Is 1500 Rank Good in NIFT 2026?

Is 1500 Rank Good in NIFT 2026?

Sumeet SudarshanUpdated on 08 Feb 2026, 05:03 PM IST

With a CMR 1500 rank in NIFT 2026, a candidate is expected to find a place in the top 10th percentile. The NIFT result will be declared based on the candidate's performance in all components of the NIFT entrance exam. The seat will be conducted based on the candidate’s rank in NIFT 2026 and the campus preferences given. In this article, let’s find out whether 1500 is a good rank in NIFT 2026.

Is 1500 Rank Good in NIFT 2026?
Is 1500 Rank Good in NIFT 2026?

NIFT will tentatively conduct three rounds of centralised NIFT counselling to offer admissions into B.Des and B.FTech programmes of 20 NIFT campuses in India.

Is 1500 Rank Good in NIFT 2026?

CMR 1500 is a good rank in NIFT 2026 for reserved category candidates. With the possibility of a place within, a 1500 rank in NIFT 2026 is good for candidates from SC/ST categories. However, the NIFT campus options for the open category candidates are expected to be limited to tier 2 campuses or top campuses under state domicile reservation, making a 1500 rank not good for them.

Top Campuses for 1500 Rank in NIFT 2026

The NIFT campus options are large, with NIFT rank 1500. Below are some of the top campuses for NIFT rank 1500 based on the previous year's NIFT campus-wise cutoffs. Aspirants can opt for these campuses when giving campus preferences at the time of NIFT counselling.

NIFT Campuses for CMR 1500

Round

Campus

Programme

Quota

Category

Opening rank

Closing rank

Round 1

NIFT Mumbai

Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design)

All India Quota

SC

1115

2484

Round 1

NIFT Mumbai

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)

All India Quota

ST

259

1549

Round 1

NIFT New Delhi

Bachelor of Design (Knitwear Design)

All India Quota

OBC

539

1722

Round 1

NIFT New Delhi

Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design)

All India Quota

SC

693

1593

Round 1

NIFT New Delhi

Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design)

All India Quota

ST

295

2058

Round 1

NIFT Patna

Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design)

All India Quota

Open

1109

1809

Round 1

NIFT Panchkula

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design)

Haryana Quota

Open

1320

1613

Round 1

NIFT Raebareli

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design)

All India Quota

Open

993

1796

Round 1

NIFT Raebareli

Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design)

All India Quota

Open

876

1983

Round 1

NIFT Shillong

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)

All India Quota

Open

628

1634

Round 1

NIFT Kangra

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design)

All India Quota

Open

593

1594

Round 1

NIFT Jodhpur

Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production)

All India Quota

OBC

1176

1714

Round 1

NIFT Jodhpur

Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design)

All India Quota

Gen-EWS

1362

2571

Round 1

NIFT Jodhpur

Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design)

Rajasthan Quota

Open

1385

1766

Round 1

NIFT Jodhpur

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)

All India Quota

OBC

1055

1721

Round 1

NIFT Bhubaneswar

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)

Odisha Quota

Open

973

1849

Round 1

NIFT Varanasi

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)

All India Quota

Open

802

1762

Round 1

NIFT Varanasi

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Interiors)

All India Quota

Open

1079

2340

Round 1

NIFT New Delhi

Bachelor of Design (Textile Design)

All India Quota

Gen-EWS

1129

1689

Round 1

NIFT New Delhi

Bachelor of Design (Textile Design)

All India Quota

SC

346

2636

Round 1

NIFT New Delhi

Bachelor of Design (Textile Design)-NRI Sponsored

All India Quota

Open

1141

3198

Round 1

NIFT Patna

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design)

All India Quota

Open

730

1555

Round 1

NIFT Patna

Bachelor of Design (Textile Design)

All India Quota

Open

1075

2133

Round 1

NIFT Patna

Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production)

Bihar Quota

Open

981

1784

Round 1

NIFT Panchkula

Bachelor of Design (Textile Design)

All India Quota

Open

898

1918

Round 1

NIFT Panchkula

Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production)

All India Quota

OBC

1037

2337

Round 1

NIFT Panchkula

Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production)

Haryana Quota

Open

1140

1641

Round 1

NIFT Shillong

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design)

All India Quota

Open

617

1870

Round 1

NIFT Shillong

Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design)

