MFM and MFTech course admissions, aspirants need to appear for GAT and GD/PI admission round.
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| Program | B.Des | M.Des |
|---|---|---|
| Paper | GAT | GAT |
| Mode of exam | Computer-based exam | Computer-based exam |
| Language | English/ Hindi | English/ Hindi |
| Test Duration | 120 minutes | 120 minutes |
| Sections | Number of Questions | Number of Questions |
| Communication Ability |
40
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30 |
| English Comprehension | 30 | |
| Quantitative Ability | 20 | 20 |
| Analytical Ability | 15 | 25 |
| General Knowledge and Current Affairs | 25 | 15 |
| TOTAL | 100 | 120 |
NIFT GAT 2024 Exam Pattern (Revised) - B.F.Tech
| Program | B.F.Tech | |
|---|---|---|
| Paper Name | GAT - Section A (CBT) | GAT - Section B (CBT) |
| Language of written test | English/Hindi | English/Hindi |
| Test Duration | 180 minutes | |
| Sections | Number of questions | Number of questions |
| Communication Ability and English Comprehension |
40 | NIL |
| Quantitative Ability | 20 | 15 |
| Analytical & Logical Ability | 15 | 15 |
| General Knowledge and Current Affairs |
25 | NIL |
| Case Study | NIL | 20 |
| Total | 100 | 50 |
NIFT GAT 2024 Exam Pattern - M.F.M & M.F.Tech
Note that no changes have been made to the exam pattern for the M.F.M and M.F.Tech courses.
| Program | M.F.Tech | MFM |
|---|---|---|
| Paper | GAT | GAT |
| Language of written test | English/Hindi | English/Hindi |
| Duration | 180 minutes | 180 minutes |
| Sections | Number of questions |
Number of questions
|
| Communication Ability & English Comprehension | 45 | 50 |
| Case Study | 25 | 40 |
| Quantitative Ability | 30 | 10 |
| Analytical & Logical Ability | 25 | 25 |
| General Knowledge And Current Affairs | 25 | 25 |
| TOTAL | 150 | 150 |
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NIFT Entrance Exam Evaluation Criteria for CAT 2024
In the Creative Ability Test, candidates are evaluated on the basis of their power of observation, intuition skill, innovation in development of a concept as well as their design ability. An important aspect to keep in mind while attempting this section is the creative and innovative use of colours and illustration skills.
Read More: Tips to prepare for NIFT Creative Ability Test
NIFT Entrance Exam Evaluation Criteria for GAT 2024
In this sections, candidates are evaluated on the basis of their knowledge of General Knowledge and Current affairs, English comprehension, communication ability, quantitative ability and analytical ability.
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NIFT Entrance Exam Evaluation Criteria for Situation Test 2024
Though at face value the NIFT Situation Test seems like a simple craft examination, but the fact is that it evaluates candidates at a far more in-depth level. Besides material exploration and management skills, NIFT also lays great emphasis on time management skills and students are closely monitored in the Situation Test on whether they have managed to complete the task at hand in two hours or not.
Read More: 6 Preparation Tips for NIFT Situation Test
Tips to Crack NIFT Entrance Exam 2024
Some pointers that candidates need to keep in mind to crack NIFT entrance exam are as mentioned below:
- Be innovative
In order to stand out from the crowd, candidates need to present original ideas while answering questions in the exam. Experts share that NIFT CAT as well as GAT evaluate candidates on the basis of how creative and unique their solution to a problem is.
- Work on Time management
Managing time while appearing for NIFT Entrance Exam is of a lot of importance. This is because while attempting any question in NIFT exam candidates not only need to present an innovative idea but also need to ensure that they complete their paper in a given time duration. So, they have to draw the complete answer and that too as per timelines. Thus, candidates need to work on their speed to neatly represent scenarios for a given question in the exam.
Candidates need to lay emphasis on speed because while attempting questions in NIFT exam they would not be having adequate time to make changes to their answer (drawing). Thus, while attempting questions in the exam aspirants are advised to first create a rough drawing with a light hand and only once they are satisfied by it should they work on the finer details of the sketch. In order to ace this aspect of the exam aspirants are advised to practice sketching as much as they can.
- Practice sample papers/past years’ questions
Candidates are advised to practice as many sample questions as well as past years’ question papers as they can get. This simple exercise will offer them an opportunity to develop an idea of the type of questions asked in NIFT Entrance Exam. Apart from this, aspirants will also be able to gauge the difficulty level of the questions asked in this design entrance exam.
Another aspect that is catered to by solving past years’ papers/sample papers is that candidates can work on their time management strategy and formulate a plan on how they can quickly and effectively attempt their NIFT Entrance Exam.
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The National Institute of Fashion Technology offers BDes and BFTech courses at the undergraduate level. It offers M.De:s, MFTech and MFM courses at the postgraduate level. Students can check the table below to know course-wise selection criteria:
| Course Name | Selection Criteria |
|---|---|
| BDes | NIFT + PI + Counselling |
| MDes | NIFT + PI + Counselling |
| BFTech | NIFT + PI + Counselling |
| MFTech | NIFT + PI + Counselling |
| MFM | NIFT + PI + Counselling |
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered 2 days ago
the national entrance exam for the NIFT Institute this year, can keep on reading to find the latest syllabus that is prepared to test their creative and analytical ability.
It comprises the following sections: General Ability Test (GAT), Creative Ability Test (CAT), and Situation Test for the design
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 3 weeks ago
Hello greetings!
NIFT Exam Pattern 2025 B.It consists of 100 multiple-choice questions based on Quantitative Ability, Communication Ability, English Comprehension, Analytical Ability, and General Knowledge and Current Affairs. The exam is conducted offline.
Exam Details
GAT: 2 hours for B.Desand M.Des,
Contributor-Level 9
Answered 2 months ago
To do well in an entrance exam like NIFT, the candidate is expected to have good drawing skills. Note that the NIFT paper will have two sub-exams - CAT and GAT.
The CAT or the Creative Ability Test will evauate the drawing skills of the candidate.
So, unless you have above average drawing skills, you
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 months ago
The role of the NTA is confined to registration of candidates and conduct of the NIFT 2025 exam. The finalization of NIFT 2025 answer keys after inviting challenges, processing and declaration of results and preparation of the list of qualified candidates will be done by NTA in collaboration with th
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