A pioneer and the only coaching in the state with NIFT Alumna as the founder Director – Ms Shipra Anand. AFC has been running successfully and yielding a 90% success rate since 1999.
We, at AFC, believe in setting a strong foundation for all our students. And for the same reason we often organize Interactions with AFC Alumni, as well as NIFT/NID Alumni, and relevant Design Oriented Workshops and Artsy Excursions. We also encourage our students to use the Library facility that consists of books & magazines from the field.
Our team of Faculty guides holds an experience upto 8 years in mentoring our students, over and above their industry experience in their individual fields.
Talk of disruptions that the third wave of pandemic has brought! Absolutely no part of our lives has now remains unaffected by it. If one is a student who is college bound for the commencing academic session, then the situation is more piquant. Unlike last year, which only saw delays in the entrance examination schedules of Design Colleges, this year where by NID did manage to salvage its schedule by going back to its January first Sunday format, NIFT didn’t get lucky enough. Though NIFT did manage to adhere to its announced date of February 6th, 2022, it found itself staring at the fast swelling third wave in no time. Commendably responding to the rapidly deteriorating pandemic scenario, NIFT didn’t waste time in switching the mode of the written examination from Offline to ONLINE MODE and we saw them equip themselves with all the digital infra necessary to conduct the same in a record time of less than 3 weeks. Kudos to the team behind the war footing process! They also ensured familiarisation process for every applicant by making the mock tests mandatory, sending multiple reminders and evn allowing multiple attempts. Complete set of guidelines for each paper, GAT & CAT along with a list of FAQs was also made available besides putting up the help lines.
However, every new system brings with it its share of last minute glitches especially in digital matters and in spite of its herculean efforts, NIFT too couldn’t avoid the same. On the D day, the students did face pairing issues with at last one of the two devices and upload too wasn’t very smooth for some, given the time ticking by.
The paper being in the CBT mode did flummox the students as it was throwing the various GAT segment questions in random mixed order and putting them for review later too couldn’t give students enough time and convenience of being able to go back to them for many. The GAT paper didn’t have the usual declared mix of the segments and the difficulty level too was higher than previous years. Though the curriculum was adhered too and the negative marking format, @ +1/-0.25, too was followed, so it was in best interest for the students to not have gone for the guess work.
Quantitative segment saw a mix of ratio & Proportion, SI, profit & loss, Mixture & Alligations and such often asked topics, it had bigger than Reasoning this year. The latter had questions from clocks, series, coding- decoding, seating arrangement, directions, analogy and the likes. Though the non verbal questions were conspicuous by their absence which is a departure from NIFT regular pattern. English did comprise of the 50% of the paper but here too the mix was more tilted in favour of vocabulary over grammar. Given the format, the number of passages too were reduced to 3 from usual 5/6 but these passages had the specified number of questions expected. The Business domain segment too was in variance from the regular pattern and saw lot of static GK with little current awareness and no industry awareness questions for the bachelor’s paper.
The B. Des. CAT paper was an interesting mix of questions, with ample choices in each to cover a range of topics that could test a student across all requisite skills such as imagination, visualisation, comprehension of the brief of the question, rendering, novelty of ideas, critical thinking and solution based creative approach to a problem/ situation, visual communication.
There were THREE questions in all but each had a range of choices as listed below:
Q1. Draw a tree and its branches and make a scene on one of the following in black and white:
(a) A winter night (b) Coffee with a friends (c) Children playing on a street
This question was primarily a space – concept mixed with the main subject defined i.e. the tree and its branches too had to be detailed. The choice and look of the tree would depend on the story w choose to tell, as for a winter night, the trees are starker where as children usually may use a healthy banyan tree as their make-do wickets for their gully cricket. Coffee with friends could be enjoyed under as cherry blossom, in a park, on a balmy day with cosy sunshine filtering through the tree branches in full bloom. Though colours weren't to be used yet rendering in black and white could end up in a beautiful illustration. We could use other elements in the setting to complete the mood of the frozen moment we are showcasing. We could show a cheering crowd of passersby that usually gathers around when children play in an engaging game of cricket. The locality in the background should complete the set. Just as a chirpy bird and a happy/ lazed pet around the chattering group of friends would be a nice add on. A cold winter night can also have some public shelter in the background with communal fire and people gathered around it in the attire that reflects their social disadvantaged position or we could add a touch of romance to the cold winter night with a couple out for a stroll, dressed for the weather. The background, props and the storyline is very crucial in this question besides are rendering abilities and being able to bring out our choice of tree as per the plot instead of just doing a generic tree.Q2. (a) Make either the feather of a duck or a kingfisher
OR
(b) Stages of an apple from half eaten to rotten
These questions sought to test the students on their observational skills about things we come across in our day to day lives. The basic sketch bank practice surely comes in handy to handle the first part of this question. The second part was again a test of observation and rendering skills. Eating an apple is an everyday phenomenon for everyone, how much we observe the physical changes of a rotting half eaten apple has to be shown with respect to the apple shrinking, skin getting wrinkled due to loss of moisture, the oxidation of the exposed part from where the bite has been taken, how it attracts flies and insects, how the shine gets lost as it loses its freshness, everything had to be rendered. Here colours play a very crucial role. A five stage process is good enough @ 12 minute per frame of 3”x3” each but at least four stages should be shown.
Q3. (a) Design a poster for gifting clean air to a friend.
