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National Institute of Fashion Technology the NIFT cut-off on its official website - nift.admissions.nic.in. Only those candidates who clear the cut-off in each of the NIFT counselling rounds are offered admission. The National Testing Agency conducts the NIFT entrance exam for admissions into the design programmes of NIFT campuses across India. In this article, get the NIFT cut-off data for previous years.
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NTA conducts the NIFT entrance exam once a year for admissions into B.Des and B.FTech programmes offerd by the NIFT campuses in India.
Candidates can check the past 5 years NIFT cutoff PDF to get an idea of the minimum rank for NIFT required for admission. The NIFT Cutoff PDF download link is given below.
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The NIFT cutoff is released at the time of counselling for admissions. Candidates can view and download the NIFT cutoffs by following the steps below:
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After appearing for the entrance exam, one of the major queries that comes to an aspirant's mind is “What rank is required for NIFT Delhi and other campuses?” It is essential to note that there is no fixed rank for NIFT admission. The authorities release the NIFT cutoff marks every year based on different criteria such as NIFT exam difficulty level, number of candidates, total seats, and more. Candidates are below provided with details on what rank is required for nift, colleges accepting nift under 500 rank, etc.
The authorities have published the opening and closing ranks for NIFT admission. Candidates can also check the rank required for NIFT Delhi and other campuses as per the previous year through the links mentioned below.
Candidates can check the NIFT seat acceptance rate for previous years in the table below:
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% |
The tables below provide the previous year's cut-off data. The past year's NIFT cut-off will help candidates understand the cut-off trends and predict the future cut-offs.
Campuses | Programme | Category | Opening rank | Closing rank |
NIFT Gandhinagar | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | OBC | 1250 | 1426 |
NIFT Gandhinagar | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | Gen-EWS | 3039 | 3039 |
NIFT Gandhinagar | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | Open | 334 | 388 |
NIFT Gandhinagar | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | SC | 2517 | 2517 |
NIFT Gandhinagar | Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design) | OBC | 1911 | 1963 |
NIFT Gandhinagar | Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design) | Gen-EWS | 1637 | 1637 |
NIFT Gandhinagar | Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design) | SC | 4412 | 5816 |
NIFT Gandhinagar | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | OBC | 1055 | 1055 |
NIFT Gandhinagar | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | Gen-EWS | 1806 | 2238 |
NIFT Gandhinagar | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | SC | 2687 | 3376 |
NIFT Gandhinagar | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | ST | 7339 | 7839 |
NIFT Hyderabad | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | OBC | 1537 | 1776 |
NIFT Hyderabad | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | Gen-EWS | 2669 | 3349 |
NIFT Hyderabad | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | SC | 3368 | 4135 |
NIFT Hyderabad | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | ST | 6980 | 7992 |
NIFT Hyderabad | Bachelor of Design (Textile Design) | OBC | 2724 | 3077 |
NIFT Hyderabad | Bachelor of Design (Textile Design) | Gen-EWS | 3476 | 3980 |
NIFT Hyderabad | Bachelor of Design (Textile Design) | Open | 940 | 976 |
NIFT Hyderabad | Bachelor of Design (Textile Design) | Open (PwD) | 8192 | 8192 |
NIFT Hyderabad | Bachelor of Design (Textile Design) | SC | 6720 | 6977 |
NIFT Hyderabad | Bachelor of Design (Textile Design) | ST | 8353 | 8770 |
NIFT Hyderabad | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | OBC | 878 | 1037 |
NIFT Hyderabad | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | Gen-EWS | 2121 | 2194 |
NIFT Hyderabad | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | Open | 293 | 382 |
