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Candidates will be shortlisted for the Situation Test on the basis of their performance in the CAT and GAT written exams. The Situation Test will evaluate the - material handling and the innovative ability - of the candidate. Some of the key parameters that will be evaluated include Space Visualization, Innovative and creative use of given material, the composition of elements, color scheme, construction skill, the finesse of the model and overall presentation, etc. After making the model, the candidate will also have to draft a write-up explaining the model. The write-up should clearly explain the concept/idea behind the model constructed. Also, the write-up should be in English only. Write-ups in any other language will not be accepted. The candidate has to make the model using material provided inside the exam hall. No other material will be allowed.

The participating institutes of NIFTs offer a 4-year B.FTech programme. Admission to the programme is based on GAT scores. The NIFT 2024 GAT question paper for the programme will be of 180 minutes and will be bilingual. Candidates will have the option to take the exam either in English or Hindi. The question type will be multiple-choice. The question paper will have a total of 150 questions. Questions will be asked from the following FIVE sections - Communication Ability and Comprehension, Case Study, Quantitative Ability, Analytical & Logical Ability, and GK and Current Affairs. The mode of NIFT 2024 exam for the GAT paper will be computer-based-test (or CBT). .

The GAT paper for the M.Des programme will be of 120 minutes and will include 120 multiple-choice questions. The questions will be set in English and Hindi the candidate will be able to select their language at the time of filling out the application form. Questions will be asked from the following topics - Communication Ability, English Comprehension, Quantitative Ability, Analytical Ability, and GK and Current Affairs. The Communication Ability, English Comprehension, Quantitative Ability sections will each include 30 questions, whereas Analytical Ability will have 20 questions, and GK and Current Affairs will have 15 questions. The candidate must strictly follow the official exam pattern only, as questions will be asked as the given syllabus.

The participating institutes of NIFT are colleges that will offer admission to their design courses on the basis of NIFT scores. The The participating NIFTs offer B.Des, M.Des, B.F.Tech, M.F.Tech, and M.F.M courses.The combined intake for Indian nationals at these institutes stand at 4, 324 seats. The NIFT 2024 participating institutes will not accept scores of other popular entrance exams like NID that, UCEED or SEED for admitting candidates. Currently, there are 18 NIFTs that are participating institutes of NIFT 2024. Admission to these institutes will be on the basis of NIFT 2024 merit rank. Note that NIFT 2024 merit rank will be prepared programme and category-wise for all the participating colleges. Candidates who meet the cut-off criteria only will be allocated seats.

The candidate will be able to select their choice of NIFT 2025 participating institutes (in the order of priority) at the time of filling out the NIFT 2025 counseling registration form.Online registration for NIFT 2025 counseling will start soon after the final results are declared.The counseling registrations for NIFT 2025 will be open to candidates who have qualified in the NIFT 2025 entrance exam.The allotment of seats (or campus) to the B. Des programme will be on the basis of merit rank of the candidate in the NIFT 2025 entrance exam and campus selected. So, candidates who are higher in the NIFT 2025 merit rank will be given preference in the seat allotment.