The National Testing Agency has declared the NIFT 2026 final result on June 3, 2026. NTA has also published detailed statistics on the NIFT 2026 final result, which is available on this page. The data shows the number of candidates who appeared for NIFT 2026 was around 15% higher than the previous year. The statistics about NIFT 2026 final result include candidate data bifurcated category wise, gender-wise, and programme wise for stage 1 and stage 2 of the NIFT entrance exam. In this article, get everything you need to know about the NIFT 2026 final result figures.
Shortlisted candidates in the results can participate in the NIFT 2026 counselling process, which will is in multiple rounds to seat allotment in the UG and PG design programmes of NIFT campuses.
In this section, get all the complete NIFT 2026 statistics providing insights into category-wise and programme-wise data.
Shift | Examination | Registered | Appeared | ||||
Shift 1 | General Ability Test (GAT) | 21307 | 18867 | ||||
Shifl 2 | Creative Ability Test (CAT) | 18940 | 16729 | ||||
Grand Total | 40247 | 35596 | |||||
Course | Shift 1 (GAT) | Shift 2 (CAT) | ||||||
Registered | Appeared | Registered | Appeared | |||||
Bachelor of Design (GAT) | 13916 | 12546 | 13916 | 12486 | ||||
Bachelor of Fashion Technology | 1179 | 982 | NA | NA | ||||
Bachelor of Fashion Technology and Bachelor of Design (GAT) | 3433 | 2947 | 3433 | 2892 | ||||
Bachelor of Design (NLEA) | 61 | 48 | NA | NA | ||||
Bachelor of Fashion Technology (NLEA) | 15 | 14 | NA | NA | ||||
Master of Design (GAT) | 1079 | 929 | 1079 | 921 | ||||
Master of Fashion Management | 1044 | 908 | NA | NA | ||||
Master of Fashion Management and Master of Design (GAT) | 512 | 442 | 512 | 430 | ||||
Master of Fashion Technology | 68 | 51 | NA | NA | ||||
Grand Total | 21307 | 18867 | 18940 | 16729 | ||||
Category | Shift 1 (GAT) | Shift 2 (CAT) | ||||||||
Registered Appeared | Registered Appeared | |||||||||
OBC-NCL (As Per Central List) | 5248 | 4850 | 4601 | 4246 | ||||||
Open | 12046 | 10632 | 10813 | 9538 | ||||||
Open-Ews | 884 | 834 | 799 | 752 | ||||||
Scheduled Caste | 2134 | 1779 | 1858 | 1532 | ||||||
Scheduled Tribes | 995 | 772 | 869 | 661 | ||||||
Grand Total | 21307 | 18867 | 18940 | 16729 | ||||||
Gender | Shift 1 (GAT) | Shift 2 (CAT) | |||||
Registered Appeared | Registered Appeared | ||||||
FEMALE | 17612 | 15643 | 15752 | 13967 | |||
MALE | 3695 | 3224 | 3188 | 2762 | |||
Grand Total | 21307 | 18867 | 18940 | 16729 | |||
Programmes | Registered | Appeared | ||
Master of Design (M.DES.) | 680 | 553 | ||
Master of Fashion Management (M.F.M.) | 908 | 759 | ||
Master of Fashion Technology (M.F.Tech.) | 51 | 36 | ||
M.Des. & M.F.M. both | 442 | 355 | ||
Grand Total | 2081 | 1703 | ||
Programme | Registered | Appeared | |
B.Des (Artisans) | 53 | 34 | |
B.Des (NLEA) | 48 | 27 | |
B.F. Tech ELA) | 14 | 07 | |
B.F. Tech & B. Des. (Both) | 2064 | 1717 | |
Bachelor of Design (B.Des) | 9886 | 8647 | |
Grand Total | 12065 | 10432 | |
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