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The National Testing Agency conducts the NIFT Entrance exam for admissions into NIFT campuses. The admissions will be done based on the candidate's rank and the campus preferences given by them. Candidates have to clear the NIFT cutoff ranks to get seat allotment. A 4000 rank in NIFT 2027 may not be ideal, but candidates still have a chance of getting admission. This article helps you understand whether 4000 is a good rank for NIFT admission. Read the complete article by Careers360 to find out which NIFT 2027 campuses they can get into with a 4000 rank, along with category-wise options.
A rank of 4000 is bound to guarantee admission to several NIFT campuses across India, with options including NIFT Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, among others. However, it is difficult to single out institutes that only take in candidates with an exact rank of 4000. To give a window of possibility, we’ll be considering a range for the NIFT CMR Cutoff 2026, ranging between 3500 and 4500 for reference.
| Round | Institute | Program | Quota | Category | Opening Rank (Common Merit Rank) | Closing Rank (Common Merit Rank) |
| Round 1 | NIFT Bengaluru | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | All India Quota | Open (PwD) | 3717 | 3717 |
| Round 1 | NIFT Bhopal | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | Madhya Pradesh Quota | OBC | 3927 | 3932 |
| Round 1 | NIFT Bhopal | Bachelor of Design (Textile Design) | All India Quota | Gen-EWS | 3947 | 3985 |
| Round 1 | NIFT Bhopal | Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design) | Madhya Pradesh Quota | OBC | 3827 | 4138 |
| Round 1 | NIFT Bhopal | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | Madhya Pradesh Quota | SC | 4084 | 4084 |
| Round 1 | NIFT Chennai | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | All India Quota | Open (PwD) | 3878 | 3878 |
| Round 1 | NIFT Gandhinagar | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | All India Quota | ST | 3894 | 3894 |
| Round 1 | NIFT Hyderabad | Bachelor of Design (Knitwear Design) | All India Quota | Gen-EWS | 4158 | 4302 |
| Round 1 | NIFT Kannur | Bachelor of Design (Textile Design) | Kerala Quota | OBC | 3874 | 3961 |
| Round 1 | NIFT New Delhi | Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design) | All India Quota | OBC (PwD) | 4275 | 4275 |
| Round 1 | NIFT Patna | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | Bihar Quota | OBC | 4188 | 4417 |
| Round 1 | NIFT Patna | Bachelor of Design (Textile Design) | Bihar Quota | Open | 3535 | 3777 |
| Round 1 | NIFT Patna | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | Bihar Quota | SC | 3783 | 3783 |
| Round 1 | NIFT Patna | Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design) | All India Quota | Gen-EWS | 3640 | 3801 |
| Round 1 | NIFT Shillong | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | All India Quota | Gen-EWS | 3565 | 4397 |
| Round 1 | NIFT Shillong | Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design) | All India Quota | Gen-EWS | 4297 | 4386 |
| Round 1 | NIFT Kangra | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | All India Quota | Gen-EWS | 4216 | 4392 |
| Round 1 | NIFT Kangra | Bachelor of Design (Textile Design) | All India Quota | Gen-EWS | 3982 | 4444 |
| Round 1 | NIFT Kangra | Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design) | All India Quota | Gen-EWS | 3515 | 3981 |
| Round 1 | NIFT Kangra | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | All India Quota | Open (PwD) | 3966 | 3966 |
| Round 1 | NIFT Jodhpur | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | All India Quota | ST | 3861 | 3861 |
| Round 1 | NIFT Jodhpur | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | Rajasthan Quota | SC | 4373 | 4373 |
| Round 1 | NIFT Bhubaneswar | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | All India Quota | ST | 3849 | 3849 |
| Round 1 | NIFT Srinagar | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | All India Quota | Gen-EWS | 3628 | 3896 |
| Round 1 | NIFT Varanasi | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Interiors) | All India Quota | ST | 3604 | 3604 |
| Round 1 | NIFT Raipur | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | Chhattisgarh Quota | Open | 4032 | 4382 |
| Round 2 | NIFT Bengaluru | Bachelor of Design (Knitwear Design)-NRI Sponsored | All India Quota | Open | 4242 | 4242 |
| Round 2 | NIFT Bhopal | Bachelor of Design (Textile Design) | All India Quota | Gen-EWS | 4168 | 4168 |
| Round 2 | NIFT Bhopal | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | All India Quota | ST | 3651 | 3849 |
| Round 2 | NIFT Bhopal | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | All India Quota | SC | 4084 | 4231 |
| Round 2 | NIFT Hyderabad | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | All India Quota | ST | 3894 | 3894 |
| Round 2 | NIFT Kannur | Bachelor of Design (Textile Design) | All India Quota | OBC | 3677 | 3874 |
| Round 2 | NIFT Kannur | Bachelor of Design (Textile Design) | Kerala Quota | OBC | 3992 | 3992 |