NIFT Hyderabad | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | SC | 2032 | 2198 |
NIFT Hyderabad | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | ST | 3056 | 3075 |
NIFT Hyderabad | Bachelor of Design (Knitwear Design) | OBC | 3418 | 3730 |
NIFT Hyderabad | Bachelor of Design (Knitwear Design) | Gen-EWS | 4884 | 5001 |
NIFT Hyderabad | Bachelor of Design (Knitwear Design) | Open | 607 | 1220 |
NIFT Hyderabad | Bachelor of Design (Knitwear Design) | SC | 5883 | 7022 |
NIFT Hyderabad | Bachelor of Design (Knitwear Design) | ST | 8772 | 8773 |
NIFT Hyderabad | Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design) | OBC | 1709 | 1861 |
NIFT Hyderabad | Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design) | Gen-EWS | 2571 | 2656 |
NIFT Hyderabad | Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design) | SC | 4840 | 5977 |
NIFT Hyderabad | Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design) | ST | 8780 | 8784 |
NIFT Hyderabad | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | Gen-EWS | 734 | 1760 |
NIFT Hyderabad | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | SC | 3144 | 3848 |
NIFT Hyderabad | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | ST | 7409 | 7485 |
NIFT Kolkata | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | OBC | 1872 | 2697 |
NIFT Kolkata | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | Gen-EWS | 3614 | 4628 |
NIFT Kolkata | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | Open | 710 | 732 |
NIFT Kolkata | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | SC | 4077 | 4077 |
NIFT Kolkata | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | ST | 7132 | 7132 |
NIFT Kolkata | Bachelor of Design (Textile Design) | OBC | 3570 | 3974 |
NIFT Kolkata | Bachelor of Design (Textile Design) | Gen-EWS | 5071 | 5148 |
NIFT Kolkata | Bachelor of Design (Textile Design) | Open | 772 | 1556 |
NIFT Kolkata | Bachelor of Design (Textile Design) | SC | 7111 | 7498 |
NIFT Kolkata | Bachelor of Design (Textile Design) | ST | 8803 | 8803 |
NIFT Kolkata | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | OBC | 1406 | 1568 |
NIFT Kolkata | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | Open | 691 | 946 |
NIFT Kolkata | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | SC | 2247 | 2971 |
NIFT Kolkata | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | ST | 3135 | 3135 |
NIFT Kolkata | Bachelor of Design (Leather Design) | OBC | 4795 | 4964 |
NIFT Kolkata | Bachelor of Design (Leather Design) | Gen-EWS | 6189 | 6686 |
NIFT Kolkata | Bachelor of Design (Leather Design) | Open | 1884 | 2275 |
NIFT Kolkata | Bachelor of Design (Leather Design) | SC | 7728 | 8241 |
NIFT Kolkata | Bachelor of Design (Knitwear Design) | OBC | 4271 | 4567 |
NIFT Kolkata | Bachelor of Design (Knitwear Design) | Gen-EWS | 6076 | 6148 |
NIFT Kolkata | Bachelor of Design (Knitwear Design) | Open | 1384 | 1878 |
NIFT Kolkata | Bachelor of Design (Knitwear Design) | SC | 7463 | 7837 |
NIFT Kolkata | Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design) | OBC | 2605 | 3201 |
NIFT Kolkata | Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design) | Gen-EWS | 4621 | 5247 |
NIFT Kolkata | Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design) | Open | 1009 | 1013 |
NIFT Kolkata | Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design) | SC | 6399 | 7283 |
NIFT Kolkata | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | OBC | 1828 | 1873 |
NIFT Kolkata | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | Gen-EWS | 3458 | 3771 |
NIFT Kolkata | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | Open | 687 | 687 |
NIFT Kolkata | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | SC | 4491 | 4653 |
NIFT Mumbai | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | Gen-EWS | 825 | 825 |
NIFT Mumbai | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | SC | 1487 | 1487 |
NIFT Mumbai | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | ST | 4006 | 4006 |
NIFT Mumbai | Bachelor of Design (Textile Design) | OBC | 1382 | 1929 |
NIFT Mumbai | Bachelor of Design (Textile Design) | Gen-EWS | 2607 | 2645 |
NIFT Mumbai | Bachelor of Design (Textile Design) | SC | 3851 | 4499 |
NIFT Mumbai | Bachelor of Design (Textile Design) | ST | 7693 | 7693 |
NIFT Mumbai | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | OBC | 804 | 964 |
