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NIFT PG 2026 Category-wise Cutoff, Check Expected Opening & Closing Ranks

NIFT PG 2026 Category-wise Cutoff, Check Expected Opening & Closing Ranks

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Sumeet SudarshanUpdated on 08 Feb 2026, 12:44 PM IST

The NIFT PG category-wise cutoff will be notified on the official admission portal - nift.admissoins.nic.in. The NIFT PG 2026 category-wise cutoff will be provided in the form of opening and closing ranks in NIFT PG 2026 for each counselling round. The NIFT PG cutoff for general is often the highest among all the categories. In this article, get the category-wise NIFT PG cut-off 2026.

NIFT PG 2026 Category-wise Cutoff, Check Expected Opening & Closing Ranks
NIFT PG 2026 Category-wise Cutoff

Through the NIFT PG entrance exam, candidates will be admitted into M.Des, MFTech, and MFM programmes of participating NIFT campuses through a centralised counselling process.

NIFT PG Category-wise Cutoff 2026

The NIFT PG category-wise cutoff will be available for each round of counselling. Only candidates who clear the NIFT cutoff for a particular round will be offered admission. Meanwhile, candidates can check the NIFT PG cutoff for the previous year.

NIFT PG Previous Year Category-wise Cutoff (Round 1)

Institute

Programme

Quota

Category

Opening CMR

Closing CMR

NIFT Bengaluru

Master of Design

All India Quota

OBC

73

223

NIFT Bengaluru

Master of Design

All India Quota

Gen-EWS

335

495

NIFT Bengaluru

Master of Design

All India Quota

Open

5

57

NIFT Bengaluru

Master of Design

All India Quota

Open (PwD)

676

676

NIFT Bengaluru

Master of Design

All India Quota

SC

149

451

NIFT Bengaluru

Master of Design

All India Quota

ST

323

518

NIFT Bengaluru

Master of Fashion Management

All India Quota

OBC

112

324

NIFT Bengaluru

Master of Fashion Management

All India Quota

Gen-EWS

490

615

NIFT Bengaluru

Master of Fashion Management

All India Quota

Open

8

65

NIFT Bengaluru

Master of Fashion Management

All India Quota

SC

254

482

NIFT Bengaluru

Master of Fashion Management

All India Quota

ST

304

531

NIFT Bhopal

Master of Fashion Management

All India Quota

OBC

564

928

NIFT Bhopal

Master of Fashion Management

All India Quota

Gen-EWS

915

915

NIFT Bhopal

Master of Fashion Management

All India Quota

Open

118

263

NIFT Bhopal

Master of Fashion Management

Madhya Pradesh Quota

Open

375

446

NIFT Chennai

Master of Fashion Management

All India Quota

OBC

140

507

NIFT Chennai

Master of Fashion Management

All India Quota

Gen-EWS

808

808

NIFT Chennai

Master of Fashion Management

All India Quota

Open

54

130

NIFT Chennai

Master of Fashion Management

All India Quota

SC

469

752

NIFT Daman

Master of Fashion Management

All India Quota

OBC

794

954

NIFT Daman

Master of Fashion Management

All India Quota

Open

148

437

NIFT Daman

Master of Fashion Management

All India Quota

SC

951

951

NIFT Daman

Master of Fashion Management

All India Quota

ST

935

935

NIFT Daman

Master of Fashion Management

Daman/Diu/Dadra/Nagar Haveli/Lakshadweep Quota

Open

621

910

NIFT Gandhinagar

Master of Design

All India Quota

OBC

258

364

NIFT Gandhinagar

Master of Design

All India Quota

Gen-EWS

443

527

NIFT Gandhinagar

Master of Design

All India Quota

Open

60

84

NIFT Gandhinagar

Master of Design

All India Quota

SC

354

500

NIFT Gandhinagar

Master of Design

All India Quota

ST

543

630

NIFT Gandhinagar

Master of Fashion Management

All India Quota

OBC

370

540

NIFT Gandhinagar

Master of Fashion Management

All India Quota

Gen-EWS

596

781

NIFT Gandhinagar

Master of Fashion Management

All India Quota

Open

48

124

NIFT Gandhinagar

Master of Fashion Management

All India Quota

Open (PwD)

