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National Institute of Fashion Technology Entrance Exam 2025 ( NIFT Entrance Exam )

Registration: 22 Nov '24 - 6 Jan '25

This exam is conducted for courses given below:
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Updated on Dec 12, 2024 14:56 IST

The National Testing Agency (NTA) will conduct the NIFT 2025 written exam on February 9, 2025

The written exam will include the GAT and CAT exams. 

The NIFT application form is for admission to the B.Des, M.Des, B.F.Tech, M.F.Tech, and M.F.M courses. Candidates seeking admission to the B.Des and M.Des courses must appear in both GAT and CAT papers. Others only need to take the GAT test.

The application form for NIFT 2025 opened on November 22, 2024.

The last date to apply is January 6, 2025. However, with late fees, applications will be accepted till January 9, 2025.

Candidates who qualify in the written exam will have to appear in a Situation Test/ Personal Interview. 

The FINAL result of NIFT 2025 will be prepared by giving weightage to the written and Situation Test/ PI.  

NTA has also started the NIFT Lateral Entry Admission 2025. Under lateral entry, candidates can apply for admission directly to the 3rd semester of the UG course.

The National Institute of Fashion Technology conducts the NIFT entrance exam to shortlist aspirants for admission in design courses offered at NIFT participating campuses. Courses in which aspirants can secure admission basis the NIFT entrance exam are:

Courses offered by NIFT 2025 Participating Institutes
BDes BFTech
MDes MFTech
MFM

NIFT 2025 written exam will be conducted in a center-based mode for admission to design courses offered by the 19 participating NIFTs. Get all the latest news and updates related to NIFT entrance exam application forms, exam, admit cardresult, etc. on this page.

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NIFT Entrance Exam 2021 Latest News & Updates

  • January 24: Last date to fill NIFT application form 2021 with late fee. Read More
  • January 21: Hurry! Last date to fill NIFT 2021 Application Form Today. Read More
  • January 6: NIFT admission schedule for Foreign Nationals/SAARC/NRI/OCI Category candidates released. Read More
  • December 16: BFTech seats reduced for NIFT admissions 2021. Read More
  • December 16: NIFT Admissions 2021: 17 colleges to accept NIFT exam scores. Know More
  • December 15: NIFT seats increased for admissions 2021. Read More
  • December 14: NIFT application process 2020 starts. Read More
  • December 14: NIFT Entrance Exam 2021 dates out. Check Here!

NIFT Entrance Exam 2020 Latest News & Updates

  • October 10: Second Counselling Schedule released for NIFT Admissions 2020. Read More
  • October 7: Last date to register for second round of NIFT counselling extended. Read More
  • October 1: NIFT second round of counselling schedule released. Read More
  • September 23: NIFT releases Studio Test and Interview Dates for Artisans Admissions 2020. Read More
  • September 19: NIFT Lateral Entry Admissions 2020 adjourned. Read More
  • September 12: NIFT counselling schedule for BFTech admissions 2020 announced. Know More
  • September 12: Withdrawal and refund schedule for NIFT admissions 2020 announced. Read More 
  • September 8: NIFT counselling schedule for BDes admissions declared. Read More
  • September 1: NIFT 2020 MFM Counselling Schedule Released. Check here!
  • August 29: NIFT 2020 Counselling Schedule released for MDes & BDes admissions. Read More
  • August 25: NIFT 2020 MFTech counselling schedule released. Read More
  • August 23: NIFT extends registration dates for BDes and BFTech counselling. Read More
  • August 22: NIFT announced MDes and MFM counselling dates for PwD category students.
  • August 21: Last date to register for NIFT counselling for MDes, MFM and MFTech course extended to August 22.
  • August 20: NIFT invites application from J&K domicile students. Read More
  • August 17: Hurry! Last date to register for NIFT PG Counselling 2020 is today. Read More
  • August 14: Last date to register for NIFT counselling extended. Read More
  • August 11: NIFT Admissions 2020: UBI provides pre-approved loan. Read More
  • August 8: NIFT counselling schedule declared. Read More
  • July 28: NIFT Admission 2020: Counselling dates to be announced in August, list of documents & forms to fill shared. Read More

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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 NameSelection Criteria
BDesNIFT + PI + Counselling
MDesNIFT + PI + Counselling
BFTech

NIFT + PI + Counselling

MFTech

NIFT + PI + Counselling

MFM

NIFT + PI + Counselling

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Rashmi Kumar

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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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Rayamkula Harish

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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,

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Manish Jaiswal

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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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Manashjyoti Hazarika

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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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