NIFT Entrance Exam 2020: CAT Student Reaction with Questions
National Institute of Fashion Technology Entrance Exam 2026 ( NIFT Entrance Exam )
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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 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 |
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|---|---|---|
| Programme |
Test |
Weightage |
| CAT |
50% |
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| GAT |
30% |
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| Situation Test |
20% |
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| CAT |
40% |
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| GAT |
30% |
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| GD/PI |
30% |
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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.
- Meditation
- Festival
- Travel
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Student Forum
Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 6 days ago
Taking mock tests of other exams can help you improve your test taking skills. But it is recommended to focus on mock tests designed for NIFT exam.
NIFT has its own exam pattern, syllabus, and marking scheme. By practicing with NIFT mock tests, you can get familiar with the exam format, time questio
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a week ago
There is no fixed number of mock tests one should take before the NIFT Entrance Exam. A candidate should take at least one mock test daily for the NIFT Entrance Preparation. 10-15 mock tests will really help in preparing for the exam.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 4 weeks ago
There are 20 participating institutes of NIFT that offer the B. Des and B.F.Tech programmes. B. Des programme offers specializations in the following programs: Fashion Design (FD), Leather Design (LD), Accessory Design (AD), Textile Design (TD), Knitwear Design (KD), Fashion Communication (FC).
For B
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 4 weeks ago
NIFT cutoff for a participating NIFT is the last rank for which admission is offered in for a particular programme and category. This means, if a candidate fails to score a rank equal to or higher than the cutoff rank, they don't get admission. Typically, a higher ranked institute will invite: More
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 4 weeks ago
NIFT Delhi is frequently ranked among the top design colleges in the country. So, the admission cut-off for the institute is pretty high, especially when compared to the lower-ranked colleges. This is because being a higher-ranked college, NIFT Delhi receives a higher number of applicants. Another f
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
Yes, Pearl Academy, Mumbai BBA students who wish to avail the NIFT Rank scholarship are required to appear for the NIFT entrance exam separately. This can be done either before or after securing the BBA admission at Pearl Academy, Mumbai.
There are also other BBA scholarships that do not require cand
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
The material kit of NIFT Situation Test 2026 can include the following:
- Corrugated sheets: 2
- Cardboard: 1
- OHP Sheets: 1
- Translucents Sheet: 1
- Coloured sheets: 4
- Ice cream sticks: 8-10
- Toothpicks: 6-7
- All pinks
- Jute Thread: 2m
- Needle
- Balloon
- Clay: 2 colors
- Chopsticks: 2
- Quilling strips
- Paper plate: 2
- Bubble wrap: 1
- M
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
Some of the important topics for NIFT Situation Test are:
- Momentoes
- Badges
- product Design
- Set Design
- Book Cover/Diaries
- Window Display: For Shoes, Clothes, etc.
- Accessories
- Character Design
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
NIFT Situation Test is a hands on test. It evaluates a candidate skills for material handling and innovative ability with a given set of materials. Candidates are required to make a 3D model.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
No, there is no negative marking in NIFT Situation Test. Negative marking is only there in NIFT GAT part in stage 1.
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Contributor-Level 10