NIFT

Hi Riya!
It is definitely possible but each fashion institute has its own eligibility criteria. Some may allow admission to a candidate hailing from any educational background while others would prefer a candidate who has done graduation in design field itself. You will have to check the criteria of all the colleges that you are interested in. For example: Pearl Academy will not consider your application for the Masters programme but NID and NIFT would accept the application as the admission criteria is solely dependent on how you perform in the entrance exam. You can find a rank wise list of top design colleges in India by clicking on this link https://www.shiksha.com/design/fashion-design/ranking/top-fashion-design-colleges-in-india/94-2-0-0-0

Hi, There are two part to the first level entrance test- Creative Ability Test (CAT) and General Ability Test (GAT).
CAT is the most important part of the question paper. Start sketching and develop your own style of sketching and coloring. I can not stress this enough. Good drawing skills are very important. How you present/draw your ideas is just as important as the idea itself.
Keep reading the newspaper (especially around November-December) It'll help you in GK part of GAT and help you generate better ideas. Most questions in CAT are related to current scenarios. For example- Make in India was started in late 2014 and in the 2015 entrances Hi had asked the students to make a mascot and a poster to promote the same. Based on the happenings and big stories in the media, plan and create small sketches. This was you'll save time on thinking during the actual exams. Go through various artists on social medias, movies, art galleries etc. to find inspiration. Go through question papers from the previous years and see what kind of questions they ask. Start solving these question papers in the given time and work on pacing yourself.For that, you can pick up any reference book.Math, logic and English are mostly what you've learned in school but it's better to revise. Keep solving the previous question papers so you can get into the habit of thinking along those lines. You can pick up any test series or books from Arihant publication. They usually have a summary of the portion.
Check out other artist's work on Instagram, Interest, Behance, etc. so that you can improve your drawing skill and understand what the rest of the world is doing.

Below mentioned are some of the questions which are usually asked of the students during the interview. I am writing the answer, as in how can you answer those questions leaving a good impression on the recruiter:
Q- How do you meet tough deadlines? Tell me about a time you completed great work under pressure.
A- Good designers are thoughtful and thorough, but you also want to make sure they know how to prioritize and work well under time constraints.
Q- Whats an example of a project where you disagreed with the clients feedback and how did you handle it? A- Good designers should be able to defend and support their work in a professional, respectful way. You want designers who believe enough in their work not to be steamrolled but also who won't be difficult to work with or refuse to adapt.
Q- Let's say someone tells you to design something without any context. What do you do? A- Nobody likes it, but sometimes designers are asked to create something without a lot of contexts. A good designer can roll with the punches and find answers to their questions whether there's a detailed creative brief or not.
Q- Walk me through your portfolio. Which pieces are you most proud of, and why? A- Every designer should be prepared to showcase their the best work. Make sure you ask them to explain the problem each piece was meant to solve and how they accomplished that.

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.