283

283

NIFT Gandhinagar

Master of Fashion Management

All India Quota

SC

513

699

NIFT Gandhinagar

Master of Fashion Management

All India Quota

ST

588

644

NIFT Hyderabad

Master of Fashion Management

All India Quota

OBC

150

496

NIFT Hyderabad

Master of Fashion Management

All India Quota

Gen-EWS

605

804

NIFT Hyderabad

Master of Fashion Management

All India Quota

Open

17

102

NIFT Hyderabad

Master of Fashion Management

All India Quota

SC

330

609

NIFT Hyderabad

Master of Fashion Management

All India Quota

ST

587

776

NIFT Kannur

Master of Design

All India Quota

OBC

339

427

NIFT Kannur

Master of Design

All India Quota

Gen-EWS

590

626

NIFT Kannur

Master of Design

All India Quota

Open

83

135

NIFT Kannur

Master of Design

All India Quota

SC

556

628

NIFT Kannur

Master of Design

All India Quota

ST

632

702

NIFT Kannur

Master of Design

Kerala Quota

OBC

463

517

NIFT Kannur

Master of Design

Kerala Quota

Open

160

252

NIFT Kannur

Master of Design

Kerala Quota

SC

646

646

NIFT Kannur

Master of Fashion Management

All India Quota

OBC

541

693

NIFT Kannur

Master of Fashion Management

All India Quota

Open

69

274

NIFT Kannur

Master of Fashion Management

All India Quota

SC

636

687

NIFT Kannur

Master of Fashion Management

Kerala Quota

OBC

709

814

NIFT Kannur

Master of Fashion Management

Kerala Quota

Open

308

359

NIFT Kolkata

Master of Fashion Management

All India Quota

OBC

590

704

NIFT Kolkata

Master of Fashion Management

All India Quota

Gen-EWS

665

917

NIFT Kolkata

Master of Fashion Management

All India Quota

Open

74

162

NIFT Kolkata

Master of Fashion Management

All India Quota

SC

748

879

NIFT Kolkata

Master of Fashion Management

All India Quota

ST

607

656

NIFT Mumbai

Master of Design

All India Quota

OBC

95

232

NIFT Mumbai

Master of Design

All India Quota

Gen-EWS

114

426

NIFT Mumbai

Master of Design

All India Quota

Open

8

58

NIFT Mumbai

Master of Design

All India Quota

SC

205

438

NIFT Mumbai

Master of Design

All India Quota

ST

450

561

NIFT Mumbai

Master of Fashion Management

All India Quota

OBC

237

319

NIFT Mumbai

Master of Fashion Management

All India Quota

Gen-EWS

388

533

NIFT Mumbai

Master of Fashion Management

All India Quota

Open

27

52

NIFT Mumbai

Master of Fashion Management

All India Quota

SC

168

438

NIFT Mumbai

Master of Fashion Management

All India Quota

ST

312

448

NIFT New Delhi

Master of Design

All India Quota

OBC

29

148

NIFT New Delhi

Master of Design

All India Quota

Gen-EWS

144

295

NIFT New Delhi

Master of Design

All India Quota

Open

1

24

NIFT New Delhi

Master of Design

All India Quota

Open (PwD)

