NIFT Exam Analysis for UG & PG Admissions 2018

By Shaun D’Sa

NIFT Entrance Exam Analysis for UG & PG Admissions

NIFT Entrance Exam 2018 was conducted today, January 21 across 32 test centres in the country. On the basis of an aspirant's performance in NIFT exam, he/she can secure admission in colleges accepting NIFT entrance exam scores. Courses for which candidates need to take NIFT entrance exam are Bachelor of Design (BDes), Bachelor of Fashion Technology (BFTech), Master of Design (MDes), Master of Fashion Management (MFM) and Master of Fashion Technology (MFTech).

NIFT UG Exam Analysis 2018

The NIFT 2018 GAT paper had no surprises, both in terms of pattern as well as the type of questions asked as compared to the previous years’ papers. English, math and mental ability were pretty straightforward and reading comprehension passages were moderate but lengthy. Thus, it would have been a good strategy to answer the reading comprehension questions after the students have answered all the other sections since they are a bit time consuming. The general knowledge and fashion aptitude questions were a bit tricky in terms of depth of topics and covered the usual range of company branding and advertising. Questions were also asked in major fashion events and fairs like the Vastra Fair, like the Gulf of Mannar in geography, politics and current affairs, like who elects the governor for the state in India and what is the implementation date of GST. Students were able to finish the paper in the stipulated time.

The CAT had 3 questions with choices. In the first question for 40 marks, there was a small twist in which they included instructional design. In this, 4 boxes were given and the student had to draw the steps involved to change a bulb or make a paper boat. The second question also for 40 marks was to design a bag either for a marriage, a picnic or for shopping. The third question was a graphic question for 20 marks which asked the student to depict their personality with basic geometric shapes. This question tested the students in their fundamentals in graphic design.

Overall, since NIFT Entrance Exam was pretty straightforward, going through the past years’ question papers besides being well practiced, would enable the students do well in the exam.

NIFT PG Exam Analysis 2018

The NIFT 2018 GAT paper had no changes as compared to the previous years’ papers, both in terms of pattern as well as the type of questions asked.  English was pretty easy. Mental ability followed the standard pattern questions like coding and decoding, both in letters and numbers format. In math, regular questions were asked in profit and loss, ratio and proportion, time and work and statistical data. Mensuration was not given much importance this year and some students found questions on roots a bit tough. Reading comprehension passages were moderately easy but lengthy. Thus, it would have been a good strategy to answer the reading comprehension questions after the students had answered all the other sections, since they were a bit time consuming. The general knowledge and fashion aptitude questions were slightly tricky in terms of depth of topics. They covered the usual range of current affairs, company branding and advertising like Manushi Chhillar, Femina Miss India World 2017 being the brand ambassador for Bata.

The CAT had 3 questions having options with a total of 100 marks although they had a small twist. The 1st question was to write down 10 steps for preparing tea. This is more like instructional design. However, students just had to write the steps down. The 2nd question was a product design question in which students had to draw a chair representing their personality. The 3rd question was to draw the work spaces for given professionals, wherein  options were given between a carpenter,  a gardener and a chef. This would be more to test the student’s ability in perspective, sketching an environment with as much details with human figure.

Overall, since the exam was pretty straightforward, going through the past years’ question papers besides being well practiced, would enable the students do well in the exam.

About the Author:

Shaun D’Sa

Shaun D’Sa has a Master’s degree in Industrial Design from IIT Delhi. He is Director at Design Quotient Labs (DQ Labs), a coaching platform for Architecture and Design entrance exams.

He began his career with General Motors Advanced Design Center at Bangalore, where he had the opportunity to work with design teams for car brands like Hummer, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Holden, Buick to name a few. Shaun has also been a part of many teams of International and Indian designers for design centric ethnographic studies across India and abroad. Due to his passion for Design and Architecture, he has travelled extensively abroad and has been a part of many design workshops in many countries across Europe.