One of India's most prominent design schools, the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), provides a two-year postgraduate Master of Design (M.Des) program that focuses on cutting-edge design, research, and innovation concepts. NIFT M.Des comprises a Creative Ability Test (CAT) and a General Ability Test (GAT). Shortlisted candidates are then called for a group discussion/personal interview phase. NIFT entrance exam 2025 was conducted on February, 9th, 2025. Students can refer to this article to get NIFT M.Des 2025 question paper with detailed solutions to understand the pattern and types of questions that were asked in the exam. NIFT 2025 final result was declared on June 22nd, 2025.
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Students can find memory-based questions from students who appeared for the exam with detailed answers from the NIFT M.Des Exam 2025 here in order to comprehend the format of the exam, difficulty level and type of questions, as NIFT does not publish its official question papers.
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As per the NIFT 2025 exam pattern, the question paper had 2 sections (GAT and CAT). Students get the overall analysis of the NIFT M.Des 2025 exam and prepare for future NIFT exams section wise by checking out the table below:
Question paper | Difficulty Level |
---|---|
GAT (General Ability Test) | Easy to Moderate |
CAT (Creative Ability Test) | Moderate |
Overall | Moderate to Easy |
NIFT M.Des 2025 detailed section wise exam analysis will be updated soon.
Cut-Offs are calculated with the analysis of previous years cut-offs and the difficulty level of the questions asked in the NIFT 2025 M.Des exam.
Category | Good Marks |
Open | 30/70 |
OBC NCL/EWS | 22/70 |
SC/ST | 18/70 |
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The GAT section was easy to moderate, while the CAT section was moderate. The overall difficulty level was considered moderate to easy.
The NIFT M.Des 2025 entrance exam was conducted on February 9, 2025.
The NIFT M.Des 2025 exam had two sections:
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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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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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