Indus University B.Des Admissions 2026
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Northern India Institute of Fashion Technology Mohali (NIIFT Mohali) is not conducting the NIIFT 2025 entrance exam for 2025-26 academic year. Instead, the NIIFT 2025 admissions will be done on a first-come, first-served basis without any design entrance exam being conducted. The NIIFT 2025 application form is open till July 15. Candidates can apply for admission from the official website. Candidates are advised to check the eligibility criteria before filling out the NIIFT 2025 application form. Continue reading for more details on how to apply for NIIFT 2025, eligibility criteria, paper pattern and more.
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Candidates will be provided with admission into B.Sc Fashion Design, B.Sc Textile Design, B.Voc Fashion Design and Garment Technology, and M.Sc Fashion Marketing & Management through the NIIFT 2025 admission process.
The full form of NIIFT is Northern India Institute of Fashion Technology. The authorities conduct the entrance exam for admissions in all Undergraduate Programmes offered by NIIFT. However, this year the admissions are being done on first-come, first-serve basis without entrance exams.

NIIFT Full Name | Northern India Institute of Fashion Technology |
Short Exam Name | NIIFT |
Conducting Body | Northern India Institute of Fashion Technology |
Frequency of Conduct | Once a year |
NIIFT 2025 official website | niiftindia.com |
NIIFT entrance exam date 2024 | No entrance exam |
NIIFT 2024 registration start date | May 2025 |
NIIFT entrance exam 2024 application form last date | July 15, 2025 |
The authorities have not announced the NIIFT 2025 exam date. As per the notification released by the institute, the NIIFT 2025 entrance exam will not be conducted. Candidates will be admitted based on first-come first serve basis.
Particular | NIIFT Dates |
NIIFT 2025 admission registration start date | May 2025 |
Last date to apply for NIIFT 2025 admissions | July 2025 |
NIIFT 2025 exam date | No entrance exam |
Commencement of counselling | July 2025 |
Northern India Institute of Fashion Technology offers design courses in both undergraduate and postgraduate level. Candidates are required to qualify the NIIFT 2024 entrance examination to get admission to NIIFT courses. List of NIIFT courses 2024 are as follows:
B.SC Fashion Design
B.SC Textile Design
B.VOC Fashion Design and Garment Technology
M.SC Fashion Marketing and Management
For undergraduate courses, the authorities conduct the NIIFT entrance exam, which is followed by situation test and interview. Final Merit of marks will be compiled on the weightage based on Examination.
Exam conducting authority has released the NIIFT 2025 eligibility criteria in the official brochure. The eligibility criteria include the requirements that candidates have to meet to be eligible for admission.
Should have passed class 12 in the 10+2 pattern of examination of any recognized Central/State Board of Secondary Examination, such as Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi, and Council for Indian School of Certificate Examination, New Delhi OR
General Certificate Education (GCE) Examination (London/Cambridge/Sri- Lanka) at the Advanced (A) level or Any Public School/Board/University Examination in India or in Foreign countries recognized by the Association of Indian Universities as equivalent to 10+2 system OR
A pass grade in the Senior Secondary School Examination conducted by the National Open School with a minimum of five subjects or 3 or 4-years diploma recognized by AICTE or a State Board of Technical Education
B.Sc/ B.Tech/ B.E or
B.Com/ BBA/ BCA/B.A/ B.Des with any one of the following subjects: Economics/Statistics/ Management / Marketing / Mathematics /Textiles/ Fashion/ Accounts/ Computers / Home
Science /any other related Diploma
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The NIIFT 2025 application form is open till July 15, 2025. Candidates can fill the application form online. Along with submitting the required details and documents, aspirants also have to pay a non-refundable NIIFT 2025 registration fee of Rs. 1750 (Rs. 440 for SC/ST /PHP Category candidates).
To begin with, candidates have to visit the NIIFT 2025 official website - applyadmission.net/niiftmohali2025 and click on the link to fill NIIFT application form 2025. Candidates must complete initial registration to generate login credentials. Next, the application details must be filled in as per the requirement.
