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NIFT Bangalore Admission 2025: Counselling Process, Fees Structure, Seats

NIFT Bangalore Admission 2025: Counselling Process, Fees Structure, Seats

Edited By Rajyalaxmi Venkatapuram | Updated on Jul 21, 2025 02:38 PM IST | #NIFT Entrance Exam

The National Institute of Fashion Technology, Bangalore, admissions are done based on the NIFT entrance exam. NIFT Bangalore offers admissions into BDes and MDes. The NIFT cutoff for round-2 released online. The NIFT campus choice filling and modification date is from July 24 to 25, 2025. The NIFT seat allotment result date for round 3 is July 28, 2025 and the results will be declared at nift.admissions.nic.in. Candidates to download their seat allotment letters online and submit willingness by making admission fee payment in between July 28 & 29, 2025. The NIFT 2025 admissions will be done through three rounds of counselling, followed by a spot round.

This Story also Contains
  1. NIFT Bangalore Admission 2025 - Overview
  2. NIFT Bangalore Admission Criteria 2025
  3. How to get admission in NIFT Bangalore?
  4. NIFT Bangalore Cut Off 2025
  5. NIFT Bangalore Fees 2025
  6. NIFT Bangalore Seats 2025
  7. NIFT Bangalore Courses 2025
  8. NIFT Bangalore: Placements
NIFT Bangalore Admission 2025: Counselling Process, Fees Structure, Seats
NIFT Bangalore Admission 2025: Counselling Process, Fees Structure, Seats

Candidates were required to appear for NIFT 2025 and qualify the exam. Candidates also need to qualify a situation test to be eligible to participate in the NIFT 2025 counselling. The NIFT Bangalore admissions 2025 will be done through the centralised NIFT 2025 seat allotment and counselling process. Candidates who desire to seek NIFT Bangalore admission must provide NIFT Bangalore as the first preference during the choice-filling process. The counselling registration is already closed.

Earlier, NTA declared the NIFT final results on June 22, 2025 at exams.nta.ac.in/NIFT. Candidates can download their NIFT 2025 scorecard from the official website using their application number and password. Candidates who have completed 10 + 2 level of education from a recognized board and under the age of 24 on August 1, 2025 will be eligible for NIFT Bangalore admission 2025. Read the complete article to know more about NIFT Bangalore cutoff, total seats, fees, detailed admission process and more.

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NIFT Bangalore Admission 2025 - Overview

Particulars

Details

Entrance exam for NIFT Bangalore 2025 admission

NIFT entrance exam

NIFT Bangalore selection process

NIFT entrance exam + situation test + counselling

NIFT form dates 2025

December 22, 2024 to January 9, 2025

NIFT exam date 2025

February 9, 2025

NIFT exam 2nd roundJune 8, 2025

NIFT Bangalore admission criteria

Should have passed 10+2

Should have a valid NIFT score

NIFT Bangalore Admission Criteria 2025

Before getting into the NIFT Bangalore application process, the students must understand that they need to fulfill certain eligibility criteria to be eligible for admissions at NIFT Bangalore. The Bangalore admission eligibility varies for undergraduate and postgraduate courses.

NIFT Bangalore Admission Eligibility: UG Courses:

The students who want to take admissions into undergraduate courses at NIFT should have completed a 10 + 2 level of education from a recognized board. The students must also be under the age of 24 on August 1 of the year of admission. The B.Des students do not have any restrictions in the stream. But for the B.F.Tech aspirants, they need to have physics, Maths and chemistry in the 12th class.

NIFT Bangalore Admission Eligibility: PG Courses:

For the post graduate courses the students need to complete and undergraduate degree or 3 years of diploma from NIFT or NID. There are no age restrictions for the post graduate course.

How to get admission in NIFT Bangalore?

Getting an admission to NIFT Bangalore require students to apply and appear for the NIFT entrance exam and situation test, which will be followed by NIFT counselling and seat allotment. Aspirants can below check step by step procedure to get admission to NIFT Bangalore.

