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Posted on April 25, 2021 by admin

The Indian technical textiles sector has immense potential to grow both domestically as well as globally. Backed by government initiatives and support, India can emerge as a global manufacturing hub for technical textiles in the future.

It is a massive market that remains overshadowed by its conventional cousin. And, all discussion about its scope remains confined mostly to stakeholders. But almost unnoticed-certainly by those not conversant with the sector—technical textiles have already emerged from the shadow of the overall textiles industry and is now reckoned to be an entity of its own. Plus, it is big.

The global technical textiles market was valued at $157.68 billion in 2016 and is projected to reach $220.37 billion by 2022 at a CAGR of 5.89 per cent from 2017, according to a recent report by Markets and Markets. The major factors driving this market are growing demand and government initiatives in promoting this sector. The increasing use of technical textiles in end-use industries such as automobiles, construction, healthcare and geotextiles too are driving the market. The technical textiles used in these industries is being attributed to the unique function properties—hygiene and safety, cost-effectiveness, durability, strength, versatility, user-friendliness, lightweight and logistical convenience.

Back home, the growth drivers of the Indian technical textiles markets include:
 Growing industrialisation,
 Changing lifestyles,
 Improvement in safety and hygiene,
 Increase in technology, and
 Awareness of protective wear.

The Indian market

The Indian technical textiles sector is growing along with that of the end-user industries. The sectorcontributes around 12 per cent to the overall Indian textiles market. The major factor contributing to the growth of Indian technical textiles are infrastructure and industrial development in the country.
Government initiatives too are attracting investments. The government has put in place the following policies to develop a comprehensive manufacturing base for high-value technical textiles in India.
 Export Promotion of Capital Goods (EPCG),
 Amended Technological Upgradation Fund Scheme (ATUFS),
 Schemes for agro-textile usage in the Northeast region,
 Scheme for the usage of geotechnical textiles in the Northeast,
Benefits under Special Economic Zone (SEZ) and Schemes for Integrated Textile Parks (SITP).
Domestic consumption has increased by 6.8 per cent in recent years. To make the Indian technical textiles industry competitive globally, a dual policy needs to be adopted for exports as well as domestic markets. The industry is expected to expand at CAGR of 13.11 per cent during 2018–23 to $32 billion.

Exports and imports

India is a net exporter of technical textile products, with exports touching $1,849.8 million in 2017–18. Exports will grow at a CAGR of 3.3 per cent in the five years. After two consecutive years of decline, exports recovered remarkably in 2017–18 to register a significant y-o-y growth of 18.4 per cent, increasing from $1,562.5 million in the previous year to $1,849.8 million in 2017–18.
The US was the leading destination with exports estimated at $336.8 million in 2017-18. The value of US exports recorded a healthy CAGR of 10.6 per cent in the period between 2013–14 and 2017–18. The US share in Indian exports of technical textiles increased from 13.9 per cent to 18.2 per cent in the period.
Imports of technical textile products ($1,744.8 million) increased substantially in 2017–18 at a growth rate of 21.7 per cent. Imports recorded a CAGR of 8.1 per cent between 2013–14 and 2017–18.
The largest import source of technical textile products was China, accounting for more than 50 per centshare in both 2013–14 and 2017–18. The value of imports from China recorded a CAGR of 8.2 per cent in those four years. Other major import sources in 2017–18 included Thailand, Taiwan, the US, Bangladesh, Germany, South Korea, Malaysia, Hong Kong and Nepal.

Growth as global manufacturer

India should grow as a global technical textiles manufacturing hub with the following advantages:
 Extensive availability of textile raw material;
 Technical textiles being a labour-intensive industry, the presence of a large pool of labour at a comparatively low cost can provide a competitive edge over technical textile producing countries like China, the US, and those in Europe;
 Power costs are lower than other countries, and lending rates are higher than in China and Vietnam; with government schemes, the effective cost of capital becomes comparable;
 India’s infrastructure for technical textiles is developing with investment in R&D, testing and investor facilitation from the Centre of Excellence.
Even though the global industry is dominated by European countries and China, there is potential in India to emerge as a global manufacturing hub for technical textiles in the future.
Steps needed to grow further
Indian government schemes for textiles and apparel manufacturers have been targeting technology up-gradation, infrastructure development, export promotion and many more segments. State governments should also announce their own policies for attracting investors to their respective states.
However, India is yet to exploit its potential in technical textiles sector due to reasons such as the absence of regulatory measures for technical textile usage in various industries. Moreover, the country is still dependent on imports for technology and advanced machinery and India has limited production of high-end products and specialized yarns and intricate duty structure.
To facilitate the growth of the Indian technical textiles industry, several measures need attention. Some of them are:
 Establishing regulatory norms to increase the consumption of technical textile goods;
 Developing exclusive HSN codes to identify high growth products for further development;
 Establishing and implementing Indian standards to develop high-quality products for global acceptance;
 Better operational standards;
 Focus on training, education and creating end-user awareness to boost domestic demand for high-end technical textile products.
Besides this, India should also focus on forming partnerships with other global payers for acquiring technical know-how. This will help the country to attract large-scale investments.

