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    NIFT 2026 Spot Round Counselling: Registration (Open), Seat Allotment, Eligibility & Vacant Seats

    NIFT 2026 Spot Round Counselling: Registration (Open), Seat Allotment, Eligibility & Vacant Seats

    Sumeet SudarshanUpdated on 19 Jul 2026, 11:37 AM IST

    The NIFT spot round counselling 2026 registrations is open from July 19 to 22, 2026. The choice filling for the NIFT 2026 spot round will be open till July 23. Candidates can register on the official website - nift.admissions.nic.in. The seat allotment for the spot round will be released on July 24. The spot round in NIFT 2026 counselling is conducted to fill any vacant seats left after the counselling rounds. Candidates who did not register during the counselling process must register separately for the NIFT 2026 spot round counselling and required fee. The seat allotment in NIFT spot round counselling 2026 will be done based on rank in NIFT 2026 and the college preferences given by them.

    NIFT 2026 Spot Round Counselling: Registration (Open), Seat Allotment, Eligibility & Vacant Seats
    NIFT 2026 Spot Round

    Allotted candidates in the NIFT 2026 spot round counselling are required to report to the campus to confirm their admission. The NIFT spot counselling 2026 is the final round of admissions through the NIFT entrance exam, and the authorities will not conduct a counselling round after that.

    NIFT Spot Round Counselling 2026 Dates

    The table below provides the important dates for NIFT 2026 spot round counselling.

    NIFT 2026 Spot Round Counselling Dates

    Particulars

    Dates

    Registration for Spot Round with Registration

    Fee and Academic Fee

    July 19-22, 2026 (upto 12 midnight)



    Document Verification of new registered

    candidates

    July 19-22, 2026 (upto 6 pm)

    Choice Filling/ Modifications and Locking

    July 19-23, 2026 (upto 12 midnight)

    Allotment of Seat

    July 24, 2026

    Admission fee payment

    July 24-27, 2026 (upto midnight)

    Physical reporting at allotted NIFT Campus

    July 29, 2026


    Who Can Register for NIFT Spot Round Counselling 2026?

    The following candidates for the spot round in NIFT counselling 2026 -

    • All the Eligible candidates having a Common Merit Rank (CMR)

    • The candidates who have been allotted a seat and paid the fee in previous rounds

    • Candidates who have not been allotted a seat in previous rounds of Seat Allotment.

    • Candidates who have been allotted a seat in the 1st to 3rd Round but have not paid the fees.

    • Candidates who have withdrawn from the seat allotted in the previous rounds of the Seat Allotment.

    • Candidates with valid Common Merit Rank (CMR) who have not registered for Seat Allotment and/or not filled in preference/choice filling & not uploaded the required documents during the registration for Seat Allotment.

    • All the Eligible Candidates having a Common Merit Rank under NLEA (Lateral Entry Admission)

    Who Cannot Register for NIFT Spot Round Counselling 2026?

    The following candidates are not allowed to register for the spot counselling round in NIFT 2026 -

    • Candidates who have been rejected during the process of document verification due to not fulfilling the eligibility criteria, or not having a VALID Category Certificate.

    • Artisan Category

    • Pure NRI candidates are admitted based on SAT/GMAT/GRE scores


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    NIFT 2026 Spot Round Seat Allotment

    The NIFT 2026 spot round seat allotment will be released on July 24, 2026. Candidates can check the seat allotment through their login. Allotted candidates have to accept the seat and pay the admission fee by July 27 to confirm their admission. The candidates must also report to the allotted campus on July 29, 2026.

    Withdrawal or Non-acceptance of Seat in NIFT 2026 Spot Round

    The NIFT 2026 Spot round counselling is the final round of seat allotment. Since it is the final round, no request for withdrawal will be entertained. In case any candidate withdraws or does not accept the allotted seat, the admission fees paid by the candidate during the spot round registration will be forfeited, except the Security Deposit

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