Category | Fees |
General Category candidates | Rs. 1750 |
SC/ST /PHP Category candidates | Rs. 440 |
Before starting with preparation, candidates are advised to check NIIFT 2025 exam pattern to know the mode and types of questions asked in the entrance exam. The authorities release the exam pattern of NIIFT through a brochure.
Particular | Details |
Duration | 3 hours |
Number of sections | Quantitative Ability Communication Ability English Comprehension Analytical Ability Creative Ability |
Total questions | 100+1 |
NIIFT Total Marks | 125 |
Negative Marking | There will be no negative marking |
Sections | NIIFT number of questions | NIIFT total marks |
Quantitative Ability | 25 | 25 |
Communication Ability | 25 | 25 |
English Comprehension | 25 | 25 |
Analytical Ability | 25 | 25 |
Creative Ability | 1 | 25 |
Total | 100+1 | 125 |
While filling out the NIIFT application form, the authorities will allow candidates to select their preferred exam city.
Test City | Code | Test City | Code |
Chandigarh | 01 | Ludhiana | 04 |
Dehradun | 02 | Lucknow | 05 |
Delhi | 03 | Patna | 06 |
Candidates will be able to check the result of NIIFT 2025 from the official website. To download the NIIFT 2025 result, candidates will have to follow the below given steps:
Visit the official website
Click on the link to download NIIFT entrance exam result
Login using the application number and password
Upon successful login, the NIIFT exam result 2025 will be displayed on the screen
Download and take a printout of the same.
Final merit will be compiled on the basis of all the three levels of the test - entrance exam, situation test and interview. The authorities will create a common merit list for General and Reserved categories /sub categories ( if applicable ) candidates.
Written exam: 60% weightage of 125 marks
Situation Test: 20% weightage of 20 marks
Interview: 20% weight age of 20 Marks.
In case two or more candidates secures same score, the rank of the candidate in the merit list securing equal marks will be in accordance with the following criteria:
The candidate securing higher aggregate percentage marks in qualifying examination shall be taken higher rank in order of merit
In case a tie still exists, the candidate senior in age shall rank in order of merit.
The authorities have released the NIIFT 2025 provisional call letter on the official website applyadmission.net/niiftmohali2025. Candidates can download the call letter using their application number, date of birth and registered email id. The NIIFT 2025 admissions will be done as pe the reservation criteria.
Course | Mohali | Ludhiana | Jalandhar | Total |
B.SC Fashion Design | 60 | - | 30 | 90 |
B.SC Textile Design | 60 | - | - | 60 |
B.VOC Fashion Design and Garment Technology | - | 25 | - | 25 |
M.SC Fashion Marketing and Management | 30 | - | - | 30 |
Total | 150 | 25 | 30 | 205 |
Particular | NIIFT Fees |
Admission Processing fee | Rs.2000/-(one time- non refundable ) |
Tuition Fee | Rs.52000/- Per Semester |
Library Fee | Rs.5000/- per annum |
Insurance Fee | Rs.1,250/- per annum |
Ex-Curricular Fee | Rs.2500/- per annum |
College Dev. & Maintenance Fee | Rs.1000/- per annum |
Institute Security | Rs.4000/- (one Time)fully refundable |
Total Institute Fee (A.1 toA.7) | Rs. 67750/- |
Hostel Security | Rs. 4000/-(one Time)fully refundable |
Hostel Fee | Rs.12500/- per semester |
Electricity | Rs.3000/- per semester |
Total Hostel Fee(B.1 to B.3) | Rs.19500/- Per semester |
BUS FEE – MOHALI | Rs.3500/- per semester |
BUS FEE – CHANDIGARH /PANCHKULA | RS .5000/- Per semester |
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Yes, candidates can register for NIIFT 2025 till July 15, 2025.
The institute will not conduct NIIFT 2025 exam.
NIIFT 2025 official website is niiftindia.com.
Full form of NIIFT is Northern India Institute of Fashion Technology.
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