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    NIFT: Know All About the UG And PG Programme In Fashion Education

    NIFT: Know All About the UG And PG Programme In Fashion Education

    Nidhi AgarwalUpdated on 15 Dec 2022, 09:00 AM IST

    Every year many students apply to the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) however, over the last few years, it is observed that many seats have remained vacant. In the academic year, 2015-16 on average 93.37 per cent seats were filled but in the following years this began to decrease and by 2019-20 it further decreased by 9.02 per cent. But the number of graduates has impressively increased in these five years.

    NIFT: Know All About the UG And PG Programme In Fashion Education
    NIFT: Peek Into Seat Availability And Different Courses At India’s Top Fashion College (Source: Shutterstock)

    NIFT offers a total of 10 courses in undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in the fashion design sector. They are: Bachelor of Design (BDes) in Fashion Communication, BDes in Textile Design, BDes in Fashion Design, BDes in Accessory Design, BDes in Knitwear Design, BDes in Leather Design, Bachelor in Fashion Technology in Apparel Production, Master of Fashion Management, Master in Design, and Master of Fashion Technology.

    NIFT established 16 campuses across India for building leadership in the design sector. The campus is located at New Delhi, Chennai, Gandhinagar, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Jodhpur, Kangra, Kannur, Patna, Raebareli, Shillong and Srinagar.

    Through this article, Careers360 brings the seat availability and the changes in the seat allotment over the last five years at NIFT.

    Overall Analysis Of The Latest Year

    In the year 2019-20, more than 26,000 students applied for admission. Out of the total seats available in all the NIFTs together, only 84.35 per cent seats were filled and 707 seats have remained vacant.

    Academic Year 2019-20 (Pie Chart)

    Academic Year 2019-20


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    Candidate Applied VS Admission Allotted

    Although the number of seats increased over the last five years, the percentage of seats filled decreased in the same period. Every year many seats remain unfilled.

    Number Of Candidates

    Academic Year

    Candidates Applied for Admission

    Seats Offered

    Admission Allotted

    2020

    26,604

    4,517

    3,810

    2019

    29,195

    4,297

    3,692

    2018

    31,862

    3,565

    3,305

    2017

    29,000

    3,547

    3,319

    2016

    26,160

    3,547

    3,319

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    Category Wise Seats Distributed In 2019-20

    In 2019-20, nearly 76 per cent students were from general or regular category, seven per cent each from state domicile and Economically Weaker Section (EWS) and just about 10 per cent were Non-Resident Indian (NRI).

    Category Wise Number Of Seats In 2019-20Number Of Seats

    Category Wise Seats Allotted

    Data acquired from the annual report available on the NIFT website tells us that general category students filled more than 91 per cent seats over the last three years, for the year 2015-16 and 016-17 the seats were filled only based on the Non-NRI with Domicile and NRI category. The EWS category was introduced from 2018-19.

    Percentage Of Seats Filled Over The Last Five Years Against Seats Offered

    Category

    2019-20

    2018-19

    2017-18

    2016-17

    2015-16

    Regular

    91.81

    94.99

    97.39

    -

    -

    State Domicile

    48.56

    62.95

    72.22

    94.76

    94.27

    EWS

    96.54

    71.03

    -

    -

    -

    NRI

    43.02

    44.99

    65.89

    81.62

    84.18

    Total

    84.35

    85.92

    92.71

    93.57

    93.37

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    Programme Wise Graduates

    However the number of students admitted to the design programme varies from course to course, but the number of students admitted and graduated in each course has increased over the last five years.

    Bachelor of Design in Fashion Design remained the most reputed and demanding course as compared to others, it has the highest number of graduates.

    Programme-wise Number Of Graduates (In Numbers)

    Academic Programme

    2019-20

    2018-19

    2017-18

    2016-17

    2015-16

    Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design)

    427

    403

    364

    374

    225

    Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)

    436

    381

    331

    283

    166

    Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design)

    503

    493

    464

    459

    402

    Bachelor of Design (Knitwear Design)

    210

    211

    199

    222

    189

    Bachelor of Design (Leather Design)

    118

    107

    114

    124

    93

    Bachelor of Design (Textile Design)

    401

    380

    355

    410

    297

    Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production)

    350

    318

    324

    334

    260

    Master of Design

    127

    110

    97

    98

    81

    Master of Fashion Management

    430

    419

    408

    398

    287

    Master of Fashion Technology

    83

    91

    81

    79

    63

    Total

    3,083

    2,913

    2,737

    2,781

    2,063

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    NIFT Entrance Exam

    Students willing to pursue the fashion course at NIFT should appear for the NIFT entrance exam. Candidates need to qualify the minimum cut off to get admission into the NIFT campus across the country.

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    Questions related to NIFT Entrance Exam

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    Have a question related to NIFT Entrance Exam ?

    HELLO,

    I am providing you the link below through which you will be able to download the NIFT Question papers with solutions PDF

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    In the above link , you will get the direct links to download the year vise question papers with solutions ,

    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

    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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