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NIFT Entrance Exam Pattern.………………………………………………Pg 3
NIFT CAT 2017 Questions………………………………………………….Pg 4
NIFT CAT 2016 Questions………………………………………………….Pg 4
NIFT CAT 2015 Questions………………………………………………….Pg 5
NIFT CAT 2014 Questions………………………………………………….Pg 6
NIFT CAT 2013 Questions………………………………………………….Pg 6
NIFT CAT 2012 Questions………………………………………………….Pg 7
NIFT CAT 2011 Questions………………………………………………….Pg 7
NIFT CAT 2010 Questions………………………………………………….Pg 8
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NIFT exam is conducted to offer admission to aspirants in undergraduate as well as postgradu-
ate design programmes offered at all the NIFT campuses.
UG programmes offered at NIFT include Bachelor of Design (BDes) and Bachelor of Fashion
Technology (BFTech) whereas PG courses on offer at NIFT include Master of Design (MDes),
Master of Fashion Technology (MFTech) and Master of Fashion Management (MFM).
Candidates who wish to secure admission in BDes and MDes courses at NID need to appear for
two papers – NIFT CAT and NIFT GAT. Candidates who clear NIFT entrance exam for these
courses then need to appear for the Situation Test or GD/PI round for BDes and MDes course
respectively. The weightage allotted to each test conducted for NIFT admissions is as per the
table mentioned below:
Programme Test Weightage
Bachelor of Design CAT 50%
GAT 30%
Situation Test 20%
Master of Design CAT 40%
GAT 30%
GD/PI 30%
NIFT Creative Ability Test (CAT) is usually conducted from 10 am to 1 pm on the exam day
followed by NIFT General Ability Test (GAT) which is conducted from 2 pm to 4 pm on the
same day.
Candidates are informed that NIFT CAT is administered to judge their intuition, power of
observation, innovation in development of a concept and design ability. An important aspect of
the test is the creative and innovative use of colours and illustration skills. NIFT entrance exam
has no negative marking.
NIFT does not release its question paper officially but Shiksha has compiled the list of questions
asked in NIFT CAT by speaking to aspirants as well as experts. Candidates can view the past
years’ questions asked in NIFT CAT exam below.
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NIFT CAT 2017 Questions
The three questions asked in NIFT Creative Ability Test 2017 are as mentioned below:
Question 1: Draw any one of the following scenes:
a) The view of the traffic signal from inside the car.
b) A street play being organised.
c) A community festival celebration.
Question 2: Illustrate in colour a print on a T-shirt based on any one of the following themes:
a) Music is the soul of life.
b) Save future wild life.
c) Dignity to aged.
Question 3: Express the contrast between the given pair of words through two separate visuals
in given boxes. Out of the given three, one was to be attempted:
a) Balanced/ Unbalanced
b) Crispy/ Soggy
c) Cluttered/ Uncluttered
NIFT CAT 2016 Questions
The three questions asked in NIFT Creative Ability Test 2016 are as mentioned below:
Question 1: Show progression from one to another only through colours which are to be filled
in a series of 10 blocks. Attempt any two.
a) Cocoon to butterfly
b) Dawn to Night
c) Spring to Autumn
d) Shiny metallic to Rust
Question 2: Express the below mentioned emotions through colours:
(a) Sorrow
(b) Happiness
(c) Rebellious
(d) Astonishment
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Question 3: Design the below mentioned products:
(a) A textile print.
(b) A footwear product.
(c) A table utility product.
(d) A clothing utility product.
NIFT CAT 2015 Questions
The three questions asked in NIFT Creative Ability Test 2015 are as mentioned below:
Question 1: Draw a poster on any one:
a) Where there is a will there is a way.
b) Better late than never.
c) On every cloud there is a silver lining.
Question 2: Draw a Hindi/English alphabet and then add or delete some lines to
make a product or a picture in four steps.
Question 3: Draw a mascot in a poster on any one topic:
a) Swach Bharat Abhiyaan
b) Make in India
c) Food Security
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NIFT CAT 2014 Questions
The three questions asked in NIFT Creative Ability Test 2014 are as mentioned below:
Question 1: Illustrate the dress of a tourist guide of the state you belong to. Label the accesso-
ries and fabric details.
Question 2: Illustrate an expedition/trip in four steps from start to end, depicting feelings and
emotions.
Question 3: Draw a poster for voting/creating awareness about voting. Briefly explain your
concepts in a few lines.
NIFT CAT 2013 Questions
The three questions asked in NIFT Creative Ability Test 2013 are as mentioned below:
Question 1: If you are a lizard on a wall. With your reference, draw the whole room in which
you are.
Question 2: Illustrate and explain briefly the given words:
a) Tsunami
b) Summer
c) Speed
d) Love
e) Tornado
Question 3: Draw a pattern in the given grid using any 3 of the following motifs, and also ex-
plain the concept.
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NIFT CAT 2012 Questions
The three questions asked in NIFT Creative Ability Test 2012 are as mentioned below:
Question 1: Design a mascot for any one of the following topics:
a) Keep city clean.
b) Pulse polio.
c) India against Corruption.
Question 2: Attempt any one of the questions listed below:
a) Within the frames show “Landing of an aircraft”.
OR
b) Draw landscape of spring, summer, autumn and winter. Colour suitably.
Question 3: Design a creative poster on any one and write a suitable tagline:
a) Bookshop
b) Cyber shop
c) Fruit shop
NIFT CAT 2011 Questions
The three questions asked in NIFT Creative Ability Test 2011 are as mentioned below:
Question 1: Depict the following words into the grid:
a) Trust
b) Joy
c) Fear
Question 2: Draw the following scene, use only 3 colours:
a) Railway station
b) Temple festival
c) Republic day parade
Question 3: Using a lead pencil, draw any one of the following scenes:
a) Educating voters
b) Corruption
c) Right to education
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NIFT CAT 2010 Questions
The three questions asked in NIFT Creative Ability Test 2010 are as mentioned below:
Question 1: A grid of 10 by 10 inches is provided. Depict any one word in the grid.
a) Enthusiasm
b) Harmony
c) Shock
Fill one colour in one box. You can even leave a few boxes vacant.
Question 2: Design postal stamp for any one:
a) Mother’s Day
b) Commonwealth Games 2010
c) Earth Hour
d) World Health Day
Question 3: Draw any one topic from the options given below (use only lead pencil).
a) Magic show
b) Obey traffic rules
c) Go green
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