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    NIFT Campuses List in India 2026

    NIFT Campuses List in India 2026

    Sumeet SudarshanUpdated on 23 Jan 2026, 05:47 PM IST

    The National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) has notified the NIFT 2026 campus list on the official website - nift.ac.in in the information brochure. NIFT Nava Raipur is the new campus in NIFT 2026 which offers 102 regular seats and 21 domicile seats for its B.Des programmes. The National Institute of Fashion Technology campuses are considered to be the best fashion design colleges in India for aspiring designers. There are now 20 NIFT campuses in India instead of the earlier 19. The NIFT campuses are known to offer the best education to pursue a career in fashion and design. The admissions to NIFT campuses are done through the NIFT entrance exam conducted by the National Testing Agency.

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    1. Total NIFT Campus in India list
    2. List of NIFT Campuses in India - Highlights
    3. NIFT Campuses in India: Courses Available
    4. NIFT Campus Ranking by India Today
    NIFT Campuses List in India 2026
    NIFT Campuses in India

    To know the suitable NIFT campus, candidates can use the NIFT College Predictor after the results are declared. It helps aspirants assess their admission chances based on their NIFT entrance exam rank, providing insights into seat allotments and simplifying the counselling process. Candidates have to appear for all components of NIFT 2026, such as the entrance exam and the situation test, as per the prescribed programmes. The NIFT campuses offer B.Des, M.Des, B.FTech, M.FTech, and MFM programmes. In this article, get the complete list of NIFT campuses. Candidates can also check the seat matrix for UG and PG programmes of all the NIFT campuses across India.

    Total NIFT Campus in India list

    The total NIFT colleges in India are 20. Interested candidates can refer to the list of NIFT campuses all over India from the table below.

    NIFT 2026 Campus List

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    List of NIFT Campuses in India - Highlights

    Careers 360 has brought you a comprehensive list of NIFT campuses in India with all courses offered for the convenience of students to make their choices. Aspirants can check total NIFT campuses in India along with courses and campus-wise NIFT seats offered.

    NIFT Delhi

    NIFT Delhi was the first campus to be established in India in 1986. This campus was established in collaboration with the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York. This Institute has been one of the most sought-after institutions in the design field. NIFT Delhi is one of the top 5 NIFT campuses in India. This campus offers undergraduate and postgraduate programs to students. In undergraduate programmes there are courses of fashion design, leather design, accessory design, textile design, knitwear design, fashion communication, and Bachelors of Fashion Technology. In masters level the courses are Masters of Design, Masters of Fashion Management, Master of Fashion Technology. A total of 376 seats are available for undergraduate and postgraduate programs in this college. This college tops the NIFT all campuses ranking.

    NIFT Delhi Seat Matrix

    Courses

    Seats

    Undergraduate Level

    Fashion Design

    38

    Leather Design

    38

    Accessory Design,

    38

    Textile Design

    38

    Knitwear Design

    38

    Fashion Communication

    38

    B.F.Tech

    38

    Postgraduate Level

    Master of Design

    38

    Masters of Fashion Management

    38

    Master of Fashion Technology

    34

    Total

    376

    NIFT Mumbai

    NIFT Mumbai offers courses at the undergraduate as well as postgraduate levels. The courses in this college at the undergraduate level are fashion design, accessory design, textile design, knitwear design, fashion communication, and Bachelor’s of Fashion Technology. And at a master's level, it offers Master of Design, Masters of Fashion Management. A total of 304 seats are there in masters and undergraduate programs combined. Mumbai is the city of dreams and NIFT Mumbai helps the fashion design aspirants to fulfil their dreams through its impeccable placements. NIFT Mumbai is the one of the top 10 NIFT campus in India.

    NIFT Mumbai Seat Matrix

    Courses

    Seats

    Undergraduate Level

    Fashion Design

    38

    Leather Design

    -

    Accessory Design,

    38

    Textile Design

    38

    Knitwear Design

    38

    Fashion Communication

    38

    B.F.Tech

    38

    Postgraduate Level

    Master of Design

    38

    Masters of Fashion Management

    38

    Master of Fashion Technology

    -

    Total

    304

    NIFT Bengaluru

    NIFT Bengaluru is one of the top NIFT branches in India to study fashion design as it is situated in the job hub of India. Bengaluru provides jobs to many youngsters and studying here can have a good impact on placements. NIFT Bengaluru offers all courses in undergraduate level except for leather designing. At masters level however it offers all the three courses. The total number of seats in NIFT Bengaluru are 304 including undergraduate and postgraduate programmes.

