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    Is 4000 a Good Rank in NIFT? Cutoffs, Campus Options, Courses

    Is 4000 a Good Rank in NIFT? Cutoffs, Campus Options, Courses

    Sumeet SudarshanUpdated on 22 Sep 2026, 12:31 PM IST

    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.

    Is 4000 a Good Rank in NIFT? Cutoffs, Campus Options, Courses
    Is 4000 a Good Rank in NIFT?

    Is 4000 a Good Rank in NIFT 2027?

    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.

    NIFT Admission with 4000 Rank Cutoff (As per 2026 Cutoff)

    RoundInstituteProgramQuotaCategoryOpening Rank (Common Merit Rank)Closing Rank (Common Merit Rank)
    Round 1NIFT BengaluruBachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production)All India QuotaOpen (PwD)37173717
    Round 1NIFT BhopalBachelor of Design (Fashion Design)Madhya Pradesh QuotaOBC39273932
    Round 1NIFT BhopalBachelor of Design (Textile Design)All India QuotaGen-EWS39473985
    Round 1NIFT BhopalBachelor of Design (Accessory Design)Madhya Pradesh QuotaOBC38274138
    Round 1NIFT BhopalBachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)Madhya Pradesh QuotaSC40844084
    Round 1NIFT ChennaiBachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production)All India QuotaOpen (PwD)38783878
    Round 1NIFT GandhinagarBachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production)All India QuotaST38943894
    Round 1NIFT HyderabadBachelor of Design (Knitwear Design)All India QuotaGen-EWS41584302
    Round 1NIFT KannurBachelor of Design (Textile Design)Kerala QuotaOBC38743961
    Round 1NIFT New DelhiBachelor of Design (Accessory Design)All India QuotaOBC (PwD)42754275
    Round 1NIFT PatnaBachelor of Design (Fashion Design)Bihar QuotaOBC41884417
    Round 1NIFT PatnaBachelor of Design (Textile Design)Bihar QuotaOpen35353777
    Round 1NIFT PatnaBachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production)Bihar QuotaSC37833783
    Round 1NIFT PatnaBachelor of Design (Accessory Design)All India QuotaGen-EWS36403801
    Round 1NIFT ShillongBachelor of Design (Fashion Design)All India QuotaGen-EWS35654397
    Round 1NIFT ShillongBachelor of Design (Accessory Design)All India QuotaGen-EWS42974386
    Round 1NIFT KangraBachelor of Design (Fashion Design)All India QuotaGen-EWS42164392
    Round 1NIFT KangraBachelor of Design (Textile Design)All India QuotaGen-EWS39824444
    Round 1NIFT KangraBachelor of Design (Accessory Design)All India QuotaGen-EWS35153981
    Round 1NIFT KangraBachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)All India QuotaOpen (PwD)39663966
    Round 1NIFT JodhpurBachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production)All India QuotaST38613861
    Round 1NIFT JodhpurBachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)Rajasthan QuotaSC43734373
    Round 1NIFT BhubaneswarBachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production)All India QuotaST38493849
    Round 1NIFT SrinagarBachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)All India QuotaGen-EWS36283896
    Round 1NIFT VaranasiBachelor of Design (Fashion Interiors)All India QuotaST36043604
    Round 1NIFT RaipurBachelor of Design (Fashion Design)Chhattisgarh QuotaOpen40324382
    Round 2NIFT BengaluruBachelor of Design (Knitwear Design)-NRI SponsoredAll India QuotaOpen42424242
    Round 2NIFT BhopalBachelor of Design (Textile Design)All India QuotaGen-EWS41684168
    Round 2NIFT BhopalBachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production)All India QuotaST36513849
    Round 2NIFT BhopalBachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)All India QuotaSC40844231
    Round 2NIFT HyderabadBachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production)All India QuotaST38943894
