A rank of 1000 in NIFT improves your chances of admission. This rank places you in the top 10 percentile. Around 16,000+ candidates register for the NIFT entrance exam, so a rank of 1000 is generally good, especially for reserved categories like OBC, SC, and ST. However, NIFT 2026 cut-off vary by category, so this rank may not offer the same advantage to all candidates. NIFT calculates the final rank based on scores from all stages, and it declared the Stage 1 result on March 20, 2026.
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Candidates who appeared for NIFT 2026 can read this article to understand the value of a 1000 rank and explore top NIFT campuses for different categories. The NIFT entrance exam offers admission to B.Des and B.FTech undergraduate programmes.
A CMR of 1000 in NIFT is a good rank. With this rank, candidates can secure admission to top NIFT campuses such as Bengaluru, Mumbai, and Delhi. However, previous cut-off data shows that the maximum NIFT cut-off for general category candidates under the All India Quota at these campuses was around 900, mainly for less preferred specialisations like Knitwear and Textile Design. For reserved category candidates, a rank of 1000 offers better chances of admission in top NIFT campuses.
The table below provides the list of top campuses for NIFT CMR around 1000 for general category candidates.
Round | Campus | Programme | Quota | Category | Opening rank | Closing rank |
Round 1 | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | All India Quota | Open | 716 | 1050 | |
Round 1 | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | All India Quota | Open | 311 | 1224 | |
Round 1 | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | All India Quota | Open | 593 | 1181 | |
Round 1 | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | All India Quota | Open | 429 | 1105 | |
Round 1 | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | Rajasthan Quota | Open | 911 | 1263 | |
Round 1 | NIFT Jodhpur | Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design) | All India Quota | Open | 530 | 1120 |
Round 1 | NIFT Bhubaneswar | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | Odisha Quota | Open | 966 | 1034 |
Round 1 | NIFT Bhubaneswar | Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design) | All India Quota | Open | 963 | 1282 |
Round 1 | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | All India Quota | Open | 367 | 933 | |
Round 1 | NIFT Panchkula | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | All India Quota | Open | 476 | 1097 |
Round 1 | NIFT Kangra | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | All India Quota | Open | 354 | 1118 |
Round 1 | NIFT Jodhpur | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | All India Quota | Open | 505 | 943 |
Round 1 | NIFT Jodhpur | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | Rajasthan Quota | Open | 971 | 1113 |
Round 1 | NIFT Bhubaneswar | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | All India Quota | Open | 480 | 1250 |
Round 1 | NIFT Chennai | Bachelor of Design (Textile Design) | All India Quota | Open | 18 | 972 |
Round 1 | Bachelor of Design (Knitwear Design) | All India Quota | Open | 585 | 1220 | |
Round 1 | Bachelor of Design (Knitwear Design) | All India Quota | Open | 518 | 1146 | |
Round 1 | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | Madhya Pradesh Quota | Open | 890 | 1138 | |
Round 1 | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design)-NRI Sponsored | All India Quota | Open | 360 | 1225 | |
Round 1 | NIFT Bhopal | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | All India Quota | Open | 357 | 1173 |
Round 1 | NIFT Bhopal | Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design) | All India Quota | Open | 667 | 1125 |
Round 1 | NIFT Hyderabad | Bachelor of Design (Textile Design) | All India Quota | Open | 439 | 945 |
Round 1 | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | Kerala Quota | Open | 875 | 1033 | |
Round 2 | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design)-NRI Sponsored | All India Quota | Open | 1014 | 1014 | |
Round 2 | NIFT Bengaluru | Bachelor of Design (Knitwear Design) | All India Quota | Open | 559 | 908 |
Round 2 | NIFT Bhopal | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | All India Quota | Open | 805 | 1012 |
Round 2 | NIFT Chennai | Bachelor of Design (Textile Design) | All India Quota | Open | 1013 | 1112 |
Round 2 | NIFT Hyderabad | Bachelor of Design (Textile Design) | All India Quota | Open | 752 | 962 |
Round 2 | NIFT Hyderabad | Bachelor of Design (Knitwear Design) | All India Quota | Open | 1154 | 1199 |
Round 2 | NIFT Kannur | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | All India Quota | Open | 875 | 1093 |
Round 2 | NIFT Patna | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | All India Quota | Open | 698 | 1283 |
Round 2 | NIFT Patna | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | All India Quota | Open | 927 | 1196 |
Round 2 | NIFT Panchkula | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | All India Quota | Open | 476 | 1181 |
Round 2 | NIFT Panchkula | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | All India Quota | Open | 668 | 1130 |
Round 2 | NIFT Kangra | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | All India Quota | Open | 1157 | 1226 |
