NIFT Counselling 2019

NIFT Counselling 2019- National Institute of Fashion Technology will commence the NIFT 2019 counselling for B.Des. and B.FTech. admissions with online registration from last week of May onwards. Counselling of NIFT 2019 will be held only for the qualified candidates. Round 1 of NIFT 2019 counselling will be conducted in second and third week of June. The registration procedure for the second round of NIFT counselling 2019 will commence from third week of July. More than 2,800 undergraduate design seats will be offered via admission procedure of NIFT 2019. Qualified candidates have to attend the admission procedure as per the announced schedule. It is compulsory for them to be physically present at the time of NIFT counselling 2019. They will be called for the counselling procedure on the basis of their common merit rank. Last year, candidates securing common rank 1 to 6995 were called for the B.Des. admissions. For B.FTech admissions, candidates with common merit rank till 2705 were called. The status of vacant seats was also uploaded daily. Candidates can check the complete counselling procedure, documents required during NIFT 2019 counselling and seat allotment on this page.

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NIFT Counselling 2019- Important Dates

General Guidelines for NIFT Counselling Procedure 2019

• NIFT will conduct the counselling procedure for offering admissions across all the sixteen campuses. The institute will coordinate with all the campuses for the admission process. There will be no registration fee for the first round of NIFT counselling 2019.

• Credentials like form number, date of birth and password have to be entered for registration. Candidates will have to select a counselling campus from where they will be participating in the NIFT counselling process. They will receive a system generated letter, SMS and an email on their registered mobile and email ID on successful registration.

• The qualified candidates will be required to report at the chosen campus of NIFT at the prescribed date and time for document verification and seat allotment. They will be called on the basis of their merit rank and availability of seat. A seat can be selected in presence of the nodal officer by clicking on the computer screen.

• Once the seat is allocated, the candidate has to pay full fee at the NIFT campus. He/she will be issued an allotment letter/receipt duly signed by the nodal officer. Taking the admission fee receipt from the NIFT counselling 2019 venue is mandatory.  

Details regarding round 2 of NIFT 2019 counselling procedure

• Such a candidate will not be considered for admissions during subsequent rounds who has taken admission once and then withdrew. 

• Round 2 of NIFT counselling 2019 will also be held across all the 16 campuses. Admission process across all the campuses will be coordinated by NIFT Head Office. 

• Candidates will be required to attend the second round of counselling procedure on merit basis. 

• Differently abled candidates, who were allotted NRI seats in round 1, will not be allowed to participate in the next round.

• Candidates participating in the second round are required to register online.

• The whole procedure for round 2 of counselling will be same as in the first round. However, the candidates have to register/re-register by making an online payment of Rs.5,000.  

• Candidates will have to report at the chosen NIFT campus at 9 AM for document verification and seat allocation. 

• Candidates, who are uninterested in changing their course/campus that has been allotted to them in round 1, may choose not to participate in the next rounds of counselling. All the candidates will be required to report at the allotted campus for orientation in the fourth week of July. Candidates, who have been allocated a seat and are interested in participating in round 2, can do so from the allotted campus to avoid academic or attendance loss.     

• The vacant NRI seats will also be offered for admission in round 2. 

Documents required for NIFT Counselling 2019

Following original document and their photocopies should be carried for admission procedure. After verification, the Institute will return all the original certificates except medical certificate.

• Valid PWD certificate

• Photograph (2 passport and 4 stamp size)

• Certificate of passing 10+2/equivalent exam

• System generated letter/e-mail received by the qualified candidate

• Copy of 12th class school leaving certificate (only for domicile seats)

• Certificate from the prescribed authority showing that he/she belongs to an SC/ST/OBC (Non-Creamy) category

• Certificate from the Board from which the candidate passed the High School/Higher Secondary Examination

• Semester fee – Demand draft of Rs. 1,10,450/- (Non-NRI) drawn in favour of the NIFT HO payable at the city of the counselling

• Certificate of clearing 10+2/equivalent examination, showing the subjects offered by him/her in the exam. Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics for B.F.Tech.

• Undertaking for the candidate seeking provisional admission-(Annexure-I)

• Undertaking from the students as per provisions of anti-ragging (Annexure-II)

• Form for withdrawal of admission (Annexure-III)

• Undertaking about eligibility, fee and refund (Annexure IV)

• Medical fitness certificate in the prescribed format (Annexure VI)

• Authorization letter from the candidates, who cannot attend the NIFT counselling 2019 in person (Annexure VII) (not applicable for PWD candidates)

Important- If any of the above-mentioned documents are in a language other than Hindi or English, then an authentic translation in any of these languages should be produced duly verified by the issuing institution/gazetted officer/self-attested by the candidate at the time of NIFT 2019 counselling procedure. A candidate failing to do so will not be considered for NIFT admissions 2019.

Withdrawal of Allocated Seat and Fee Refund

If a candidate has taken the admission but would like to cancel the allotted seat, then he/she may seek the fee refund. He/she will have to report personally for withdrawal and refund at the same campus where admission was taken.

Cancellation of NIFT Admission 2019

• It should be noted that only qualifying in the entrance exam does not ensure admission.

• NIFT can deny admission to a candidate at a later stage if it is not satisfied with his/her character, past behaviour or antecedents.

• Admission granted to such a candidate, who is admitted at NIFT on the basis of false information or by hiding relevant facts, will be liable to be cancelled without any notice by the Director of the campus/Director (admission). The fee deposited will also be forfeited.

• The candidates have to report to the allotted campus within a week of commencement of the session in order to avoid cancellation of their seat.

• The Director-General may cancel the admission of any candidate for a particular reason or exclude him/her for a definite time duration.

• Admission will be cancelled in case NIFT finds out that a candidate does not fulfil the requisite criteria.

• Merit will be valid only for the programme for which the candidate has appeared. Admission to any other category/course will not be allowed.

NIFT 2019 Seat Intake

Nearly 2800 seats will be allotted in B.Design and B.F.Tech programmes across sixteen campuses. Candidates can check the detailed seat matrix below:

Aspiring candidates can check below the status of available seats in round one and two of NIFT counselling that was held last year. This will give them a fair idea about the admissions.

NIFT B.Des. available seats for 2018 admissions (round 1)

NIFT B.FTech. available seats for 2018 admissions (round 1)

NIFT B.Des. available seats for 2018 admissions (round 2)

NIFT B.FTech. available seats for 2018 admissions (round 2)

Careers360 will provide the latest updates regarding the counselling of NIFT 2019 on this page as soon as the information is available officially.