Preparation Tips for NIFT Situation Test 2025
National Institute of Fashion Technology Entrance Exam 2026 ( NIFT Entrance Exam )
NIFT offers the following five design courses at its NIFT 19 campuses: Bachelor of Design (BDes), Master of Design (MDes), Bachelor of Fashion Technology (BFTech), Master of Fashion Technology (MFTech), and Master of Fashion Management (MFM). The NIFT admission process varies from course to course. For the MFTech and MFM courses, admission aspirants need to take the General Ability Test (GAT) and appear for the PI admission round. M.Des applicants need to first appear in the GAT and CAT written tests, and if shortlisted, next appear in the PI. Meanwhile, B.Des applicants who get shortlisted based on GAT and CAT scores, have to next appear in a Situation Test.
NTA will conduct the NIFT Situation Test on June 08, 2025. The Admit cards for Stage 2 Examinations are out now.
Latest Updates:
For the BFTech course, candidates are offered admission only based on their performance in the GAT.
- NIFT 2025 Exam Update
- NIFT 2025 Situation Test - Exam Pattern
- NIFT Situation Test 2025: Evaluation Parameters
- How to prepare for NIFT Situation Test 2025?
NIFT 2025 Exam Update
The online application form for NIFT 2025 opened on November 22, 2025. The written exams of NIFT 2025 were conducted on February 9, 2025. Candidates who qualify in the NTA NIFTEE-written exams have to next appear in the Situation Test (B.Des)/ PI (PG courses). The NIFT Stage 1 result was declared on April 24, 2025. The dates for the NIFT Situation Test/Studio Test and Personal Interview have not been announced. The dates will be declared soon on the NIFT official website.
NIFT 2025 Situation Test - Exam Pattern
The Situation Test will be of two hours duration and will be conducted in an offline, center-based mode. The details of the exam center allocated to the candidate will be mentioned on the NIFT 2025 admit card for the Situation Test.
NIFT Situation Test: Procedure
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The Situation Test is a practical examination and is given 20% weightage in NIFT admissions.
| Test |
Weightage |
|---|---|
| CAT |
50% |
| GAT |
30% |
| Situation Test |
20% |
The NIFT 2025 exam will be administered across 37 cities in the country. Note that each of these cities may have one or more exam centres. The candidate has to select their choice of exam city while filling out the NIFT 2025 application form.
List of NIFT 2025 exam cities
S.No | City | S.No | City |
1 | Ahmedabad | 20 | Kolkata |
2 | Bengaluru | 21 | Lucknow |
3 | Bhopal | 22 | Madurai |
4 | Bhubaneswar | 23 | Mumbai |
5 | Chandigarh | 24 | Nagpur |
6 | Chennai | 25 | New Delhi (East, Central, North, South, and West Delhi) |
7 | Cochin | 26 | Noida |
8 | Coimbatore | 27 | Patna |
9 | Daman | 28 | Pune |
10 | Dehradun | 29 | Raipur |
11 | Faridabad | 30 | Ranchi |
12 | Ghaziabad | 31 | Rajkot |
13 | Gurugram | 32 | Surat |
14 | Guwahati | 33 | Udaipur |
15 | Hyderabad | 34 | Vadodara |
16 | Jaipur | 35 | Varanasi |
17 | Jammu | 36 | Vishakhapatnam |
18 | Jodhpur | 37 | Srinagar |
19 | Kannur (Kerala) |
The NIFT exam is among the competitive and is also considered among the toughest. So, it is recommended that the candidate starts their exam preparation early. NIFT exam has various components like written exam and Situation Test /Personal Interview. Candidates seeking admission to the B. Des and M.Des courses need to prepare for both the CAT and GAT. The CAT is a drawing-based exam. Now unless the candidate is already well-versed, the exam will be very difficult. So, start early. The same goes for the GAT.
As part of the NIFT Situation Test, aspirants are given some materials using which they have to create a model and accompany the same with a caption and a short write-up explaining the 3D model made by the student.
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NIFT Situation Test 2025: Evaluation Parameters
Some points on which candidates are evaluated in the NIFT Situation Test are mentioned below:
- Conceptualization Skills
- Creative use of materials provided
- Innovative ideas
- Composition of elements
- Colour scheme
- Aesthetic appeal
- Working methodology
- Overall presentation
- Neatness
Thus, when an aspirant is about to leave the exam hall, he/she need to ensure that the area where the model is placed is clean. They also need to ensure that their roll number, write-up, as well as work sheets, are placed properly on the table and any extra items should be thrown in the dustbin. A lot of importance is given to the write-up and caption given to the model by the candidate.
Another important point to note is that, in the NIFT Situation Test, candidates are closely watched and even marked on how well they have been able to manage time while preparing their 3D model.
How to prepare for NIFT Situation Test 2025?
In the NIFT Situation Test, each and every candidate is evaluated on their ability to handle the material provided to them to make 3D models. Thus, some steps that aspirants can take in order to perform well in the NIFT Situation Test 2025 are as follows:
- Observe all the things around you, like leaves, tables, chairs, cars, human faces, etc., and try to take inspiration from them
- Try to think of a topic and what models you can make depicting the mood, look, and feel for that topic/product/item
- Develop an idea of what to expect in the Situation test by going through NIFT Previous year questions
- Read Interviews of Previous Year NIFT Toppers. You will get a lot of ideas from their interviews. They usually share their schedules, strategies, etc.