NIFT Mumbai | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | Gen-EWS | 1798 | 1798 |
NIFT Mumbai | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | Open | 124 | 124 |
NIFT Mumbai | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | SC | 1686 | 1820 |
NIFT Mumbai | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | ST | 3133 | 3133 |
NIFT Mumbai | Bachelor of Design (Knitwear Design) | OBC | 2521 | 2885 |
NIFT Mumbai | Bachelor of Design (Knitwear Design) | Gen-EWS | 3140 | 3619 |
NIFT Mumbai | Bachelor of Design (Knitwear Design) | Open | 645 | 655 |
NIFT Mumbai | Bachelor of Design (Knitwear Design) | SC | 4705 | 5770 |
NIFT Mumbai | Bachelor of Design (Knitwear Design) | ST | 8795 | 8795 |
NIFT Mumbai | Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design) | OBC | 872 | 872 |
NIFT Mumbai | Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design) | Gen-EWS | 1328 | 1328 |
NIFT Mumbai | Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design) | SC | 3227 | 3230 |
NIFT Mumbai | Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design) | ST | 7087 | 7087 |
NIFT Mumbai | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | Gen-EWS | 949 | 949 |
NIFT Mumbai | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | SC | 1115 | 1200 |
NIFT Mumbai | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | ST | 1882 | 1882 |
NIFT New Delhi | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | Gen-EWS | 1444 | 1444 |
NIFT New Delhi | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | SC | 1593 | 1593 |
NIFT New Delhi | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | ST | 2739 | 2739 |
NIFT New Delhi | Bachelor of Design (Textile Design) | Gen-EWS | 1883 | 2102 |
NIFT New Delhi | Bachelor of Design (Textile Design) | Open | 321 | 324 |
NIFT New Delhi | Bachelor of Design (Textile Design) | SC | 2951 | 2951 |
NIFT New Delhi | Bachelor of Design (Textile Design) | ST | 6941 | 7220 |
NIFT New Delhi | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | OBC | 827 | 827 |
NIFT New Delhi | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | Gen-EWS | 1737 | 1784 |
NIFT New Delhi | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | SC | 1031 | 1031 |
NIFT New Delhi | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | ST | 2908 | 2908 |
NIFT New Delhi | Bachelor of Design (Leather Design) | OBC | 2041 | 2947 |
NIFT New Delhi | Bachelor of Design (Leather Design) | Gen-EWS | 2991 | 4627 |
NIFT New Delhi | Bachelor of Design (Leather Design) | Open | 905 | 967 |
NIFT New Delhi | Bachelor of Design (Leather Design) | SC | 5288 | 5288 |
NIFT New Delhi | Bachelor of Design (Knitwear Design) | OBC | 2040 | 2270 |
NIFT New Delhi | Bachelor of Design (Knitwear Design) | Gen-EWS | 2762 | 3603 |
NIFT New Delhi | Bachelor of Design (Knitwear Design) | Open | 494 | 539 |
NIFT New Delhi | Bachelor of Design (Knitwear Design) | SC | 4002 | 4667 |
NIFT New Delhi | Bachelor of Design (Knitwear Design) | ST | 8147 | 8147 |
NIFT New Delhi | Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design) | OBC | 800 | 800 |
NIFT New Delhi | Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design) | Gen-EWS | 1406 | 1689 |
NIFT New Delhi | Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design) | Open | 155 | 155 |
NIFT New Delhi | Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design) | SC | 3559 | 3765 |
NIFT New Delhi | Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design) | ST | 6221 | 6221 |
NIFT New Delhi | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | Gen-EWS | 1086 | 1086 |
NIFT New Delhi | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | SC | 770 | 770 |
NIFT New Delhi | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | ST | 4237 | 4390 |
NIFT Bengaluru | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | OBC | 1088 | 1088 |
NIFT Bengaluru | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | Gen-EWS | 1573 | 1892 |
NIFT Bengaluru | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | Open | 247 | 253 |
NIFT Bengaluru | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | SC | 1025 | 1025 |
NIFT Bengaluru | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | ST | 3425 | 3425 |
NIFT Bengaluru | Bachelor of Design (Textile Design) | OBC | 2167 | 2257 |
NIFT Bengaluru | Bachelor of Design (Textile Design) | Gen-EWS | 4098 | 4585 |
