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What is NIFT?
 National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) is a group of fashion colleges in India. It was established in 1986 under the aegis of the Ministry of Textiles, Government of India and is an institution of design, management and technology for the international fashion business.

BRANCHES

It has currently 16 branches and its main campus in New Delhi, and other campuses at Bangalore, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Gandhinagar, Hyderabad, Jodhpur, Kangra, Kannur, Kolkatta, Mumbai, Patna, Raeberalli, Shillong, and Srinagar.Further two more campuses at Haryana and Kashmir are expected to come.

Courses offered in NIFT 

           NIFT offers four-year undergraduate, as well as two-year post-graduate, programmes in the areas of design, management, and technology. In order to secure admission in Bachelor of Design (B.Des) as well as Master of Design (M.Des) programmes offered at NIFT, students need to take two written admission tests called the Creative Ability Test (CAT) and the General Ability Test (GAT).

For other courses such as Bachelor of Fashion Technology (BFTech), Master of Fashion Technology (MFTech) and Master of Fashion Management (MFM), aspirants need to take only the GAT.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

Eligibility for Bachelor Programmes – Design – B.Des.

(Fashion Design / Leather Design / Accessory Design / Textile Design / Knitwear Design / Fashion Communication)(Maximum age : 23 years)

    **The +2 level examination in the 10+2 pattern of examination of any recognized Central/State Board of Secondary Examination, such as Central Board of Secondary Education / State Board New Delhi, and Council for Indian School of Certificate Examination, New Delhi.

or

          **General Certificate Education (GCE) Examination (London/Cambridge/Sri-Lanka) at the Advanced (A) level/ International Baccalaureate (IB).

or

         **Any Public School/Board/University Examination in India or in foreign countries recognized by the Association of Indian Universities as equivalent to 10+2 system.

or

      **A pass grade in the Senior Secondary School Examination conducted by the National Open School with a minimum of five subjects.

or

         **3 or 4-years diploma recognized by AICTE or a State Board of Technical Education.

For Master Programmes : 

Age – No age limit

Eligibility for Master Programme – Design

M.Des (Master of Design)

         **Undergraduate Degree in any discipline from any Institute / University recognized by law in India

or

          **Undergraduate Diploma of minimum three years duration from NIFT / NID.

Note: Master of Design (M.Des.) is an advanced course that demands an understanding of fundamentals in design and presupposes that candidates would be familiar with the basic skills and theories for successful completion of the programme. The course would not provide any basic knowledge and skill development in design as a part of its Master programme.

Eligibility for Master Programme – Management

M.F.M (Master of Fashion Management)

          **Undergraduate Degree in any discipline from any Institute / University recognized by law in India.

or

           **Undergraduate Diploma of minimum three years duration from NIFT / NID.

Eligibility for Master Programme – Technology

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

       **B.F.Tech. from NIFT

or

        **B.E / B.Tech. from any Institute / University recognized by law in India.

JOB OPPORTUNITIES

    **Export houses dealing with garments
**Retail and wholesale garment business
**Advertiseing agencies
**Textile industries
**Fashion show organisers/publishers
**Film production units
**Teaching
** Processing company that produces clothing, soft furnishings and other textiles-based products-.                                 **Design studios
** Consultancies-handloom cooperatives and buying agencies
**Freelancer.
**And with good experience and contacts, you can eventually open your own business.

EXAM PATTERN

Paper name  –    GAT

Language      –      English

Test duration –  2 hours

Exam mode   –  Paper Based Test

Sections:                          No.of ques

English comprehension     25

Quantitative ability             20

Communication ability      25

Analytical ability                 15

General knowledge and     15
current affairs

Total                                     100

English Comprehension: This tests the candidate’s ability to comprehend a situation from a given passage, along with a test of basic English language.

Quantitative Ability: This tests the quantitative ability of the candidates. It includes questions on division, fractions, percentages, addition, multiplication, the rate of interest, ratio and proportion, distance, and work and task.

Communication Ability: This section will judge candidates’ language ability in day to day communication in English. Questions from correct spellings, one-word substitutes, idioms and phrases, synonyms, antonyms, words with corresponding meanings, singular, plural, etc. will be asked.

Analytical Ability: This tests the candidate’s capacity for ability of inference and logic from the given information.

