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NIFT Answer Key 2021 – Download Question Papers Here

National Institute of Fashion Technology will release the NIFT 2021 answer key on its official website nift.ac.in. Students can download the NIFT answer key 2021 from the ‘Admission Portal’. Students can comment on the NIFT answer key if discrepancy is found by paying Rs 500 for each objection. NIFT entrance exam will be held on February 14 based on pen and paper mResode in 32 cities across the country.

Also Check – NIFT Result 2021

NIFT Answer Key 2021 – Important Dates

Events	Dates
NIFT 2021 (GAT and CAT)	February 14, 2021
Raise of comment on NIFT 2021 answer key	February 17 (10.00hrs) – February 20 (10.00hrs), 2021
Result of the written test	February/March 2021

Steps to download NIFT 2021 answer key

Visit the official website – nift.ac.in
Click on the ‘NIFT answer key’ tab
Students will be directed to a new page
Enter roll number, programmes, question booklet series and date of birth
Click on the ‘Submit’ button
NIFT 2021 answer key will be shown on the screen
Download the answer key and take the print out of the same

How to comment on NIFT answer key 2021?

Students can challenge the draft answer key of NIFT 2021 from February 17-20 by paying Rs 500 per objection. The steps to raise objections against the answer key of NIFT 2021 are listed below.

Visit the official website – nift.ac.in
Click on the tab ‘NIFT answer key’
Raise objection in online mode if discrepancy found in the draft answer key

Other information

If the objection is found correct then the authorities will revise the NIFT 2021 answer key accordingly. In that case, the fee paid by the candidates for objection will be refunded.

Items prohibited inside JEE Main 2021 examination centre

The National Testing Agency is going to conduct JEE Main 2021 first session from February 23 to 26. Candidates will find exam day instructions in JEE Main admit card 2021 expected to be released in the second week of February. The authorities shall also disclose the names of items that are allowed in JEE Main exam centres and also those which are prohibited.

Items allowed in JEE Main

JEE Main 2021 hall ticket
Valid photo ID proof
Duly filled self declaration form
PWD certificate (if applicable)
Transparent water bottle
Transparent ballpoint pen
Passport size photograph to be pasted on attendance sheet
50ml hand sanitizer

Items prohibited at JEE Main Exam Centre

Any paper apart from admit card, photo ID and self declaration form
Any metallic item
Any piece of jewellery
Electronic gadgets
Eatables (diabetic candidates being an exception)

Candidates should take note of all the above mentioned instructions and follow the guidelines while appearing for JEE Main exam 2021. Those who do not follow the instructions or force on entering the exam centre premises while carrying prohibited items, or sneak in without being noticed and are caught later may stand the chance to get their candidature cancelled.

How to Download NIFT Admit Card 2021

NIFT Admit Card 2021 : National Institute of Fashion Technology will issue the NIFT 2021 admit card for the eligible candidates on February 1, 2021, in online mode. Candidates can download the NIFT admit card 2021 by entering the login credentials. NIFT admit card will include the information such as the name of the candidates, roll number, exam centres and many more. Candidates must carry the NIFT 2021 admit card along with a valid identity card to the exam centres. None of the candidates will be allowed to enter the examination hall without the hall ticket.

NIFT Admit Card 2021 – Important Dates

Event	Dates
Release of NIFT 2021 admit card	February 1, 2021
NIFT 2021	February 14, 2021

Steps to download NIFT 2021 Admit Card

Visit the official website ( nift.ac.in)
Click on the link ‘NIFT Admit Card’
Enter the registered email address, DOB and NIFT 2021 six-digit application number
Click on the ‘Submit’ button
NIFT 2021 admit card will be displayed on the screen
Download the admit card and take the printout of the same

CAT Result 2020 (Soon) – Download Scorecard and Percentile Here

IIM Indore, the conducting body for CAT 2020, will declare the result of the same in 2nd week of January 2021. CAT result 2020 will be released in online mode at iimcat.ac.in. To check IIM CAT result 2020, candidates need to enter CAT user ID and password. CAT result 2020 will be containing the scores and percentile along with candidate’s name, roll number, category and more. The CAT exam result 2020 is valid till December 31, 2021 in all the participating institutes across the country. After the CAT result 2020 declaration, IIM admissions will start on the basis of CAT cutoff.

How to check CAT 2020 result

In order to check the CAT result 2020, the candidates have to enter their login credentials.

Step 1: Visit the official website which is iimcat.ac.in

Step 2: Now, click on ‘CAT Results’ tab and enter the login credentials

Step 3: Subsequently, click on the ‘IIM CAT Result Score Card Download’ link

Step 4: CAT Result 2020 will be visible on the screen

Step 5: Then, take a print out and download CAT 2020 result for future reference

Details mentioned in the CAT result 2020

After downloading the CAT scorecard, the candidates have to check for the following details which will be mentioned in the scorecard of CAT 2020.

