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The National Institute of Fashion Technology will notify the NIFT B.Des selection process on its official website - nift.ac.in in its admission prospectus. The NIFT B.Des selection process comprises the NIFT entrance exam and the NIFT situation test. Only those candidates who appear for both components of NIFT 2026 will obtain B.Des admission into NIFT campuses. In this article, get complete details of the NIFT B.Des selection process, including weightage for the GAT, CAT, and the situation test.
The NIFT admissions will be offered into 19 campuses across India through the centralised NIFT counselling conducted by the institute.
Candidates applying for B.Des have to appear for three components, namely:
General Ability Test (Section A)
Creative Ability Test
Situation test.
Based on the NIFT entrance exam result, candidates will be shortlisted for the situation test. The NIFT schedule for the exam and the situation test will be notified on the institute’s official website.
The NIFT GAT syllabus for section A evaluates candidates on their logical and analytical ability, quantitative aptitude, English comprehension, and GK.
Particulars | Details |
Mode | Online |
Duration | 2 hours |
Sections | No. of questions |
Communication Ability and English Comprehension | 40 |
Quantitative Ability | 20 |
Analytical and Logical Ability | 15 |
GK and Current affairs | 25 |
The NIFT CAT syllabus evaluates the candidate’s intuitive ability, observation power in concept development, and design ability. Candidates will be required to employ creative and innovative colors and illustrations in their work.
Candidates should not disclose their identity in any way through their design during the CAT. Such candidates will be disqualified from the NIFT B.Des selection process.
The NIFT situation test is the final stage in the NIFT B.Des selection process. Candidates who are shortlisted from the entrance exam will be called to attend the selection process. The NIFT situation test weightage is important for B.Des selection, and candidates have to compulsorily attend the test.
The situation test is a hands-on evaluation of a candidate’s ability in material handling and innovative thinking in a given situation. Candidates are required to use only the given material and will be judged on the spot by a jury. The candidate will be asked to create a model which will be evaluated on the following parameters -
Space visualization
Innovative and creative use of the given material
Composition of elements
Colour scheme
Construction skill,
Finesse of the model
Overall presentation
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Each of the components in the NIFT selection process for B.Design has a different weight. The Creative Ability Test carries the maximum weight. The details are given below.
Particulars | Weight |
GAT | 30% |
CAT | 50% |
Situation Test | 20% |
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Yes, candidates shortlisted from the entrance exam have to attend the situation test.
The full form of NIFT CAT is National Institute of Fashion Technology Creative Ability Test.
GAT full form is the National Institute of Fashion Technology General Ability Test.
The components of the NIFT B.Des selection process are GAT, CAT, and the situation test.
On Question asked by student community
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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The Chennai NIFT entrance exam results for 2025 are usually declared a few weeks after the exam date. You can check the official NIFT website or trusted education portals like Careers360 for the latest updates and result announcements.
Make sure to keep your application details handy to access your result easily.
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NIFTEE 2025 Result has been released by NTA on 24th April 2025. UG and PG aspirants can now check and download their scorecards through direct links given in this news. The NTA has declared the NIFT 2025 Result on its official website, exams.nta.ac.in/NIFT.
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