DreamZone School of creative studies News & Updates 2026: Notifications, Notice, Result

Lovely Professional University, or LPU, conducts LPUNEST (LPU National Entrance and Scholarship Test) multiple times each year. LPUNEST for design courses offers candidates the opportunity to get admission to the design courses offered by the varsity. The design degrees offered by LPU include B.Des and B.Sc. courses.

The NIFT CAT is a test of a student’s creative abilities, and there are certain skills you must have to crack NIFT CAT 2026 exam. Since design is a vocation that not only requires good artistic skills but also a good sense of intuition, observational skills, and visualization skills, a student must make sure they hone all these skills before appearing for NIFT CAT. That being said, all of these skills can be improved before the NIFT exam so that you can achieve a high score and apply for admission to your preferred design course.

One of the most important sections of NIFT CAT (Creative Ability Test) is Freehand Sketching. In this section, your creativity level, imagination, visualisation and confidence in drawing is tested which are all quite essential for your career in the field of design. To improve NIFT CAT 2026 freehand sketching you need to understand what freehand sketching means, practice basic forms daily, train your observation skills, improve line quality, and work on creative composition. If your foremost requirement is to improve your score in the NIFT CAT 2026 then you must focus on Freehand Sketching. 

Design Thinking for the NIFT 2026 exam is more of a problem solving technique where you focus on approaches like empathy i.e. how you can understand the needs of the user, ideation i.e. creating creative solutions and prototyping i.e. visualise and test ideas. To be successful in this particular section you are not only required to draw beautifully but at the same time it is important to express your ideas very clearly and also visualise what you are thinking. In order to score good marks in CAT and situation tests, design thinking is particularly helpful as it assists you to generate ideas, connect and visualise them. During your preparation phase, for this section mind maps and sketches in design thinking can boost your level of preparedness. You can check this article to know more about how to use these techniques in the CAT and situation tests. 

Hi! Preparing for the NIFT CAT 2026, and you are under stress regarding time management during those design-thinking tasks? I know-it's stressful. When a creative ability test comes with a pile of stuff to finish in a short time, it seems like a lot. But here's a thing-once you learn the right approach and the method, you can pull it off without panicking. Now, let me throw in some cool tips that may actually help you on exam day.