    NIFT Bengaluru Seat Matrix

    Courses

    Seats

    Undergraduate Level

    Fashion Design

    38

    Leather Design

    -

    Accessory Design

    38

    Textile Design

    38

    Knitwear Design

    38

    Fashion Communication

    38

    B.F.Tech

    38

    Postgraduate Level

    Master of Design

    38

    Masters of Fashion Management

    38

    Master of Fashion Technology

    -

    Total

    304

    NIFT Hyderabad

    NIFT Hyderabad is a very good institution for students because it is situated in the city which is most populated by the students for education. NIFT Hyderabad offers all undergraduate courses except for leather designing. And in Masters and this college in Hyderabad offers only a Master of Fashion Management course.

    NIFT Hyderabad Seat Matrix

    Courses

    Seats

    Undergraduate Level

    Fashion Design

    38

    Leather Design


    Accessory Design,

    38

    Knitwear Design,

    38

    Fashion Communication

    38

    Textile Design

    38

    B.F.Tech

    38

    Postgraduate Level

    Master of Design


    Masters of Fashion Management

    38

    Master of Fashion Technology


    Total

    266

    NIFT Gandhinagar

    NIFT Gandhinagar in Gujarat is a top choice for fashion design aspirants because of the rich culture it holds. At undergraduate level the courses offered are in fashion design, accessory design, textile design, and fashion communication. NIFT Gandhinagar also offers the B.F.Tech program specialised in apparel production. At Masters level this college offers all the three programs listed above.

    NIFT Gandhinagar Seat Matrix

    Courses

    Seats

    Undergraduate Level

    Fashion Design

    38

    Leather Design

    -

    Accessory Design

    38

    Knitwear Design

    -

    Fashion Communication

    38

    Textile Design

    38

    B.F.Tech

    38

    Postgraduate Level

    Master of Design

    38

    Masters of Fashion Management

    38

    Master of Fashion Technology

    -

    Total

    266

    NIFT Chennai

    NIFT Chennai is one of the top NIFT campuses in India for fashion designing in South. It offers undergraduate courses in all the above listed specialisations. However, in postgraduate courses it offers only master of Fashion Management and master of Fashion Technology. There are a total of 304 seats in NIFT Chennai.

    NIFT Chennai Seat Matrix

    Courses

    Seats

    Undergraduate Level

    Fashion Design

    38

    Leather Design

    38

    Accessory Design,

    38

    Textile Design

    38

    Knitwear Design

    38

    Fashion Communication

    38

    B.F.Tech

    38

    Postgraduate Level

    Master of Design

    -

    Masters of Fashion Management

    38

    Master of Fashion Technology

    -

    Total

    304

    NIFT Kolkata

    The Kolkata campus of NIFT offers undergraduate courses in all above mentioned specialisations. At a postgraduate level, it only offers the master of Fashion Management course. The total number of seats available in NIFT Kolkata is 304 for both undergraduate and postgraduate level combined. It ranks 7th in the NIFT campuses ranking

    NIFT Kolkata Seat Matrix

    Courses

    Seats

    Undergraduate Level

    Fashion Design

    38

    Leather Design

    38

    Accessory Design,

    38

    Knitwear Design,

    38

    Fashion Communication

    38

    Textile Design

    38

    B.F.Tech

    38

    Postgraduate Level

    Master of Design


    Masters of Fashion Management

    38

    Master of Fashion Technology


    Total

    304

    NIFT Bhubaneswar

    National Institute of Fashion Technology. Bhubaneswar is situated in Odisha and it ranks 8th in NIFT campuses ranking. It offers undergraduate courses in fashion design, textile design, accessory design, and fashion communication. There is also scope for studying the B.F.Tech course here. At the postgraduate level, IT offers only the master of Fashion Management course. The total number of seats in NIFT Bhubaneswar are as in the table.

