The National Testing Agency will notify the NIFT 2026 situation test date on its official website - exams.nta.nic.in/niftee. The situation test, which is the second stage of NIFT 2026 for BDes, is expected to be conducted on a single day. In this article, get the NIFT situation test date for the last 3 years, to understand the trends.
Admissions to the NIFT BDes programme will be based on scores in the NIFT entrance exam and the NIFT situation test, as per the predefined weightage.
The NIFT situation test expected date is tentatively in April 2026. The NIFT situation test has been conducted on different dates in previous years. The situation test is conducted only for the NIFT BDes programme. The last 3 years’ trends for the NIFT situation test dates are given in the table below.
Year | NIFT exam date | NIFT entrance exam result date | NIFT Situation Test Date |
NIFT 2025 | February 9, 2025 | April 24, 2025 | June 8, 2025 |
NIFT 2024 | February 5, 2024 | March 20, 2024 | April 13, 2024 |
NIFT 2023 | February 5, 2023 | March 13, 2023 | March 24 to 27, 2023 |
After the NIFT situation test, the authorities will declare the NIFT final result. The NIFT 2026 result will be prepared after considering the scores in all components of the selection process as per the weightage. The NIFT situation test carries a 20% weightage. The NIFT final result will be declared tentatively in May 2026. Given below is the weightage of different components in the NIFT BDes selection process.
Particulars | Weightage |
General Ability Test | 30% |
Creative Ability Test | 50% |
Situation Test | 20% |
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