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    Top NIFT Campuses and Programmes for Low Rank in NIFT UG 2027

    Top NIFT Campuses and Programmes for Low Rank in NIFT UG 2027

    Tekumalla AvinashramUpdated on 16 Sep 2026, 02:43 PM IST

    The National Institute of Fashion Technology campuses are among the top design colleges in India. The NIFT cut-off varies across different NIFT campuses in India. NIFT Delhi, NIFT Bengaluru, and NIFT Mumbai are considered among the top NIFT campuses and require a very good score. However, candidates with a low rank in NIFT 2027 also have plenty of options. Read the complete article to know the top NIFT campuses and programmes for a low rank in NIFT based on past cut-off trends.

    Top NIFT Campuses and Programmes for Low Rank in NIFT UG 2027
    Top NIFT Campuses for NIFT Rank 2000 or Below

    Through the NIFT entrance exam, for undergraduate programmes candidates will be admitted into B.Des and B.FTech programmes of participating institutes.

    NIFT 2027 Campus and Programmes for Low Rank

    The table below provides the list of NIFT and the programmes for which the closing rank went beyond 2000 after three rounds of NIFT counselling, as per the previous year's trends. The NIFT 2026 cut-off given below indicates that candidates who had ranks as low as 2000 and beyond were able to secure admissions into various programs. For this article, only the Open category cut-off has been considered, as it gives an accurate picture of admission chances of a particular candidate solely based on the rank without any reservation benefit.

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    Top Campuses and Programmes for NIFT Rank Below 2000

    Round
    Institute
    Program
    Quota
    Category
    Opening Rank
    (Common Merit Rank)
    Closing Rank
    (Common Merit Rank)
    Round 3NIFT PanchkulaBachelor of Design (Knitwear Design)All India QuotaOpen29852985
    Round 3NIFT RaebareliBachelor of Design (Fashion Design)All India QuotaOpen21972890
    Round 3NIFT RaebareliBachelor of Design (Leather Design)All India QuotaOpen31133662
    Round 3NIFT ShillongBachelor of Design (Fashion Design)All India QuotaOpen23662527
    Round 3NIFT ShillongBachelor of Design (Fashion Design)Meghalaya/Assam/Arunachal Pradesh/Manipur/Mizoram/Sikkim/Nagaland/Tripura QuotaOpen43994399
    Round 3NIFT ShillongBachelor of Design (Textile Design)All India QuotaOpen35173630
    Round 3NIFT ShillongBachelor of Design (Textile Design)Meghalaya/Assam/Arunachal Pradesh/Manipur/Mizoram/Sikkim/Nagaland/Tripura QuotaOpen53125312
    Round 3NIFT ShillongBachelor of Design (Accessory Design)All India QuotaOpen24002439
    Round 3NIFT KangraBachelor of Design (Textile Design)All India QuotaOpen25152891
    Round 3NIFT BengaluruBachelor of Design (Textile Design)-NRI SponsoredAll India QuotaOpen43634363
    Round 3NIFT BhopalBachelor of Design (Fashion Design)-NRI SponsoredAll India QuotaOpen50645064
    Round 3NIFT BhopalBachelor of Design (Textile Design)All India QuotaOpen23582358
    Round 3NIFT BhopalBachelor of Design (Textile Design)Madhya Pradesh QuotaOpen34633463
    Round 3NIFT KangraBachelor of Design (Accessory Design)Himachal Pradesh QuotaOpen73037303
    Round 3NIFT JodhpurBachelor of Design (Textile Design)Rajasthan QuotaOpen21582158
    Round 3NIFT JodhpurBachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)-NRI SponsoredAll India QuotaOpen56775677
    Round 3NIFT BhopalBachelor of Design (Knitwear Design)All India QuotaOpen31613161
    Round 3NIFT BhopalBachelor of Design (Knitwear Design)Madhya Pradesh QuotaOpen37453745
    Round 3NIFT BhopalBachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)-NRI SponsoredAll India QuotaOpen60127440
    Round 3NIFT ChennaiBachelor of Design (Textile Design)-NRI SponsoredAll India QuotaOpen29762976
    Round 3NIFT ChennaiBachelor of Design (Knitwear Design)All India QuotaOpen20522052
    Round 3NIFT BhubaneswarBachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production)Odisha QuotaOpen20502050
    Round 3NIFT BhubaneswarBachelor of Design (Accessory Design)Odisha QuotaOpen23072307
    Round 3NIFT BhubaneswarBachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)Odisha QuotaOpen22842284
    Round 3NIFT SrinagarBachelor of Design (Fashion Design)All India QuotaOpen29222922
    Round 3NIFT SrinagarBachelor of Design (Textile Design)All India QuotaOpen21703676
    Round 3NIFT SrinagarBachelor of Design (Accessory Design)All India QuotaOpen23842384
    Round 3NIFT SrinagarBachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)Jammu/Kashmir/Ladakh QuotaOpen64506450
    Round 3NIFT VaranasiBachelor of Design (Fashion Design)All India QuotaOpen20132526
    Round 3NIFT VaranasiBachelor of Design (Fashion Design)-NRI SponsoredAll India QuotaOpen60166016
    Round 3NIFT DamanBachelor of Design (Textile Design)All India QuotaOpen34243424
    Round 3NIFT HyderabadBachelor of Design (Textile Design)-NRI SponsoredAll India QuotaOpen52748362
    Round 3NIFT VaranasiBachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)-NRI SponsoredAll India QuotaOpen54475447
    Round 3NIFT VaranasiBachelor of Design (Fashion Interiors)All India QuotaOpen20972717
    Round 3NIFT VaranasiBachelor of Design (Fashion Interiors)Uttar Pradesh QuotaOpen32833356
    Round 3NIFT RaipurBachelor of Design (Fashion Design)All India QuotaOpen31373438
    Round 3NIFT RaipurBachelor of Design (Accessory Design)All India QuotaOpen32663377
    Round 3NIFT RaipurBachelor of Design (Accessory Design)Chhattisgarh QuotaOpen46815189
    Round 3NIFT RaipurBachelor of Design (Fashion Interiors)All India QuotaOpen31703663
    Round 3NIFT KannurBachelor of Design (Knitwear Design)All India QuotaOpen29413042
    Round 3NIFT KannurBachelor of Design (Knitwear Design)Kerala QuotaOpen33443344
    Round 3NIFT KolkataBachelor of Design (Leather Design)All India QuotaOpen26042604
    Round 3NIFT New DelhiBachelor of Design (Textile Design)-NRI SponsoredAll India QuotaOpen22702270
    Round 3NIFT New DelhiBachelor of Design (Leather Design)-NRI SponsoredAll India QuotaOpen28232823
    Round 3NIFT PatnaBachelor of Design (Fashion Design)All India QuotaOpen20322123
    Round 3NIFT PatnaBachelor of Design (Fashion Design)Bihar QuotaOpen22173411
    Round 3NIFT PatnaBachelor of Design (Textile Design)All India QuotaOpen28732987
    Round 3NIFT PatnaBachelor of Design (Accessory Design)Bihar QuotaOpen22212221
    Round 3NIFT PanchkulaBachelor of Design (Textile Design)All India QuotaOpen24022402
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    Yes, a diploma holder in Computer Engineering can apply for the NIFT entrance exam , but only through the lateral entry route.

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