    NIFT Bhubaneswar Seat Matrix

    Courses

    Seats

    State Domicile

    Undergraduate Level


    Fashion Design

    34

    7

    Leather Design

    -

    -

    Accessory Design

    34

    7

    Knitwear Design

    -

    -

    Fashion Communication

    34

    7

    Textile Design

    34

    7

    B.F.Tech

    34

    7

    Postgraduate Level


    Master of Design

    -

    -

    Masters of Fashion Management

    34

    7

    Master of Fashion Technology

    -

    -

    Total

    204

    42

    NIFT Raebareli

    At NIFT Raebareli, the institute offers undergraduate courses in five different specialisations which are fashion design, leather design, accessory design and fashion communication along with the B.F.Tech course specialised in Apparel Design. At a Masters level NIFT Raebareli offers a master of Fashion Management course and the total number of seats available here are as follows.

    NIFT Raebareli Seat Matrix

    Courses

    Seats

    Undergraduate Level

    Fashion Design

    38

    Leather Design

    38

    Accessory Design

    38

    Knitwear Design

    -

    Fashion Communication

    38

    Textile Design

    -

    B.F.Tech

    38

    Postgraduate Level

    Master of Design

    -

    Masters of Fashion Management

    38

    Master of Fashion Technology

    -

    Total

    228

    NIFT Kangra

    NIFT Kangra offers bachelor's program in fashion design, textile design, accessory design, and fashion communication. NIFT Kangra also offers the B.F.Tech program. At Master's level, NIFT Kangra offers to courses which are Master of Design and Master of Fashion Management. The total number of seats in NIFT Kangra are 238 and number.

    NIFT Kangra Seat Matrix

    Courses

    Seats

    State Domicile

    Undergraduate Level


    Fashion Design

    34

    7

    Leather Design

    -

    -

    Accessory Design

    34

    7

    Knitwear Design

    -


    Fashion Communication

    34

    7

    Textile Design

    34

    7

    B.F.Tech

    34

    7

    Postgraduate Level


    Master of Design

    34

    7

    Masters of Fashion Management

    34

    7

    Master of Fashion Technology

    -

    -

    Total

    238

    49

    NIFT Jodhpur

    The total number of seats at NIFT Jodhpur college are provided in the table below. NIFT Jodhpur is situated at Rajasthan and it offers courses in fashion design accessory design textile design and fashion communication at the undergraduate level. It also offers the B.F.Tech course at undergraduate level. At post graduate level NIFT Jodhpur only offers the Master of Fashion Management course.

    NIFT Jodhpur Seat Matrix




    Courses

    Seats

    State Domicile

    Undergraduate Level


    Fashion Design

    34

    7

    Leather Design

    -

    -

    Accessory Design

    34

    7

    Knitwear Design

    -

    -

    Fashion Communication

    34

    7

    Textile Design

    34

    7

    B.F.Tech

    34

    7

    Postgraduate Level


    Master of Design

    -

    -

    Masters of Fashion Management

    34

    7

    Master of Fashion Technology

    -

    -

    Total

    204

    42

    NIFT Kannur

    National Institute of Fashion, Technology, Kannur offers undergraduate courses specialised in four subjects which are fashion design, textile design, knitwear design, and fashion communication. This college also provides the B.F.Tech course. At Masters level NIFT Kannur offers Master of Design and Master of Fashion Management.

    NIFT Kannur Seat Matrix

    Courses

    Seats

    State Domicile

    Undergraduate Level


    Fashion Design

    34

    7

    Leather Design

    -

    -

    Accessory Design

    -

    -

    Knitwear Design

    34

    7

    Fashion Communication

    34

    7

    Textile Design

    34

    7

    B.F.Tech

    34

    7

    Postgraduate Level


    Master of Design

    34

    7

    Masters of Fashion Management

    34

    7

    Master of Fashion Technology

    -

    -

    Total

    238

    49

    NIFT Srinagar

    National Institute of Fashion, Technology Srinagar is situated in the northernmost part of India, and it offers undergraduate courses in fashion design textile design accessory design and fashion communication at undergraduate level. At post graduate level IT offers the master of Fashion Management course. The total number of seats in NIFT Srinagar is as follows.

    NIFT Srinagar Seat Matrix

    Courses

    Seats

    State Domicile

    Undergraduate Level


    Fashion Design

    34

    12

    Leather Design

    -

    -

    Accessory Design

    34

    12

    Knitwear Design



    Fashion Communication

    34

    12

    Textile Design

    34

    12

    B.F.Tech

    -

    -

    Postgraduate Level


    Master of Design

    -

    -

    Masters of Fashion Management

    34

    12

    Master of Fashion Technology

    -

    -

    Total

    170

    60

    NIFT Bhopal

    National Institute of Fashion, Technology, Bhopal lies in the central India at the heart of the nation. This college offers all undergraduate courses except for leather designing and impose graduate courses it offers only Masters of Fashion Management. There is total 238 seats in this campus for undergraduate and post graduate level.

