The number of students who appeared for NIFT 2026 will be available after the exam. As per last year’s trends, around 16000+ students are expected to have registered and appeared for the NIFT 2026 entrance exam. NTA conducted NIFT 2026 on February 8, 2026, across two shifts: the first shift for the General Ability Test (GAT) from 10 am to 1 pm, and the second shift for the Creative Ability Test (CAT) from 3 pm to 6 pm. It must be noted that only candidates who have applied for B.Des and M.Des have to appear for CAT, which is the second shift.
The number of students who appeare for NIFT 2026 will be updated here. The NIFT 2026 entrance is conducted for admissions into B.Des, B.FTech, M.Des, M.FTech, and MFM programmes of 20 NIFT campuses in India.
As per last year’s data for NIFT 2025, 17,974 unique candidates had registered for stage 1 of the NIFT entrance exam and for stage 2 a total of 19,903 candidates have registered.Last year, a total of 33,877 number of candidates registered for NIFT exam out of which 31,061 number of candidates appeared for the same.
Shift | Exami | Registered | Appeared |
Shift 1 | GAT | 17,974 | 16,475 |
Shift 2 | CAT | 15,903 | 14,586 |
Total | 33,877 | 31,061 | |
Programme | Registered | Appeared |
BDES (Shift 1) | 11,944 | 11,071 |
BDES Lateral (Shift 1) | 44 | 37 |
BFTECH (Shift 1) | 1,015 | 888 |
BFTECH and BDES (Shift 1) | 2,492 | 2,264 |
BFTECH Lateral (Shift 1) | 09 | 09 |
MDES (Shift 1) | 1,078 | 977 |
MFM (Shift 1) | 950 | 845 |
MFM and MDES (Shift 1) | 389 | 338 |
MFTECH (Shift 1) | 53 | 46 |
CAT BDES (Shift 2) | 11,944 | 11,044 |
CAT BFTech and BDes (Shift 2) | 2492 | 2245 |
CAT MDes (Shift 2) | 1078 | 962 |
CAT MFM and MDes (Shift 2) | 389 | 335 |
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Yes, a diploma holder in Computer Engineering can apply for the NIFT entrance exam , but only through the lateral entry route.
NIFT allows candidates with a 3-year or 4-year engineering diploma from a recognized board to apply for B.F.Tech (Fashion Technology) through lateral entry. The diploma must be
Hello aspirant,
The National Testing Agency (NTA) has determined the official date for NIFT 2026 applicant registrations, which is expected to open in November 2025. Online applications will be accepted through January 2026.
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According to the sources, the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) entrance exam for 2026 will be held in February 2026. Also, the registration period may open from November 2025.
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