KR Mangalam University B.Des Admissions 2026
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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.
Through the NIFT entrance exam, for undergraduate programmes candidates will be admitted into B.Des and B.FTech programmes of participating institutes.
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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Round | Institute | Program | Quota | Category | Opening Rank (Common Merit Rank) | Closing Rank (Common Merit Rank) |
| Round 3 | NIFT Panchkula | Bachelor of Design (Knitwear Design) | All India Quota | Open | 2985 | 2985 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Raebareli | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | All India Quota | Open | 2197 | 2890 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Raebareli | Bachelor of Design (Leather Design) | All India Quota | Open | 3113 | 3662 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Shillong | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | All India Quota | Open | 2366 | 2527 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Shillong | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | Meghalaya/Assam/Arunachal Pradesh/Manipur/Mizoram/Sikkim/Nagaland/Tripura Quota | Open | 4399 | 4399 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Shillong | Bachelor of Design (Textile Design) | All India Quota | Open | 3517 | 3630 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Shillong | Bachelor of Design (Textile Design) | Meghalaya/Assam/Arunachal Pradesh/Manipur/Mizoram/Sikkim/Nagaland/Tripura Quota | Open | 5312 | 5312 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Shillong | Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design) | All India Quota | Open | 2400 | 2439 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Kangra | Bachelor of Design (Textile Design) | All India Quota | Open | 2515 | 2891 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Bengaluru | Bachelor of Design (Textile Design)-NRI Sponsored | All India Quota | Open | 4363 | 4363 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Bhopal | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design)-NRI Sponsored | All India Quota | Open | 5064 | 5064 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Bhopal | Bachelor of Design (Textile Design) | All India Quota | Open | 2358 | 2358 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Bhopal | Bachelor of Design (Textile Design) | Madhya Pradesh Quota | Open | 3463 | 3463 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Kangra | Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design) | Himachal Pradesh Quota | Open | 7303 | 7303 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Jodhpur | Bachelor of Design (Textile Design) | Rajasthan Quota | Open | 2158 | 2158 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Jodhpur | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)-NRI Sponsored | All India Quota | Open | 5677 | 5677 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Bhopal | Bachelor of Design (Knitwear Design) | All India Quota | Open | 3161 | 3161 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Bhopal | Bachelor of Design (Knitwear Design) | Madhya Pradesh Quota | Open | 3745 | 3745 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Bhopal | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)-NRI Sponsored | All India Quota | Open | 6012 | 7440 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Chennai | Bachelor of Design (Textile Design)-NRI Sponsored | All India Quota | Open | 2976 | 2976 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Chennai | Bachelor of Design (Knitwear Design) | All India Quota | Open | 2052 | 2052 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Bhubaneswar | Bachelor of Fashion Technology (Apparel Production) | Odisha Quota | Open | 2050 | 2050 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Bhubaneswar | Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design) | Odisha Quota | Open | 2307 | 2307 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Bhubaneswar | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | Odisha Quota | Open | 2284 | 2284 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Srinagar | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | All India Quota | Open | 2922 | 2922 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Srinagar | Bachelor of Design (Textile Design) | All India Quota | Open | 2170 | 3676 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Srinagar | Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design) | All India Quota | Open | 2384 | 2384 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Srinagar | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication) | Jammu/Kashmir/Ladakh Quota | Open | 6450 | 6450 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Varanasi | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | All India Quota | Open | 2013 | 2526 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Varanasi | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design)-NRI Sponsored | All India Quota | Open | 6016 | 6016 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Daman | Bachelor of Design (Textile Design) | All India Quota | Open | 3424 | 3424 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Hyderabad | Bachelor of Design (Textile Design)-NRI Sponsored | All India Quota | Open | 5274 | 8362 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Varanasi | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Communication)-NRI Sponsored | All India Quota | Open | 5447 | 5447 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Varanasi | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Interiors) | All India Quota | Open | 2097 | 2717 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Varanasi | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Interiors) | Uttar Pradesh Quota | Open | 3283 | 3356 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Raipur | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | All India Quota | Open | 3137 | 3438 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Raipur | Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design) | All India Quota | Open | 3266 | 3377 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Raipur | Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design) | Chhattisgarh Quota | Open | 4681 | 5189 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Raipur | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Interiors) | All India Quota | Open | 3170 | 3663 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Kannur | Bachelor of Design (Knitwear Design) | All India Quota | Open | 2941 | 3042 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Kannur | Bachelor of Design (Knitwear Design) | Kerala Quota | Open | 3344 | 3344 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Kolkata | Bachelor of Design (Leather Design) | All India Quota | Open | 2604 | 2604 |
| Round 3 | NIFT New Delhi | Bachelor of Design (Textile Design)-NRI Sponsored | All India Quota | Open | 2270 | 2270 |
| Round 3 | NIFT New Delhi | Bachelor of Design (Leather Design)-NRI Sponsored | All India Quota | Open | 2823 | 2823 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Patna | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | All India Quota | Open | 2032 | 2123 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Patna | Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design) | Bihar Quota | Open | 2217 | 3411 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Patna | Bachelor of Design (Textile Design) | All India Quota | Open | 2873 | 2987 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Patna | Bachelor of Design (Accessory Design) | Bihar Quota | Open | 2221 | 2221 |
| Round 3 | NIFT Panchkula | Bachelor of Design (Textile Design) | All India Quota | Open | 2402 | 2402 |
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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.
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
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