Latest Updates About NIFT 2017 Exam: Important Exam Date; Application Form; Eligibility Criteria; Exam Pattern; Admit Card; Result; Counselling

Fashion designing has become one of the latest career craze among students. Those students who are creative and love to draw and design can choose their glamorous career as a fashion designer. Indian apparel and clothing industry is an evergreen market and recently it has witnessed a huge growth. Indian fashion clothing due to talented fashion designers has received a world acclaim. The glamour, fame, money and opportunity to showcase one’s talent on global level are some of the alluring reasons which have attracted students towards it.

Fashion Designing is a comprehensive term and it can be segmented into following career fields- Garment manufacturing technology, Accessory designing, Textile design, Apparel marketing and Fashion design.

There are many private and government colleges which are offering Fashion Designing courses on Undergraduate and Post Graduate level. Check below for some of the top colleges across India –

NIFT, New Delhi.
Vogue Fashion Institute, Bangalore.
NID, Ahmedabad.
Pearl Academy, New Delhi.
Symbiosis Institute of Design, Maharashtra.

One of the most reputed entrance exam on national level in Fashion Designing is NIFT Exam. The NIFT (National Institute of Fashion Technology), Mumbai conducts entrance exam every year across many cities to select candidates for admission in various UG and PG courses of Fashion.

In order to know more about the NIFT 2017 Exam, read below further –

Eligibility for NIFT Exam

The candidate should fulfill certain criteria to become eligible for the exam.

Eligibility Criteria for PG Course

In order to pursue M.Des and MFM programme candidate should have done his graduation from any recognized University or Board. Candidates who are in the final year are also eligible to appear for the exam
In order to pursue M.F Tech the candidate should have done his Bachelor’s in B.F Tech or B.Tech from any recognized University or Board.
There is no age limit for the NIFT Exam.

Eligibility Criteria for UG Course

The candidate should not be more than 23 years in age by October 1st, 2017. However there is an age relaxation of 5 years given to the reserved category candidate.
Student must have done his 12th standard or equivalent from any recognized University or Board.
Those candidates who have diploma of 3 or 4 years are also eligible to apply for the exam.

NIFT Exam Admission Process

Candidate can get the application form online only. There is no any other mode to get the application form. It can be obtained from November 2nd, 2016 to January 10th, 2017. Candidate should get himself registered first to get the access to the application form. After filling the application form candidate should pay the requisite application fee and then make the final submission.

How To Apply

Candidate should visit the official website of the NIFT, www.nift.ac.in or http://applyadmission.net/NIFT2017.
The candidate should register himself on the NIFT website. He should give his basic details like name, address, email id and mobile number for registration.
Upon successful registration candidate will be given Registration id with login id and password.
By entering these details candidate will be able to access the application form.
He should fill all the necessary columns of the application form. He should give his details like name, address, educational qualifications, email id and mobile number.
A candidate should also upload the scanned copies of his Photograph and Signature in the JPEG format. The size should not exceed 50 Kb.
Along with the application form pay the application fee. The application fee can be paid through the online as well as the offline mode.
Before submitting the application form candidate should check it to make corrections for any error.

It is important to pay the application fee. Without application fee no form will be accepted.

Category of Candidate	Application fee
General/OBC	Rs. 1500/.
SC/ST/PH	Rs.750/.

Mode of Payment

The application fee can be paid either through the Net Banking, Credit Card or Debit Card.
It can also be paid offline through the Demand Draft. The DD should reach the following address –

Project Manager – CMS
All India Management Association
Management House,
14, Institutional Area,
Lodhi Road, New Delhi – 110003

It should be noted that if candidate sends the DD then it should be sent along with the print out of the application form.

NIFT Exam Pattern (Syllabus)

Exam Pattern for NIFT 2017	Details
Type of questions	Objective type and Creative type questions.
Mode of exam	It will be a Pen and Paper based exam, conducted offline.
Scheme of negative marking	No scheme of negative marking.
Number of Papers	Two papers – GAT (General Ability Test) and CAT (Creative Ability Test).
Number of questions	150 questions.
Medium of Exam	English.
Duration of Exam	2 hours.

