NIFT Bhubaneswar: Fees, Admission 2025, Placements, Rankings, Courses

A total of 750 seats are available at NIFT Bhubaneswar for undergraduate and postgraduate courses. Tabulated below is the list of courses along with their total number of seat intake:

As per external sources, the table below showcases the list of a few recruiters that visited NIFT Bhubaneswar campus during the latest placement drive:

NIFT is a national-level design entrance exam conducted by the National Institute of Fashion Technology to shortlist candidates for the NIFT 2024 participating institutes. The NIFT entrance exam is conducted in two parts:

• Part I - It comprises the written exams - GAT and CAT. The GAT paper is mandatory for all programs, while only BDes and MDes candidates need to take the CAT paper.
• Part II - Candidates are shortlisted for Part II based on their performance in the written exams. For BDes candidates, Part II comprises a Situation Test, whereas PG candidates need to appear in a Personal Interview. The only exception is the BFTech program, where the admission merit list will be prepared solely based on GAT scores.   

The FINAL score of NIFT 2024 for the rest of the programs will be prepared by giving weightage to the written exams and Situation Test/ Personal Interview.

To be able to secure good marks in the NIFT exam, candidates can read the points below to get good results:

• Get familiar with the NIFT 2024 syllabus and exam pattern
• Plan according to the syllabus
• Take notes for a better understanding
• Solve previous year’s question papers
• Take sufficient rest

Yes, NIFT-Bhubaneswar a good college for B.Des

It's NIFT! One of the leading colleges in the country especially for something like Fashion Design

You get a degree from NIFT which doesn't mention your centre whatsoever. So no need to be worried about the so-called associated reputation with a relatively newer centre

The experience is made up not only your campus and courseware but your batchmates, other students in school, faculty members and your mindset. I am sure NIFT Bhubaneswar has all of these things to offer

National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), Bhubaneswar offers degree programmes at the undergraduate (UG) and post-graduate (PG) level. NIFT Bhubaneswar offers courses across Design and Technology streams. UG courses offered by NIFT Bhubaneswar include BDes in Fashion Design, Lifestyle Accessory Design, Textile Design and Fashion Communication and BFTech. Tabulated below is the list of courses along with their tuition fee as per an unofficial source:

Yes, NIFT Bhubaneswar conducts NIFT Entrance Exam for admission to UG and PG programmes. The written tests includes a General Ability Test (GAT) and a Creative Ability Test (CAT). GAT is mandatory for all aspirants, but CAT is only required for BDes candidates. The GAT test will be considered in a computer-based mode, whereas the CAT will be offline based. For MFM and BFTech, only GATE score is considered for admission.

Yes, NIFT conducts national-level design entrance exam for offering admission to BDes course. The entrance exam is conducted once every year and has two parts:

• Written Exams - It comprises GAT (General Ability Test) and CAT (Creative Ability Test). The GAT paper is mandatory for all programmes, while only BDes and MDes candidates need to take the CAT. 
• Situation Test/ Personal Interview - BDes aspirants who get selected have to appear in the situation test, whereas PG candidates need to appear in a personal interview. 

Below is the weightage of entrance exam in BDes admission:

Aspirants need to pass a undergraduate degree in any discipline from any institute/ university recognised by law in India to apply for NIFT Bhubaneswar MFM course. Aspirants who have passed UG Diploma of minimum three-years duration from NIFT/ NID can also apply.

No, National Institute of Fashion Technology Bhubaneswar does not offer admission without entrance exam. The institute conducts NIFT Entrance Exam including General Ability Test (GAT) and Creativity Ability Test (CAT). Aspirants need to qualify both GAT and CAT for BDes and BFTech courses. Only GAT score is required for admission to MFM followed by a personal interview round.

Yes, candidates are required to appear for NIFT Entrance Exam, followed by a Personal Interview (PI) round. Candidates only have to appear for General Ability Test for admission to MFM programme. Below is the test pattern of GAT for MFM programme:

The total fee of NIFT Bhubaneswar is a sum of multiple components such as tuition fee, exam fee, caution deposit, etc. Candidates have to pay the course fee at the time of admission to confirm their seat in the institute. Below is course-wise fee for NIFT Bhubaneswar:

The total tuition fee for NIFT Bhubaneshwar MFM is INR 9.30 lakh. This information is sourced from official website/ sanctioning body and is subject to change. The fee excludes hostel and one-time fee payment. Aspirants who have completed all the selection rounds can confirm their seat by paying the course fee.

Apart from the course fee, aspirants also need to pay a registration fee. The application fee for Open-EWS Category is INR 3,000. There is a concession in the registration fee for SC/ ST/ PwD Category.

The National Institute of Fashion Technology, Bhubaneswar accepts NIFT Entrance exam scores, followed by a counseelling process for admission to MFM course. NIFT Bhubaneswar 2024 cutoff has been released up to 4 rounds, followed by one spot round (Round 5) to fill the seats. As per the Round 5 NIFT cutoff 2024, the closing rank for  the Master of Fashion Management (MFM) course was 477 for the General AI category candidates. So, if you are belonging to the General category, you are eligible to get NIFT Bhubaneswar for the MFM course. 

For other catgory candidates, refer to the table below to check out the Last Round NIFT closing ranks to see if you are eligible for MFM admission or not:

NIFT Bhubaneswar cutoff 2025 has been released for different categories of students belonging to the AI quota. For the General AI quota, the NIFT Round 1 closing ranks varied between 306 and 2090, wherein the toughest course to get admission to was Master of Fashion Management (MFM) with the lowest cutoff rank. Please note, the lower the cutoff rank, the higher the competition and vice versa. For other courses, the cutoff details for the General AI category students are tabulated below:

Yes, NIFT Bhubaneswar provides reservation in seats to SC, ST and other category candidates. Below is category-wise reservation followed at the institute:

NIFT Bhubaneswar offers a two-year MFM course. Students are selected for the MFM programme based on their performance in the GAT exam followed by the GD and PI round conducted by the institute. The following table gives a quick snapshot of the MFM NIFT Bhubaneswar course and its eligibility criteria:

The college has not released the placement report for the year 2023. As per annual report 2022, the highest package offered was INR 7.90 LPA. Students are advised to frequently visit the official website to know the highest package offered for the latest placement drive. The table below showcases the highest package offered for the year 2022:

There are a total of 34 seats in MFM programme of NIFT Bhubaneshwar. Find below category-wise intake:

Apart from qualifying the entrance exam, aspirants also need to fulfil the set eligibility requirements. The basic eligibility is Class 12 for UG courses and graduation for PG programmes. Below is course-wise eligibility for NIFT Bhubaneswar:

According to the annual report, the highest package offered to Fashion Communication students was INT 7.90 LPA. The table below showcases the highest package offered to NIFT Bhubaneswar and NIFT Bangalore during the latest placement drive:

Note: The highest package offered for NIFT Bangalore 2022 is gathered from Shiksha review page.