    NIFT Bhopal Seat Matrix

    Courses

    Seats

    State Domicile

    Undergraduate Level


    Fashion Design

    34

    7

    Leather Design

    -

    -

    Accessory Design

    34

    7

    Textile Design

    34

    7

    Knitwear Design

    34

    7

    Fashion Communication

    34

    7

    B.F.Tech

    34

    7

    Postgraduate Level


    Master of Design

    -

    -

    Masters of Fashion Management

    34

    7

    Master of Fashion Technology

    -

    -

    Total

    238

    49

    NIFT Patna

    National Institute of Fashion, Technology, Patna lies in Bihar and it offers undergraduate courses in fashion design, accessory design, textile design, and fashion communication. It also offers B.F.Tech program which the students can specialise in. At Masters level it offers only master of Fashion Management course. The total number of seats in NIFT Patna is as below.

    NIFT Patna Seat Matrix

    Courses

    Seats

    State Domicile

    Undergraduate Level


    Fashion Design

    34

    7

    Leather Design

    -

    -

    Accessory Design

    34

    7

    Knitwear Design

    -

    -

    Fashion Communication

    34

    7

    Textile Design

    34

    7

    B.F.Tech

    34

    7

    Postgraduate Level


    Master of Design

    -

    -

    Masters of Fashion Management

    34

    7

    Master of Fashion Technology

    -

    -

    Total

    204

    42

    National Institute of Fashion Technology, Panchkula

    NIFT Panchkula is also one of the most recent campuses opened by NIFT. It offers only a few courses at undergraduate level such as fashion design, textile design, and fashion communication. Along with that it also offers the B.F.Tech course. At Masters level Panchkula offers the Master of Design course and the Master of Fashion Management. The total number of seats in Panchkula campus is 204.

    NIFT Panchkula Seat Matrix

    Courses

    Seats

    State Domicile

    Undergraduate Level


    Fashion Design

    34

    7

    Leather Design

    -

    -

    Accessory Design

    -

    -

    Knitwear Design

    -

    -

    Fashion Communication

    34

    7

    Textile Design

    34

    7

    B.F.Tech

    34

    7

    Postgraduate Level


    Master of Design

    34

    7

    Masters of Fashion Management

    34

    7

    Master of Fashion Technology

    -

    -

    Total

    204

    42

    National Institute of Fashion Technology, Shillong

    NIFT Shillong is one of the institutes of NIFT situated in the North eastern region of India. NIFT Shillong offers courses at undergraduate level specialised in fashion design accessory design textile design and fashion communication. At Masters level NIFT Shillong only offers the master of Fashion Management course. The total number of seats in this campus is 170 for Indian nationals.

    NIFT Shillong Seat Matrix

    Courses

    Seats

    State Domicile

    Undergraduate Level


    Fashion Design

    34

    7

    Leather Design

    -

    -

    Accessory Design

    34

    7

    Knitwear Design

    -

    -

    Fashion Communication

    34

    7

    Textile Design

    34

    7

    B.F.Tech

    -

    -

    Postgraduate Level


    Master of Design

    -

    -

    Masters of Fashion Management

    34

    7

    Master of Fashion Technology

    -

    -

    Total

    170

    35

    National Institute of Fashion Technology, Daman

    NIFT Daman is one of the most recent campuses of NIFT, which offers only textile designing courses at the undergraduate level and the master of Fashion Management at post postgraduate level. There are a total of 68 seats for Indian nationals.

    NIFT Daman Seat Matrix

    Courses

    Seats

    State Domicile

    Undergraduate Level


    Fashion Design

    -

    -

    Leather Design

    -

    -

    Accessory Design

    -

    -

    Textile Design

    34

    7

    Knitwear Design

    -

    -

    Fashion Communication

    -

    -

    B.F.Tech

    -

    -

    Postgraduate Level


    Master of Design

    -

    -

    Masters of Fashion Management

    34

    7

    Master of Fashion Technology

    -

    -

    Total

    68

    14

    National Institute of Fashion Technology, Varanasi

    NIFT Varanasi is one of the most recent campuses of NIFT which offers fashion communication, fashion design and fashion interior courses at the undergraduate level. The total number of seats are listed in the table below.

