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    NIFT Rank vs College 2025: Check Opening and Closing CMRs

    NIFT Rank vs College 2025: Check Opening and Closing CMRs

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    Sumeet SudarshanUpdated on 04 Jun 2026, 04:16 PM IST

    The National Institute of Fashion Technology will start the NIFT counselling 2026 process soon. Candidates will be shortlisted for NIFT 2026 counselling and offered seat allotment at NIFT colleges based on their ranks determined through the combined performance in NIFT 2026 stage 1 and 2. In this article, let's look at the NIFT 2026 rank vs college comparison by looking at the cutoff trends. NTA had earlier declared the NIFT 2026 final result on June 3, 2026.

    This Story also Contains

    1. NIFT College Cutoff 2026
    2. NIFT Rank vs College Previous Year ( 2025)
    3. What Rank is Required for NIFT Delhi?
    4. What Rank is Required for NIFT Bengaluru?
    5. What Rank is Required for NIFT Mumbai?
    6. What Rank is Required for NIFT Hyderabad?
    NIFT Rank vs College 2025: Check Opening and Closing CMRs
    nift rank vs college

    Candidates have to clear the NIFT cutoff rank for each round of NIFT 2026 seat allotment to secure admission at the NIFT campuses in India. A total of 5076 seats are available across UG and PG programmes

    NIFT College Cutoff 2026

    The NIFT cutoff 2026 will be released at the time of seat allotment. The factors that influence the NIFT cutoff are as follows.

    • The total number of students who appeared for the NIFT entrance exam

    • Difficulty level of the exam

    • Previous year cutoff trends

    NIFT Rank vs College Previous Year ( 2025)

    Aspirants can find the table below that provides the NIFT rank vs college data based on the NIFT 2025 cutoff. Also, candidates can use the NIFT college predictor to know your estimated score.

    NIFT Rank vs Chennai Campus 2025

    The rank required for NIFT Chennai is as follows.

    Programme

    Opening CMR

    Closing CMR

    BDes - Fashion Design

    214

    460

    BDes - Fashion Communication

    71

    238

    BDes - Textile Design

    626

    998

    BDes - Knitwear Design

    756

    1158

    BDes - Leather Design

    919

    1666

    BDes - Accessory Design

    92

    620

    BDes - Fashion Interior

    -

    -

    BFTech - Apparel Production

    108

    235

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    What Rank is Required for NIFT Delhi?

    Candidates can find the list of required rank for NIFT Delhi which has been provided as per the previous year.

    Programme

    Opening CMR

    Closing CMR

    BDes - Fashion Design

    15

    104

    BDes - Fashion Communication

    4

    48

    BDes - Textile Design

    39

    316

    BDes - Knitwear Design

    236

    461

    BDes - Leather Design

    267

    550

    BDes - Accessory Design

    8

    141

    BDes - Fashion Interior

    -

    -

    BFTech - Apparel Production

    1

    35

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    What Rank is Required for NIFT Bengaluru?

    The rank required for NIFT Bengaluru can be seen in the table below.

    Programme

    Opening CMR

    Closing CMR

    BDes - Fashion Design

    29

    234

    BDes - Fashion Communication

    7

    93

    BDes - Textile Design

    274

    675

    BDes - Knitwear Design

    328

    684

    BDes - Leather Design

    -

    -

    BDes - Accessory Design

    19

    251

    BDes - Fashion Interior

    -

    -

    BFTech - Apparel Production

    7

    123

    What Rank is Required for NIFT Mumbai?

    The rank required for NIFT Mumbai is as in the list below.

    Programme

    Opening CMR

    Closing CMR

    BDes - Fashion Design

    3

    170

    BDes - Fashion Communication

    5

    57

    BDes - Textile Design

    301

    570

    BDes - Knitwear Design

    155

    555

    BDes - Leather Design

    -

    -

    BDes - Accessory Design

    63

    243

    BDes - Fashion Interior

    -

    -

    BFTech - Apparel Production

    24

    99

    What Rank is Required for NIFT Hyderabad?

