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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.

If you have good communication skills and love to interact with different people, public relations is a great career option. In order to pursue a career in public relations, you can either pursue a Bachelor's or Master's degree in mass communication, or you can take up a specialised Diploma course in public relations and Corporate Communication. The syllabus of the PR course is quite comprehensive and can not be pursued through distance learning mode. One needs to develop certain skill-set to be a successful PR professional that can not be earned through correspondence. Hence, I would not suggest you to pursue a course in Public Relation and Corporate communication through distance learning. You can rather pursue the course from some of the top colleges Xavier Institute of Communication, Indian Institute of Mass Communication, YMCA Institute for Media Studies & Information Technology.

Hi, ARCH Academy of Design conducts All India Entrance Examination for Design (AIEED) to offer admissions to aspirants in undergraduate as well as postgraduate design programmes that are on offer by it.
So, I would provide the detailed information for both the courses.
AIEED 2018 Exam Pattern for Undergraduates:
AIEED undergraduate paper is of 200 marks. General Aptitude Test is compulsory to be appeared by all aspirants. General Aptitude Test (GAT) and Creative Aptitude Test (CAT) together are for 200 marks. The exam can be appeared both online and offline.
Every student has the option of appearing the exam in their choice of mode and language. The exam can be appeared offline by visiting the listed centers. Online exams can be appeared if the candidate has access to proper equipments and a stable Wi-Fi connectivity.
Syllabus for AIEED Undergraduate programme:
There are several topics that a student need to pay attention towards before appearing for AIEED 2018 exams. These topics test a students basic and advance level of knowledge in the field of design.
Important Topics:
Awareness of Design
General Awareness
Comprehension
Reasoning Psychological Analysis
Visual Ability
Lateral Thinking
Skill Setting
AIEED Exam Pattern for Post Graduates:
Any student who has either completed their graduation or are in their final year can apply for AIEED. The post graduate courses offered by the academy are for two years. The paper pattern is similar to the undergraduate paper pattern.
There are 45-50 set of questions. The total time allotted to appear for GAT is 3 hours and 15 minutes. The question paper is bilingual and can be appeared through offline and online mode. Any student having completed graduation or Diploma can apply for AIEED post graduate programs.
Syllabus for AIEED 2018 Post Graduate programme:
The Post graduate exam consists only of a General Aptitude Test. A student well versed with the crucial topics can ace the exams.
Important Topics
Creative Sensitivity
Design Sensitivity
Logical Reasoning
Problem Solving
Wish you all the best.

NID is known as one of the best colleges to pursue design. Relying totally on coaching centers to crack NID entrance exam will not be a wise decision.
Being creative is the key to crack NID entrance exam, and for that, you don't have to rely on coaching classes. I would suggest that instead of paying high fees to the coaching centres, you must go on a tour or travel around. If not that, just observe the things around you. Go for a walk every morning and observe the details and designs of the things around. Wherever you go, try to observe and see the things from your perspective. Try to analyse the things and think about them.
Still, I would like to justify your query by suggesting you few of the best coaching institutes across India for NID preparation:
1.Arkin Institute
Annerghatta Main Road, Bangalore2.The Design VenueKoramangala 7th Block, Bangalore3.Konsult Art and Design Academy
Bellandur, Bangalore4.Academy of Fashion and Art
NIFT-Pitampura, Delhi5.Trend AcademyModel Town, Delhi
6.made Creative Studio
Nirmaan Vihar, Delhi
7.Target Design Academy
Masjid Moth, Delhi
8.Design KeedaSantacruz West, Mumbai
9.Precept Design Studio
University Road, Ahmedabad
10.The Design VenueJayanagar 2nd Block, Bangalore
All the best.

B.Tech in civil engineering is a 4-year course for 12th pass students and B.Arch is a 5-year course for 12th pass students.
B.Tech in civil engineering deals with planning, construction and maintenance of structures such as buildings, roads, stadiums, dams, etc. Aspirant learns about making and planning of structure for personal and social use. B.Arch deals with design, planning and construction of buildings and other physical structures.
Basically, both are doing the job of construction and planning but B.Arch pass outs think design in mind and design on paper and Civil engineers think how to make and make the design happen in reality.
Architects sees how the design works, care about colour, shape and civil engineers see how to make structure safe and strong for a long time.

