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    How Many Students Appeared for NIFT 2026?

    How Many Students Appeared for NIFT 2026?

    Sumeet SudarshanUpdated on 20 Mar 2026, 06:05 PM IST

    NTA will publish the details about the number of students who appeared for NIFT 2026 on its official website - exams.nta.nic.in/niftee. As per last year’s trends, around 16000+ students are expected to have registered and appeared for the NIFT 2026 entrance exam. The NIFT 2026 exam results has been declared on March 20, 2026 on their official website. The NIFT 2026 statistics for the candidates who appeared in NIFT 2026 will be available category-wise and programme wise. 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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    Questions related to NIFT Entrance Exam

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    HELLO,

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    Hello,

    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.

    For complete information, you can visit our site through following link:

    https://design.careers360.com/exams/nift-entrance-exam

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