Round 2 | NIFT Jodhpur | Bachelor of Design (Textile Design) | All India Quota | Open | 976 | 1142 |
Round 2 | NIFT Jodhpur | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | All India Quota | Open | 669 | 1016 |
Round 2 | NIFT Jodhpur | Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design) | All India Quota | Open | 787 | 954 |
Round 2 | NIFT Jodhpur | Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design) | Rajasthan Quota | Open | 1299 | 1299 |
Round 2 | NIFT Bhubaneswar | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | All India Quota | Open | 570 | 1045 |
Round 2 | NIFT Bhubaneswar | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | All India Quota | Open | 687 | 1002 |
Round 3 | NIFT Hyderabad | Bachelor of Design (Textile Design) | All India Quota | Open | 940 | 976 |
Round 3 | NIFT Hyderabad | Bachelor of Design (Knitwear Design) | All India Quota | Open | 607 | 1220 |
Round 3 | NIFT Kannur | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | Kerala Quota | Open | 878 | 1160 |
Round 3 | NIFT Kolkata | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | All India Quota | Open | 691 | 946 |
Round 3 | NIFT Kolkata | Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design) | All India Quota | Open | 1009 | 1013 |
Round 3 | NIFT New Delhi | Bachelor of Design (Leather Design) | All India Quota | Open | 905 | 967 |
Round 3 | NIFT Patna | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | All India Quota | Open | 1118 | 1237 |
Round 3 | NIFT Kannur | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | All India Quota | Open | 518 | 957 |
Round 3 | NIFT Kannur | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | Kerala Quota | Open | 1022 | 1187 |
Round 3 | NIFT Bhopal | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | All India Quota | Open | 764 | 1026 |
Round 3 | NIFT Chennai | Bachelor of Design (Textile Design) | All India Quota | Open | 716 | 1179 |
Round 3 | NIFT Kangra | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | All India Quota | Open | 1230 | 1260 |
Round 3 | NIFT Jodhpur | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | All India Quota | Open | 357 | 993 |
Round 3 | NIFT Jodhpur | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | All India Quota | Open | 1108 | 1176 |
Round 3 | NIFT Jodhpur | Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design) | All India Quota | Open | 1116 | 1171 |
Round 3 | NIFT Bhubaneswar | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | All India Quota | Open | 1078 | 1227 |
The table below provides the list of top campuses for NIFT CMR around 1000 for OBC category candidates.
Round | Campus | Programme | Quota | Category | Opening rank | Closing rank |
Round 1 | Bachelor of Design (Textile Design) | All India Quota | OBC | 328 | 1206 | |
Round 1 | NIFT Patna | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | All India Quota | OBC | 914 | 1290 |
Round 1 | NIFT Kolkata | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | All India Quota | OBC | 712 | 1166 |
Round 1 | NIFT Bengaluru | Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design) | All India Quota | OBC | 690 | 1088 |
Round 1 | NIFT Chennai | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | All India Quota | OBC | 359 | 997 |
Round 1 | NIFT Bengaluru | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | All India Quota | OBC | 614 | 959 |
Round 1 | NIFT Kannur | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | All India Quota | OBC | 728 | 1030 |
Round 2 | NIFT Bengaluru | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | All India Quota | OBC | 1081 | 1081 |
Round 2 | NIFT Bengaluru | Bachelor of Design (Textile Design) | All India Quota | OBC | 1231 | 1231 |
Round 2 | NIFT Bengaluru | Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design) | All India Quota | OBC | 1180 | 1180 |
Round 2 | NIFT Chennai | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | All India Quota | OBC | 998 | 1048 |
Round 2 | NIFT Gandhinagar | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | All India Quota | OBC | 907 | 1298 |
Round 2 | NIFT Hyderabad | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | All India Quota | OBC | 816 | 934 |
Round 2 | NIFT Kolkata | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | All India Quota | OBC | 826 | 1290 |
Round 2 | NIFT New Delhi | Bachelor of Design (Textile Design) | All India Quota | OBC | 1270 | 1270 |
Round 3 | NIFT Gandhinagar | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | All India Quota | OBC | 1055 | 1055 |
Round 3 | NIFT Hyderabad | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | All India Quota | OBC | 878 | 1037 |
Round 3 | NIFT Mumbai | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | All India Quota | OBC | 804 | 964 |
Round 3 | NIFT Bengaluru | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | All India Quota | OBC | 1088 | 1088 |
Round 3 | NIFT Bengaluru | Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design) | All India Quota | OBC | 1188 | 1203 |
Round 3 | NIFT Chennai | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | All India Quota | OBC | 531 | 1007 |
The table below provides the list of top campuses for NIFT CMR around 1000 for EWS category candidates.
