NIFT 2026 Cutoff for SC & ST, Check Expected Campus-Wise Opening & Closing Ranks

NIFT 2026 Cutoff for SC & ST, Check Expected Campus-Wise Opening & Closing Ranks

Sumeet SudarshanUpdated on 08 Feb 2026, 05:07 PM IST

The National Institute of Fashion Technology will publish the NIFT 2026 cutoff for SC, ST on its official website - nift.admissions.nic.in. The NIFT cutoff 2026 for SC and ST is usually the lowest among all categories. The NIFT 2026 cutoff for SC, ST will be published as the opening and closing cutoff ranks based on scores in NIFT 2026. In this article, get the NIFT cutoff 2026 for SC and ST.

NIFT 2026 Cutoff for SC & ST, Check Expected Campus-Wise Opening & Closing Ranks
NIFT 2026 Cutoff for SC & ST

Only those candidates who appear in all the prescribed components of the NIFT entrance exam and clear the NIFT cutoff for each round of counselling will be offered NIFT admission into the courses offered by around 20 NIFT campuses in India.

NIFT 2026 Cutoff for SC, ST

The NIFT cut-off 2026 for SC, ST will be updated in this section once the authorities release it at the time of NIFT counselling. The NIFT campus-wise cut-off for SC, ST will be available for each counselling round. Meanwhile, candidates can check the NIFT previous year cutoff for SC, ST.

NIFT Previous Year Cutoff for SC, ST (2025)

Given below are two tables that separately provide the NIFT cutoff for SC and ST last year.

NIFT Previous Year Cutoff for SC (Round 1 All India Quota)

Campus

Programme

Opening rank

Closing rank

NIFT Mumbai

Bachelor of Design (Knitwear Design)

1949

4492

NIFT Mumbai

Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design)

1115

2484

NIFT Mumbai

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)

97

955

NIFT New Delhi

Bachelor of Design (Knitwear Design)

2239

3765

NIFT New Delhi

Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design)

693

1593

NIFT New Delhi

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)

236

615

NIFT Patna

Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design)

6059

6864

NIFT Patna

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)

5313

5588

NIFT Panchkula

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design)

3852

5918

NIFT Raebareli

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design)

5838

6612

NIFT Raebareli

Bachelor of Design (Leather Design)

7283

7928

NIFT Raebareli

Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design)

6400

7463

NIFT Raebareli

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)

5101

6236

NIFT Shillong

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)

5831

6693

NIFT Kangra

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design)

4898

6223

NIFT Kangra

Bachelor of Design (Textile Design)

6994

7820

NIFT Jodhpur

Bachelor of Design (Textile Design)

4581

7111

NIFT Jodhpur

Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production)

1721

2407

NIFT Jodhpur

Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design)

5538

7039

NIFT Bhubaneswar

Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production)

1818

2301

NIFT Bhubaneswar

Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design)

3848

6776

NIFT Bhubaneswar

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)

5236

5764

NIFT Varanasi

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)

5883

6979

NIFT Varanasi

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Interiors)

7297

7458

NIFT New Delhi

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design)

266

564

NIFT New Delhi

Bachelor of Design (Textile Design)

346

2636

NIFT New Delhi

Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production)

59

380

NIFT New Delhi

Bachelor of Design (Leather Design)

4117

5061

NIFT Patna

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design)

3449

4026

NIFT Patna

Bachelor of Design (Textile Design)

4483

7080

NIFT Patna

Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production)

1610

1698

NIFT Panchkula

Bachelor of Design (Textile Design)

6282

7239

NIFT Panchkula

Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production)

1576

2726

NIFT Panchkula

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)

2135

3376

NIFT Shillong

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design)

3893

6586

NIFT Shillong

Bachelor of Design (Textile Design)

5535

7725

NIFT Shillong

Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design)

7735

7980

NIFT Kangra

Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production)

2815

2903

NIFT Kangra

Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design)

6751

7390

NIFT Kangra

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)

5452

5870

NIFT Jodhpur

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design)

3608

5244

NIFT Jodhpur

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)

2574

4834

NIFT Bhubaneswar

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design)

5057

5562

NIFT Bhubaneswar

Bachelor of Design (Textile Design)

5914

7273

NIFT Chennai

Bachelor of Design (Textile Design)

2654

5465

NIFT Chennai

Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production)

853

1070

NIFT Chennai

Bachelor of Design (Leather Design)

