Fashion Design

Sample papers are very useful tools for exam preparation. So, if you are preparing for SOFT CET, you may start solving sample papers after, say, completing a chapter. 

The more sample papers you solve, the better you get a problem-solving and time management. Your understanding of key concepts will also improve as you go on solving problems.

Along with sample papers, also solve previous years' papers.

Candidates seeking admission to the B.Des and Diploma design courses at MKSSS's School of Fashion Technology, Pune, need to take the SOFT CET entrance exam.

The SOFT CET entrance exam for B.Des will include the following steps:

1. General Ability  Test 
2. Studio Test
3. Personal Interview + Portfolio +Statement of Purpose

All the tests will be conducted on the same day.

The final merit list will be prepared by giving weightage to each test component. 

MKSSS's School of Fashion Technology, Pune, conducts the SOFT CET exam for admission to B.Des and Diploma courses.

The B.Des programme has the following specializations:

• Fashion Design
• Fashion Communication
• Textile Design
• Jewellery Design
• Interdisciplinary

The duration of the B.Des programme will be 4 years. 

NIFT, NID DAT, and UCEED are considered the three most important design entrance exams in the country. Consequentlty, they are the most competitive and amongst the toughest.

So, if you are preparing for NIFT, your preparation should be enough to appear in SOFT CET and get a good rank.

Note that SOFT CET may have low cut-offs, which will make admission easier.

The NID DAT exam is conducted for admission to the NIDs, which are amongst the top design colleges in the country. As such, NID DAT is amongst the toughest entrance exams in the country. In contrast, SOFT CET is comparatively easier.

So, which exam you decide to take will depend on your priorities and also to some extennt on your abilities. If you feel like your preparation is top level, you can try NID DAT.

SOFT CET is a popular design entrance exam. So, the competition is going to be there, though not at the level of a NIFT or NID DAT.

That being said, you will ideally need around 4-5 months to complete the SOFT CET syllabus. Start you preparation, if you haven'r already.

As part of the preparation, make it a point to solve sample and previous years' question papers.

MKSSS's School of Fashion Technology, Pune, will release the syllabus for SOFT CET 2026 at the time of release of the application form. SOFT CET application form will open around the 3rd week of March 2026.

The candidate can download the syllabus from the portal.

The syllabus will include details like sections, section-wise topics, important topics, etc. Questions in the exam will be asked from the official syllabus. 

NITTE School of Fashion Technology and Interior Design offers After 10th Diploma in two specialisations as in Fashion Design and Interior Design. The total tuition fees for both courses cost around INR 1.5 Lakh. 

 NITTE School of Fashion Technology and Interior Design offers the Scholarships for the underprivileged & needy at the discretion of the management.