Posted on April 18, 2021 by admin

Are you ready for personal interview of NIFT MFM/MDes/M.FTech Like last year,NIFT has announced to conduct Personal Interview only for MFM/MDes/MFtech program due to Pandemic . Now let’s understand what is PI round for NIFT Master program. It is all about judging candidate’s over all personality, Knowledge about Industry and his keen interest in respective course for which She/He has been shortlisted. To understand and get an idea about PI ,Join Mock PI session with PAHAL DESIGN in order to robust your preparation for NIFT PI round. Book your slot -> Also Call 📞880022-6864

NIFT Personal Interview Questions 2020

1. Why you want to do MDES/MFM/MFTECH from NIFT?

2. Why didn’t you choose MBA over MFM?

3. Please Introduce yourself?

4. From where you did your graduation ?

5.How will your graduation help in your master’s

6.What is your understanding about Vendor Management ?

7. What is principle of management?

8. What is famous textile of your state?

9. How will you contribute to NIFT?

10. What type of company you want to get into?

Posted on April 18, 2021 by admin

SWOT ANALYSIS OF TEXTILE INDUSTRY IN INDIA

Strengths:

Indian Textile Industry is an Independent & Self-Reliant industry.

Abundant Raw Material availability that helps industry to control costs and reduces the lead-time across the operation.
Availability of Low Cost and Skilled Manpower provides competitive advantage to industry.
Availability of large varieties of cotton fibre and has a fast growing synthetic fibre industry.
India has great advantage in Spinning Sector and has a presence in all process of operation and value chain.
India is one of the largest exporters of Yarn in international market and contributes around 25% share of the global trade in Cotton Yarn.
The Apparel Industry is one of largest foreign revenue contributor and holds 12% of the country’s total export.
Industry has large and diversified segments that provide wide variety of products.
Growing Economy and Potential Domestic and International Market.
Industry has Manufacturing Flexibility that helps to increase the productivity.

Weaknesses:

Indian Textile Industry is highly Fragmented Industry.

Industry is highly dependent on Cotton.
Lower Productivity in various segments.
There is Declining in Mill Segment.
Lack of Technological Development that affect the productivity and other activities in whole value chain.
Infrastructural Bottlenecks and Efficiency such as, Transaction Time at Ports and transportation Time.
Unfavourable labour Laws.
Lack of Trade Membership, which restrict to tap other potential market.
Lacking to generate Economies of Scale.
Higher Indirect Taxes, Power and Interest Rates.

Opportunities:

Growth rate of Domestic Textile Industry is 6-8% per annum.

Large, Potential Domestic and International Market.
Product development and Diversification to cater global needs.
Elimination of Quota Restriction leads to greater Market Development.
Market is gradually shifting towards Branded Readymade Garment.
Increased Disposable Income and Purchasing Power of Indian Customer opens New Market Development.
Emerging Retail Industry and Malls provide huge opportunities for the Apparel, Handicraft and other segments of the industry.
Greater Investment and FDI opportunities are available.

Threats:

Competition from other developing countries, especially China.

Continuous Quality Improvement is need of the hour as there are different demand patterns all over the world.
Elimination of Quota system will lead to fluctuations in Export Demand.
Threat for Traditional Market for Power loom and Handloom Products and forcing them for product diversification.
geographical Disadvantages.
International labour and Environmental Laws.
To balance the demand and supply.
To make balance between price and quality.

