NIFT Situation Test: Sample questions to practice for the exam

Candidates applying for the B.Des need to appear in a Situation Test in the 2nd stage of the NIFT 2025 exam. The Situation Test carries 20% weightage and is therefore important for candidates to score to get a good rank in the exam. Here we bring sample papers that can help candidates improve their problem-solving and time-management skills.

Sample questions to practice for NIFT Situation Test - NTA will conduct the NIFT 2025 exam on February 9, 2025.

The scores of the NIFT 2025 written exams will be used to shortlist candidates for a Situation Test/ Personal Interview.

Note that B.Des candidates need to take the Situation Test. On the other hand, candidates shortlisted for PG courses need to appear in a personal interview.

In this article, we bring you sample questions that you can practice to get ready for the Situation Test.  

But before jumping into the specifics, the candidate may go through our article on how to prepare for the NIFT Situation Test and learn about the criteria on the basis of which aspirants are evaluated by a jury. So, if you want to get shortlisted through NIFT Situation Test and secure admissions to fill seats at NIFT then you should definitely go through the below-mentioned sample questions for NIFT Situation Test.

Here, we have listed some important questions that you should consider practicing for the NIFT Situation test and that will offer you guidance on how to attempt the various questions.

Note that the scores of the NIFT 2025 exam will be to fill 4,837 regular seats offered by the 19 participating colleges.  

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Sample Questions with Approach Analysis for NIFT Situation Test

Question 1: Create a tool that helps a bus conductor do his job better.

A product based question.

Material: Thick thermocol 10” x 10”, Card board 8” x8”, Glaze paper 1 sheet, cotton, straw pipe, ice cream sticks 5, rubber sheet 10” x 10” and coloured clay.

Analysis: Identify what jobs does a conductor of a bus has to perform and hence his needs such as storing tickets, ticket cost computing, cash storing & transaction, some first aid, mobile with hands free, a GPS fit out, hotlines for nearest police, toll plaza and ambulance service.

Concept & Execution: We need a calculator panel, a ticket roll dispenser, a cash stack with segmentation for different cash denominations, coin pouch segment with zipper, and a small first aid kit space, mobile clip on and a panel with direct buttons that connect his mobile to all hotlines & GPS. All of it has to be carried by him on his person while keeping his hands free for access to various segments.

Also, the need is to make the look of the product creative too, so we need to infuse a creative concept too like a logo of the bus service that he is working for.

Now draw the product on paper and then decide which material would by suitable for which component and create the product time bound.

Question 2: Design a work place of either an artist or a doctor’s clinic.

The question is variety based on space design.

Material: Thin thermocol 12” x 12”, Card board 10” x10”, Glaze paper 1 sheet, Handmade sheet 1, straw pipes 8, aluminium foil 10” , Aluminium wire thin 1m, plastic loofah 1 and coloured clay.

Analysis: Make a choice, say artist’s work place. The type of artist whether a painter or sculptor or ceramic/ pottery artist, accordingly decide his work tools. If your artist is a painter then, he would have a studio, where he has hoards of easels, stacks of brushes, paints, gateway sheets, specific light sources, inspiration board, music system, a couch to relax upon.

Concept & Execution: choose a theme and draw the interior layout. Assuming that he paints abstracts, then let his studio have some abstract forms for furniture & fixtures and wall textures, create all the necessary tools and lay them out as per your design. First create components using appropriate material choice and here in space design, you need to be careful of their relative proportions too, then lay them out in the interior of the space created by you.

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Question 3: Create a model that depicts your expression on corruption.

Material: Block of thermocol 4” x 4”x 4”, Card board 8” x8”, Kite paper 1 sheet, golden paper 1, straw pipes 6,  embroidery threads 4 hanks, bubble wrap sheet 10” x 10” and buttons 10.

Analysis: Brainstorm as to how do you perceive corruption, in terms of personification or symbolic representation, corruption in which area do you want to highlight. Eg. It could be a general interpretation of how deep rooted is corruption today in our society or specific like corruption in health sector or politics.

Concept & Execution: accordingly draw your interpretation in to a visual, eg. A tree that has a dragon head and clawed roots to symbolise corruption or any other way that you creative mind may decide and convert it into a 3D model and give a write up explaining your concept. Try to keep the model consolidated into a single piece rather than spreading it into small and too many components across an area.

Other sample questions which you can consider practicing for NIFT Situation Test are as follows:

1. Design a space for outside of a mall.
2. Create a medal to be awarded for best gymnast
3. Create a theatre space
4. Create an award for Best teacher or a painter.
5. Create a model on water conservation
6. Design a futuristic clock
7. Design a gadget that helps better communication between a mother and new born

Hope the detailed examples help you in identifying your approach. Just remember to work time bound in two hours flat. We also recommend that you write well such that you are able to explain your creative concept in the NIFT Situation Test.

Wishing you all the very best! Remember it’s all in your own hands now.

About the Author:

Shipra Anand is the Founder Director of Academy for Fashion Careers in Lucknow