NIFT

NIFT seat allotment for Round 1 was released on June 27, 2026.

The sample papers for the NIFT exam are released on the official website of the institute. The sample papers are available for the GAT and CAT written exams.

Also, the sample papers are available for all the programs offered by the participating colleges - B. Des, M.Des M.FTech B.FTech and M. F. M. No login is required to download the sample papers. 

NID DAT and NIFT are two of the most important design entrance exams in the country. Both exams have a design aptitude test and many topics that overlap.

So, you can safely solve NID DAT sample papers as well. That being said you first job will be to complete the NIFT sample papers.

The NIFTs offers the following specializations for B.Des: 

• Fashion Design 
• Leather Design
• Accessory Design
• Textile Design
• Knitwear Design
• Fashion Communication.

NIFT question paper for GAT M.FTech will be of 180 minutes. Questions will be asked from - Communication Ability and Comprehension, Case Study, Quantitative Ability, Analytical & Logical Ability, and GK and Current Affairs. Also, the GAT paper will be bilingual, meaning the candidate can appear in the GAT paper either in English or Hindi. The choice of language has to be made when filling out the NIFT online application form.

Candidates seeking admission to the Master's courses at NIFT participating need to appear in a Personal Interview after qualifying in NIFT written exam. Personal Interview is conducted in an offline mode. The interview will evaluate the candidate on the parameters like Career orientation, Aptness for the course, Overall personal achievements in academics and co-curricular activities, Communication, General awareness and aptitude, creative and lateral thinking.

Situation Test will be a hands on test that will check candidate's material handling and innovative ability. They will be asked to make a model or design using a given set of materials. A write is also required for the model.

About 16475 candidates appeared in NIFT GAT exam, against the 17974 registeread candidates in year 2025. While 14586 candidates appeared in NIFT CAT exam against 15903 registered candidates.

Yes, Pearl Academy, New Friends Colony provides scholarship for BDes on basis of rank obtained in NIFT in the form of fee waiver on the semester component fees for the first year only. Details are mentioned below: