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National Testing Agency (NTA) will release the NIFT 2026 response sheet at the time of releasing the answer key. The response sheet of NIFT 2026 will be made available on NTA's official website - exams.nta.ac.in/nift as well as at nift.ac.in. Candidates can compare their response sheet with the NIFT 2026 answer key to calculate the probable marks. Candidates who are shortlisted in the NIFT entrance exam will be called to participate in the NIFT situation test. NTA will conduct NIFT 2026 tentatively in the second week of February 2026.
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Candidates will be allowed to submit objections against the NIFT 2026 provisional answer key. After considering the valid objections, the authorities will release the final answer key based on which the NIFT 2026 result will be prepared.
The table below provides the tentative dates for the NIFT 2026 response sheet. The response sheet is expected to be released along with the answer key.
Particulars | Dates (tentative) |
NIFT 2026 entrance exam dates | Second week of February 2026 |
NIFT 2026 response sheet release date | Second week of February 2026 |
NIFT 2026 answer key release date | Second week of February 2026 |
NIFT result date 2026 | Fourth week of April 2026 |
Candidates who appear for the NIFT entrance exam can download the NIFT 2026 response sheet using their registration number and date of birth. The NIFT response sheet is a personalised document reflecting a candidate's answers marked during the exam. The NIFT entrance exam response sheet is distinct from the answer key and includes the candidate's answer sheet. The response sheet will display the answers marked by the students for all the questions in the exam. Using the marking scheme mentioned in the NIFT exam pattern, candidates can estimate their probable score before the exam by comparing these marked answers with the official answer key.
The National Testing Agency will release the NIFT response sheet 2026 on the official website - exams.nta.ac.in/nift and nift.nta.ac.in. Candidates who appeared for the NIFT entrance exam can download the response sheet by using these simple steps. Here are a few steps provided to download the NIFT response sheet 2026.
Open the official website of NIFT - exam.nta.ac.in/nift
Click on the NIFT response sheet link
Log in with your application number and password.
The NIFT response sheet 2026 will be displayed on the screen
Download the PDF and save it further for comparison with the answer key.
Also, the candidate can take a printout of the response sheet for future reference.
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The NIFT response sheet 2026 contains the answers marked by the students in the entrance exam. It also contains the following details:
Roll number
Program name,
Application number
Name of the candidate
Options of the answers marked
Date of Examination
Location of the centre
NTA NIFT answer key will be released tentatively one week after the exam, along with the NIFT response sheet. Candidates have to log in and download the answer key to check and compare the answers and calculate the marks scored for each question along with their NIFT response sheet. Along with the answer key, candidates can also download NIFT question paper.
The authorities will also open the objection window for candidates to submit their objections against the provisional answer key. One can click on the objection form to raise objections on payment of Rs. 200/- per challenged question.
Open the downloaded NIFT response sheet and answer key 2026.
Check or read one-by-one question.
Compare the answers from the answer key sheet and response sheet.
Once your answer matches with the option marked in the answer sheet, then you will score marks.
Estimate and calculate the scores using the marking scheme given with the NIFT exam pattern.
If any discrepancies are found, then candidates can check with the concerned officials for the marking.
The NIFT results for the entrance exam will be declared tentatively in the fourth week of April 2026 on the official website - nift.ac.in. Candidates can check the results online by entering the required information. Candidates can download the result sheet from the link, which will be updated on the website. Also, candidates can take printouts of the results for the further admission process.
Based on the entrance examination results, the candidates will be shortlisted for further stages of NIFT admission. Candidates have to mandatorily attend all scheduled rounds of situation test/ interviews to gain admission. Shortlisted candidates who attend and complete all the rounds will be considered for final admission.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The NIFT entrance exam response sheet is distinct from the answer key as it includes the candidate's answer sheet. The response sheet will display the answers marked by the students for all the questions in the exam.
Candidates can download the NIFT response sheet using their application number and date of birth from NTA's official website.
The NIFT response sheet will be released tentatively one week after the exam along with the answer key
NIFT response sheet 2026 is a personalised document reflecting a candidate's answers marked during the exam.
On Question asked by student community
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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.
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Dear Candidate ,
Yes , you are eligible for NIFT - UG 2026 . Based on your birthdate , you will be 19 years old as of August 1 , 2026 , which is well within the age limit .
NIFT requires applicants to be under 24 years of age on August 1 of the admission year , with a 5 year relaxation for SC/ST/PwD candidates .
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The syllabus of NIFT 2026 will be released on October 2025 by Nift officials on their official website nift.ac.in . The syllabus comprises of topics General Ability Test (GAT) and Creative Ability Test (CAT). The syllabus is different for UG and PG programmes. The GAT syllabus consists of :
The CAT syllabus consists important topics like
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