NIFT Bengaluru | Bachelor of Design (Textile Design) | SC | 3913 | 5606 |
NIFT Bengaluru | Bachelor of Design (Textile Design) | ST | 8279 | 8497 |
NIFT Bengaluru | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | OBC | 814 | 814 |
NIFT Bengaluru | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | Gen-EWS | 1753 | 2603 |
NIFT Bengaluru | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | Open | 182 | 190 |
NIFT Bengaluru | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | SC | 1744 | 1832 |
NIFT Bengaluru | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | ST | 2918 | 2918 |
NIFT Bengaluru | Bachelor of Design (Knitwear Design) | OBC | 2498 | 3248 |
NIFT Bengaluru | Bachelor of Design (Knitwear Design) | Gen-EWS | 3946 | 4809 |
NIFT Bengaluru | Bachelor of Design (Knitwear Design) | Open | 733 | 802 |
NIFT Bengaluru | Bachelor of Design (Knitwear Design) | SC | 6492 | 6504 |
NIFT Bengaluru | Bachelor of Design (Knitwear Design) | ST | 8648 | 8652 |
NIFT Bengaluru | Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design) | OBC | 1188 | 1203 |
NIFT Bengaluru | Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design) | Gen-EWS | 1999 | 3328 |
NIFT Bengaluru | Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design) | Open | 299 | 299 |
NIFT Bengaluru | Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design) | SC | 5243 | 5423 |
NIFT Bengaluru | Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design) | ST | 7143 | 8703 |
NIFT Bengaluru | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | Gen-EWS | 1574 | 1855 |
NIFT Bengaluru | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | SC | 1377 | 2028 |
NIFT Bengaluru | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | ST | 4561 | 7774 |
NIFT Chennai | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | OBC (PwD) | 7720 | 7720 |
NIFT Chennai | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | Gen-EWS | 2230 | 5396 |
NIFT Chennai | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | Open | 521 | 521 |
NIFT Chennai | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | SC | 4339 | 4339 |
NIFT Chennai | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | ST | 5837 | 7210 |
NIFT Chennai | Bachelor of Design (Textile Design) | OBC | 2880 | 3254 |
NIFT Chennai | Bachelor of Design (Textile Design) | Gen-EWS | 5491 | 6859 |
NIFT Chennai | Bachelor of Design (Textile Design) | Open | 716 | 1179 |
NIFT Chennai | Bachelor of Design (Textile Design) | SC | 6187 | 7129 |
NIFT Chennai | Bachelor of Design (Textile Design) | ST | 8005 | 8005 |
NIFT Chennai | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | OBC | 531 | 1007 |
NIFT Chennai | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | Gen-EWS | 2634 | 2634 |
NIFT Chennai | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | Open | 351 | 381 |
NIFT Chennai | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | SC | 853 | 853 |
NIFT Chennai | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | ST | 2310 | 2310 |
NIFT Chennai | Bachelor of Design (Leather Design) | OBC | 2469 | 3956 |
NIFT Chennai | Bachelor of Design (Leather Design) | Gen-EWS | 6197 | 7264 |
NIFT Chennai | Bachelor of Design (Leather Design) | Open | 1550 | 1623 |
NIFT Chennai | Bachelor of Design (Leather Design) | SC | 7890 | 7895 |
NIFT Chennai | Bachelor of Design (Leather Design) | ST | 8389 | 8613 |
NIFT Chennai | Bachelor of Design (Knitwear Design) | OBC | 1651 | 1651 |
NIFT Chennai | Bachelor of Design (Knitwear Design) | Gen-EWS | 5429 | 5933 |
NIFT Chennai | Bachelor of Design (Knitwear Design) | Open | 757 | 1373 |
NIFT Chennai | Bachelor of Design (Knitwear Design) | SC | 6962 | 7840 |
NIFT Chennai | Bachelor of Design (Knitwear Design) | ST | 8177 | 8177 |
NIFT Chennai | Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design) | OBC | 1822 | 1824 |
NIFT Chennai | Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design) | Gen-EWS | 3496 | 4156 |
NIFT Chennai | Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design) | Open | 631 | 664 |
NIFT Chennai | Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design) | SC | 5588 | 6883 |
NIFT Chennai | Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design) | ST | 8614 | 8641 |
NIFT Chennai | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | Gen-EWS | 2826 | 3210 |
NIFT Chennai | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | Open | 381 | 381 |
