The National Institute of Fashion Technology Bengaluru campus is the most prestigious and preferred campus as it is located in the city of IT hub. Every year, a huge number of students appear for the NIFT entrance exam to obtain design admission. NIFT Bangalore campus is one of the top ranked among all the 19 NIFT campuses in India. To get admission into this campus, candidates often wonder “what rank is required for NIFT Bangalore?”. To know how to get admission in NIFT based on the rank, we have explained the details in this article about the NIFT Bangalore cutoff and more.
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Admission into the NIFT campuses will be done based on the AIR (All India Rank) obtained by the students. This is also called the NIFT Common Merit Rank (CMR) which is the opening and closing rank required by the candidates for getting NIFT admission.
The NIFT authorities will release the NIFT Cutoff category-wise and round-wise after NIFT counselling at nift.admissions.nic.in. Candidates can check the NIFT cutoff marks with each round of counselling results for UG and PG programmes. Candidates also need to know the required NIFT Bangalore cutoff which will be released after the NIFT Counselling.
Aspirants need to know the expected rank required for NIFT Bangalore campus. The closing rank of NIFT Bangalore varies every year based on the factors provided below.
Total number of applications received for the academic year
Total numbers of candidates appeared for the entrance exam
Difficulty levels of the exam
Total number of seats availability
Previous year trends
Reservation categories
UG Programmes | Opening & closing ranks |
BDes Knitwear design | Round 1: 578-856 Round 2: 559-908 Round 3: 733-802 |
BDes Accessory design | Round 1: 103-313 Round 2: 222-338 Round 3: 299-299 |
BDes Fashion Communication | Round 1: 5-127 Round 2: 128-135 Round 3: NA |
BDes Fashion Design | Round 1: 35-232 Round 2: 172-242 Round 3: 247-253 |
BDes Textile Design | Round 1: 331-652 Round 2: 692-692 Round 3: NA |
BFTech Apparel production | Round 1: 51-119 Round 2: 128-177 Round 3: 182-190 |
PG Programmes | Rank Required |
MDes | Round 1: 5-57 Round 2: 63-74 Round 3: NA |
MFM | Round 1: 8-65 Round 2: 66-68 Round 3: 74-76 |
The NIFT 2026 seat matrix for Bangalore campus will be released online through the official brochure at nift.ac.in. Meanwhile, candidates can know how many seats are available in each programme at NIFT Bangalore by going through the details in the table below as the previous year seat matrix.
Programme name | Total number of seats |
BDes Accessory design | 38 |
BDes Fashion Communication | 38 |
BDes Fashion Design | 38 |
BDes Knitwear Design | 38 |
BDes Textile Design | 38 |
BFTech Apparel Production | 38 |
Master of Fashion Design (MDes) | 38 |
Master of Fashion Management (MFM) | 38 |
Total | 304 |
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
As NIFT Bangalore is one of the top three campuses, hence the candidates opting for this campus need to obtain higher ranks.
The total number of seats at NIFT Bangalore are 304 for UG & PG courses.
Yes, the NIFT cutoffs vary every year depending on the factors explained in the article above.
On Question asked by student community
Hello aspirant,
The National Testing Agency (NTA) has determined the official date for NIFT 2026 applicant registrations, which is expected to open in November 2025. Online applications will be accepted through January 2026.
For complete information, you can visit our site through following link:
https://design.careers360.com/exams/nift-entrance-exam
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Hello,
According to the sources, the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) entrance exam for 2026 will be held in February 2026. Also, the registration period may open from November 2025.
I hope it will clear your query!!
Dear Candidate ,
Yes , you are eligible for NIFT - UG 2026 . Based on your birthdate , you will be 19 years old as of August 1 , 2026 , which is well within the age limit .
NIFT requires applicants to be under 24 years of age on August 1 of the admission year , with a 5 year relaxation for SC/ST/PwD candidates .
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