| Round 2 | NIFT Kannur | Bachelor of Design (Knitwear Design) | All India Quota | OBC | 4167 | 4195 |
| Round 2 | NIFT Kannur | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | All India Quota | SC | 4355 | 4355 |
| Round 2 | NIFT Kolkata | Bachelor of Design (Textile Design) | All India Quota | Gen-EWS | 3896 | 3896 |
| Round 2 | NIFT Mumbai | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | All India Quota | ST | 3540 | 3540 |
| Round 2 | NIFT Panchkula | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | All India Quota | OBC | 3744 | 3885 |
| Round 2 | NIFT Panchkula | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | All India Quota | Gen-EWS | 3990 | 3990 |
| Round 2 | NIFT Panchkula | Bachelor of Design (Knitwear Design) | Haryana Quota | Open | 3859 | 3859 |
| Round 2 | NIFT Raebareli | Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design) | All India Quota | Gen-EWS | 4027 | 4222 |
| Round 2 | NIFT Raebareli | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | All India Quota | Gen-EWS | 3983 | 3983 |
| Round 2 | NIFT Kangra | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | All India Quota | OBC | 3803 | 4490 |
| Round 2 | NIFT Kangra | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | All India Quota | Gen-EWS | 4367 | 4367 |
| Round 2 | NIFT Kangra | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | All India Quota | SC | 3584 | 3584 |
| Round 2 | NIFT Kangra | Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design) | All India Quota | OBC | 3944 | 4181 |
| Round 2 | NIFT Jodhpur | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | Rajasthan Quota | OBC | 4269 | 4269 |
| Round 2 | NIFT Jodhpur | Bachelor of Design (Textile Design) | All India Quota | OBC | 4197 | 4474 |
| Round 2 | NIFT Jodhpur | Bachelor of Design (Textile Design) | All India Quota | Gen-EWS | 3947 | 3947 |
| Round 2 | NIFT Bhubaneswar | Bachelor of Design (Textile Design) | All India Quota | Gen-EWS | 3967 | 3967 |
| Round 2 | NIFT Bhubaneswar | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | Odisha Quota | OBC | 3795 | 3795 |
| Round 2 | NIFT Srinagar | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | All India Quota | Gen-EWS | 4153 | 4153 |
| Round 2 | NIFT Varanasi | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | All India Quota | Gen-EWS | 4216 | 4216 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Raebareli | Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design) | All India Quota | Gen-EWS | 3628 | 3628 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Shillong | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | Meghalaya/Assam/Arunachal Pradesh/Manipur/Mizoram/Sikkim/Nagaland/Tripura Quota | Open | 4399 | 4399 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Shillong | Bachelor of Design (Textile Design) | All India Quota | Open | 3517 | 3630 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Shillong | Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design) | All India Quota | OBC | 3889 | 3889 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Kangra | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | All India Quota | OBC | 4374 | 4374 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Bengaluru | Bachelor of Design (Textile Design)-NRI Sponsored | All India Quota | Open | 4363 | 4363 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Bhopal | Bachelor of Design (Textile Design) | All India Quota | OBC | 3707 | 3707 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Bhopal | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | All India Quota | ST | 3861 | 3861 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Bhopal | Bachelor of Design (Knitwear Design) | Madhya Pradesh Quota | Open | 3745 | 3745 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Chennai | Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design) | All India Quota | SC | 3562 | 3562 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Bhubaneswar | Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design) | All India Quota | Gen-EWS | 3967 | 3967 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Srinagar | Bachelor of Design (Textile Design) | All India Quota | OBC | 4280 | 4280 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Varanasi | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | Uttar Pradesh Quota | OBC | 4218 | 4218 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Raipur | Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design) | All India Quota | OBC | 3524 | 3524 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Kannur | Bachelor of Design (Knitwear Design) | All India Quota | OBC | 4180 | 4180 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Patna | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | All India Quota | OBC | 3589 | 3806 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Patna | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | All India Quota | Gen-EWS | 3801 | 3801 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Patna | Bachelor of Design (Textile Design) | All India Quota | OBC | 3840 | 3840 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Patna | Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design) | All India Quota | OBC | 3764 | 3764 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Patna | Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design) | All India Quota | Gen-EWS | 4027 | 4027 |
