NIFT Delhi B.Des Courses & Fees 2025

Important topics for NIFT CAT are mostly based on your creativity, observation, design thinking, and visual communication skills. So here's list of important topics you should focus on:
- Observation and drawing skills: Human figures & gestures, nature & Scene drawing are important
- Creative Visualisation: In this you'll have to convert 2d shapes into 3d, making imaginary scenes from a theme, and story illustration from given situations.
- Design & Concept Development: You'll be making logo, posters with creative slogans, book cover design and many more designs.
- Color theory, creative use of texture & patterns.
- Imagination & Innovation: merging two object to make new thing, designing eco friendly or festive based products

The NIFT entrance exam has two main parts: CAT (Creative Ability Test) and GAT (General Ability Test). The total marks and pattern depend on the course you are applying for.

If you are applying for B.Des (Bachelor of Design), then you have to take both CAT and GAT.
CAT tests your creative skills like drawing and imagination.
GAT tests your English, Math, Reasoning, General Knowledge, and Case Study skills.
CAT is for 50 marks, GAT is for 30 marks, and if you qualify, you also appear for a Situation Test of 20 marks where you make a 3D model.
Total = 100 marks.

If you are applying for B.FTech (Bachelor of Fashion Technology), then you only have to take GAT.
GAT in this case is for 100 marks. There is no CAT or Situation Test.

In the GAT paper, 0.25 marks are deducted for each wrong answer. CAT and Situation Test are judged based on creativity, not MCQs.

Website for more details:
https://www.nift.ac.in/admission

Hi Prathyusha Yadav. Here’s a clear answer based on your situation:

If you have not completed your degree, that’s okay — because you don’t need a degree to apply for most undergraduate courses in NIFT.

You are eligible to apply for NIFT’s UG programs (like B.Des or B.F.Tech) if you have passed Class 12 or are currently appearing in the final exam of 12th standard. You do not need to have a degree for these.

So yes, you can definitely apply for the NIFT entrance exam and study at NIFT based on your Class 12 qualification. If you are currently in college but haven’t finished your degree, you don’t need to continue it just for eligibility. Your 12th is enough.