    Round 2NIFT KannurBachelor of Design (Textile Design)All India QuotaOBC36773874
    Round 2NIFT KannurBachelor of Design (Textile Design)Kerala QuotaOBC39923992
    Round 2NIFT KannurBachelor of Design (Knitwear Design)All India QuotaOBC41674195
    Round 2NIFT KannurBachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)All India QuotaSC43554355
    Round 2NIFT KolkataBachelor of Design (Textile Design)All India QuotaGen-EWS38963896
    Round 2NIFT MumbaiBachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production)All India QuotaST35403540
    Round 2NIFT PanchkulaBachelor of Design (Fashion Design)All India QuotaOBC37443885
    Round 2NIFT PanchkulaBachelor of Design (Fashion Design)All India QuotaGen-EWS39903990
    Round 2NIFT PanchkulaBachelor of Design (Knitwear Design)Haryana QuotaOpen38593859
    Round 2NIFT RaebareliBachelor of Design (Accessory Design)All India QuotaGen-EWS40274222
    Round 2NIFT RaebareliBachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)All India QuotaGen-EWS39833983
    Round 2NIFT KangraBachelor of Design (Fashion Design)All India QuotaOBC38034490
    Round 2NIFT KangraBachelor of Design (Fashion Design)All India QuotaGen-EWS43674367
    Round 2NIFT KangraBachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production)All India QuotaSC35843584
    Round 2NIFT KangraBachelor of Design (Accessory Design)All India QuotaOBC39444181
    Round 2NIFT JodhpurBachelor of Design (Fashion Design)Rajasthan QuotaOBC42694269
    Round 2NIFT JodhpurBachelor of Design (Textile Design)All India QuotaOBC41974474
    Round 2NIFT JodhpurBachelor of Design (Textile Design)All India QuotaGen-EWS39473947
    Round 2NIFT BhubaneswarBachelor of Design (Textile Design)All India QuotaGen-EWS39673967
    Round 2NIFT BhubaneswarBachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)Odisha QuotaOBC37953795
    Round 2NIFT SrinagarBachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)All India QuotaGen-EWS41534153
    Round 2NIFT VaranasiBachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)All India QuotaGen-EWS42164216
    Round 3NIFT RaebareliBachelor of Design (Accessory Design)All India QuotaGen-EWS36283628
    Round 3NIFT ShillongBachelor of Design (Fashion Design)Meghalaya/Assam/Arunachal Pradesh/Manipur/Mizoram/Sikkim/Nagaland/Tripura QuotaOpen43994399
    Round 3NIFT ShillongBachelor of Design (Textile Design)All India QuotaOpen35173630
    Round 3NIFT ShillongBachelor of Design (Accessory Design)All India QuotaOBC38893889
    Round 3NIFT KangraBachelor of Design (Fashion Design)All India QuotaOBC43744374
    Round 3NIFT BengaluruBachelor of Design (Textile Design)-NRI SponsoredAll India QuotaOpen43634363
    Round 3NIFT BhopalBachelor of Design (Textile Design)All India QuotaOBC37073707
    Round 3NIFT BhopalBachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production)All India QuotaST38613861
    Round 3NIFT BhopalBachelor of Design (Knitwear Design)Madhya Pradesh QuotaOpen37453745
    Round 3NIFT ChennaiBachelor of Design (Accessory Design)All India QuotaSC35623562
    Round 3NIFT BhubaneswarBachelor of Design (Accessory Design)All India QuotaGen-EWS39673967
    Round 3NIFT SrinagarBachelor of Design (Textile Design)All India QuotaOBC42804280
    Round 3NIFT VaranasiBachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)Uttar Pradesh QuotaOBC42184218
    Round 3NIFT RaipurBachelor of Design (Accessory Design)All India QuotaOBC35243524
    Round 3NIFT KannurBachelor of Design (Knitwear Design)All India QuotaOBC41804180
    Round 3NIFT PatnaBachelor of Design (Fashion Design)All India QuotaOBC35893806
    Round 3NIFT PatnaBachelor of Design (Fashion Design)All India QuotaGen-EWS38013801
    Round 3NIFT PatnaBachelor of Design (Textile Design)All India QuotaOBC38403840