- Think of a concept, first sketch what you have in mind, and thereafter try to create what you have in mind using different materials.
- Try working with different materials to find out how to cut and combine them with other materials. Some of the materials one must work with are:
| Ivory sheets |
Cardboard |
| Thermocol (thick & thin) |
Glaze papers |
| Plasticine clay |
Copper wire |
| Kite papers |
Handmade sheet |
| Cellophane |
Fabric |
| Thread |
Coloured clay |
| Ribbon |
Rubber band |
| Thumb pins |
Straw |
| Aluminium foil |
Aluminium sheet |
| Sun pack |
Mount board |
| Ice Cream Sticks |
Cotton |
| Tissue Paper |
Foam |
| Straw pipe |
Mouldable aluminium wire |
| Transparency sheet |
Cotton |
| Rubber sheet |
Gift wrapping sheet |
| Beads & sequences |
Ice cream sticks |
Along with doing through the textbooks and solving problem Sets the candidate must also solve previous years question papers to prepare for NIFT 2025. One of the main benefits of solving sample papers is the candidate will get to know the difficulty level, types of questions asked, and marking scheme. Also, previous years papers are great tools to improve ones time-management and problem-solving skills. By analyzing the previous years question papers, the candidate may also figure out trends that are followed in drafting question. Further, note that there are some questions that may be repeated, with a slight change in the wording or concept. If the candidate solves previous years question papers, the candidate will be able to easily solve them.
The Creative Ability Test or CAT will evaluate the intuitive ability, power of observation in concept development, and design ability of the candidate. To prepare for CAT the candidate must develop their observation skills, learn the basics of geometrical shapes, understand conceptualization, learn product drawing and shading. Additionally, the candidate must also work on their line quality. For instance, the candidate needs to ensure there are no jittery or multiple lines. To imporve ones drawing skills, one may start with simple drawings, and then move on to complex shapes. Also, while shading is not so important for the exam, shading skills can definitely help the candidate get a positive nod from the evaluator.
In case there unfilled seats in the OBC (NCL), EWS and domicile (Open) and domicile (OBC NCL) category, these seats will be converted to open category after a minimum of two rounds of seat allocation.
The candidate has to select their category at the time of filling out the NIFT application form. Also, the candidate must ensure that they have the requisite valid and verificable certificate for the category chosen.
If the candidate fails to submit proper documents, he or she will be considered under open category. Also
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Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 2 months ago
The fee for M.Des programme offered at NIFT is around INR 8 Lakhs.
| Fee Components | Fee Amount (2 Years) (2025) |
|---|---|
| Tuition Fees | 5.86 Lakhs |
| Hostel Fees* | 2.21 Lakhs |
| One-time payment* | 27,200 |
| Total fees | 8.35 Lakhs |
* Hostel fee is calculated on the basis of 1st year. Actual amount may vary. The fees might include components other than hostel fees. Meal Plan is not included in the mentioned fee.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 months ago
The fee of the B.Des programme at NIFT is around INR 14 lakhs.
| Semester | NIFT Fees 2024 (INR) | NIFT Fees 2025 (INR) |
|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | 1,83,200 | 1,91,700 |
| Semester 2 | 1,43,000 | 1,50,000 |
| Semester 3 | 1,69,800 | 1,78,700 |
| Semester 4 | 1,50,000 | 1,58,000 |
| Semester 5 | 1,78,700 | 1,87,800 |
| Semester 6 | 1,58,000 | 1,66,000 |
| Semester 7 | 1,93,700 | 2,03,200 |
| Semester 8 | 1,66,000 | 1,74,000 |
| Total (4 Years) | 13,42,400 | 14,09,400 |
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 months ago
National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), New Delhi, is the best based on the India Today ranking (2025).
NIFT Delhi is considered the best NIFT campus in India because of the following:
It consistently ranks No. 1 among all NIFTs (India Today Ranking: 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022 and 2021)
It has
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 months ago
The NIFT entrance exam is considered moderately difficult. The level of difficulty of the exam depends on a student's strengths and preparation. Since seats are limited and competition is high, even average questions feel tougher due to the pressure.
B.Des exam tests creativity, design aptitude, obse
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 months ago
The educational qualification for NIFT admissions varies from course to course:
| Programme | Educational Qualification Required |
|---|---|
| B.Des (Bachelor of Design) | Passed 10+2 (Class 12) in any stream (Science, Commerce, Arts, Humanities) from a recognised board |
| B.FTech (Bachelor of Fashion Technology) | Passed 10+2 (Class 12) in any stream, but Mathematics as a subject in 10+2 is compulsory |
| M.Des (Master of Design) | Undergraduate degree in any discipline from a recognised university |
| M.FTech (Master of Fashion Technology) | B.FTech from NIFT or B.E./B.Tech from a recognised university |
| MFM (Master of Fashion Management) | Undergraduate degree in any discipline from a recognised university |
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Contributor-Level 10
The online application form for NIFT 2025 is closed.
With regular fees, the application was open from November 22-January 6, 2025. With late fees, applications were accepted from Janaury 7-9, 2025.
The application was available online at niftadmissions.in. The NTA also released the detailed admission notification, including the eligibility criteria and information brochure.
Candidates who met the precribed eligibility criteria for their programme could fill out the NIFT 2025 application form before the last date.
Note that NIFT application form will be for admission to the B. Des, M.Des B.FTech M.FTech and MFM courses offered by participating colleges.