National Institute of Fashion Technology Delhi Hauz khas Answered Questions

B.Des eligibility criteria of NIFT is given below.
1. Qualifying Age: Maximum age should be 23 years as on 1st October, 2019. 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.
2. Educational qualification for Bachelor of Design (B.Des) Programmes (Fashion Design / Leather Design / Accessory Design / Textile Design / Knitwear Design / Fashion Communication) : 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.
So from above age criteria is very important. The Gap of 5 years after 12th is not a big issue because you have completed your graduation during this period. So you can be eligible if meeting the age criteria as above.
Further you are also eligible for M.Des course of NIFT because there is no age restriction for M.Des course. While the eligibility criteria is Graduation in any discipline. The admission in M.Des are also done through NIFT entrance exam.

B. Des. in Fashion Design is a 4-year undergraduate course, the minimum eligibility for which is a Higher Secondary Certificate (10+2) qualification with a minimum aggregate score of 50%. The program is spread over 8 semesters, with the final semester being based on the candidate's chosen stream of study.

The M.Des selection process consists the following
A) Written examination comprising (GAT)
B) Creative Ability Test (CAT) followed by Group Discussion and Personal Interview (GD/PI) for shortlisted candidates of the written examination.
A) Written exam (General ability test) comprise the following
1. Quantitative Ability : This consists the Addition, Multiplication, Division, Fractions, Percentage, Rate of Interest, Work and Task, Ratio and Proportion, and Distance.
2. Communication Ability : It includes questions on synonyms, antonyms, words with corresponding meanings, singular, plural, one word substitutes, idioms and phrases, correct spellings, comprehend a situation from a given passage etc.
3. Analytical Ability : Concepts and practice of creative and lateral thinking are likely to be useful.
4. General Knowledge and Current Affairs : This sub-test is designed to test the candidates general knowledge and current affairs.
b) CREATIVE ABILITY TEST (CAT): This test is administered for both UG and PG Design Programmes to judge the intuitive ability, power of observation in concept development and design ability of the candidate. An
important aspect of the test is the creative and innovative use of colour and illustration skills.

You can apply if you are meeting the NIFT MFM eligibility criteria. The criteria is given below.
Educational Qualification for Masters Programme in Fashion Management- MFM (Master of Fashion Management) : 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.
Selection process: The selection process of MFM comprises of Written test comprising of a General Ability Test (GAT) followed by Group Discussion and Personal Interview (GD/PI) for shortlisted candidates of the written examination.
The online registration for NIFT-2020 has already been started and will be continued till 30 December 2019. Hence, apply for NIFT entrance exam. For more details please see the NIFT-2020 prospectus by using the following https://nift.ac.in/sites/default/files/inline-files/Prospectus 2020.pdf

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Events Tentative Dates:
Starting of Online Registration 4th week of October 2019
Last date to register 4th week of December 2019
Application correction window opens Last week of December 2019 to 1st week of January 2020
Last date to register with late fee of Rs. 5000 1st week of January 2020
Availability of Admit card 2nd week of January 2020
NIFT 2020 Exam 3rd week of January 2020
Announcement of Result In the month of February/March 2020
Last date of registration for Foreign nationals/ NRIs/SAARC Last week of April 2020
Release of Call Letter for PG programmes 4th week of March 2020
Situation Test/GD/Interview In the month of February/March 2020
Declaration of Final Result In the month of May or June 2020
Beginning of Counselling process in the month of June 2020
NIFT 2020 Application Form
Candidates can check the complete details of NIFT 2020 Application form below:
The Online Registration process of NIFT 2020 will begin from the fourth week of October 2019.
Candidates have to fill the application form before the last date, which is expected until the fourth week of December 2019.