NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FASHION TECHNOLOGY - ADMISSIONS

National Institute of Fashion Technology was established in 1986, under the Ministry of Textiles, Government of India. Over the years this institute has established itself as a premier institute for learning in Design, Management and Technology. It has 15 campuses spread all over India offering various under graduate and post graduate programmes. NIFT has recently announced its admission schedule for 2014. The admission to these institutes are based on an entrance test/ group discussion/ personal interview. A brief synopsis of the notification is given below   

Institute	National Institute of Fashion Technology
UG Programmes	Fashion Design                       390 seats Leather Design                        120 seats Accessory Design                   390 seats         Textile Design                         390 seats         Knitwear Design                     210 seats Fashion Communication         270 seats Apparel Production                 330 seats
PG Programmes	Master of Design                        90 seats Master of Fashion Management 390 seats      Master of Fashion Technology   100 seats
Eligibility	For all UG courses except Apparel production: 10 + 2 from a recognised Board of Education For Apparel production(B.F.Tech) 10 + 2 (with Physics, Chemistry & Mathematics) from a recognised Board of Education
Age	For all UG courses: Max age as on 01.10.2013 is 23 years; relaxable by 5 years for candidates of Schedule castes/ Schedule tribes/ Differently abled persons For PG courses: No age limit
Date of exam	Course	Paper Based Test 1	Paper Based Test 2	Computer Based Test
	B.Des	09.02.14	23.02.14
	M.Des	09.02.14	23.02.14
	B F.Tech	09.02.14		23.02.14
	M.Fa. Mgt.	09.02.14		23.02.14
	M.Fa.Tec.	09.02.14		23.02.14
Selection	Course	Exam  weightage
	B.Des	CAT  50% GAT 30 % Situation test 20%
	M.Des	CAT  40% GAT 30% GD/PI 30%  (Group discussion/ Personal interview
	B F.Tech	GAT 100%
	M.Fa. Mgt.	GAT    70% GD/PI  30%
	M.Fa.Tec.	GAT    70% GD/PI  30%
Exam mode	Each test will contain around 150 questions; 1mark for correct answer and 0.25 deducted for every wrong answer GAT -  for B.Des and M. Des 1) Quantitative Ability 2) Communication Ability 3) English Comprehension 4) Analytical Ability 5) General Knowledge and Current Affairs GAT for B.F.Tech, M.F. Tech and M.Fa Mgt 1) Quantitative Ability 2) Communication Ability and English Comprehension 3) Analytical and Logical Ability 4) General Knowledge and Current Affairs 5) Case Study
Last date	For applying online 10.01.2014
Website	http://www.nift.ac.in/

Disclaimer:-The above information is brief. The author is not responsible for any inadvertent error occurring in the above article. Candidates are adviced to visit the website given above to study and verify in detail the  examination notice before applying

COMBINED DEFENCE SERVICES EXAMINATION 2014

CDS is an entrance exam is a gateway to serve the prestigious Indian Defence Sector (Army, Air Force & Navy). The Examination paves way for inspiring candidates to get into the following Academys/ School

1              1)  Indian Military Academy, Dehradun

                    2)  Indian Navy Academy, Ezhimala 
                              3)  Air Force Academy, Hyderabad

                              4)  Officers Training School (for men & women)

Exam	Combined Defence Services Examination 2014
Vacancies	Indian Military Academy, Dehradun  - 250 seats Indian Navy Academy, Ezhimala – 40 seats Air Force Academy, Hyderabad – 32 seats Officers Training Academy, Chennai (for men) – 175 seats Officers Training Academy, Chennai (for women) – 12 seats (Vacancies mentioned above are tentative and liable to be changed)
Eligibility	Educational qualifications  For IMA & OTA – any degree INA – Degree in Engineering AFA – Degree (with Physics and Maths at +2 level) or Degree in Engineering Physical standards As mentioned in detail in Appendix IV of  the examination notice No.02/2014- CDS-I
Age	IMA - Unmarried male candidates born not earlier than 02.01.1991 and not later than 01.01.1996 INA - Unmarried male candidates born not earlier than 02.01.1991 and not later than 01.01.1996 AFA  - Unmarried male candidates born not earlier than 02.01.1992 and not later than 01.01.1996 OTA (Men) – Married or unmarried male candidates born not earlier than 02.01.1990 and not later than 01.01.1996 OTA (Women) - Unmarried women, issueless widows, issueless divorcees who have not remarried born not earlier than 02.01.1990 and not later than 01.01.1996
Date of exam	9th February 2014
Selection	Selection consist of written test (with negative marking) and interview for intelligence and personality test For IMA, INA & AFA English, General Knowledge, Mathematics - 2 hours for each subject  and maximum of 100 marks for each subject For OTA English, General Knowledge,  - 2 hours for each subject  and  maximum of 100 marks for each subject
Exam mode	Objective type questions only
Application mode	Online only
Last date	Online applications can be filled upto  11.59 p.m  on 02.12.13 in the site www.upsconline.nic.in
Website	www.upsc.gov.in

Disclaimer:-The above information is brief. The author is not responsible for any inadvertent error occurring in the above article. Candidates are adviced to visit the website given above to study and verify in detail the  examination notice before applying