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Admissions to NIFT campuses are based on the candidate's rank in the NIFT final result. Only those candidates who clear the NIFT cutoff for each counselling round will be offered seat allotment. A NIFT CMR rank of 1000 to 1500 is a good rank for admission into tier 2 NIFT campuses for general candidates. Candidates from certain reserved categories can also secure admission into tier 1 NIFT campuses with CMR 1000 to 1500. Candidates appearing for NIFT 2027 can refer to this article to know the top NIFT campuses for NIFT CMR 1000 to 1500.
Candidates who qualify all stages of the NIFT entrance exam must register for the NIFT counselling process. The seat allotment is done based on the candidate's rank and the college preferences given by them.
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The table below provides the top NIFT colleges for candidates who have obtained NIFT CMR rank between 1000 to 1500. The colleges recommendations have been given based on the previous year cutoff data for various counselling rounds.
| Round | Institute | Programme | Quota | Category | Opening CMR | Closing CMR |
| Round 1 | NIFT Bhopal | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | All India Quota | Gen-EWS | 1287 | 1384 |
| Round 1 | NIFT Gandhinagar | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | All India Quota | OBC | 1164 | 1404 |
| Round 1 | NIFT Hyderabad | Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design) | All India Quota | OBC | 1078 | 1328 |
| Round 1 | NIFT Kannur | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | Kerala Quota | OBC | 1083 | 1096 |
| Round 1 | NIFT Kannur | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | Kerala Quota | OBC | 1476 | 1479 |
| Round 1 | NIFT Kolkata | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | All India Quota | Gen-EWS | 1191 | 1269 |
| Round 1 | NIFT Mumbai | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production)-NRI Sponsored | All India Quota | Open | 1317 | 1317 |
| Round 1 | NIFT Kangra | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | All India Quota | Gen-EWS | 1040 | 1150 |
| Round 2 | NIFT Bengaluru | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | All India Quota | OBC | 1017 | 1069 |
| Round 2 | NIFT Bengaluru | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | All India Quota | SC | 1001 | 1100 |
| Round 2 | NIFT Bengaluru | Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design) | All India Quota | OBC | 1053 | 1078 |
| Round 2 | NIFT Bengaluru | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | All India Quota | SC | 1180 | 1242 |
| Round 2 | NIFT Bengaluru | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)-NRI Sponsored | All India Quota | Open | 1105 | 1105 |
| Round 2 | NIFT Chennai | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | All India Quota | Gen-EWS | 1052 | 1052 |
| Round 2 | NIFT Chennai | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | All India Quota | OBC | 1042 | 1042 |
| Round 2 | NIFT Gandhinagar | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | All India Quota | OBC | 1430 | 1430 |
| Round 2 | NIFT Gandhinagar | Bachelor of Design (Textile Design) | All India Quota | OBC | 1338 | 1338 |
| Round 2 | NIFT Gandhinagar | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | All India Quota | OBC | 1053 | 1168 |
| Round 2 | NIFT Gandhinagar | Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design) | All India Quota | OBC | 1006 | 1284 |
| Round 2 | NIFT Gandhinagar | Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design) | All India Quota | Gen-EWS | 1341 | 1341 |
| Round 2 | NIFT Gandhinagar | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | All India Quota | Gen-EWS | 1223 | 1223 |
| Round 2 | NIFT Hyderabad | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | All India Quota | OBC | 1174 | 1452 |
| Round 2 | NIFT Hyderabad | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | All India Quota | Gen-EWS | 1050 | 1050 |
| Round 2 | NIFT Hyderabad | Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design) | All India Quota | OBC | 1150 | 1490 |
| Round 2 | NIFT Hyderabad | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | All India Quota | Gen-EWS | 1363 | 1363 |
| Round 2 | NIFT Kannur | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | All India Quota | Open | 1178 | 1477 |
| Round 2 | NIFT Kannur | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | All India Quota | OBC | 1083 | 1195 |
| Round 2 | NIFT Kannur | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | All India Quota | Gen-EWS | 1151 | 1151 |
| Round 2 | NIFT Kannur | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | Kerala Quota | OBC | 1405 | 1414 |
| Round 2 | NIFT Kannur | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | All India Quota | OBC | 1446 | 1479 |
| Round 2 | NIFT Kolkata | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | All India Quota | OBC | 1241 | 1396 |
| Round 2 | NIFT Kolkata | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | All India Quota | Gen-EWS | 1384 | 1384 |
| Round 2 | NIFT Mumbai | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)-NRI Sponsored | All India Quota | Open | 1320 | 1320 |
| Round 2 | NIFT Patna | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | Bihar Quota | Open | 1189 | 1421 |
| Round 2 | NIFT Raebareli | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | All India Quota | Open | 1123 | 1472 |
| Round 2 | NIFT Jodhpur | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | All India Quota | Open | 1229 | 1303 |
