NIFT 2021: Application Form, Exam Dates, Eligibility Criteria, Exam Pattern| Candidates wishing to pursue career in the field of Bachelor of Fashion Technology (B.F.Tech) and Bachelor of Design (B.Des) programmes can have the overview of the NIFT 2021: Application form, Exam dates, Eligibility Criteria, Exam Pattern. The detailed information about the NIFT 2021 is provided in the article below.
Candidates can enroll for the NIFT 2021 examinations through filling the application form released by the authority. The examination schedule is confirmed that the entrance examination will organize on 14th Feb 2021. Huge number of candidates enroll themselves in this national level examination. Get the complete details regarding the NIFT 2021 examination only on examslive.org
Highlights of NIFT 2021
| Name of Examination | NIFT Entrance Exam |
| Type of Exam | Undergraduate |
| Level of Exam | National Level |
| Name of Organizing body | National Institute of Fashion Technology, Delhi |
| Total Number of Seats Available | 3,590 (including UG & PG courses, except NRI students) |
| Application fee | Rupees 2000 – General/OBC Rupees 1000 – SC/ST/PWD |
| Application Submission Start Date | 14th Dec 2020 |
| Last Date of Submitting Application | 21st Jan 2021 |
| Admit Card Announcement Date | 1st Feb 2021 |
| Date of Exam | 14th Dec 2021 |
| Exam Mode | Pen & Paper |
| Number of Participating Colleges | 16 campuses |
| Application Submission Mode | Online Mode |
| Duration of Entrance Exam | Three hours |
Complete Schedule of NIFT 2021
| Name of Events | Dates of Occurrence |
| Start Date of NIFT Application Form Submission | 14th Dec 2020 |
| Last Date of Submitting NIFT Application Form | 21st Jan 2021 |
| Final Date to Submit Application Form with Late Fees | 24th Jan 2021 |
| Editing Application Form Start & Last Date | 25th to 28th Jan 2021 |
| NIFT Hall Ticket Release Date | 1st Feb 2021 |
| NIFT Exam 2021 (CAT & GAT) | 14th Feb 2021 |
| Raising Objection for NIFT Test 2021 | Notify Soon |
| Announcement of NIFT 2021 ( B.F Technology Courses) | Feb/ March 2021 |
| Announcement of NIFT 2021 ( B.Des) | Feb/ March 2021 |
| Online Registration for NIFT 2021 Situation Test | 4th Week of March to April 2021 |
| Situation Test Date/ GD/ Interview | May 2021 |
| Online Result Announcement | May 2021, 3rd Week |
| Round 1st NIFT Counselling Process | Final Week of May to 1st week of June 2021 |
| NIFT Counselling Round 1st Start date | June 2021, 2nd Week |
| 2nd Round NIFT Counselling Procedure | We will notify later |
| NIFT Counselling Round 2nd Start date | We will notify later |
In the above table we have discussed all the tentative dates. After the announcement of official schedule we will also update it here.
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NIFT 2021: Eligibility Standards
Eligibility standards are those parameters that will be made by higher authorities. All those applicants who will fulfil every single criteria can submit the application form of NIFT. In case officials finds any candidate who fails to fulfil the eligibility standards then his/her candidature will be rejected. So we advised applicants that must check all criteria’s before applying for NIFT entrance exam.
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Application Form for NIFT 2021
Application form will be available soon on official portal of NIFT. Link to fill application form will be made available after its official publication. It is necessary to fill correct information in the application form and upload right documents otherwise there may be consequences for it.
- Disability Certificate (if applicable)
- Info of Educational Qualification
- Personal Information
- Correct Email Id
- Credit/ Debit Card in case of making payment online
- Caste Certificate (if applicable)
- Scanned Copy of Sign & Photograph
- Demand Draft of required amount (2000 Rupees – GEN/OBC (Non-Creamy) candidates & 1000 Rupees- SC/ PWD/ ST applicants)
How to Fill NIFT Application Form 2021
Step 1 – Initially, applicants needs to complete the “Registration” procedure which will be done from official portal of NIFT.
Step 2 -After that aspirants have to “Fill the application form of NIFT 2021”.
Step 3 – Next, aspirants have to upload scanned copy of all documents.