NIFT Bangalore Application Process 2025

To get admission in NIFT Bangalore, candidates have to first fill an online NIFT application form 2025. Aspirants had to fill online forms to apply for NIFT Bangalore admission 2025 at nift.ac.in. The NIFT Bangalore application process included the students to fill up the NIFT Bangalore registration form with details such as their name, address, parents' name, educational qualification, choice of centre etc. along with uploading relevant documents such as their photograph and signature. The students had to pay a nominal nonrefundable fee as the next Bangalore application form fee. Then if the Bangalore application process is incomplete without the successful payment of the fee.

NIFT Entrance Exam and Situation Test

A national level entrance exam is conducted by NTA every year to select the students for admissions into various NIFT campuses. The National Institute of Fashion Technology exam or the NIFT Bangalore entrance exam for undergraduate and postgraduate levels are conducted differently. There are three parts in the entrance exam which are CAT, GAT and Situation Test/ GD and PI. The GAT exam is compulsory for all the NIFT aspirants which test the students design aptitude, general knowledge, English skills etc. The CAT exam is only for the B.Des aspirants. The students who qualify the CAT and GAT need to appear for the Situation test at undergraduate level and GD and PI at postgraduate level. Students who qualify the entrance exam will have to next appear for the NIFT situation test.

NIFT Bangalore Counselling 2025

The final NIFT results are already out and the NIFT Bangalore admission process is underway. The admissions into NIFT Bangalore will be done based on the candidate's choice and rank in the exam. Eligible candidates are required to register for the counselling and complete document verification and choice filling to secure NIFT Bangalore seat allotment. The admission dates for NIFT Banaglore are given below.

NIFT Bangalore Admission Dates

ParticularsDates
First NIFT Bangalore Seat AllotmentJuly 7, 2025
Second NIFT Bangalore Seat AllotmentJuly 18, 2025
Third NIFT Bangalore Seat AllotmentJuly 28, 2025
Spot round allotmentAugust 8, 2025
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The choices of NIFT campus and course are available during the NIFT Bangalore counselling. The students need to take the following steps in order to take the following steps to register themselves for the NIFT Bangalore counselling.

Online registration process

The students are required to register themselves online for which they need to follow these steps in order to complete the online registration process for e-counselling:

  • The candidates who have qualified must have obtained a CMR.

  • The candidates need to provide their roll number, application number, name, mother's name, Date of birth which will be authenticated by the NIFT authorities. Once it is authenticated successfully, the candidates need to create a password and keep it confidential.

  • After the password is generated the candidates need to login again. They can use the roll number and password to login again and fill up the remaining application form.

  • The candidates will have to submit the registration form after filling up information regarding date of birth, father's name and details such as qualifications and contact information etc.

  • The required documents are needed to be uploaded, a list of which will be shown on their candidate's credentials.

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It is optional to verify the candidate’s email address and number which can be done by clicking on the link available on the website. The candidates need to provide an OTP that will be generated after clicking on the link.

Document Verification

The documents of the registered candidates will be verified online. This online document verification will be carried out within its scheduled date in the reporting NIFT campus. The candidates who are found to have discrepancies in the document verification will need to resubmit the document to complete the verification process.

Choice Filling

After the document verification the students will be required to select the preferred campus and program in order of preference. The students can lock the choices and take a printout of the locked choices for further reference. The students should lock their choices only after they have made the final decision.

NIFT Bangalore Seat Allocation

Candidates can check their NIFT seat allocation on the website. The qualified students will need to download the professional allotment letter and they must also indicate their willingness to either accept or reject the seat. The students can choose three options: freeze, float and slide. By selecting the freeze option the students are accepting the program offer. By choosing the float option the students are preparing to go for a higher choice across all the campuses and programs in the next round. By choosing the slide option the students indicate that they are considering the higher preference only in the same campus in the next. The candidates to decide to confirm the seat must be the required free amount within a specified time. The candidates are also required to report in the campus within the scheduled dates.