General Knowledge and Current Affairs: This judges the candidate’s general knowledge and current affairs.

In the last article we had a glance as to why one should select Hotel Management as a career option. First of all this is a very fresh and creative career option. After graduation in Hotel Management one can go for their career in hotels across the world for their career enhancement. Airlines, clubs, cruise ships, hospital administration and catering are a few of them, we can name where one can be sure of placement after their graduation.

Catering department of railways, banks, armed forces, catering institutions & self employment are the budding areas where we see young people being placed after graduation and they are doing really well. Even banks, FIIs, insurance & retail sector prefer hospitable, groomed, communicable & highly service oriented professionals for their industries which lead to multiple job opportunities for an individual looking forward to Hotel Management as a career option.

Various courses that can help an individual learn the most important things and pursue the best future option for them are :

1) Bachelor in Hotel Management : This helps one in learning communication skills, food production, housekeeping, front end operations, management skills, accounting, business law, nutrition & food science, business ethics, HRM, event management, public relations, travel management & entrepreneurial skills.

2) Diploma in Hotel Management : This course will enhance the skills in front office operations, management skills, Human Resource Management, food production & nutrition, principles of Hotel & tourism Management.

3) BSC in Hotel Management & catering : It includes the courses mentioned above in bachelor and diploma.

4) BBA in Hotel Management : This also includes the same covering advertising and promoting skills.

The purpose of giving a brief overview about the courses was to aware the aspiring students about the learning process and how the specialization helps in being a perfectionist and thus grabbing opportunities with both the hands in future. The Hotel Management Industry is not given that much importance but in the upcoming years this will provide a strong platform for the aspiring students. As this industry is understaffed, they are quickly absorbing young talents and thus placement becomes certain. If one is loyal and efficient in his/her hard work and perseverance, one can get placed even in 5-star hotels & in government sectors like railway, tourism etc.

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Shrevshi Bhattacharya

TOP LAW UNDERGRADUATE ENTRANCE EXAMS IN INDIA

“It’s easy to make good decisions when there are no bad options” -  Robert Half

Law, as a career option, has gained quite a name for itself in India over the last couple of years since the introduction of the 5 year integrated law programme that awards a dual degree. With as many as 19 National Law Universities and also many other successful private law colleges established in various states over these years, a large section of Indian youth with an intellectual inclination is finding its dream vocation in law. As such, it’s crucial for any law aspirant to make themselves aware of all the options they have available for themselves from this huge pile of exams and colleges.

Let us begin with the list of exams.

Note:

(1) All of the following exams are conducted for LLB as well as LLM unless mentioned otherwise.

(2) The dates given in this article pertain to Law Entrance exams in 2018 only.

LAW EXAMS TO BE TAKEN FOR 5 YEAR INTEGRATED PROGRAMME:

CLAT

CLAT or the Common Law Admission Test is the umbrella exam, on the basis of which admissions are granted in all National Law Universities all over India except for NLU Delhi, which has its own separate selection test. In fact the responsibility of the conduction of this exam is borne by these NLUs in rotation. Additionally 43 other law schools are eligible to use the scores obtained by aspirants in CLAT making this the most important and wide ranging law exam of India.

Pattern:

For a detailed discussion of the pattern of this exam please refer to this article.

When to Apply? : Jan 1^st-March 31^st, 2018

Expected date/month of examination: 13^th May, 2018

AILET (All India Law Entrance Test)

This exam is conducted solely for the purpose NLU Delhi admissions.

Pattern:

The pattern is almost same as CLAT but the number of questions (150 questions) and time allotted (one and a half hour) differ. Also, unlike CLAT, it is conducted offline. As CLAT, negative marking is a part of this exam.

When to apply? The 2018 AILET has already been conducted and dates are yet to be declared for 2019 LET. However, going as per the dates last time, the application process for AILET 2019 should begin in October, 2018

Expected date/month of examination: January 2019

LSAT India (Law School Admission Test India)

Conducted in India by Pearson VUE, under the aegis Law School Admission council, USA, many Indian as well as foreign universities recognise LSAT scores.

Pattern:

Aspirants are supposed to answer a total of 92-100 questions over a period of 2 hrs 20 mins. There is NO negative marking. There are a total of 4 sections (Analytical reasoning, 1^st Logical Reasoning, 2^nd Logical Reasoning and Reading Comprehension) and each section is timed (35 minutes each). This exam is quite different from the above two exams and it would be a wise idea to go through previous year papers for the same. It is an offline exam.

