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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 2027 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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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.
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
Candidates can use the NIFT college predictor, a free tool developed by Careers360, to find the top NIFT colleges for a CMR of 500 to 1000. The tool uses inputs such as exam type, seat type, category, state of the qualifying exam, and NIFT rank to generate college recommendations. Check the link below to access the college predictor.
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The table below lists the top NIFT colleges for a CMR of 500 to 1000 based on last year’s cut-off trends across three counselling rounds. The data shows that candidates with a CMR of 500–1000 can secure admission in NIFT campuses such as Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Kannur, and Hyderabad.
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| Round | Institute | Program | Quota | Category | Opening Rank (Common Merit Rank) | Closing Rank (Common Merit Rank) |
| Round 1 | NIFT Bengaluru | Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design) | All India Quota | Gen-EWS | 643 | 871 |
| Round 1 | NIFT Bhopal | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | All India Quota | Open | 516 | 958 |
| Round 1 | NIFT Gandhinagar | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | All India Quota | OBC | 530 | 803 |
| Round 1 | NIFT Gandhinagar | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | All India Quota | Gen-EWS | 706 | 847 |
| Round 1 | NIFT Gandhinagar | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | All India Quota | Gen-EWS | 728 | 946 |
| Round 1 | NIFT Hyderabad | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | All India Quota | OBC | 607 | 834 |
| Round 1 | NIFT Kannur | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | Kerala Quota | Open | 570 | 747 |
| Round 1 | NIFT Kannur | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | Kerala Quota | Open | 630 | 733 |
| Round 1 | NIFT Kolkata | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | All India Quota | Open | 559 | 853 |
| Round 1 | NIFT Kolkata | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | All India Quota | OBC | 682 | 987 |
| Round 1 | NIFT Mumbai | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design)-NRI Sponsored | All India Quota | Open | 888 | 888 |
| Round 1 | NIFT Mumbai | Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design) | All India Quota | OBC | 680 | 895 |
| Round 1 | NIFT Mumbai | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)-NRI Sponsored | All India Quota | Open | 855 | 950 |
| Round 1 | NIFT Bengaluru | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | All India Quota | OBC | 556 | 979 |
| Round 1 | NIFT New Delhi | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | All India Quota | Gen-EWS | 602 | 819 |
| Round 1 | NIFT New Delhi | Bachelor of Design (Textile Design) | All India Quota | Gen-EWS | 764 | 881 |
| Round 1 | NIFT Panchkula | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | Haryana Quota | Open | 778 | 857 |
| Round 1 | NIFT Jodhpur | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | Rajasthan Quota | Open | 666 | 729 |
| Round 2 | NIFT Bengaluru | Bachelor of Design (Textile Design) | All India Quota | Open | 675 | 905 |
| Round 2 | NIFT Bengaluru | Bachelor of Design (Knitwear Design) | All India Quota | Open | 853 | 982 |
| Round 2 | NIFT Bengaluru | Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design) | All India Quota | Gen-EWS | 976 | 976 |
| Round 2 | NIFT Bengaluru | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | All India Quota | Gen-EWS | 676 | 852 |
| Round 2 | NIFT Bhopal | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | All India Quota | Open | 638 | 949 |
| Round 2 | NIFT Chennai | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | All India Quota | Open | 633 | 735 |
| Round 2 | NIFT Chennai | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | All India Quota | OBC | 682 | 893 |
| Round 2 | NIFT Chennai | Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design) | All India Quota | Open | 547 | 623 |
| Round 2 | NIFT Gandhinagar | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | All India Quota | Open | 525 | 588 |
| Round 2 | NIFT Gandhinagar | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | All India Quota | OBC | 765 | 765 |
| Round 2 | NIFT Hyderabad | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | All India Quota | OBC | 942 | 971 |
| Round 2 | NIFT Hyderabad | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | All India Quota | OBC | 641 | 641 |
| Round 2 | NIFT Kannur | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | All India Quota | Open | 570 | 675 |
| Round 2 | NIFT Kannur | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | Kerala Quota | Open | 753 | 865 |
| Round 2 | NIFT Kannur | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | All India Quota | Open | 630 | 642 |
| Round 2 | NIFT Kannur | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | Kerala Quota | Open | 746 | 815 |
| Round 2 | NIFT Kolkata | Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design) | All India Quota | Open | 867 | 904 |
| Round 2 | NIFT Mumbai | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | All India Quota | OBC | 836 | 836 |
| Round 2 | NIFT Mumbai | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design)-NRI Sponsored | All India Quota | Open | 568 | 568 |
| Round 2 | NIFT Mumbai | Bachelor of Design (Textile Design) | All India Quota | Open | 530 | 583 |
| Round 2 | NIFT Mumbai | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | All India Quota | OBC | 536 | 607 |
| Round 2 | NIFT Mumbai | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | All India Quota | Gen-EWS | 522 | 522 |
| Round 2 | NIFT Mumbai | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | All India Quota | SC | 784 | 999 |