Textile Industry Concerns

Indian Textile Industry is highly fragmented Industry that is lead by several small-scale industries. Because of this, there is lack of Industry Leadership. These small companies do not have fiscal resources to invest in technological up-gradation and they are not able to generate economies of scale. This leads to inability to establish a world-class competitive player.
Despite many policies Industry is bound with historical regulations that are reason for Complex Industry Structure.
Though Industry has cheap and skilled manpower but they are less productive.
Industry is unable to generate economies of scale, as a result, it is tough to balance the demand and supply equation.
There is lack of technological up-gradation in various steps of value chain that affect the quality, cost and distribution.
There are high Costs like, High Indirect Taxes, Power and Interest Rates.
Inadequate Research & Development.
There is less FDI in this industry that is hurdle to make industry more competitive on global basis.
Industry has unfavourable labour Laws.
India has disadvantage in terms of Geographic Locations. Because of this there is Global Logistic Disadvantage as shipping cost is higher.
There is uneven supply chain model and inbound freight traffic is low which affects cost of shipping.
India lacks in various trade memberships, which restrict to tap potential market.
Inappropriate energy supplies to rural and sub-urban areas.
Industry needs to compete on the basis of Price, Quality and Delivery for the different segments.

TEXTILE INDUSTRY KEY FACTS

Indian Textile Industry is one of the largest and oldest industry in India.
Indian Textile Industry is highly fragmented industry; at the same time it is an independent and self-reliant industry that has shown sustainable growth over the years.
Indian textile Industry is valued at US$ 36 Billion with exports of US$ 17 Billion in 2005-2006.
Indian Textile Industry is second largest industry in terms of providing vast employment opportunities and employs around 35 million people in country after agriculture sector..
The Indian Textile Industry plays vital role in economic development and contributes 14% to industrial production in the country.
Textile Industry contributes around 4% of GDP, 9% of excise collections, 18% of employment in industrial sector, and has 16 % share in country’s export.
Industry has direct and strong linkage with rural and agriculture sector, therefore it is estimated that, one of every six households in country is directly or indirectly dependent on this industry.
Industry contributes around 25% share in the world trade of cotton yarn.
India is evolved as a major contributor in world’s cotton sector. Indian is the world’s third-largest producer of cotton and second-largest producer of cotton yarns and textiles.
India is the largest exporter of yarn in the international market and has a share of 25% in world cotton yarn export market.
India contributes for 12% of the world’s production of textile fibers and yarn.
Indian textile industry is second largest after China, in terms of spindle age, and has share of 23% of the world’s spindle capacity.
India has around 6% of global rotor capacity.
The country has the highest loom capacity, including handlooms, and has share of 61% in world loom age.
Including textiles and garments, 30% of India’s export comes from this sector.
Indian Textile Industry is one of the largest industry that provides high exports and foreign revenue.
Large and potential domestic & international market, large pool of skilled and cheap labor, well-established industry, promising export potential etc. are few strengths of Indian Textile Industry.
Highly Fragmented, High dependence on cotton sector, Lower productivity, Unfavourable Labor Laws are few drawbacks of the industry from which it has to overcome.

Posted on March 6, 2021 by admin

Q. How was the NIFT 2021 Exam? Was it lengthy, difficult or moderate? What’s your analysis of the exam?

The paper pattern of NIFT B.des entrance paper didn’t see any changes. The paper format and the number of questions were in accordance with the announced NIFT exam pattern with the difficulty levels being moderate, all in all the paper was quite doable for any consistent student. There were six passages, each passage of around 120-150 words, they were small and weren’t time consuming in reading, however comprehending was more on an inference-based questions, which was little tricky for the students. Student with a good reading habit will surely find it easily doable. the topic based was on varied subjects, ranging from opera, music and art fair, aquatic animal to weirdest profession, other section of English was easy to moderate, the easiest being to identify the plural form, same was with one-word substitution and to identify the correct spelt word, idioms and phrase was moderate and same with antonyms and synonyms

Reasoning had mix of topics like Assertion and reason, puzzles which was little time taking but doable, other topics of cubes, series, Odd ones out, blood relations, directions, coding decoding, ranking & positioning could be attempted carefully.

Quantitative on the other hand saw all major topics covered from number system to ratio & proportion, SI, CI, profit & loss, work time, mixtures & allegations, etc.

The General knowledge segment was moderately easy with questions which has question three questions from brands, two questions on noble prize and four questions from static GK everything that we have been recommending and mentoring for found its presence in the exam. It will be fit to say that there were no surprises.

GAT section was not at all lengthy , 100 questions could be comfortably attempted in allotted time .If all the sections were attempted properly any score above 65-70/100 could be easily achieved

Q. Creative Ability Test is conducted to judge the Design Ability and Creativity of the student. Out of the three questions asked in the NIFT exam, which one required the most efforts and was the easiest?

Analysis of question is very important and also its imperative to understand what the examiner wants , In CAT this year too there were three questions to attempt. Two were from visual communication and the third was a creative product representation based.

