A candidate is expected to have a good choice of NIFT campuses with NIFT CMR 1500 to 2000. A NIFT CMR rank of 1500-2000 will tentatively place the candidate in the top 10 to 15 percentiles with a good chance of landing a NIFT 2026 seat at one of the campuses. Candidates from reserved categories, such as OBC, SC, and ST, have better chances of admission to top campuses such as Delhi and Bengaluru than the general category, with a NIFT CMR of 1500 to 2000. In this article, get the list of the top NIFT campuses accepting CMR 1500 to 2000.
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Through the NIFT entrance exam for admission into UG programmes, candidates will be offered seat allotment into B.Des and B.FTech programmes. The admissions will be done through multiple rounds of NIFT counselling.
Aspirants can make use of the NIFT 2026 college predictor, a free tool developed by Careers360 to predict the top NIFT campuses accepting CMR 1500 to 2000. The tool uses algorithms based on past NIFT cutoff trends to provide the NIFT campus recommendations. Aspirants can access the predictor from the link below.
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A NIFT CMR rank of 1500 to 2000 is a good rank for reserved category candidates to get a seat at one of the top NIFT campuses. However, candidates from the open category under the All India quota may find it difficult to get a seat with CMR 1500 to 2000.
The table below provides the list of top NIFT campuses CMR 1500 to 2000 based on the last year’s NIFT cutoff trends for the three rounds of counselling.
Round | Campus | Programme | Quota | Category | Opening rank | Closing rank |
Round 1 | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | All India Quota | ST | 1773 | 1882 | |
Round 1 | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | Bihar Quota | Open | 1679 | 1873 | |
Round 1 | NIFT Patna | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | All India Quota | SC | 1610 | 1698 |
Round 1 | NIFT Chennai | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | All India Quota | ST | 1547 | 1634 |
Round 1 | NIFT Kannur | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | Kerala Quota | OBC | 1749 | 1776 |
Round 1 | NIFT Bhopal | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | Madhya Pradesh Quota | OBC | 1683 | 1683 |
Round 1 | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | All India Quota | ST | 1541 | 1626 | |
Round 1 | NIFT Bengaluru | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | All India Quota | Open (PwD) | 1890 | 1890 |
Round 1 | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | All India Quota | Open (PwD) | 1892 | 1892 | |
Round 1 | NIFT Kannur | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | All India Quota | SC | 1597 | 1760 |
Round 2 | NIFT Bengaluru | Bachelor of Design (Textile Design) | All India Quota | Gen-EWS | 1999 | 1999 |
Round 2 | NIFT Bengaluru | Bachelor of Design (Knitwear Design) | All India Quota | OBC | 1754 | 1754 |
Round 2 | NIFT Bengaluru | Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design) | All India Quota | Gen-EWS | 1892 | 1892 |
Round 2 | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | All India Quota | OBC | 1533 | 1967 | |
Round 2 | NIFT Bhopal | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | Madhya Pradesh Quota | Open | 1683 | 1793 |
Round 2 | NIFT Chennai | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | All India Quota | OBC | 1551 | 1565 |
Round 2 | NIFT Chennai | Bachelor of Design (Leather Design) | All India Quota | OBC | 1651 | 1651 |
Round 2 | NIFT Chennai | Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design) | All India Quota | OBC | 1646 | 1646 |
Round 2 | NIFT Gandhinagar | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | All India Quota | OBC | 1655 | 1672 |
Round 2 | NIFT Gandhinagar | Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design) | All India Quota | OBC | 1583 | 1802 |
Round 2 | NIFT Hyderabad | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | All India Quota | Gen-EWS | 1868 | 1868 |
Round 2 | NIFT Hyderabad | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | All India Quota | Gen-EWS | 1798 | 1798 |
Round 2 | NIFT Hyderabad | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | All India Quota | SC | 1602 | 1686 |
Round 2 | NIFT Hyderabad | Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design) | All India Quota | OBC | 1836 | 1838 |
Round 2 | NIFT Hyderabad | Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design) | All India Quota | Gen-EWS | 1760 | 1760 |
Round 2 | NIFT Kannur | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | All India Quota | SC | 1916 | 1916 |
Round 2 | NIFT Kolkata | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | All India Quota | OBC | 1875 | 1992 |
Round 2 | NIFT Kolkata | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | All India Quota | Gen-EWS | 1904 | 1904 |
Round 2 | NIFT New Delhi | Bachelor of Design (Textile Design) | All India Quota | Gen-EWS | 1694 | 1939 |
Round 2 | NIFT New Delhi | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | All India Quota | Open (PwD) | 1892 | 1892 |