To understand the pattern better please visit their official site.

When to apply?

It is conducted 4 times a year, hence the different months when application process begin are: May, August/September, November and January.

Expected exam date/month:

June, September/October, December and February

SET (Symbiosis Entrance Test)

This exam is conducted only for the undergraduate course (that is LLB) in institutes of Symbiosis International University. This exam is not held for the purpose of admission into LLM.

Pattern:

The paper consists of the same 5 sections as that of CLAT with each section accounting for 30 questions and 30 marks, so there would be a total of 150 questions. It is an offline exam that spans over a period of 2 and a half hours, which gives you an average of one minute per question. There is NO negative marking.

When to Apply? Anytime between January 9^th– April 15^th, 2018

Expected Date/month of examination: May 5^th, 2018

Delhi University Law Entrance Exam:

This exam, conducted for the renowned Delhi University, is held only in the cities of Chennai, Delhi, Guwahati, Kolkata, Nagpur and Varanasi (the test centres declared for the exam in 2017; 2018 declarations haven’t yet been made).

Pattern:

A total of 100 questions are asked with each right answer awarding +4 marks and each wrong one awarding -1. The paper is divided in 4 sections: English (including RC), General Awareness, Logical reasoning and Legal Aptitude, with no certainty as to how many questions would be asked from each section. This makes this exam a tad unpredictable. This again is an offline exam spanning over a duration of 2 hours.

When to Apply ? The application process should start by 3^rd week of April, 2018 ending sometime in May, 2018.

Expected Date/Month of Examination: June, 2018.

Other University Level Examinations:

• AMU (Aligarh Muslim University) Law Entrance Exam
• IPU CET for Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University
• CUSAT (Cochin University of Science and Technology) Law Entrance exam
• LPU NEST for Lovely Professional University
• JMI (Jamia Milia Islamia) Law Entrance exam

Application process for most of the above universities starts in January. The way of asking questions in the exam may differ a little but the content would almost be similar to the exams listed in points 1-5. It is a good idea to go through previous year papers of these exams so as to equip yourself better with what to expect.

If you have made up your mind to pursue a career in law then you have many options. Choose well, apply in time, prepare smartly and you should sail smoothly through these turbulent times of college admissions.

May the force be with you.

—

Neha Meshram

Service Sector Aptitude for Hotel Management Practice Set 6

1. While walking on the road, you find a man accidently dropping his wallet and walking away unaware, you will.
   A. pick up the wallet and hand it over to him.
   B. leave it as it is none of your business.
   C. shout out and tell him he has dropped his wallet.
   D. pick up the wallet and keep it with you as you found it.

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2. You have to go shopping while your friend calls you for help as he is ill. You will
   A. postpone your shopping and go to help your friend.
   B. ask him to call someone else.
   C. call another friend and ask him to help the ill friend.
   D. ask him to hang on while you return from your shopping.

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3. You finished your chocolate and now you can’t find any dustbin around to dispose of the wrapper. You
   A. will throw it .anywhere.
   B. keep it with you until you find a dustbin.
   C. find a heap of trash where other people are throwing their garbage and you do the same.
   D. try and stuff it in someone else’s luggage.

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4. A stranger comes to you asking about an address while you are waiting for someone. You will
   A. ask him to ask someone else.
   B. direct him casually without being too precise about the address.
   C. explain him properly and repeatedly until he understands the directions properly.
   D. tell him that you are not standing there to direct people.

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5. One of your friends arrives to your house unannounced while you are preparing to go out with your family. You
   A. would feel disappointed.
   B. are happy to see him and postpone your outing and welcome him.
   C. would welcome him but keep thinking how to get rid of him quickly.
   D. would tell him that you will see him later because you are going out right now.

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6. A guy slipped and fell in front of you while walking through the college corridor and your friends started laughing. You will
   A. join your friends in the laughter.
   B. add some comment to increase the fun.
   C. help him and ask your friends not to laugh.
   D. just sit and watch.

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7. One of your relatives invites you to visit them. Reaching there you find that he is not well and is unable to give. a proper welcome. You would
   A. get angry and return.
   B. stay there but feel disappointed.
   C. stay and help him.
   D. not react at all.

