An NIFT rank ranging from 2500 to 3000 is mostly considered to be not a good rank for securing admission into 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 in the campuses such as NIFT Bhopal, NIFT Chennai, NIFT Hyderabad, NIFT Kannur, NIFT Kolkata, and NIFT Patna. Read the complete article by Careers360 to know about 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 with a detailed overview of opening and closing ranks of all the NIFT campuses accepting CMR between 2500 to 3000.
Sl.No | Round | Institute | Program | Quota | Category | Opening Rank (CMR) | Closing Rank (CMR) |
1 | Round 1 | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Interiors) | Uttar Pradesh Quota | Open | 2508 | 2722 | |
2 | Round 1 | Bachelor of Design (Textile Design) | Bihar Quota | Open | 2664 | 2871 | |
3 | Round 2 | Bachelor of Design (Textile Design) | Madhya Pradesh Quota | Open | 2773 | 2773 | |
4 | Round 2 | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)-NRI Sponsored | All India Quota | Open | 2648 | 2648 | |
5 | Round 2 | Bachelor of Design (Knitwear Design) | Kerala Quota | Open | 2542 | 2542 | |
6 | Round 2 | NIFT Patna | Bachelor of Design (Textile Design) | Bihar Quota | Open | 2875 | 2875 |
7 | Round 2 | NIFT Patna | Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design) | Bihar Quota | Open | 2770 | 2770 |
8 | Round 2 | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | Haryana Quota | Open | 2523 | 2915 | |
9 | Round 2 | Bachelor of Design (Textile Design) | All India Quota | Open | 2544 | 2861 | |
10 | Round 2 | NIFT Srinagar | Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design) | All India Quota | Open | 2558 | 2877 |
11 | Round 2 | NIFT Varanasi | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | Uttar Pradesh Quota | Open | 2508 | 2601 |
12 | Round 2 | NIFT Varanasi | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Interiors) | Uttar Pradesh Quota | Open | 2747 | 2788 |
13 | Round 3 | Bachelor of Design (Leather Design) | All India Quota | Open | 2760 | 2932 | |
14 | Round 3 | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | Meghalaya/Assam/Arunachal Pradesh/Manipur/Mizoram/Sikkim/Nagaland/Tripura Quota | Open | 2876 | 2876 | |
15 | Round 3 | NIFT Shillong | Bachelor of Design (Textile Design) | All India Quota | Open | 2528 | 2781 |
16 | Round 3 | NIFT Srinagar | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | All India Quota | Open | 2546 | 2624 |
17 | Round 3 | NIFT Srinagar | Bachelor of Design (Textile Design) | All India Quota | Open | 2855 | 2966 |
18 | Round 3 | NIFT Srinagar | Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design) | All India Quota | Open | 2615 | 2953 |
19 | Round 3 | NIFT Kannur | Bachelor of Design (Textile Design) | Kerala Quota | Open | 2542 | 2846 |
20 | SPOT Round | NIFT Bhopal | Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design) | Madhya Pradesh Quota | Open | 2745 | 2745 |
21 | SPOT Round | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)-NRI Sponsored | All India Quota | Open | 2683 | 2683 | |
22 | SPOT Round | Bachelor of Design (Knitwear Design)-NRI Sponsored | All India Quota | Open | 2583 | 2583 | |
23 | SPOT Round | NIFT Patna | Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design) | Bihar Quota | Open | 2778 | 2871 |
24 | SPOT Round | NIFT Panchkula | Bachelor of Design (Textile Design) | Haryana Quota | Open | 2893 | 2893 |
25 | SPOT Round | NIFT Raebareli | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | All India Quota | Open | 2529 | 2606 |
26 | SPOT Round | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | All India Quota | Open | 2512 | 2975 | |
27 | SPOT Round | NIFT Varanasi | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | All India Quota | Open | 2526 | 2562 |
28 | SPOT Round | NIFT Varanasi | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | Uttar Pradesh Quota | Open | 2678 | 2678 |
29 | SPOT Round | NIFT Varanasi | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | Uttar Pradesh Quota | Open | 2508 | 2555 |
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