NIFT Exam Analysis 2023 of CAT written exam (Shift 2)

The Creative Ability Test (CAT) was conducted on February 5, 2023, from 1.30-4.30 pm. CAT is a sketching-based exam that is conducted in an offine mode. Check exam analysis of the paper here.

The National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) conducted the NIFT 2023 exam on February 5, 2023. The entrance exam is conducted in two shifts for the B.Des and M.Des courses. The 1st part is the General Ability Test (GAT), and the 2nd shift is the Creative Ability Test (CAT). Both parts are mandatory. The GAT was conducted from 9.30-11.30 am, while the GAT was held from 1.30-4.30 pm. In this article, we bring you the detailed exam analysis of the NIFT 2023 CAT paper.

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NIFT 2023 Student Reactions and Exam Analysis 

Admission to B.Des and M.Des courses at NIFT 2023 participating institutes is a two-step process. The candidate has to first appear in the written exams - CAT and GAT.

The scores of the written exams are then used to shortlist candidates for the next admission round - Situation Test (for the B.Des program) and Personal Interview (PI) (for the M.Des program). 

The final merit list of NIFT 2023 will be prepared by giving weightage to both the written tests and Situation Test/ PI.

Items covered in the NIFT 2023 CAT Exam Analysis

The exam analysis will be provided by the students appearing in the GAT and CAT written exams and will cover the following points.

• The difficulty level of the CAT question paper
• Types of questions asked
• Time taken to complete the task
• Expected cut-off

NIFT 2023 Exam Analysis for CAT 

Check out the exam analysis of NIFT 2023 as given by students who have appeared in the entrance exam below:

Here is Anweshya,

She found the CAT paper easy. 

• Questions related to shapes and lines were asked. 
• The comic strip was also easier this year.
• As far as GAT is concerned, the paper was not very difficult, though there were more paragraph-based questions. The paper had more questions from English and also a few questions from GK.
• Maths part I found a bit difficult. 
• The overall difficulty level of the exam was moderate.

Here is Ananya, a B.Des applicant

According to her, the CAT paper was pretty easy and also not lengthy. The GAT paper was also easy, with a few exceptions in the maths section.

The GK section included an ISRO-related question.

Overall, the paper was easy.

Given the paper was easy, the cut-off would be high.

Here is Shristi:

The paper was very easy, especially compared to last year. =

The English section was easier than last year,

In CAT, you can have to make designs of letterboxes, phones, automobile, etc.

Logical reasoning had the maximum number of questions; especially the maths-based ones.

The GAT paper wasn’t lengthy.

As far as technical issues in the GAT paper are concerned, I didn't face any. A few students did face some technical issues.

What next?

The scores of CAT and GAT written exams will be used to shortlist candidates for the next admission round - Situation Test / Personal Interview.

The Studio Test for the B.Des program and Personal Interviews for the M.Des program will be conducted in April 2023; the test will be conducted at NIFT Campuses. 

The final results of NIFT 2023 will be announced in May 2023.