5820

6676

NIFT Chennai

Bachelor of Design (Knitwear Design)

5603

6235

NIFT Gandhinagar

Bachelor of Design (Textile Design)

3991

4578

NIFT Gandhinagar

Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production)

864

1191

NIFT Gandhinagar

Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design)

1063

3230

NIFT Srinagar

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design)

5343

6644

NIFT Srinagar

Bachelor of Design (Textile Design)

8084

8295

NIFT Srinagar

Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design)

7529

8383

NIFT Srinagar

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)

5878

7144

NIFT Varanasi

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design)

6149

6300

NIFT Hyderabad

Bachelor of Design (Knitwear Design)

5169

5816

NIFT Hyderabad

Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design)

2793

3559

NIFT Hyderabad

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)

1787

2227

NIFT Kannur

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)

4003

5390

NIFT Kolkata

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design)

909

2989

NIFT Kolkata

Bachelor of Design (Textile Design)

4020

5746

NIFT Bhopal

Bachelor of Design (Textile Design)

5416

6837

NIFT Bhopal

Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production)

1820

2357

NIFT Bhopal

Bachelor of Design (Knitwear Design)

5529

7277

NIFT Mumbai

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design)

256

834

NIFT Mumbai

Bachelor of Design (Textile Design)

2153

2938

NIFT Mumbai

Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production)

359

749

NIFT Bengaluru

Bachelor of Design (Knitwear Design)

2834

5147

NIFT Bengaluru

Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design)

1347

2635

NIFT Bengaluru

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)

312

1059

NIFT Bhopal

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design)

4247

5006

NIFT Bhopal

Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design)

4138

6494

NIFT Bhopal

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)

2249

4963

NIFT Chennai

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design)

1543

2367

NIFT Chennai

Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design)

3466

4803

NIFT Chennai

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)

983

1964

NIFT Daman

Bachelor of Design (Textile Design)

6948

7985

NIFT Gandhinagar

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design)

911

2543

NIFT Bengaluru

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design)

554

937

NIFT Bengaluru

Bachelor of Design (Textile Design)

2899

3574

NIFT Bengaluru

Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production)

760

926

NIFT Gandhinagar

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)

1292

1930

NIFT Hyderabad

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design)

1375

2195

NIFT Hyderabad

Bachelor of Design (Textile Design)

3310

4902

NIFT Hyderabad

Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production)

1186

1551

NIFT Kannur

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design)

2619

4626

NIFT Kannur

Bachelor of Design (Textile Design)

6001

6992

NIFT Kannur

Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production)

1597

1760

NIFT Kannur

Bachelor of Design (Knitwear Design)

7168

7363

NIFT Kolkata

Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production)

649

1751

NIFT Kolkata

Bachelor of Design (Leather Design)

6710

7157

NIFT Kolkata

Bachelor of Design (Knitwear Design)

3599

6330

NIFT Kolkata

Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design)

4201

5086

NIFT Kolkata

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)

2302

3050

NIFT Previous Year Cutoff for ST (Round 1 All India Quota)

Campus

Programme

Opening rank

Closing rank

NIFT Mumbai

Bachelor of Design (Knitwear Design)

6758

6944

NIFT Mumbai

Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design)

5688

5980

NIFT Mumbai

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)

259

1549

NIFT New Delhi

Bachelor of Design (Knitwear Design)

2502

2611

NIFT New Delhi

Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design)

295

2058

NIFT New Delhi

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)

1773

1882

NIFT Patna

Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design)

8135

8251

NIFT Patna

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)

8475

8601

NIFT Panchkula

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design)

8155

8589

NIFT Raebareli

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design)

7760

7851

NIFT Raebareli

Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production)

2766

2829

NIFT Raebareli

Bachelor of Design (Leather Design)

8652

8677

NIFT Raebareli

Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design)

8685

8692

NIFT Raebareli

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)

8711

8713

NIFT Shillong

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)

4923

7846

NIFT Kangra

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design)

6342

6993

NIFT Kangra

Bachelor of Design (Textile Design)

7506

8497

NIFT Jodhpur

Bachelor of Design (Textile Design)

8717

8723

NIFT Jodhpur

Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production)

2199

2862

NIFT Jodhpur

Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design)

7739

8728

NIFT Bhubaneswar

Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production)

2487

2637

NIFT Bhubaneswar

Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design)

8641

8648

NIFT Bhubaneswar

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)

4691

6906

NIFT Varanasi

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)