    NIFT Varanasi Seat Matrix

    Courses

    Seats

    State Domicile

    Undergraduate Level


    Fashion Design

    34

    7

    Leather Design

    -

    -

    Accessory Design

    -

    -

    Textile Design

    -

    -

    Knitwear Design

    -

    -

    Fashion Communication

    34

    7
    Fashion Interior347

    B.F.Tech

    -

    -

    Postgraduate Level


    Master of Design

    -

    -

    Masters of Fashion Management

    -

    -

    Master of Fashion Technology

    -

    -

    Total

    102

    21

    National Institute of Fashion Technology, Nava Raipur

    NIFT Nava Raipur is the latest NIFT campus in India. It offers B.Des programme in three different streams. The seat matrix is given below.

    NIFT Nava Raipur Seat Matrix

    Course

    Regular Seats

    Domicile Seats

    Grand Total

    B.Des Accessory Design

    34

    7

    41

    B.Des Fashion Design

    34

    7

    41

    B.Des Fashion Interior

    34

    7

    41

    Total

    102

    21

    123


    NIFT Campuses in India: Courses Available

    There are 20 NIFT campuses in India that are spread across different states. NIFT campuses offer 10 different programmes at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. The courses at NIFT all campuses are 7 for undergraduate level and 3 for postgraduate level. The undergraduate courses are B.Des (Bachelor’s in Design) which are 4 year courses. The specialisations offered are Fashion Design, Leather Design, Accessory Design, Knitwear Design, Fashion Communication, Fashion Interior and Textile Design. There are also B.F.Tech Courses in Apparel Design which is also a 4 years course. In Master’s level the courses offered are Master of Design, Master of Fashion Management and M.F.Tech courses. These courses are 2 years in duration.

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    NIFT Campus Ranking by India Today

    India Today released the rankings of NIFT all campuses. NIFT rankings are based various factors such as infrastructure, faculty expertise, industry interface, and student satisfaction, campus performance, and many more. Among the top 5 NIFT campuses, each one stands out for its excellence in fashion education and innovation. Candidates can check the table below for India Today ranking list of NIFT campuses in India.

    College ID

    College Name

    20252024

    2023

    2022

    590

    National Institute of Fashion Technology, Delhi

    11

    1

    1

    1302

    National Institute of Fashion Technology, Gandhinagar

    66

    6

    5

    1304

    National Institute of Fashion Technology, Kolkata

    87

    8

    8

    1547

    National Institute of Fashion Technology, Bangalore

    23

    3

    3

    1616

    National Institute of Fashion Technology, Jodhpur

    910

    10

    NP

    1633

    National Institute of Fashion Technology, Bhopal



    NANA

    1634

    National Institute of Fashion Technology, Bhubaneswar



    12

    15

    1635

    National Institute of Fashion Technology, Hyderabad

    44

    5

    7

    1636

    National Institute of Fashion Technology, Raebareli

    1314

    14

    11

    1637

    National Institute of Fashion Technology, Srinagar



    NANA

    8469

    National Institute of Fashion Technology, Mumbai

    32

    2

    2

    8505

    National Institute of Fashion Technology, Patna

    68

    7

    6

    8697

    National Institute of Fashion Technology, Kangra

    1617

    17

    17

    8828

    National Institute of Fashion Technology, Kannur

    1111

    13

    13

    9085

    National Institute of Fashion Technology, Chennai

    55

    4

    4

    16975

    National Institute of Fashion Technology, Shillong

    1415

    16

    14

    39486

    National Institute of Fashion Technology, Panchkula



    NANA

    54698

    National Institute of Fashion Technology, Daman



    NANA


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    Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

    Q: How many NIFT campuses are there in India?
    A:

    There are a total of 20 NIFT campuses spread across India.

    Q: Which is the first NIFT campus?
    A:

    NIFT Delhi is the first NIFT campus established in India.

    Q: Is there 100% placement in NIFT?
    A:

    NIFT does not guarantee a 100% placement however most of the students of NIFT are usually well established in the fashion industry.

    Q: What are the programmes offered by NIFT campuses in India?
    A:

    NIFT campuses offer UG and PG design programmes such as B.Des, M.Des, 

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