What is NIFT?

• NIFT is the pioneering institute of fashion education in the country and has been in the vanguard of providing professional human resource to the textile and apparel industry.
• It was made a statutory institute in 2006 by an Act of the Indian Parliament with the President of India as 'Visitor' and has full fledged campuses all across the country.
• Over the years NIFT has also been working as a knowledge service provider to the Union and State governments in the area of design development and positioning of handlooms and handicrafts.
• NIFT has released the registration 2021 notification.

Courses Offered:

Bachelor of Design (B.Des) Programmes:

• Fashion Design
• Leather Design
• Accessory Design
• Textile Design
• Knitwear Design
• Fashion Communication

Bachelor of Fashion Technology (B.FTech) Programme:

• Apparel Production

Eligibility Criteria:

• Maximum age should be 23 years as on 1^st October, 2020. The upper age limit may be relaxed by a period of 5 (five) years for candidates of Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe/ Person with Disability (PWD) categories
• The +2 level examination in the 10+2 pattern of examination of any recognized Central/ State Board of Secondary Examination, such as Central Board of Secondary Education/ State Board New Delhi, and Council for Indian School of Certificate Examination, New Delhi.
• A pass grade in the Senior Secondary School Examination conducted by the National Open School with a minimum of five subjects.

Mode of Application: Online

Application Fee:

• General/OBC (Non-Creamy)/ GEN-EWS Category: Rs.2000/-
• SC/ ST/ PWD Category: Rs.1000/-

Mode of Payment: Online & Offline

Mode of Exam: Offline

For Applying: Click Here

Test Weightages:

Test Pattern for Design Programmes:

General Ability Test (GAT)

Creative Ability Test (CAT)

• This test is administered for UGDesign Programmes to judge the intuitive ability, power of observation in concept development and design ability of the candidate.
• An important aspect of the test is the creative and innovative use of colour and illustration skills.

Situation Test

• Shortlisted candidates for B.Des from the written entrance examination are required to take a Situation Test which is a hands-on test to evaluate the candidate's skills for material handling and innovative ability on a given situation with a given set of materials
• No additional material will be provided/ allowed.
• The model will be evaluated on space visualization, innovative and creative use of given material, composition of elements, colour scheme, construction skill, finesse of the model and overall presentation etc. These parameters will be checked with the write up explaining the concept behind the model constructed. Since the medium of instruction in NIFT is English, the write-up will be in English. No marks will be given for write-up in any other language
• The use of outside/ additional material in making the model/ design is not permitted. Also, candidates who try to disclose their identity by writing any personal details or place any identification mark on the model/ design/ write-up shall be considered "DISQUALIFIED" and the final result of these candidates shall not be declared
• The evaluation of the test will be done by the Jury on the spot. The model will not be preserved for future reference.

Test Pattern for Fashion Technology Programmes:

General Ability Test (GAT)

Components of the General Ability Test (for all programmes)

• Quantitative Ability: This sub-test is designed to test the quantitative ability of the candidates. The sub test consists of questions on Addition, Multiplication, Division, Fractions, Percentage, Rate of Interest, Work and Task, Ratio and Proportion, and Distance.
• Communication Ability and English Comprehension: This sub-test is aimed at testing the language ability of the candidates in day to day communication in English. It includes questions on synonyms, antonyms, words with corresponding meanings, singular, plural, one word substitutes, idioms and phrases, correct spellings, comprehend a situation from a given passage etc.
• Analytical Ability and Logical Ability: This sub-test is designed to test the candidate's capacity for inference and logic from the given information and to evaluate the candidate's ability to identify the given problem and apply reasoning in solving the core issues of the problem. Concepts and practice of creative and lateral thinking are likely to be useful.
• General Knowledge and Current Affairs: This sub-test is designed to test the candidate's general knowledge and current affairs.
• Case Study: This sub-test is based on a situation of an industry environment. It helps to evaluate the candidate's managerial ability.

Short listed candidates from the written entrance examination are required to take the Situation test/Group Discussion (GD)/ Interview as applicable (except B.FTech).

Selection Process:

The selection process comprises a written examination comprising of a

• Creative Ability Test (CAT)
• General Ability Test (GAT)

followed by a Situation Test to be undertaken by shortlisted candidates of the written examination

Examination Centers:

Important Dates:

For complete information about National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) 2020 Notification and for Register online, Visit https://nift.ac.in/