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The NIFT Second Round 2026 Schedule by NTA will be available once the NIFT result is declared. The National Testing Agency will publish the NIFT 2026 second round schedule on the official website - exams.nta.nic.in/niftee. The second round in NIFT 2026 consists of the NIFT situation test and the personal interview rounds. Only those candidates who get shortlisted in the NIFT 2026 entrance exam result will be eligible to participate in the second round. In this article, get the NIFT second round 2026 schedule by NTA.
Candidates have to appear for all components of the NIFT entrance exam as applicable for the programme applied for to secure NIFT admission into participating campuses. The NIFT final result and the NIFT cutoff 2026 will be determined after considering the candidate’s performance in all components of the exam.
The schedule for the second round in NIFT 2026 will be notified on the official website, tentatively in March 2026. While the situation test in NIFT 2026 is conducted for the B.Des programme, the personal interview is conducted for NIFT PG programmes, which include M.Des, M.FTech, and MFM programmes.
Particulars | B.Des | MDes/MFTech/MFM |
NIFT 2026 result | March 20, 2026 | March 20, 2026 |
NIFT 2026 second round notification date | March 2026 | March 2026 |
NIFT 2026 situation test admit card/ interview call letter | First week of April 2026 | Fourth week of March 2026 |
Situation Test 2026 for B.Des | Second week of April 2026 | - |
NIFT PG interview dates | - | First week of April 2026 |
NIFT 2026 final result | May 2026 | May 2026 |
The admit card for the situation test will be issued tentatively in the first week of April 2026. Similarly, NTA will also issue interview call letters for NIFT PG programmes tentatively in the fourth week of March 2026. Candidates can download them from the official website through their login.
The NIFT situation test 2026 will be conducted for the B.Des programme, tentatively in the second week of April 2026. Candidates have to appear in person for the situation test at designated exam centres. The situation test requires the candidates to create a model using a given set of materials under given scenarios. The situation test carries 20% weight in the NIFT BDes selection process.
The interview round for the NIFT PG programme will be conducted across multiple days, tentatively in the first week of April 2026. The interview round has 30% weightage in the selection process of NIFT PG programmes.
The NIFT 2026 final result will be declared tentatively in May 2026, based on the combined scores of the candidates in all the components of the entrance exam. The NIFT cutoff will be determined based on the candidate’s score in the final result.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The second round schedule for NIFT 2026 can be checked on the official website - exams.nta.nic.in/niftee or nift.ac.in.
Yes, there is a second round in NIFT, which consists of a situation test for BDes and an interview for PG programmes.
The second round of NIFT 2026 will be held tentatively in April 2026.
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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.
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