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    NIFT Lateral Entry Fee Structure 2026: Semester Wise NLEA Fee Structure

    NIFT Lateral Entry Fee Structure 2026: Semester Wise NLEA Fee Structure

    Himanshu ShekharUpdated on 02 Feb 2026, 05:08 PM IST

    The National Institute of Fashion Technology will release the NIFT NLEA fee structure online at nift.ac.in. Aspirants can check the NIFT fee structure for NLEA admission at the official brochure of NIFT. NLEA is the NIFT lateral entry admission programme that offers admission into the BDes and BFTech courses based on the scores of the NIFT entrance examination. Candidates planning to obtain NIFT admission into these courses often think of “How much is the NIFT lateral entry fee?”. To know more about this, the aspirants can scroll through the article to know the semester-wise NLEA fee structure at NIFT.

    NIFT Lateral Entry Fee Structure 2026: Semester Wise NLEA Fee Structure
    NIFT Lateral Entry Fee Structure

    How Much is NIFT Lateral Entry Fee?

    Design aspirants can check the semester-wise NLEA fee structure that is provided below with the detailed breakdown of the fee structure. The NIFT NLEA fee structure includes the tuition fee, library fee, medi-claim fee and more. This NLEA NIFT fee structure is provided as per the previous year, as the NIFT 2026 official brochure is yet to be released.

    NIFT NLEA Fee Structure for Regular Students - Semesters 3 & 4

    Particulars

    Sem-3

    Sem-4

    Tuition fee (Non-refundable)

    150000

    150000

    Library fee (per year) (Non-refundable)

    10000

    0

    Mediclaim & student development fee

    (per year) (Non-refundable)

    4900

    0

    Exam fee (per year)

    4900

    0

    One-time payment

    Security deposit (one-time) (Refundable)

    12600

    0

    Alumni association membership fee

    one-time) (Non-refundable)

    0

    0

    Registration fee (one-time)

    9300

    0

    Total

    191700

    150000

    NIFT NLEA Fee Structure - Semesters 5 & 6

    Particulars

    Sem-5

    Sem-6

    Tuition fee (Non-refundable)

    158000

    158000

    Library fee (per year) (Non-refundable)

    10500

    0

    Mediclaim & student development fee

    (per year) (Non-refundable)

    5100

    0

    Exam fee (per year)

    5100

    0

    One-time payment

    Security deposit (one-time) (Refundable)

    0

    0

    Alumni association membership fee

    one-time) (Non-refundable)

    0

    0

    Registration fee (one-time)

    0

    0

    Total

    178700

    158000

    NIFT NLEA Fee Structure - Semesters 7 & 8

    Particulars

    Sem-7

    Sem-8

    Tuition fee (Non-refundable)

    166000

    166000

    Library fee (per year) (Non-refundable)

    11000

    0

    Mediclaim & student development fee

    (per year) (Non-refundable)

    5400

    0

    Exam fee (per year)

    5400

    0

    One-time payment

    Security deposit (one-time) (Refundable)

    0

    0

    Alumni association membership fee

    one-time) (Non-refundable)

    6200

    0

    Registration fee (one-time)

    0

    0

    Total

    194000

    166000

    NIFT NLEA Fee Structure for NRI

    The NLEA NRI fee for the NIFT campuses of Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Gandhinagar, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Mumbai is as follows.

    Particulars

    2nd Year

    3rd Year

    4th Year

    Tuition fee (Non-refundable)

    907000

    952000

    1000000

    Library fee (per year) (Non-refundable)

    52500

    55100

    57900

    Mediclaim & student development fee

    (per year) (Non-refundable)

    33600

    35300

    37100

    Exam fee (per year)

    4900

    5100

    5400

    One-time payment


    Security deposit (one-time) (Refundable)

    12600

    0

    0

    Alumni association membership fee

    one-time) (Non-refundable)

    0

    0

    6200

    Registration fee (one-time)

    9300

    0

    0

    Total

    1019900

    1047500

    1106600

    The NLEA NRI fee for the NIFT campuses of Daman, Patna, Kangra, Bhopal, Kannur, Shillong, Jodhpur, Bhubaneswar, Panchkula, Raebareli, Srinagar & Varanasi is as follows.

    Particulars

    2nd Year

    3rd Year

    4th Year

    Tuition fee (Non-refundable)

    635000

    667000

    700000

    Library fee (per year) (Non-refundable)

    36800

    38600

    40500

    Mediclaim & student development fee

    (per year) (Non-refundable)

    23500

    24700

    25900

    Exam fee (per year)

    4900

    5100

    5400

    One-time payment


    Security deposit (one-time) (Refundable)

    12600

    0

    0

    Alumni association membership fee

    one-time) (Non-refundable)

    0

    0

    6200

    Registration fee (one-time)

    9300

    0

    0

    Total

    722100

    735400

    778000

    Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

    Q: Is the NIFT NLEA fee structure the same for all the students?
    A:

    No, the NIFT NLEA fee structure differs for the regular candidates and NRI students.

    Q: Is the tuition fee same for all semesters for the NIFT NLEA regular students?
    A:

    No, the tuition fee varies every year. The tuition fee for each year and semester is provided separately in the article above.

    Q: What is the NIFT NLEA fee structure for NRI?
    A:

    The NLEA fee structure for the NRI students of NIFT is provided according to each year in the article.

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