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.
- 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.
NIIFT 2026 exam pattern - Highlights
The weightage for the NIIFT entrance exam, situation test, and interview round is given below:
| Evaluation Criteria |
Duration |
Weightage |
|---|---|---|
| NIIFT entrance test for UG courses |
3 Hours |
60% |
| NIIFT situation test |
- |
20% |
| Interview round |
- |
20% |
| Total |
- |
100% |
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