HOW TO PASS PAF Entrance Exam 2018?

PAF Entrance Exam 2018 – Pearl Academy of Fashion has announced the result of April cycle on May 8, 2018. PAF entrance exam 2018 for this cycle was conducted on April 21 and 22. Earlier, it conducted PAF entrance exam 2018 for January cycle on January 13. The admit card was available for download on January 10. The application form was available for the same which had to be submitted by January 8. The entrance exam and personal interview of PAF 2018 is conducted by Pearl Academy of Fashion in the months of January, April, May, June and July for aspirants, who are seeking admissions to undergraduate programmes in fashion and design. The fashion academy conducts PAF entrance exam 2018 in multiple cycles for offering admissions across its four campuses located in Mumbai, Delhi NCR East, Delhi NCR West and Jaipur. Separate written PAF 2018 entrance exam along with personal interview round are conducted for each admission cycle. Seats across various specialisations will be allocated to the candidates on the basis of their performance in the PAF 2018 entrance test and personal interview. Complete details about PAF entrance exam 2018 including programmes offered, important dates, eligibility criteria, application procedure, exam centres, admit card, exam pattern, result, and more can be checked on this page.

Admission Cycle	Timeline
1st Admission Cycle	January 2018
2nd Admission Cycle	April 2018
3rd Admission Cycle	May 2018
4th Admission Cycle	June 2018
5th Admission Cycle	July 2018

PAF Entrance Exam 2018- An Overview

Exam name – Pearl Academy of Fashion Entrance Exam Commonly known as – PAF Entrance Exam Exam type – Undergraduate (UG) Exam level – National Participating Institutes – 4 PAF Campuses

Programmes Offered: UG Pathway-

• Fashion Design
• Fashion Styling & Image Design
• Global Luxury Brand Management
• Fashion & Lifestyle Business Management
• Product & Lifestyle Design (Industrial/Accessories)

PAF Important Dates 2018

Pearl Academy of Fashion has announced important dates of PAF entrance exam 2018 for January cycle. Aspirants can also check below tentative schedule of the written test for April, May and June cycles:

PAF Entrance Exam 2018 Important Dates

S.No.	Event	Date
PAF Entrance Exam 2018 January Cycle
1.	PAF 2018 application submission deadline	January 8, 2018
2.	PAF entrance exam 2018	January 13, 2018
3.	PAF 2018 entrance exam result	1st week of February 2018
4.	Aagman	3rd week of February 2018
5.	Last date for fee payment of PAF entrance exam 2018 application fee	1st installment- 3rd week of February 2018 Balance- 3rd week of April 2018
PAF Entrance Exam 2018 April Cycle
6.	Deadline for receiving application	April 14, 2018
7.	PAF admit cards 2018 availability	2nd week of April 2018
8.	PAF 2018	April 21 and 22, 2018
9.	Result declaration	May 8, 2018
10.	Application fee payment deadline	May 28, 2018
11.	Last date for receiving applications from international/overseas candidates	Last week of June 2018
12.	PI of international/overseas candidates	1st week of July
PAF Entrance Exam 2018 May Cycle
13.	Last date of receiving PAF application Form	3rd week of May 2018
14.	Availability of PAF 2018 admit cards	4th week of May 2018
15.	Entrance examination and personal interviews	4th week of May 2018
16.	Fee payment	4th week of May 2018
17.	PAF 2018 Result announcement	2nd week of June 2018
18.	Aagman	3rd week of June 2018
19.	Deadline for receiving applications from international/overseas candidates	Last week of June 2018
20.	Personal interviews of international/overseas test-takers	1st week of July 2018
PAF Entrance Exam 2018 June Cycle
21.	PAF 2018 Application deadline	June 11, 2018
22.	PAF 2018 entrance exam	June 16 and 17, 2018
23.	Last date of receiving PAF 2018 application form from international/overseas candidates	Last week of June 2018
24.	Result declaration of PAF 2018	1st week of July 2018
25.	Aagman (all campuses)	2nd week of July 2018
26.	Fee payment	2nd week of July 2018
PAF Entrance Exam 2018 July Cycle
27.	PAF 2018 Application deadline	1st week of July 2018
28.	PAF entrance exam 2018	Last week of July 2018
Orientation Dates
29.	Mumbai campus	3rd week of July 2018
30.	Delhi NCR (West, East) Campus	4th week of July 2018
31.	Jaipur campus	4th week of July 2018

PAF Eligibility Criteria 2018

Eligibility criteria of PAF 2018 is announced by Pearl Academy of Fashion. According to the PAF entrance exam 2018 eligibility criteria, aspirants must have passed 10+2, or equivalent, in any discipline, with minimum 50% marks.

PAF Application Form 2018

S.No.	Admission Cycle	Application Deadline
1.	January	January 8, 2018
2.	April	April 14, 2018
3.	May	3rd week of May 2018
4.	June	3rd week of June 2018
5.	July	1st week of July 2018

Candidates will be required to pay application fee of Rs.1500. Payment can be done via Net Banking/Cash/Debit Caed/Credit Card/Demand Draft (in favour of “Creative Arts Education Society” payable at New Delhi).

Candidates are required to register online first using a valid email ID (for at least next one year) before filling application form of PAF 2018 entrance exam.

