NIIFT Exam Pattern 2025: Question Paper Structure, Marking Scheme, Section-wise Questions

Updated on Sep 29, 2025 21:21 IST

By Sayeba Naushad, Assistant Manager

NIIFT Exam Pattern 2026- The Northern India Institute of Fashion Technology (NIIFT) will release the exam pattern for NIIFT 2026 on its admission portal.

Candidates appearing in the design entrance exam must make sure they refer to the official exam pattern for exam preparation.

The NIIFT 2026 exam pattern will cover items like - the types of questions asked, sections, section-wise and total questions, marking scheme, test duration, and mode of the exam.

The NIIFT question paper for the UG design courses will be divided into five sections – Quantitative Ability, Communication Ability, English Comprehension, Analytical Ability, and Creative Ability. There are a total of 101 questions [(100 objective questions and one subjective question (Creative Ability)] in the exam that candidates need to complete in three hours.

Also, along with the exam pattern, pay keen attention to the NIIFT exam syllabus and section-wise important topics.

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NIIFT 2026 Exam Pattern
NIIFT 2026 exam pattern - Highlights

NIIFT 2026 Exam Pattern

NIIFT Exam pattern is given below.

Section	Number of Questions	Marks
Quantitative Ability	25	25
Communication Ability	25	25
English Comprehension	25	25
Analytical Ability	25	25
Creative Ability	1	25
Total	101	125

Marking scheme: One mark is awarded for each correct answer in the exam (valid for objective questions only). Besides, 25 marks are awarded for the subjective question. There is no negative marking in the exam.