Candidate’s details – Name, contact details, date of birth, gender, email id, photo and signature
Registration number
PwD status and Category
CAT 2020 exam date and time
Sectional scaled scores and percentile
CAT 2020 Overall scaled score and percentile
CAT Result 2020 instructions

NIFT Question Papers – Download Previous year Question Paper

Aspiring students must solve the previous years NIFT question papers to know the format of the questions asked in the entrance test. Solving the NIFT 2021 question papers is one of the effective preparation strategies to crack the entrance test with a good score. Practising the NIFT Question Papers is the best way to get a clear picture of the actual test and get rid of the exam stress. By practising the NIFT sample papers 2021, candidates can analyse and evaluate their own performance. Practising is the best way to tackle the NIFT entrance exam easily. National Institute of Fashion Technology will conduct the NIFT 2021 on February 14, 2021 in 32 cities across the country. Download NIFT question papers here.

NIFT Question Papers 2020

NIFT Question Papers – GAT 2020	Link
Series A	Download Here
Series F	Download Here
Series L	Download Here
Series R	Download Here

NIFT Question Papers

Programme	Links
NIFT BF Tech GAT Question Paper 2020	Download Here
NIFT B.Des GAT Question Paper 2020	Download Here
NIFT B.Des CAT Question Paper 2020	Download Here
NIFT B.Des 2018 Question Paper 2020	Download here
NIFT B.Fashion Design 2018 Question Paper	Download here

Stakes are always high for the aspiring candidates as they want to make their entry to the National Institute of Fashion Technology through the NIFT entrance exam. One question that pop up in candidates mind is how to crack NIFT 2021. Regular practice, time management and knowing the tricks to answer the questions accurately will help the candidates to crack the NIFT entrance exam with flying colors.

CAT 2020 Result – Check Release Date, Percentile and Score card

IIM Indore has declared the date when the results of the CAT 2020 will release. Tentatively, CAT 2020 result will release on January 10, 2021. The result of CAT 2020 will be displayed on the official website which is iimcat.ac.in. Candidates who want to check their result must use the official login to download the CAT 2020 login credentials. The login credentials consist of CAT user ID and password. The CAT result will be valid until 31 December 2021. After the CAT results have been announced, the IIMs will commence their admission process on the basis of the CAT cutoff.

How To Download the CAT 2020 Result

Candidates who want to check their CAT result 2020, will have to visit the official CAT website i.e. iimcat.ac.in. The steps are as follows:

Step 1: Visit the official website or click here

Step 2: Click on the ‘CAT Results’ tab and enter the login details

Step 3: Now, click on the IIM CAT Result Score Card Download link

Step 4: The CAT Result 2020 will appear

Step 5: Download CAT 2020 result and take a few printouts of the same for future reference.

Details mentioned in the CAT 2020 result CAT Result 2020

The following details will be mentioned in the scorecard of CAT 2020

Candidate’s name, contact details, date of birth, gender, email id, photo and signature
CAT registration number
PwD status and Category
CAT 2020 exam date and time
CAT Scores – Sectional scaled scores and percentile
CAT 2020 Overall scaled score and percentile
CAT Result 2020 instructions

What after CAT results?

After IIM Indore has announced the CAT 2020 result, candidates will be eligible to apply for MBA admissions. Applications for IIMs, IITs and leading Bschools such as Great Lakes, ISB, IFMR, MDI, IMT and others will begin once the CAT 2020 result has been announced. Some of the latest IIMs may have common counselling called CAP 2021 based on the results of the CAT. The IIMs and another CAT list of colleges have largely declared their admissions and selection criteria based on the CAT 2020 outcome.

CAT 2020

Indian Institute of Management, Indore has started the CAT 2020 registration window on August 5. Candidates can fill the CAT 2020 application form till September 16. IIM Indore will conduct CAT 2020 on November 29. While filling the application form of CAT 2020 one will have to pay the application fee amount of Rs 2000 (General category) and Rs 1000 (reserved category) candidates. As per CAT 2020 Important dates, the authorities will release the CAT 2020 admit card on October 28. IIM Indore will release the result of CAT 2020 tentatively in the second week of January 2021.

CAT 2020 Eligibility Criteria

As per the basic eligibility criteria of CAT 2020, one should have completed their bachelor’s degree from a recognized institution or university in any discipline. Those who are pursuing their final year of graduation are also eligible to apply for CAT 2020. There are no age restrictions to appear for CAT 2020.

CAT 2020 Application form

CAT 2020 online application form is available on its official website i.e. iimcat.ac.in. While filling the application form of CAT 2020, one will enter their past academic qualification details, personal details, pay the application fee and upload all the requisite documents. CAT 2020 application is a four step process.

