The NIFT 2025 entrance exam for B.Des will be conducted in TWO stages.
The candidate has to 1st appear in a written exam, comprising a Creative Ability Test (CAT) and General Ability Test (GAT). If the candidate is shortlisted, then he or she will have to NeXT appear in a Situation Test.
The National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) will conduct the Situation Test sometime around April 2025.
Note that the NIFT 2025 written exams will be held tentatively in the 1st week of February 2025.
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Note that the Situation Test carries 20% weightage.
Q: Do we need to join coaching to prepare for NIFT entrance exam?
Q: What was the difficulty level of the NIFT 2024 exam?
As per students who appeared in the NIFT 2024 exam, the diffiulty level of the GAT paper was easy to moderate. Students also found the CAT paper to be pretty easy.
There were some students who found the GK ans Math sections a bit difficut, but the overall sentiment is the NIFT 2024 exam was easy.
Students mainly found the GK section difficult because it contained a number of history-based questions.
Note that Shiksha will also do exam analysis of the NIFT 2025 exam.
It will cover various aspects like overall and sectional difficulty, expected cut-off, section-wise weightage of questions asked, and other key insights.
Q: What are some quick tips to prepare for the NIFT 2025 exam?
While there is no shortcut to success, it is always possible to achieve more by being smart and making judicious use of ones time.
Here are some useful tips that will help you prepare for NIFT 2025 exam.
- At the outset, quickly go through the NIFT 2025 exam pattern and syllabus. Make sure that you follow the official syllabus and pattern when preparing for the exam.
- You need to take note if there are any new topics that are being added. Also, check if any old topics are dropped.
- Ensure you follow only the updated syllabus.
- Next, get hold of best books that cover the entire syllabus.
- Make a time table taking into account the difficulty level of each topic and also weightage carried by them.
- Take notes during study; these notes will come in very handy closer to the exam when you need to do quick revisions.
- Solve sample papers and previous years question papers.
- Take mock tests.
If you score well in the test, it can greatly improve your chances of getting admission to your chosen college.
So, we bring you here the important tips to prepare for the NIFT 2024 Situation Test.
NIFT 2025 Situation Test - 2nd Stage of Admission Process
The NIFT 2025 admission process for the B.Des program comprises two stages:
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- Stage 1 - Written tests, which include GAT and CAT
- Stage 2 - Shortlisted candidates have to next appear in the Situation Test.
The FINAL merit list of NIFT 2025 for the B.Des will be prepared by giving weightage to CAT (50%), GAT (30%), and the Situation Test (20%).
Exam Pattern of NIFT 2025 Situation Test
The Situation Test will be a practical creative examination. The duration of the exam is two hours. The exam is typically conducted at NIFT campuses in an offline mode.
During the exam, the candidate will be provided with a set of materials; using these materials the candidate will be required to make specific models.
In this test, candidates are required to create a 3D model based on the question asked for which they are given 2 hours, within which, they need to conceptualize and complete the model and leave it supported with a write up which is evaluated by the jury later.
Q: How do I prepare for the NIFT General Ability Test (GAT)?
The General Ability Test GAT along with the CAT is the 1st stage of the NIFT exam. The test is conducted in a computer-based mode and includes objective-type questions. To prepare for the GAT exam, the candidate must carefully go through the exam syllabus and make a study time table. Next, the candidate has to gather the best books available for the test. When studying for the exam, the candidate must ensure that they not only clear the concepts, but solves all the related problems to better understand the concepts and develop problem-solving skills. Also, after completing a chapter, it is mandatory to do frequent revisions. Another important tool for NIFT GAT exam preparation is sample and previous years question papers.
Q: How many sample papers do I need to prepare for NIFT?
There are no fixed number of sample papers that the candidate needs to solve for the NIFT exam. That being said the candidate must solve as many sample papers as possible to improve ones problem-solving and time-management skills. To get the most out of the sample papers, it is recommended that the candidate starts solving sample papers as early as possible. For instance, the candidate may solve sample questions after completing a chapter. Along with solving the sample papers, it is also important for the candidate to analyze their performance. This exercise will help the candidate identify weak areas or pain points and fix them at infancy.
Q: Do I need to solve previous years papers to prepare for NIFT 2025 exam?
Along with doing through the textbooks and solving problem Sets the candidate must also solve previous years question papers to prepare for NIFT 2025. One of the main benefits of solving sample papers is the candidate will get to know the difficulty level, types of questions asked, and marking scheme. Also, previous years papers are great tools to improve ones time-management and problem-solving skills. By analyzing the previous years question papers, the candidate may also figure out trends that are followed in drafting question. Further, note that there are some questions that may be repeated, with a slight change in the wording or concept. If the candidate solves previous years question papers, the candidate will be able to easily solve them.
