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    What is Spot Round in NIFT Counselling? Check Complete Schedule for NIFT 2026 Spot Round

    What is Spot Round in NIFT Counselling? Check Complete Schedule for NIFT 2026 Spot Round

    Himanshu ShekharUpdated on 24 Jul 2026, 10:34 PM IST

    The NIFT 2026 spot round is the last round of the counselling process in the NIFT admissions. The NIFT 2026 spot round seat allotment and cutoff have been published on July 24, 2026. All the shortlisted candidates in the spot round seat allotment will have to pay the admission fee from July 24 – 27, 2026. National Institute of Fashion Technology will conduct the NIFT spot round counselling after the centralised NIFT counselling rounds. Similar to other rounds of NIFT seat allotment, the candidates will be able to secure a seat based on their score in the NIFT entrance exam and their campus preferences. Read the complete article by Careers360 to know what a spot round is in NIFT counselling and get complete details of the admission process.

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    1. NIFT 2026 Spot Round Counselling Schedule
    2. What is NIFT Spot Round Counselling?
    3. Who Can Register for NIFT Spot Round Counselling?
    4. Who cannot register for NIFT Spot Round Counselling?
    5. Important Rules for the Spot Round of NIFT Counselling
    What is Spot Round in NIFT Counselling? Check Complete Schedule for NIFT 2026 Spot Round
    Spot Round in NIFT Counselling

    Candidates will be admitted into the UG and PG programmes of participating NIFT campuses after obtaining seat allotment in the NIFT spot round.

    NIFT 2026 Spot Round Counselling Schedule

    ParticularsDates

    Spot round registration

    July 19 - 22, 2026

    Document verification

    July 19 - 22, 2026

    Choice filling and locking

    July 19 - 23, 2026

    NIFT 2026 spot round seat allotment

    July 24, 2026

    Reporting to campuses

    July 29, 2026

    What is NIFT Spot Round Counselling?

    The NIFT 2026 spot round is the process to conduct NIFT admissions into the vacant seats of participating NIFT campuses after the centralised counselling rounds have ended. Candidates must strictly adhere to the rules and guidelines issued by the authorities for the spot round of NIFT counselling.

    Who Can Register for NIFT Spot Round Counselling?

    As per the existing rules, the following candidates can register for the NIFT spot round counselling.

    • All the eligible candidates having a Common Merit Rank (CMR)
    • The candidates who obtained seat allotment and paid the fee in the previous rounds
    • The candidates who did not get a seat allotment in the previous rounds of counselling
    • Candidates who obtained seat allotment in previous rounds but did not pay the fees.
    • Candidates who have withdrawn from the allotted seat in previous rounds of counselling
    • Candidates with valid Common Merit Rank (CMR) who did not register for seat allotment and/or did not fill in preference/choice filling, and did not upload the required documents during the registration for Seat Allotment.
    • All the Eligible Candidates having a Common Merit Rank under NLEA (Lateral Entry Admission)

    Who cannot register for NIFT Spot Round Counselling?

    The following candidates are not allowed to register for the spot round of the NIFT counselling process

    • Candidates who have been rejected during the process of document verification for not fulfilling the eligibility criteria or not having a valid Category Certificate.
    • Artisan Category
    • Pure NRI candidates are admitted based on SAT /GMAT/GRE scores
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    Important Rules for the Spot Round of NIFT Counselling

    • In this round, all the eligible candidates, including absentees of the main counselling, will also be eligible. Candidates who have completed their registration initially will not be required to register again.
    • In the NIFT spot round counselling, seat allocation will be done as per the rules and order of merit.
    • The seat allotment result will be published on the website. The candidate must log in and download the provisional allotment letter.
    • The authorities will also publish opening and closing cut-off ranks for the NIFT spot round counselling
    • All the candidates will have to report finally at the allotted Campus as per the schedule.
    • The spot round of NIFT counseling is the final round of seat allotment, and no request for withdrawal will be considered. In case any candidate withdraws the allotted seat, the entire admission fee paid by the candidate during registration for the spot round will be forfeited, except the security Deposit.
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