All India Quota

Open

1234

2134

Round 1

NIFT Kangra

Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design)

All India Quota

Open

483

1827

Round 1

NIFT Bhubaneswar

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design)

Odisha Quota

Open

1455

1928

Round 1

NIFT Bhubaneswar

Bachelor of Design (Textile Design)

All India Quota

Open

1460

2090

Round 1

NIFT Chennai

Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design)

All India Quota

OBC

1203

1782

Round 1

NIFT Gandhinagar

Bachelor of Design (Textile Design)

All India Quota

OBC

1204

2448

Round 1

NIFT Gandhinagar

Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production)

All India Quota

Gen-EWS

920

1798

Round 1

NIFT Gandhinagar

Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design)

All India Quota

SC

1063

3230

Round 1

NIFT Srinagar

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)

All India Quota

Open

1226

2127

Round 1

NIFT Varanasi

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design)

All India Quota

Open

688

2071

Round 1

NIFT Hyderabad

Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design)

All India Quota

OBC

1188

1780

Round 1

NIFT Kannur

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)

All India Quota

OBC

1069

1708

Round 1

NIFT Kolkata

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design)

All India Quota

OBC

938

1984

Round 1

NIFT Kolkata

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design)

All India Quota

SC

909

2989

Round 1

NIFT Bhopal

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design)

Madhya Pradesh Quota

Open

1393

1913

Round 1

NIFT Bhopal

Bachelor of Design (Textile Design)

All India Quota

Open

1210

1795

Round 1

NIFT Mumbai

Bachelor of Design (Textile Design)

All India Quota

OBC

918

1802

Round 1

NIFT Mumbai

Bachelor of Design (Knitwear Design)

All India Quota

OBC

961

2250

Round 1

NIFT Mumbai

Bachelor of Design (Knitwear Design)

All India Quota

Gen-EWS

1247

2762

Round 1

NIFT Bengaluru

Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design)

All India Quota

SC

1347

2635

Round 1

NIFT Bhopal

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)

All India Quota

OBC

1048

1995

Round 1

NIFT Bhopal

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)

Madhya Pradesh Quota

Open

1214

1669

Round 1

NIFT Chennai

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)

All India Quota

Gen-EWS

1233

1760

Round 1

NIFT Chennai

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)

All India Quota

SC

983

1964

Round 1

NIFT Daman

Bachelor of Design (Textile Design)

All India Quota

Open

1019

2413

Round 1

NIFT Gandhinagar

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design)

All India Quota

OBC

1231

1546

Round 1

NIFT Gandhinagar

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design)

All India Quota

Gen-EWS

1395

1705

Round 1

NIFT Gandhinagar

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design)

All India Quota

SC

911

2543

Round 1

NIFT Bengaluru

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design)

All India Quota

ST

848

2339

Round 1

NIFT Bengaluru

Bachelor of Design (Textile Design)

All India Quota

OBC

907

2016

Round 1

NIFT Gandhinagar

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)

All India Quota

SC

1292

1930

Round 1

NIFT Hyderabad

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design)

All India Quota

OBC

533

1514

Round 1

NIFT Hyderabad

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design)

All India Quota

Gen-EWS

825

1617

Round 1

NIFT Hyderabad

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design)

All India Quota

SC

1375

2195

Round 1

NIFT Hyderabad

Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production)

All India Quota

SC

1186

1551

Round 1

NIFT Kannur

Bachelor of Design (Textile Design)

All India Quota

Open

1181

1972

Round 1

NIFT Kannur

Bachelor of Design (Knitwear Design)

All India Quota

Open

1130

2005

Round 1

NIFT Kolkata

Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production)

All India Quota

SC

649

1751

Round 1

NIFT Kolkata

Bachelor of Design (Leather Design)

All India Quota

Open

659

1789

Round 1

NIFT Kolkata

Bachelor of Design (Knitwear Design)

All India Quota

Open

678

1527

Round 1

NIFT Kolkata

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)

All India Quota

OBC

998

1545

Round 1

NIFT Kolkata

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)

All India Quota

Gen-EWS

1290

1877

Round 2

NIFT Bengaluru

Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production)

All India Quota

Gen-EWS

1373

1737

Round 2

NIFT Bhopal

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design)

All India Quota

Open

868

1515

Round 2

NIFT Bhopal

Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design)