Question No 1: “Design a virtual space for Webinar”.
This was for some tricky but at the same time a little brain storming could have gave students edge, as everyone is now well versed with EdTech platforms like Zoom ,Google meet ,Go to meeting etc. thanks to COVID 19 , we all had learning /interactions/meetings on these

platforms ,the question demanded to design a hypothetical digital meeting / learning platform and not the one that already exist as question was not on Re-design ,it was altogether about design a new interface display ,wherein student had the liberty to coin new brand ,slogan as well as its logo altogether. Reading the question properly and inferring it, was the key , as some students even ended up drawing a physical recording studio for webinar. That’s why it’s not about “How you draw’ but it’s all about “what you draw “

Q2: Design Emojis for the following:
(a) see you again (b) I don’t know (c) good morning (d) good night (e) sh…

It was again a visual communication question, where emojis for different communication has to be designed, one need to be very particular and avoid drawing the same circular shaped emoji, instead define, what is emoji ,it’s basically a visual which interpret a message or a communication , many of students would have interpreted it only as emoji face , which is very conventional.

This was the most easiest question in CAT but at the same time your creativity is being judged ,
how much you think “ out of the box”

Q3: choose any musical instrument and depict any four festivals each in a given box.

The challenge in any design exam is “ what you interpret” from the question.
There was clear instructions to innovate, design, change shape, colour, pattern of the instrument. Students were confused as to whether they had to choose one instrument and interpret it for four different festivals differently or four different instruments has to be used for each festival separately. Since the instrument could be completely renovated in terms of its
shape and form as well, it would be very interesting to see one instrument take four completely different forms. Ideally musical instrument is classified by the method of producing sound i.e. . Wind instrument, stringed instrument , percussion instrument etc . so ideally the question demands using a musical instrument type for different festivals, so if you choose string instruments then it could be guitar, violin, sitar and harp for different festival.

Knowledge on musical instrument as well as festival was the key , this question can be a decider for range of marks the students are expecting in their CAT part.

Q. Which were the toughest sections in the NIFT 2021 General Ability Test (GAT)?

Students found quantitative section tough as compared to other sections in GAT, this year the questions were more on application based rather than on implied basis, it was little time taking as one need to apply their understanding of the topic. Questions were from average, percentage, time & speed, S.I & C.I, Profit & loss, Ratio proportion and Number system.

Q. Was there anything unexpected in the NIFT Entrance Exam? If yes, then what was it?

Not at all, there was nothing unexpected as such, it was in line with what NIFT had notified in their notification

Q. How should students prepare for the Situation Test? What are important aspects they must keep in mind?

After student clears the CAT and GAT exam (CAT 50% and GAT 30%) weightage is given to this test, NIFT situation test is conducted (20% weightage). It is to evaluate the candidate’s skills for material handling and innovative ability in a given situation with a provided set of materials. Candidates must know how to crack NIFT situation test as their admission also based on the performance in the situation test which is the final round of the admission process. A total of 3038 seats across Bachelor of Design (B.Des.) programmes will be offered admission to the
shortlisted candidates across the across 16 campuses of the NIFT institute.

The following are the key to do for NIFT Situation test.
1- Make yourself familiar with materials, materials could be anything that you usually find
at your home i.e. Plastic (bags, bottles, packaging, utensils), Cloth fabrics, strings ( jute, rubber bands, plastic etc.) ,scarp metals, needles & threads ,different papers etc
2- Always learn and practice in group especially in classroom , as there will be lots and lots
of brainstorming ,boosting your ideations and creativity
3- Exchange thoughts, ideas with your mentor and also be very open to learning.
4- Explore unconventional use of materials, handling them effectively and productively is something requires time, so start your Situation test preparation early.

Its very important to acknowledge that situation test will definitely a key to boost up the ranking, and getting top NIFT Campus is altogether based on your ranking. even a small difference in marks , creates a wide gap in the ranking . so take the situation test very “ SERIOUSLY “

Q. According to you, when must a NIFT aspirant start preparing to get the best results?

Start early, stay ahead with your strategy and make a Strategic plan to get an edge over others. Successful are those who knows what they are meant for, where is their interest & which field they are passionate about. Once you make yourself clear that your goal is to pursue art &
design as a career devise productive time management strategies with a view of acing the NIFT
exam with good rank.

