NIFT

Hi Ananya,
NIFT entrance is a national level entrance examination conducted for admissions into graduate and post graduate courses of design and is specifically designed to select candidates for various design subjects. You can refer to the links below to understand both tests, CAT as well as situation test:
https://www.shiksha.com/design/fashion-design/articles/nift-entrance-exam-previous-years-papers-nift-cat-questions-2010-2015-blogId-12091
https://www.shiksha.com/design/fashion-design/articles/nift-entrance-exam-2015-tips-to-prepare-for-creative-ability-test-blogId-9813
https://www.shiksha.com/design/fashion-design/articles/6-preparation-tips-for-nift-situation-test-2016-blogId-12381
https://www.shiksha.com/design/exams/nift-entrance-exam

Hi Ananya!
These are the possible topics that you may come across in your GD in NIFT:
1. You are brand manager of a casual apparel brand. How you can use social networking sites such as Facebook or Linkedin for the benefit of your brand.
2. What Challenges and Opportunities has Indian apparel sector has faced post recession?
3. If your brand is doing well in Metro cities, would it make sense to venture into the Tier-2 cities. How would the marketing mix ( product, price, place, promotion) be different there?
4. Should apparel brands go on discounts at all? Why? Why not?
5. Should there be any return policy for an apparel brand? Why? Why not
6. Malls are not the same post recession.
7. Rising Prices of Cotton Yarn- Boon or bane for Indian Exports.
8. India should stick to manufacturing and selling traditional textiles and leave the manufacturing of other textiles to China and other countries.
9. Organic Textiles. Does it have a future or it is a mere eyewash.
10. Indian customer knows only one language- the language of discounts- every other strategy is useless.

Hi Ananya!
Here are some topics that can help you prepare for NIFT in Fashion Design group discussion.
1) Will extra small garment affect the coming generation?
2) Do skinny models project a healthy body image?
3) How can India emerge as a fashion leader rather than fashion follower?
4) Fashion is losing its morality. Do you agree or disagree?
5) Big brands banning leather. Will fashion Industry survive without leather?
6) Khadi and Jute fashion. Can they bring India on the global platform?
7) Movie celebs turning into designers. Will it devaluate the professional designers?
8) Do big brands guarantee quality and the latest fashion?
9) Are we turning into fashion slaves?
10) Is fashion industry has too mellow of an approach towards senior fashion?
11) Is online marketing beneficial for handloom industry?