| Round 2 | NIFT Jodhpur | Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design) | Rajasthan Quota | Open | 1227 | 1227 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Raebareli | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | All India Quota | Open | 1229 | 1474 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Raebareli | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | All India Quota | Open | 1460 | 1460 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Bengaluru | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | All India Quota | OBC | 1174 | 1174 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Bengaluru | Bachelor of Design (Textile Design) | All India Quota | OBC | 1428 | 1428 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Bengaluru | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | All India Quota | SC | 1106 | 1106 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Kangra | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | All India Quota | Open | 1084 | 1135 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Jodhpur | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | All India Quota | Open | 1239 | 1239 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Bhubaneswar | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | All India Quota | Open | 1406.5 | 1406.5 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Bhubaneswar | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | All India Quota | Gen-EWS | 1378 | 1378 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Bhopal | Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design) | Madhya Pradesh Quota | Open | 1348 | 1348 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Chennai | Bachelor of Design (Textile Design) | All India Quota | Open | 1244 | 1259 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Chennai | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | All India Quota | OBC | 1119 | 1119 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Bhubaneswar | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | All India Quota | Open | 1061 | 1061 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Gandhinagar | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | All India Quota | OBC | 1450 | 1484 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Hyderabad | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | All India Quota | OBC | 1404 | 1404 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Hyderabad | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | All India Quota | Gen-EWS | 1051 | 1051 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Hyderabad | Bachelor of Design (Knitwear Design) | All India Quota | Open | 1043 | 1043 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Kannur | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | All India Quota | OBC | 1092 | 1220 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Kolkata | Bachelor of Design (Textile Design) | All India Quota | Open | 1451 | 1451 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Kolkata | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | All India Quota | OBC | 1195 | 1404 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Mumbai | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | All India Quota | SC | 1007 | 1007 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Patna | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | All India Quota | Open | 1137 | 1189 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Patna | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | All India Quota | Open | 1195 | 1195 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Panchkula | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | Haryana Quota | Open | 1089 | 1391 |
| SPOT Round | NIFT Hyderabad | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | All India Quota | Gen-EWS | 1384 | 1384 |
| SPOT Round | NIFT Kannur | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | Kerala Quota | Open | 1132 | 1405 |
| SPOT Round | NIFT Mumbai | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | All India Quota | OBC | 1174 | 1174 |
| SPOT Round | NIFT Mumbai | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | All India Quota | SC | 1294 | 1294 |
| SPOT Round | NIFT Mumbai | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | All India Quota | SC | 1100 | 1307 |
| SPOT Round | NIFT Mumbai | Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design) | All India Quota | OBC | 1053 | 1456 |
| SPOT Round | NIFT New Delhi | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | All India Quota | OBC | 1128 | 1128 |
| SPOT Round | NIFT New Delhi | Bachelor of Design (Textile Design) | All India Quota | Gen-EWS | 1296 | 1296 |
| SPOT Round | NIFT New Delhi | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | All India Quota | SC | 1007 | 1007 |
| SPOT Round | NIFT New Delhi | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | All India Quota | SC | 1242 | 1242 |
| SPOT Round | NIFT Panchkula | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | All India Quota | Open | 1080 | 1080 |
| SPOT Round | NIFT Bhubaneswar | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | All India Quota | Open | 1231 | 1269 |
| SPOT Round | NIFT Bengaluru | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | All India Quota | OBC | 1379 | 1404 |
| SPOT Round | NIFT Bengaluru | Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design) | All India Quota | OBC | 1424 | 1424 |
| SPOT Round | NIFT Bhopal | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | All India Quota | Open | 1168 | 1202 |
| SPOT Round | NIFT Chennai | Bachelor of Design (Textile Design) | All India Quota | Open | 1350 | 1350 |
| SPOT Round | NIFT Chennai | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production)-NRI Sponsored | All India Quota | Open | 1140 | 1140 |
| SPOT Round | NIFT Chennai | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | All India Quota | OBC | 1175 | 1362 |
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