NIFT Chennai | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | SC | 3948 | 3948 |
NIFT Chennai | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | ST | 7986 | 7986 |
NIFT Gandhinagar | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | OBC | 1875 | 1992 |
NIFT Gandhinagar | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | Gen-EWS | 2126 | 2126 |
NIFT Gandhinagar | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | Open (PwD) | 8187 | 8187 |
NIFT Gandhinagar | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | SC | 4151 | 4151 |
NIFT Gandhinagar | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | ST | 6026 | 7760 |
NIFT Gandhinagar | Bachelor of Design (Textile Design) | OBC | 2933 | 2933 |
NIFT Gandhinagar | Bachelor of Design (Textile Design) | Gen-EWS | 2730 | 3057 |
NIFT Gandhinagar | Bachelor of Design (Textile Design) | SC | 5968 | 6837 |
NIFT Gandhinagar | Bachelor of Design (Textile Design) | ST | 7575 | 7575 |
Institute | Opening Rank | Closing Rank |
NIFT Srinagar | 2435 | 2661 |
NIFT Varanasi | 2390 | 2520 |
NIFT Bengaluru | 256 | 256 |
NIFT Bhopal | 1506 | 1648 |
NIFT Gandhinagar | 474 | 474 |
NIFT Kannur | 1466 | 1690 |
NIFT Kannur | 1835 | 1847 |
Institute | Opening Rank | Closing Rank |
NIFT Hyderabad | 491 | 493 |
NIFT Kannur | 1426 | 1635 |
NIFT Kannur | 1690 | 1792 |
NIFT Kolkata | 568 | 702 |
NIFT Mumbai | 196 | 197 |
NIFT New Delhi | 159 | 160 |
NIFT Patna | 1313 | 1518 |
NIFT Patna | 3446 | 3446 |
NIFT Panchkula | 969 | 1632 |
NIFT Panchkula | 1770 | 1770 |
Institute | Opening Rank | Closing Rank |
NIFT Bhopal | 521 | 1477 |
NIFT Bhopal | 1839 | 2328 |
NIFT Chennai | 214 | 460 |
NIFT Gandhinagar | 208 | 466 |
NIFT Hyderabad | 311 | 472 |
NIFT Kannur | 594 | 1416 |
NIFT Kannur | 1466 | 1610 |
NIFT Kolkata | 180 | 551 |
NIFT Mumbai | 3 | 170 |
NIFT New Delhi | 15 | 104 |
Also Check: NIFT College Predictor | Career opportunities after NIFT
Aspirants can below check the NIFT cutoff 2023 institute-wise cutoff for general category candidates.
Course | Opening Rank (General) | Closing Rank (General) |
Accessory Design | 9 | 223 |
Fashion Communication | 2 | 72 |
Fashion Design | 15 | 112 |
Knitwear Design | 34 | 756 |
Textile Design | 22 | 371 |
Apparel Production | 2 | 195 |
Course | Opening Rank (General) | Closing Rank (General) |
Accessory Design | 496 | 847 |
Fashion Communication | 116 | 472 |
Fashion Design | 69 | 452 |
Knitwear Design | 777 | 1351 |
Textile Design | 574 | 1090 |
Apparel Production | 114 | 248 |
Course | Opening Rank (General) | Closing Rank (General) |
Accessory Design | 102 | 1029 |
Fashion Communication | 1 | 79 |
Fashion Design | 24 | 191 |
Knitwear Design | 294 | 776 |
Textile Design | 114 | 693 |
Apparel Production | 9 | 115 |
Course | Opening Rank (General) | Closing Rank (General) |
Accessory Design | 35 | 482 |
Fashion Communication | 21 | 113 |
Fashion Design | 46 | 520 |
Knitwear Design | 515 | 1122 |
Textile Design | 375 | 721 |
Apparel Production | 6 | 689 |
Course | Opening CMR (General) | Closing CMR (General) |
Accessory Design | 994 | 2247 |
Fashion Communication | 295 | 1887 |
Fashion Design | 516 | 1671 |
Knitwear Design | 1836 | 3067 |
Textile Design | 1595 | 3235 |
Apparel Production | 382 | 946 |
NIFT campus | Accessory Design | Fashion Communication | Fashion Design |
NIFT Bangalore | 438 - 1333 | 183 - 600 | 241 - 799 |
NIFT Delhi | 206 - 944 | 95 - 441 | 98 - 448 |
NIFT Hyderabad | 1441 - 2471 | 605 - 1303 | 789 - 1416 |
NIFT Mumbai | 240 - 854 | 100 - 337 | 315 - 778 |
NIFT campus | Accessory Design | Fashion Communication | Fashion Design |
NIFT Bangalore | 2034-4214 | 665-2068 | 730-2000 |
NIFT Delhi | 666-1627 | 210-639 | 249-1001 |
NIFT Hyderabad | 4226-7852 | 2158-4798 | 980-3058 |
NIFT Mumbai | 3921-8134 | 272-1634 | 143-1065 |
NIFT campus | Accessory Design | Fashion Communication | Fashion Design |
NIFT Bangalore | 2839-7286 | 987-2017 | 1110-2570 |
NIFT Delhi | 2182-5210 | 1042-1786 | 399-1146 |
NIFT Hyderabad | 6935-6935 | 4174-6140 | 681-2918 |
NIFT Mumbai | 4573-6447 | 1088-4223 | 494-1658 |
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To get an idea of the minimum marks rank required to get admission, candidates can check the past 5-year NIFT cutoff PDF in the table below. NIFT cutoff marks are released in category as well as course-wise.
