Design

NIFT offers Ph.D in the areas of design, management and technology as applied with broad reference to Textiles, Fashion, Lifestyle and Apparel Sectors of the Industry. The programme is designed for the purpose of carrying out research in textiles, fashion and the apparel sector to create a body of original knowledge for the use of academia, industry, policy makers and other stakeholders.
Eligibility Criteria:
Following qualifications are eligible for consideration for admission to the Ph.D programme
Post Graduation degree in the relevant area of Design, Management or Technology (or) equivalent qualification from an institute/ university of national/ international repute with minimum 7 years of education after secondary (Class X) last of which was the Master's degree
Where the Master's Degree is found to be not relevant to the area of Research, a minimum 10 years of professional experience (teaching /working) in the proposed area of research is required
A minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 6.0 on a 10 point scale (5.5 for SC/ST candidates) or equivalent as determined by the institute wherever letter grades are awarded; or 55% (50% for SC/ST candidates) marks in aggregate (of all the years/semesters) where marks are awarded in the Post-Graduation degree
The area of research of the applicant has to be relevant to the field of fashion in terms of design, technology and management.
Candidates who are employed besides fulfilling the above eligibility criteria are required to submit No Objection certificate from their current employer including NIFT.
Selection Procedure:
The applicant will be short-listed for the personal interview on the basis of the research proposal and the form submitted. The final selection of the candidates for the Ph.D programme will be based on their performance in the personal interview.

The Design Aptitude Tests will be conducted in two stages:
Stage 1: Design Aptitude Test (that) Prelims
Stage 2: Design Aptitude Test (that) Mains
The Design Aptitude Test (that) Prelims primarily evaluates each candidate on the following abilities:
Knowledge
Comprehension
Analysis
Creativity
Visualisation
The that Prelims consists of two parts:
Part I: Multiple-choice questions marked out of 70 points. This part has questions with one or more than one correct answer. The responses of this part will be recorded on an OMR sheet and evaluated digitally.
Part II: Subjective questions marked out of 30 points, with responses to be provided in visual and/or written formats.
The Design Aptitude Test (Prelims) consists of an examination for three hours duration and will be marked out of 100 points.
This is a pen-and-paper test conducted at the same time on the same day across all test centres.
The question paper is in English.
All questions are compulsory.
There is no negative marking.
Based on the that Prelims scores, separate merit lists shall be prepared for each category (OPEN, OBC-NCL, SC, ST & PwD). Shortlisted candidates only will be eligible to appear for the that Mains exam.
Design Aptitude Test (Mains):
Based on the scores obtained in the that Prelims, eligible candidates will have to appear for the that Mains.
that Mains for M.Des.:
The that Mains for this programme consists of two parts:
Studio Test:
This may consist of tests in different formats such as drawing/sketching, hands-on model making, group discussions etc. This test will be marked out of 100 points and will be conducted in English.
Interviews:
The interviews will be conducted separately for each discipline, immediately after the Studio Test, at the same centre.
that Mains for B.Des.and GDPD:
The that Mains for these programmes may consist of tests in different formats such as drawing/sketching, hands-on model making, group discussions, presentations etc. These will be marked out of 100 points and will be conducted in English. The test centre will be NID Ahmedabad. In order to be considered for the merit list, a candidate must have appeared for all the tests in both the that Prelims and the that Mains.