UPES B.Des Admissions 2026
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NIFT Entrance Exam Application Date:08 Dec' 25 - 06 Jan' 26
The National Institute of Fashion Technology commenced the NIFT 2025 counselling registration process on June 24. Candidates can register for NIFT counselling 2025 by July 1, 2025. The shortlisted candidates will appear for the NIFT counselling 2025 for the seat allocation campus-wise. Aspirants seeking NIFT admission need to know details about NIFT rank vs campus. Candidates will be allotted seats as per their NIFT rank and preferred campus. According to the completion of NIFT 2025 counselling, the NIFT rank vs campus will be released. Scroll down to read more about the NIFT rank vs college.
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Aspirants to note that the NIFT rank vs college 2025 list will be released as per each round of NIFT seat allotment for all the programmes. Candidates are allotted seats into the NIFT courses across all the NIFT campuses in India. A total of 4837 seats available for NIFT 2025 UG admission. For UG NLEA, a total of 708 seats are there. As per the NIFT exam statistics, a total of 33,877 students registered, and 31,061 wrote the NIFT entrance exam, marking an overall attendance of 91.69%.
The NIFT 2025 cutoff is the opening and closing rank which is provided as per the NIFT college ranking. The NIFT cutoff is required to offer admission in the design programmes that depend on several factors. The factors that influence the NIFT rank wise college cutoff are as follows.
Total number of NIFT applications received
Total number of candidates registered
The total number of students appeared for the NIFT entrance exam
The total number of candidates passed
Previous year cutoff trends
Aspirants can find the below table that provides the NIFT college cutoff as per the previous year to have an idea. Also, candidates can use the NIFT college predictor to know your estimated score.
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 | - | - |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 | - | - |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 | - | - |
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 | - | - |
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)
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.
The NIFT 2025 cutoff will be released as per each round of NIFT counselling.
On Question asked by student community
Hello,
Yes, a diploma holder in Computer Engineering can apply for the NIFT entrance exam , but only through the lateral entry route.
NIFT allows candidates with a 3-year or 4-year engineering diploma from a recognized board to apply for B.F.Tech (Fashion Technology) through lateral entry. The diploma must be approved by AICTE or the State Technical Board.
The age limit is usually 24 years for the general category.
So yes, you are eligible, as Computer Engineering is an engineering diploma.
Hope it helps !
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!!
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