NIFT Entrance Exam 2023 Dates, Eligibility, Application Form, Exam Pattern

 

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National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) announces Entrance Test 2023 for  Admission to UG and PG Design Courses, Apply now

 

NIFT Entrance Exam 2023 – National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) will be conducting NIFT 2023 Entrance Test for admissions to B.Des, B.F.Tech, M.Des. (Master of Design), M.F.M. (Master of Fashion Management) and M FTech (Master of Fashion Technology) Courses for the academic year 2023

 

NIFT Entrance Exam 2023

 

Programs Offered

UG Course

  • B.Des. (Fashion Design), B.Des. (Leather Design), B.Des. (Accessory Design), B.Des. (Textile Design), B.Des. (Knitwear Design), B.Des. (Fashion Communication)
  • B.FTech. (Apparel Production)

PG Course

  • M.Des. (Master of Design)
  • M.F.M. (Master of Fashion Management)
  • M.FTech. (Master of Fashion Technology)

 

Important Dates

Regular UG/PG Program (Regular)

  • Online Registration for all modes of Admission: 1st November 2022
  • Last date for Online Registration for UG/PG Program: 31st December 2022
  • Last date for online registration with late fee of Rs.5000/-: *First week of January 2023
  • Window to edit/update the application form: Second week of January 2023
  • Admit Card (Online only): Third week of January 2023
  • CBT Entrance Examination for all UG & PG Programmes: 5th February 2023
  • Result of Written Entrance Examination: March 2023
  • Situation Test / Interview: April 2023
  • Last date for online registration for NRI/Foreign Nationals: 30th April 2023
  • Declaration of Final Result (Online): May 2023
  • Seat Allocation: May-June 2023 onwards

NLEA (UG) B.Des.  and B.F Tech

  • Online Registration: 1st November 2022
  • Last date of online registration: 31st December 2022
  • Last date for online registration with late fee of Rs. 5000/-: First week of January 2023
  • Admit Card for GAT Exam ( Online only): 3rd week of January 2023
  • GAT Exam (CBT): 5th February 2023
  • Studio Test/ TAT and PI AND Verification of Documents/ Eligibility: April 2023
  • Declaration of result of eligible candidates: 23rd May 2023

ARTISAN/CHILDREN OF ARTISAN CATEGORY (UG) B.Des.

  • Online Registration: 1st November 2022
  • Last date of Online Registration: 12th March 2023
  • Studio Test & Personal Interview at NIFT Campus: April  2023
  • Declaration of result of eligible candidates: Last week of April 2023
  • Interface Counselling for Shortlisted candidates allotment of Programme and Campus as per Common Merit Rank (CMR): May  2023

 

Eligibility Criteria

  • Bachelor’s Programs (B.Des & B.FTech): Maximum age should be less than 24 years as on 1st August of the year of admission. The upper age limit may be relaxed by a period of 5 (five) years for candidates of Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribe/ Person with Disability (PWD) categories
  • Educational Qualification for B.Des: The +2 level exam in the 10+2 pattern of exam of any recognized Central/State Board of Secondary Exam, such as Central Board of Secondary Education / State Board New Delhi, and Council for Indian School of Certificate Exam, New Delhi. A pass grade in the Senior Secondary School Exam conducted by the National Open School with a minimum of five subjects or; 3 or 4-years diploma recognized by AICTE or a State Board of Technical Education
  • Any Public School/Board/University Exam in India or in foreign countries recognized by the Association of Indian Universities as equivalent to 10+2 system
  • General Certificate Education (GCE) Exam (London/ Cambridge/Sri-Lanka) at the Advanced (A) level/ International Baccalaureate (IB)
  • Educational qualification for (B.FTech): The +2 level exam in the 10+2 pattern of exam of any recognized Central/State Board of Secondary Exam, such as Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi, and Council for Indian School of Certificate Exam, New Delhi with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics or; 3 or 4-years diploma in any branch of Engineering recognized by AICTE or a State Board of Technical Education
  • Master Programs (M.Des,M.F.M and M.FTech): Qualifying Age for M.Des, M.F.M and M.FTech – No age limit
  • Master’s Program in DesignM.Des (Master of Design): Undergraduate Degree in any discipline from any Institute / University recognized by law in India or; Undergraduate Diploma of minimum three years duration from NIFT / NID
  • Master’s Program in Fashion Management (MFM): Passed Undergraduate Degree in any discipline from any Institute / University recognized by law in India. Undergraduate Diploma of minimum three years duration from NIFT / NID
  • Master’s Program in Fashion Technology- M.FTech: B.FTech from NIFT or; B.E / B.Tech from any Institute / University recognized by law in India. Candidates appearing in the qualifying exam are also eligible to apply.

 

Application Process

  • Application Form and Prospectus will be available online only. Candidates can apply online through the official website www.nift.ac.in or https://applyadmission.net/nift2023/
  • Candidates are advised to keep a print out/photocopy of Application Form for further reference along with proof of payment.
  • Guidelines for applying online may be referred for the purpose. The prospectus is available at NIFT website www.nift.ac.in free of cost.

 

Application Fee

  • For General/ OBC (Non-Creamy)/ GEN/EWS Category – Rs. 2000/-
  • For SC/ ST/ PWD Category – Rs.1000/-
  • Mode of Payment – Application fee has to be paid through an online payment gateway.

 

Exam Pattern

  • All eligible candidates would have to go through an exam process. The process for each program is separately listed below:
  • B.Des: For candidates to the UG Design programs, the selection process comprises a written exam comprising a Creative Ability Test (CAT) and General Ability Test (GAT), followed by a Situation Test to be undertaken by shortlisted candidates of the written exam.
  • B.FTech: For candidates to the UG Fashion Technology program, the selection process comprises a written exam comprising of a General Ability Test (GAT)
  • M.Des: PG Design Program, the selection process comprises a written exam comprising of a Creative Ability Test (CAT) andGeneral Ability Test (GAT) followed by GD/PI for shortlisted candidates of the written exam
  • MFM: Selection process comprises of Written Test comprising of a GAT followed by GD/PI for shortlisted candidates of the written exam
  • M.FTech.: For the M.F.Tech program, the selection process comprises of Written test comprising of a GAT followed by GD/PI for shortlisted candidates of the written exam
  • Note: The objective type tests are subject to negative marking. The negative marking will apply at the rate of 0.25 each wrong answer.

 

Exam Centers

  • A Paper Based Test (PBT) for all UG and PG Programmes will be conducted on May 2023 at 32 cities – Ahmedabad, Kannur (Kerala), Bengaluru, Kolkata, Bhopal, Lucknow, Bhubaneswar, Madurai, Chandigarh, Mumbai, Chennai, Nagpur, Cochin,Patna, Coimbatore, Pune, Dehradun, Raipur, Delhi, Ranchi,Guwahati, Surat,Hyderabad, Udaipur, Jaipur, Vadodara, Jammu, Visakhapatnam, Jodhpur, Shillong, Kangra, Srinagar (J&K)

 

Admit Card

  • Admit Cards of will be available for download from www.nift.ac.in or https://applyadmission.net/nift2023 from last week of April 2023.

 

For more details and to apply online, please visit official website

 

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