NIFT

Hi,
I am listing down the NIFT centres according to their overall ranks:
1-New Delhi
2-Mumbai
3-Bangalore
4-Gandhinagar
5-Chennai
6-Hyderabad
7-Kolkata
8-Patna
9-Kangra
10-Bhopal
11-Kannur
12-Shillong
13-Jodhpur
14-Raebareli
15-Srinagar
You can't really judge the NIFT centres because all the centres follow the same syllabus and system. All of their faculty members and the staff is highly qualified. Yes, the infrastructure of centres like New Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore is much better than the centres like Raebareli, Srinagar and Jodhpur. Also, all the resources and exposure one gets at NIFT-Delhi is much more than what you get at those small centres, but not because those small centers don't provide their students anything, but it's because Delhi is a metropolitan city and there are fabric and material markets like Nehru Place, Lajpat Nagar, Chandni Chowk, Palam, etc., and one can easily go out for market research and sourcing and also there is Amazon Fashion Week, Indian Couture Week, where students can go and look for the latest designers collection.
The complete education doesn't depend on all these things, it's just a part of design education and it all depends on the student that how much they are keen about learning things because of many a times students from the small centres for the better placements than the Delhi or Mumbai centre students, but on an average, more people of NIFT-Delhi, Bangalore or Mumbai get better placement offers than the other centers, not because they are more talented, but because the industry has the wrong thinking about the NIFT centers.
Anyways, it's better if you get a seat at NIFT-Delhi centre.
I hope this list will help you out.
All the best.

Hi,
Yes, there are quite a few exams for Design entrance apart from NIFT and UCEED. You can apply for the following colleges also:1 - NID (National Institute of Design)
2 - NIIFT
3 - PEARL ACADEMY
4 - UID (United world institute of Design)
5 - IID (Indian institute of art and Design)
6 - WSD (World school of Design)
7 - TDV (The design village)
8 - Arch Academy of Design
9 - Chitkara University
10 - FDDI
But, I will suggest you to go for NIFT, IIT or NID only. These are the top government colleges for Design and their market value is much better than the other colleges. They provide excellent quality education and knowledge. You will easily get a good job opportunity after completing your graduation from these colleges. They have a record of 100% placements and a starting package of at least three Lacs per annum. I am not sure about the other colleges.
All the best.

We have subjects like Visualisation & Representation (basically sketching), Art & Design Aesthetics (history of art and painting in India), Fashion Orientation, Digital Design (CorelDraw), Geometry, Material Studies, Elements of Design and in some cases, Basic English (1st semester).
In 2nd semester we have, again Art and Design Aesthetics, Visualisation, and Representation, Elements of Design (now both in colour medium), Digital Design (Photoshop and Excel), Field Studies (the study of craft clusters), Professional Practices.
Yes, the syllabus is in sync with the global market. You may refer to the link below for more details:
https://www.shiksha.com/design/fashion-design/articles/what-to-expect-in-bdes-course-at-nift-blogId-10855

Hi,
I may be the best person to answer this question as I have been through the NIFT interview. It was not that interesting as I expected but, was really entertaining.
It started with:
1) Tell your educational background
2) Why did you decide to switch from (your field) to fashion?
3) How are you going to align your previous education with fashion industry?
4) How pursuing Master from NIFT will boost your career?
6) What line of career would you choose after the completion of the course? I was well prepared for all the above questions so answered quickly with confidence. Then suddenly interviewer asked, Do you watch movies? I said yes, I am really fond of watching movies and Fashion is my favorite movie (In excitement or you can say to impress), and then I was dead with the cross questions because I had no idea about it apart from Priyanka Chopra and Kangana Rannaut.
He asked about the director, producer, costume designer and so on. I was speechless and later I admitted the truth.
He started laughing and said don't worry I won't cut your numbers.
So, overall It was a great experience and I watched Fashion too.

Hi dear!
The advice I am giving you is not specific to any particular test. Aptitude test is something which tests your logical thinking and ability to solve the problems. So to be confident for any upcoming aptitude test, solve as many previous years question papers as you can. This will keep you in touch of the level of the test you are going to appear for. Try to restrict yourself in the same timing as of the entrance exam. Analysis your weak points and work on them. Don't try your hand on new concepts. Build your confidence on your strong points. Be aware about the new brands being launched, brand ambassadors of the Apparel brands. As these are the last days don't try to overburden with new things. Try to do meditation, this will make you feel more relaxed.
I hope this helps.
All the very best.