For all undergraduate and Post-Graduate courses there will be a Pen and Paper based exam of GAT (General Ability Test) and CAT (Creative Ability Test).
For M.F Tech and B.F Tech there will be a Computer based exam.
In the B. Des and M. Des there will be a Pen and a Paper based test for CAT and GAT. The CAT will have 70% weightage while the GAT will have 30% weightage in the overall exam.

Exam Pattern for B.F Tech and M.F Tech NIFT 2017-

About the Exam	Details	No of questions
Name of Paper	GAT ( General ability test)
Language of the Exam	English
Duration of Exam	180 minutes.
Sections of Exam	Analytical and Logical Ability	25
	Quantitative Ability	75
	Case Study	25
	General knowledge	25
Total		150

Exam Pattern for MFM NIFT 2017-

About the Exam	Details	No of questions
Name of Paper	GAT ( General ability test)
Language of the Exam	English
Duration of Exam	180 minutes.
Sections of Exam	Analytical and Logical Ability	25
	Quantitative Ability	60
	Case Study	40
	General knowledge	25
Total		150

Exam Pattern for B. Des NIFT 2017-

About the Exam	Details	No of questions
Name of Paper	GAT ( General ability test)
Weightage to the total number of marks	30%
Duration of Exam	120 minutes.
Sections	Analytical and Logical Ability	15
	Quantitative Ability	20
	English Comprehension	25
	Communication Ability	25
	General Knowledge and Current affairs	15
Total		100.

Exam Pattern for M. Des NIFT 2017 -

About the Exam	Details	No of questions
Name of Paper	GAT ( General ability test)
Weightage to the total number of marks	30%
Duration of Exam	120 minutes.
Sections	Analytical and Logical Ability	25
	Quantitative Ability	20
	English Comprehension	30
	Communication Ability	30
	General Knowledge and Current affairs	15
Total		120.

NIFT Exam Important Dates

About the NIFT 2017 Exam	Important Dates
Exam Date	February 12th, 2017.
Start of online registration	November 2nd, 2016.
Closing date of online registration	January 10th, 2017.
Closing date with late fee	January 16th, 2017.
Admit Card issuance	January 21st, 2017.
Group Discussion	April –May, 2017.
Result Declaration	Towards the end of May, 2017.
Counselling	From June onwards.

Admit Card for NIFT 2017-

Candidates can get their admit card online. They can download it from the official website of the NIFT. Admit Card contains the name, roll number, details of venue of exam centre and date and time of the exam. It is mandatory to bring the admit card at the centre of the exam. Without admit Card candidates will not be allowed to take up their exam.

Result Declaration

After the written test successful candidates will be required to take the Group Discussion/ Interview. The final merit list will be prepared on the basis of aggregate marks obtained by candidate in the written test and the group discussion. Thereafter candidates will be called for counselling and allocation of seats will be made in different colleges.

FAQ.

Q. When will be the NIFT 2017 Exam?

The exam will be held on Feb. 12th, 2017.

Q. When one can avail the application form for the NIFT 2017 Exam?

Candidate can get the application form from November 2nd 2016 to January 10th, 2017.

Q. How to get the application form for the exam?

Application form can be availed online.

Q. What is the application fee for the NIFT 2017 Exam?

The application fee for the General candidate is Rs. 1500 and for reserved category candidate it is Rs.750.

Q. What is the eligibility criteria to appear for the M.F Tech?

The candidate should have done either B.F Tech or B. Tech to pursue the M.F Tech from NIFT.

Q. What is the eligibility criteria for the Bachelors of NIFT 2017 Exam?

The candidate should have done the 12th standard or equivalent in any stream from any recognized University / Board.

Q. What is the age limit for the Bachelor’s in the NIFT Exam?

The candidate should not be more than 23 years of age.

Q. How many types of question papers are there in the NIFT Exam?

There are two types of papers in the NIFT exam, GAT (General Ability Test) and CAT (Creative Ability Test).