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The National Testing Agency will release the NIFT 2027 stage 1 result tentatively in March 2027 on the official website: exams.nta.nic.in/niftee. Candidates who appear for the NIFT Stage 1 written test, which includes the General Ability Test (GAT) and Creative Ability Test (CAT), will be able to check their NIFT 2027 results by using their login credentials. Shortlisted candidates will be able to appear for stage 2 of the NIFT exam, which consists of the NIFT Situation Test, Studio Test, and personal interview/GD depending on the programme they choose. Based on the candidates' performance in all the stages, authorities will release the NIFT 2027 final results on its official website, tentatively in June 2027. Read the complete article to know the steps to download NIFT 2027 results, details mentioned in the NIFT scorecard, and other details.
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Candidates must appear for GAT, CAT, and the Situation test for admission into B.Des programme. Candidates appearing for NIFT B.FTech 2027 have to appear only for GAT. For PG admissions, candidates have to appear for the NIFT PG entrance exam as well as a personal interview round. Candidates who make it to the final merit list can participate in the NIFT counselling process for seat and campus allotment. The counselling process takes place online and follows the candidates' final combined merit rank.
The National Testing Agency will release the NIFT 2027 results for the written exam on its official website. Shortlisted candidates will be able to attend the second stage of the NIFT admission process. Thereafter, the authorities declare the NIFT final result. Candidates can check the NIFT 2027 result dates from the table given below:
Particular | Dates (Tentative) |
|---|---|
NIFT 2027 exam date | February 2027 |
| NIFT 2027 provisional answer key release date | February 2027 |
NIFT 2027 result date for CAT & GAT | March 2027 |
| NIFT 2027 final answer key release date | March 2027 |
NIFT 2027 Situation Test | April 2027 |
NIFT 2027 situation test result date / NIFT final result date | June 2027 |
Candidates who appear for the NIFT entrance exam and subsequent rounds can check the result of NIFT 2027 from the two websites given below. Both NTA as well as National Institute of Fashion Technology will host the NIFT 2027 results on their websites:
Candidates can check the NIFT entrance exam result as well as the NIFT final result from the official website by following the steps given below.
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Candidates are advised to check all details mentioned in the NIFT scorecard. In case of any errors or mistakes, they must contact the authorities immediately to avoid any problems during the NIFT admission process. The following details will be made available in the NIFT results.
The authorities have notified that if a question, for any reason, is found to be wrong, the benefit of marks will be given only to those candidates who attempted the question. On examining the challenges by the subject experts, if it is found that, along with the original answer key, one or more options is correct, then marks will be awarded to all those candidates who have attempted any one of the correct options.
In case two or more candidates get the same marks in the NIFT result, the following criteria will be followed while preparing the rank list.
Different components of the NIFT exam have different weightages for final admissions into various courses of NIFT campuses. The table below provides the selection process weightages for various programmes.
Programme | Test | Weightage |
|---|---|---|
Bachelor of Design (BDes) | CAT | 50% |
GAT | 30% | |
Situation Test | 20% | |
Bachelor of Fashion Technology (B.FTech) | GAT | 100% |
Master of Design (MDes) | CAT | 40% |
GAT | 30% | |
GD/PI | 30% | |
Master of Fashion Technology (M.FTech) | GAT | 70% |
GD/PI | 30% | |
Master of Fashion Management (MFM) | GAT | 70% |
GD/PI | 30% |
With the declaration of the NIFT 2027 result, authorities will also release two types of rank: Category Merit Rank and Common Merit Rank. The Common Merit Rank in NIFT is the All India Rank irrespective of category, while Category Merit Rank is the rank obtained by a candidate within their specific category, such as General, OBC, SC, ST, or PwD.