    Round 3NIFT PatnaBachelor of Design (Accessory Design)All India QuotaOBC37643764
    Round 3NIFT PatnaBachelor of Design (Accessory Design)All India QuotaGen-EWS40274027
    SPOT RoundNIFT GandhinagarBachelor of Design (Fashion Design)All India QuotaSC40674067
    SPOT RoundNIFT GandhinagarBachelor of Design (Fashion Design)-NRI SponsoredAll India QuotaOpen36373637
    SPOT RoundNIFT GandhinagarBachelor of Design (Textile Design)All India QuotaGen-EWS38133813
    SPOT RoundNIFT HyderabadBachelor of Design (Fashion Design)All India QuotaGen-EWS44854485
    SPOT RoundNIFT HyderabadBachelor of Design (Accessory Design)All India QuotaGen-EWS37203720
    SPOT RoundNIFT HyderabadBachelor of Design (Accessory Design)All India QuotaSC39363936
    SPOT RoundNIFT KannurBachelor of Design (Knitwear Design)Kerala QuotaOpen38054167
    SPOT RoundNIFT KolkataBachelor of Design (Fashion Design)All India QuotaGen-EWS41864199
    SPOT RoundNIFT KolkataBachelor of Design (Accessory Design)All India QuotaGen-EWS41924192
    SPOT RoundNIFT MumbaiBachelor of Design (Textile Design)-NRI SponsoredAll India QuotaOpen43934393
    SPOT RoundNIFT PatnaBachelor of Design (Fashion Design)Bihar QuotaOpen38013801
    SPOT RoundNIFT PatnaBachelor of Design (Accessory Design)All India QuotaGen-EWS43664366
    SPOT RoundNIFT PatnaBachelor of Design (Accessory Design)Bihar QuotaOpen37133892
    SPOT RoundNIFT PatnaBachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)All India QuotaGen-EWS36283628
    SPOT RoundNIFT PatnaBachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)Bihar QuotaOBC41854188
    SPOT RoundNIFT PanchkulaBachelor of Design (Textile Design)Haryana QuotaOpen35173536
    SPOT RoundNIFT PanchkulaBachelor of Design (Knitwear Design)All India QuotaOpen35083925
    SPOT RoundNIFT RaebareliBachelor of Design (Leather Design)All India QuotaOpen38424453
    SPOT RoundNIFT ShillongBachelor of Design (Textile Design)All India QuotaOpen36914105
    SPOT RoundNIFT ShillongBachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)Meghalaya/Assam/Arunachal Pradesh/Manipur/Mizoram/Sikkim/Nagaland/Tripura QuotaOpen41624386
    SPOT RoundNIFT KangraBachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)All India QuotaGen-EWS38524264
    SPOT RoundNIFT JodhpurBachelor of Design (Textile Design)Rajasthan QuotaOpen36843705
    SPOT RoundNIFT JodhpurBachelor of Design (Accessory Design)All India QuotaGen-EWS36034444
    SPOT RoundNIFT JodhpurBachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)Rajasthan QuotaOBC35023502
    SPOT RoundNIFT BhubaneswarBachelor of Design (Fashion Design)All India QuotaGen-EWS43674367
    SPOT RoundNIFT BhubaneswarBachelor of Design (Accessory Design)Odisha QuotaOpen36323791
    SPOT RoundNIFT VaranasiBachelor of Design (Fashion Interiors)Uttar Pradesh QuotaOpen35813975
    SPOT RoundNIFT BengaluruBachelor of Design (Knitwear Design)All India QuotaOBC35954025
    SPOT RoundNIFT BengaluruBachelor of Design (Knitwear Design)All India QuotaGen-EWS43024497
    SPOT RoundNIFT BhopalBachelor of Design (Accessory Design)All India QuotaGen-EWS35154222
    SPOT RoundNIFT BhopalBachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)Madhya Pradesh QuotaOBC37643927
    SPOT RoundNIFT ChennaiBachelor of Design (Knitwear Design)-NRI SponsoredAll India QuotaOpen36753675
    SPOT RoundNIFT ChennaiBachelor of Design (Accessory Design)All India QuotaGen-EWS42734297
    SPOT RoundNIFT GandhinagarBachelor of Design (Fashion Design)All India QuotaGen-EWS43924392
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    What are the Best Courses for an NIFT 4000 Rank?

    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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    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