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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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