Ideally it is recommended that one should start preparation at high school level , but do not assume it to be mandatory , as NIFT exam is all about your ability to effectively execute your ideas and creativity in a piece of paper ,so first identify your existing skill set and what level you need to take these skill sets to score good ranking in exam . as your school grades are not indicator of these skill sets , so it becomes imperative for NIFT aspirants to choose a mentor & guide, who would actually identify your skill set and at the same time hone up the your own set of competencies.

Posted on February 4, 2021 by admin

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The design industry in India is growing at a staggering rate of 23 to 25 per cent annually – it’s an indicative of the qualitative change you find in the look and feel of consumer goods. Industry insiders believe that greater spending power and changing needs of consumers are responsible for the boom in the design industry. “People today are spending more money. From the interiors of their flats to the products they buy, all consumers are looking for that extra value-add. There is this new emphasis on vanity. The culture is shifting and design is a reflection of that shift.” With brand positioning and identity the new buzzwords, industries that form the designer’s client base are a lot more aware about design and its importance.

There are some sectors within the industry that have seen a higher growth of interest than others – animation, graphics, apparel, textiles, automotive, product and software interface design to name a few. This interest has also translated into a greater demand for industrial and communication designers.

Currently, India needs 8,000-10,000 designers a year, while overall availability of qualified designers is only 3,000. To make matters worse, only 500 of these 3,000 are said to be practicing designers. There is a reason why your new car is better looking than your last and why your refrigerator seems more functional than the one you had before.

Design can transform the way we do things, and result in new economic benefits and a better quality of life. The strategic nature of design helps solve problems in ways that are functionally and aesthetically pleasing and make economic sense. Design helps to improve quality and differentiation, offer world class products and services, improve business efficiencies, productivity and margins, increase revenues and achieve higher market share and accelerated growth.

The design industry lags behind other professional services domains in numerical terms when looked at in terms of turnover and number of employees. Architecture, Interior, Animation / New Media, Fashion Design are leading domains within the design industry. Other segments are far behind at present. However with the change in the economic scenario, design domains such as graphic design, industrial design, human computer interaction are growing at a fast clip. The number of design companies is growing as also there is growth in existing companies. There is a good trend of designers opting to start their own setup. Hence most companies existing today are new. The existing companies are consolidating further by adding more services to their portfolio within diverse design disciplines.

India is a large market and at the same unique as well. There is no such thing called as a thumb rule which can describe Indian market or consumers. They vary in cultures, traditions, religions, customers, food, dressing, etc. At the same time the Indian consumer is becoming more demanding and is asserting himself / herself to get his / her aspirations satisfied.

Multinational corporations are focusing on India as a new market for trading their products / services. They understand that successes elsewhere may not necessarily translate in a similar way in India. They will need to understand the market, the sensibilities of the people and respond to them through their offerings. Global corporations will need to work with Indian designers to understand the local market.

To better understand the Indian consumer, to meet the needs and aspirations of this assertive, active, enlightened consumer, Indian businesses and multinational corporations will need to take assistance from Indian designers. This puts a spot light on the design industry as never before.

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Posted on August 10, 2020 by admin

Set up in 1986, NIFT is the pioneering institute of fashion education in the country and has been in the vanguard of providing professional human resource to the textile and apparel industry. It was made a statutory institute in 2006 by an Act of the Indian Parliament with the President of India as ‘Visitor’ and has full fledged campuses all across the country. Over the years NIFT has also been working as a knowledge service provider to the Union and State governments in the area of design development and positioning of handlooms and handicrafts.

NIFT is committed to academic excellence in fashion education. The vision of the institute embraces challenges and provides the impetus in setting highest academic standards. NIFT continues to strive to be nothing but the best.

NIFT Exam Pattern 2020: Creative Ability Test (CAT)

NIFT CAT exam pattern is such that candidates are evaluated on the basis of their intuition skill, power of observation, innovation in the development of a concept as well as design ability of the candidate. One of the most important aspects of NIFT CAT exam is that it tests the creative as well as innovative use of colour and illustration skills of aspirants.

NIFT CAT is a paper-pencil based exam and it is of three hours duration.

NIFT Exam Pattern 2020: General Ability Test (GAT)

Candidates seeking NIFT admissions in BDes programmes offered at NIFT need to appear for GAT exam. This test comprises of the below-mentioned sections:

Quantitative Ability
Communication Ability
English Comprehension
Analytical Ability
General Knowledge and Current Affairs

NIFT CAT Exam Pattern for BDes Admissions

In NIFT exam pattern 2020 for BDes admissions, candidates need to appear for CAT. NIFT CAT exam paper has three questions which candidates need to attempt in three hours duration. In this design entrance exam, candidates are evaluated on the below mentioned parameters:

Design ability
Intuitive ability
Observation skills
Concept development skills
Creative use of colour
Illustration skills

NIFT Exam Pattern for Situation Test

Candidates who have been shortlisted for NIFT BDes admissions on the basis of their written test need to appear for NIFT Situation Test 2020 wherein their “material handling and innovative ability” will be tested.