Round | Campus | Programme | Quota | Category | Opening rank | Closing rank |
Round 1 | NIFT Mumbai | Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design) | All India Quota | Gen-EWS | 513 | 1022 |
Round 1 | NIFT New Delhi | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | All India Quota | Gen-EWS | 197 | 1134 |
Round 1 | NIFT Gandhinagar | Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design) | All India Quota | Gen-EWS | 977 | 1265 |
Round 1 | NIFT Gandhinagar | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | All India Quota | Gen-EWS | 325 | 949 |
Round 1 | NIFT Bhopal | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | All India Quota | Gen-EWS | 1495 | 1495 |
Round 1 | NIFT Bengaluru | Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design) | All India Quota | Gen-EWS | 1070 | 1406 |
Round 1 | NIFT Bengaluru | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | All India Quota | Gen-EWS | 1313 | 1444 |
Round 1 | NIFT Bengaluru | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | All India Quota | Gen-EWS | 776 | 1322 |
Round 2 | NIFT Bengaluru | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | All India Quota | Gen-EWS | 734 | 946 |
Round 2 | NIFT Gandhinagar | Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design) | All India Quota | Gen-EWS | 1362 | 1362 |
Round 2 | NIFT Gandhinagar | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | All India Quota | Gen-EWS | 1003 | 1003 |
Round 2 | NIFT Mumbai | Bachelor of Design (Knitwear Design) | All India Quota | Gen-EWS | 1328 | 1328 |
Round 2 | NIFT New Delhi | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | All India Quota | Gen-EWS | 1124 | 1124 |
Round 2 | NIFT New Delhi | Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design) | All India Quota | Gen-EWS | 1070 | 1129 |
Round 3 | NIFT Mumbai | Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design) | All India Quota | Gen-EWS | 1328 | 1328 |
Round 3 | NIFT Mumbai | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | All India Quota | Gen-EWS | 949 | 949 |
Round 3 | NIFT New Delhi | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | All India Quota | Gen-EWS | 1444 | 1444 |
Round 3 | NIFT New Delhi | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | All India Quota | Gen-EWS | 1086 | 1086 |
The table below provides the list of top campuses for the NIFT Rank around 1000 for SC candidates.
Round | Campus | Programme | Quota | Category | Opening rank | Closing rank |
Round 1 | NIFT Mumbai | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | All India Quota | SC | 97 | 955 |
Round 1 | NIFT Chennai | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | All India Quota | SC | 853 | 1070 |
Round 1 | NIFT Gandhinagar | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | All India Quota | SC | 864 | 1191 |
Round 1 | NIFT Bengaluru | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | All India Quota | SC | 312 | 1059 |
Round 1 | NIFT Bengaluru | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | All India Quota | SC | 554 | 937 |
Round 1 | NIFT Bengaluru | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | All India Quota | SC | 760 | 926 |
Round 2 | NIFT Bengaluru | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | All India Quota | SC | 1078 | 1235 |
Round 2 | NIFT Bengaluru | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | All India Quota | SC | 1200 | 1347 |
Round 2 | NIFT Mumbai | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | All India Quota | SC | 1083 | 1375 |
Round 2 | NIFT Mumbai | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | All India Quota | SC | 760 | 1068 |
Round 2 | NIFT Mumbai | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | All India Quota | SC | 1034 | 1059 |
Round 3 | NIFT Mumbai | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | All India Quota | SC | 1487 | 1487 |
Round 3 | NIFT Mumbai | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | All India Quota | SC | 1115 | 1200 |
Round 3 | NIFT New Delhi | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | All India Quota | SC | 1031 | 1031 |
Round 3 | NIFT Bengaluru | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | All India Quota | SC | 1025 | 1025 |
The table below provides the list of top campuses for the NIFT Rank around 1000 for ST candidates.
Round | Campus | Programme | Quota | Category | Opening rank | Closing rank |
Round 1 | NIFT Mumbai | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | All India Quota | ST | 259 | 1549 |
Round 1 | NIFT New Delhi | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | All India Quota | ST | 1773 | 1882 |
Round 1 | NIFT Chennai | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | All India Quota | ST | 1547 | 1634 |
Round 1 | NIFT Mumbai | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | All India Quota | ST | 1541 | 1626 |
Round 1 | NIFT Bengaluru | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | All India Quota | ST | 784 | 1330 |
Round 1 | NIFT Hyderabad | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | All India Quota | ST | 1386 | 1425 |
Round 2 | NIFT Mumbai | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | All India Quota | ST | 1425 | 1425 |
Round 2 | NIFT New Delhi | Bachelor of Design (Textile Design) | All India Quota | ST | 1306 | 1306 |
Round 3 | NIFT Mumbai | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | All India Quota | ST | 1882 | 1882 |
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
A good rank in NIFT will vary across categories and programmes for different NIFT campuses.
A general category candidate will require a rank of less than 500 to have a chance of admission into NIFT Mumbai
A general candidate will require a NIFT rank of 100 or above to secure admission into the fashion design programmes of NIFT Delhi.
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