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    List of NIFT Campuses Accepting CMR Between 500 to 1000

    List of NIFT Campuses Accepting CMR Between 500 to 1000

    Sumeet SudarshanUpdated on 08 Feb 2026, 04:29 PM IST

    A candidate’s admission chances will tend to be high as there will be a wide choice of NIFT colleges with CMR 500 to 1000 to choose from. The past NIFT cut-off trends suggest that with a rank of 500 to 1000, a candidate can secure admission into top NIFT campuses such as NIFT Delhi, NIFT Mumbai, and NIFT Bengaluru. Candidates appearing for NIFT 2026 can read this to get the list of top NIFT colleges for NIFT ranks 500 to 1000 based on the previous year's cut-off trends.

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    1. Is 500 to 1000 a Good Rank in NIFT?
    2. NIFT College Predictor by Careers360
    3. Top NIFT Campuses for CMR 500 to 1000
    List of NIFT Campuses Accepting CMR Between 500 to 1000
    NIFT Colleges with CMR Between 500 to 1000

    Through the NIFT UG entrance exam, candidates will be admitted into the B.Des and B.FTech programme of participating NIFTs. The NIFT campuses are among the top design colleges in India, with around 16000+ unique candidate registrations seen last year.

    Is 500 to 1000 a Good Rank in NIFT?

    A rank of 500 to 1000 is a good rank in NIFT. Candidates from open as well as reserved categories have a chance of securing NIFT admissions into the top campuses. Only those candidates who clear the cut-off for each round of NIFT counselling will be offered seat allotment.

    However, various factors will determine whether CMR 500 to 1000 is a good rank in NIFT, such as

    • Total number of applicants
    • Seat intake
    • Difficulty level of the exam
    • Reservation policy

    NIFT College Predictor by Careers360

    To know the top NIFT colleges with CMR 500 to 1000, candidates can also take help of the NIFT college predictor, a free tool developed by Careers360. The tool uses inputs such as exam type, seat type, category, state from which the qualifying exam was passed, and NIFT rank to provide the list of college recommendations. The link to the college predictor is given below.

    NIFT College Predictor

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    Top NIFT Campuses for CMR 500 to 1000

    The table below provides the list of top NIFT colleges for CMR 500 to 1000 based on past cut-off trends for the three rounds of NIFT counselling last year. The data shows that candidates can secure admissions into NIFT campuses at Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Kannur, and Hyderabad with CMR of 500-1000.

    NIFT Colleges for CMR 500 to 1000

    Round

    Campuse

    Programme

    Quota

    Category

    Opening rank

    Closing rank

    Round 1

    NIFT New Delhi

    Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design)

    All India Quota

    Gen-EWS

    520

    846

    Round 1

    NIFT New Delhi

    Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design)

    All India Quota

    ST

    721

    735

    Round 1

    NIFT Jodhpur

    Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design)

    All India Quota

    Open

    505

    943

    Round 1

    NIFT Chennai

    Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production)-NRI Sponsored

    All India Quota

    Open

    650

    650

    Round 1

    NIFT Gandhinagar

    Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production)

    All India Quota

    OBC

    589

    765

    Round 1

    NIFT Gandhinagar

    Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)

    All India Quota

    OBC

    548

    859

    Round 1

    NIFT Hyderabad

    Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)

    All India Quota

    OBC

    591

    838

    Round 1

    NIFT Hyderabad

    Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)

    All India Quota

    Gen-EWS

    597

    763

    Round 1

    NIFT Kannur

    Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design)

    All India Quota

    Open

    515

    874

    Round 1

    NIFT Kannur

    Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)

    Kerala Quota

    Open

    769

    808

    Round 1

    NIFT Bengaluru

    Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design)

    All India Quota

    OBC

    614

    959

    Round 1

    NIFT Bengaluru

    Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design)

    All India Quota

    SC

    554

    937

    Round 1

    NIFT Bengaluru

    Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production)

    All India Quota

    SC

    760

    926

    Round 1

    NIFT Bengaluru

    Bachelor of Design (Knitwear Design)

    All India Quota

    Open

    578

    856

    Round 1

    NIFT Kannur

    Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production)

    Kerala Quota

    Open

    641

    733

    Round 2

    NIFT Bengaluru

    Bachelor of Design (Textile Design)

    All India Quota

    Open

    692

    692

    Round 2

    NIFT Bengaluru

    Bachelor of Design (Knitwear Design)

    All India Quota

    Open

    559

    908

    Round 2

    NIFT Bengaluru

    Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)

    All India Quota

    OBC

    610

    650

    Round 2

    NIFT Bengaluru

    Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)

    All India Quota

    Gen-EWS

    734

    946

    Round 2

    NIFT Chennai

    Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production)

    All India Quota

    OBC

    716

    815

    Round 2

    NIFT Chennai

    Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design)

    All India Quota

    Open

    563

    607

    Round 2

    NIFT Gandhinagar

    Bachelor of Design (Textile Design)