Q: How can I prepare for the Creative Ability Test (CAT) of NIFT 2025 exam?
The Creative Ability Test or CAT will evaluate the intuitive ability, power of observation in concept development, and design ability of the candidate. To prepare for CAT the candidate must develop their observation skills, learn the basics of geometrical shapes, understand conceptualization, learn product drawing and shading. Additionally, the candidate must also work on their line quality. For instance, the candidate needs to ensure there are no jittery or multiple lines. To imporve ones drawing skills, one may start with simple drawings, and then move on to complex shapes. Also, while shading is not so important for the exam, shading skills can definitely help the candidate get a positive nod from the evaluator.
Q: Do I need to improve my drawing skills to do well in NIFT?
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 might struggle.
To do well in the exam, work on your drawing and visualization skills.
Let us address the preparation for NIFT Situation Test by setting a goal of answering questions that help us set our preparation strategy.
The following parameters are evaluated during NIFT Situation Test
Though at face value it seems a simple craft examination, it studies a candidate far beyond:
A candidate is evaluated upon:
- Concept development, that is, how one has answered the main subject of the question while remaining creative at its core.
- How beautifully and intelligently has the student converted the concept into a design/ product?
- How successfully the student has been able to transform a design/ product from paper to 3D
- How much innovation has been put into the end product
- The amount of material exploration, experimentation and treatment given to otherwise simple craft raw material.
- If the student has been able to explain the concept through the write up.
- If the student has the knack of combining different types of materials according to their texture and weight.
- If the materials have been appropriately used for the right component in the model.
- If the student has been able to utilize the resources not only in variety but also in quantity, that is, managing the limited supply.
Besides material exploration & management skills, NIFT also lays great emphasis on time management skills and students are closely monitored on the fact that whether they have managed to complete the task at hand in two hours or not.
So, be assured that the NIFT Situation test is not just a simple art and craft examination but much beyond that. Let’s now move to the second part of the address which is how to approach your preparation for the exam:
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How to prepare for NIFT Situation Test 2025:
- Prepare a tool kit with all utilities like a geometry box, foot ruler in metal & plastic, paper knife, scissors big & small, cello tape, glue stick, fevicol, all pins, markers, etc.
- Practice handling of all types of craft materials. You could work on the following given materials by trying to practice how to cut and attach within the same material category & also across the material category.
- Some materials to practice with are – cardboard, thermocol (thick & thin), glaze papers, kite papers, handmade sheets, cellophane, fabric, colored clay, aluminum foil, aluminum sheet, sun pack, foam, straw pipe, mouldable aluminium wire, transparency sheet, cotton, rubber sheet, gift wrapping sheet, beads & sequences, etc.
- Always Work Time Bound. It is pointless to keep sitting with a single assignment for more than 2 hours as that is the time limit you have.
- Explore the possibilities with the materials at hand.
- Work through a contact session through an experienced and trusted mentor, following a video can only help in developing your skill and that too for only that one model you watch being made. But a mentor nurtures and develops you into an independent thinker and explorer with heightened creative quotient, which helps you handle any question variety.
If you follow the tips given above, you will put yourself in a great position to score well in the NIFT 2025 situation test. Do remember, nothing replaces a mentor, so find a good one.
Also, stay glued to Shiksha to know more about sample questions asked in NIFT Situation Test.
About the Author:
Shipra Anand is the Founder Director of Academy for Fashion Careers in Lucknow.
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How to Prepare For NIFT Situation Test 2024 - FAQs
Q. When will the NIFT 2024 situation test be conducted?
A. The situation test will be conducted in April 2024. Candidates will be shortlisted for the test on the basis of GAT and CAT scores; shortlisted candidates will have to book campuses and slots for the situation test.
Q. Who can participate in the NIFT 2024 situation test?
A. The situation test is open to candidates who have qualified the NIFT 2024 written exams. Note that the NIFT written exams comprise the Creative Ability Test (CAT) and the General Ability Test (GAT).
Q. When will the NIFT 2024 written exams be conducted?
A. The NIFT 2024 written exams (GAT and CAT) was conducted tentatively in a centre-based mode on February 5, 2024. B.Des candidates has to appear in both the tests.
Q. Do M.Des candidates also have to appear in the Situation Test?
A. No, the situation test is only meant for the B.Des aspirants. In case of M.Des course, shortlisted candidates have to next appear in a a Personal Interview.
Q. What is the weightage carried by the Situation Test?
A. The situation test carries a weightage of 20%. In contrast, the CAT carries 50% weightage, while the GAT carries 30% weightage.
Q. When will the results of NIFT 2024 be declared for the written exams?
A. The results for the written exams was declared on March 20, 2024. Candidates who get shortlisted can appear in the situation test.
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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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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.
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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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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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