| SPOT Round | NIFT Gandhinagar | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | All India Quota | SC | 4067 | 4067 |
| SPOT Round | NIFT Gandhinagar | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design)-NRI Sponsored | All India Quota | Open | 3637 | 3637 |
| SPOT Round | NIFT Gandhinagar | Bachelor of Design (Textile Design) | All India Quota | Gen-EWS | 3813 | 3813 |
| SPOT Round | NIFT Hyderabad | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | All India Quota | Gen-EWS | 4485 | 4485 |
| SPOT Round | NIFT Hyderabad | Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design) | All India Quota | Gen-EWS | 3720 | 3720 |
| SPOT Round | NIFT Hyderabad | Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design) | All India Quota | SC | 3936 | 3936 |
| SPOT Round | NIFT Kannur | Bachelor of Design (Knitwear Design) | Kerala Quota | Open | 3805 | 4167 |
| SPOT Round | NIFT Kolkata | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | All India Quota | Gen-EWS | 4186 | 4199 |
| SPOT Round | NIFT Kolkata | Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design) | All India Quota | Gen-EWS | 4192 | 4192 |
| SPOT Round | NIFT Mumbai | Bachelor of Design (Textile Design)-NRI Sponsored | All India Quota | Open | 4393 | 4393 |
| SPOT Round | NIFT Patna | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | Bihar Quota | Open | 3801 | 3801 |
| SPOT Round | NIFT Patna | Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design) | All India Quota | Gen-EWS | 4366 | 4366 |
| SPOT Round | NIFT Patna | Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design) | Bihar Quota | Open | 3713 | 3892 |
| SPOT Round | NIFT Patna | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | All India Quota | Gen-EWS | 3628 | 3628 |
| SPOT Round | NIFT Patna | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | Bihar Quota | OBC | 4185 | 4188 |
| SPOT Round | NIFT Panchkula | Bachelor of Design (Textile Design) | Haryana Quota | Open | 3517 | 3536 |
| SPOT Round | NIFT Panchkula | Bachelor of Design (Knitwear Design) | All India Quota | Open | 3508 | 3925 |
| SPOT Round | NIFT Raebareli | Bachelor of Design (Leather Design) | All India Quota | Open | 3842 | 4453 |
| SPOT Round | NIFT Shillong | Bachelor of Design (Textile Design) | All India Quota | Open | 3691 | 4105 |
| SPOT Round | NIFT Shillong | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | Meghalaya/Assam/Arunachal Pradesh/Manipur/Mizoram/Sikkim/Nagaland/Tripura Quota | Open | 4162 | 4386 |
| SPOT Round | NIFT Kangra | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | All India Quota | Gen-EWS | 3852 | 4264 |
| SPOT Round | NIFT Jodhpur | Bachelor of Design (Textile Design) | Rajasthan Quota | Open | 3684 | 3705 |
| SPOT Round | NIFT Jodhpur | Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design) | All India Quota | Gen-EWS | 3603 | 4444 |
| SPOT Round | NIFT Jodhpur | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | Rajasthan Quota | OBC | 3502 | 3502 |
| SPOT Round | NIFT Bhubaneswar | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | All India Quota | Gen-EWS | 4367 | 4367 |
| SPOT Round | NIFT Bhubaneswar | Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design) | Odisha Quota | Open | 3632 | 3791 |
| SPOT Round | NIFT Varanasi | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Interiors) | Uttar Pradesh Quota | Open | 3581 | 3975 |
| SPOT Round | NIFT Bengaluru | Bachelor of Design (Knitwear Design) | All India Quota | OBC | 3595 | 4025 |
| SPOT Round | NIFT Bengaluru | Bachelor of Design (Knitwear Design) | All India Quota | Gen-EWS | 4302 | 4497 |
| SPOT Round | NIFT Bhopal | Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design) | All India Quota | Gen-EWS | 3515 | 4222 |
| SPOT Round | NIFT Bhopal | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | Madhya Pradesh Quota | OBC | 3764 | 3927 |
| SPOT Round | NIFT Chennai | Bachelor of Design (Knitwear Design)-NRI Sponsored | All India Quota | Open | 3675 | 3675 |
| SPOT Round | NIFT Chennai | Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design) | All India Quota | Gen-EWS | 4273 | 4297 |
| SPOT Round | NIFT Gandhinagar | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | All India Quota | Gen-EWS | 4392 | 4392 |
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The data in the table above indicates, the candidates who are under state quota have the best chance of admission with NIFT CMR 4000. The popular specialisations available for this group of students is fashion design, accessory design, fashion communication and textile design.
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