Here, candidates will be evaluated on “on Space Visualization, Innovative and creative use of given material, composition of elements, colour scheme, construction skill , finesse of the model and overall presentation etc. These parameters will be checked with the write up explaining the concept / idea behind the model constructed. The weightage of the write up is 30%. Since the medium of teaching in NIFT is English, the write-up will be in English language.

NIFT Exam Pattern for Artisans Category

Candidates are informed that NIFT offers admission to Artisans/ Children of Artisans based on their performance in Studio Test, Interview round and verification of documents/ eligibility criteria.

NIFT Exam Pattern for Lateral Entry Admission 2020

NIFT lateral entry admission (NLEA) is the process through which candidates can secure admission directly in the third semester of UG courses offered at National Institute of Fashion Technology.

Q. What is NIFT exam pattern?

A. NIFT entrance exam is a three tiered process. Candidates can go through the list of tests they would need to appear for in order to secure admission in different courses offered at NIFT.

Q. What is the marking scheme for NIFT entrance exam?

A. NIFT exam marking scheme varies for CAT and GAT. In NIFT CAT exam, candidates are evaluated out of 100 marks. In GAT exam, aspirants are awarded for one mark for every correct answer and 0.25 marks are deducted for each wrong answer selected by them.

Q. How can I prepare for NIFT CAT?

A. Candidates need to go through the detailed exam pattern as well as syllabus for NIFT CAT and thereafter formulate a preparation strategy. In NIFT CAT exam, aspirants are evaluated on the basis of their power of observation, innovation and design ability.

Q. How can I prepare for NIFT GAT?

A. NIFT GAT comprises of multiple choice questions that aspirants need to solve in order to crack the exam. Questions in NIFT GAT are from subjects such as Quantitative Ability, Communication Ability, English Comprehension, Analytical Ability, General Knowledge and Current Affairs.

Q. Is there any negative marking in NIFT entrance exam?

A. There is no negative marking in NIFT CAT exam. However, for GAT exam, 0.25 marks will be deducted for each wrong answer selected by a candidate.

Q. How many questions are asked in NIFT CAT?

A. In NIFT CAT, candidates have to attempt three drawing questions.

Q. How many questions are asked in NIFT GAT?

A. The exam pattern for NIFT GAT varies from one course to the other. The total number of questions asked in NIFT GAT are mentioned below:

BDes: 100 questions
BFTech: 150 questions
MDes: 120 questions
MFTech: 150 questions
MFM: 150 questions

Q. What is the duration of NIFT CAT exam?

A. NIFT CAT for BDes and MDes course admissions is of three hours duration.

Q. What is the duration of NIFT GAT exam?

A. The duration of NIFT GAT for design course admissions is as mentioned below:

BDes: 2 hours
BFTech: 3 hours
MDes: 2 hours
MFTech: 3 hours
MFM: 3 hours

Q. What is NIFT exam pattern for BDes admissions?

A. Candidates can secure admission in BDes course offered at NIFT campuses by clearing NIFT Creative Ability Test (CAT) and General Ability Test (GAT). Aspirants who clear these written entrance exams then need to appear for Situation Test round.

Q. What is NIFT exam pattern for MDes admissions?

A. Candidates can secure admission in MDes course offered at NIFT campuses by clearing NIFT Creative Ability Test (CAT) and General Ability Test (GAT). Aspirants who clear these written entrance exams then need to appear for GD/PI admission round.

Posted on August 10, 2020 by admin

NIFT Exam Pattern 2020: Creative Ability Test (CAT)

NIFT CAT is a paper-pencil based exam and it is of three hours duration.

NIFT Exam Pattern 2020: General Ability Test (GAT)

Candidates seeking NIFT admissions in BDes programmes offered at NIFT need to appear for GAT exam. This test comprises of the below-mentioned sections:

Quantitative Ability
Communication Ability
English Comprehension
Analytical Ability
General Knowledge and Current Affairs

NIFT CAT Exam Pattern for BDes Admissions

Design ability
Intuitive ability
Observation skills
Concept development skills
Creative use of colour
Illustration skills

NIFT Exam Pattern for Situation Test

NIFT Exam Pattern for Artisans Category

Candidates are informed that NIFT offers admission to Artisans/ Children of Artisans based on their performance in Studio Test, Interview round and verification of documents/ eligibility criteria.