OR
(a) Design a product from used fabric
These set of questions aimed to test the students two fold, one their inclination to their likely choice of specialisation and two, their ability to visualise, imagine, create and communicate visually their concept and realisation. The former so as the three choices given were distinctly from three different sectors of Visual communication design, Product design & Textile & Graphic Design. Students would identify their choice with their natural flair for any of the three broad sectors of design.
The poster aimed at students providing sustainable gifting solutions such as gifting planters, recyclable statues/ idols, plantable green products such as seed pencils. Anything that reduces our carbon footprint is akin to gifting someone our share of cleaned up air. The caption should support in bringing out our premise and message completely while our illustration should be attractive to be worthy of a poster.
In keeping with the theme of sustainability, the second question too challenged the future designers into giving solutions using the concepts of recycle/ upcycle/ reuse as we all are staring at mounting textile waste needing immediate addressing by our current and upcoming designers. The students could have taken any route and designed any product from personal products, to accessories to interior products, handicraft products such as puppets, lamp shades, bean bags, footwear, bags, belts, headgears, home furnishings, furniture, automobile interiors, refurbished wearables and many such interesting creations could be done. It would help if they did mention the source of the fabrics used and the size of the product designed along with other materials used and also finally the user whom the product has been designed for. Christen the well illustrated work describing your concept for greater impact.
The gift wrapping sheet is a very interesting creation. It needs one to think of the kind of perfume it is to wrap, whether natural or synthetic, feminine or masculine, floral, musky or citrus, the mood of the fragrance too should be visualised. It would make for an interesting design if the brand too was christened and logo and fonts too created. A motif and its repeated pattern along with the monogrammed look would make for an amazing wrapping sheet. The colours too should reflect the mood of the perfume. Above all, be original in conceptualising everything, including the perfume type and brand.
The initial shortlist will be created in the ratio of 30(GAT)/50 (CAT) for B. Des., 30 (GAT)/ 40(CAT) for M. Des. and 70 (GAT) for MFM, B. FTech. & M. FTech. Those shortlisted would then go to the second stages of Situation test (for B. Des.) & GDPI ( for M. Des., M. FTech. & MFM), which would further comprise of 20% for former and 30% for the later, in the final merit list. For the B. FTech., however Written is the only and decisive exam and their merit in the same will reveal if they get a call for admission counselling. The rest of these processes would be held as per the timeline outlined by NIFT, however, we must keep ourselves prepared for any change in the timeline and mode of examination as per then prevailing situation. It is advisable to keep checking the website and one’s mail for fresh notifications and avoid any kind of social media mal-campaigns.
Wishing All the Luck once again!AFCian With Pride.
My experience at AFC was awesome, and it had played a significant role in clearing my NID Exams. Daily Speed Tests, Workshops, Mock Exams and Situation Tests gave me confidence to pass all the hurdles.
I joined AFC, into the year regular classroom programme, I had not hoped for cracking NIFT. I worked my way through the system of tests, lectures, discussions, workshops & made great progress over a year.
I'm a former student of AFC. The institute was instrumental in gently nudging me to take the initial steps towards transitioning me, from an art lover to a professional design entity.
Alumnus My interest in the creative field got me here, and I stayed for the excellent mentorship & faculties.
M.Des. (Leather Goods and Accessories Design) I owe my success to AFC, where the teachers inspire , teach and help you become better at everything you do . We were so lucky to have a mentor like Shipra Ma'am, who inspired us everyday to be better than the day before .
When I first acknowledged my desire to be an artist, my parents wanted a suitable institution to be my foundation stone, they couldn't have been more right.
Always wanted to pursue Fashion Designing as a career option, and all I needed was the right direction to achieve this goal. At AFC I was guided on the right path, and I took the first step towards designing.
The time spent at AFC was one of the best things that could ever happen to a design student. With all kinds of aspects being dealt with, regarding the competitive exams, it was a bliss to be part of it all.
FDDl-2018
FDDI, M B A (Retail and Fashion Merchandise)
Just another AFCian who is immensely grateful for making my dream come true. The academy & the faculty has been greatly instrumental in my success. I am thankful that I have gone a step ahead in fulfilling my dream.
AIR #1 FDDI 2019
Being at AFC is a complete experience in itself. When I joined theclasses here, being a very shy person, I felt nervous .The people and the various teachers worried if I'llbe able to mesh with them or not. But just after my first class here,I realized that that won't be a problem.
AIR #43 FDDI 2019
I joined AFC with zero knowledge in January2019. Shipra Ma’am was very co-operative inhelping me reach my goals. The Academyfor Fashion Careers truly provides the bestof Faculty and the most suitable environmentfor its students’ growth and learning.
AIR #30 IICD 2019
l was a bit late in joining AFC, because only few monthswere left for all my exams. And being from a Non ArtBackground, l was extremely worried about all thethings - that how will I be able to perform. But, ShipraMa'am had trusted me since day one.
M.Des. NIFT 2019
As a part of AFC it was a whole new kind of experience for me. I joined here just for a month’s crash course. I wasr worried I will not be able to match up with the other students in such a short span of time. But when I attended my firstclass I felt confident and it was a homely experience for methereon.
AIR #27 NIFT 2019
I am an AFCian by pride. Each day at academy is a sweet memory of design culture for me. At first, | was very tensed about how will I be able to preparefor the entrance exam having a job in hand, but allteachers at AFC supported me like parents,
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