NIFT 2025: Exam Date, Eligibility, Syllabus, Exam Pattern

NTA (National Testing Agency) will conduct the NIFT 2025 Exam in 1st week of February 2025. NIFT will be conducted in two separate papers, GAT and CAT papers. The GAT paper will conduct in online mode, and the CAT exam will conduct in Offline Mode. This exam will conduct across 60 cities.

You can select the city of the exam during the application process. It is expected that the application process for the NIFT 2025 exam will start from 1st week of December. Those who want to get admission in B.Des, M.Des, B.F.Tech, M.F.Tech, and M.F.M courses are needed to appear in this exam and get many opportunities. There are many top NIFT Colleges that accept the NIFT scores and allow you to get admission to top universities. It is suggested that interested candidates check NIFT 2025 details, meet their eligibility, and apply for it before the NIFT 2025 registration date and prepare for their exam, according to the latest NIFT exam pattern.

                                                                                                       

For B.F.Tech Programmes

Sections

B.F.Tech

GAT Section-A

GAT Section-B

Communication Ability & English Comprehension

40

Quantitative Ability

20

15

Analytical and Logical Ability

15

15

General Knowledge And Current Affairs

25

Case study

20

Total 

100

50

 

For M.F.Tech/MFM Programmes

Sections

M.F.Tech

MFM

Communication Ability & English Comprehension

45

50

Case Study

25

40

Quantitative Ability

30

10

Analytical and Logical Ability

25

25

General Knowledge And Current Affairs

25

25

Total 

150

150

 

NIFT Exam Eligibility

Candidates should meet the NIFT exam eligibility criteria to become eligible for this exam. It consist the age limit, and educational qualification they should meet. It is national level exam, so the authority has set the eligibility criteria for candidates.

Age Criteria

The age of the candidate must be 24 years old maximum. The candidate of reserved categories, ST/SC/PHP, will get an age relaxation of 5 years. No age limit is applicable to candidates who want to get admission to PG courses through the NIFT course. 

Educational Qualification

Candidates who want to get admission to the GAT and CAT through the NIFT exam should meet the educational qualification criteria. Candidates who appear in the 12th class or final year of a diploma/degree of college will need to meet the given eligibility.

  • Candidates under 18 years old age are need to submit an affidavit of Rs 10 non-judicial stamp paper signed by guardians and parents.
  • If the results will not be declared, they should submit the provisional certificate of exam from the institute head.
  • Candidates must have the degrees submitted to the campus director before the last date.

Course-wise Eligibility

The candidates need to meet the course-wise NIFT PG eligibility criteria given below.

For UG course

BF.Tech (4 years) – Apparel Production

  • Candidate must be 10+2 passed from a recognized board
  • Candidate must be passed their senior secondary exams with physics, chemistry, and mathematics subjects

B.Des (4 years) – Fashion Communication, Knitwear Design, Fashion Design, Textile Design, Accessories Design, Leather Design

  • Candidate must be 12th standard passed from a recognized board

For PG course

MF.Tech (2 years)

  • Candidate must have the bachelor degree in B.F.Tech from NIFT or B.Tech/B.E from a recognized college or university

MFM (2 years)

Candidate must be graduated passed from a recognized college or university or have the minimum 3 years UG diploma from NIFT/NID.

M.Des. (2 years)

Candidate must have a bachelor’s degree from a recognized college or university or have a UG diploma in the design of 3 years from NIFT or NID.

 

NIFT 2025 Exam Dates

NTA will soon announce the complete NIFT 2025 exam date. Interested candidates who want to clear this exam should know about all NIFT 2025 dates, including application dates, application fee dates, exam dates, etc. So, here you can check the details

Event

Tentative Dates

NIFT 2024 online application form opens

1st week of December 2024

Last date to submit applications with regular fees

1st week of January 2025

Submit applications with late fees

2nd week of January 2025

Window to edit the application form

2nd week of January 2025

Issue of admit cards 

1st week of February 2025

NIFT 2024 exam date for written tests

1st week of February 2025

Release of Answer Keys + Question Paper

3rd week of February 2025

File objections against the GAT answer key

3rd week of February 2025

Declaration of results for written tests

March 2024

Choice filling for Situation Test (B.Des)

March-April 2025

Uploading documents for (PI)

March- April 2025

Admit card for situation test

April 2025

Situation Test for BDes

April 2025

Personal Interview

April 2025

Declaration of FINAL results for NIFT 2025

May 2025

Counseling and seat allotment

May – June 2024 (onward)

 

Top NIFT Colleges

There are the various top NIFT Colleges that accepts the NIFT scores and allow candidates to get admission in UG and PG courses.

  • NIFT, Delhi
  • NIFT, Banglore
  • NIFT, Bhopal
  • NIFT, Bhubaneswar
  • NIFT, Chennai
  • NIFT, Daman
  • NIFT, Gandhinagar
  • NIFT, Hyderabad
  • NIFT, Jodhpur
  • NIFT, Kangra
  • NIFT, Kannur
  • NIFT, Kolkata
  • NIFT, Mumbai
  • NIFT, Patna
  • NIFT, Panchkula
  • NIFT, Raebareli
  • NIFT, Shillong
  • NIFT, Sri Nagar

 

NIFT Exam Fee

Candidates need to pay some exam fees to submit their NIFT 2025 application on the website and become eligible for it. They can pay this fee through online mode. There are various payment modes available on the website, including net banking, debit, and credit cards. Here are the category-wise NIFT Exam Fees given below

Category 

Single Programme

Two Programmes

Open-EWS

Rs. 3000/-

Rs. 4500/-

SC/ST/PwD

Rs. 1500/-

Rs. 2250/-

 

NIFT Exam Syllabus

Candidates must be familiar with the latest NIFT exam syllabus to crack this exam and enroll at top universities. Here we tell you course wise syllabus, including important topics you should cover while doing NIFT preparation.

Course-Wise NIFT Tests

NIFT Syllabus

NIFT BDes Syllabus

CAT

Design Theory, Colour Terminology, Elements & Principles Of Design, Optical Illusion, Form & Function, Drawing Fundamentals, etc.

GAT

4 subjects – Quantitative Ability, Communication Ability & English Comprehension, Analytical & Logical Ability, General Knowledge & Current Affairs

Situation Test

Material handling test to evaluate candidates’ Conceptualisation Skills, Aesthetic Appeal, Colour Scheme, etc.

NIFT BFTech Syllabus

GAT

5 subjects – Quantitative Ability, Communication Ability & English Comprehension, Analytical & Logical Ability, General Knowledge & Current Affairs, Case Study

NIFT MDes Syllabus

CAT

Design questions to test Design Ability, Intuitive Ability, Observation Skills, Concept Development Skills, Illustration Skills

GAT

5 subjects – Quantitative Ability, Communication Ability, English Comprehension, Analytical & Logical Ability, General Knowledge & Current Affairs

GD/PI

15 to 20 minutes discussion on an assigned case study followed by an interview

NIFT MFTech Syllabus

GAT

5 subjects – Quantitative Ability, Communication Ability & English Comprehension, Analytical & Logical Ability, General Knowledge & Current Affairs, Case Study

GD/PI

15 to 20 minutes discussion on an assigned case study followed by an interview

NIFT MFM Syllabus

GAT

5 subjects – Quantitative Ability, Communication Ability & English Comprehension, Analytical & Logical Ability, General Knowledge & Current Affairs, Case Study

GD/PI

15 to 20 minutes discussion on an assigned case study followed by an interview

 

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