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An NIFT rank ranging from 2500 to 3000 is mostly considered to be not a good rank for securing admission to top NIFT campuses in India. NIFT CMR rank will be announced in the form of opening and closing ranks on the official website. Based on the previous year’s data, candidates with NIFT rank between 2500 to 3000 might get placed in the NIFT campuses outside the top 10 list. As per the data available on the official website, candidates who score CMR between 2500 to 3000 can expect to get placed in campuses such as NIFT Kannur, NIFT Chennai, NIFT Hyderabad, NIFT Kolkata, and NIFT Patna. Read the full article to know about the NIFT campuses accepting CMR between 2500 to 3000.
Candidates can check the table below to know the complete list of NIFT campuses accepting CMR between 2500 to 3000. The table below is based on the previous year’s trends (2026) with a detailed overview of opening and closing ranks of all the NIFT campuses accepting CMR between 2500 to 3000.
Round | Institute | Program | Quota | Category | Opening Rank (Common Merit Rank) | Closing Rank (Common Merit Rank) |
| Round 1 | NIFT Kannur | Bachelor of Design (Textile Design) | Kerala Quota | Open | 2628 | 2690 |
| Round 1 | NIFT Kannur | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | All India Quota | ST | 2932 | 2932 |
| Round 1 | NIFT New Delhi | Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design) | All India Quota | Open (PwD) | 2696 | 2696 |
| Round 1 | NIFT Patna | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | Bihar Quota | OBC | 2660 | 2934 |
| Round 1 | NIFT Panchkula | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | Haryana Quota | SC | 2826 | 2826 |
| Round 1 | NIFT Kangra | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | All India Quota | Gen-EWS | 2601 | 2846 |
| Round 1 | NIFT Bhubaneswar | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | All India Quota | Gen-EWS | 2578 | 2838 |
| Round 2 | NIFT Bengaluru | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | All India Quota | ST | 2828 | 2893 |
| Round 2 | NIFT Chennai | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | All India Quota | SC | 2958 | 2958 |
| Round 2 | NIFT Gandhinagar | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | All India Quota | SC | 2535 | 2603 |
| Round 2 | NIFT Kannur | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | Kerala Quota | OBC | 2503 | 2556 |
| Round 2 | NIFT Kannur | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | Kerala Quota | SC | 2514 | 2514 |
| Round 2 | NIFT Mumbai | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | All India Quota | ST | 2587 | 2587 |
| Round 2 | NIFT Mumbai | Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design)-NRI Sponsored | All India Quota | Open | 2864 | 2864 |
| Round 2 | NIFT New Delhi | Bachelor of Design (Knitwear Design) | All India Quota | SC | 2970 | 2970 |
| Round 2 | NIFT Patna | Bachelor of Design (Textile Design) | All India Quota | Open | 2564 | 2929 |
| Round 2 | NIFT Panchkula | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | All India Quota | SC | 2619 | 2826 |
| Round 2 | NIFT Panchkula | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | All India Quota | OBC | 2534 | 2557 |
| Round 2 | NIFT Panchkula | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | All India Quota | Gen-EWS | 2578 | 2578 |
| Round 2 | NIFT Bhubaneswar | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | All India Quota | Gen-EWS | 2989 | 2989 |
| Round 2 | NIFT Srinagar | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | All India Quota | OBC | 2862 | 2928 |
| Round 2 | NIFT Varanasi | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | Uttar Pradesh Quota | Open | 2533 | 2853 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Panchkula | Bachelor of Design (Knitwear Design) | All India Quota | Open | 2985 | 2985 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Shillong | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | All India Quota | Gen-EWS | 2849 | 2849 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Kangra | Bachelor of Design (Textile Design) | All India Quota | Open | 2515 | 2891 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Kangra | Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design) | All India Quota | OBC | 2707 | 2707 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Bengaluru | Bachelor of Design (Knitwear Design) | All India Quota | OBC | 2623 | 2931 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Kangra | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | All India Quota | OBC | 2783 | 2783 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Chennai | Bachelor of Design (Textile Design) | All India Quota | OBC | 2840 | 2840 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Chennai | Bachelor of Design (Textile Design)-NRI Sponsored | All India Quota | Open | 2976 | 2976 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Srinagar | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | All India Quota | Open | 2922 | 2922 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Kannur | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | All India Quota | SC | 2514 | 2514 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Kannur | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | Kerala Quota | SC | 2524 | 2524 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Kannur | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | All India Quota | Gen-EWS | 2949 | 2949 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Kolkata | Bachelor of Design (Leather Design) | All India Quota | Open | 2604 | 2604 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Mumbai | Bachelor of Design (Knitwear Design) | All India Quota | OBC | 2610 | 2610 |
| Round 3 | NIFT New Delhi | Bachelor of Design (Leather Design)-NRI Sponsored | All India Quota | Open | 2823 | 2823 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Patna | Bachelor of Design (Textile Design) | All India Quota | Open | 2873 | 2987 |
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