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8. You are getting late for a meeting and while driving, you witness an accident. You would
   A. ignore the meeting’ and help the injured.
   B. ignore it and rush for the meeting.
   C. try and ask someone else to help him.
   D. curse others for not helping and rush for the meeting.

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9. You are travelling in a train and one of your co-passengers is left on a platform while the train starts moving. You would
   A. not bother.
   B. look around waiting for someone to react.
   C. ask others to do something.
   D. get up and pull the chain

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10. While travelling in an airline, you ordered something and there is some delay in your request for which air hostess apologizes to you. You
    A. would not consider the apology.
    B. get angry and start fighting.
    C. would accept the apology and request them to process your request as quickly as possible.
    D. would get disappointed and say nothing.

NIFT 2018 – General Knowledge Practice Set 02 | Fools’ Den

1. Halter top is a well known female dress which has
   A. full sleeves
   B. half sleeves
   C. no sleeves
   D. None of these

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2. Which of the following is a type of a bag?
   A. Tote
   B. Duffel
   C. Sling
   D. All of these

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3. Baggit is a known brand which offers
   A. bags
   B. belts
   C. caps
   D. All of these

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4. Emerald is a shade of which colour?
   A. Blue
   B. Green
   C. Red
   D. Yellow

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5. Batik printing involves use of
   A. wax
   B. beads
   C. mirrors
   D. shells

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6. Which of the following stones are used to make Navratna jewellery?
   A. Opal
   B. Cat’s eye
   C. Turquoise
   D. All of these

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7. Ad line ‘Be You’ is linked with which of following online stores?
   A. Jabong
   B. Yepme
   C. Myntra
   D. Snapdeal

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8. A close-fitting necklace is called a
   A. chain
   B. choker
   C. mangal sutra
   D. None of these

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9. Which of the following is a basic variety of cultured pearls?
   A. Freshwater
   B. Salt water
   C. Both A and B
   D. None of these

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10. In which year did India win the three titles of Miss Universe, Miss World and Miss Asia Pacific?
    A. 1999
    B. 2000
    C. 2001
    D. 2002

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11. Which of the following stores are known for exclusive sale of shawls, stoles and scarves?
    A. Biba
    B. Ahujasons
    C. Bindals
    D. Jainsons

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12. Which among the following is the India’s biggest company in terms of annual revenue of 4,51,911 crore as per an annual list of 2015 Fortune 500 companies in India?
    A. Indian Oil Corp.
    B. Reliance Industries
    C. Tata Motors
    D. State Bank of India

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13. ‘be you’ is the trademark of which one of the following e-commerce companies in India?
    A. Myntra
    B. Jabong
    C. Flipkart
    D. Snapdeal

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14. Which among the following countries has said it has successfully tested a miniaturize hydrogen bomb with a 6 kilotonne yield in January 2016?
    A. Iran .
    B. Russia
    C. Israel
    D. North Korea

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15. As per the WHO’s recent report based on data collected by the National Vector Borne Diseases Programme (NVBDCP), India along • with Ethopia, Pakistan and Indonesia account for 80% of all cases worldwide.
    A. Dengue
    B. Malaria
    C. Chikungunya
    D. Kala azar

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16. Which is the India’s first transgender music band recently launched by noted playback singer Sonu Nigam?
    A. Indian Ocean
    B. Kailasa
    C. 6-Pack
    D. None of these

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17. Retail venture ‘Shoppers Stop’ and ‘HyperCity’ is owned by
    A. Bharti Group
    B. Future Group
    C. Raheja Group
    D. Sriram Group

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18. ‘SPACES Home and Beyond’, the popular range of Bed, Bath and Rugs from the house of HomeStop is promoted in India by
    A. Parineeti Chopra
    B. Esha Gupta
    C. Priyanka Chopra
    D. Yami Gautam

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19. ‘Vogue Eyewear’ in India is promoted by
    A. Alia. Bhatt
    B. Sonam Kapoor
    C. Zarine Khan
    D. Deepika Padukone

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20. Tata group company ‘Titan’ and global luxury firm `Maison Montblanc’ formed a joint venture to open latter’s retail outlets with an investment of in the next 5 years.
    A. 100 crore
    B. 150 crore
    C. 200 crore
    D. 250 crore