NIFT Exam Pattern for Lateral Entry Admission 2020

NIFT lateral entry admission (NLEA) is the process through which candidates can secure admission directly in the third semester of UG courses offered at National Institute of Fashion Technology.

Q. What is NIFT exam pattern?

A. NIFT entrance exam is a three tiered process. Candidates can go through the list of tests they would need to appear for in order to secure admission in different courses offered at NIFT.

Q. What is the marking scheme for NIFT entrance exam?

Q. How can I prepare for NIFT CAT?

Q. How can I prepare for NIFT GAT?

Q. Is there any negative marking in NIFT entrance exam?

A. There is no negative marking in NIFT CAT exam. However, for GAT exam, 0.25 marks will be deducted for each wrong answer selected by a candidate.

Q. How many questions are asked in NIFT CAT?

A. In NIFT CAT, candidates have to attempt three drawing questions.

Q. How many questions are asked in NIFT GAT?

A. The exam pattern for NIFT GAT varies from one course to the other. The total number of questions asked in NIFT GAT are mentioned below:

BDes: 100 questions
BFTech: 150 questions
MDes: 120 questions
MFTech: 150 questions
MFM: 150 questions

Q. What is the duration of NIFT CAT exam?

A. NIFT CAT for BDes and MDes course admissions is of three hours duration.

Q. What is the duration of NIFT GAT exam?

A. The duration of NIFT GAT for design course admissions is as mentioned below:

BDes: 2 hours
BFTech: 3 hours
MDes: 2 hours
MFTech: 3 hours
MFM: 3 hours

Q. What is NIFT exam pattern for BDes admissions?

Q. What is NIFT exam pattern for MDes admissions?

Posted on July 29, 2020 by admin

1. Hi How’s your day going on?

Vartika- I am having a pretty normal day the one which you have in lockdown.

2. Congrats for securing AIR 2 in NIFT 2020. So how are you feeling after scoring such a good rank?

Vartika- Thank you so much I am very thrilled but and at the same time shocked as I didn’t expect such a good rank. But I am very happy about it.

3. So Vartika talking about this NIFT 2020 Exam how was the paper was it easy, difficult lengthy?

Vartika- It was CAT paper the creative ability test paper was lengthy but that depends upon how much you want to do because if you want to color and use all the techniques it will be a time consuming process but general ability test paper was completed within the allotted time and the time allotted was enough .If we talk about the difficulty level, I found some parts difficult but all in all the paper was not easy but was not that difficult too.

4. Some student came up saying that CAT was really lengthy.

Vartika- Yes, they did not specify generally in the questions they specify that don’t color it or color it but this time it was not specified in the questions so our first approach was to colour them all, so it got the paper lengthy.

5. Coming up to the creativity section, so were you good at creativity from the start or you nurtured it?

Vartika- I was able to copy things like when I saw some artists work I was able to copy it to some extent like 50-60% but I didn’t have my own ideas and I was not aware of the technique and color that should be used together. That’s where Pahal comes in what I had in mind I was not able to draw from memory or whatever I wanted to draw I always needed a reference that’s what they taught me that how to do that.

6. Now if we talk about the GAT section, what subjects or section were time consuming?

Vartika- Most time consuming one would definitely be English, the comprehension were really tough I would say because you know as a ICSE student we are expected to be very good English but it was very tough because I have to read it all again and again to mark the words and studied a lot because sir told me that English is very high level but I did not expected to be like this as it was time consuming too but that increased my marks I was able to attempt all the comprehensions and most of them were right but it took a lot of time doing comprehensions. The maths sections, it takes time because you have to do the calculation but it was not very hard if you have studied nicely in 10th and you remember the tricks you would be able to do it easily.

7. What about the GK section? How did you prepare for GK?

Vartika- Sir took a GK class every week and gave us a lot of notes and pdfs were there with us I thoroughly went through then I tried to remember everything that sir gave us but I am not good in general knowledge things and don’t read the newspaper but sir told me do so I did. The fashion related GK had some part but static GK came more this time about history of India & usual things which were going on. Some questions were easy but some questions I have not heard about it ever. We should pay more attention so the things for sure like in Maths, English, reasoning we can still predict what can come but in GK one is not sure what can come.