Step 1- Create CAT login credentials (User ID and Password)

Step 2- Login by using CAT credentials and fill all the details

Step 3- Upload requisite documents (Photograph and Signature)

Step 4- Pay the CAT 2020 application fee via online mode

CAT 2020 Admit Card and Result

After filling the application form of CAT 2020 one will have to wait till the opening of the Admit card window, which will be open on October 28. After the conclusion of CAT 2020, authorities will release the CAT 2020 answer key prior to the result.

IIFT Exam Pattern

National Testing Agency, the conducting body, will prescribe the exam pattern of IIFT so that the candidates will get an idea of the pattern of the exam. Priorly, IIFT was conducted in pen-paper based mode. Now, the entrance exam will be conducted in computer-based mode. Check below to know details like the mode of exam, total exam duration, sectional timings, nature of questions, marking scheme and the related information of IIFT.

IIFT Exam Pattern in Table

Particulars	Details
Conducting Body	National Testing Agency
Duration	Two hours i.e. 120 minutes
Mode of Examination	Computer-based i.e. online mode
Time Allotment Section-wise	No sectional timing
Negative Marking	⅓ marks are deducted for each wrong answer
Type of Questions	Multiple-choice questions
Total Questions	Above 100
Correct Answer	1.5 to 3 marks per question for right answer

IIFT Sections

Sections	Total Number of Questions
General Knowledge & Current Affairs	20
Quantitative Ability	25
Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning	30
Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension	35

Difference Between PGDM and MBA

After completing Bachelor’s, more than half of the candidate’s are attracted towards pursuing a higher degree. This is where the state of dilemma appears. Well whenever Post Graduation in management is there, MBA pops up in the mind of candidates. But wait, there is PGDM as well. What is the difference between PGDM and MBA? To help candidates become familiar with the two postgraduate programs and make a choice, in this article we will discuss the Difference Between PGDM and MBA. Although, both PGDM and MBA will bag great careers growth, better position as well as salary. Let us see the major difference between PGDM and MBA.

Major Differences Between PGDM and MBA

Basis	PGDM	MBA
Full-Form	Post Graduate Diploma in Management	Master in Business Administration
Duration of Course	One year to 2.5 years	Two years
Cost	More expensive as compared to MBA	Less expensive
Forgery	MBA degrees are granted by Universities	Since autonomous bodies offer PGDM, candidates are always careful in selecting institutes
Curriculum	Curriculum of PGDM is more flexible	MBA Curriculum is unchanged and unaltered by affiliated colleges

To take admission in either course, candidates can give any of the following MBA entrance exams-

Top institutes offering PGDM:

NMIMS- Hyderabad/Bangalore
XLRI, Jamshedpur
SPJIMR
Symbiosis International Deemed University

Top institutes offering MBA:

Indian Institute of Foreign Trade
TA Pai Management Institute
JBIMS
FMS Delhi

IIM Entrance Exam

It is the dream of all management aspirants to take admission, study and graduate from any of the 20 Indian Institute of Managements. But in order to get admission in IIMs, candidates are required to go through the IIM admission criteria and can not turn a blind eye at any step. The first phase of getting a call from IIMs is to give IIM Entrance Exam. It is nothing but CAT. Yes, you got it right. CAT is the entrance exam of IIM. For the year 2020, IIM Indore will conduct the IIM Entrance Exam. As per the exam pattern of CAT, the exam will be conducted in computer based mode. Any changes with regard to mode will be updated once the CAT notification is out.

CAT Important Dates:

Events	Dates
Registration Commencement	First week of July, 2020
Release of CAT Admit Card	Last week of October, 2020
CAT 2020	November 22, 2020
Declaration of CAT Result	First week of January, 2021

CAT 2020 exam will be conducted on November 22 by IIM Indore. IIM Entrance Exam is usually conducted in two sessions because of wide audience engagement and participation. Every year more than two lakh candidates register themselves for the IIM Entrance Exam.

CAT registration 2020 will begin from the first week of July. IIM Entrance Exam can be given by those candidates only who fall with the CAT eligibility criteria. Hence, it is advisable to candidates to check the eligibility requirements related to 5 Checkpoints to Ensure Error-Free CAT Registration 2020.

What After IIM Entrance Exam?

Candidates who will qualify the IIM entrance exam will be called for further admission rounds of IIMs and other B-Schools. The selection procedure of IIMs include Written Ability Test (WAT), Group Discussion (GD) and Personal Interview (PI) rounds. On the basis of CAT result candidates will be shortlisted. Each IIM will release CAT cutoff for the purpose of further shortlisting. The final merit list is prepared on the basis of IIM entrance exam, Written Ability Test (WAT), Group Discussion (GD) and Personal Interview (PI), work experience, academic profile etcetera.