NIFT

National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) conducts NIFT entrance exam in order to shortlist aspirants for admission in design programmes offered by it. Considered to be a pioneer in fashion education, NIFT has its headquarters in New Delhi. Apart from this city, NIFT has domestic centres at Mumbai, Kolkata, Bangalore, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Gandhinagar, Hyderabad, Jodhpur, Kangra, Kannur, Patna, Shillong and Raebareli.
To get admission into Bachelor of Design (BDes), Bachelor of Fashion Technology (BFTech), Master of Design (MDes), Master of Fashion Management (MFM) and Master of Fashion Technology (MFTech) courses at NIFT, candidates need to appear for NIFT Entrance Test.

Yes, NIFT allows a student who has taken examination up to level 10+2 in any streams.
The +2 level examination in the 10+2 pattern of examination of any recognized Central/
State Board of Secondary Examination, such as Central Board of Secondary Education /
State Board New Delhi, and Council for Indian School of Certificate Examination, New Delhi.
or
General Certificate Education (GCE) Examination (London/Cambridge/Sri-Lanka) at the
Advanced (A) level/ International Baccalaureate (IB).
orAny Public School/Board/University Examination in India or in foreign countries recognized
by the Association of Indian Universities as equivalent to 10+2 system.
orA pass grade in the Senior Secondary School Examination conducted by the National Open
School with a minimum of five subjects.
or
3 or 4-years Diploma recognised by AICTE or a State Board of Technical Education.
http://nift.ac.in/Downloads/Admission-Prospectus2017.pdf

Yes, NIFT allows student with the following qualifications-
The +2 level examination in the 10+2 pattern of examination of any recognized Central/
State Board of Secondary Examination, such as Central Board of Secondary Education /
State Board New Delhi, and Council for Indian School of Certificate Examination, New Delhi.
orGeneral Certificate Education (GCE) Examination (London/Cambridge/Sri-Lanka) at the
Advanced (A) level/ International Baccalaureate (IB).
orAny Public School/Board/University Examination in India or in foreign countries recognised
by the Association of Indian Universities as equivalent to 10+2 system.
orA pass grade in the Senior Secondary School Examination conducted by the National Open
School with a minimum of five subjects.
or
3 or 4-years Diploma recognized by AICTE or a State Board of Technical Education.

It's not necessary but you have to work hard and study on your own. Here are a few tips-
CAT is the most important part of the question paper. Start sketching and develop your own style of sketching and coloring. I cannot 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 hey 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. maths, 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 in to the habit of thinking along those lines.
Check out other artist's work on Instagram, Pinterest, behance, etc. so that you can improve your drawing skill and understand what the rest of the world is doing.

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 hey 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.
Check out other artist's work on Instagram, Pinterest, Behance, etc. so that you can improve your drawing skill and understand what the rest of the world is doing.

Hi Pratishtha,
NIFT conducts graduate level and post graduate level courses in Fashion Designing. Admission to the courses is based on tests such as General Ability Test(GAT) and Creative Ability Test(CAT) conducted by the institute.
Admission Procedure in NIFT:
Students who have completed higher secondary course in any stream from a recognized board.
There is no minimum mark required in qualifying examination.
Those who are more than 23 years of age at the time of application are not eligible to apply.
Eligible candidates will be short listed for General Ability Test(GAT)
GAT qualified students will be short listed for Creative Ability Test(CAT). Students can expect drawing based questions in this test.
Final selection will be based on the composite marks obtained in both exams.
As per your requirement, I suggest you to buy Arihant Book For NIFT B.des (CAT- Creative Ability Test) preparation because we got a very good feedback of Arihant book
Math- RD Sharma& RS Aggarwal & Kiran sample paper & 10th Class CBSE Book
English & Reasoning - Arihant and Kiran
GK & Current Affairs - Pratiyogita darpan & Vogue magazine and your basic moto should be collect detailed knowledge about fashion brands and brand ambassadors.
All the best.