NIFT Acceptance Rate 2025: Check Category-Wise NIFT Seat Acceptance Rate

NIFT Acceptance Rate 2025: Check Category-Wise NIFT Seat Acceptance Rate

Edited By Rajyalaxmi Venkatapuram | Updated on Jun 26, 2025 02:50 PM IST | #NIFT Entrance Exam

NIFT acceptance rate 2025 will be updated on this soon after the NIFT counselling is over. In the meantime, aspirants can check the NIFT acceptance rate for previous years. NIFT acceptance rate is determined on the basis of number of candidates registered for NIFT and total number of seats filled. As per 2025, the total number of registered candidates were 33, 877 for CAT & GAT and the total number of candidates appeared for the test were 31,061. The total number of seats filled will be updated after NIFT 2025 counselling. In 2021-22, the total number of registered candidates was 20,242, while 3777 seats were filled. Accordingly. The NIFT acceptance rate in 2021-22 was 19%.

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  1. NIFT Acceptance Rate
  2. Category-wise NIFT Seat Acceptance Rate
  3. NIFT Seat Matrix 2025
  4. NIFT 2025 Seat Matrix for Master Programmes
  5. NIFT Fees 2025
NIFT Acceptance Rate 2025: Check Category-Wise NIFT Seat Acceptance Rate
NIFT Acceptance Rate 2025: Check Category-Wise NIFT Seat Acceptance Rate

NIFT Acceptance Rate

Year

Number of registered candidates

Seats Filled

NIFT acceptance rate

2021-22

20242

3777

19%

2020-21

26604

3810

14%

2019-20

29195

3692

13%

2018-19

31862

3305

10%

2017-18

29000

3319

11%

2016-17

26160

3279

13%

2015-16

27537

3006

11%

2014-15

26391

2742

10%

2013-14

19346

2680

14%

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Category-wise NIFT Seat Acceptance Rate

Based on the number of candidates registered for NIFT and total number of seats filled, aspirants can check the NIFT acceptance rate for previous years.

NIFT Acceptance Rate 2021

The NIFT acceptance rate for the year 2021 was 19%. A total of 4693 seats were offered for NIFT admission in UG & PG programs across 17 NIFT campuses. Over 20242 candidates registered for admission, out of which, only 3777 (Regular, State Domicile and NRI) candidates were offered seats based on their merit rank.

NIFT Seat Acceptance 2021

Category

Offered

Filled

Regular

3901

3427

State Domicile

334

161

NRI

458

189

Total

4693

3777

NIFT Acceptance Rate 2020

In the year 2020, the total number of students registered for the NIFT entrance exam were 26,604, out of which only 3810 were offered seats. Accordingly, the NIFT acceptance rate in 2020 was 14%.

NIFT Seat Acceptance 2020

Category

Offered

Filled

Regular

3442

3160

State Domicile

313

152

Economically Weaker Section (EWS)

318

307

NRI

444

191

Total

4517

3810

NIFT Seat Matrix 2025

The authorities released the NIFT seat matrix 2025 at nift.ac.in. Total seats in NIFT 2025 for all courses are 4837.

NIFT Seat Matrix 2025 BDes

Programmes

Open, SC, ST, OBC(NCL), GEN-EWS, PwD (Open, SC, ST, OBC (NCL) + State Domicile

Fashion Design (FD)

719

Leather Design (LD)

152

Accessory Design (AD)

596

Textile Design (TD)

681

Knitwear Design (KD)

310

Fashion Communication (FC)

719

Fashion Interior (FI)41

NIFT 2025 Seat Matrix BFTech

Programmes

Open, SC, ST, OBC(NCL), GEN-EWS, PwD (Open, SC, ST, OBC (NCL) + State Domicile

Apparel Production (AP)

591

NIFT 2025 Seat Matrix for Master Programmes

Programmes

Open, SC, ST, OBC(NCL), GEN-EWS, PwD (Open, SC, ST, OBC (NCL) + State Domicile

Master of Design (MDes)275
Master of Fashion Management (MFM)719
Master of Fashion Technology (MFTech)34
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Note: The availability of seats under NRI category is as follows:

• 5 (supernumerary) seats each academic programme at NIFT Campuses Bengaluru, Chennai, Gandhinagar, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai, New Delhi & Raebareli.

• 3 (supernumerary) seats each per academic programme at Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Daman, Jodhpur, Kangra, Kannur, Panchkula, Patna, Shillong and Varanasi.

NIFT Fees 2025

The National Institute of Fashion Technology has also released the NIFT fees 2025 for Bachelors and Masters. Total NIFT fees for B.Des is 14,09,400.

NIFT Fees Semester-Wise

Semester

NIFT Fees 2025

Semester 1

Rs. 1,91,700

Semester 2

Rs. 1,50,000

Semester 3

Rs. 1,78,700

Semester 4

Rs. 1,58,000

Semester 5

Rs. 1,87,800

Semester 6

Rs. 1,66,000

Semester 7

Rs. 2,03,200

Semester 8

Rs. 1,74,000

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

1. Can I get admission in NIFT without entrance exam?

No, admission to NIFT is done only through the entrance exam. 

2. What is NIFT acceptance rate 2025?

NIFT 2025 acceptance rate is not released yet. 

3. How many seats are there in NIFT?

Total seats in NIFT 2025 for all courses are 4837.

4. Who conducts the NIFT entrance exam?

NIFT is conducted by the National Testing Agency.

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Dear Candidate ,
Yes , you are eligible for NIFT - UG 2026 . Based on your birthdate , you will be 19 years old as of August 1 , 2026 , which is well within the age limit .
NIFT requires applicants to be under 24 years of age on August 1 of the admission year , with a 5 year relaxation for SC/ST/PwD candidates .

Hello

The syllabus of NIFT 2026 will be released on October 2025 by Nift officials on their official website nift.ac.in . The syllabus comprises of topics General Ability Test (GAT) and Creative Ability Test (CAT). The syllabus is different for UG and PG programmes. The GAT syllabus consists of :

  • Communication ability and English comprehension
  • Quantitative ability
  • Analytical and Reasoning
  • Case study
  • General knowledge and current affairs

The CAT syllabus consists important topics like

  • Creative ability
  • Observation power
  • Discernment ability
  • Design ability
  • Colour combination ability

To download the complete syllabus kindly refer this

https://design.careers360.com/articles/nift-syllabus

Good luck !

Hello,

The Chennai NIFT entrance exam results for 2025 are usually declared a few weeks after the exam date. You can check the official NIFT website or trusted education portals like Careers360 for the latest updates and result announcements.

Make sure to keep your application details handy to access your result easily.

Hope this helps!

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NIFTEE 2025 Result has been released by NTA on 24th April 2025. UG and PG aspirants can now check and download their scorecards through direct links given in this news. The NTA has declared the NIFT 2025 Result on its official website, exams.nta.ac.in/NIFT.

Hello aspirant,

Solving previous year question paper can immensely help in preparing for any entrance exam as it gives you the fair idea of exam pattern, difficulty level and marking scheme.

So to get the previous year question paper of NIFT, you can visit our site through following link:

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