8. Through that coming to the negative marking which was implemented this year how did you cope up with it?

Vartika- I first did all the questions which I was sure that I will get them correct and after that I attempt the questions which I was doubtful about. Sir told me to attempt questions in a way that even if I suffer with negative marking it is balanced from the marks you get from the questions which were correct or through guess work guess in a way that it does not cost you anything and it favors you so I did the questions in a way that even I got the negative marking it did not affect me to that extent because I was not going to attempt those questions any way. So I actually got favour from it.

9. So, students should attempt only those questions which they know are 100% correct?

Vartika- First of all, we should attempt questions about which they are 100% sure about so because we don’t want to miss anything at least one is able to complete what they know. I was able to attempt everything but what you are good at If you implement it, It will help you so the teachers were amazing as they always helped us and If I was not able to attend the classes on weekend then he used to change slots, so the teachers were one who helped me manage it all.

10. Talking about the school studies the school studied are on subjective side and the entrance exam is conceptual based so how did Pahal helped you in seeking the level of success?

Vartika- I believe that in whatever stream you are it will benefit you in some way or the other like Arts students had leverage over me in the creative section but then I had leverage over them in the aptitude part because I know how things work because of my science background. So, Pahal motivated me to take advantage of being a science student by showing them that how things will work .so that actually helped me.

11. Great to hear that! What tips and suggestions you would like to give to the NIFT aspirants so that they can score well?

Vartika- Firstly, I feel that students take NIFT lightly thinking that if we study for one or two months, we can do it but it’s not like that! One has to study from the very beginning because if you thing you can cover all the creative part in a month you are wrong. It can take a lifetime as there is so much to the theories and practical. So you should practice from very beginning and you should create a schedule like sometimes, 12th Pursuing find it hard to take out time. I used to reduce the sleep time and study in the night woke up early. Don’t forget to rest I make a personal time table that I have to complete the topics. To be honest, we had 8 months to prepare, in which one can cover the syllabus provided. Some students complain that they are not good at drawing and I was that student but what matters the most is how creative you are and how you are able to present it. Even if you are good in drawing and not able convey exactly what you wanted to write there it is on your mind as examiner will also see whatever you are able to convey the thought and creativity. My only advice is that be focused don’t think that it is a fashion institute you will be able to get there easily. Ask from the rank holders that how much they have to work hard for! If you work hard you will get it!

12. Coming to the end of the session Vartika, you shared really good tips with the aspirants so I want to ask again the magical tips you want to give to the aspirants so that they can crack NIFT with a rank?

Vartika- First, it would be to join Pahal because they are actually are the ones who are behind it all. I was not filling up the form for NIFT but sir asked to fill it so I filled it and here I am. I will suggest that do comprehensions a lot try to increase the vocabulary as the English which comes in the paper is not like the usual English which we speak we can all speak English and good at it but you need to be extra good in English because in fashion line English will be used to communicate the most & I am going for fashion communication and my line is only communication so they take into consideration your English very much. I can say half of the GAT paper consisted of English and holds the maximum marks. Even if you are not very good at it they don’t ask you words out of the universe but if you read books as I love reading books. Pick up simple books that have easy language as sometimes in CAT also they ask you to write a paragraph this time also they asked you to fill the details and write what you want to convey so I wrote every sort of English I have in me. So, I feel one must work every day. Secondly, improve your English and thirdly, even if you are not good at art try to enhance your creative mind, I did that through teachers. There were workshops of creative abilities and they ask us to watch movies that will help us. I followed a lots of artist pages on Instagram and see how they work. Don’t follow the artist who just creative something by just seeing rather follow those who create abnormal things which you don’t usually see and invokes the feelings inside like I never thought like that. The art pages will help you looking at things in different way. Expand your creative mind as much as you can and that’s the easiest thing you can do among all the things like you can watch movies, you can read books or draw as every design aspirant loves to draw as that’s a necessity in an aspirant. Go through the past papers you will know what you will know what I am talking about because the English you have to be very good at it like if they say you should know what they mean, the antonyms, synonyms etc. One more thing, colour theory each colour conveys something and if you know the color theory I believe you will be able to attempt the question at least half of the questions brilliantly because if you know the colors you will create something which are appealing to the eyes and that what I feel examiner look for, As this year among the questions, color questions went good than the shading questions because color doesn’t smudge and shading smudges and it looks very untidy. I tried making it tidy and first impression should be extraordinary to get a good rank.

13. Thank you so much Vartika wish you all the best for your career.

Vartika- Thank you mam.

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Vartika Bhardwaj, AIR 2, B.Des, NIFT 2020, General Category

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