NIFT Bangalore Cut Off 2025

Along with each round of seat allotment, the authorities also release the NIFT cutoff. The NIFT Bangalore cutoff marks will basically be the opening and closing ranks based on which admissions are done. Knowing the previous year NIFT Bangalore cut off the students can expect a range of which course they can get. List of previous year cutoffs of the various courses are as below.

Previous Years NIFT Cutoff PDF

NIFT Bangalore Fees 2025

The students should find out about the NIFT Bangalore fees for various courses. The fee structure for undergraduate and postgraduate courses are different.

NIFT Bangalore Fees Semester-wise Structure

Semesters

NIFT Fees 2024

NIFT Fees 2025

Semester 1

1,83,200

Rs. 1,91,700

Semester 2

1,43,000

Rs. 1,50,000

Semester 3

1,69,800

Rs. 1,78,700

Semester 4

1,50,000

Rs. 1,58,000

Semester 5

1,78,700

Rs. 1,87,800

Semester 6

1,58,000

Rs. 1,66,000

Semester 7

1,93,700

Rs. 2,03,200

Semester 8

1,66,000

Rs. 1,74,000

Total NIFT Fees for Bachelor of Design

Rs. 13,42,400

Rs. 14,09,400

NIFT Bangalore Seats 2025

There are various courses in NIFT Bangalore for which the number of seats is different. The students must know the number of seats available in their preferred courses.

Programmes

All Category

Bachelor Programmes- Bachelor of Design (B.Des)

Fashion Design (FD)

38

Accessory Design (AD)

38

Textile Design (TD)

38

Knitwear Design (KD)

38

Fashion Communication (FC)

38

Bachelor Programme- Bachelor of Fashion Technology (B.FTech)

Apparel Production (AP)

38

Master Programmes


Master of Design (M.Des)

38

Master of Fashion Management (M.F.M)

38

Master of Fashion Technology (M.F.Tech)

-

Total304

NIFT Bangalore Courses 2025

Various courses are available at NIFT Bangalore at undergraduate, postgraduate as well as diploma level. At undergraduate level NIFT Bangalore offers B Des and B.F.Tech courses. For the B.Des course the various specialisations available are fashion design, accessory design, textile design, knitwear design, fashion communication. The various Master’s program available in NIFT Bangalore are MFM, MFTech and M.Des.

NIFT Bangalore: Placements

NIFT offers placements through three modes PPOs, on campus and off campus placements. In the year 2021 NIFT Bangalore witnessed 76 recruiters who recruited 198 students. Replacement percentage for the year 2021 in NIFT Bangalore was 84.62%. the highest package offered in NIFT Bangalore placement was Rs. 19.5 lakhs per annum. The NIFT conduct placements centrally which means all the campuses take part in it. Some of the top companies who recruit the students are.

Kalanajali Arts and Craft

Indospirit

Gofab lifestyle

Emerald Jewel Industry Private Limited

Castle homes

Outhouse Jewellery

Lakme

Myntra


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

1. How can I apply for NIFT in Bangalore?

To get admission into NIFT Bangalore the students need to appear for the entrance exam and qualify it with a rank that will be accepted in NIFT Bangalore.

2. What rank is required for NIFT Bangalore?

The opening and closing rank of NIFT Bangalore was 21 and 1122 respectively.

3. When should I apply for NIFT 2025?

The application date of NIFT 2025 is already over. 

4. Can we take direct admission in NIFT?

The students need to appear the entrance exam and qualify it in order to take NIFT admissions. However, in Diploma and continue education programs the students can get admissions through merit.

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Hello,
It’s completely understandable to feel disheartened after not getting a seat in the first and second rounds, especially when you’ve filled all the colleges and have your hopes set on a particular course like Fashion Communication . With an OBC rank of 1910 and CMR 7192, your chances can improve in the upcoming counselling rounds as more students withdraw or shift to other colleges.
So make sure to check the further rounds of counselling and don’t lose hope. Many students get seats in the 3rd, 4th, and mop-up rounds. You can also consider updating your preference list or keeping a wider range of courses and campuses open in case you're okay with related fields.
Keep checking the official NIFT website for updates on seat allotment and further counselling instructions.
Thank you

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 .

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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

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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.

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