NIFT Entrance Exam 2020: CAT Student Reaction with Questions

National Institute of Fashion Technology Entrance Exam 2026 ( NIFT Entrance Exam )

Updated on Jan 19, 2020 14:41 IST

NIFT 2020 entrance exam was held today, January 19, 2020. NIFT CAT was held from 10 am to 1 pm. Most of the students who gave the exam shared that the difficulty level of the questions asked was not very high and they were able to complete their exam on time.

NIFT Entrance Exam 2020: CAT Student Reaction with Questions

NIFT CAT (Creative Ability Test) for Bachelor of Design (BDes) and Master of Design (MDes) course admission was held from 10 am to 1 pm. In NIFT CAT exam, aspirants have to answer three subjective (drawing) questions. In NIFT CAT 2020, aspirants are evaluated on the basis of their knowledge, design ability, intuitive ability, observation skills, concept development skills, creative use of colour and illustration skills. This exam is conducted as a paper-based test.

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As part of NIFT Entrance Exam 2020 for BDes and MDes admissions, aspirants need to appear for CAT and GAT (General Ability Test). Candidates can view the exam weightage for NIFT admissions below:

NIFT Entrance Exam 2020: Weightage for Each Test

Programme

Test

Weightage

BDes

CAT

50%

GAT

30%

Situation Test

20%

MDes

CAT

40%

GAT

30%

GD/PI

30%

Shiksha is reporting live from Little Fairy Public School where more than 200 students took NIFT Entrance Exam 2020. Majority of the students who gave NIFT CAT exam shared that the questions asked were easy to attempt and tested their creative instincts. Students were able to complete their NIFT exam on time and were happy with the way they attempted the questions asked.

NIFT CAT 2020 Difficulty Level

Guneet, DPS Noida: The exam was pretty easy. I am not very comfortable with pencil colours. So, I messed up a bit. I solved past three year question papers for NIFT CAT, I felt the difficulty level of the questions asked was similar to those papers.

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Devika Gupta, DPS Noida: The exam was easier than previous year's NIFT exam question papers. 

Shubham, Bal Bharti Public School, Dwarka: The exam was quite good. I gave NIFT exam lastyear as well and the questions asked were very similar to the ones asked last year. 

Mehak Devgan, Dwarka: The questions asked were simple but they had some complicated elements. For example, a question was there with a bike and I got stuck with designing the leg of the bike. In another question we had to colour and explain why we chose the specific colour and design. I was able to complete my paper on time.

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NIFT CAT 2020: List of Questions Asked

1) A motorcycle was given and students had to complete a scene with two human beings or an animal and human being or two animals. 

2) A comic strip had to be created on any one situation:

  • Trip to Mars
  • Life as a fish

3) A pattern was given and students had to colour it.

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  • Festival
  • Travel

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