NIFT SYLLABUS IN DETAIL

 NIFT SYLLABUS

Section Wise Exam Paper Breakup

The following table shows the section-wise distribution of questions in NIFT 2021-2022 for B.Des program.

Section	No. of Questions
Quantitative Ability	20
Communication Ability	25
English Comprehension	25
Analytical Ability	15
General Knowledge and Current Affairs	15
Total	100

The following table shows the section-wise distribution of questions in NIFT 2021-2022 for M.Des program.

Section	No. of Questions
Quantitative Ability	20
Communication Ability	30
English Comprehension	30
Analytical Ability	25
General Knowledge and Current Affairs	15
Total	120

The following table shows the section-wise distribution of questions in NIFT 2021-2022 for MFM, M.F.Tech, and B.F.Tech courses.

Section	No. of Questions
Quantitative Ability	30 (10 questions for MFM)
Communication Ability & English Comprehension	45 (50 questions for MFM)
Analytical & Logical Ability	25
General Knowledge and Current Affairs	25
Case Study	25 (40 questions for MFM)
Total	150

NIFT 2021-2022 Exam Syllabus

NIFT syllabus comprises Quantitative Ability, Communication Ability, English Comprehension, Analytical Ability, General Knowledge and Current affairs. 

Syllabus for both the GAT and CAT test has been mentioned below.

GAT Syllabus

Quantitative Ability: Addition, Multiplication, Division, Fractions, Percentage, Rate of Interest, Work & Task, Ratio & Proportion, and Distance

Communication Ability and English Comprehension: Synonyms, antonyms, word meanings, singular, plural, one-word substitutes, idioms & phrases, correct spellings.

CAT Syllabus

• Discernment ability
• Power of observation
• Creativity in thought development
• Design ability of the applicant

For Situation Test and Group Discussion, candidates must possess the following skills.

• Conceptual Clarity
• Knowledge of the topic assigned
• Contribution made to the topic
• Interpersonal skills
• Ability to generate new ideas
• Problem-solving approach
• Leadership qualities
• Effective Communication

Personal Interview

• Career Orientation
• Aptness for the field
• Overall personal achievements in academics & co-curricular activities
• Communication
• General Awareness & Aptitude, creative & lateral thinking

 

Elaborate NIFT Syllabus 2021-2022: GAT for B.Des and M.Des

The General Ability Test or GAT for B. Des. and M. Des. consists of the following sections:

1. Quantitative Ability
2. Communication Ability
3. English Comprehension
4. Analytical Ability
5. General Knowledge and Current Affairs

NIFT 2021-2022 exam syllabus for GAT is described below:

Section	Topics
Quantitative Ability	The major areas of testing in this section are Addition, Multiplication, Division, Fractions, Percentage, Rate of Interest, Ratio and Proportion and Distance.
Communicative Ability	The candidates are tested on their language skills and its use in day-to-day communication in English. This sub-section includes questions from Synonyms, Antonyms, Words with corresponding meanings, Singular, Plural, One-word Substitutes, Idioms and Phrases, Spelling correction etc
English Comprehension	The examinees are tested on their reading abilities and comprehending abilities of a given situation in the given unseen passage. This section tests the basic English language skills through the questions based on the given passage.
Analytical Ability	This sub-section is designed to test the candidate’s capacity for the ability of inference and logic from the given information. This section picks up questions from the areas of logical reasoning where candidates are supposed to draw logical conclusions from the analytical reasoning questions.
General Knowledge and Current Affairs	This sub-section, as per the NIFT 2021-2022 syllabus is designed to test the candidate’s general awareness and current affairs. The questions in this section are taken up from the current affairs sections and general knowledge.

B.FTech & M.FTech Syllabus

NIFT Syllabus 2021-2022: GAT for MFM, B.FTech and M.FTech

The GAT for B. F. Tech. MFM, and M. F. Tech. has majorly the same sub-sections like the GAT for B. Des. and M. Des., however, there is a slight change. The various sections of this GAT are:

1. Quantitative Ability
2. Communication Ability and English Comprehension
3. Analytical and Logical Ability
4. General Knowledge and Current Affairs
5. Case Study

The common sub-sections have a similar syllabus as per the NIFT Syllabus 2021 discussed above, while the Case Study sub-section is a new addition to this GAT. The Case Study is a test which is based on a situation of an industry environment which the candidate has to analyze and provide solutions to the questions. This test is designed especially to test the managerial skills of the candidate.

NIFT Syllabus 2021-2022: CAT for B.Des and M.Des

The Creative Ability Test or CAT is a test which is specially designed to judge and assess the intuitive ability, the observation power of the candidate in terms of concept development and design ability.

The major motive of this test is to assess the creative and innovative use of colour and illustration skills of the candidates. The candidates are required to work on their drawing skills and use their imagination to create new ideas by using colours. This exam is conducted for the candidates appearing for Bachelor of Design (B.Des.) or Master of Design (M.Des.) exam.

NIFT Syllabus 2021-2022 for Situation Test

The situation test is conducted for post announcement of written test for shortlisted candidates appearing for B. Des. This test is a ‘hands-on’ test to evaluate the candidate’s skills for material handling and the innovative ability on a given set of material. This test is helpful for the assessment of the creative aspect of the candidate’s minds and they shall be asked to prepare a model out of the given materials.

• The model thus produced by the candidate would be evaluated on the basis of space visualization, innovative and creative use of the given materials,
• The composition of elements, colour use, the skills added by the candidate in constructing the model, the finesse of the model and the overall presentation and neatness of work.
• Along with the construction of the model, the candidate has to explain the idea and concept of the model in a write-up which would be the guide to the model. The write-up would be checked on the given parameters.

According to the NIFT syllabus 2021-2022, the candidates are required to be as creative as they can be. As this is a situation test, the candidates are not allowed to take help from any other source. The evaluation depends on the construction and the overall presentation of the model made.