NIFT PG Entrance Exam 2025: Registration (Open), Exam Date (Feb 9), Eligibility, Pattern, Syllabus, Preparation

It is mandatory for the design aspirants to meet the NIFT PG eligibility criteria before proceeding to fill the NIFT PG application form. Candidates can check the NIFT PG eligibility criteria specified as below.

For MDes & MFM Programmes:

• Age Limit: There is no age limit to apply for MDes and MFM programmes.

• Academic Qualification: Candidates who completed their undergraduate degree in any discipline from any recognized  Institute/University. Also, the students who passed their undergraduate 3 years diploma from NIFT/NID.

For MFTech programme: 

• Age Limit: There is no age limit to apply for the MFTech programme.

• Academic Qualification: Candidates who completed their BFTech. from National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT)

(or)

• B.E/B.Tech. from any recognized institute or university.

NOTE: The applicants appearing for the qualifying examination are also eligible to apply.

NTA has ended the NIFT PG 2025 registration process on its official website - exams.nta.ac.in/NIFT. The NIFT PG registration form was released on November 22, 2024. The authorities released the NIFT PG 2025 official brochure along with the NIFT notification 2025. Aspirants need to keep an eye on the official website for the release of NIFT PG application dates 2025.

How to apply for NIFT PG exam 2025?

The aspirants willing to seek admission to the PG courses are required to meet the eligibility criteria and apply for the NIFT PG 2025 exam. Here are the steps to fill the NIFT PG 2025 application form. 

• Visit the official website - exams.nta.ac.in/NIFT or nift.ac.in

• Login using the ID and password allotted during NIFT PG registration.

• Fill in the required details in the NIFT PG application form 2025.

• Upload all the required documents.

• Pay the NIFT PG application fee.

• Submit and take the printout for further admission process. 

NIFT authorities released the NIFT PG exam pattern 2025 through the official brochure online. The NIFT PG 2025 exam pattern consists of the types of questions, total number of questions, mode and duration of the exam. NIFT PG entrance exam consists of two test sections - GAT (General Ability Test) and CAT (Creative Ability Test). The shortlisted candidates need to appear for a personal interview round (PI). These tests differ for each programme which are as follows.

Nift 2025 Weightage of All PG Programmes 

NIFT PG Exam Pattern  2025 - MDes Programme

NIFT PG Exam Pattern 2025 -MFTech & MFM Programmes

The candidates shortlisted for the Masters programmes after the written entrance exam are required to undergo a Personal Interview (PI) round. 

Note: The number of questions in each section and each course may vary from year to year. Also, the difficulty levels in the questions for all courses may vary. 

The National Testing Agency released the NIFT PG 2025 exam admit card online. Candidates can download their NIFT PG exam admit card on exams.nta.ac.in/NIFT in January, tentatively. Candidates need to enter their login credentials to download the NIFT PG 2025 admit card.  NIFT PG admit card contains details such as the candidate’s name,  date of birth, application number, category, exam centre code, name and address, course name, reporting time and candidate’s signature.

Candidates have to take a printout of the NIFT PG exam admit card 2025 and carry it to the exam centre on the examination day. Also, along with the NIFT PG 2025 admit card the candidates have to carry a valid photo identity proof to the examination centre on the day of exam.

Steps to download the NIFT PG 2025 admit card

• Visit the official website - nift.ac.in or exams.nta.ac.in/NIFT.

• Click on the link ‘NIFT admit card’.

• Enter the login credentials (application number and date of birth).

• Click submit.

• The NIFT PG admit card will be displayed on the screen.

• Check for all the details mentioned on the NIFT PG exam admit card 2025.

• Download the NIFT PG exam admit card 2025 and take a printout of the same for further use. 

Along with the NIFT PG exam 2025 admit card, the candidate must carry any one of the following identity proofs to the examination centre.

• Aadhaar Card

• Passport

• PAN Card

• Driving License

• Voter ID

• Latest institute’s identity card 

The NTA released the provisional NIFT answer key 2025 in February. The aspirants can download the NIFT 2025 provisional answer key from the official website. Candidates use the NIFT answer key 2025 provisional to check their responses and estimate their probable scores before the release of NIFT PG final results. The authorities provide a certain duration for an objection window for the candidates to raise an objection, if any, by paying the fee specified per objection. The authorities will release the NIFT PG final answer key 2025 after closing the objection window.

How to download the NIFT PG 2025 answer key?

Candidates need to download the NIFT PG answer key 2025 using the below steps.

• Visit the official NIFT website - nift.ac.in

• Check for the “NIFT answer key 2025” link and click on it.

• Log in using your login credentials.

• The screen will display the NIFT PG 2025 answer key.

• Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on the download button for the NIFT PG 2025 answer key.

• Compare the answers using the NIFT PG answer key 2025.

• Mark the doubtful answers.

• Calculate the score.

The NTA will declare the NIFT PG 2025 exam result of the written test in February tentatively. The NIFT PG exam result 2025 will be declared on the official website - exams.nta.ac.in/NIFT or nift.ac.in. Candidates need to login using their login credentials such as the application number and date of birth to view and download the NIFT 2025 PG exam results. The NIFT PG results 2025 will be released in the form of a scorecard. 

How to download the NIFT PG exam result 2025? 

Candidates must follow the below steps to check and download the NIFT PG 2025 exam results.

1. Visit the NIFT’s official website - nift.ac.in.

2. Check and click on the 'NIFT Final Result 2025'.

3. Login using the application number and password/date of birth.

4. Click 'Submit'.

5. The NIFT PG 2025 results will appear on the screen.

6. Click on the ‘download’ button.

7. Take a printout of the downloaded NIFT PG results 2025 for further admission process.

The NIFT PG 2025 exam cutoff will be released at the official website - nift.ac.in by the authorities. The NIFT PG cutoff 2025 is the minimum score required for candidates to qualify to obtain admission into the NIFT PG programmes. The NIFT PG 2025 exam cutoff will be based on different factors such as the difficulty levels of the exam, total number of applications, the number of candidates appeared for the exam, and the number of available seats.  The NIFT PG cutoff 2025 varies every year. 

The authorities will release the NIFT PG exam 2025 cutoff in the form of opening and closing ranks for each category, that includes Open, OBC-NC, SC, ST, PwD, EWS, NRI, Domicile-Open, Dom-UR, Dom-SC, SC-PwD, and ST-PwD. NIFT PG cutoff indicates the last rank at which the candidate is offered the admission. 

The NIFT officials will release the NIFT PG exam counselling dates 2025 through the official website - nift.ac.in. The students shortlisted need to register for the NIFT PG 2025 counselling online using the login credentials. The NIFT PG counselling 2025 will be conducted in multiple rounds. During the NIFT PG counselling process, the selected candidates will be allocated seats as per preference in various NIFT campuses based on the ranks.

The steps of NIFT PG exam counselling 2025 include the following.

• Registration: Candidates have to register online for the NIFT PG counselling process.

• Choice Filling: During the NIFT PG counselling registration process, the candidates need to select their preferred campuses.

• Document Verification: The candidates need to upload the required documents as the NIFT authorities will verify them to confirm the seat eligibility.

• Seat Allotment: NIFT PG seats to the candidates will be allotted based on rank obtained, preference, and the seat availability.

• Payment of Fees: After NIFT PG seat allotment, the selected candidates need to pay the admission fee within the specified time limit to confirm their seat allotment.