8738

8745

NIFT Varanasi

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Interiors)

8748

8751

NIFT New Delhi

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design)

721

735

NIFT New Delhi

Bachelor of Design (Textile Design)

2560

4760

NIFT New Delhi

Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production)

109

364

NIFT New Delhi

Bachelor of Design (Leather Design)

4086

4542

NIFT Patna

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design)

5784

7523

NIFT Patna

Bachelor of Design (Textile Design)

8186

8217

NIFT Patna

Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production)

2571

2747

NIFT Panchkula

Bachelor of Design (Textile Design)

8730

8732

NIFT Panchkula

Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production)

2880

2894

NIFT Panchkula

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)

8731

8737

NIFT Shillong

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design)

2876

4437

NIFT Shillong

Bachelor of Design (Textile Design)

7682

8047

NIFT Shillong

Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design)

8752

8755

NIFT Kangra

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)

7485

7485

NIFT Jodhpur

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design)

6221

6811

NIFT Jodhpur

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)

7339

7409

NIFT Bhubaneswar

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design)

5756

5958

NIFT Bhubaneswar

Bachelor of Design (Textile Design)

8614

8629

NIFT Chennai

Bachelor of Design (Textile Design)

7429

7565

NIFT Chennai

Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production)

1547

1634

NIFT Chennai

Bachelor of Design (Leather Design)

7979

8005

NIFT Chennai

Bachelor of Design (Knitwear Design)

8177

8208

NIFT Gandhinagar

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design)

3361

4006

NIFT Gandhinagar

Bachelor of Design (Textile Design)

6941

7220

NIFT Gandhinagar

Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production)

1886

2192

NIFT Gandhinagar

Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design)

6017

6368

NIFT Srinagar

Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design)

8431

8431

NIFT Varanasi

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design)

8095

8476

NIFT Hyderabad

Bachelor of Design (Knitwear Design)

6980

8134

NIFT Hyderabad

Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design)

6591

7093

NIFT Hyderabad

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)

2708

4390

NIFT Kannur

Bachelor of Design (Knitwear Design)

8391

8433

NIFT Kannur

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)

7198

8224

NIFT Kolkata

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design)

5585

5636

NIFT Kolkata

Bachelor of Design (Textile Design)

7762

8279

NIFT Bhopal

Bachelor of Design (Textile Design)

7575

8504

NIFT Bhopal

Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production)

2719

2736

NIFT Bhopal

Bachelor of Design (Knitwear Design)

8568

8576

NIFT Kolkata

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)

3331

4561

NIFT Mumbai

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design)

1541

1626

NIFT Mumbai

Bachelor of Design (Textile Design)

5426

5493

NIFT Mumbai

Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production)

175

638

NIFT Bengaluru

Bachelor of Design (Knitwear Design)

2131

6325

NIFT Bengaluru

Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design)

3417

5437

NIFT Bengaluru

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)

1886

4237

NIFT Bhopal

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design)

6026

7504

NIFT Bhopal

Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design)

8584

8613

NIFT Bhopal

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)

5963

7839

NIFT Chennai

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design)

3945

4046

NIFT Chennai

Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design)

6082

7143

NIFT Chennai

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)

4430

4562

NIFT Daman

Bachelor of Design (Textile Design)

7382

8498

NIFT Bengaluru

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design)

848

2339

NIFT Bengaluru

Bachelor of Design (Textile Design)

5608

6262

NIFT Bengaluru

Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production)

784

1330

NIFT Gandhinagar

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)

3204

4128

NIFT Hyderabad

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design)

2739

3425

NIFT Hyderabad

Bachelor of Design (Textile Design)

6081

7693

NIFT Hyderabad

Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production)

1386

1425

NIFT Kannur

Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design)

5112

5689

NIFT Kannur

Bachelor of Design (Textile Design)

8327

8389

NIFT Kannur

Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production)

2241

2310

NIFT Kolkata

Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production)

2100

2743

NIFT Kolkata

Bachelor of Design (Leather Design)

8440

8454

NIFT Kolkata

Bachelor of Design (Knitwear Design)

7499

8457

NIFT Kolkata

Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design)

7986

8481

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Q: How to check the NIFT 2026 cutoff for SC,ST?
A:

Candidates can check the NIFT cutoff for SC, ST on the official website - nift.admissions.nic.in under the e-services tab.

Q: How many rounds of NIFT 2026 counselling will be there?
A:

There will be tentatively three rounds of NIFT counselling 2026.

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