UPES B.Des Admissions 2026
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The National Institute of Fashion Technology offers design admissions into its undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. These NIFT admissions are based on the scores of the NIFT entrance exam. To obtain admission into the design programmes for NIFT 2026, candidates wonder “what rank is required for NIFT Hyderabad?”. For this, the NIFT officials will release the rank required for NIFT Hyderabad in the form of CMR online at nift.admissions.nic.in. Aspirants can also know ‘what is CMR in NIFT?’.
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CMR is the Common Merit Rank required for admission into the NIFT campuses in India. The CMR for Hyderabad is the opening and closing rank required by the candidates for getting NIFT admission. Applicants need to know the NIFT Cutoff required for Hyderabad to get admission.
The authorities at NIFT 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. NIFT Hyderabad rank requirement will be updated after its release. Meanwhile, aspirants can check the expected rank required for NIFT Hyderabad.
Aspirants need to know the expected rank required for NIFT Hyderabad. Hence, for an idea of how much rank is required, candidates can check the provided previous year’s NIFT 2025 Cutoff with the opening and closing ranks of NIFT programmes for the open category.
UG Programmes | Opening & closing ranks |
BDes Knitwear design | Round 1: 518-1146 Round 2: 1154-1199 Round 3: 607-1220 |
BDes Accessory design | Round 1: 338-452 Round 2: 474-576 Round 3: NA |
BDes Fashion Communication | Round 1: 93-209 Round 2: 235-264 Round 3: NA |
BDes Fashion Design | Round 1: 229-370 Round 2: 372-426 Round 3: NA |
BDes Textile Design | Round 1: 439-945 Round 2: 752-962 Round 3: 940-976 |
BFTech Apparel production | Round 1: 70-202 Round 2: 218-291 Round 3: 293-382 |
PG Programmes | Rank Required |
MFM | Round 1: 17-102 Round 2: 91-108 Round 3: 114-114 |
There exists certain factors on which the NIFT seat allocation depends on. Listed below are the factors which the candidates can note.
Total number of applications received
Total numbers of candidates appeared for the entrance exam
Difficulty levels of the exam
Total number of seats available
Previous year trends
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Last Date to Apply: 13th Jan | No. 1 Design & Fashion Institute by ASSOCHAM, India Today, Outlook and The Week rankings
The NIFT 2026 seat matrix will be released online through the official brochure at nift.ac.in. Meanwhile, to know how many seats are available in each programme at NIFT Hyderabad, candidates can refer to the NIFT seat matrix as per the previous year.
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 Management (MFM) | 38 |
Total | 266 |
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
NIFT Hyderabad offers only Master of Fashion Management (MFM) under the postgraduate programme.
A total of 38 seats are available for BDes Fashion design programme at NIFT Hyderabad.
The NIFT opening and closing rank is the rank required to obtain admission by the candidate at the NIFT campus for design programme.
On Question asked by student community
HELLO,
I am providing you the link below through which you will be able to download the NIFT Question papers with solutions PDF
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https://design.careers360.com/articles/nift-question-paper
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
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!!
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