98

98

NIFT New Delhi

Master of Design

All India Quota

SC

40

189

NIFT New Delhi

Master of Design

All India Quota

ST

132

288

NIFT New Delhi

Master of Fashion Management

All India Quota

OBC

39

227

NIFT New Delhi

Master of Fashion Management

All India Quota

Gen-EWS

41

368

NIFT New Delhi

Master of Fashion Management

All India Quota

Open

1

26

NIFT New Delhi

Master of Fashion Management

All India Quota

SC

144

233

NIFT New Delhi

Master of Fashion Management

All India Quota

ST

173

234

NIFT New Delhi

Master of Fashion Technology

All India Quota

OBC

20

29

NIFT New Delhi

Master of Fashion Technology

All India Quota

Open

1

15

NIFT Patna

Master of Fashion Management

All India Quota

OBC

583

878

NIFT Patna

Master of Fashion Management

All India Quota

Gen-EWS

941

941

NIFT Patna

Master of Fashion Management

All India Quota

Open

184

396

NIFT Patna

Master of Fashion Management

All India Quota

SC

903

903

NIFT Patna

Master of Fashion Management

Bihar Quota

OBC

927

929

NIFT Patna

Master of Fashion Management

Bihar Quota

Open

485

611

NIFT Panchkula

Master of Design

All India Quota

OBC

379

472

NIFT Panchkula

Master of Design

All India Quota

Gen-EWS

489

687

NIFT Panchkula

Master of Design

All India Quota

Open

88

171

NIFT Panchkula

Master of Design

All India Quota

SC

565

605

NIFT Panchkula

Master of Design

All India Quota

ST

593

623

NIFT Panchkula

Master of Design

Haryana Quota

OBC

553

652

NIFT Panchkula

Master of Design

Haryana Quota

Open

221

353

NIFT Panchkula

Master of Fashion Management

All India Quota

OBC

269

916

NIFT Panchkula

Master of Fashion Management

All India Quota

Gen-EWS

745

745

NIFT Panchkula

Master of Fashion Management

All India Quota

Open

62

198

NIFT Panchkula

Master of Fashion Management

All India Quota

SC

732

732

NIFT Panchkula

Master of Fashion Management

Haryana Quota

Open

213

307

NIFT Raebareli

Master of Fashion Management

All India Quota

OBC

892

934

NIFT Raebareli

Master of Fashion Management

All India Quota

Gen-EWS

601

601

NIFT Raebareli

Master of Fashion Management

All India Quota

Open

338

489

NIFT Shillong

Master of Fashion Management

All India Quota

OBC

673

884

NIFT Shillong

Master of Fashion Management

All India Quota

Open

196

418

NIFT Shillong

Master of Fashion Management

All India Quota

SC

940

940

NIFT Shillong

Master of Fashion Management

Meghalaya/Assam/Arunachal Pradesh/Manipur/Mizoram/Sikkim/Nagaland/Tripura Quota

Open

593

738

NIFT Kangra

Master of Design

All India Quota

OBC

318

481

NIFT Kangra

Master of Design

All India Quota

Open

107

181

NIFT Kangra

Master of Design

All India Quota

SC

516

611

NIFT Kangra

Master of Design

All India Quota

ST

696

696

NIFT Kangra

Master of Design

Himachal Pradesh Quota

Open

391

703

NIFT Kangra

Master of Fashion Management

All India Quota

OBC

646

949

NIFT Kangra

Master of Fashion Management

All India Quota

Open

203

372

NIFT Kangra

Master of Fashion Management

All India Quota

SC

645

688

NIFT Kangra

Master of Fashion Management

Himachal Pradesh Quota

Open

716

716

NIFT Jodhpur

Master of Fashion Management

All India Quota

OBC

441

798

NIFT Jodhpur

Master of Fashion Management

All India Quota

Open

159

242

NIFT Jodhpur

Master of Fashion Management

All India Quota

SC

898

921

NIFT Jodhpur

Master of Fashion Management

Rajasthan Quota

Open

297

423

NIFT Bhubaneswar

Master of Fashion Management

All India Quota

OBC

560

925

NIFT Bhubaneswar

Master of Fashion Management

All India Quota

Open

163

306

NIFT Bhubaneswar

Master of Fashion Management

All India Quota

SC

310

310

NIFT Bhubaneswar

Master of Fashion Management

Odisha Quota

Open

526

584

NIFT Srinagar

Master of Fashion Management

All India Quota

OBC

901

924

NIFT Srinagar

Master of Fashion Management

All India Quota

Open

364

519

NIFT Srinagar

Master of Fashion Management

Jammu/Kashmir/Ladakh Quota

Open

591

591

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Q: What is the NIFT PG cutoff 2026 for general?
A:

The NIFT PG cutoff rank for general is expected to be around 200 for top NIFTs such as Delhi and Mumbai.

Q: How to download NIFT PG cutoff ranks 2026?
A:

The NIFT PG cutoff 2026 can be downloaded from the official website - nift.admissions.nic.in

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