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    What are Qualifying Marks For NIFT 2026? Check Weightage & Minimum Score

    What are Qualifying Marks For NIFT 2026? Check Weightage & Minimum Score

    Tekumalla AvinashramUpdated on 03 Jun 2026, 09:38 PM IST

    The National Institute of Fashion Technology is one of the top design colleges in India, with its 20 campuses. To obtain NIFT admission into its 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. NTA earlier conducted NIFT 2026 on February 8, 2026. The NIFT 2026 final result has been declared on June 3, 2026, on its official website. Read the complete article by Careers360 to know what is the qualifying marks in NIFT 2026.

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    1. What are the qualifying marks for NIFT?
    2. Understanding of the qualifying marks for the NIFT exam
    3. Weightage in NIFT Selection Process
    4. Factors affecting the NIFT qualifying marks
    What are Qualifying Marks For NIFT 2026? Check Weightage & Minimum Score
    What are Qualifying Marks For NIFT?

    What are the qualifying marks for NIFT?

    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. All the 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.

    Understanding of the qualifying marks for the NIFT exam

    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

    Weightage in NIFT Selection Process

    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%


    Factors affecting the NIFT qualifying marks

    Several factors affect the qualifying marks of NIFT. They are as follows.

    • Difficulty levels of the exam
    • Total number of applicants
    • Seat intake
    • Category reservations
    • Candidates overall performance
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    Questions related to NIFT Entrance Exam

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    Have a question related to NIFT Entrance Exam ?

    If your NIFT B.Des. entrance exam is approaching, focus on revision rather than learning new topics.

    • Revise design principles, colour theory, perspective, and composition.
    • Practise quick sketches within a time limit.
    • Solve previous years' question papers to understand the exam pattern.
    • Improve observation skills by sketching everyday objects.
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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