Round 2 | NIFT New Delhi | Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design) | All India Quota | SC | 1645 | 1645 |
Round 2 | NIFT Patna | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | All India Quota | Open | 1528 | 1716 |
Round 2 | NIFT Patna | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | Bihar Quota | Open | 1833 | 1989 |
Round 2 | NIFT Panchkula | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | Haryana Quota | Open | 1796 | 1796 |
Round 2 | NIFT Raebareli | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | All India Quota | Open | 1741 | 1950 |
Round 2 | NIFT Jodhpur | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | All India Quota | Gen-EWS | 1919 | 1919 |
Round 3 | NIFT Gandhinagar | Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design) | All India Quota | OBC | 1911 | 1963 |
Round 3 | NIFT Gandhinagar | Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design) | All India Quota | Gen-EWS | 1637 | 1637 |
Round 3 | NIFT Hyderabad | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | All India Quota | OBC | 1537 | 1776 |
Round 3 | NIFT Hyderabad | Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design) | All India Quota | OBC | 1709 | 1861 |
Round 3 | NIFT Kannur | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | Kerala Quota | OBC | 1857 | 1859 |
Round 3 | NIFT Kolkata | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | All India Quota | OBC | 1828 | 1873 |
Round 3 | NIFT Mumbai | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | All India Quota | Gen-EWS | 1798 | 1798 |
Round 3 | NIFT Mumbai | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | All India Quota | SC | 1686 | 1820 |
Round 3 | NIFT Mumbai | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | All India Quota | ST | 1882 | 1882 |
Round 3 | NIFT New Delhi | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | All India Quota | SC | 1593 | 1593 |
Round 3 | NIFT New Delhi | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | All India Quota | Gen-EWS | 1737 | 1784 |
Round 3 | NIFT Raebareli | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | All India Quota | Open | 1517 | 1858 |
Round 3 | NIFT Raebareli | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | All India Quota | Open | 1794 | 1921 |
Round 3 | NIFT Kannur | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | Kerala Quota | OBC | 1572 | 1671 |
Round 3 | NIFT Bengaluru | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | All India Quota | Gen-EWS | 1573 | 1892 |
Round 3 | NIFT Bengaluru | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | All India Quota | SC | 1744 | 1832 |
Round 3 | NIFT Bengaluru | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | All India Quota | Gen-EWS | 1574 | 1855 |
Round 3 | NIFT Bhopal | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | All India Quota | Open | 1533 | 1688 |
Round 3 | NIFT Bhopal | Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design) | All India Quota | Open | 1652 | 1986 |
Round 3 | NIFT Chennai | Bachelor of Design (Leather Design) | All India Quota | Open | 1550 | 1623 |
Round 3 | NIFT Chennai | Bachelor of Design (Knitwear Design) | All India Quota | OBC | 1651 | 1651 |
Round 3 | NIFT Chennai | Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design) | All India Quota | OBC | 1822 | 1824 |
Round 3 | NIFT Gandhinagar | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | All India Quota | OBC | 1875 | 1992 |
Round 3 | NIFT Kangra | Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design) | All India Quota | Open | 1971 | 1991 |
Round 3 | NIFT Kangra | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | All India Quota | OBC | 1965 | 1965 |
Round 3 | NIFT Jodhpur | Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design) | Rajasthan Quota | Open | 1931 | 1931 |
Round 3 | NIFT Bhubaneswar | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | Odisha Quota | Open | 1623 | 1623 |
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The top campuses for CMR 1500 to 2000 include institutes such as NIFT Delhi, Bengaluru, and Mumbai.
1500 to 2000 is a good rank for candidates from the SC/ST category to secure admission into top campuses.
On Question asked by student community
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I am providing you the link below through which you will be able to download the NIFT Question papers with solutions PDF
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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
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The National Testing Agency (NTA) has determined the official date for NIFT 2026 applicant registrations, which is expected to open in November 2025. Online applications will be accepted through January 2026.
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According to the sources, the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) entrance exam for 2026 will be held in February 2026. Also, the registration period may open from November 2025.
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