NIFT ENTRANCE EXAM

IMPORTANT DATES

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

Maximum Age: 23 years as on 1 October, 2016. The upper age limit may be relaxed by a period of 5 (five) years for the candidates of Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribe/ Differently Abled Person (PHP).

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Eligibility for Bachelor Programmes – Bachelor of Design – B.Des.

(Fashion Design / Leather Design / Accessory Design / Textile Design / Knitwear Design / Fashion Communication)

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• The +2 level examination in the 10+2 pattern of examination of any recognized Central/ State Board of Secondary Examination, such as Central Board of Secondary Education / State Board New Delhi, and Council for Indian School of Certificate Examination, New Delhi.

 or

• General Certificate Education (GCE) Examination (London/Cambridge/Sri-Lanka) at the Advanced (A) level/ International Baccalaureate (IB).

                                                                                             or

• Any Public School/Board/University Examination in India or in foreign countries recognized by the Association of Indian Universities as equivalent to 10+2 system.

                                                                                             or

• A pass grade in the Senior Secondary School Examination 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. 

PAPER STRUCTURE

CREATIVE ABILITY TEST (CAT)

“This test is administered to judge the intuition skill, power of observation, innovation in development of a concept and design ability of the candidate. An important aspect of the test is the creative and innovative use of colour and illustration skills”, states the official NIFT website.