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Let’s introduce you to some previous NIFT Creative Ability Test (CAT) & General Ability Test (GAT) papers to help your exam preparation. The below links contain PDFs of previous years NIFT questions papers along with solutions provided by SILICA.

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NIFT 2021 Question Paper	NIFT 2020 Question Paper
Download NIFT 2021 Question Paper	Download NIFT 2020 Question Paper

NIFT BDes – Creative Aptitude Test (CAT)	NIFT BDes – General Aptitude Test (GAT)
Download NIFT BDes CAT 2018	Download NIFT BDes GAT 2018
Download NIFT BDes CAT 2017	Download NIFT BDes GAT 2017
Download NIFT BDes CAT 2016	Download NIFT BDes GAT 2016
NIFT MDes – Creative Aptitude Test (CAT)	NIFT MDes – General Aptitude Test (GAT)
Download NIFT MDes CAT 2018	Download NIFT MDes GAT 2018
	Download NIFT MDes GAT 2017
	Download NIFT MDes GAT 2016
NIFT BFTech / MFM / MFTech – GAT	NIFT BDes Situation Test
Download NIFT BFTech / MFM / MFTech – GAT + MAT 2018	Download NIFT Situation Test 1
Download NIFT BFTech / MFM / MFTech – GAT + MAT 2017	Download NIFT Situation Test 2
Download NIFT BFTech / MFM / MFTech – GAT + MAT 2016	Download NIFT Situation Test 3

NIFT Entrance Exam Pattern

National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) offers 5 different programs- BDes, BFTech, MDes, MFM, MFTech. There is a different entrance exam for admission to each program.

NIFT Written Test - For B.Des. & M.Des.

Creative Ability Test (CAT):

This test is administered 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. About 3-4 questions come for 100 marks. They are all drawing and design related questions but not necessarily fashion related.

General Ability Test (GAT):

The language of the paper is English. This test will comprise various sections as given below:

Program	B.Des	M.Des
Test Duration	2 hours	2 hour
Sections	No. of Questions	No. of Questions
Quantitative Ability	20	20
Communication Ability	25	30
English Comprehension	25	30
Analytical Ability	15	25
GK and Current Affairs	15	15
TOTAL	100	120

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Written Test - For B.F.Tech / M.F.Tech / M.F.M.

General Ability Test (GAT):

Program	BFTech	MFTech	MFM
Test Duration	3 hours	3 hours	3 hours
Sections	No. of Questions	No. of Questions	No. of Questions
Quantitative Ability	30	30	10
Communication Ability & English Comprehension	45	45	50
Analytical & Logical Ability	25	25	25
GK & Current Affairs	25	25	25
Case Study	25	25	40
TOTAL	150	150	150

P.S.- M.F.Tech will also have some questions from the engineering field.

P.S.- There is no negative marking in NIFT Entrance test.

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Situation Test - For B.Des

Shortlisted candidates for B.Des from the written entrance examination (CAT and GAT papers) are required to take a Situation Test in April 2019. The Situation Test 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. 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. The language of the write up has to be English. P.S.- The use of outside/additional material in making the model/design is not permitted.

Group Discussion & Personal Interview for MDes / MFM / MFTech

I. Group Discussion:

Shortlisted candidates for Masters Programs from the written entrance examination are required to undergo Case Study based Group Discussions (GD) and Personal Interview (PI). GD would comprise approximately 15 to 20 minutes of discussion on a case study assigned, on which a panel of experts will assess the candidates on various parameters including:

Conceptual clarity
Knowledge of the topic assigned
Contribution made to the topic
Interpersonal skills
Ability to generate new ideas
Problem solving approach
Leadership qualities
Effective communication

II. Personal Interview:

Candidates shall be evaluated on the parameters as listed below by a panel, in the Personal Interview:

Career orientation
Aptness for the course
Overall personal achievements in academics and co-curricular activities
Communication
General awareness and aptitude, creative and lateral thinking

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