How Many Students Appeared for NIFT 2026?

How Many Students Appeared for NIFT 2026?

Sumeet SudarshanUpdated on 08 Feb 2026, 05:02 PM IST

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.

How Many Students Appeared for NIFT 2026?
How Many Students Appeared for NIFT 2026?

How Many Students Appeared for NIFT 2026?

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.

Number of Students Appeared for NIFT in Previous Year

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.

NIFT 2025 Stage 1 Statistics

Shift

Exami

Registered

Appeared

Shift 1

GAT

17,974

16,475

Shift 2

CAT

15,903

14,586

Total

33,877

31,061

NIFT 2025 Programme-wise Statistics

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.

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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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