| Round 2 | NIFT New Delhi | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | All India Quota | OBC | 841 | 977 |
| Round 2 | NIFT New Delhi | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | All India Quota | Gen-EWS | 643 | 643 |
| Round 2 | NIFT New Delhi | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production)-NRI Sponsored | All India Quota | Open | 951 | 951 |
| Round 2 | NIFT New Delhi | Bachelor of Design (Leather Design) | All India Quota | Open | 826 | 834 |
| Round 2 | NIFT New Delhi | Bachelor of Design (Knitwear Design) | All India Quota | Open | 545 | 612 |
| Round 2 | NIFT New Delhi | Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design)-NRI Sponsored | All India Quota | Open | 855 | 855 |
| Round 2 | NIFT New Delhi | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | All India Quota | SC | 919 | 919 |
| Round 2 | NIFT New Delhi | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)-NRI Sponsored | All India Quota | Open | 762 | 762 |
| Round 2 | NIFT Panchkula | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | All India Quota | Open | 763 | 878 |
| Round 2 | NIFT Panchkula | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | All India Quota | Open | 650 | 650 |
| Round 2 | NIFT Jodhpur | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | All India Quota | Open | 608 | 666 |
| Round 2 | NIFT Bhubaneswar | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | All India Quota | Open | 708 | 856 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Kangra | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | All India Quota | Open | 532 | 532 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Bengaluru | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | All India Quota | Gen-EWS | 717 | 717 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Bengaluru | Bachelor of Design (Knitwear Design) | All India Quota | Open | 984 | 984 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Jodhpur | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | All India Quota | Open | 683 | 856 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Jodhpur | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | All India Quota | OBC | 911 | 911 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Jodhpur | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | All India Quota | Open | 605 | 605 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Bhubaneswar | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | All India Quota | Open | 896 | 907 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Bhopal | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | All India Quota | Open | 662 | 662 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Chennai | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | All India Quota | OBC | 917 | 943 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Hyderabad | Bachelor of Design (Textile Design) | All India Quota | Open | 616 | 653 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Kannur | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | All India Quota | Open | 707 | 707 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Mumbai | Bachelor of Design (Textile Design) | All India Quota | Open | 599 | 599 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Mumbai | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | All India Quota | Gen-EWS | 643 | 643 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Mumbai | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)-NRI Sponsored | All India Quota | Open | 885 | 885 |
| Round 3 | NIFT New Delhi | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | All India Quota | OBC | 979 | 979 |
| Round 3 | NIFT New Delhi | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | All India Quota | SC | 769 | 769 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Panchkula | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | All India Quota | Open | 874 | 941 |
| SPOT Round | NIFT Kannur | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | All India Quota | Open | 747 | 991 |
| SPOT Round | NIFT Kannur | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | All India Quota | Open | 564 | 733 |
| SPOT Round | NIFT Kannur | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | Kerala Quota | Open | 958 | 958 |
| SPOT Round | NIFT Kolkata | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | All India Quota | Open | 683 | 683 |
| SPOT Round | NIFT Kolkata | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | All India Quota | Open | 561 | 652 |
| SPOT Round | NIFT Kolkata | Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design) | All India Quota | Open | 923 | 923 |
| SPOT Round | NIFT Mumbai | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | All India Quota | OBC | 756 | 846 |
| SPOT Round | NIFT Mumbai | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | All India Quota | Gen-EWS | 706 | 706 |
| SPOT Round | NIFT Mumbai | Bachelor of Design (Knitwear Design) | All India Quota | Open | 831 | 831 |
| SPOT Round | NIFT Mumbai | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | All India Quota | Gen-EWS | 728 | 728 |
| SPOT Round | NIFT Mumbai | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | All India Quota | SC | 915 | 915 |
| SPOT Round | NIFT New Delhi | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | All India Quota | Gen-EWS | 717 | 717 |
| SPOT Round | NIFT New Delhi | Bachelor of Design (Leather Design) | All India Quota | Open | 856 | 856 |
| SPOT Round | NIFT New Delhi | Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design) | All India Quota | Gen-EWS | 602 | 602 |
| SPOT Round | NIFT Jodhpur | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | All India Quota | Open | 701 | 727 |
| SPOT Round | NIFT Bengaluru | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | All India Quota | OBC | 537 | 537 |
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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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