Step 4 – Finally, in order the submit the application applicants have to ay the fees for it through online mode.
Link to Complete Registration (Fill Application)
NIFT 2021: Application Fee
Application fee of NIFT can be given via Debit /Credit Card or (DD). The table given below shows the fees according to the category of applicants.
| Category of Aspirants | Fee in Rupees |
| General/ OBC (Non-Creamy) | 2000 |
| SC/ PWD/ ST | 1000 |
Exam Centres of NIFT 2021
Entrance test will be organized by higher officials in several exam centers situated across the country. Admit card contain info about the examination centre. Authorities will be change the exam centre once it will be initialize to applicants. Checkout the table given below showing the name of all exam venues.
| Ahmedabad | Bengaluru | Bhopal | Bhubaneshwar |
| Chandigarh | Kannur | Kolkata | Lucknow |
| Madurai | Mumbai | Chennai | Nagpur |
| Cochin | Coimbatore | Patna | Pune |
| Dehradun | Raipur | Delhi | Ranchi |
| Guwahati | Surat | Hyderabad | Udaipur |
| Jaipur | Vadodara | Jammu | Visakhapatnam |
| Jodhpur | Shillong | Kangra | Srinagar (J&K) |
NIFT 2021: Examination Pattern
With the help of exam pattern aspirants can easily prepare for the examination. According to the format of exam aspirants can give exam easily. NIFT entrance test includes of 3 phases which are as follows Creative Ability Test (CAT), General Ability Test (GAT) & Situation Test.
NIFT Exam Pattern 2021 for (B.Des GAT)
| Duration of Exam | 2 hrs |
| Mode of Exam | Pen & Paper |
| Medium of Test | English |
| Total Marks | 100 Marks |
| Maximum of Questions Asked | 100 Questions |
NIFT Exam Pattern for B.F.Tech
| Duration of Exam | 3 hours |
| Medium | English |
| Mode of Exam | Pen & Paper |
| Max. Mark | 150 Marks |
| Marking scheme | 0.25 will be reduced for every incorrect answer |
NIFT Selection Procedure 2021
By qualifying National Institute of Fashion Technology entrance exam aspirants will get admission into different B.Des and B.FTech courses. At first applicants to pass the exam then authorities will prepare merit list according to marks obtained by applicants in examination. For admission applicants must clear – written test, situation test and personal interview round then they have to attend counselling in order to get seats.
NIFT Admit Card 2021
Admit card is very essentials which is required to appear in NIFT 2021 exam. Admit card will be made available on official portal of NIFT on 1st Feb 2021. No hall ticket will be sent by higher authorities o any applicants personally via mail or speed post. So applicants are advised to carry printout of call letter at exam hall along with one identity card (original copy of Aadhaar card, PAN Card, Driving License, etc). Admit card consist of some important information such as name of applicant, roll number, exam centre, date of birth, date and time of exam, etc. These information will help applicants to fill the details in exam sheet.
NIFT Answer Key 2021
After the successful completion of examination authorities will publish the answer key on official website. With the help of answer keys candidates can cross verify all the answer which they have attempted in NIFT 2021. In case applicants find error in any answer they he/she can put objection by paying 500 rupees. Lastly, officials will release final answer key after gathering all objections.
NIFT Result 2021
NIFT examination authorities will release the result for it in 2nd wee of March tentatively. Students please keep in mind that result will not be sent to any applicant individually. To verify the result candidates have to enter their login credentials in the NIFT portal. Result contains the information regarding applicants marks, an other personal details. Students can also download the result for future reference as it can be useful for them.
NIFT Cutoff 2021
We are expecting that cut off marks will be announced by officials via online mode only. It is important for aspirants to score minimum qualifying scores for passing the marks. Cut off rly on some basic aspects which are as follows.
- No of aspirants who have given NIFT 2021 exam
- NIFT exam toughness level
- Total No. of Seats Available
- Number of candidates who qualified he exam
- Last year cut off marks
NIFT Counselling 2021
For counselling National Institute of Fashion Technology will provide the window through which applicants can register for NIFT 2021 counselling. For registration aspirants needs to enter their correct information in that form. Only those applicants can take part in counselling who will be selected by higher authorities. Seat will be allocated according to the rank of applicants. During counselling, candidates have to present their documents for verification purpose.
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