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The names of the NIFT 2027 result toppers will be available after the result. Meanwhile, candidates can check the names of the previous year's NIFT toppers from the table below:
| Names | Rank |
| Ankit | CMR AIR 1 (BDes) |
| Naman Chaturvedi | CMR AIR 1 (BFTech) |
| Abhijit Singh Tomar | CMR AIR 84 |
| Lavisha Mittal | Category Rank 26 |
| Isha Sagar | Category Rank 44 |
| Name | NIFT Rank (All India Rank) |
|---|---|
| Mansi Jain | AIR 1 |
| Sneha | AIR 3 |
| Mo Rijwan | AIR 6 |
| Akshita dhiman | AIR 85 |
| Anushka Sinha | AIR 135 |
| Tushita Mehra | AIR 153 |
| Nishanth Ashok Shetty | AIR 312 |
The NIFT 2027 result statistics will be available once the authorities declare the result. Meanwhile, candidates can check the previous year's result statistics from the tables below:
The tables below provide the previous year's result statistics for NIFT UG and NIFT PG.
Shift | Examination | Registered | Appeared |
Shift 1 | General Ability Test (GAT) | 17,974 | 16,475 |
Shift 2 | Creative Ability Test (CAT) | 15,903 | 14,586 |
Grand Total | 33,877 | 31,061 | |
Programmes | Registered | Appeared |
Master of Design (M.DES.) | 1083 | 805 |
Master of Fashion Management (M.F.M.) | 844 | 684 |
Master of Fashion Technology (M.F.Tech.) | 46 | 30 |
Grand Total | 1973 | 1519 |
Programme | Registered | Appeared |
B.Des (Artisans) | 19 | 15 |
B.Des Lateral Entry | 30 | 22 |
B.F. Tech Lateral Entry | 09 | 04 |
Bachelor of Design (B.Des Lateral Entry) | 07 | 07 |
Bachelor of Design (B.Des) | 10804 | 8811 |
Grand Total |
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NIFT authorities will release the NIFT counselling schedule on their official website, nift.admissions.nic.in. Shortlisted candidates have to first register for the counselling process. The final NIFT seat allotment will be done based on the candidates' ranks and college preferences given by them. Allotted candidates must report to the allotted colleges, pay the fee, and complete the document verification process to secure admission.
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The NIFT cut-off 2027 will be released on its official website - nift.admissions.nic.in for each round of counselling. The NIFT 2027 cut-off is the minimum rank that candidates must have to secure admission. Aspirants can check the last years' NIFT cutoff from the table below:
NIFT Cutoff (Last Year - 2026)
Particulars | Details |
| NIFT Cutoff | NIFT 2026 Round 1, 2, 3 & Spot round cutoff |
| Particulars | Link |
| NIFT Cut-off PDF | NIFT Past Five Years Cutoff PDF |
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Candidates can check the year-wise NIFT seat acceptance rate in the table below:
Year | Number of registered candidates | Seats Filled | NIFT acceptance rate |
|---|---|---|---|
2021-22 | 20242 | 3777 | 19% |
2020-21 | 26604 | 3810 | 14% |
2019-20 | 29195 | 3692 | 13% |
2018-19 | 31862 | 3305 | 10% |
2017-18 | 29000 | 3319 | 11% |
2016-17 | 26160 | 3279 | 13% |
2015-16 | 27537 | 3006 | 11% |
2014-15 | 26391 | 2742 | 10% |
2013-14 | 19346 | 2680 | 14% |
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Candidates can check the NIFT result on the official website - nift.ac.in or exams.nta.ac.in.
NIFT campuses offer B.Des, B.FTech, M.Des, M.FTech and MFM programmes.
The NIFT 2027 entrance exam result will be tentatively published in March 2027.
The NIFT final result includes the name of the candidates, the name of the program applied for, the roll number, the date of birth, the application number of the candidates, category/reservation details, total marks secured, qualifying status, rank obtained (if applicable), marks obtained in each section of the entrance test, marks secured in the situation test, personal interview, instructions for further admission process, category rank, and common merit rank.
It is expected that more than 16000 candidates will appear for the NIFT entrance exam every year. However, official data has yet to be announced.
No, the NIFT 2027 final answer key will be released tentatively in March 2027.
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