    All India Quota

    Open

    595

    599

    Round 2

    NIFT Gandhinagar

    Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)

    All India Quota

    OBC

    657

    657

    Round 2

    NIFT Hyderabad

    Bachelor of Design (Textile Design)

    All India Quota

    Open

    752

    962

    Round 2

    NIFT Hyderabad

    Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production)

    All India Quota

    OBC

    635

    865

    Round 2

    NIFT Hyderabad

    Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)

    All India Quota

    OBC

    816

    934

    Round 2

    NIFT Kannur

    Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production)

    Kerala Quota

    Open

    753

    875

    Round 2

    NIFT Kannur

    Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)

    All India Quota

    Open

    799

    814

    Round 2

    NIFT Kannur

    Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)

    Kerala Quota

    Open

    818

    855

    Round 2

    NIFT Kolkata

    Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design)

    All India Quota

    Open

    543

    678

    Round 2

    NIFT Kolkata

    Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design)

    All India Quota

    Open

    700

    880

    Round 2

    NIFT Mumbai

    Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design)

    All India Quota

    OBC

    790

    790

    Round 2

    NIFT Mumbai

    Bachelor of Design (Textile Design)

    All India Quota

    Gen-EWS

    597

    597

    Round 2

    NIFT Mumbai

    Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production)

    All India Quota

    OBC

    582

    739

    Round 2

    NIFT Mumbai

    Bachelor of Design (Knitwear Design)

    All India Quota

    Open

    578

    609

    Round 2

    NIFT New Delhi

    Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design)

    All India Quota

    OBC

    514

    514

    Round 2

    NIFT New Delhi

    Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production)

    All India Quota

    SC

    849

    849

    Round 2

    NIFT New Delhi

    Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production)-NRI Sponsored

    All India Quota

    Open

    591

    591

    Round 2

    NIFT New Delhi

    Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design)

    All India Quota

    OBC

    647

    647

    Round 2

    NIFT New Delhi

    Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)

    All India Quota

    SC

    693

    693

    Round 2

    NIFT Jodhpur

    Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design)

    All India Quota

    Open

    787

    954

    Round 3

    NIFT Hyderabad

    Bachelor of Design (Textile Design)

    All India Quota

    Open

    940

    976

    Round 3

    NIFT Kannur

    Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design)

    All India Quota

    Open

    744

    744

    Round 3

    NIFT Kannur

    Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)

    All India Quota

    Open

    808

    873

    Round 3

    NIFT Kolkata

    Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design)

    All India Quota

    Open

    710

    732

    Round 3

    NIFT Kolkata

    Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production)

    All India Quota

    Open

    691

    946

    Round 3

    NIFT Kolkata

    Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)

    All India Quota

    Open

    687

    687

    Round 3

    NIFT Mumbai

    Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design)

    All India Quota

    Gen-EWS

    825

    825

    Round 3

    NIFT Mumbai

    Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production)

    All India Quota

    OBC

    804

    964

    Round 3

    NIFT Mumbai

    Bachelor of Design (Knitwear Design)

    All India Quota

    Open

    645

    655

    Round 3

    NIFT Mumbai

    Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design)

    All India Quota

    OBC

    872

    872

    Round 3

    NIFT Mumbai

    Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)

    All India Quota

    Gen-EWS

    949

    949

    Round 3

    NIFT New Delhi

    Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production)

    All India Quota

    OBC

    827

    827

    Round 3

    NIFT New Delhi

    Bachelor of Design (Leather Design)

    All India Quota

    Open

    905

    967

    Round 3

    NIFT New Delhi

    Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design)

    All India Quota

    OBC

    800

    800

    Round 3

    NIFT New Delhi

    Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)

    All India Quota

    SC

    770

    770

    Round 3

    NIFT Panchkula

    Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design)

    All India Quota

    Open

    584

    584

    Round 3

    NIFT Kannur

    Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production)

    All India Quota

    Open

    518

    957

    Round 3

    NIFT Bengaluru

    Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production)

    All India Quota

    OBC

    814

    814

    Round 3

    NIFT Bengaluru

    Bachelor of Design (Knitwear Design)

    All India Quota

    Open

    733

    802

    Round 3

    NIFT Chennai

    Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design)

    All India Quota

    Open

    521

    521

    Round 3

    NIFT Chennai

    Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production)

    All India Quota

    SC

    853

    853

    Round 3

    NIFT Chennai

    Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design)

    All India Quota

    Open

    631

    664

    Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

    Q: What are the programmes offered through the NIFT entrance exam?
    A:

    Candidates will be offered admission into B.Des and B.FTech programmes of participating NIFTs.

    Q: How to check the NIFT cut-off?
    A:

    The NIFT cut-off is published on the official website - nift.admissions.nic.in.

    Q: How many rounds of NIFT counselling will there be?
    A:

    There will be tentatively three rounds of NIFT counselling 2026, followed by a spot round as per last year's trends.

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    Hello,

    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

    Hello aspirant,

    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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