    Aspirants seeking NIFT admission can check the opening and closing rank required for NIFT Hyderabad.

    Programme

    Opening CMR

    Closing CMR

    BDes - Fashion Design

    311

    472

    BDes - Fashion Communication

    96

    195

    BDes - Textile Design

    487

    988

    BDes - Knitwear Design

    653

    1023

    BDes - Leather Design

    -

    -

    BDes - Accessory Design

    277

    484

    BDes - Fashion Interior

    -

    -

    BFTech - Apparel Production

    64

    279

    NIFT Rank vs Gandhinagar Campus

    Programme

    Opening CMR

    Closing CMR

    BDes - Fashion Design

    208

    466

    BDes - Fashion Communication

    110

    233

    BDes - Textile Design

    532

    767

    BDes - Knitwear Design

    -

    -

    BDes - Leather Design

    -

    -

    BDes - Accessory Design

    77

    331

    BDes - Fashion Interior

    -

    -

    BFTech - Apparel Production

    142

    218

    Rank Required for NIFT Daman

    Programme

    Opening CMR

    Closing CMR

    BDes - Fashion Design

    -

    -

    BDes - Fashion Communication

    -

    -

    BDes - Textile Design

    1558

    2510

    BDes - Knitwear Design

    -

    -

    BDes - Leather Design

    -

    -

    BDes - Accessory Design

    -

    -

    BDes - Fashion Interior

    -

    -

    BFTech - Apparel Production

    -

    -

    NIFT Rank vs Kannur Campus

    Programme

    Opening CMR

    Closing CMR

    BDes - Fashion Design

    594

    1416

    BDes - Fashion Communication

    255

    832

    BDes - Textile Design

    1062

    2176

    BDes - Knitwear Design

    1462

    2038

    BDes - Leather Design

    -

    -

    BDes - Accessory Design

    -

    -

    BDes - Fashion Interior

    -

    -

    BFTech - Apparel Production

    115

    606

    NIFT Rank vs Campus Kolkata

    Programme

    Opening CMR

    Closing CMR

    BDes - Fashion Design

    180

    551

    BDes - Fashion Communication

    125

    360

    BDes - Textile Design

    440

    1191

    BDes - Knitwear Design

    915

    1404

    BDes - Leather Design

    1214

    1950

    BDes - Accessory Design

    479

    790

    BDes - Fashion Interior

    -

    -

    BFTech - Apparel Production

    236

    429

    NIFT Rank vs Patna Campus

    Programme

    Opening CMR

    Closing CMR

    BDes - Fashion Design

    786

    1488

    BDes - Fashion Communication

    330

    964

    BDes - Textile Design

    1372

    2238

    BDes - Knitwear Design

    -

    -

    BDes - Leather Design

    -

    -

    BDes - Accessory Design

    673

    1968

    BDes - Fashion Interior

    -

    -

    BFTech - Apparel Production

    284

    929

    NIFT Rank vs Campus Panchkula

    Programme

    Opening CMR

    Closing CMR

    BDes - Fashion Design

    945

    1479

    BDes - Fashion Communication

    158

    1021

    BDes - Textile Design

    1317

    1914

    BDes - Knitwear Design

    -

    -

    BDes - Leather Design

    -

    -

    BDes - Accessory Design

    -

    -

    BDes - Fashion Interior

    -

    -

    BFTech - Apparel Production

    234

    889

    NIFT Rank vs Campus Raebareli

    Programme

    Opening CMR

    Closing CMR

    BDes - Fashion Design

    1518

    1922

    BDes - Fashion Communication

    456

    1215

    BDes - Textile Design

    -

    -

    BDes - Knitwear Design

    -

    -

    BDes - Leather Design

    2248

    2830

    BDes - Accessory Design

    1573

    2186

    BDes - Fashion Interior

    -

    -

    BFTech - Apparel Production