Hello,
NID, an aptitude test conducted by National Institute of Design.
NID exam doesn't have any set syllabus. Questions are asked on the basics topics such as Communication Skills, Composition, Creativity, Drawing Skills, General Mental Ability, and Sensitivity to Environment and Subjects of Design.
It is conducted in two stages: Prelims and Mains.
Prelims consists of two parts:
Part I- having Multiple-choice questions marked out of 70 points. This part has questions with one or more than one correct answer. The responses of this part will be recorded on an OMR sheet and evaluated digitally.
Part II- having subjective questions marked out of 30 points, with responses to be provided in visual and/or written formats.
The Design Aptitude Test (Prelims) consists of an examination of 90 minutes duration and will be marked out of 100 points.
This is a pen-and-paper test conducted at the same time on the same day across all test centres.
The question paper is in English.
All questions are compulsory.
There is no negative marking.

EXAM PATTERN
The Council of Architecture determines the NATA exam pattern. NATA is conducted in an offline mode and it is a three-hour exam in which multiple choice questions are asked from maths and general aptitude. Candidates will have to undertake a drawing test which will be of 90 minutes.
2 marks are awarded for every correct answer and there is no negative marking.
Candidates have to select the correct answer by coloring the bubble in the OMR sheet by using a black and blue pen.
SYLLABUS
#) Drawing Test:
Creating 2D and 3D compositions using given shape and forms. Understanding scale and proportion of objects, geometric composition, shape, aesthetics, color texture, harmony and contrast. Drawing of patterns both geometrical and abstract. Common day-to-day life objects like furniture, equipment etc., from memory. Perspective drawing, sketching and landscape. Conceptualization and visualization through structuring objects in memory.
#) General Aptitude: Analytical reasoning, mental ability, Visualizing different sides of 3D objects, general awareness of national/international architects and famous architectural creations. Interpretation of pictorial compositions, visualizing three-dimensional objects from a two-dimensional drawing. Mathematical-reasoning and sets & relations.
#) Mathematics: Logarithms, Matrices, Trigonometry, Theory of Calculus, Application of Calculus, Probability, Permutation and combination, Statistics, Coordinate Geometry, 3-Dimensional Co-ordinate geometry, etc.

AAT also known as Architecture Aptitude Test is an offline conducted entrance exam for admission to the B.Arch programme offered by IIT Kharagpur and IIT Roorkee. A student who has qualified Joint Entrance Examination (Advanced) can give AAT. AAT consists of one paper of three hours duration. The question paper for AAT will be available only in English language.
Candidates have to bring their own drawing and coloring aids like:
1) Pen
2) Pencil 10/12 Set
3) Sharpener
4) Eraser
5) Geometric instruments like a compass, ruler, etc.
6) Hall ticket for JEE Advanced.
The syllabus consists of these topics:
Freehand drawing: Common domestic or day-to-day life usable objects like furniture, equipment, etc. are required to be drawn without any guidance through memory.
Geometrical Drawing: Study of plan (top view), elevation (front or side views) of simple solid objects like prisms, cones, cylinders, cubes, splayed surface holders, etc.
Three-dimensional perception: Visualization through structuring objects in memory.
Imagination and aesthetic sensitivity: Creativity check through an innovative uncommon test with familiar objects. The sense of color grouping or application.
Architectural awareness: General interest and awareness of famous architectural creations both national and international, places and personalities (architects, designers, etc.) in the related domain.

Camera and light management skills are fruitful to get to the technical jobs into film making or professional videography or photography in India and abroad.
While thinking of jobs abroad check the two major concerns that may hurt your prospects outside India:
1. The certificate is recognised and acknowledged in that country.
2. You gain such skills that even if the certificate course is just an elementary level thing, still the course serves its purpose to convey your skills and expertise of the camera skills and the lighting skills as well.
These two domains are complementary to each other but are kept aside for the sake of specialisation.
In India, government jobs are there in documentary production with private channels or Doordarshan. It should be appreciated that a course titled as documentary production shall have limited offerings if the nomenclature does not match the approved requisites.
In other countries, the technician knowing camera and lighting has an ample number of jobs once the person is able to break the ice and is able to develop a trust with the employer.
A proper, impressive, as well as professional portfolio of the work is needed as an example.