All India Quota

Open

1260

1795

Round 2

NIFT Chennai

Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production)

All India Quota

SC

1300

1633

Round 2

NIFT Chennai

Bachelor of Design (Leather Design)

All India Quota

Open

1300

1504

Round 2

NIFT Hyderabad

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design)

All India Quota

OBC

1235

1524

Round 2

NIFT Hyderabad

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)

All India Quota

Gen-EWS

1233

1574

Round 2

NIFT Kannur

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design)

Kerala Quota

Open

1312

1598

Round 2

NIFT Kannur

Bachelor of Design (Textile Design)

All India Quota

Open

1453

1948

Round 2

NIFT Kolkata

Bachelor of Design (Knitwear Design)

All India Quota

Open

1254

1654

Round 2

NIFT Patna

Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production)

All India Quota

OBC

1387

1769

Round 2

NIFT Panchkula

Bachelor of Design (Textile Design)

All India Quota

Open

1418

1956

Round 2

NIFT Raebareli

Bachelor of Design (Leather Design)

All India Quota

Open

850

2753

Round 2

NIFT Raebareli

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)

All India Quota

Open

1281

1755

Round 2

NIFT Shillong

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)

All India Quota

Open

1297

1815

Round 2

NIFT Kangra

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design)

All India Quota

Open

1279

1761

Round 2

NIFT Jodhpur

Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production)

All India Quota

OBC

1408

1523

Round 2

NIFT Bhubaneswar

Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production)

Odisha Quota

Open

1214

1545

Round 2

NIFT Bhubaneswar

Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design)

All India Quota

Open

740

1931

Round 2

NIFT Varanasi

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)

All India Quota

Open

1289

1870

Round 2

NIFT Varanasi

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Interiors)

All India Quota

Open

984

2562

Round 3

NIFT Hyderabad

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)

All India Quota

Gen-EWS

734

1760

Round 3

NIFT Kannur

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)

All India Quota

OBC

1195

1835

Round 3

NIFT Kolkata

Bachelor of Design (Textile Design)

All India Quota

Open

772

1556

Round 3

NIFT Kolkata

Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production)

All India Quota

OBC

1406

1568

Round 3

NIFT Kolkata

Bachelor of Design (Knitwear Design)

All India Quota

Open

1384

1878

Round 3

NIFT Mumbai

Bachelor of Design (Textile Design)

All India Quota

OBC

1382

1929

Round 3

NIFT New Delhi

Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design)

All India Quota

Gen-EWS

1406

1689

Round 3

NIFT Patna

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design)

All India Quota

Open

1409

1555

Round 3

NIFT Patna

Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production)

All India Quota

Open

1362

1598

Round 3

NIFT Patna

Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design)

All India Quota

Open

1363

2120

Round 3

NIFT Panchkula

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)

All India Quota

OBC

1346

1736

Round 3

NIFT Kannur

Bachelor of Design (Textile Design)

All India Quota

Open

1417

2236

Round 3

NIFT Kannur

Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production)

All India Quota

OBC

1364

1503

Round 3

NIFT Kannur

Bachelor of Design (Knitwear Design)

All India Quota

Open

1476

2493

Round 3

NIFT Bengaluru

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)

All India Quota

SC

1377

2028

Round 3

NIFT Bhopal

Bachelor of Design (Textile Design)

All India Quota

Open

1345

2325

Round 3

NIFT Bhopal

Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production)

All India Quota

Open

810

1565

Round 3

NIFT Shillong

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design)

All India Quota

Open

1277

2075

Round 3

NIFT Kangra

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design)

All India Quota

Open

1481

1968

Round 3

NIFT Kangra

Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production)

All India Quota

Open

1274

1699

Round 3

NIFT Jodhpur

Bachelor of Design (Textile Design)

All India Quota

Open

1011

1531

Round 3

NIFT Jodhpur

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)

All India Quota

OBC

1374

2489

Round 3

NIFT Bhubaneswar

Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design)

All India Quota

Open

1496

2162

Round 3

NIFT Varanasi

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)

All India Quota

Open

1261

1945

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Q: Is 1500 a good rank in NIFT?
A:

CMR 1500 in NIFT is a good rank for SC/ST candidates.

Q: How to check the NIFT 2026 CMR rank?
A:

The NIFT 2026 CMR rank will be declared at the time of the NIFT result and can be checked through candidate's login.

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