    466

    1286

    NIFT Rank vs Shillong Campus

    Programme

    Opening CMR

    Closing CMR

    BDes - Fashion Design

    833

    1925

    BDes - Fashion Communication

    523

    1541

    BDes - Textile Design

    2264

    2666

    BDes - Knitwear Design

    -

    -

    BDes - Leather Design

    -

    -

    BDes - Accessory Design

    1177

    2352

    BDes - Fashion Interior

    -

    -

    BFTech - Apparel Production

    -

    -

    NIFT Rank vs Campus Kangra

    Programme

    Opening CMR

    Closing CMR

    BDes - Fashion Design

    727

    1705

    BDes - Fashion Communication

    242

    926

    BDes - Textile Design

    1982

    2313

    BDes - Knitwear Design

    -

    -

    BDes - Leather Design

    -

    -

    BDes - Accessory Design

    936

    1572

    BDes - Fashion Interior

    -

    -

    BFTech - Apparel Production

    43

    863

    NIFT Rank vs Jodhpur Campus

    Programme

    Opening CMR

    Closing CMR

    BDes - Fashion Design

    582

    1131

    BDes - Fashion Communication

    271

    842

    BDes - Textile Design

    1286

    1903

    BDes - Knitwear Design

    -

    -

    BDes - Leather Design

    -

    -

    BDes - Accessory Design

    648

    1086

    BDes - Fashion Interior

    -

    -

    BFTech - Apparel Production

    221

    674

    NIFT Rank vs Bhubaneswar Campus

    Programme

    Opening CMR

    Closing CMR

    BDes - Fashion Design

    568

    1248

    BDes - Fashion Communication

    35

    981

    BDes - Textile Design

    1366

    2021

    BDes - Knitwear Design

    -

    -

    BDes - Leather Design

    -

    -

    BDes - Accessory Design

    769

    1407

    BDes - Fashion Interior

    -

    -

    BFTech - Apparel Production

    494

    1006

    NIFT Rank vs Campus Srinagar

    Programme

    Opening CMR

    Closing CMR

    BDes - Fashion Design

    1714

    2318

    BDes - Fashion Communication

    381

    1745

    BDes - Textile Design

    2357

    2899

    BDes - Knitwear Design

    -

    -

    BDes - Leather Design

    -

    -

    BDes - Accessory Design

    2147

    2652

    BDes - Fashion Interior

    -

    -

    BFTech - Apparel Production

    -

    -

    NIFT Rank vs Varanasi Campus

    Programme

    Opening CMR

    Closing CMR

    BDes - Fashion Design

    888

    2071

    BDes - Fashion Communication

    1223

    1781

    BDes - Textile Design

    -

    -

    BDes - Knitwear Design

    -

    -

    BDes - Leather Design

    -

    -

    BDes - Accessory Design

    -

    -

    BDes - Fashion Interior

    1434

    2459

    BFTech - Apparel Production

    -

    -

    NIFT Rank vs Bhopal Campus

    Programme

    Opening CMR

    Closing CMR

    BDes - Fashion Design

    521

    1477

    BDes - Fashion Communication

    289

    931

    BDes - Textile Design

    1234

    1883

    BDes - Knitwear Design

    1481

    2135

    BDes - Leather Design

    -

    -

    BDes - Accessory Design

    343

    1443

    BDes - Fashion Interior

    -

    -

    BFTech - Apparel Production

    176

    842

    Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

    Q: NIFT Mumbai or NIFT Delhi, which campus is better?
    A:

    Both the campuses are strong at their own strengths. Candidates can prefer any of the NIFT campuses as they provide excellent facilities with educational guidance.

    Q: Is the NIFT cutoff 2026 released?
    A:

    The NIFT 2026 cutoff will be released as per each round of NIFT counselling.

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