The National Institute of Fashion Technology has published the NIFT counselling 2026 notification. The NIFT counselling 2026 registration and document upload are open from June 15 to June 22, 2026. Shortlisted candidates in the NIFT 2026 result can register online from the official website - nift.admissions.nic.in by paying a registration fee of Rs 9300. The first NIFT 2026 seat allotment will be published on June 27, 2026, based on the candidate’s rank and campus preference. The authorities will conduct three rounds of NIFT counselling 2026, followed by a spot round. NTA conducts the NIFT entrance exam for admissions into BDes, MDes, BFTech, MFTech, and MFM programmes.
NTA conducted NIFT 2026 stage 1 on February 8, 2026, followed by stage 2 interview rounds for NIFT PG from April 6-11, 2026 and situation test for BDes on April 26, 2026.
The NIFT counselling 2026 dates have been notified. The NIFT counselling process has started on June 15, 2026. The authorities have also published instructions about the documents required for NIFT counselling. Given below is the complete schedule for the NIFT 2026 counselling process.
Particulars | Dates |
Round 1 | |
Registration and Document Uploading | June 15 - June 22, 2026 (upto 12 midnight) |
Document Verification | June 15 - June 24, 2026 (upto 6 pm) |
Choice Filling and Locking | June 15 -June 25, 2026 (upto 12 midnight) |
Seat Allotment | June 27, 2026 |
Willingness Submission and Admission Fee Payment | June 27 - July 1, 2026 (upto 12 midnight) |
Round 2 | |
Correction in Application Form | July 3, 2026 (upto 5 pm) |
Document Verification (who have made the corrections) | July 3, 2026 (upto 8:00 PM) |
Choice Filling/Modifications | July 3 to 5, 2026 (upto 12:00 Midnight) |
Seat Allotment | July 7, 2026 |
Willingness Submission and Admission Fee Payment | July 7-9, 2026 (upto 12:00 Midnight) |
Withdrawal | July 7-9, 2026 (upto 12:00 Midnight) |
Round 3 | |
Correction in Application Form | July 11, 2026 (upto 5:00 PM) |
Document Verification (who have made the corrections) | July 11, 2026 (upto 8:00 PM) |
Choice Filling/Modifications | July 11-13, 2026 (upto 12:00 Midnight) |
Seat Allotment | July 15, 2026 |
Willingness Submission and Admission Fee Payment | July 15-17, 2026 (upto 12:00 Midnight) |
Withdrawal | July 15 - 17 (upto 12:00 Midnight) |
Spot Round | |
Registration and Participation Fee Payment of Rs.5000/- (Non-Refundable) | July 19-22, 2026 (upto 12:00 Midnight) |
Document Verification of New Registered Candidates | July 19-22, 2026 (6:00 PM) |
Choice Filling/Modifications and Locking | July 19-23, 2026 (12:00 Midnight) |
Seat Allotment | July 24, 2026 |
Admission Fee Payment | July 24-27, 2026 (12:00 Midnight) |
Physical Reporting at the allotted Campus | July 29, 2026 |
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