Things to keep ready before applying online for PAF Entrance Exam 2018

• Credit/Debit Card or Demand Draft
• Educational qualifications details (marks/grade/passing year, etc.)
• Scanned copy of passport size colored photograph- It should be a recent picture, preferably in white background. Photographs with hats, caps and dark glasses will not be accepted. The image should be in .jpg format only. File size should not exceed 1 MB.
• Scanned copy of signature- Applicants are required to sign on a white paper with blue/black ball point pen. Only the signature area should be scanned and not the complete page. The scanned image has to be in .jpg format only. File size should not be more than 1 MB.

Instructions for filling Online Application Form of PAF Entrance Exam 2018

• Applications will be required to click on “Apply Online” and choose the payment mode for paying application fee.
• They must select two choices of programmes and campuses.
• The application form of PAF 2018 entrance exam should be filled carefully. Candidates should “Save and Submit” to proceed to payment gateway. 
• Applicants should save their PAF 2018 online application and take a printout after completing payment authorization.
• An auto-generated confirmation mail will be sent on candidates’ email ID that will include following-
  - Online application number
  - Confirmation of successful online registration and payment

Important:

• Applicants, who are applying online via credit or debit card, need not send printout of PAF entrance examination application form 2018.
• Aspirants can also apply via offline mode by purchasing PAF 2018 application kit from the Pearl Academy campuses or authorized sales counters.

Submission of PAF Entrance Exam 2018 Application Form (for candidates who have applied online with payment via demand draft and those who have applied offline)

Candidates should take printout of the filled online application of PAF entrance exam 2018, paste recent passport size photograph, put their signature, and send it to the following address along with demand draft before the last date-

Admissions Department

Pearl Academy

A-21/13, Naraina Industrial Area, Phase-II,

New Delhi 110028.

PAF Entrance Exam Centres 2018

Pearl Academy of Fashion announces exam centres of PAF entrance test 2018 for all the five admission cycles- January, April, May, June and July. Candidates can check below PAF 2018 entrance exam centres for January and April cycle:

PAF Entrance Exam 2018- January Cycle	PAF Entrance Exam 2018- April Cycle
New Delhi	New Delhi
Jaipur	Jaipur
Chandigarh	Chandigarh
Lucknow	Lucknow
Kolkata	Kolkata
Mumbai	Mumbai
Ahmedabad	Ahmedabad
Noida	Noida
Pune	Pune
Patna	Patna
Bangalore	Bangalore
Bhopal	Bhopal
Kochi	Kochi
	Chennai
	Ranchi
	Guwahati
	Dehradun
	Varanasi
	Moradabad
	Kanpur
	Raipur
	Surat
	Ludhiana
	Nagpur
	Hyderabad

PAF Admit Card 2018

The admit card for PAF entrance exam 2018 and personal interview for all the admission cycles is made available by the academy four days prior to the written test. It will display the exam date, time and venue of PAF 2018 entrance exam and/or personal interview. In order to appear for the entrance test, the PAF 2018 admit card will have to be downloaded before the last date. No candidates will be allowed to enter the exam centre without a valid hall ticket.

PAF Syllabus 2018

PAF 2018 entrance exam syllabus for General Proficiency Test (GPT), Design Aptitude Test (DAT) and Personal Interview (PI) can be checked below. Candidates can prepare the topic mentioned in the syllabus to perform well in the entrance test.

PAF Entrance Exam 2018 Syllabus for General Proficiency Test (GPT)

• Logical Reasoning
• Language Ability
• Basic Mathematics
• Quantitative Ability
• Data Interpretation
• English language (comprehension, vocabulary and expression)

PAF Entrance Exam 2018 Syllabus for Design Aptitude Test (DAT)

Candidates will be evaluated on the basis of following-

• Imagination
• Drawing ability
• Creative aptitude
• Observation power
• Communication skills
• Sensitivity to environment

PAF Entrance Exam 2018 Syllabus for Personal Interview (PI)

For this round, candidates will be required to carry their portfolio based on which they will be evaluated. They will also be assessed on material handling skills for which they will have to appear for a Studio Test as well. The candidates will be evaluated on the below mentioned criteria:

• Career Focus
• Portfolio evaluation
• Material handling skills
• Maturity and confidence
• Intellectual/creative ability
• Logical reasoning/ability to analyse 
• General awareness, creative and lateral thinking

PAF Entrance Exam Pattern 2018

The PAF entrance exam 2018 will comprise following two stages:

Stage 1- Written Admission Test- GPT and DAT

Candidate’s proficiency in English language, Quantitative Ability, Data Interpretation, Basic Mathematics, Logical reasoning, etc. is evaluated from General Proficiency Test (GPT). It will be conducted for one hour.

Design Aptitude Test (DAT), which will be held for two hours, will evaluate candidate’s aptitude for power of observation & imagination, communication skills, sensitivity to environment, creativity, drawing and design ability.

Stage 2: Personal Interview (including portfolio evaluation/material handling skill test for design streams)

The candidates will be required to appear for personal interview (PI) after the written admission test at the respective test centre/personal interview centre as mentioned on their admit card.

PAF Entrance Exam Result 2018

Pearl Academy has declared the result of April cycle on May 8. The Academy declares the results of PAF 2018 entrance exam for all the admission cycles (January, April, May, June and July) accordingly. Candidates can check below the dates of PAF entrance exam 2018 result declaration:

S.No.	Admission Cycle	Result Date
1.	January	1st week of February 2018
2.	April	May 8, 2018
3.	May	2nd week of June 2018
4.	June	3rd week of June 2018
5.	July	2nd week of July 2018

Careers360 will keep on providing here the latest updates on PAF entrance exam 2018 as soon as any official notification is released regarding the same.