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The National Institute of Fashion Technology is one of the top design colleges in India, with its 20 campuses. To obtain admission to the NIFT campuses in India, there is a huge demand in the fashion industry. Every year, around 16000+ candidates register and appear for the NIFT entrance exam to get admitted into the design programme. The NIFT 2027 exam will be conducted in two stages: Stage 1 - CAT & GAT, Stage 2 - situation test or personal interview round. Shortlisted candidates in NIFT stage 1 will be sent for the stage two examination. Read the complete article to understand the qualifying marks in the NIFT entrance exam, a good score in the NIFT 2027 exam, and other important details.
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The qualifying marks are the scores that the students must get for NIFT admission. The NIFT exam will be conducted in stages based on the BDes and MDes programmes. Shortlisted candidates from the NIFT entrance exam were sent for the next stage of admission in the ratio of 1:4, which means four candidates for every seat. However, candidates are required to clear the NIFT cutoff to secure final admission.
The qualifying marks in the NIFT entrance exam will be the baseline required to enter second stage of NIFT entrance exam followed by securing a rank. While qualifying marks in CAT and GAT helps the candidate to enter the second stage of the exam, the actual rank depends on the total marks secured in the two stages of the examination. In simpler words, scoring qualifying marks will allow you to enter the second stage of the examination, where as securing maximum marks will help you get a higher rank to stand out in one of the most competitive design entrance exam. As per the last year's cutoff, around 75 marks is considered to be a good score for top NIFT campuses in India.
Total Weighted Marks (GAT+CAT+Situation Test) | Rank |
| 82.45 | 2 |
| 80.8 | 10 |
| 79.73 | 14 |
| 79.43 | 21 |
| 78.68 | 26 |
| 74.13 | 142 |
| 73.2 | 202 |
| 72.15 | 266 |
| 72 | 283 |
| 65.2 | 1378 |
| 64.1 | 1633 |
| 64.05 | 1648 |
| 59.8 | 2873 |
| 57 | 3808 |
| 51.25 | 5902 |
| 54 | 5067 |
| 53 | 5095 |
| 50.2 | 6303 |
| 48 | 6975 |
Aspirants need to know that the NIFT exam is conducted in two stages. The stages will be different for UG and PG programmes, which are provided in the table below. GAT is the General Ability Test, and CAT is the Creative Ability Test.
Programme name | NIFT exams | |||||
BDes | GAT | CAT | Situation test | |||
BFTech | GAT | NA | NA | |||
MDes | GAT | CAT | Personal Interview | |||
MFM | GAT | NA | Personal Interview | |||
MFTech | GAT | NA | Personal Interview | |||
Aspirants can refer to the table below that provides the NIFT weightage according to the test for each programme and the required marks to get through in the exam.
Programme | Test | Weightage |
BDes | GAT | 30% |
CAT | 50% | |
Situation test | 20% | |
BFTech | GAT - Section A | 30% |
GAT - Section B | 70% | |
MDes | GAT - Section A | 30% |
CAT | 40% | |
Personal Interview | 30% | |
MFM | GAT - Section A & Section B | 70% |
Personal Interview | 30% | |
MFTech | GAT | 70% |
Personal Interview | 30% |
Several factors affect the qualifying marks of NIFT. They are as follows.
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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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