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The National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) is one of the most prestigious institutions in India. Thousands of aspiring candidates appear for the NIFT entrance exam to obtain design admission. All the students willing to get NIFT admission need to appear for the NIFT 2025 exam which will be conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA). One of the important factors to qualify the entrance exam is to understand NIFT negative marking. Go through the full article to know the answer for “Does NIFT have negative marking?”.
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NIFT entrance exams have two stages which are GAT and CAT. Presented below is the information about the NIFT scoring system.
The NIFT entrance exam includes two tests as below.
NIFT GAT (General Ability Test): Objective questions and computer based test (CBT)
NIFT CAT (Creative Ability Test): Subjective questions and paper based test (PBT)
The NIFT scoring system comprises the following weightages for GAT test based on the course as below.
Programme | Test | Weightage |
---|---|---|
BDes | GAT | 30% |
BFTech | GAT (Sec –A) | 30% |
GAT (Sec –B) | 70% | |
B. F.Tech candidates opting for B.Des | GAT (Sec –A) | 30% |
M.F.M | GAT (Sec-A & Sec-B) | 70% |
M.Des | GAT (Sec –A) | 30% |
M.F.M candidates opting for M.Des | GAT (Sec-A) | 30% |
M.F.Tech. | GAT | 70% |
Yes, the NIFT negative marking scheme is applicable for the GAT (General Ability Test) section only. As per NIFT exam pattern 2025, the GAT section includes NIFT multiple choice questions with choices to mark the answer.
The wrong answers marked in the NIFT GAT test have a negative marking. The negative marking will be -0.25 for every wrong answer. For unanswered questions, no marks will be deducted. This NIFT negative marking policy is applicable for both UG and PG courses.
NIFT CAT is the Creative Ability Test which is a subjective paper which is a paper and pen based test that includes sketching and drawing. Hence the NIFT negative marking scheme for CAT section is not applicable.
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As the NIFT GAT section has negative marking, candidates are advised to concentrate on the accuracy of the answers. Aspirants need to be confident in marking the correct answers only and do not guess the answer if it is unknown. To avoid NIFT negative marking, candidates should practise the NIFT GAT syllabus thoroughly that consists of the NIFT objective questions part.
The NIFT negative marking policy ensures that the candidate should prepare well for the exam by understanding the NIFT 2025 syllabus and save time in answering the questions.
Candidates need to know the marks distribution in NIFT for each question in the syllabus. As the objective type test - GAT will have negative marking, the marks distribution in NIFT is classified as +1 for every right answer and -0.25 negative marking in NIFT for every wrong answer.
The total number of NIFT objective questions for each programme are as follows.
Programme | Total no. of questions | |
GAT Section - A | GAT Section - B | |
BDes | 100 | - |
BFTech | 100 | 50 |
MDes | 120 | - |
MFTech | 150 | - |
MFM | 120 | 30 |
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The NIFT negative marking policy is +1 for every correct answer and -0.25 negative marking for every wrong answer.
The NIFT GAT section has the negative marking scheme.
Yes, the NIFT objective questions have negative marking applicable in it.
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Hello Neharika
These are the topics which are most important in the Current affairs section in respect to NIFT Entrance Exam:
1. National and International Awards and Honors
2. Government Schemes and Initiatives
3. Sports
4. Appointments and Newsmakers
5. Science and Technology
6. Indian and World Economy
7. International Relations
8. Fashion Industry Updates
9. Books and Authors
10. Art and Culture
11. Environmental and Social Issues
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Hope this answer helps! Thank You!!!
Hello,
According to the sources, the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) entrance exam for 2026 will be held in February 2026. Also, the registration period may open from November 2025.
I hope it will clear your query!!
Dear Candidate ,
Yes , you are eligible for NIFT - UG 2026 . Based on your birthdate , you will be 19 years old as of August 1 , 2026 , which is well within the age limit .
NIFT requires applicants to be under 24 years of age on August 1 of the admission year , with a 5 year relaxation for SC/ST/PwD candidates .
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The syllabus of NIFT 2026 will be released on October 2025 by Nift officials on their official website nift.ac.in . The syllabus comprises of topics General Ability Test (GAT) and Creative Ability Test (CAT). The syllabus is different for UG and PG programmes. The GAT syllabus consists of :
The CAT syllabus consists important topics like
To download the complete syllabus kindly refer this
https://design.careers360.com/articles/nift-syllabus
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