IFTK previous year question papers for the B.Des Fashion Design aptitude test are free to download here for 2021, 2023, 2024 and 2025, each with the 50-question objective test and the drawing test; the 2023 to 2025 files are the papers IFTK and LBS Centre released. There are no answer keys. The test has a 60-minute objective part and a 90-minute drawing part for 100 marks in all, and the 2025 and 2024 papers are the closest match to the exam expected in June 2027.
IFTK Previous Year Question Papers
Pick a year to open its paper; from 2023 the objective and descriptive tests are in one PDF.
1 paper
IFTK Question Papers by Year
| Year | Papers | |
|---|---|---|
| IFTK 2025 | 1 paper | View papers |
| IFTK 2024 | 1 paper | View papers |
| IFTK 2023 | 1 paper | View papers |
| IFTK 2021 | 2 papers | View papers |
IFTK Paper at a Glance
| Objective test | 50 multiple-choice questions, 4 options, 1 mark each, 60 minutes |
|---|---|
| Descriptive test | Answer 1 of 3 drawing tasks, 50 marks, 90 minutes, in colour pencil on A4 paper |
| Total | 100 marks in 2 hours 30 minutes |
| Marking | No deduction for unanswered questions, and none for wrong answers in the 2024 booklet; two bubbles for one question count as wrong |
| Mode | Offline: OMR sheet for the objective test, drawing on paper |
| Papers on this page | 2021 (GAT and CAT), 2023, 2024 and 2025; no answer keys |
| Next exam | IFTK 2027: June 2027 (expected). Application: March 2027 (expected) |
What an IFTK Paper Looks Like
The objective test is a 50-question booklet in versions A and B, and the descriptive test gives three scenes, of which you draw one as a detailed coloured sketch. The 2025 choices were a street vendor with people, a recreational space with people, or a ritual or cultural performance; 2024 offered a public space, a festival retail display or an event seen by a small child. The 2021 General Ability Test, the one paper on this page that prints its section split, was laid out as below.
| Section (GAT 2021) | Questions |
|---|---|
| General knowledge and current affairs | 1–20 (20) |
| Quantitative ability | 21–30 (10) |
| Analytical ability | 31–40 (10) |
| Communication ability | 41–50 (10) |
How to Use IFTK Previous Year Papers?
- Give the objective test 60 minutes. 50 questions in an hour is 72 seconds each. The 2023 paper had two reading passages, so practise reading them fast.
- Answer every objective question. Unanswered questions get nothing and the 2024 booklet cut nothing for wrong answers, so mark one bubble for each question.
- Draw each paper’s three scenes. The 90-minute drawing test is half the marks. Sketch every scene from 2023, 2024 and 2025 in colour on A4 paper, since marks were cut for uncoloured work in 2023.
- Check answers yourself. No keys are published, so check the objective answers from your books and ask a teacher to look at your drawings.
- Plan for June 2027. Applications are expected from March 2027. Do one full paper, objective and drawing, every few weeks until then.