Over the years, fashion designing has gained tremendous popularity as a lucrative career option. The fashion & technology entrance exams are the mode through which one can enter into the attractive world of fashion designing. These tests are conducted either on a national level or by the various renowned fashion institutes of the country. Fashion designing is basically the study of a finest form of art including the study of fashion and its various aspects. With such a growing popularity of the Fashion Design and Fashion Technology professional degree courses in the country, a number of institutes have come up in India to offer these courses. The fashion & technology entrance exams are organized for ensuring impartiality and for maintaining common standard in the various reputed Fashion Design and Technology institutes. These tests are held for admissions in the various professional fashion courses. Students who are interested in making a career in the field of fashion designing need to go through the fashion and technology entrance examinations that are organized in different parts across India.

Application Forms
The advertisement associated with the admissions notification and application forms of the fashion and technology entrance tests are released in the leading dailies of the country. For instance in case of NIFT, the students need to submit the completed application forms before the end of January. The students can apply online also. In that case they need to download the application form from the official website of the concerned institute. All the essential documents and the requisite amount need to be submitted along with the completed application form before the last date of submission.

Eligibility Criteria for Fashion & Technology Entrance Exams
The eligibility and the educational qualification vary as per the level of degree courses. Like for instance, in case of bachelor`s degree programmes, the candidates should be a 10+2 pass from any recognized board. For the post graduate degree programmes in fashion designing the candidates should be a graduate with the minimum requirement of marks from any recognized university.

Courses

• B. Design (Fashion Design / Leather Design / Accessory Design / Textile Design / Knitwear Design / Fashion Communication)

• B.F Tech. (Apparel Production)

• M.F Tech. (Master of Fashion Technology)

Pattern of Examination
The test paper usually comprises several sections for testing the candidate`s knowledge and aptitude skills for the programme selected. The test measures the creative ability of the candidates as well as general awareness. It consists of sections like General Ability, Quantitative Ability, Communication Ability, English Comprehension, General Knowledge and Current Affairs, Analytical Ability.

Syllabus
The students need to prepare by following the test pattern of the fashion designing and technology entrance tests. The students should follow the various sections of the test paper like


• Quantitative Ability - Addition, Multiplication, Division, Fractions, Percentage, Rate of Interest, Work and Task, Ratio and Proportion, Distance, Profit & Loss, Algebra and Geometry, etc. (matriculation level), Differential Calculus, Integral Calculus, Differential Equations, Probability and Statistics, and Fundamentals of Computer Applications.

• Communication Ability - synonyms, antonyms, words with corresponding meanings, singular, plural, one word substitutes, idioms and phrases, correct spellings, etc.

• General Knowledge and Current Affairs and knowledge in the field of Art & Culture

Selection Process
The selection criteria differ from one fashion institute to another as per their rules and regulations. The basic criteria include good academic records, performance in the entrance tests.

List of Fashion & Technology Entrance Exams
1. CEED (Common Entrance Examination for Design)
2. NID Entrance Exam
3. NIFT Entrance Exam
4. Pearl Academy of Fashion Entrance Exam
5. Film & Television Entrance Examinations
6. Film and Television Institute of India Entrance Examination
7. National School of Drama (NSD) Screening Test

Fashion & Technology Entrance Exams are conducted for assuring proper selection of the eligible candidates for the right professional fashion degree course.