NIFT 2025: Result (Declared), Answer Key, Eligibility, Syllabus, and More

The National Testing Agency (NTA) has released the provisional NIFT 2025 Answer Keys & the Recorded Response Sheet for Answer Key Challenge on its official website.

The NIFT 2025 will be conducted for admission in various UG, PG, and Ph.D programmes in the discipline of Fashion Design and Technology, offered by the NIFT campuses and many other prestigious Institutes situated in India.

Students can check this article to get details about the NIFT Entrance Exam 2025 including the important dates, registration & eligibility conditions, syllabus, exam pattern, test centres, participating colleges, and many others.

The National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) Entrance Exam is conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) once a year. The NIFT exam is held for admission in various UG & PG regular courses including B.Des, B.F.Tech, M.Des, MFM, and M.F.Tech, offered by the campuses of National Institute of Fashion Technology and other prominent Institutes located across the nation. Furthermore, this exam is also held for Ph.D and NIFT Lateral Entry Admission (NLEA) in UG Regular courses.

The NIFT 2025 exam will be conducted in 2 tests which are GAT - General Ability Test (CBT mode) and CAT - Creative Ability Test (PBT mode). The mode of the exam will depend on the course in which students are applying for admission in their desired NIFT campus.

Get an outline of the NIFT exam 2025 from the table mentioned-below:

Students can know about the NIFT 2025 Entrance Exam Date and schedule of its important events from the table given-below:

The NTA – National Testing Agency (exam conducting body) has released the course-wise NIFT Entrance Exam 2025 schedule which is mentioned in the table below:

Aspirants desiring to appear in the entrance exam need to make sure that they fit into the NIFT 2025 Eligibility Criteria set by the National Testing Agency (NTA) i.e., the test conducting body. 

The below-mentioned table contains the eligibility criteria of the NIFT Entrance exam 2025 for UG and PG programs:

Check: NIFT Eligibility Criteria 2025

In order to start with the NIFT 2025 Registration process, students need to first verify the exam eligibility conditions. The NTA i.e., the test conducting body will start the NIFT 2025 Application Form process from 22^nd November 2024. The last date to complete the application process of the NIFT 2025 exam is 6^th January 2025 without the late fees.

To register online, eligible students need to navigate “exams.nta.ac.in/NIFT” and enter the Email ID & Mobile Number. Once registered, candidates are required to login with the requisite credentials to fill-in the details of the application form. Afterwards, aspirants need to upload the required documents and complete the process by paying the prescribed fee.

Moreover, the NTA will also open the application form correction window from 10^th January 2025 to 12^th January 2025. Through this window, students can rectify their mistakes in the certain sections of the filled application form.

Check: NIFT Registration 2025

In order to get admission in the NIFT campuses, students need to secure an excellent result in the entrance exam which can be done by preparing on the basis of the NIFT 2025 Syllabus. The NIFT exam is divided into 2 tests which are General Ability Test (GAT) and Creative Ability Test (CAT).

The NIFT entrance exam 2025 syllabus of GAT is mentioned-below:

• Quantitative Ability
• Communication Ability and English Comprehension
• Analytical Ability and Logical Ability
• General Knowledge and Current Affairs
• Case Study

Note: Students should know that General Ability Test is mandatory in all UG and PG courses. To get more information, students can check the detailed NIFT Syllabus 2025.

The entrance exam will be conducted in 2 papers which are GAT - General Ability Test in CBT mode and CAT - Creative Ability Test in PBT mode, as per the NIFT 2025 Exam Pattern. The mode of the exam may vary on the basis of the course for which students are applying. On the basis of the paper pattern of the NIFT 2025 exam, the GAT exam will be conducted in Hindi and English medium / language.

The NIFT exam pattern 2025 is designed by the exam conducting body which is the National Testing Agency (NTA). Students who will be appearing in the NIFT 2025 exam should have a clear understanding about the exam pattern in order to perform well in the test.

* For further knowledge, students can check the NIFT 2025 Exam Pattern in-depth.

The Exam Centres are the locations where the National Testing Agency (NTA) will be conducting the NIFT Entrance exam 2025. Students should know that it is compulsory for them to opt for 4 cities (test centres), as per their preference, during the application process.

Below-given is the NIFT 2025 Entrance Exam Centres list from which the students are required to opt for test centres:

Students remain confused about what they need to do or avoid on the test day, so, to clear that confusion, the National Testing Agency (NTA) has set some guidelines / instructions which are as follows:

• The reporting time at the test centre is 1 hour (60 minutes) before the starting time of the exam. Students who arrive after the prescribed time will not get entry inside the test centre under any circumstances.
• At the test centre, students must arrive with a printed copy of their admit card, 1 passport size photograph, a valid Photo ID proof (Aadhaar Card / PAN Card / Driving License, etc) to appear in the examination.
• Students must not carry any prohibited items inside the examination hall including the mobile phones, calculators, bluetooth connected devices, etc.
• If the authorities find any students who have exchanged their allotted seat / hall number by themselves, in such cases, their candidature will be cancelled.
• Students are required to complete all the rough work only on the sheet provided by the invigilator inside the exam hall. In addition to this, they need to submit it to the examiner before leaving the test hall.
• Candidates are not allowed to leave the examination hall until the entrance test gets over.

Students are suggested to solve the NIFT Sample Papers to elevate their exam preparation level. To get clarity about the test format / structure, aspirants can practise with the NIFT previous year papers.

Candidates should know that solving past year papers of the entrance exam will assist them in effectively revising the important topics included in the exam syllabus designed by the NTA (the exam conducting body). By practising with these papers, candidates will learn about the areas which require more attention in order to excel their exam preparation.

Check: NIFT Entrance Exam Pervious Year Question Paper

The NIFT entrance exam 2025 score will be accepted by all the campuses of National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) and other prestigious Colleges / Institutes located in India for admission in their various UG and PG programs. Following are the NIFT Entrance Exam 2025 Participating Colleges / Institutes:

• NIFT Delhi
• NIFT Bangalore
• NIFT Kolkata
• NIFT Jodhpur
• NIFT Patna
• NIFT Bhopal
• ISDI School of Design and Innovation, Mumbai
• World University of Design, Sonepat

Check: Colleges Accepting NIFT