A good rank in the NIFT entrance exam depends on various factors such as the course, the category, and the campus preference of the candidate. Generally, a lower rank indicates a higher chance of getting admission to the desired programme and campus. However, there is no fixed cutoff rank for NIFT admission, as it varies every year based on the number of applicants, the difficulty level of the exam, and the seat availability. Understanding the correlation between NIFT marks and rank can help candidates to estimate rank for secured marks.
Students frequently ask whether they can secure a seat with a rank of 4000 or 4500 in the NIFT entrance exam. To answer this, candidates can refer to the table below which provides the range of opening and closing ranks based on the previous year's data.
Programme | NIFT Common Merit Rank (CMR) - Range | Shortlisted Candidates |
Bachelor of Design (B.Des) | 51-317 | 80 |
319-619 | 90 | |
620-825 | 90 | |
828-1098 | 90 | |
1104-1328 | 80 | |
1331-1605 | 90 | |
1612-1874 | 90 | |
1882-2127 | 90 | |
2128-2440 | 80 | |
2443-2741 | 90 | |
2747-3132 | 90 | |
3133-3628 | 90 | |
3629-4100 | 80 | |
4110-4714 | 90 | |
4715-5543 | 90 | |
5448-6739 | 90 | |
6744-8150 | 100 | |
8161-9875 | 100 | |
9883-11605 | 100 | |
11658-14378 | 86 | |
M.F.Tech | 88-100 | 3 |
Master of Design (M.Des) | 24-525 | 91 |
B.F.Tech- Apparel Production | 11-275 | 40 |
276-929 | 89 | |
Master of Fashion Management (MFM) | 24-352 | 80 |
353-814 | 90 | |
816-1310 | 81 |
There are 19 NIFT campuses. The total seats offered by NIFT campuses are 4837 seats across various programmes. The seats for each campus is given in the table below. The seat availability is also an important factor influencing the NIFT cut off.
NIFT Colleges | No. of Seats |
376 | |
246 | |
246 | |
230 | |
304 | |
287 | |
304 | |
266 | |
266 | |
287 | |
304 | |
304 | |
246 | |
228 | |
205 | |
287 | |
NIFT Panchkula | 246 |
NIFT Daman | 82 |
NIFT Varanasi | 123 |
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
NIFT cutoff will be announced at the time of NIFT counselling.
The factors which determine the NIFT cutoff marks are as follows.
Number of candidates appearing NIFT entrance exam
Difficulty level of the exam
Seat intake
Students’ performance in the exam
The cutoff trends of the previous years
NIFT cutoff is the minimum rank specified by the examination cell which candidates are required to secure for the entrance exam of NIFT.
There are a total of 4837 seats available for NIFT admission
There are 19 NIFT campuses in India.
The NIFT cutoff list will mention the following details:
Category of the candidate
Common merit rank (CMR)
Programme code
Campus code
Last merit rank admitted
The various B. Des courses for which NIFT cut-off would be released are:
Fashion Design (FD)
Leather Design (LD)
Accessory Design (AD)
Textile Design (TD)
Knitwear Design (KD)
Fashion Communication (FC)
On Question asked by student community
Hello aspirant,
The National Testing Agency (NTA) has determined the official date for NIFT 2026 applicant registrations, which is expected to open in November 2025. Online applications will be accepted through January 2026.
For complete information, you can visit our site through following link:
https://design.careers360.com/exams/nift-entrance-exam
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Hello,
According to the sources, the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) entrance exam for 2026 will be held in February 2026. Also, the registration period may open from November 2025.
I hope it will clear your query!!
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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