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Overview – NIFT, FDDI & Private Fashion Schools

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In this section you will find the following:

How does one become an Fashion Designer in India?
Primary Departments in Fashion Colleges
How are students ranked to get through B.Des, B.F.Tech programmes in India?
Fashion Entrance Exam Important Dates and Deadlines
Target Scores or Ranks
Structure of the Question Papers & Syllabus
Design Exams to prepare for & Universities to Target:

How does one become an Fashion Designer in India?

Career Path

To do an undergraduate program in Fashion (B. Des & B.F.Tech) in India, there is 1 exam which one may target:

NIFT:To get admission into 16 NIFTs

Primary Departments in Fashion Colleges

Generally, the first year is common and students choose their specializations in their subsequent academic years. Various specialization courses are listed below:

Bachelor Programmes - Bachelor of Design (B.Des) - Design

Fashion Design (FD) - Provides holistic inputs on generic design with focused approach towards apparel inculcates the ability to develop and channelize creativity.
Leather Design (LD) - Lays emphasis on Fashion, Footwear and Accessories Industry while focusing on an integrative design perspective within the Industry requirements.
Accessory Design (AD) - A comprehensive study of fashion accessory, design processes on a social/cultural context
Textile Design (TD) - Stresses on Woven, print design, embroidery and surface embellishment are the core textile subjects.
Knitwear Design (KD) - Focuses on Knitwear apparel, Garment Construction, Pattern Making for Knits, Flat and Circular Knitting, Computerized Flat Knitting etc.
Fashion Communication (FC) - An extensive study of brand identity, visual merchandising and fashion journalism.

Bachelor Programme - Bachelor of Fashion Technology (B.F.Tech.) - Technology

Apparel Production (AP) - The course curriculum aims to introduce different essential streams including apparel manufacturing technology, information technology, quality management, etc.

Note: Fashion Design has its own programmes classified into various courses which are covered in detail on our Fashion Design Page.

How are students ranked to get through Bachelor programmes in India?

Programmes	Test	Weightage
Bachelor of Design	CAT GAT Situation Test	50% 30% 20%
Bachelor of Fashion Technology	GAT	100%

Fashion Entrance Exam Important Dates and Deadlines:

NIFT

Attempts	NIFT 2022
Application Start Date	First week of December, 2021
Application End Date	17th January,2022
Test Dates Round 1:	06th February,2022
Declaration of Round 1 Results / Ranks	March, 2022
Test Date Round 2:	NIFT Situation Test - April, 2022
Declaration of Round 2 Results / Ranks	May, 2022

It is highly recommended that students write NIFT to maximize their chances of getting into a college of their choice.

NIFT ENTRANCE EXAM - Structure of the Question Papers & Syllabus

NIFT exam consist of two rounds.

1. Round 1: Written Test

General Ability Test (GAT) – All applicants
Creative Ability Test (CAT) – For B.Des aspirants

2. Round 2: Situation Test

Situation Test – B.Des Applicants only

GENERAL ABILITY TEST (GAT):

This test will comprise of various sections as given below:

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

CREATIVE ABILITY TEST (CAT):

The CAT judges the power of observation in concept development, intuitive ability, and design ability of the candidate. An important aspect of CAT is the innovative and creative use of color and illustration skills.

Situation Test :

The aspirants shortlisted for B.Des from the prelims written exam need to give a situation test which is a hands-on test to evaluate the candidate’s skills for innovative ability and material handling on a given situation with a given set of materials. No additional material will be allowed/provided. The model will be evaluated on space visualization, creative use of given material, innovative, construction skill, the composition of elements, color scheme, the finesse of the model, and overall presentation etc. These parameters will be checked with the write up explaining the concept behind the model constructed. The write-up will be in English Since the medium of instruction in NIFT Exam is English. For write-up in any other language, No marks will be given.

Fashion Design Exams to prepare for & Universities to Target:

NIFT (UG & PG): To get into 15 NIFT campuses across India under UG level - NIFT offers B.Des., B.F.Tech. degrees for 4-year undergraduate programmes. Download the NIFT 2021 Brochure for more information.

NIFT

Other Institutes of National Importance: There are other options for getting admission into other institutes of national importance which offer their own B.Des programs. These other institutes have their own entrance exams and admission procedure. Some of the Other Institutes of National Importance are listed below:

FDDI Hyderabad

NID Ahmedabad

Schools which are highly recommended: Some of the design schools which are highly recommended are listed below:

UID	Pearl Academy

Other Fashion Design Entrance Exams: There are other significant options of established and new universities which offer their own B.Des programs. Each of these colleges have their own entrance exams and admission prerequisites. Some of the fashion colleges are listed below:

All NIFT Design colleges have a 3 stage admission process - Design Aptitude Test (DAT), Studio Test & Interview with Portfolio review. So aspirants must have a significant approach to their preparation.

DQ Labs Coaching for NIFT Design Programs (Indian and Global universities)

Design Quotient Labs (DQ LABS) provides unique Design Training Programs in which we successfully train creative students to get admission into their dream university. Students from DQ Labs have secured admissions into prestigious design universities like NIFT (UG), India; Carnegie Melon University, USA; amongst others.

The students are mentored and guided by professional designers from elite institutes like IIT, NID, NIFT etc. who have previously worked with globally renowned design studios. The coaching programme for NIFT Entrance Exam is very comprehensive because it covers the entire syllabus and prepares one for the General Ability Test (GAT), Creative Ability Test (CAT) & Situation Test. Similarly, students targetting other premier colleges in India and abroad are also guided accordingly. To know more about DQ LABS click here.

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DQ LABS teaching methodology and study material for Fashion Design (NIFT) entrance exam preparation is a result of years of experience which we have gained through mentoring thousands of aspirants at our design studios in Bangalore, Pune, Chennai, Mangalore, and Thrissur.