Hello reshma,

The Creative Ability Test (CAT) is conducted by NIFT to test “intuition skill, power of observation, innovation in development of a concept and design ability of the candidate”,

NIFT CAT also evaluates candidates on the innovative use of colours as well as illustration skills.

Here you have some of the Previous years’ NIFT CAT Question Papers

NIFT CAT 2017 Question Paper

Q1. Draw any one of the following scenes:

The view of the traffic signal from inside the car.

A street play being organised.

A community festival celebration.

Q2. Illustrate in colour a print on a T-shirt based on any one of the following themes:

Music is the soul of life.

Save future wild life.

Dignity to aged.

Q3. Express the contrast between the given pair of words through two separate visuals in given boxes. Out of the given three, one was to be attempted:

Balanced/ Unbalanced

Crispy/ Soggy

Cluttered/ Uncluttered

NIFT CAT 2016 Question Paper

Q1. Show progression from one to another only through colours which are to be filled in a series of 10 blocks. Attempt any two.

(a) Cocoon to butterfly

(b) Dawn to Night

(c) Spring to Autumn

(d) Shiny metallic to Rust.

Q2. Express the below mentioned emotions through colours:

(a) Sorrow

(b) Happiness

(c) Rebellious

(d) Astonishment

Q3. Design the below mentioned products:

(a) A textile print

(b) A footwear product

(c) A table utility product

(d) A clothing utility product

NIFT CAT 2015 Question Paper

Q1. Draw a poster on any one:

Where there is a will there is a way

Better late than never

On every cloud there is a silver lining

Q2. Draw a Hindi/English alphabet and then add or delete some lines to make a product or a picture in four steps.

Q3. Draw a mascot in a poster on any one topic:

Swach Bharat Abhiyaan

Make in India

Food Security

NIFT CAT 2014 Question Paper

Q1. Illustrate the dress of a tourist guide of the state you belong to. Label the accessories and fabric details

Q2. Illustrate an expedition/trip in four steps from start to end, depicting feelings and emotions.

Q3. Draw a poster for voting/creating awareness about voting. Briefly explain your concepts in a few lines.

NIFT CAT 2013 Question Paper

Q1. If you are a lizard on a wall. With your reference, draw the whole room in which you are.

Q3. Illustrate and explain briefly the given words:

Tsunami

Summer

Speed

Love

Tornado

Q4. Draw a pattern in the given grid using any 3 of the following motifs, and also explain the concept.

NIFT CAT 2012 Question Paper

Q1. Design a mascot for any one of the following topics:

Keep city clean

Pulse polio

India against Corruption

Q2. Attempt any one of the options:

a) Within the frames show “Landing of an aircraft”

Or

b) Draw landscape of Spring, summer, autumn and winter. Colour suitably.

Q3. Design a creative poster on any one and write a suitable tagline

Bookshop

Cyber shop

Fruit shop

NIFT CAT 2011 Question Paper

Q1. Depict the following words into the grid

Trust

Joy

Fear

Q2. Draw the following scene, use only 3 colours

Railway station

Temple festival

Republic day parade

Q3. Using a lead pencil, draw any one of the following scenes:

Educating voters

Corruption

Right to education

NIFT CAT 2010 Question Paper

Q1. A grid of 10 by 10 inches is provided. Depict any one word in the grid.

Enthusiasm

Harmony

Shock

Fill one colour in one box. You can even leave a few boxes vacant.

Q2. Design postal stamp for any one:

Mother’s Day

Commonwealth Games 2010

Earth Hour

World Health Day

Q3. Draw any one topic from the options given below (use only lead pencil)

Magic show

Obey traffic rules

Go green